Loving Ganesha: Chapter 20 (section 2) - Ganesha Puzzles--Ganapati Prahelikah

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More puzzles from chapter 20 of

Loving Ganesha, found at http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/lg/lg_ch-20.html

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The Puzzle of the Lord of Dharma

[Maha Clue for this whole puzzle: All words are

Sanskrit.]

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1. Lord Ganesha's seed mantra

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Good karma, righteous action,

merit.

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Eternal, something which should

be done without fail always

at the right time.

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13.5pt"> The second goal of human

existence, wealth.

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13.5pt"> The first goal of human existence, love, pleasure.

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13.5pt"> "Demon place." Hindu concept of hell; lower realm of the

Second World in which souls temporarily experience self-created hellish states

of mind.

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13.5pt"> What you are when you always follow dharma

italic">. A person good enough to go to the temple

and do puja.

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13.5pt"> Our most important scriptures.

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13.5pt"> The inert, dark, heavy, dull, ignorant quality of nature.

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13.5pt"> A hall, generally in a temple or monastery.

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13.5pt"> Same as moksha.

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The third-eye chakra.

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Spiritual practice of devotedly repeating a mantra

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counting on a mala.

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A name of Supreme God as "The Auspicious One."

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Bad karma, sin, wrong-doing.

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A pot of water on which a husked coconut is nested on five mango leaves.

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The soul.

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Lord Ganesha's vahana, the mouse, traditionally associated with

abundance.

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13.5pt"> Delusion, fascination with and attachment to material existence.

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13.5pt"> Individual or group singing of devotional songs, hymns.

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13.5pt"> Rosary for performing japa,

recitation of holy names.

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13.5pt"> A round sweet goody made of rice, coconut, sugar, etc. Esoterically,

it corresponds to siddhi (attainment or fulfillment) the gladdening fulfillment

of pure joy.

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13.5pt"> The Deity of fire.

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13.5pt"> The Primal Sound.

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13.5pt"> The name of the light that is waved during puja.

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13.5pt"> That, pure Being.

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13.5pt"> Immanent Truth.

The Puzzle of the Fruit of Truth

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Same as moksha.

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Merging the individual mind with the

universal mind of God within.

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Peace.

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A Mahadeva, or great God, created by Lord

Siva to assist souls in their evolution. The elephant-faced

Patron of Art and Science, first son of Siva, Remover of Obstacles.

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13.5pt"> Teacher, guide, remover of darkness.

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13.5pt"> Loving Ganesha holds a sprig of this wish-fulfilling tree to tell us

that all our wishes will be gratified. We have but to tell Him our needs, that

is all, just tell Him.

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13.5pt"> Loving Ganesha has this snake as His pet. Many are afraid of such creatures, but He

tells us that it is the kundalini within all and each

one can rise above all adversity.

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13.5pt"> Symbolic hand gestures used in puja, dance and hatha

yoga .

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13.5pt"> Dedicated striving and practice.

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13.5pt"> A stringed instrument with two round dried pumpkins on the ends, that

makes heavenly music.

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A period of time that spans many ages.

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Loving Ganesha uses this instrument to prod the lazy ahead in their birth

karmas whenever they tarry.

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"Without qualities." Refers to the Absolute God, Parashiva or Parabrahman.

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"Accomplished or skillful one." Someone who

is dedicated to

spiritual practices is usually celibate, wears white

and is not a sannyasin.

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Loving Ganesha knows there are difficult times ahead for some of His devotees.

He protects them with this implement in gentle ways from evils they have

attracted.

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13.5pt"> Householder; family man or woman. The period of human life after

brahmacharya, or studentship, is over, the individual

establishing of a career, home and family.

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13.5pt"> The calm, quiescent, peaceful, still quality of nature.

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13.5pt"> A word meaning "of the stars." Anything in

the subtle non-physical dimension of the Second World.

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13.5pt"> Primal life force of the breath.

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13.5pt"> "Great Deva" or "Great

Shining One." A name of Siva.

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13.5pt"> The symbol and mantra denoting God and the Primal Sound.

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13.5pt"> Loving Ganesha uses this implement to cast karmas back on devotees for

resolution, never letting up until completion.

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20. Loving Ganesha tells of this fruit: "It was

given to Me from Lord Siva's own hand after

performing

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13.5pt">y first wisdom act. It represents the highest spiritual fruition."

22. It's hot in summertime, so Loving Ganesha sits

whisking away the past within the minds of devotees with this cooling device.

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