Chandi Question -- Can anyone help ? .......Qstn(1)

[Guest guest]

parvati,

 

is that union of shakti and shiva as rising kundalini in the

sahasrar meant generally, or as a specific exercise, or as a natural

consequence of devotions ... or, is the answer dependant upon the

devotee's individual practice and circumstance?

 

steve c.

 

 

, "parvati_saraswati"

<parvati_saraswati> wrote:

> Dear Latha,

> I was looking through my notes and here is one example of how

> the Chandi is applicable on other levels.

>

> In the Athaargalaa stotram verse 24 it says: Give me a wife

in

> harmony with my mind, who follows the changes of mind, and

> who can lead a family of noble birth across the difficulties of

> the ocean of objects and their relationships.

>

> Swamiji explains that this wife is not necessarily a physical

wife.

> Consciousness is singing this praise. That is Shiva. Shiva is

> asking for union with nature, his shakti. Here Shakti resides in

> the muladhara and Shiva resides in the sahasrara. He is asking

> to consumate the marriage by bringing the kundalini energy up

> from the muladhara to the sahasrara where we will commune

> and lead that good family across the ocean of objects and

> relationships. We w ill cross the samsara by uniting our Shakti

> with our Shiva.

>

> In Sanskrit the prayer for a wife in harmony with my mind

> follows the grammar of the sanskrit because it says

> "patniim" which means wife. But on a greater level it means

> more than a physical spouse. It means an energy. Let me

> become a partner of the divine. If we are shakti give me a shiva

> and if we are shiva give me a shakti in harmony with my mind. It

> is not just talking about a physical relationship.

>

> The Chandi goes beyond gender. Swamiji reminds us not to

> think of ourselves as limited beings housed in a body of gender.

> The Chandi is the story of the evolution of consciousness. It is

> not about having relationships in the world. It is about

> surrendering the egotism of thought and living in the world of

> consciousness.Consciousness is seeking to unite with nature.

>

> , "Latha Nanda"

> <lathananda> wrote:

> > Swamiji says that all the verses in the Chandi are applicable in

> the

> > 3 levels - gross, subtle, causal . Does anyone have notes from

> his

> > talks and can give an example?

[Guest guest]

Dear Steve,

That union happens through grace. Grace is defined as kripaa. What

you do is what you get. The longer we can sit, the more focused we

make our attention, the greater the fruit.Pranayama will help take

us deeper into meditation and acts like a bridge between the outer

and inner world.

 

 

 

 

, "bingo_ridley"

<bingo_ridley> wrote:

> parvati,

>

> is that union of shakti and shiva as rising kundalini in the

> sahasrar meant generally, or as a specific exercise, or as a

natural

> consequence of devotions ... or, is the answer dependant upon the

> devotee's individual practice and circumstance?

>

> steve c.

>

>

> , "parvati_saraswati"

> <parvati_saraswati> wrote:

> > Dear Latha,

> > I was looking through my notes and here is one example of how

> > the Chandi is applicable on other levels.

> >

> > In the Athaargalaa stotram verse 24 it says: Give me a wife

> in

> > harmony with my mind, who follows the changes of mind, and

> > who can lead a family of noble birth across the difficulties

of

> > the ocean of objects and their relationships.

> >

> > Swamiji explains that this wife is not necessarily a physical

> wife.

> > Consciousness is singing this praise. That is Shiva. Shiva is

> > asking for union with nature, his shakti. Here Shakti resides

in

> > the muladhara and Shiva resides in the sahasrara. He is asking

> > to consumate the marriage by bringing the kundalini energy up

> > from the muladhara to the sahasrara where we will commune

> > and lead that good family across the ocean of objects and

> > relationships. We w ill cross the samsara by uniting our Shakti

> > with our Shiva.

> >

> > In Sanskrit the prayer for a wife in harmony with my mind

> > follows the grammar of the sanskrit because it says

> > "patniim" which means wife. But on a greater level it means

> > more than a physical spouse. It means an energy. Let me

> > become a partner of the divine. If we are shakti give me a

shiva

> > and if we are shiva give me a shakti in harmony with my mind.

It

> > is not just talking about a physical relationship.

> >

> > The Chandi goes beyond gender. Swamiji reminds us not to

> > think of ourselves as limited beings housed in a body of gender.

> > The Chandi is the story of the evolution of consciousness. It is

> > not about having relationships in the world. It is about

> > surrendering the egotism of thought and living in the world of

> > consciousness.Consciousness is seeking to unite with nature.

> >

> > , "Latha Nanda"

> > <lathananda> wrote:

> > > Swamiji says that all the verses in the Chandi are applicable

in

> > the

> > > 3 levels - gross, subtle, causal . Does anyone have notes from

> > his

> > > talks and can give an example?