Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Though this was interesting Namaste A. The Many forms of The Great Goddess >From ancient times the great GODDESS appeared as the source of the >three aspects of existence by being worshiped as the UNIVERSAL, >OMNIPRESENT MOTHER, full of wisdom. She knew her children well, >loved >them and wished one day to gather them once again to Herself, to >become part of the spiritual elite who not only entered into eternal >paradise, but would go the aid of those devotees who needed her >power >to overcome the material difficulties of this world and other >planets. >With her omniscience, she sees and knows everything, visible and >invisible. Her energy can penetrate everything - our past, present >and future. As the wife of Vishnu, she has the power to intervene to >grant our prayers and change treacherous circumstances. >Her second power is to open our consciousness. This is the hidden >gift of love, the fundamental virtue of all good mothers. The >goddess >not only gives and shares her bountiful KNOWLEDGE, (Sarasvati), but >she is also the internal guiding wisdom of our microcosm. This >wisdom >gives us the power to oppose the forces of evil. >Her third power is happiness. She sees with her heart, smiles, >pardons and consoles; she cures the miseries and wounds to the >spirit >and inspires love. She represents interior happiness, which shines >forth and communicates itself to us all. >Symbols and different names of the Great Goddess : > >SHAKTI or PRACILTI = the POWER of nature or the source of creative >energy > >Bhagasati : The All Powerful > >Devi - Mahadevi : The Radiant > >Parvati : The Daughter of the Mountains > >She is also called : the three wisdom's (Trayividya), the goddess of >language (Bhasha), the Mother of the world (Jagadmata), the giver of >life (Bavani), the youngest (Avara), Like a Bee (Bhramani) and the >giver of abundance (Anna-purna). > >Names of the goddess when associated with Vishnu/Krishna and Shiva >As the wife of Vishnu or the alluring Krisha : > >she is called " the Peace-of the-Night " (Uma), the " Pale One " (Gaudi) >and the " Faithful One " (Sati). > >She was also the Messenger of Shiva (Shiva-duti), " Prosperous >Times, " " the goddess of Sleep, (Shiva) the " Sovereign " , the " Great >goddess " (Maheshvari), " Love " (Kamakya) and the " Universal One " . >(Sharvani). > >Most of the names cited above are taken from the Karapatri and Shri >Bhagavati Tattva. > >Names of the Sahkti ressembling those of Marie, the Mother of Jesus >The Beautiful one (Sundarf), the " Young Virgin " (Kanya-Kumari), the >Mother of the World (Jagaddhatri), the VIRGIN (Kanya), " Our Lady of >Kindness " (Sarva- mangala), the " Shining One " >(DEVI), " Transcendental >Splendor " (Maha-devi), " the Inaccessible One " (Durga), the Infinite >One (Ananti), the " Queen of Heaven (Nitya)… >The goddess SHAKTI or Omnipresent energy > >Source of Life issuing from the Great Being Brought forth from the >Creator, she already had helped with the Creation of the world : >When Brahma created the universe, the Primordial God was divided in >two directions: > >• Masculine : " Sadha Shiva = the masculine aspect " or the light >which comes from the Sun to warm the Earth. > >• Feminine : " Adi Shakti = primordial energy " , which created the >Universe and the Earth. > >When the Universe began, the Goddess was alone. From her was born >everything beautiful and everything that had energy : >It is She that gives us life: > >She is their origin: Water, the egg and the womb, plants and >animals; >SHE gave birth to men, it is she who IS, The One who gives the >highest energy... (Bahvricha Upanishad) Born in the primordial >waters >(ap) > >I filled the entire universe. > >I touch the Sky and the Earth… (Rig-Veda)She is Omniscient, >All-powerful, The Mother of the World, Present in every corner of >the >universe... (Karapatri) > >Thus the Brahmins express the words of the goddess: > >I wander with " the Elements of Life " (the Rudras), > " The Spheres of existence, (theVasus), >The " Sovereign Principles " (the Adityas), >The " UNIVERSAL God " , ( the Visve-devas.) > >The body is inert without the breath of life, but the goddess Shakti >is life, the will and power which animate the eternal gods. She >possesses the principle necessary for development of the cosmic >embryo (the egg from which Creation was born). > >The word Shakti means energy and its synonym in the Vedas is Saci, >the power which is personified by the wife of Indra. > >An invisible spiritual entity, Shakti is the force behind Shiva, >Vishnu, Brahma and even the apparent rebirth of nature in the >spring. >This force is the substance of all and is omnipresent. > >As a cohesive force, Shakti is the wisdom and conscience of Krishna, >the immensity of Brahma and the feminine Yoni of Shiva. Through his >union with this energy, Shiva- the Eternal Lord of Sleep, can become >the active, fertile principle. The feminine driving force, Shakti is >the necessary complement to the divine masculine force of SHIVA. She >initiates creation and procreates. > >Thus speaks the Great Goddess in the Devi-sukta of the Rig-Veda, >(where she is described as the supreme immanent Goddess) : > > " I am the kingdom which gives prosperity to all. I know all and my >empire is immense. The gods have given me numerous dwellings and I >live everywhere (Devi-sukta of the Rig Veda). From me is born >everything that eats, sees, breathes and hears. Those who ignore me >are destroyed, so meditate carefully on what I say: I am the joy of >the gods as well as of men. I can give everyone that which he >desires, I fight for the people, I am present in the earth and sky >and give birth to the father. " (Rig-Veda) > >Hymn to the Great Goddess (Brought up to date by Nag Hamadi) >Thus spoke the Great Goddess, mother of men : > > " Here I give voice to my thoughts, they call me : the invisible >idea, the voice that never changes. " > > " I am Unique and without sin. " (Nirmala) All consciousness is in me, >I speak through all creatures and I am known by the " All-Powerful >One. " > >Son of thought, listen to the voice of your mother, for it is you >who >are worthy of this mystery (the inner spiritual life). This has been >hidden since Eternity, so that you may become perfect. > >I am the image of the invisible Spirit, it is from me that the " All- >Powerful One " received his being; it is the light from the Mother >that illuminates the Virgin, who is inaccessible and whose voice is >imperceptible and immeasurable. > >I alone am the ineffable, immaculate, incomprehensible Word of God. >I >am the hidden light giving the fruit of life, bringing forth " living >water from an Invisible Source. " I am " the Source of All " , the >beginning of the energy of life, the breath of power, and the eye of >the three homes of the body…(The Adi Shakti) > >These are amazing sayings that resemble those of Mary, Mother of >Jesus. She who was called to Lourdes (France): who experienced the >Immaculate Conception. After much suffering, Mary once again became >QUEEN OF HEAVEN, consoling those who pray to her; and in lands where >medicine is lacking, many people rely on her as their ultimate hope! > >The words of the Great Hindu Goddess end with a prophecy : > > " But they did not know me, those who cling to their senses; for I >am >imperceptible, I will bring my seed to the divine light, to an >inaccessible silence. " > >SARASVATI, goddess of knowledge and culture Daughter and wife of >Brahma, she is the goddess of the spoken word, the union of the >power >and intelligence from which the WORD was created. The goddess of >eloquence, wisdom and knowledge, she reveals to us the beauty in >music, writing and poetry. > >Represented as a graceful white woman sitting on a lotus flower, she >has a crescent moon on her forehead. > >Vac, the goddess of the word Vac, the word or the exchange of >knowledge, is the mother of all communication which gives >intelligence to those who love her. The wife of the King of the Sky, >She is the mother of the Vedas. All the world is contained in Her - >that is why " the WORD is ALL " (Aitareya a Aranyaka). > >The many faces of the Lakshmi or Shri : the goddess of Prosperity > >As the Power of the Immanent, Lakshmi represents the power of >multiplicity. She is also called Shri, the goddess of beauty. The >Wife of Vishnu, she accompanies him in each of his incarnations as >an >Avatar: She was the Lady of the Lotus when Vishnu was a dwarf; she >became the Earth when he was Rama-with an axe, (she was swallowed up >by the Earth as Sita); she became the goddess Rukmin when Vishnu >appeared in the form of Krishna, and became KALKI when Vishnu >descended to destroy and change the world... _______________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 This is wonderful information- thanks for sharing! Sarce Sarcatov <sarceto wrote: Though this was interesting Namaste A. The Many forms of The Great Goddess >From ancient times the great GODDESS appeared as the source of the >three aspects of existence by being worshiped as the UNIVERSAL, >OMNIPRESENT MOTHER, full of wisdom. She knew her children well, >loved >them and wished one day to gather them once again to Herself, to >become part of the spiritual elite who not only entered into eternal >paradise, but would go the aid of those devotees who needed her >power >to overcome the material difficulties of this world and other >planets. >With her omniscience, she sees and knows everything, visible and >invisible. Her energy can penetrate everything - our past, present >and future. As the wife of Vishnu, she has the power to intervene to >grant our prayers and change treacherous circumstances. >Her second power is to open our consciousness. This is the hidden >gift of love, the fundamental virtue of all good mothers. The >goddess >not only gives and shares her bountiful KNOWLEDGE, (Sarasvati), but >she is also the internal guiding wisdom of our microcosm. This >wisdom >gives us the power to oppose the forces of evil. >Her third power is happiness. She sees with her heart, smiles, >pardons and consoles; she cures the miseries and wounds to the >spirit >and inspires love. She represents interior happiness, which shines >forth and communicates itself to us all. >Symbols and different names of the Great Goddess : > >SHAKTI or PRACILTI = the POWER of nature or the source of creative >energy > >Bhagasati : The All Powerful > >Devi - Mahadevi : The Radiant > >Parvati : The Daughter of the Mountains > >She is also called : the three wisdom's (Trayividya), the goddess of >language (Bhasha), the Mother of the world (Jagadmata), the giver of >life (Bavani), the youngest (Avara), Like a Bee (Bhramani) and the >giver of abundance (Anna-purna). > >Names of the goddess when associated with Vishnu/Krishna and Shiva >As the wife of Vishnu or the alluring Krisha : > >she is called " the Peace-of the-Night " (Uma), the " Pale One " (Gaudi) >and the " Faithful One " (Sati). > >She was also the Messenger of Shiva (Shiva-duti), " Prosperous >Times, " " the goddess of Sleep, (Shiva) the " Sovereign " , the " Great >goddess " (Maheshvari), " Love " (Kamakya) and the " Universal One " . >(Sharvani). > >Most of the names cited above are taken from the Karapatri and Shri >Bhagavati Tattva. > >Names of the Sahkti ressembling those of Marie, the Mother of Jesus >The Beautiful one (Sundarf), the " Young Virgin " (Kanya-Kumari), the >Mother of the World (Jagaddhatri), the VIRGIN (Kanya), " Our Lady of >Kindness " (Sarva- mangala), the " Shining One " >(DEVI), " Transcendental >Splendor " (Maha-devi), " the Inaccessible One " (Durga), the Infinite >One (Ananti), the " Queen of Heaven (Nitya)… >The goddess SHAKTI or Omnipresent energy > >Source of Life issuing from the Great Being Brought forth from the >Creator, she already had helped with the Creation of the world : >When Brahma created the universe, the Primordial God was divided in >two directions: > >• Masculine : " Sadha Shiva = the masculine aspect " or the light >which comes from the Sun to warm the Earth. > >• Feminine : " Adi Shakti = primordial energy " , which created the >Universe and the Earth. > >When the Universe began, the Goddess was alone. From her was born >everything beautiful and everything that had energy : >It is She that gives us life: > >She is their origin: Water, the egg and the womb, plants and >animals; >SHE gave birth to men, it is she who IS, The One who gives the >highest energy... (Bahvricha Upanishad) Born in the primordial >waters >(ap) > >I filled the entire universe. > >I touch the Sky and the Earth… (Rig-Veda)She is Omniscient, >All-powerful, The Mother of the World, Present in every corner of >the >universe... (Karapatri) > >Thus the Brahmins express the words of the goddess: > >I wander with " the Elements of Life " (the Rudras), > " The Spheres of existence, (theVasus), >The " Sovereign Principles " (the Adityas), >The " UNIVERSAL God " , ( the Visve-devas.) > >The body is inert without the breath of life, but the goddess Shakti >is life, the will and power which animate the eternal gods. She >possesses the principle necessary for development of the cosmic >embryo (the egg from which Creation was born). > >The word Shakti means energy and its synonym in the Vedas is Saci, >the power which is personified by the wife of Indra. > >An invisible spiritual entity, Shakti is the force behind Shiva, >Vishnu, Brahma and even the apparent rebirth of nature in the >spring. >This force is the substance of all and is omnipresent. > >As a cohesive force, Shakti is the wisdom and conscience of Krishna, >the immensity of Brahma and the feminine Yoni of Shiva. Through his >union with this energy, Shiva- the Eternal Lord of Sleep, can become >the active, fertile principle. The feminine driving force, Shakti is >the necessary complement to the divine masculine force of SHIVA. She >initiates creation and procreates. > >Thus speaks the Great Goddess in the Devi-sukta of the Rig-Veda, >(where she is described as the supreme immanent Goddess) : > > " I am the kingdom which gives prosperity to all. I know all and my >empire is immense. The gods have given me numerous dwellings and I >live everywhere (Devi-sukta of the Rig Veda). From me is born >everything that eats, sees, breathes and hears. Those who ignore me >are destroyed, so meditate carefully on what I say: I am the joy of >the gods as well as of men. I can give everyone that which he >desires, I fight for the people, I am present in the earth and sky >and give birth to the father. " (Rig-Veda) > >Hymn to the Great Goddess (Brought up to date by Nag Hamadi) >Thus spoke the Great Goddess, mother of men : > > " Here I give voice to my thoughts, they call me : the invisible >idea, the voice that never changes. " > > " I am Unique and without sin. " (Nirmala) All consciousness is in me, >I speak through all creatures and I am known by the " All-Powerful >One. " > >Son of thought, listen to the voice of your mother, for it is you >who >are worthy of this mystery (the inner spiritual life). This has been >hidden since Eternity, so that you may become perfect. > >I am the image of the invisible Spirit, it is from me that the " All- >Powerful One " received his being; it is the light from the Mother >that illuminates the Virgin, who is inaccessible and whose voice is >imperceptible and immeasurable. > >I alone am the ineffable, immaculate, incomprehensible Word of God. >I >am the hidden light giving the fruit of life, bringing forth " living >water from an Invisible Source. " I am " the Source of All " , the >beginning of the energy of life, the breath of power, and the eye of >the three homes of the body…(The Adi Shakti) > >These are amazing sayings that resemble those of Mary, Mother of >Jesus. She who was called to Lourdes (France): who experienced the >Immaculate Conception. After much suffering, Mary once again became >QUEEN OF HEAVEN, consoling those who pray to her; and in lands where >medicine is lacking, many people rely on her as their ultimate hope! > >The words of the Great Hindu Goddess end with a prophecy : > > " But they did not know me, those who cling to their senses; for I >am >imperceptible, I will bring my seed to the divine light, to an >inaccessible silence. " > >SARASVATI, goddess of knowledge and culture Daughter and wife of >Brahma, she is the goddess of the spoken word, the union of the >power >and intelligence from which the WORD was created. The goddess of >eloquence, wisdom and knowledge, she reveals to us the beauty in >music, writing and poetry. > >Represented as a graceful white woman sitting on a lotus flower, she >has a crescent moon on her forehead. > >Vac, the goddess of the word Vac, the word or the exchange of >knowledge, is the mother of all communication which gives >intelligence to those who love her. The wife of the King of the Sky, >She is the mother of the Vedas. All the world is contained in Her - >that is why " the WORD is ALL " (Aitareya a Aranyaka). > >The many faces of the Lakshmi or Shri : the goddess of Prosperity > >As the Power of the Immanent, Lakshmi represents the power of >multiplicity. She is also called Shri, the goddess of beauty. The >Wife of Vishnu, she accompanies him in each of his incarnations as >an >Avatar: She was the Lady of the Lotus when Vishnu was a dwarf; she >became the Earth when he was Rama-with an axe, (she was swallowed up >by the Earth as Sita); she became the goddess Rukmin when Vishnu >appeared in the form of Krishna, and became KALKI when Vishnu >descended to destroy and change the world... _______________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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