deep sleep-HarihOM! !

[Guest guest]

shriman Sadananda-ji!

 

Ananta Koti Namaskarams.

 

Your post brought 'tears ( of joy) to my eyes. What a wonderful

explanation of the greeting 'HARIH OM' .... i remember very vividly

when i used to attend Swami Dheerananda Prabhu's Gita classes in the

Chinmaya Location in Silver Spring, he used to greet all devotees

with folded hands by Uttering 'Harih Om' and a beaming smile.i also

got into the habit of using the same greeting 'Harih OM'

 

In my spiritual journey, i have traversed many paths . There i was at

the ISKCON temple in Potomac, MD , every sunday, attending Srimad

Bhagawad Gita classes and enjoying 'the bhakti-rasa' of Sri Sri

Radha-Madanagopala ( THE NAME OF THE POTOMAC DEITIES), and 'Harih

OM ' changed to 'Hari Bol' very quickly . But strangely, Hari Did

not leave me , neither did i Leave him ! He was always in my heart !

 

You state ,

 

' First we are address the other as Hari - the Lord Narayana himself

in different forms and shapes since He is every thing - inside and

out side

antar bahischa tat sarvam vyaapa naaraayana sthitaH. '

 

and you go on to say

 

( Om! is nothing but Brahman - Om ityekaaksharam

brahma says Gita. and Hari who is vishnu that pervades every thing is

nothing but Brahman. > The whole advaita is packed in that

greeting. )

 

Divine Explanation - 'Music' to my ears

 

May i share this verse from BG ?

 

Yes! That is the hallmark of a true Vaishanava ! He/she sees every

one with equal vision ....

 

 

vidya-vinaya sampanne brahmane gavi hastini

suni caiva svapake ca pandta samadarsinam (BG5.18)

 

Vasudevam Sarvam Iti!

 

also,From Brahma -Samhita

 

advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam

adyam purana-purusham nava-yauvanam ca

vedeishu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau

govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami (33)

 

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the

Vedas, but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul, who is

without a second, who is not subject to decay, is without a

beginning, whose form is endless, who is the beginning, and the

eternal puruisha; yet He is a person possessing the beauty of a

blooming youth.

 

i am not quite happy with the translation but this is the best i

have - i guess what is meant that 'who is inaccessible to vedas-

scriptural study only by bHakti mArga?)

 

Hari OM Tat Sat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>

[Guest guest]

Aditiji - My praNaams for your kind words- After long absence I am

seeing your posts.

 

I am not sure that Vishnu is inaccessible to vedas - Purushaye vedagam

sarvam - and that purusha is - Hreeschate lakshmiischa patnou - He is

identified as husband of Lakshmi - Only He is just 10 inches above the

ground - That is one reason why we miss Him. Since Lakshmi(the whole

nature), the divine mother is with us, we need to see Him through her -

that is the essence of Shree vaishnavism too! Omkaara also implies that;

where 'a' stands for vishnu (aksharaanaam a-kaarosmi) and 'u' stands

for Lakshmi and 'm' stands for jiiva; and Jiiva can approach Vishnu only

through Lakshmi. VishishTaadviata is also packed in that HariH OM!.

 

Could not resist being a vaishnavate!

 

HariH Om!

Sadananda

 

--- adi_shakthi16 <adi_shakthi16 wrote:

>

> i am not quite happy with the translation but this is the best i

> have - i guess what is meant that 'who is inaccessible to vedas-

> scriptural study only by bHakti mArga?)

>

> Hari OM Tat Sat!

>

[Guest guest]

Sada-ji!

 

Hare Krishna!

 

Once again, we learn so much from you, Sadaji ! A million Thanks. .

 

Who is a Vaishnava?

 

Mahatma Gandhi was very fond of singing this bhajan composed by

Narasingha Mehta's 'VAISHNAVA JANA TO' and the song describes

beautifully who a True Vaishnav is ! ( and one must hear it in the

melodious voice of the Late Smt. M.S. SUBBALAXMI)

 

Just a few lines ...

 

Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je

PeeD paraayi jaaNe re

Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye

Man abhimaan na aaNe re

 

Meaning

 

One who is a vaishnav

Knows the pain of others

Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery

Does not let pride enter his mind

 

The most well known definition of a Vaishnav is the one who is

initiated into vishnu mantra and always chants the name of Hari.

 

But, as per the above song, He is a true vaishnava who has compassion

for fellow beings and feels the pain and suffering of others. In this

sense, Mahatma Gandhi was the best Vaishnav.

 

now, on another note

 

Shiva is the best Vaishnav.

 

Does not Sri Krishna himself declare in the Srimad BHAGAWAD Gita ?

 

"Among the Rudras, I am Shiva"

 

I am sure we WASHINGTONIANS have seen the majestic idol of Sri

Ananta Padmanabha Swamigal in the SIVA-VISHNU TEMPLE in LANHAM, MD.

Sri Padmanabha's right hand is shown offering flowers to the siva-

linga in His Yoga Nidra.

 

So, Lord Siva is always meditating on Sri MAHA Vishnu and Sri Maha

vishnu is performing Archana to Lord SHIVA in his yoga nidra . and

but we mortals always quarrel whether i am a shavite or a

vaishnavite !

 

Ariyum Aranum onru; athai ariyathavan vazhil mannu !

 

Hari and Hara are one Cosmic Reality ; Those who do not realize this

are ignorant.

 

( i will refrain from giving the literal translation of 'ariyathasvan

vazhil mannu' as it does not sound nice)

 

Also, very interesting interpretation of bijaksara 'AUM' , Thank

you!

 

Gurudeva once wrote to me " The Upanishads mention various triads of

the soul worshipped by chanting the threefold A U M: In Gender, it

represents the feminine, masculine and the neuter and their Creator;

with power and light, A U M symbolizes fire , wind and sun as well as

their generator; It represents the Trinity of Brahma, the Creator,

Vishnu the Protector and Rudra , the Destroyer; as time, it

represents the past, the present and the future; as thought it

represents the mind, the intellect and the ego, the ahamkara.A U M

represents the three guna's , Satva, Rajas and Tamas and in

spiritualism, A U M represents Bhakti, Karma and Jnana Yoga's."

 

Gurudeva always advised me to chant Aum as a saguna mantra

 

Aum Namo Narayanaya

Aum Namo Sivaya

Aum Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

 

Sri Krishna BHagwan himself says in the Srimad Bhagwat Gita:

 

maharsinam bhrgur aham

giram asmy ekam aksaram

yajnanam japa-yajno 'smi

sthavaranam himalayah

 

Simple translation

 

Of the great sages I am Bhrigu; of vibrations I am the transcendental

AUM . Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and

of immovable things I am the Himalayas.

 

I have read in CAITANYA CARiTRAMRITA , a kanistha adhikari( Ordinary

VAISHNAV) is one who takes Hari's name 'once' everyday ; A Madhyama

adhikhari ( better vaishnav) is one who chants Hari's name all the

time . and the Uttama adhikari ( the most superior Vaishnav) is one

whose presence You only think of 'Hari' AND NOTHING ELSE .

 

May i place you as a 'Uttama' VAISHNAV as you hace compassion as well

as in your presence i am thinking only of Hari?

 

Kaayenu Vaacha, manase Indriyairva,

Bhuddiyaathmanava, prakruthe: svabhaavaath.

Karomi yathyath sakalam parasmai Naaraayanaayethi samarpayaami

 

Whatever I perform & Speak or recite , (including the daily prayer,

any special puja etc) the Heart & mind as power, the entire benefits

of which I dedicate to the Lord Srimann Naaraayana!!!

 

Hari Aum Tat Sat!

 

 

 

 

-- In advaitin, kuntimaddi sadananda

<kuntimaddisada> wrote:

>

> Aditiji - My praNaams for your kind words- After long absence I am

> seeing your posts.

>

> I am not sure that Vishnu is inaccessible to vedas - Purushaye

vedagam

> sarvam - and that purusha is - Hreeschate lakshmiischa patnou - He

is

 

 

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