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

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Thank You Dan for your enlightened response!

It also serves as a reminder that I must continue my study of the

various scriptures, that Swamiji has translated so well for us all in

contemporary language.

Om Namah Shivaya! Jai Maa!

 

Manjushri

 

, bmarley343 wrote:

>

>

> 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

> >

>