Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Dear Chris and Mountain Mum, to be honest, I'd feel a bit uncomfortable asking a question like this. I'd feel like a guest having been invited for the first time to someone's house and then asking to see what's in the cupboards. Perhaps if someone who was a regular asked the question... with love, Henny , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote: > I agree. > > Pahari Maa > > On Apr 27, 2005, at 7:17 AM, Chris Kirner wrote: > > > > > > > Henny, > > > > This avatar question sounds to me like it might be an interesting one > > for Swamiji's interview > > > > Chris > > > > > > , "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thank you, Dear Pahari Maa, for asking the question about the amsa > > and > > > thank you for writing about the Avatar. I find this a very difficult > > > concept, because so many different things are said about it, and > > there > > > is much difference of opinion among certain groups about who is and > > > who is not an avatar. Your remark that there is only One Avatar cuts > > > the matter down to the essential. The question that I still have is > > > this: if The Avatar voluntarily returns to the physical plane, does > > It > > > know this as soon as It has provided Itself with a physical vehicle, > > > or does it take some time? And is the knowing/not knowing the > > > difference between saints and sinners? So the Avatar manifest on the > > > physical plane would be Knowledge united with Love? > > > You see, you have given me food for meditation, > > > > > > with love, > > > > > > Henny > > > > > > > > > , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> > > wrote: > > > > We are Divine Partners, Divine Lovers. > > > > We are inseparable, yet we feel separate. > > > > We are One and we are Many. > > > > We are the Avatar. > > > > > > > > From age to age when the forces of Dharma become weak, we take > > > refuge > > > > in a body and return to the physical plane to fight the forces of > > > > division and to re-establish the standards of Truth, Love and > > Unity. > > > > > > > > We are bound together by our Love. We suffer a lot because of the > > > > perception of duality and separation which comes with a human > > body. > > > > > > > > Our sacrifice is great. > > > > > > > > Were we chosen to return to this realm or did we volunteer? > > > > > > > > The Buddhists say that the Bodhisattvas do it out of their > > infinite > > > > compassion for all sentient beings. The Bible makes it sound like > > > > Christ was only acting in obedience to Jehovah's plan. > > Ramakrishna > > > (an > > > > avatar of the 19th century) tells us "He who was Rama and Krishna > > is > > > > now in this body appearing as Ramakrishna." One Hindu view is > > that > > > > there is only one Avatar but several or numerous incarnations; the > > > > Divine voluntarily returning to the physical plane to restore the > > > > Dharma. > > > > > > > > When I first heard about Bodhisattvas, I found it impossible to > > > believe > > > > that any being could have enough compassion to keep on returning > > to > > > > this realm by choice until all sentient beings had been liberated > > > from > > > > samsara. Krishna said that he returned for pure love's sake. > > > > > > > > Om > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > • > > / > > > > • > > > > > > • Terms of > > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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