Angels and demons - Devi directs shakta to focus on true reality

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> , " semirafields "

> <semirafields> wrote:

> > Dear Friends,

> >

> > Very shortly after I began meditating in SY, I had a vision that

> > was very frightening at the time. It has been on my mind a lot

> > recently, I've been wondering what it means as it made a strong

> > impression, and I'd like to share it with you now. I had

> > finished my evening meditation, and had just switched off the

> > light of the room, and in the darkness I saw a scene of the

> > world at war and in misery. People were fighting, harming and

> > killing each other cruelly. I saw a man watching the world from

> > a distance, he was in white, with a lovely face, like an angel.

> > He was just quietly watching. He turned away from the world, and

> > faced me, and as I looked, his face changed completely into an

> > old, terrifying evil face, and the white clothes into black. I

> > was shocked and stunned by the contrast, and looked full at his

> > face. He faded away, but I felt very shaky after this. It is

> > hard to accept, but the worst evil that we fear is actually

> > within each of us. That which we despise and fear most in

> > others, has to be faced within ourselves first.The conflict

> > between the positive and negative, pure and impure, good and

> > evil has to be faced and overcome within each of us

> > individually. If we trust and surrender fully to the Adi Shakti

> > within, we can face all our inner demons without fear.

> >

> > Best wishes, Semira

> >

>

, " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org> wrote:

>

> Dear Semira,

>

> What you saw in your vision is reflected and true about the world

> we live. i have for a few months now been experiencing how humans

> are slowing destroying each other and Earth itself. Guru Rasa's

> claim to be the Stripper for God is but the latest in a long list

> of insights into why the Divine Message is absolutely needed.

>

> i have realized that everything we see externally is fleeting and

> false in one way or another. If you meditate or contemplate on

> anything outside yourselve long enough sooner or later you will

> realize inherent defects, delusion and disillusionment.

>

> The _only_ sanctuary and solace is to seek the guidance and

> protection of the Adi Shakti within. Do not seek anything outside

> yourself because your sense may fool you .............. just

> like the man with the lovely face.

>

> warmest regards,

>

>

> jagbir

 

 

In the Hindu context, the worship of the Mother entity can certainly

be traced back to early Vedic culture, and perhaps even before.

Today, Devi is seen in manifold forms, all representing the creative

force in the world, as Maya and prakriti, the force that galvanizes

the Divine Ground of existence into self-projection as the cosmos.

She is not merely the Earth, though even this perspective is covered

by Parvati. All the various Hindu female entities are seen as

forming many faces of the same female Divinity.

 

Shaktism

 

This form of Hinduism, known as Shaktism, is strongly associated

with Vedanta, Samkhya and Tantra Hindu philosophies and is

ultimately monist, though there is a rich tradition of Bhakti yoga

associated with it. The feminine energy (Shakti) is considered to be

the motive force behind all action and existence in the phenomenal

cosmos in Hinduism. The cosmos itself is Brahman, the concept of the

unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the

Divine Ground of all being, the " world soul " . Masculine potentiality

is actualized by feminine dynamism, embodied in multitudinous

goddesses who are ultimately reconciled in one.

 

The keystone text is the Devi Mahatmya which combines earlier Vedic

theologies, emergent Upanishadic philosophies and developing tantric

cultures in a laudatory exegesis of Shakti religion. Demons of ego,

ignorance and desire bind the soul in maya (illusion) (also

alternately ethereal or embodied) and it is Mother Maya, shakti,

herself, who can free the bonded individual. The immanent Mother,

Devi, is for this reason focused on with intensity, love, and self-

dissolving concentration in an effort to focus the shakta (as a

Shakti worshipper is sometimes known) on the true reality underlying

time, space and causation, thus freeing one from karmic cyclism.

 

In the Devi Gita the Devi proceeds to describe her essential forms.

The Devi declares that prior to creation, She is the only existent

entity, the one supreme Brahman and is pure consciousness. The Devi

Gita is clear about salvation and attainment of eternal life: " Even

when a person performs bhakti, knowledge need not arise. He will go

to the Devi's Island (similar to Brahmaloka). Till the complete

knowledge in the form of my consciousness arises, there is no

liberation. "

 

The majority of shaktas, including SYs, are constantly engaged in

external worship (idols/images/photos) and rituals (food offerings/

lemon and chilly treatments). It is only when Devi is meditated upon

and understood as Consciouness, both within and without, will one be

liberated. Meditate on Her without any external aid or rituals no

matter what ignorant SYs tell you to do.

 

jagbir

 

1. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Great-Goddess

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, " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org> wrote:

>

> In the Hindu context, the worship of the Mother entity can

> certainly be traced back to early Vedic culture, and perhaps even

> before. Today, Devi is seen in manifold forms, all representing

> the creative force in the world, as Maya and prakriti, the force

> that galvanizes the Divine Ground of existence into self-

> projection as the cosmos. She is not merely the Earth, though even

> this perspective is covered by Parvati. All the various Hindu

> female entities are seen as forming many faces of the same female

> Divinity.

>

> Shaktism

>

> This form of Hinduism, known as Shaktism, is strongly associated

> with Vedanta, Samkhya and Tantra Hindu philosophies and is

> ultimately monist, though there is a rich tradition of Bhakti yoga

> associated with it. The feminine energy (Shakti) is considered to

> be the motive force behind all action and existence in the

> phenomenal cosmos in Hinduism. The cosmos itself is Brahman, the

> concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent

> reality that is the Divine Ground of all being, the " world soul " .

> Masculine potentiality is actualized by feminine dynamism,

> embodied in multitudinous goddesses who are ultimately reconciled

> in one.

>

> The keystone text is the Devi Mahatmya which combines earlier Vedic

> theologies, emergent Upanishadic philosophies and developing

> tantric cultures in a laudatory exegesis of Shakti religion.

> Demons of ego, ignorance and desire bind the soul in maya

> (illusion) (also alternately ethereal or embodied) and it is

> Mother Maya, shakti, herself, who can free the bonded individual.

> The immanent Mother, Devi, is for this reason focused on with

> intensity, love, and self-dissolving concentration in an effort to

> focus the shakta (as a Shakti worshipper is sometimes known) on

> the true reality underlying time, space and causation, thus

> freeing one from karmic cyclism.

>

> In the Devi Gita the Devi proceeds to describe her essential forms.

> The Devi declares that prior to creation, She is the only existent

> entity, the one supreme Brahman and is pure consciousness. The Devi

> Gita is clear about salvation and attainment of eternal life: " Even

> when a person performs bhakti, knowledge need not arise. He will go

> to the Devi's Island (similar to Brahmaloka). Till the complete

> knowledge in the form of my consciousness arises, there is no

> liberation. " 1

>

> The majority of shaktas, including SYs, are constantly engaged in

> external worship (idols/images/photos) and rituals (food offerings/

> lemon and chilly treatments). It is only when Devi is meditated

> upon and understood as Consciouness, both within and without, will

> one be liberated. Meditate on Her without any external aid or

> rituals no matter what ignorant SYs tell you to do.

>

> jagbir

>

> 1. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Great-Goddess

>

 

6

 

The Tao is called the Great Mother:

empty yet inexhaustible,

it gives birth to infinite worlds.

 

It is always present within you.

You can use it any way you want.

 

Tao Te-Ching 6

 

 

20

 

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

What difference between yes and no?

What difference between success and failure?

Must you value what others value,

avoid what others avoid?

How ridiculous!

 

Other people are excited,

as though they were at a parade.

I alone don't care,

I alone am expressionless,

like an infant before it can smile.

 

Other people have what they need;

I alone possess nothing.

I alone drift about,

like someone without a home.

I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.

 

Other people are bright;

I alone am dark.

Other people are sharper;

I alone am dull.

Other people have a purpose;

I alone don't know.

I drift like a wave on the ocean,

I blow as aimless as the wind.

 

I am different from ordinary people.

I drink from the Great Mother's breasts.

 

Tao Te Ching 20

 

 

25

 

There was something formless and perfect

before the universe was born.

It is serene. Empty.

Solitary. Unchanging.

Infinite. Eternally present.

It is the mother of the universe.

For lack of a better name,

I call it the Tao.

 

It flows through all things,

inside and outside, and returns

to the origin of all things.

 

The Tao is great.

The universe is great.

Earth is great.

Man is great.

These are the four great powers.

 

Man follows the earth.

Earth follows the universe.

The universe follows the Tao.

The Tao follows only itself.

 

Tao Te Ching 25

 

 

52

 

In the beginning was the Tao.

All things issue from it;

all things return to it.

 

To find the origin,

trace back the manifestations.

When you recognize the children

and find the mother,

you will be free of sorrow.

 

If you close your mind in judgements

and traffic with desires,

your heart will be troubled.

If you keep your mind from judging

and aren't led by the senses,

your heart will find peace.

 

Seeing into darkness is clarity.

Knowing how to yield is strength.

Use your own light

and return to the source of light.

This is called practicing eternity.

 

Tao Te Ching 52

 

 

" Scriptures: Tao Te Ching (the Classic of the Way and its Power),

according to tradition written by Lao-Tzu.

 

Key concepts: the Tao, introduced in the Tao Te Ching as

follows: " The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; the

name that can be defined is not the unchanging name...There is a

thing inherent and natural, which existed before heaven and earth.

Motionless and fathomless, it stands alone and never changes; it

pervades everywhere and never becomes exhausted; it may be regarded

as the Mother of the Universe. I do not know its name. If I am

forced to give it a name, I call it Tao, and I name it supreme...Man

follows the laws of earth; earth follows the laws of heaven; heaven

follows the laws of the Tao; and Tao follows the laws of its

intrinsic nature. "

 

What is this Tao? The concept transcends the powers of reason and

must be grasped intuitively, it is beyond words, beyond all

differences and distinction, it is the unchanging, permanent reality

of constant change, it is the ground of being and nonbeing, it is

akin to the Hindu concept of the Brahman. "

 

Taoism

http://www.usao.edu/~usao-ids3313/ids/html/taoism.html