Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 , " Violet " <violet.tubb wrote: > > Dear Jagbir (and All), > > Jagbir, what are the identifying characteristics of a Divine > Incarnation? i am not asking this for myself so much, but more for > those people who can easily be fooled by those who falsely claim to > be a Divine Incarnation! Divine Incarnations have powers, no doubt! > However, special powers alone do not make up a Divine Incarnation, > do they? Appended is basically all i could find just now on the > worldwideweb re identifying characteristics of a Divine Incarnation. > > Thanks! > > violet > > > What are the Identifying Characteristics of a [Divine] Incarnation? > > Specific characteristics mark those great beings who were hailed > and loved as Incarnations. An Incarnation: > > 1. Is preceded by messengers who declare His coming > > 2. Is born of immaculate conception > > 3. Lives among the lowly > > 4. Demonstrates God's grace alone is sufficient > > 5. Sacrifices His life out of love and as a propitiation for > humanity > > 6. Clarifies the scriptures so that people can understand and > practice them rightly > > 7. Adds something new which is particularly applicable to the era > which He has come to serve and which will be of benefit to all > future people > > 8. Cleans away the confusions in religious or spiritual practice > caused by ignorant or incorrectly opinionated priestcraft > > http://www.yogaworld.org/relationships/friends_of_God-print.htm > Dear Violet, The most important is that the origins of an incarnation must be grounded in the scriptures. And if the incarantion claims Herself to be the Adi Shakti/Divine Feminine then She must, without exemption, be entrenched in _all_ the Holy Scriptures. Without question Shri Mataji is the incarnation of the Adi Shakti, the Divine Feminine of the Bible (Holy Spirit), Qur'an (Ruh), Ruach-Elohim (Old Testament), Aykaa Mayee (Guru Granth Sahib), Tao (Taoism), Prajnaparamita (Buddhsim), Great Spirit Mother (Native Traditions) and Shakti (Vedas/Puranas). Of equal importance is that She must also fulfill the propheceis and eschatological expectations of the same scriptures. Shri Mataji has met these exacting standards. The Cool Breeze is just one example. Whether you want to regard it as a Sure Sign of being born of the Spirit during the Last Judgment; feeling the Ruach or Breath of God; experiencing the Winds of Qiyamah (The Resurrection) after the Baptism of Allah; Kundalini awakening and feeling it flowing through the Brahmarhandra; opening of the Dsam Duar (Tenth Door); entering the Palace in the Head (Taoism); or connecting with the Great Spirit Mother makes no difference. You will understand the Cool Breeze according to the religion or tradition you were born in. And if you do not understand the Cool Breeze according to your tradition then you have a long way to go to rid yourself of ignorance and endless rebirths. But given the fact that the Last Judgment and Resurrection is taking place, that is a serious understatement. warmest regards, jagbir ---------------------------- Even so will the Breath of God Almighty or Winds Of Resurrection (surah 35:9 Fatir) begin blowing from the hands and heads of those born again of the Spirit (John 3:3-8) or having received the Baptism of Allah (surah 2:138 Al Baqarah) upon the Messaih's (Isa 11:2; 42:1; 61:1) arrival and declaration of the Last Judgment for all humanity. " One spring afternoon in 1992, a Norwegian friend who was living in my village for a year whilst he completed a Master of Business Administration at Bath University dropped over for coffee. After exchanging the usual set of pleasantries about the weather and a few comments about the local primary school, he introduced a new topic into the conversation. Knowing my interest in new religions, he said, was i aware that some people in the next village were 'giving cool breezes'? I confessed my ignorance and pressed him for details. One, a woman called Jane, he continued, had given him a sort of massage and as as result he had felt a cool breeze on the top of his head. " I really did, you know! " he went on, looking slightly uncomfortable, as he did not quite believe it himself. " What's it all about? " This book is my attempt, as a sociologist of religion, to answer the question raised by my friend that day. It is about Sahaja Yoga, the new religious movement (NRM) whose member was responsible for the 'cool breezes' which he felt. " Judith Coney, Sahaja Yoga (Introduction) Hardcover: 269 pages Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; 1 edition (May 24 1999) ISBN-13: 978-0700710614 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man born be born again, He cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born again when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man born of water and the Spirit, He cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of flesh is flesh and that which is born of Spirit is spirit, Marvel not that I said unto thee: Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, But cannot tell whence it comes and where it goeth: So is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:3-8 It is Allah who sends forth the Winds so that they raise up the Clouds, And We drive them to a Land that is dead, And revive the earth therewith after its death: Even so (will be) the Resurrection! surah 35:9 Fatir (The Originator of Creation) The Baptism of Allah; And who can baptise better than Allah? And it is He whom we worship. surah 2:138 Al Baqarah (The Heifer) Hebrew name for God - Ruach Elohim " The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. " (Job 33:4) The Spirit of YHVH is YHVH Himself... In the Tanakh, the word ruach generally means wind, breath, mind, spirit. In a living creature (nephesh chayah), the ruach is the breath, whether of animals (Gen 7:15; Psa 104:25, 29) or mankind (Isa 42:5; Ezek 37:5). God is the creator of ruach: " The ruach of God (from God) is in my nostrils " (Job 27:3). In God's hand is the ruach of all mankind (Job 12:10; Isa 42:5). In mankind, ruach further denotes the principle of life that possesses reason, will, and conscience. The ruach imparts the divine image to man, and constitutes the animating dynamic which results in man's nephesh as the subject of personal life. When applied to God, the word Ruach indicates creative activity (Gen 1:2) and active power (Isa 40:13). The Spirit of God also works in providence (Job 33:4; Psa 104:30), in redemption (Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26-27), in upholding and guiding his chosen ones (Neh 9:20; Psa 143:10; Hag 2:5), and in the empowering of the Messiah (Isa 11:2; Isa 42:1; Isa 61:1). In short, as the ruach is to the created nephesh, so the Ruach Elohim is to God Himself, part of God and identified with God. Ruach may be understood as the Author of the animating dynamic of the created order, the underlying Principle of creation, and the One that imparts the nephesh to the entire universe. The Spirit of God Ruach Elohim. The Spirit of God. References: Gen. 1:2; Gen. 41:38; Exod. 31:3; 35:31; Num. 24:2; 1 Sam. 10:10; 11:6; 16:15f, 23; 18:10; 19:20, 23; 2 Chr. 15:1; 2 Chr. 24:20. In many of these references note that the Spirit of God " came upon " an individual and enabled him to speak or act on behalf of YHVH. The Spirit of the LORD Ruach Adonai. References: Jdg. 3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Sam. 10:6; 16:13,4; 19:9; 2 Sam. 23:2; 1 Ki. 18:12; 22:24; 2 Ki. 2:16; 2 Chr. 18:23; 20:14; Isa. 11:2; 40:7, 13; 59:19; 63:14; Ezek. 11:5; Hos. 13:15; Mic. 2:7; 3:8. Note: A distinction was made by ancient Jewish authorities between the " Spirit of the Lord " and the Shekhinah, or the (tangible) presence of God. This distinction is made in the Talmud, which gives a list of things found in the first Temple in Jerusalem, but missing in the second Temple. The Shekhinah may have referred to God's actual dwelling within the Holy of Holies, and God's presence emanating outward from it in a special way, though this is speculative and not based on the scriptures found directly in the Tanakh. The Holy Spirit Ruach Hakkodesh. The Holy Spirit. Reference: Psalm 51:11 The Spirit of the LORD God Ruach Adonai Adonai. The Spirit of the LORD God. Reference: Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of God Ruach-El. The Spirit of God. Reference: Job 33:4 " The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. " (Job 33:4) It is written both in the Qur'an and Bible that during Qiyamah (Resurrection) those who get their Self-Realization will have Cool Breeze or Wind coming out of their hands, head and other parts of the body. The " hands will speak " to inform the individual of any wrong- doing on a particular finger(s) which correspond to certain problems. This experience is part and parcel of the human subtle system which is activated after the Baptism of Allah (Self-Realization). Prophet Jesus also preached that those born again of the Spirit will experience the Wind, but will have no idea where it comes from or goes, i.e., this is not the normal wind which humans daily experience but a Divine Wind from within. The word rûh comes from the same root as râhah. It is also related to rîh, which means 'wind', mirwahah, meaning 'fan', and istirwâh which means 'respiration'. The term " Spirit " translates the Hebrew word ruah, which, in its primary sense, means 'breath', 'air', 'wind'. Jesus indeed uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the transcendent newness of him who is personally God's breath, the divine Spirit. (Jn 3:3-8) " Today, Sahaja Yoga has reached the state of Mahayoga, which is en- masse evolution manifested through it. It is this day's Yuga Dharma. It is the way the Last Judgment is taking place. Announce it to all the seekers of truth, to all the nations of the world, so that nobody misses the blessings of the Divine to achieve their meaning, their absolute, their spirit. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi " The main thing that one has to understand is that the time has come for you to get all that is promised in the scriptures, not only in the Bible but all the scriptures of the world. The time has come today that you have to become a Christian, a Brahmin, a Pir, through your Kundalini awakening only. There is no other way. And that your Last Judgment is also now. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi " Of course there are some absurd things which grew with misinterpretation and interference from unholy people, which are common in these religions. For example, Jews, Christian and Muslims believe that when they die their bodies will come out of their graves and they will all be resurrected at the Time of Resurrection, at the Time of Last Judgment, at the Time of Qiyamah. It is illogical to think what will remain inside those graves after five hundred years. Nobody wants to think and understand that it is not the body but the soul that will come out of these bodies, be born again as human beings and be saved through Qiyamah and Resurrection. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi " The Indian sage, who may be called the pioneer in this field, was the first great astrologer Bhrigumuni. In his book Nadi Granth, he made clear predictions about these Modern Times. He also specifically predicted how the Kundalini would be awakened spontaneously through Sahaja Yoga, that is, spontaneous union with the Divine, and become the means of both individual and collective transformation on a large scale, through teaching incarnation of a great Yogi. This Yogi would be an unparalleled master of the Kundalini and would teach all the people the ancients secrets of self-transformation. These are the times described in the Holy Bible as the Last Judgment and in the Koran as Qiyamah — the Resurrection Time. Astrologically it also called the Age of Aquarius, the Time of Rebirth and of great spiritual development on the Earth. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi " Though you can understand that Mother's Love makes it very easy for you to get to your Realization and that the whole story of Last Judgment, which looks such a horrifying experience, has been made very beautiful, and very tender, and delicate, and does not disturb you. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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