Ganapati Atharva Seersha Upanishad

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The main upanishad, which reads as below, extols the glory of

Lord Ganesa, contains Sri Ganesa Gayatri and describes how the

greatest of all yogis would meditate on Him:

 

"Prostrations to You, the leader of the ganas; Thou art the

embodiment of the Maha Vakya 'Thou art That'; Thou art the one and

only Creator, Supporter and Dissolver of this Universe; Thou art the

Brahman permeating everything manifest; Thou art none other than the

eternal Brahman.

 

I liked everything above. This reminded me alot of Jesus too. I see

Ganesh and Yesu to be very much like each other. I think that without

disrespecting Hindusim or Christianity there can be bridges of

understanding built through the Ganapati Atharva Seersha Upanishad

and through the Christian letter to Collossae. There are alot of

common patterns in how both gods are described.

 

Ganesh:

Thou art the

embodiment of the Maha Vakya 'Thou art That'

 

Yesu:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word

was God, and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

 

 

Ganesh:

Thou art the one and

only Creator, Supporter and Dissolver of this Universe; Thou art the

Brahman permeating everything manifest;

 

Yesu:

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

 

I am not saying that appearing the same, the two are identical. I am

just saying that to me they both reflect similar patterns and that

God seems to be showing up with a certain characteristic signature

over and over again. I truly love and enjoy learning from your site.

I wish I had a printer so I could print out the upanishad. Pardon my

ignorance if I have misunderstood the teaching.

 

Blessings, Bill