Holograms

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All "legitimate" forms of the Goddess are Holograms of the Totality,

Brahman, thus any of them may be appropriate and worshipable as "the

highest", not one above the other, but mutually inclusive...although

there are various viewpoints, orientations, as in the metaphor of 3

blind men touching the elephant. There's only one elephant. In the

most universal sense, any part of the Whole is also a hologram of the

Totality, e.g.; using Blake's expression. "the universe in a grain of

sand....."; However, one would not ordinarily worship a grain of sand

as being an embodiment of Brahman, although it's possible.

The real question then, is the value of such Devi worship, regardless

of which One is Chosen, not the academic question of "higher". All

of Them are equally as high and as sourceful as the others. All are

the Source . That's my opinion.

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Thank you for that post, Purushaz. You've made a most important point

in a vivid and original metaphor, and -- for me at least -- it seems

like the Truth.

 

You write, regarding the ishtadevi, The real question then, is the

value of such Devi worship, regardless of which One is Chosen, not

the academic question of "higher". All of Them are equally as high

and as sourceful as the others. All are the Source."

 

That reminds me of the Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak quote we usually

display on the front page here: "When activated, each goddess is the

Great Goddess," or MahaDevi.

 

I think of each and every goddess and god form as a facet of the

infinite gemstone that is Her totality. If you allow any one facet to

draw you in and teach you and fill you, it will eventually reveal

more and more of that totality.

 

So who is MahaDevi? If you are a Shakta, I think MahaDevi is a

synonym for Brahman.

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

, "purushaz <purushaz>"

<purushaz> wrote:

> All "legitimate" forms of the Goddess are Holograms of the

Totality,

> Brahman, thus any of them may be appropriate and worshipable

as "the

> highest", not one above the other, but mutually

inclusive...although

> there are various viewpoints, orientations, as in the metaphor of 3

> blind men touching the elephant. There's only one elephant. In

the

> most universal sense, any part of the Whole is also a hologram of

the

> Totality, e.g.; using Blake's expression. "the universe in a grain

of

> sand....."; However, one would not ordinarily worship a grain of

sand

> as being an embodiment of Brahman, although it's possible.

> The real question then, is the value of such Devi worship,

regardless

> of which One is Chosen, not the academic question of "higher". All

> of Them are equally as high and as sourceful as the others. All

are

> the Source . That's my opinion.