Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 We leave Sarva Trikhanda (click "Up Thread" for details) saying, "I bow to the Mistress of the the Chakra of the three worlds of waking, dreaming, and sleeping; the Yogini who expresses Herself openly, without inhibitions." And thus we complete our circuit of the first enclosure of Sri Yantra. It has taken us 28 weeks -- more than half a year -- to reach this point. No other enclosure will take us as long. Next week, we shall enter the Second Enclosure, or the SarvAsha Pari PUraka Cakra -- the Chakra which fulfills all your desires. There we will meet the the 16 Attractive Powers, or Akarshinis, who are also identified with the 16 days of the lunar calendar. According to the Hindu arts of kama, the erotic zone moves up from feet to head in the bright half of the lunar month and comes down in the dark half of the lunar month; the expression of the Eros is through the various powers of the mind described by the Goddesses of the Second Enclosure, who inhabit the outermost ring of lotus petals surrounging Sri Chakra proper. AUm MAtangyai NamaH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 DB, Her's a suggestion, for whatever it is worth; many of the posts on the Khadgamala series contained too much material which was of repetitive and redundant. With some posts containing just a few lines of new material. Since the base has already been established, the the background material already understood, could we stick to just whats new about each od the devis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 jaimaa1008 wrote: Here's a suggestion, for whatever it is worth; many of the posts on the Khadgamala series contained too much material which was of repetitive and redundant. With some posts containing just a few lines of new material.Since the base has already been established, the the background material already understood, could we stick to just whats new about each od the devis? Thank you Jaimaa for your suggestions: the moderators will discuss this and we will do whatever necessary adjustment accordingly. Personally I think we need to repeat occasionally for a specific reason. We cannot always assume that everybody already understood the background material. I have the new comers in mind when I speak this. Do they all? Look at our message board lately. By the end of the day, Khadgmala messages are all buried with the other post. This is the complaints we as moderators normally received from the members. They feel lost and some of them left because the massive posting in the group, frightens them off. For those who understood as to say and have been following the series closely will *** know what to look for ****, but for those who are not esp the new ones, they will be at lost, thus I see the need for repeatition. I see no wrong in the current presentation on the khadgamala series. Perhaps what we need is just to change our stype with the same message intact. Again on behalf of the moderators we thank you and appreciate your suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Thanks Nora, for your well thought out reply. The recent surge of members and posts is scary because the posts of the last four, five days make me wonder if its really possible to stick to the focus on Shakti Sadhana...there are many groups that deal with many of these same subjects. Its the passion and clarity which DB and you bring to this group along with the practical wisdom of Kochu which makes me linger on. Many a time I have felt tempted to leave this group. In fact last night I left a few goddess related groups, after a while we fall into the trap of futile argumentation.It becomes a case of too much noise and no light. But I still hang on to this one because of the authentic striving towards Shakti sadhana. Bye. , "N. Madasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > is the complaints we as moderators normally received from the > members. They feel lost and some of them left because the massive > posting in the group, frightens them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Hi JaiMaa108: I understand your concern, and maybe others share it. I do not know how many people are following the complete series, and how many people are seeing any given Khadgamala post as their first exposure to the series. Thus the repetitive material; because it's only repetitive if you're following the series. As for "what is new about each devi," that may well be just location, mantra, and a few lines on appearance and symbolism. And of course, these aspects too only scratch the surface. And in the absence of input and discussion from other members, there's little impetus to go past the surface. Having said all that, the short answer is: Sure, I can trim the posts back to minimal shorthand information if that's what people want. Thanks for taking to time to weigh in. It is much appreciated. DB , "jaimaa1008" <jaimaa1008> wrote: > DB, > Her's a suggestion, for whatever it is worth; many of the posts > on the Khadgamala series contained too much material which was of > repetitive and redundant. With some posts containing just a few lines > of new material. > Since the base has already been established, the the background > material already understood, could we stick to just whats new about > each od the devis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 , "jaimaa1008" <jaimaa1008> wrote: *** the posts of the last four, five days make me wonder if its really possible to stick to the focus on Shakti Sadhana *** oh yes, and we shall. have no fear. *** Its the passion and clarity which DB and you bring to this group along with the practical wisdom of Kochu which makes me linger on. *** thank you for the kind words. but no three people can make a group "work" or not. it's as a total unit that we succeed or fail. *** I still hang on to this one because of the authentic striving towards Shakti sadhana. *** me too. Thanks again DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 DB: While I concur with Jaimaa1008's opinion that there is repetition in many of the khadgamala posts, for some reason I enjoy re-reading the same thing over and over. You may want to provide a link to the main site which contains all of these individual posts in totality and the repetitive portions trimmed out; that way some one who is reading it for the first time can get a sense of the big picture. > According to the Hindu arts of kama, the erotic zone moves up from > feet to head in the bright half of the lunar month and comes down in > the dark half of the lunar month; the expression of the Eros is > through the various powers of the mind described by the Goddesses of > the Second Enclosure, who inhabit the outermost ring of lotus petals > surrounging Sri Chakra proper. Can you explain this a little bit more (about the erotic zones moving from the feet to head in the shukla paksha)? if possible could you also give some references? Thanks, -yogaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Namaste, Just wanted to thank you for continuing on with the series. I'm following very closely. Personally, I don't mind the repetition because it gives me a different view sometimes. I think it would be good if those of us who are following the Shri Yantra series could have a chat maybe once or twice monthly? Is this a possibility? Also, I hope you are deciding to write a book on this subject. Peace, Liaya- -- In , "Devi Bhakta" <devi_bhakta> wrote: > Hi JaiMaa108: > > I understand your concern, and maybe others share it. I do not know > how many people are following the complete series, and how many > people are seeing any given Khadgamala post as their first exposure > to the series. Thus the repetitive material; because it's only > repetitive if you're following the series. > > As for "what is new about each devi," that may well be just location, > mantra, and a few lines on appearance and symbolism. And of course, > these aspects too only scratch the surface. And in the absence of > input and discussion from other members, there's little impetus to go > past the surface. > > Having said all that, the short answer is: Sure, I can trim the posts > back to minimal shorthand information if that's what people want. > > Thanks for taking to time to weigh in. It is much appreciated. > > DB > > > > , "jaimaa1008" <jaimaa1008> > wrote: > > > DB, > > Her's a suggestion, for whatever it is worth; many of the posts > > on the Khadgamala series contained too much material which was of > > repetitive and redundant. With some posts containing just a few > lines > > of new material. > > Since the base has already been established, the the > background > > material already understood, could we stick to just whats new about > > each od the devis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Dear Liaya, Sorry for not responding sooner. It's been a crazy week 'round here, as you might have noticed. We are currently assembling an introductory post on the Second Enclosure, and the first few devis therein. A lot of fresh material that must be checked and rechecked before posting. *** I think it would be good if those of us who are following the Shri Yantra series could have a chat maybe once or twice monthly? Is this a possibility? *** Sounds like a good idea! I'll see what we can work out. *** Also, I hope you are deciding to write a book on this subject. *** You know, I think we will. But there are a few more surprises lined up for the coming months that we want to finish before we commit to paper. :-p Stand by ... and thank you for your kind expression of support. DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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