chatushastikodi yogini gana-sevitah

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Interesting story. My mother used to say that in my first few months of

birth, I would cry, and then suddenly stop, as if being comforted, even

though nobody was in the room. Although my parents were Jewish, I was a

tiny "preemie," and the doctors advised not to circumscise me until I was

several months old. After the <bris> (ritual circumscision) my crying

continued until Mom or Dad paid attention.

 

Religious studies in High School revealed the apochryphal story of

Lilith, Adam's first wife. The <bris> ceremony was (among other

purposes) to consecrate a Jewish boy-child to Yahweh, and drive away the

influence of Lilith. Of course, I was always interested in myth, and

goddesses... When I joined a coven of Witches, I explined that Yahweh

had left His mark, but that the Goddess had gotten to me first!

 

In early public school, teachers and parents found me drawing pictures of

"Mister and Missis God" -- He with many eyes, and Her with many hands.

Even in those early years, before any exposure to Hinduism (in THIS

incarnation!) I was thinking of Devas and Devis...

 

-- Len/ Kalipadma

 

 

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:51:26 -0700 (PDT) Yoga man <childofdevi

writes:

> Namaste!

>

> At the recent Ammachi(www.ammachi.org) retreat at San

> Jose, I heard an interesting story by Swami

> Poornaamritananda; I am recounting in the first person

>

> "Usually people do not have memories of their

> childhood less than 5 years but I recall somethings

> right from when I was 2 years old- but the only things

> I can remember are a series of particular incidents-

> whenever I was left alone by my parents, a divine

> being would appear before me and pat me and fondle me-

> this being was attired in silken clothes and gold

> ornaments; whenever this devaata patted me, I would

> cry out loudly and my parents would rush to me on

> hearing my wailing; at which the devata would

> disappear."

>

> "This went on for a few months and so my parents

> decided to consult an astrologer- the astrologer saw

> that a divine being was coming down to visit me and

> but also said that this being was protecting me and

> did not mean any harm; further the priest of the

> famous Ettumanur temple(a famous temple in Kerala)

> gave a bracelet to wear for protection; and after

> wearing the bracelet, the devata came no more."

>

> "When I turned 14 I again had a visitation from the

> devata; because of this incident, I was intensly

> studying all occult things; and this led me to Amma.

> Meanwhile this devata was troubling me a lot."

>

> "While residing at Amma's ashram, I saw this being

> again and this time I felt totally helpless before

> this devata as i became totally immobile; this

> immobility lasted sometime, so decided to do something

> about it. I talked to amma about this and suddenly

> Amma gave a wild laugh and told me that this being was

> sent by amma to keep an eye on me for 'advance

> booking' and so this devata was protecting me at

> amma's order; and amma then told me that this devata

> will not trouble me anymore; that ended the visits

> from this devata."

>

> Swamiji concluded by saying that in the LS, the Divine

> Mother is called chatu-shasti kodi yogini gaana

> sevitah- she who is served by 64 crores of yoginis and

> one such yogini was keeping guard over him.

>

> Swamiji also told a story of how amma gave him the

> gift of samadhi on his birthday by touching the spot

> between the eyebrows- thats another story.......

>

> Aum Namasivaya

> yogaman

>

 

 

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