Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Greetings and Best wishes to all advaitins on this joyous and auspicious occasion. May Lord Rama's name bless everyones minds. Hari OM Shyam Shri Ram Chandra Charan Shri Ram Chandra Charanau manasaa smaraami Shri Ram Chandra Charanau vachasaa grinaami Shri Ram Chandra Charanau Shirasaa namaami Shri Ram Chandra Charanau Sharanam prapadye I remember the two feet of Rama in my mind, I praise them by my speech, I bow to them with my head, I take resort in them! Maataa Ramo Matpitaa. Ram Chandrah Swaami Ramo matsakhaa Ram Chandrah Sarvasvam may Ram Chandra Dayaalur Naanyam jaane naive jaane na jaane Rama is like my mother, father, master and friend, indeed the kind-hearted Rama is all I have. I know of no other like him, I really don't! Dakshiney Lakshmano yasya vaame cha janakaatmajaa I Purato marutir yasya tama vande Raghunandanam I salute that Rama who has Lakshmana on his right and Sita on the left and who has Hanuman in his front. Lokaabhi Ramam rana rangdheeram Rajeev netram Raghuvansh naatham Kaarunya roopam karunaa karantam Shri Ram Chandram Sharanam prapadye I take refuge in that Rama who is quite pleasing to the sight, the master of the stage of war, lotus-eyed, lord of the Raghu race and compassion-personified. Manojavam maarut tulya vegam Jitendriyam buddhi mataam varishttham Vaataatmjam vaanar youth mukhyam Shri Ram dootam Sharanam prapadye I take refuge in the Lord Hanuman who is as fast as the mind, equals his father, the wind-God, in speed, is the master of the senses, the foremost amongst the learned, the leader of the Monkey forces and the great messenger of Sri Rama. Koojantam Ram raameti madhuram madhuraaksharam I Aaruhya Kavitaa Shakhaam vande Vaalmikilokilam I salute the great sage Valmiki who sings the glorious name of Rama resorting to his Ramayana as sweetly as a cuckoo will sing sitting atop a tree. Aapdaampahar taaram daataaram sarvsampdaam I Lokaabhiramam Shri Ramam bhooyo bhooyo namaamya hum Bharjanam bhav beejaanaam arjanam sukh sampdaam I Tarjanam yum dootaanaam Ram Rameti garjanam I bow again and again to Rama who removes all obstacles and grants all wealth and pleases all.The roar of the name of Rama is the destruction of the cause of rebirth (hence the cause of liberation), generates wealth and scares Yama's (death's) messengers. Ramo Rajmani sadaa vijayate Ramam Ramesham bhaje Ramenaa bhihtaa nishaacharchamoo Ramaay tasmai namah Ramannaasti paraayanam partaram Ramasya daasosmyaham Rame Chittalayah sadaa bhavtu me bho Ram maamudhhar I worship Rama, the jewel among the kings, through whom the hordes of demons have been destroyed. Beyond Him there is nothing to be worshipped. I am His servant, my mind is totally absorbed in Him. O Rama, please lift me up. {This verse gives all the seven declensions of the singular word Rama and gives one way of remembering them! } Ram Rameti Rameti Ramey Rame manoramey I Sahastra naam tatulyam Ram naam varaananey O fair-faced Parvati! I enjoy saying Rama Rama. Uttering but once the name of 'Rama' is equal to the uttering of any other name of God, a thousand times. --- Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy > wrote: > Namaste, > > Greetings to all members on the joyous occasion of > Deepavali. > > And to our Gujarati brethren, best wishes for a > happy & prosperous new year > > svastirastu > Ramesh > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Thank you Sri Shyamji for these delightful verses ! may i also share these words from Mata tripurasundari the follwing words from Tripura Rahasya , a treatise on Sri vidya ? "A lamp illumines all around but does not illumine itself or another light. It shines of itself without other sources of light. Things shine in sunlight without the necessity for any other kind of illumination. Because lights do not require to be illumined, do we say that they are not known or that they do not exist? Therefore, as it is thus with lights and things made aware by the conscious self, what doubt can you have regarding abstract consciousness, namely the Self? Lights and things being insentient, cannot be self-aware. Still, their existence or manifestation is under no doubt. That means they are self-luminous. Can you not similarly investigate with an inward mind in order to find out if the all-comprehending Self is conscious or not conscious? That Consciousness is absolute and transcends the three states (wakefulness, dream and slumber) and comprises all the universe making it manifest. Nothing can be apprehended without its light. Will anything be apparent to you, if there be no consciousness? Even to say that nothing is apparent to you (as in sleep) requires the light of consciousness. Is not your awareness of your unawareness (in sleep) due to consciousness? If you infer its eternal light, then closely investigate whether the light is of itself or not. Everybody falls in this investigation however learned and proficient he may be, because his mind is not bent inward but restlessly moves outward. As long as thoughts crop up, so long has the turning inward of the mind not been accomplished. As long as the mind is not inward, so long the Self cannot be realised. Turning inward means absence of desire. How can the mind be fixed within if desires are not given up? Therefore become dispassionate and inhere as the Self. Such inherence is spontaneous (no effort is needed to inhere as the Self). It is realised after thoughts are eliminated and investigation ceases. Recapitulate your state after you break off from it, and then will know all and the significance of its being knowable and unknowable at the same time. Thus realising the unknowable, one abides in immortality for ever and ever." Tripura Rahasya - a shakta treatise This great work called Tripura Rahasya...the secret lore of tripura is as valid in the sect of tripura as the kalpa sutras itself....this also referred to as haritayana samhita (sometimes),comes to us through gurus like dattatreya...parashurama etc..This is a classic text on advaita...it has two parts...maahatmya khanda and jnana khanda...the latter was held in high regard by the great ramana maharishi.... AUM DEEPIKAYAII NAMAHA! -- In advaitin, Shyam <shyam_md wrote: > > Greetings and Best wishes to all advaitins on this > joyous and auspicious occasion. > > May Lord Rama's name bless everyones minds. > > Hari OM > Shyam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Happy Diwali to all advaitins and prosperous new year!!! Hari Om Savitha --- Shyam <shyam_md > wrote: > Greetings and Best wishes to all advaitins on this > joyous and auspicious occasion. > > May Lord Rama's name bless everyones minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 On this sacred day of Deepavali and on the eve of 'eid' , i would like to recall the words of the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi! Gandhiji said "By Ram Raj, I do not mean Hindu Raj. I mean by Ram Raj, Divine Raj, The Kingdom of God. For me, Ram and Rahim are one and the same deity. " This is the real 'advaita' - non-duality! Here are the lyrics of Gandhiji's favortte Bhajan at his prayer meetings Raghupati Râghava Râjâ Râm, Patita pâvana Sîtâ Râm. Sîtâ Râm, Sîtâ Râm, Bhaja pyârê tû Sîtâ Râm. Raghupati Râghava Râjâ Râm, Patita pâvana Sîtâ Râm. Îshvara Allâh tere nâm, Sabkô sanmati dê bhagavân. Raghupati Râghava Râjâ Râm, Patita pâvana Sîtâ Râm. Râta kô niñdiyâ, dina tô kâm. Kabhî bajôgê prabhu kâ nâm. Raghupati Râghava Râjâ Râm, Patita pâvana Sîtâ Râm. Karatê rahiyê apanê kâm. Lêtê rahiyê Hari kâ nâm. Raghupati Râghava Râjâ Râm, Patita pâvana Sîtâ Râm. RAGHUPATI RÂGHAVA RÂJÂ RÂM (EnglishTranslation) King Râghava Râm, Scion of Raghu, Heir of holy Sitâ and Râm. Sitâ and Râm, Sitâ and Râm, Thou beautiful God, Sitâ and Râm. King Râghava Râm, Scion of Raghu, Heir of holy Sitâ and Râm. God, the Lord thy name, Give the right knowledge to all, O Lord. King Râghava Râm, Scion of Raghu, Heir of holy Sitâ and Râm. Night to sleep, daytime to work, Often to sound the name of the Lord. King Râghava Râm, Scion of Raghu, Heir of holy Sitâ and Râm. Continue doing your own work, Continue calling the name of Hari. King Râghava Râm, Scion of Raghu, Heir of holy Sitâ and Râm. Yes! Gandhiji loved all Faiths and worked hard for the unity of hindus and moslems . In a world now torn apart from Religious fanaticism and extemism, it is good to remember Mahatamiji's message for universal harmony and peace ! In this context i would also like to recall the words of Sant Kabir das , a hindu-sufi mystic! Kabir On Ram and Allah If God be within the mosque, then to whom does this world belong? If Ram be within the image which you find upon your pilgrimage, then who is there to know what happens whithout? Hari is in the East: Allah is in the West. Look within your heart, for there you will find both Karim and Ram; All the men and women of the world are His living forms. Kabir is the child of Allah and of Ram: He is my Guru, He is my Pir. Kabir on Oneness of Humanity All Beings are Created from the One Light, Then how can we say some are good and some bad. Saint Kabir explains that all beings are created from the Light of the same God. Irrespective of the superficial differences based on religion, caste, gender, age, race, nationality, or other factors, every Soul is equal before the Lord. It is wrong to say that one is better than the other. The Hindu says Ram is supreme the Muslim, Rahim both die fighting each other neither knowing the Truth. Remembering You ever egoless, I have merged with You no more the cycle of births and deaths wherever the eye goes I see You. Brimming with devotion to God I am this world ties me no more a pitcher once backed, says Kabir needs no potter's wheel again. http://members.aol.com/ron765/kabir1.htm ON this sacred day , let us resolve to kindle the 'Light' of love in all beings and COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE EID AND DEEPAVALI in an atmosphere of mutual love and understanding! MAY I END WITH THESE LAST WORDS FROM More light! [Mehr Licht!] (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist. Attributed last words. According to Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, ed. Angela Partington (1992), Goethe's actual last words were: "Open the second shutter, so that more light can come in.") dear ones! open your hearts and souls so 'more light' can enter! As our beloved sufi poet says " THEY SAY THERE IS A WINDOW THAT OPENS FROM HEART TO HEART;IF THERE ARE NO WALLS, THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY WINDOW" Love and Light ! advaitin, Shyam <shyam_md wrote: > > Greetings and Best wishes to all advaitins on this > joyous and auspicious occasion. > > May Lord Rama's name bless everyones minds. > > Hari OM > Shyam > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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