Guest guest Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Could it be that by following the Yamas the sadhaka achieves power over death? I recall a discussion about once one is no longer vulnerable to death the soul reincarnates but with memories intact so that she/he will not have to re-remember all over again. More efficient use of life after life. Jai Maa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Dear Sadhumaa, There has always been a connection between Yama, the God of Death, and spiritual wisdom. Nachiketas had to go to Yama's house to receive the teachings of the Katha Upanishad. Sannyasins and Sannyasinis ceremonially burn their bodies and all their possessions, attachments, and identifications in the fire of renunciation when they take the ochre cloth- which is itself the color of that fire, always reminding one that we have nothing in this world except God, and God alone. Swami Satyananda spent many years in a cremation ground, as did Sri Ramakrishna. When we meditate, we are advised to do so as though Death has His fingers in our hair. Real religion is not for the fainthearted. With Love, Kumari , "Sadhu Maa" <sadumaa wrote: > > Could it be that by following the Yamas the sadhaka achieves power > over death? I recall a discussion about once one is no longer > vulnerable to death the soul reincarnates but with memories intact so > that she/he will not have to re-remember all over again. More > efficient use of life after life. Jai Maa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Thank you Kumari. Your wisdom always inspires. Jai Maa , "ty_maa" <ds.james wrote: > > Dear Sadhumaa, > > There has always been a connection between Yama, the God of Death, and > spiritual wisdom. Nachiketas had to go to Yama's house to receive the > teachings of the Katha Upanishad. > > Sannyasins and Sannyasinis ceremonially burn their bodies and all > their possessions, attachments, and identifications in the fire of > renunciation when they take the ochre cloth- which is itself the color > of that fire, always reminding one that we have nothing in this world > except God, and God alone. > > Swami Satyananda spent many years in a cremation ground, as did Sri > Ramakrishna. > > When we meditate, we are advised to do so as though Death has His > fingers in our hair. > > Real religion is not for the fainthearted. > > > With Love, > Kumari > > > > , "Sadhu Maa" <sadumaa@> wrote: > > > > Could it be that by following the Yamas the sadhaka achieves power > > over death? I recall a discussion about once one is no longer > > vulnerable to death the soul reincarnates but with memories intact so > > that she/he will not have to re-remember all over again. More > > efficient use of life after life. Jai Maa > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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