Kavach once more

[Guest guest]

Ever notice how when we keep coming back to a chapter after a while

we begin to find deeper meanings ? This is what happened to the

Kavach with me.

 

The Kavach is a suit of armor and an invocation to protect the

various parts of my body. "Fine, cool" or so I thought.

 

And then I lost my temper yesterday , suffered the consequences and

got to see the Kavach in a new light .

 

I saw how EASILY I change from a happy person to an angry one. I may

be full of good thoughts, and then this random stray thought pops up

from nowhere and rules the roost, and I am at its mercy completely.

The drama of Chandi all over again.

 

Today, I heard Swamiji's teachings (online at

http://www.shreemaa.org/online.htm ) on the armor of the Goddess

and it made more sense to me why I would want to chant that chapter.

 

He says and I paraphrase : For the welfare of our OWN SOUL we should

not take one step without putting on this armor. If anybody is

entering our aura and changing our vibration , then we should put on

the armor of the Goddess.

 

In my understanding , it applies not just to any person entering our

aura, but also to any thought that slips past our vigilant minds.

When we decide that the vibration that we want to protect is that "

I am one with the Goddess " , we seal it with the Armor, and so

wherever we go we are impervious to other thoughts and emotions.

Swamiji says "We are empowering you to protect the vibration you

want inside. "

 

It made me realize that the Kavach is way beyond "protect this part

of the body" ... but more like "protect and safeguard the fledgeling

good intentions, the tender and gentle higher attitudes that I want

to cultivate, the bhav that I want to maintain "

 

Oh yes, the Kavach is a lot more ...it is a way of reminding

ourselves to stay in the zone.

 

And of course we continue the chant of the Chandi .... because the

Sadhana is everything .

[Guest guest]

Latha,

 

Thank you for this reminder to protect and nuture that which we

already have.

 

This business of protecting the aura is fascinating. How does it

work? What, exactly, is it protecting us against? This is definately

part of the esoteric side of the tantra, the science of the subtle

processes of Nature. I suppose there isn't much use in learning very

much about these processes until we are purified enough to sense them

ourselves.

 

As a side note, I have read, and my experience seems to bear it out,

that sudden possession by passionate anger is part of the heart's

purification process. It seems you have to know what is in there

before you can let it go.

 

Chris

 

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> Ever notice how when we keep coming back to a chapter after a while

> we begin to find deeper meanings ? This is what happened to the

> Kavach with me.

>

> The Kavach is a suit of armor and an invocation to protect the

> various parts of my body. "Fine, cool" or so I thought.

>

> And then I lost my temper yesterday , suffered the consequences and

> got to see the Kavach in a new light .

>

> I saw how EASILY I change from a happy person to an angry one. I

may

> be full of good thoughts, and then this random stray thought pops

up

> from nowhere and rules the roost, and I am at its mercy completely.

> The drama of Chandi all over again.

>

> Today, I heard Swamiji's teachings (online at

> http://www.shreemaa.org/online.htm ) on the armor of the Goddess

> and it made more sense to me why I would want to chant that

chapter.

>

> He says and I paraphrase : For the welfare of our OWN SOUL we

should

> not take one step without putting on this armor. If anybody is

> entering our aura and changing our vibration , then we should put

on

> the armor of the Goddess.

>

> In my understanding , it applies not just to any person entering

our

> aura, but also to any thought that slips past our vigilant minds.

> When we decide that the vibration that we want to protect is that "

> I am one with the Goddess " , we seal it with the Armor, and so

> wherever we go we are impervious to other thoughts and emotions.

> Swamiji says "We are empowering you to protect the vibration you

> want inside. "

>

> It made me realize that the Kavach is way beyond "protect this part

> of the body" ... but more like "protect and safeguard the

fledgeling

> good intentions, the tender and gentle higher attitudes that I want

> to cultivate, the bhav that I want to maintain "

>

> Oh yes, the Kavach is a lot more ...it is a way of reminding

> ourselves to stay in the zone.

>

> And of course we continue the chant of the Chandi .... because the

> Sadhana is everything .