RE: Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam on Bhishma Ekadas hiDay

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Very informative! I would request you to keep contributing. Thank you.

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> K. Sadananda [sada]

> Thursday, January 25, 2001 2:37 PM

> advaitin

> Cc: Mohan Sagar

> Fwd: Re: 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

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> >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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