Guest guest Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Namaste Tanmaya: In ths context of this thread, the word " power " , works best for me because I am in a war for my soul. Divine Shakti is the weapon, the power, to save me. Yes, a weapon: of Virtue, of Truth, or Purity, wielded by Divine Mother to destroy my ego, to bring me peace. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar , " ty_maa " <dsjames wrote: > > > Dear Vishweshwar, > > I've been wondering about the use of this word " Power " in the > religious context. What may be in it that never fails to excite the > western mind so much... > > when other words could be used (possibly more appropriately) such as > Purity, Holiness, divine Presence, pure Love, and Peace? > > > With respect, > > Tanmaya > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namaste Shalini and Vishrut: Maa and Swami created the 3 year Chandi > > Homa at the Mandir because they knew the cumulative effect would be > > very powerful. And indeed it has been. I can only speculate about > > the effect of a group of devotees performing sadhana with them in a > > very holy place, steeped in thousands of years of mantras. > > I think it would be incredibly powerful for each person, and for the > > entire Universe. > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > , " jjmjm08 " <jjmjm08@> wrote: > > > > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Namaste: Shree Maa has asked us to respond to Her question: > > > > > > > > SHREE MAA ASKED: > > > > What would be the advantages of performing a group sadhana in > ancient > > > > temples in a place like Banaras? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > Divine Mother and family, > > > > > > We haven't personally visited Banaras nor have much experience, but > > > what comes to mind is the aspect about the synergy that would emerge > > > from the collective sadhana performed by the group...sort of a > > > multiplier or ripple effect perhaps? > > > > > > Pranam. Jai Maa! > > > > > > shalini and vishrut > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Namaste Tanmaya: In ths context of this thread, the word " power " , works best for me because I am in a war for my soul. Divine Shakti is the weapon, the power, to save me. Yes, a weapon: of Virtue, of Truth, or Purity, wielded by Divine Mother to destroy my ego, to bring me peace. Dear Brother Vish, Bless your sparkling soul! Now, I don't mean to make fun at all, but.. " How many eyes you have, Grandmother! " There is the " me " for whom power works best. There is " I " who is in a war. There is the " me " who has (not is) a soul. There is the " me " whom the Divine Shakti is going to " save " . There is also the I who has (not is) the ego (although the ego is ahamkara=that-which-says- " I " ). And, there is the " me " to whom the Mother will bring peace by destroying the " ego " =the " I " . My question is, which hand is carrying the black briefcase? Now, a doctrine of unconditional surrender of all of these " I's " to the Mother, or of Self-enquiry, which is the same thing, could, I would imagine, lead to a point where one could safely wield power, even great power, to the great benefit of all. What worries me about teaching (all over the world) a doctrine of power, war, conquering, super-weapons, and destruction is that it reads too much like this morning's headlines. And what one dwells on continuously, one becomes in the end. There is a way around this. We can remember that Swamiji has interpreted all of these weapons as spiritual virtues, e.g. purity. Thus, we can talk about purity directly, without carrying the bloody and self-contradictory image of a weapon of death along with it. " Killing the ego " is also a metaphor. It is the conclusion of all the holy texts and all the great Gurus that the ego doesn't even exist. Therefore it can't bleed and die. The ego is an imaginary thing which we wake up from at the right time. At most, as Sri Ramakrishna would say, its like a line drawn on the water with your finger. There is no blood and gore in its passing. Swami Vivekananda, while recouping his health in Kashmir, after exhausting himself by work in the West, came upon a small temple to the Divine Mother which had been raided and nearly destroyed by the invading Moguls long before. The Swami was so incensed that he began railing to the Mother, " If I had been here, I would have given my last drop of blood to protect this temple.... " At this point the Mother Herself appeared in front of him and said simply, " My child, do you protect Me, or do I protect you? " Then She was gone. From then on the Swami would say, " Its all Mother now; She does everything; I do nothing at all. " With love, Tanmaya > > Dear Vishweshwar, > > > > I've been wondering about the use of this word " Power " in the > > religious context. What may be in it that never fails to excite the > > western mind so much... > > > > when other words could be used (possibly more appropriately) such as > > Purity, Holiness, divine Presence, pure Love, and Peace? > > > > > > With respect, > > > > Tanmaya > > > > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste Shalini and Vishrut: Maa and Swami created the 3 year Chandi > > > Homa at the Mandir because they knew the cumulative effect would be > > > very powerful. And indeed it has been. I can only speculate about > > > the effect of a group of devotees performing sadhana with them in a > > > very holy place, steeped in thousands of years of mantras. > > > I think it would be incredibly powerful for each person, and for the > > > entire Universe. > > > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , " jjmjm08 " <jjmjm08@> wrote: > > > > > > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > > > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Namaste: Shree Maa has asked us to respond to Her question: > > > > > > > > > > SHREE MAA ASKED: > > > > > What would be the advantages of performing a group sadhana in > > ancient > > > > > temples in a place like Banaras? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > > > > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Divine Mother and family, > > > > > > > > We haven't personally visited Banaras nor have much experience, but > > > > what comes to mind is the aspect about the synergy that would > emerge > > > > from the collective sadhana performed by the group...sort of a > > > > multiplier or ripple effect perhaps? > > > > > > > > Pranam. Jai Maa! > > > > > > > > shalini and vishrut > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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