Tony-How to enhance your awareness sheath,

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Hi Omkara and

You are both 'right'.

 

'When there is no asking, there is prayer.

When there is no meditator, there is meditation.'

 

Jean Klein

 

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It's like Ramana and/or Nisargadatta chanting or - posting on

these lists ...Do 'I' expect to attain something that I don't already

have by posting here?

 

 

Thanks Tony, this is one of my favorite mantras - I chanted it

for years without knowing what it means - I found a translation about

5 years ago (maybe it was a blessing to not know).

 

 

Love to All,

james

 

 

 

, "Omkara" <coresite@h...> wrote:

>

> Praying to a "divine mother" (or any other avatar or mythological

> Hindu god or goddess) is dualism. i don't see the difference

between

> that and praying to Jesus Christ in conventional Christianity.

>

> The "me" is strengthened... illuminate *my* intellect and dispel

*my*

> ignorance, make *my* intellect serene and bright. Utterly self-

> centered, and the word "enlightened" does not belong anywhere near

> such an egoic petitionary prayer.

>

> Vedanta means "End of the Veda." In other words, the end of

> Vedic 'knowledge' and the coming of the Upanishads -- also known as

> Advaita Vedanta or *nondualism*.

>

> If you want to preach dualism here Tony, i guess that's ok, but i

> don't see how it is on-topic or has anything to do with "truth."

>

> Namaste,

>

> Omkara

>

> , "Tony O'Clery" <aoclery> wrote:

> > Namaste All,

> >

> > The Gayatri Mantra.

> >

> > Aum, mmm

> >

> > Bhur Bhuva Svah,

> >

> > Tat Savitur Varenyam, mmm

> >

> > Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi,

> >

> > Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat. tt

> >

> > A mantra is a vibration, that attracts the coresponding spiritual

> > subtle vibration. The Gayatri is the essence of all the Vedas, and

> > mother of the Vedas. It is a universal prayer, prayed three times

a

> > day and is the most important mantra. It also has the effect of

> > changing karmic patterns and vibrations, and enhancing the

> > vijnanmayakosa.

> >

> > " O Mother who subsists in all three kaalas, past, present and

> future,

> >

> > In all the three lokas, heaven , earth, and lower regions, and in

> all

> > gunas, sathwa, rajas, and tamas,

> >

> > I pray to thee to illumine my intellect and dispel my ignorance

> just

> > as the splendrous sunlight dispels all darkness,

> >

> > I pray to thee to make my intellect serene and bright and

> > enlightened."

> >

> > Om Namah Sivaya.....Tony.