Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 there should be another dimension to this question- are shiva and shakti equal? otherwise the poll is incomplete. -- In , wrote: > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > group: > > What is your belief? > > o Shiva is the dominating power over Shakti. > o Shakti is the dominating power over Shiva. > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > /polls > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the > web site listed above. > > Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 Hi Adi ... Actually, I had precisely the same reaction to this poll! We need more choices! And all the various answers have their place within our Group: * Pure Shakta/Shaktism obviously posits a predominantly feminine Brahman as the source of all other Gods and Goddesses. * Tantric Shakta/Shaktism sees complete equality -- even identity -- in the Shakti-Shiva Unity. * Many Shakta schools acknowledge this identity, but worship only Shakti, considering Her Shiva aspect to be solely transcendent. * Non-Shakta devotees of Devi -- the bulk of mainstream Hindus, who worship Her within a Shaiva or Vaishnava context -- *may* see Her as equal in esoteric theory, but view Her primarily as a consort to Shiva, Krishna, Rama, etc., and therefore -- when you really press them -- feel She is, for all practical purposes, ultimately second to a male God. I personally lean toward the Pure Shakta model; it just works for me. But even so, I would feel that a blanket statement that "Shakti is dominant" lacks the nuance and detail a proper and meaningful answer to this question would require. So I think I will sit out this particular poll! Aum Maatangyai Namahe , "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> wrote: > there should be another dimension to this question- > > are shiva and shakti equal? > > otherwise the poll is incomplete. > > > > > > > > > > -- In , wrote: > > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > > group: > > > > What is your belief? > > > > o Shiva is the dominating power over Shakti. > > o Shakti is the dominating power over Shiva. > > > > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > > > /polls > > > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the > > web site listed above. > > > > Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 thanx devi _bhakta! welcome back! as usual you amaze me with tour 'wealth' of knowledge and looking at a all aspects of a topic! on another note, i do not think it is appropriate to ask Which form of Durga makes you respect and adore her more? Slaying Mahishasura,astriding a lion, with three eyes and ten hands. Sitting on a tiger, with eight hands and two eyes GODDESS DUGA HAS MANY FORMS AND MANY MANIFESTATIONS - again limiting her to 'two' manifestations is taking a 'narrow' view of her divinity- she is adorable in all her forms- two armed, four armed, eight armed and sixteen armed and many more... my 2 cents , "devi_bhakta" <devi_bhakta> wrote: > Hi Adi ... > > Actually, I had precisely the same reaction to this poll! We need more > choices! And all the various answers have their place within our > Group: > > * Pure Shakta/Shaktism obviously posits a predominantly feminine > Brahman as the source of all other Gods and Goddesses. > > * Tantric Shakta/Shaktism sees complete equality -- even identity -- > in the Shakti-Shiva Unity. > > * Many Shakta schools acknowledge this identity, but worship only > Shakti, considering Her Shiva aspect to be solely transcendent. > > * Non-Shakta devotees of Devi -- the bulk of mainstream Hindus, who > worship Her within a Shaiva or Vaishnava context -- *may* see Her as > equal in esoteric theory, but view Her primarily as a consort to > Shiva, Krishna, Rama, etc., and therefore -- when you really press > them -- feel She is, for all practical purposes, ultimately second to > a male God. > > I personally lean toward the Pure Shakta model; it just works for me. > But even so, I would feel that a blanket statement that "Shakti is > dominant" lacks the nuance and detail a proper and meaningful answer > to this question would require. > > So I think I will sit out this particular poll! > > Aum Maatangyai Namahe > > , "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> > wrote: > > there should be another dimension to this question- > > > > are shiva and shakti equal? > > > > otherwise the poll is incomplete. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In , wrote: > > > > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > > > group: > > > > > > What is your belief? > > > > > > o Shiva is the dominating power over Shakti. > > > o Shakti is the dominating power over Shiva. > > > > > > > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > > > > > /polls > > > > > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > > > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Groups > > > web site listed above. > > > > > > Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 Hi Adi ... Sorry about that glitch you ran into on the previous post -- looks like five copies went up at once. I deleted four of them, fair enough? ;-) On the subject of polls, you mentioned that Pintu's old Durga poll also left you wanting a few more choices -- naturally enough, considering the vastness of that massively powerful and inspiring manifestation of Devi. But I definitely do *not* want to discourage Pintu from posting polls -- both of his questions were terrific, and I hope they generate useful and enlightening conversation. I appreciate and thank him for his initiative! And I hope other members will feel free to post polls as well. Great idea, Pintu! Aum Maatangyai Namahe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 oh no! pintu has taken a great initiative in starting the polls - no, i did not mean to criticize or discourage him... on the contrary, i was merely suggesting we must add more choices so that if one's answer do not fall into two categories, there are other categories they may fall into! pintu is a great devotee of maa durga and i admired the picture of maa jagadatri he posted in our old shakti sadhna club. sorry, if i came across like i criticized pintu--- love -- In , "devi_bhakta" <devi_bhakta> wrote: > Hi Adi ... > > Sorry about that glitch you ran into on the previous post -- looks > like five copies went up at once. I deleted four of them, fair enough? > ;-) > > On the subject of polls, you mentioned that Pintu's old Durga poll > also left you wanting a few more choices -- naturally enough, > considering the vastness of that massively powerful and inspiring > manifestation of Devi. > > But I definitely do *not* want to discourage Pintu from posting polls > -- both of his questions were terrific, and I hope they generate > useful and enlightening conversation. > > I appreciate and thank him for his initiative! And I hope other > members will feel free to post polls as well. Great idea, Pintu! > > Aum Maatangyai Namahe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2002 Report Share Posted February 4, 2002 Namaste They are one in the same. Siva is the power and Shakti is that power put into action. Jai Maa Love baba -- In , wrote: > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > group: > > What is your belief? > > o Shiva is the dominating power over Shakti. > o Shakti is the dominating power over Shiva. > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > /polls > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the > web site listed above. > > Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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