Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 Om Tat Sat<br><br><br>"May He protect us* both. May He nourish us both. May we both work together with great energy. May our study be through and fruitful. May we never hate each other.<br><br>Om Peace! Peace! Peace!*<br><br>Let my limbs wax strong. Let my speech, vital force, eyes, ears, vitality and all the senses, increase in power. All existence is the Brahman of the Upanisads. May I never deny Brahman or Brahman deny me. Let there be no spuring (of me by Brahman); let there be no denial* at least by me. May the virtues proclaimed in the Upanisads reside in me, who am devoted to the Atman.<br><br>Om Peace! Peace! Peace!"<br><br>************************<br>notes:<br>*Us both: the preceptor and the disciple.<br>*Peace: The repetition of the peace invocations thrice is to ward off the three kinds of obstacles to study--adhyatmika [bodily], adhibhautika [terrestrial], and adhidaivika [heavenly].<br>*Denile at least by me--In fact Brahman never denies anybody, since It is all and is all. But we deny It through ignorance, i.e., we remain unaware of Its existence; and that denial of ours, that ignorance, screens Brahman from our inner vision. Hence, if we ourselves cherish a sincere faith in Brahman and try to realize its nature, It can never refrain from revealing Itself to us. So the devotee prays, "let there be no denial at least by me."<br><br>Om Shanti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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