Summary of last evening's Chandi class

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Dear Friends,

 

A partial recap of last evening's class:

 

The main meditation of Chapter 2 is when all the Gods put forth light

and the form of the Divine Mother became manifest.

 

Look at all the Gods within you and see from which place came which light.

 

These verses can be viewed as a nyas.

 

Nyas means to establish within; here the power of the Gods, and their

the weapons are established within.

 

Specifically, from the

 

Source of Bliss, Shiva: face

Power that controls, Yama: hair

Consciousness that pervades all, Vishnu: arms

Devotion, Sowmya (Moon): breasts

Rule of the Pure, Indra: midsection,

Lord of Equilibrium, Varuna: legs and thighs

Earth, Bhuvah: buttocks and hips

Creative Capacity, Brahma: feet

Light of Radiance: toes

Minders of Wealth, Eight Vasus: the fingers

Guardian of Treasure, Kubera: Nose

Lord of all Beings, Prajapathi: Teeth

Clarity of Meditation, Agni: Third Eye

Time of Worship, Sandhya: Eyebrows

Lord of Emancipation, Anila, Wind God: Ears

 

She is in the fire, in the deity, and in the body – the container of

consciousness

 

Questions:

1. Why did Madhu and Kaitabha come from Vishnu' ears?

 

Too much and too little come from our perceiving things in the world

through our senses. When we see or hear things we start feeling that

we have too much or too little.

 

2. When we lose battle with the Ego, daily, what is the highest

attitude as a devotee?

 

To the Goddess, we say, Forgive me, I made mistake today, tomorrow I

am going to try again. And keep trying everyday for the rest of our lives.

 

3. In Chapter 1, what is the spiritual significance of the king being

driven from his kingdom and the businessman running away from his family?

 

The King is driven from the Kingdom of Good thoughts. I would like to

protect my kingdom of good thoughts

 

Samadhi is no longer in Samadhi and he is in the world of thoughts

when he thinks about his family.

 

We are all trying to get back our Samadhi and our kingdom of good thoughts

 

Love

Srini