Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Dearest Loveing Brother Babaji Is great to see you here Mitra.......thank you for sending your Love to us Dhanyavaad cha Pranams Seva Mitra DharmaDev In a message dated 11/22/2003 7:04:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, baba1008 writes: > Subj:RBSC : The Glory of Arunachala > Date:11/22/2003 7:04:42 AM Pacific Standard Time > <A HREF="baba1008">baba1008</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="">rudrakshabeadsocietiesc\ lub</A> > To:<A HREF="">rudrakshabeadsocietiesc\ lub</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARUNACHALA > > IN the Suta Samhita, it is said: Siva's very form is Linga, > > hence the term, Sivalinga. Later it will be found that the > > Supreme Being revealed Himself as this Linga of Fire. > > GREATNESS OF SIVALINGA AS TOLD > > IN THE SUTA SAMHITA > > Linga is truly Siva. All is revealed by Siva who is the very > > essence of Consciousness and Knowledge. Nothing can reveal > > Him. Thus the Linga is the sole, Self-shining Reality. In > > brief, Siva is Consciousness Unmanifest, whereas Sivalinga > > is Consciousness Manifest. > > Again it is said that, that unto which all merge is Linga. > > Everything is resolved into Brahman, but the Supreme Brahman > > being the sole Eternal Reality cannot merge into another. > > All but Siva merge into Siva. Therefore the Linga is > > Immortal SivaHimself. The whole universe is termed Linga, > > as the former is resolved and absorbed into and manifested > > from the latter. But the Linga is free-from any emblem or > > characteristic mark. > > This Linga is unqualified, beyond darkness.It is the source > > of the sacred syllable Pranava (OM). It is neither an entity > > nor nonentity; neither the pervader nor the pervaded, neither > > the knowledge, nor the knower or the known;. neither > > the manifest, the existing or the unmanifest; neither real nor > > unreal, or a mixture of the two. It is only the Self-Realised. It > > illuminates all by its light; neither decaying nor undecaying; > > neither moving nor inert; neither the proof nor the proven; > > neither the vital air nor the mind; neither the seer nor the > > seen; neither the image nor its reflection; neither visible nor > > invisible; it is.beyond speech and thought; it is not the eye, > > the ear, the nose, the earth, the ether, the vital airs or any > > object of the senses - to realise the Self enquiring in this > > manner is true worship. > > This Linga, though not the ether nor different from it, yet > > reveals it; though not light, reveals it; though not air, yet > > makes it move; though not water, yet gives it its nature. > > This Linga can be seen on a shining seat in the house of > > nine gates - never installed there by anyone but having faces, > > hands, feet, heads and seats in all directions. It lies beyond > > darkness; nothing can be seen there. It is revealed as the > Unqualified > > Being by Vedanta. From it emerges the magnificent > > earth and is resolved into it. The three qualities namely, > > brightness, activity and darkness (sattva, rajas and tamas) of > > which the universe is made, manifests from it. > > Its size cannot be estimated, for it has no magnitude. It > > remains unbroken and unitary. All the spheres of the vast > > universe are located in it. It has no temple but contains all in > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARUNACHALA IN the Suta Samhita, it is said: Siva's very form is Linga, hence the term, Sivalinga. Later it will be found that the Supreme Being revealed Himself as this Linga of Fire. GREATNESS OF SIVALINGA AS TOLD IN THE SUTA SAMHITA Linga is truly Siva. All is revealed by Siva who is the very essence of Consciousness and Knowledge. Nothing can reveal Him. Thus the Linga is the sole, Self-shining Reality. In brief, Siva is Consciousness Unmanifest, whereas Sivalinga is Consciousness Manifest. Again it is said that, that unto which all merge is Linga. Everything is resolved into Brahman, but the Supreme Brahman being the sole Eternal Reality cannot merge into another. All but Siva merge into Siva. Therefore the Linga is Immortal SivaHimself. The whole universe is termed Linga, as the former is resolved and absorbed into and manifested from the latter. But the Linga is free-from any emblem or characteristic mark. This Linga is unqualified, beyond darkness.It is the source of the sacred syllable Pranava (OM). It is neither an entity nor nonentity; neither the pervader nor the pervaded, neither the knowledge, nor the knower or the known;. neither the manifest, the existing or the unmanifest; neither real nor unreal, or a mixture of the two. It is only the Self-Realised. It illuminates all by its light; neither decaying nor undecaying; neither moving nor inert; neither the proof nor the proven; neither the vital air nor the mind; neither the seer nor the seen; neither the image nor its reflection; neither visible nor invisible; it is.beyond speech and thought; it is not the eye, the ear, the nose, the earth, the ether, the vital airs or any object of the senses - to realise the Self enquiring in this manner is true worship. This Linga, though not the ether nor different from it, yet reveals it; though not light, reveals it; though not air, yet makes it move; though not water, yet gives it its nature. This Linga can be seen on a shining seat in the house of nine gates - never installed there by anyone but having faces, hands, feet, heads and seats in all directions. It lies beyond darkness; nothing can be seen there. It is revealed as the Unqualified Being by Vedanta. From it emerges the magnificent earth and is resolved into it. The three qualities namely, brightness, activity and darkness (sattva, rajas and tamas) of which the universe is made, manifests from it. Its size cannot be estimated, for it has no magnitude. It remains unbroken and unitary. All the spheres of the vast universe are located in it. It has no temple but contains all in itself. It is the inmost core of all beings. It is neither Isvara nor the jiva but the Inmost Conscious Self, Bliss, Non-dual Reality unrelated to Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra etc. It can be realised only by the Self. It is the Self, known to oneself and abides within. This is the Supreme Bliss; there is nothing apart from it. It is always worshipped by all. It is free from the three states of waking, dream and deep sleep. It is drik- pure, beyond knowledge. Neither the ignorant nor the all-knowing individuals or gods in the power of the ego or maya, can see thiS Linga. As this cannot be understood by all, out of His spontaneous infinite mercy, Sivais here manifest as Arunachala which all can see and worship. chapter 1 from the Glory of Arunachala translated from Tamil by M.C. Subramanian SRI RAMANASRAMAM Tiruvannamalai 606 603 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Salutations Sri Babaji, Sincere thanks for sharing this wonderful post "Significance of Arunachala". Om Namah Shivaya Sy , "Sri Janaardana Kalianandaswami" <baba1008@m...> wrote: > THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARUNACHALA > > IN the Suta Samhita, it is said: Siva's very form is Linga, > > hence the term, Sivalinga. Later it will be found that the > > Supreme Being revealed Himself as this Linga of Fire. > > GREATNESS OF SIVALINGA AS TOLD > > IN THE SUTA SAMHITA > > Linga is truly Siva. All is revealed by Siva who is the very > > essence of Consciousness and Knowledge. Nothing can reveal > > Him. Thus the Linga is the sole, Self-shining Reality. In > > brief, Siva is Consciousness Unmanifest, whereas Sivalinga > > is Consciousness Manifest. > > Again it is said that, that unto which all merge is Linga. > > Everything is resolved into Brahman, but the Supreme Brahman > > being the sole Eternal Reality cannot merge into another. > > All but Siva merge into Siva. Therefore the Linga is > > Immortal SivaHimself. The whole universe is termed Linga, > > as the former is resolved and absorbed into and manifested > > from the latter. But the Linga is free-from any emblem or > > characteristic mark. > > This Linga is unqualified, beyond darkness.It is the source > > of the sacred syllable Pranava (OM). It is neither an entity > > nor nonentity; neither the pervader nor the pervaded, neither > > the knowledge, nor the knower or the known;. neither > > the manifest, the existing or the unmanifest; neither real nor > > unreal, or a mixture of the two. It is only the Self-Realised. It > > illuminates all by its light; neither decaying nor undecaying; > > neither moving nor inert; neither the proof nor the proven; > > neither the vital air nor the mind; neither the seer nor the > > seen; neither the image nor its reflection; neither visible nor > > invisible; it is.beyond speech and thought; it is not the eye, > > the ear, the nose, the earth, the ether, the vital airs or any > > object of the senses - to realise the Self enquiring in this > > manner is true worship. > > This Linga, though not the ether nor different from it, yet > > reveals it; though not light, reveals it; though not air, yet > > makes it move; though not water, yet gives it its nature. > > This Linga can be seen on a shining seat in the house of > > nine gates - never installed there by anyone but having faces, > > hands, feet, heads and seats in all directions. It lies beyond > > darkness; nothing can be seen there. It is revealed as the > Unqualified > > Being by Vedanta. From it emerges the magnificent > > earth and is resolved into it. The three qualities namely, > > brightness, activity and darkness (sattva, rajas and tamas) of > > which the universe is made, manifests from it. > > Its size cannot be estimated, for it has no magnitude. It > > remains unbroken and unitary. All the spheres of the vast > > universe are located in it. It has no temple but contains all in > > itself. It is the inmost core of all beings. It is neither Isvara > > nor the jiva but the Inmost Conscious Self, Bliss, Non-dual > > Reality unrelated to Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra etc. It > > can be realised only by the Self. It is the Self, known to oneself > > and abides within. This is the Supreme Bliss; there is > > nothing apart from it. It is always worshipped by all. It is > > free from the three states of waking, dream and deep sleep. > > It is drik- pure, beyond knowledge. Neither the ignorant > > nor the all-knowing individuals or gods in the power of the > > ego or maya, can see thiS Linga. > > As this cannot be understood by all, out of His spontaneous > > infinite mercy, Sivais here manifest as Arunachala which > > all can see and worship. > > chapter 1 from > > the Glory of Arunachala > > translated from Tamil by M.C. Subramanian > > SRI RAMANASRAMAM > > Tiruvannamalai 606 603 > > 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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