World is mAyA - mAyA is Stree ? IS SHE THIS OR MUCH MORE?

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mAyA in Hinduism is a Feminine word. In Hindi language, we have

Masculine and Feminine words- what we call 'streeling' ( feminine)

and 'puling'( freminine) words.

 

mAyA has been described as 'Prakriti' in the srimad Bhagwat Gita.

 

mAyA has been described as the great 'Magical power' in the Rig Veda.

 

maYa is the eternal feminine principle - "the Shakti" of the tantras.

 

 

Respected members!

 

i request our Gita Acharya shri Sadanandji to explore and explain the

mAya's 'Prakriti' aspect in the Srimad Bhagwat Gita. i AM SURE THIS

WILL BE AN 'INGENIOUS' COMMENTARY.

 

mAyA - as the 'magical power' or the great cosmic mystery in the

vedas- Ken-ji, this is a great opportunity to 'summarize' the june

topic in a crisp format. This will be an 'icing' on the cake!

smiles!!!

 

and of course, professorji ! could you kindly explain to this

audience mAyA in her role as the divine 'feminine' power - Yaa devi

sarva bhuteshu 'sakti' rupena sanstitha?

 

But, folks! we DO not want to limit mAya only to these three roles.

She is all this and much more.

 

Swami Krishnananda ( DLF) says eloquently

 

" Maya is Indescribable (Sat-Asat-Vilakshana Anadi Bhava Rupa

Anirvachaniya Maya). She is neither Sat nor Asat. Maya is Anadi

Santam. She is beginningless but has an end only for the sage who has

realised the Self. Maya is Suddha Sattwa or pure Sattwa. "

Our BELOVED MANI-JI can do an excellent job of explaining the above

passage.

 

There are many in this forum who for some reason are being

bystanders!

 

In this game of Chess, everyone is a player ... the bystanders also.

SUNDERJI, ARE YOU READING THIS?

 

our chitta-ji has raised a very interesting point- MAYA IS A STREE !

IS SHE A MERELY A STREE OR A PHENOMENON?

 

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

 

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,

The need of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

(Maya Angelou - the great American Poetess)

 

The earthly woman is only one aspect of Maya . But the heavenly

women , the various shaktis are a class in themselves.

 

For all is Consciousness as Shakti. "Aham Stri," as the

Advaitabhavopanisad exclaims.

 

Salutations to MAYA -SHAKTI!

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advaitin, "adi_shakthi16"

<adi_shakthi16> wrote:

> mAyA in Hinduism is a Feminine word. In Hindi language, we have

> Masculine and Feminine words- what we call 'streeling' ( feminine)

> and 'puling'( freminine) words.

>

> mAyA has been described as 'Prakriti' in the srimad Bhagwat Gita.

>

> mAyA has been described as the great 'Magical power' in the Rig

Veda.

>

> maYa is the eternal feminine principle - "the Shakti" of the

tantras.

>

>

> Respected members!

>

> i request our Gita Acharya shri Sadanandji to explore and explain

the

> mAya's 'Prakriti' aspect in the Srimad Bhagwat Gita. i AM SURE

THIS

> WILL BE AN 'INGENIOUS' COMMENTARY.

>

> mAyA - as the 'magical power' or the great cosmic mystery in the

> vedas- Ken-ji, this is a great opportunity to 'summarize' the june

> topic in a crisp format. This will be an 'icing' on the cake!

> smiles!!!

>

> and of course, professorji ! could you kindly explain to this

> audience mAyA in her role as the divine 'feminine' power - Yaa

devi

> sarva bhuteshu 'sakti' rupena sanstitha?

>

> But, folks! we DO not want to limit mAya only to these three

roles.

> She is all this and much more.

 

Namaste,

 

One memorable note about mAyA that Tulsi describes, almost at the

end of his magnum opus, may be recalled now.

 

mAyA is a nartakI, says Tulsi. She has such superlative feminine

charms that no masculine force can overcome them, much less, can

afford not to fall flat under those charms! It is only the feminine

power of bhakti -- not the masculine force of karma, jnAna, or yoga

(none of which is feminine in the grammar of words)-- that can be a

match for this grand nartakI of Creation, says he. And so he says,

through bhakti one should do kIrtan in order to overcome mAyA. And

Sathya Sai Baba plays upon this idea here. He says, kIrtan is the

antidote to this nartakI because, it is 'kIrtaN' that uproots

the 'nartakI'. Note that the two words, written in Hindi or

Sanskrit, are the reverses of each other!

 

PraNAms to all charms of mAyA.

profvk

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--- "V. Krishnamurthy" <profvk wrote:

He says, kIrtan is the

> antidote to this nartakI because, it is 'kIrtaN' that uproots

> the 'nartakI'. Note that the two words, written in Hindi or

> Sanskrit, are the reverses of each other!

>

> PraNAms to all charms of mAyA.

> profvk

 

Prof. VK

 

We named our daughter KEERTHANA but she ended up as NARTHAKI- gave up

her learning music as she got more and more involved in Narthana - I

hope she learns to dance around Maya.

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

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What you have is destiny and what you do with what you have is self-effort.

Future destiny is post destiny modified by your present action. You are not only

the prisoner of your past but master of your future. - Swami Chinmayananda

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sadaji,

 

your beautiful and talented daughter, Keertana , is of course an

accomplished Kuchpudi dancer just liker her mother, Mrinalini.

Keertana is also a medical doctor , if i am not mistaken. Healing the

sick and nursing the wounded - that is a noble profession!! Yes, i

know doctors make a lot of money in this country and are lured by

maya , the $$$$$$$ SIGN... but not our Indian doctors - at least, the

ones i know. They do follow the 'Hippocrates' oath in letter and

spirit. The best part is many of them pump back the money they earn

in chartible endeavours here at home and abroad , in india!!! in any

case, all the funds that are earned through dance concerts where your

beloved wife and daughter perform are for supporting charitable

causes!!! karma yoga takes on many forms !!!!

 

love and regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

advaitin, kuntimaddi sadananda

<kuntimaddisada> wrote:

> --- "V. Krishnamurthy" <profvk> wrote:

> He says, kIrtan is the

> > antidote to this nartakI because, it is 'kIrtaN' that uproots

> > the 'nartakI'. Note that the two words, written in Hindi or

> > Sanskrit, are the reverses of each other!

> >

> > PraNAms to all charms of mAyA.

> > profvk

>

> Prof. VK

>

> We named our daughter KEERTHANA but she ended up as NARTHAKI- gave

up

> her learning music as she got more and more involved in Narthana - I

> hope she learns to dance around Maya.

> Hari OM!

> Sadananda

>

> =====

> What you have is destiny and what you do with what you have is self-

effort. Future destiny is post destiny modified by your present

action. You are not only the prisoner of your past but master of your

future. - Swami Chinmayananda

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--- adi_shakthi16 <adi_shakthi16 wrote:

> mAyA - as the 'magical power' or the great cosmic

> mystery in the

> vedas- Ken-ji, this is a great opportunity to

> 'summarize' the june

> topic in a crisp format. This will be an 'icing' on

> the cake!

> smiles!!!

 

Namaste all,

'The power of That One to appear as many while

remaining without addition nor subtraction.'

 

Although icing is sweet this is not the sweetness of

sruti.

When the cake's icing is over-indulged it loses its

sweetness. A summary or definition may taste sweet to

start with but soon its limitations are revealed and

we must chisel away at it. A 'neti, neti' process.

 

This cannot happen with sruti. It is madhur, it is

svadh. Search the scriptures and see what the

heart/mind reveals as a meaning.

Ultimately, mAyA is anirvacaniya. It cannot be

formulated or defined. Its meaning is in itself.

 

All definitions are merely kindling for yajna; may the

purifying fires burn.

 

As the fires burn the light of the Word itself is

revealed; by Agni is Agni inflamed.

 

Ken Knight

 

PS. Sorry not to be contributing at the moment but a

maelstrom of unpredicted activities are swirling

around with every rakshasa in the locality proving

that it too has the power to appear as many and churn

my hopes for a quiet life.

 

 

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‘From this Supreme Self are all these, indeed, breathed forth.’

 

 

 

 

 

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advaitin, "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16>

wrote:

> In this game of Chess, everyone is a player ... the bystanders also.

> SUNDERJI, ARE YOU READING THIS?

>

> our chitta-ji has raised a very interesting point- MAYA IS A STREE !

> IS SHE A MERELY A STREE OR A PHENOMENON?

 

Namaste,

 

I shall play the "Shvetashvatara gambit"!

 

http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_upanishhat/shveta.itx

 

tva.n strii pumaanasi

tva.n kumaara uta vaa kumaarii .

tva.n jiirNo daNDena vaJNchasi

tva.n jaato bhavasi vishvatomukhaH .. IV: 3..

 

Thou art woman, Thou art man; Thou art youth and maiden too. Thou as

an old man totterest along on a staff; it is Thou alone who, when

born, assumest diverse forms.

 

 

naiva strii na pumaaneshha na chaivaaya.n napu.nsakaH .

yadyachchhariiramaadatte tene tene sa yujyate .. V: 10..

 

It is not female, it is not male, nor is it neuter. whatever body it

takes, with that it becomes united.

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder