Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 <om namah shivaya> is recognizing the power of the centrifugal force that scatters all things and seems to spread out or destroy matter. (i.e., Lord Shiva) <om namo bhagavate vasudevaya> is recognizing the power of the centripetal force that attracts all things and seems to bring matter back into form. (i.e., Lord Krishna) (the Power, be it going out or coming in, is the Shakti or the Goddess, who loves both Shiva and Krishna.) Thy will be done, coming and going, hiding or showing,casting away stones or gathering stones together. To every thing there is a season... -- Len/ Kalipadma On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 20:05:05 -0800 (PST) Mike Brooker <patria1818 writes: > > > At the Kripalu Center, in the heyday of Yogi Amrit > Desai, Kripalu's "guru mantra" OM NAMO BHAGAVATE > VASUDEVAYA was usually translated as "Thy will be > done". > ______________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 > > Recently, I went to a talk at East-West bookstore to > listen to a visiting > swami. I forget his name now but he is one of Sri > Ananda Ma's disciples. > He offered that the deeper meaning of "Om Namah > Shivaya" is "Thy will be > done." > At the Kripalu Center, in the heyday of Yogi Amrit Desai, Kripalu's "guru mantra" OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA was usually translated as "Thy will be done". Unlike receiving a mantra from Amma, the mantra initiation from Yogi Desai wasn't exactly a secret. Everyone received "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya", as this was the mantra that "Bapuji" Swami Kripalvananda passed on to Yogi Desai. Keval Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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