Recap of last Friday's class on Chapter 5 of Chandi

[Guest guest]

Namaste Friends,

 

The following is a recap of Swamiji's class on the first half Chapter

5 of the Chandi.

 

Love

srini

 

 

In Chapter 5, verses 14-76 contain the refrain:

" Namastasyai Namastasyai Namatasyai Namo Namaha. "

 

We bow five times (with five organs of knowledge, five organs of

action, five elements (tanmatras).

 

Questions:

 

1. The Divine Mother tells us in verse 6 that if we remember Her in

times of adversity She will eradicate our every distress. How does she

do this? In adverse situations that I encounter, I remember Her yet I

am feeling the adversity and distress. Doesn't the mind need to attain

a level purity before the devotee can feel the presence of Mother any

situation, good or adverse?

 

When you are in distress, You are thinking two thoughts: Mother and

distress. If you really remember her in devotion only Mother, the

distress dissolves. With sincerity, with intensity, we bow to Mother

exclusively.

 

2. What is the significance of the energy, the pin, the seeds, and the

principles in the Viniyoga?

 

All of these will be explained more clearly when we discuss Murti Rahasya.

 

3. When we come out of Samadhi after chapter 4, does the ego return in

chapter 5?

 

Swamiji asked the same questions of His Guru. All three battles

(related the three episodes) are happening simultaneously. All the

asuras are constantly changing and interchanging their forms. Our

battle with the ego does not follow the linear sequence of the

chapters in the Chandi.

 

4. In verse 82, what does remember in a physical form mean?

 

In a murti, in some symbol of divinity, saguna. Remember Mother and

focus on one form. Then concentration is acute, more intense so that

all thoughts are literally consumed by your concentration. It does not

matter what that form is so long as you postulate that the form is my

form of divinity

 

5. What does it mean that the ego took divine qualities?

 

How can the sun be bright if it is covered by a cloud. Self conceit

and self deprecation obscure our wisdom and throw us out of heaven.

But we know what to do. Sing before the manifested form of divinity

and bow and bow.

[Guest guest]

Namaste all: Thank God we have Shree Maa as our physical

manifestation of Divine Mother. She challenges us to see Her Divinity

while seeing Her changing form. She appears of this world, worldly,

yet looking into Her eyes, one cannot see an ego. No attachment to

this world of form. Yet, she sees us, welcomes us, calls us by name,

talks to us, asks how was our day and how do we feel?

We respond, " Fine Maa, how are you'?

She replies: " Oh, this body had some discomfort, but it is only the

body, my soul never changes. "

And you KNOW, you just KNOW, that She is Divinity.

She tells us that Shiva talks to Her, gives Her advice, gives Her

recipes to prepare for Swami.

She is the Divine Mother, She is Chandi. She will give as much as you

can bear. She will take away all you can give Her.

Yes, She challenges us to be Divine too.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu wrote:

>

> Namaste Friends,

>

> The following is a recap of Swamiji's class on the first half Chapter

> 5 of the Chandi.

>

> Love

> srini

>

>

> In Chapter 5, verses 14-76 contain the refrain:

> " Namastasyai Namastasyai Namatasyai Namo Namaha. "

>

> We bow five times (with five organs of knowledge, five organs of

> action, five elements (tanmatras).

>

> Questions:

>

> 1. The Divine Mother tells us in verse 6 that if we remember Her in

> times of adversity She will eradicate our every distress. How does she

> do this? In adverse situations that I encounter, I remember Her yet I

> am feeling the adversity and distress. Doesn't the mind need to attain

> a level purity before the devotee can feel the presence of Mother any

> situation, good or adverse?

>

> When you are in distress, You are thinking two thoughts: Mother and

> distress. If you really remember her in devotion only Mother, the

> distress dissolves. With sincerity, with intensity, we bow to Mother

> exclusively.

>

> 2. What is the significance of the energy, the pin, the seeds, and the

> principles in the Viniyoga?

>

> All of these will be explained more clearly when we discuss Murti

Rahasya.

>

> 3. When we come out of Samadhi after chapter 4, does the ego return in

> chapter 5?

>

> Swamiji asked the same questions of His Guru. All three battles

> (related the three episodes) are happening simultaneously. All the

> asuras are constantly changing and interchanging their forms. Our

> battle with the ego does not follow the linear sequence of the

> chapters in the Chandi.

>

> 4. In verse 82, what does remember in a physical form mean?

>

> In a murti, in some symbol of divinity, saguna. Remember Mother and

> focus on one form. Then concentration is acute, more intense so that

> all thoughts are literally consumed by your concentration. It does not

> matter what that form is so long as you postulate that the form is my

> form of divinity

>

> 5. What does it mean that the ego took divine qualities?

>

> How can the sun be bright if it is covered by a cloud. Self conceit

> and self deprecation obscure our wisdom and throw us out of heaven.

> But we know what to do. Sing before the manifested form of divinity

> and bow and bow.

>