Advaita Swan

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Now something completely different but Advaita related:

 

The swan is an important motif in Advaita. It symbolises two things: first, the

swan is called hamsah in Sanskrit (which becomes hamso if the first letter in

the next word is /h/). Upon repeating this hamso indefinitely, it becomes

so-aham, meaning, " I am That " . Second, just as a swan lives in water but its

feathers are not soiled by water, similarly a liberated Advaitin lives in this

world full of maya but is untouched by its illusion.

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Nisargadatta , " Hur Guler " <hurg wrote:

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> Now something completely different but Advaita related:

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> The swan is an important motif in Advaita. It symbolises two things: first,

the swan is called hamsah in Sanskrit (which becomes hamso if the first letter

in the next word is /h/). Upon repeating this hamso indefinitely, it becomes

so-aham, meaning, " I am That " . Second, just as a swan lives in water but its

feathers are not soiled by water, similarly a liberated Advaitin lives in this

world full of maya but is untouched by its illusion.

>

 

Third, a swan supposedly can drink a milk/water mixture and separate out the

milk. Discriminating the real from the unreal.

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , " Hur Guler " <hurg wrote:

>

> Now something completely different but Advaita related:

>

> The swan is an important motif in Advaita. It symbolises two things: first,

the swan is called hamsah in Sanskrit (which becomes hamso if the first letter

in the next word is /h/). Upon repeating this hamso indefinitely, it becomes

so-aham, meaning, " I am That " . Second, just as a swan lives in water but its

feathers are not soiled by water, similarly a liberated Advaitin lives in this

world full of maya but is untouched by its illusion.

>

 

 

And there is also more Hamsa:

 

1)

Humsa or Hamsa the Hand of Fatima, Eye of Maat, Hamsa/Humsa/Hamesh (all the

same), ... " The universal symbol called Humsa by the Hindus is a powerful

protection amulet in Asia and is often called the All Seeing Eye of Mercy.

In Tibet it is used for banishing fear and oppression.

This same symbol was also used by Native Americans.

In the Middle East it was called the All Seeing Eye of God and the Eye of Maat,

and was thought of as a great protector. "

 

 

2)

But Hamsa in Indian mythology is the holy bird, a Swan which when it is landing

on the head of a person then this person will become a king.

 

Here is a fantastic web site about Hamsa with lots of great fotos.

 

http://www.darkfiber.com/eyeinhand/

 

Werner