Guest guest Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 QUESTION FOR SWAMIJI Swamiji, What part are you and Shree Maa playing in this process of Hinduism becoming a global culture? Is the Eternal Way the same as Hinduism? Isn't that a Western word? Finally, what part are we playing her in this forum, in this larger perspective? Thank you Swamiji! Please be well today! Don't work too hard! Peace. steve ===== , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > Question from Sherri: > What if a person is learning from two branches? My kriya yoga > tradition and initiation comes from Agastya, who is sometimes > recognized as one of the rishis. Then it is clear to me that Shree > Maa is my living Guru, so this would be Satyananda gotre. No rush, > but your or Swamiji's guidance is welcomed. > > Nanda's tentative response : She could do a "cha" for both gotras. > That would be Agastya gotra cha Satyananda gotra, to honor both her > lineages. Swamiji, please let me know if this is ok. > > Swamiji's response: > The migration of Hindu to a global culture really makes it evolve > with > new questions that had not been previously asked. > > Traditionally, when a woman marries, she drops her family Gotra and > takes the Gotra of her husband's family. Of course the children > would take the father's Gotra, so I know of no precedent for having > two Gotras. > > Suffice it to say that Agastya and Satyananda are so similar in > origin and tradition, it would be hard to tell by listening to the > mantras from which lineage the puja came. Therefore, you could use > either one or both with the inclusion of cha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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