Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 >> These paths fascinated me, specially Aghore as I liked the devotion for Tara that Vimalnanda showed in the Aghora series, a too the love for Kali shared by Amarananda Bhairavan in his Kali's Oddiya. Hmmmm... i guess most people think they know something about aghore by the trilogy of Robert Svoboda. Are you saying that the content of those books does not give an adequate picture of what Aghor is? Can you share a bit on similarities and differences? What is Aghor according to you? I am truly curious. One of my teachers said it is like the marines training in spirituality. Thanx, Ralph. > Now please do not make a mistake here the Book is called Aghora but had nothing whatever to do with the Aghor Lineage of sadhus Vimalanada is NOT an Aghor nor is he a Nath Panthi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Vimalananda called himself aghor because for him this word expressed best what he taught. I do not know much about Aghor sampradaya, i think they must have many things in common with other Shaiva Sadhus, but especially they have been in continually service to the needs of the poor and sick people like lepers, other people would not touch. Like many Shaiva Sadhus that treat pleasure and pain, pure and impure and other dual impressions alike, they did not discern between a beggar or a king thats why especially the Aghor where and are especially engaged to help others, and so they did a lot to improve the spiritual and physical situation of the downtrodden. I looked for God in temples, in scriptures, in the places of pilgrimages, in rituals, in chanting and singing holy names. I found God flowing into the tears of the wretched and poor. What will we do with spiritual powers? Do we want to use them to chastise someone, or do something else with them? What else will we do? Do we build palaces, do we build kingdoms, and what will we do? No. Achieving those powers we should be able to help those beings who are in dire need of livelihood or those who are in complete darkness beset by every kind of sorrow and pain. And to provide that help, too, we need that grace, or we will not even be able to recognize these things (people in need). The man who performs good deeds without expectation of recognition is immensely fortunate. On the other hand, the man who is desirous of recognition is unfortunate. He sells off his precious pious deeds for a trifle. Working for social welfare and fulfillment of appropriate social goals is a great service to the Cosmic Energy. There is no spiritual practice, japa, kirtan (chanting the mantra or the divine name, yoga, knowledge or salvation greater than this. For serving the welfare of humanity, sacrifice is most essential. It should be pure and enlightened, which does not run after beauty even unwittingly or forgetfully. O, mortal, quite to the contrary, beauty and love chase sacrifice. Aghoreshwar Baba Bhagwan Ramji. Alakh Niranjan Mahahradanatha , "Ralph Nataraj" <108 wrote: > > >> These paths fascinated me, specially Aghore as I liked the devotion > for Tara that Vimalnanda showed in the Aghora series, a too the love > for Kali shared by Amarananda Bhairavan in his Kali's Oddiya. > > > Hmmmm... i guess most people think they know something about aghore by the trilogy of Robert Svoboda. Are you saying that the content of those books does not give an adequate picture of what Aghor is? Can you share a bit on similarities and differences? What is Aghor according to you? I am truly curious. One of my teachers said it is like the marines training in spirituality. > > Thanx, > > Ralph. > > > > Now please do not make a mistake here the Book is called Aghora but had > nothing whatever to do with the Aghor Lineage of sadhus Vimalanada is > NOT an Aghor nor is he a Nath Panthi. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hey :-) this is really nice. Thank you Mahahradanatha :-) mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha wrote: Vimalananda called himself aghor because for him this word expressed best what he taught. I do not know much about Aghor sampradaya, i think they must have many things in common with other Shaiva Sadhus, but especially they have been in continually service to the needs of the poor and sick people like lepers, other people would not touch. Like many Shaiva Sadhus that treat pleasure and pain, pure and impure and other dual impressions alike, they did not discern between a beggar or a king thats why especially the Aghor where and are especially engaged to help others, and so they did a lot to improve the spiritual and physical situation of the downtrodden. I looked for God in temples, in scriptures, in the places of pilgrimages, in rituals, in chanting and singing holy names. I found God flowing into the tears of the wretched and poor. What will we do with spiritual powers? Do we want to use them to chastise someone, or do something else with them? What else will we do? Do we build palaces, do we build kingdoms, and what will we do? No. Achieving those powers we should be able to help those beings who are in dire need of livelihood or those who are in complete darkness beset by every kind of sorrow and pain. And to provide that help, too, we need that grace, or we will not even be able to recognize these things (people in need). The man who performs good deeds without expectation of recognition is immensely fortunate. On the other hand, the man who is desirous of recognition is unfortunate. He sells off his precious pious deeds for a trifle. Working for social welfare and fulfillment of appropriate social goals is a great service to the Cosmic Energy. There is no spiritual practice, japa, kirtan (chanting the mantra or the divine name, yoga, knowledge or salvation greater than this. For serving the welfare of humanity, sacrifice is most essential. It should be pure and enlightened, which does not run after beauty even unwittingly or forgetfully. O, mortal, quite to the contrary, beauty and love chase sacrifice. Aghoreshwar Baba Bhagwan Ramji. Alakh Niranjan Mahahradanatha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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