Fwd: Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam on Bhishma EkadashiDay

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Thanks Mohan for your input - I am sharing this with the adviatin list.

Regards

Sadananda

 

>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:56:47 -0700

>"Mohan Sagar" <msagar

>"K. Sadananda" <sada

>Cc: "Jay" <jay.lakhani, <btasagar

>Re: Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam on Bhishma EkadashiDay

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>Dear Sada Uncle,

>

>Thanks for sharing your insight into the reasons for fasting on

>Ekadasi. I have been taught a slight variation to this, based on

>the perspective of Visistadvaita, that I thought I would share.

>

>Most spiritual traditions, particularly those of the East,

>recognize the interconnected nature of this Universe. God has

>built a beautiful interplay among all the entities in His

>Creation, whether they are conscious or not conscious of this.

>The Vedas recognize this in the honoring of the navagrahas, and

>as it is the closest physical body to us next to Mother Earth,

>the moon is placed above all the others in its influence in our

>lives. Proof of this is seen everywhere in ancient and modern

>views on life, from the ancient Druid rituals, to the

>metaphysical biorythm cycle, or even the 28 day female biological

>cycle.

>

>According to the Vedas, the moon acts like a filter, taking the

>sun's self luminant enery, and reflecting it on to the Earth in a

>form that enhances the life energy of each living creature. Each

>day of the moon has a positive impact of each of the indriyas, or

>sense organs. As you have rightfully pointed out, each of these

>10 organs are connected to our physical bodies, so only a small

>amount of the moon's energy is needed to enhance them. But, on

>the 11th day, Ekadasi, the moon's energy goes to the 11th and

>most subtlest indriya, the manas (subtle body), which is the

>source of the guNas. The tremendous boon that the manas gets

>from the full impact of the moon is of vital importance to

>spiritual aspirants, since the Vedas declare that the moon's

>energy enhances the manas' Sattwa guNa. Consequently, in order

>to focus the moon's energyt onto this location alone, and not to

>risk redirecting this energy away to one of the other indriyas,

>seekers are asked to fast and focus their thoughts as the Lord.

>

>I hope this has added to this interesting discussion.

>

>Mohan

 

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