Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 GURUDEVA <gurudeva-ve> wrote: gurudeva-ve (GURUDEVA)Daily Vedic Verses Installment 242When the self remains in the dream state, these are its achievements(results of past action): It then becomes a great king, as it were;or a noble brahmin, as it were; or attains, as it were, high or lowstates. Even as a great king, taking with him his retinue of citizens,moves about, according to his pleasure, within his own domain, so doesthe self, taking with it the organs, move about according to its pleasure,in the body.Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II, I-Relative Aspects of Brahman, 18Next, when the self goes into deep sleep-when it does not know anything-itreturns along the seventy-two thousand nerves called hita, which extendfrom the heart throughout the whole body and remains in the body. As ababy or an emperor or a noble brahmin lives, having reached the summitof happiness, so does the self rest.Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II, I-Relative Aspects of Brahman, 19As the spider moves along the thread it produces, or as from a fire tinysparks fly in all directions, even so from this Atman come forth allorgans, all worlds, all gods, all beings. Its secret name (Upanishad)is the Truth of truth. The vital breaths are the truth and their truthis Atman.Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II, I-Relative Aspects of Brahman, 20He who knows the calf together with its abode, its special resort, itspost and its rope, kills his seven hostile kinsmen. The vital breathin the body is indeed the calf; this body is its abode, the head itsspecial resort, strength its post and food its rope.Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II, II-Description of the Prana, 1These seven gods that prevent decay worship it (the calf): through thesepink lines in the eye, Rudra attends on it; through the water in the eye,Parjanya attends on it; through the pupil of the eye, the sun attendson it; through the black of the eye,fire attends on it; through thewhite portion, Indra; through the lower eyelid, the earth; and throughthe upper eyelid, heaven attends on it. He who knows this-his food doesnot diminish.Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II, II-Description of the Prana, 2Forward the Vedas to a friend! To they may write togurudeva-vedas-Everyone is welcome. ~~~~~~~~~To un- write togurudeva-vedas- Yogacharya Dr.Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Chairman : Yoganjali Natyalayam and ICYER 25,2nd Cross,Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry-605 013 Tel: 0413 - 2622902 / 0413 -2241561 Website: www.icyer.com www.geocities.com/yognat2001/ananda FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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