Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 The Maharani is making the common mistake of confusing Brahman (the impersonal form of Godhead without any attributes) with Brahma (rhe Creator god, who has the attributes of four faces, dresses as a Hindu priest, rides a goose, and frequently is seen as an elderly Grandfather). Brahmani is the female energy of Brahma the Creator, so she has four faces, dresses as a priest, rides a goose, etc. Brahmani is NOT the female form of the attributeless Brahman. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:18:50 -0000 "jodyrrr" <jodyrrr writes: > Kali_Ma, Doomsday Jones <doomsdayjones@p...> > wrote: > > Message: 2 > > Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:45:08 -0000 > > "jodyrrr" <jodyrrr> > > Re: Kali Tongue Symbolism > > > > >For instance, there can be no female Brahman, as > > Brahman > > is not two. In other words, Brahman is not split > > along > > gender lines. Shiva as a male may represent Brahman > > to > > some, but Brahman Itself is utterly beyond any > > conditions > > and qualities, including that of gender. > > > > What about Brahmani, one of the Asta Matrikas? Is she > > not a female form of Brahman? > > > > - Maharani Chandra > > Hindu iconography can be cut a zillion ways. There's > a deity and interpretation to suit every vision. > > I was attempting to convey the idea that Nirguna Brahman > has no qualities, including that of gender, despite the > fact that in the Ma Kali Dakshineswari murti, it is Shiva > who represents Brahman. > > I'd make the argument that it is the quality of Shiva's > being in nirvakalpa samadhi that signifies his representing > Brahman over any qualities of gender. > > --jody. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > --------------------~--> > $9.95 domain names from . Register anything. > http://us.click./J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/CSdplB/TM > --~-> > > > > Links > > > > > > ______________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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