Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 hm, that is pretty cool. i notice the images of the goddess and the weapons change in the various depictions. but i don't know, if it evolved in swamiji's experience, hence the depictions he gave, or if it is as he received it from his guru. i would like to know, myself. s , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Namaste Karen, > > I am referring to the introduction in the Chandi and this is what > Swamiji has said about the weapons. > > "The qualities and characteristics of spiritual discipline symbolized > in these words that is relevant" > > and > "These words will take significance in the individual meditations of > the seeker, and their definitions WILL CHANGE with growth, > development and progress along the path ". > > > My take is that the symbolism in the book is what Swamiji himself has > experienced in his path. It could be the same or different for us. I > would be interested to know what others think on this subject. > > Great question. > > I am going to create a table in the Database section of the home page > and we can compare the symbolism along the different chapters that we > encounter. Anyone can add to this table - it is fairly simple to go and edit/add records > > JAI MAA ! > > Latha > > > > > > , "kbbookbag" <karenborak@e...> > wrote: > > On page 60, verses 13 and 14, the various weapons of the Goddesses > > are related to concepts, i.e., bow of determination. My question > > is -- does each weapon have a specific meaning that remains > constant > > in the Chandi? Can we know that each time we encounter a weapon, > we > > know the quality that it represents? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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