Manjusha ; Swami's response:Q + A with Swami: Asuras?

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Namaste Vish,The second part of Swamiji's answer is the one that's been intriguing me actually! I think he's brought the real issue I had in mind, to the forefront. If objects change their perspectives depending on how you look at them, does it mean that it does not really matter how you look at things (because that might depend on which society you live in or where you come from) because it doesn't change the reality. Is our spirituality geared towards 'seeing' the entire object without being biased by any particular perspective? (I remember a certain story about an elephant and blind men)Would that mean Dev and Asuras are two sides of the same coin? Thanks Vish for engaging the discussion.Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji!!!!Manjushri , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108 wrote:>> Namaste Manjusha: here are Swami's answers to your questions below> > SWAMI said: > "Everything in manifested existence has both.> > Also there is a way of looking at things, so that something that> appears as negative to one individual could appear as positive to> another."> _______________> > > Is there any geographical/historical connotation? Or do we all have> both the shining and dark forces within us?> > Jai Maa & Jai Swamiji> Manjushri>

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reminds me of 3 mantras in particular

 

this mantra is right after the achman in the first 10 or so pages of

every book

 

1.

Om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato-pi va

ya smaret pundarikaksham sa bahyabhyantarah sucih

 

OM the impure and the pure reside within all objects.

who remembers the lotus-eyed Consciousness is conveyed to radiant

beauty

 

and from the prana pratistha suktam...

 

2.

Kalakala Hi Devanam Danavanam Kalakalah

Samgrhya Nirmito Yasmat Kalasastena Kathyate

 

All the gods are fragments of the cosmic whole,

also all the asuras are fragments of the cosmic whole.

thus we make a house to contain all these energies.

 

3.

Deva danava samvade mathyamane mahodadhau

utpanni-si tada bumbha vidhrto visnuna svayam

 

The Gods and asuras speaking together are the great givers of churning

to the mind.

Rise to the top of this pot to separate them from what is actually

Vishnu Himself!

 

 

which reminds me of the story of the churning of the milk ocean. the

devas and asuras worked together to churn it.

 

namaste all

dan

 

 

 

misra_manjusha <misra_manjusha

 

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 4:29 am

[www.ShreeMaa.org] Manjusha ; Swami's response:Re: Q + A with

Swami: Asuras?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Namaste Vish,

 

The second part of Swamiji's answer is the one that's been intriguing

me actually! I think he's brought the real issue I had in mind, to the

forefront.

If objects change their perspectives depending on how you look at them,

does it mean that it does not really matter how you look at things

(because that might depend on which society you live in or where you

come from) because it doesn't change the reality.

Is our spirituality geared towards 'seeing' the entire object without

being biased by any particular perspective? (I remember a certain story

about an elephant and blind men)

Would that mean Dev and Asuras are two sides of the same coin?

 

Thanks Vish for engaging the discussion.

Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji!!!!

 

Manjushri

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Manjusha: here are Swami's answers to your questions below

>

> SWAMI said:

> " Everything in manifested existence has both.

>

> Also there is a way of looking at things, so that something that

> appears as negative to one individual could appear as positive to

> another. "

> _______________

>

>

> Is there any geographical/historical connotation? Or do we all have

> both the shining and dark forces within us?

>

> Jai Maa & Jai Swamiji

> Manjushri

>