(: Introduction to Vedanta-2

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Smiling in The Oneness, Yoshe

 

 

 

>"dhyanasaraswati" <dhyanasaraswati >

>advaitin

>advaitin

> Re: (: Introduction to Vedanta-2

>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:45:32 -0000

>

>Dear Doug ,

>

>How can you say this with authority dear Doug ? Sometimes the

>Eternal One appears in the beautiful feminine form (Sri LALITA

>MAHATRIPURA SUNDARI) and sometimes the eternal one assumes the form

>of a very handsome man !( Muralidharsa with flute in his hands and

>peacock feathers in his hair ) Sometimes God appears as half man

>half woman !( ARDHANAREESHWERA) - It is all in the beholder's eye!

>The eternal one can assume many names many forms depending on your

>imagination , would you not agree ?

>

>on Another note , since we are on the subject of Genders , please

>contemplate on this... Let me make you think in terms of God in

>terms of the Divine feminine (Goddess)

>

>"She alone is Atman. Other than Her is untruth, non-self. Hence is

>She Brahman-Consciousness, free from (even) a tinge of being and non-

>being. She is the Science of Consciousness, non-dual Brahman

>Consciousness, a wave of Being-Consciousness-Bliss. The Beauty of

>the three-great-cities, penetrating without and within, is

>resplendent, non-dual, self-subsisting. What is, is pure Being; what

>shines is pure Consciousness; what is dear is Bliss. So here is the

>Maha-Tripura-Sundari who assumes all forms. You and I and all the

>world and all divinities and all besides are the Maha-Tripura-

>Sundari. The sole Truth is the thing named `the Beautiful'. It is

>the non-dual, integral, supreme Brahman."

>

>Bahvricha Upanishad (1.5)

>

>Translated by Dr. A. G. Krishna warrier

>

>Dear one , it does not matter either way - once you are beyond names

>and forms

>

>Let each one think in terms of the Eternal one in their own way ! if

>it makes someone happy to think of God as 'He' so be it ! If someone

>wants to worship God as a 'she ' , it is their privilege ...

>

>Their is unity in 'oneness' as also there is peace and joy in such

>oneness of thinking! Smile !

>

>love and best wishes

>

>

>-- In advaitin, "doug revelle" <mdrdsr41 wrote:

> >

> > God is neither exclusively male nor female. The Eternal One is all

>genders

> > and more.

> > Peace in The Oneness,

> > Yoshe

> >

> >

>

>

 

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