Recap of this evening's class on Chapter 4 of Chandi Path

[Guest guest]

Namaste Friends,

 

Here is a recap of this evening's class.

 

Love

srini

 

When we witnessed the death of Great Ego in the hands of the Divine

Mother, we (the Gods) sang the hymns in Chapter 4 in praise of the

Divine Mother

 

As Gods, whenever we remember Her, She will give us intuitive vision

and remove our greatest distress.

 

Whenever humans praise Mother with the verses from this chapter, we

will be blessed with increase in knowledge, prosperity, and greatness,

as well a other possessions in life.

 

Questions:

 

1. Why is this battle designed to be so difficult to win? Wouldn't

there be more peace in the world if we could conquer this ego battle a

little quicker?

 

By engaging in battle with the thoughts and when we are very sincere

in our desire to eradicate them, thoughts are purified and go to

heaven where they cannot disturb us anymore. She withdraws the energy

from the thoughts and gives it to the thoughts. By just glancing at

them this purification would not take place. That is why we need the

long battle.

 

2. In verse 19, " the thoughts rise to heaven when they meet their

demise in you. " How do we apply this practically in a hostile situation?

 

The best thing we can do is take a deep breath and instead of

expressing hostility , seek blessings that the hostile negotiation

will end in an outcome that will be harmonious for all.

 

3. How are buddhi, ahankara, chitta and manas different from each

other and how they relate and interact with each other?

 

Buddhi is objective fact, nouns and verbs

Manas is subjective thought, adjectives and adverbs

Chitta is the total of objective and subjective thought

" This is a book " ; book is buddhi

" This is a good book " ; there is imposition of a prejudice; good is mind

" This is a good book " is chitta

Ahamkara is the sense of I as being a perceiver

These four constitute the antahkarana

 

4. Why do we not ask the Goddess for a boon in chapter 4 or chapter

11, even though She asks us what we want, but wait until chapter 13?

 

We did ask for her boon in verse 37, " whenever we will remember you,

then and there you will give us intuitive vision. "

 

5. What exactly does increase in prosperity mean?

 

Whatever you conceive as prosperity. If you define it as material

wealth, it is material wealth. If you define it as spiritual wealth,

it is spiritual wealth.

 

6. In verse 33 the God's say that all their desire has been fulfilled.

Were they not affected by Shumbha and Nishumbha who had to be slain later.

 

They come back, these asuras. In this chapter, the Great Ego was

slain, and there is nothing as blissful as that. In the next chapter,

we say, Mother we fell down again. But now we remember the boon as

remember her.

[Guest guest]

Namaste all: falling down and getting up again. A constant theme in

our lives. Without Mother to hold onto, without hope, we forget to

get up. We give up.

It is so amazing that the simple thought of Mother, Divine Grace, Pure

Love-any of these thoughts is enough to get us back onto our feet.

It is such a blessing that She has given us.

As Swami says: ...take a deep breath, think of Her, visualize Her

form, and She is present, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, extending Her hand,

pulling us onto our feet again. "

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

-- In , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu wrote:

>

> Namaste Friends,

>

> Here is a recap of this evening's class.

>

> Love

> srini

>

> When we witnessed the death of Great Ego in the hands of the Divine

> Mother, we (the Gods) sang the hymns in Chapter 4 in praise of the

> Divine Mother

>

> As Gods, whenever we remember Her, She will give us intuitive vision

> and remove our greatest distress.

>

> Whenever humans praise Mother with the verses from this chapter, we

> will be blessed with increase in knowledge, prosperity, and greatness,

> as well a other possessions in life.

>

> Questions:

>

> 1. Why is this battle designed to be so difficult to win? Wouldn't

> there be more peace in the world if we could conquer this ego battle a

> little quicker?

>

> By engaging in battle with the thoughts and when we are very sincere

> in our desire to eradicate them, thoughts are purified and go to

> heaven where they cannot disturb us anymore. She withdraws the energy

> from the thoughts and gives it to the thoughts. By just glancing at

> them this purification would not take place. That is why we need the

> long battle.

>

> 2. In verse 19, " the thoughts rise to heaven when they meet their

> demise in you. " How do we apply this practically in a hostile situation?

>

> The best thing we can do is take a deep breath and instead of

> expressing hostility , seek blessings that the hostile negotiation

> will end in an outcome that will be harmonious for all.

>

> 3. How are buddhi, ahankara, chitta and manas different from each

> other and how they relate and interact with each other?

>

> Buddhi is objective fact, nouns and verbs

> Manas is subjective thought, adjectives and adverbs

> Chitta is the total of objective and subjective thought

> " This is a book " ; book is buddhi

> " This is a good book " ; there is imposition of a prejudice; good is mind

> " This is a good book " is chitta

> Ahamkara is the sense of I as being a perceiver

> These four constitute the antahkarana

>

> 4. Why do we not ask the Goddess for a boon in chapter 4 or chapter

> 11, even though She asks us what we want, but wait until chapter 13?

>

> We did ask for her boon in verse 37, " whenever we will remember you,

> then and there you will give us intuitive vision. "

>

> 5. What exactly does increase in prosperity mean?

>

> Whatever you conceive as prosperity. If you define it as material

> wealth, it is material wealth. If you define it as spiritual wealth,

> it is spiritual wealth.

>

> 6. In verse 33 the God's say that all their desire has been fulfilled.

> Were they not affected by Shumbha and Nishumbha who had to be slain

later.

>

> They come back, these asuras. In this chapter, the Great Ego was

> slain, and there is nothing as blissful as that. In the next chapter,

> we say, Mother we fell down again. But now we remember the boon as

> remember her.

>