Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 Wow! Thanks SY, I really resonate with this. I only have a limited understanding of this but the worship of the Sivalinga is one of the things in Hinduism that is most attractive to me. I am not saying that I can participate in this since I still am not a Hindu, but I can see so many important aspects to this. For a Christian, we have a similar kind of reverence for the Eucharist, or the bread and wine we believe becomes the body of our Lord Yesu, who is our incarnation of God. In our cults we see eating this sacred food as a spiritual marital bond where God is our lover, and us humans, corporately are his bride. Anyway, thanks for sharing this post. Other than Ganesh, the next thing in Hinduism that I have a strong interest in is cult of the Sivalinga. Pardon me if here I have expressed anything using the wrong terms. I usually say lingam and yoni. But i don't know if those words are right for this website since there are many different languages Hindus use. With love, Bill P.S. I have read many sections from the catechism. I also own these other Ganesh books: Ganesha: Remover of Obstacles: Manuela Dunn Mascetti Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God: Robert Brown Ganapati: Song of the Self: John Grimes Once Upon an Elephant: Ashok Mathur Loving Ganesh: Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (first one I read) ***************************** , syzenith wrote: > Namaste Mates, > > Some excerpts from the wonderful catechism book, "Dancing With Siva" > by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (Gurudeva): > > Whatever the merit in any sacrifice, austerity, offering, pilgrimage > or place, the merit of worship of the Sivalinga equals that merit > multiplied by hundreds of thousands. (Karana Agama) > > First there should be purification of one's self; secondly, > purification of the site; thirdly, there should be the cleansing of > the worship materials, forthly purification of the Linga; fifthly, > purification of the mantras should be done. Thus there is the five- > fold purification. (Karana Agama) > > Even the incompetentm indeed, should worship, ending with the > offering of sacrificial food, ending with light. He who daily does > this shall obtain progress toward the Auspicious. (Karana Agama) > > There is no difference between devotion and perfect knowledge. A > person who is engrossed in devotion enjoys perpetual happiness. And > perfect knowledge never descends in a vicious person averse to > devotion. (Siva Purana) > > What has learning profited a man, if it has not lead him to worship > the good feet of Him who is pure knowledge itself? They alone dispel > the mind's distress who take refuge at the feet of the Imcomparable > One. (Tirukural) > > Om Namah Sivaya, > SY Zenith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 Hi Bill, Glad you like the post. Try these urls for yoni: Yoni Puja http://www.planet-yoni.com/yoni/content.html Yoni Tantra (article) http://home.swipnet.se/~w-17723/yonitantra.html There are no right terms nor wrong terms. Use the terms which you are most familiar with and like-minded souls will resonate anyhow. Nice to know you own some of the best books! "Loving Ganesa" is my favourite. Om Ganesa, SY Zenith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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