GG vs 135 : to Chrisji on Guru Gita : It takes away fear

[Guest guest]

Chrisji,

 

perhaps if we think of the Guru's grace as 'do and get', the actual

recitation is the conduit or channel you set up for the blessings to

come your way.

Just a thought.

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

, "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956@y.

...> wrote:

> Surathananda,

>

> I certainly can't argue with that.

>

> The only point I might raise, and I'm not even sure it's at all

> important, is that it may be difficult to distinguish between the

> effects of the mantra shakti (the direct effects of chanting the

text)

> and the grace of the guru, since the purpose of the recitation (the

> purpose stated in the viniyoga) is to achieve perfection in the

prasad

> of the guru. If the scripture results in perfection in the blessings

> of the guru, anything we get by way of that perfection can be said

to

> be attributable to the practice.

>

> But, I think I'm really splitting hairs...

>

> Jai Maa!

> Chris

>

>

>

> , "surathananda" <surathananda@y..

..>

> wrote:

> > Dear Nanda and Chrisji & Henny,

> >

> > I agree with Henny's point of how our own ignorant interpretations

> give rise to fear.

> > Verse 135 says .."takes away fear of time and death",...which

makes

> it sound as if

> > by chanting the Guru Gita we become more the witness and not so

> embroiled in

> > past or future events, and by knowing our true self,dispells fear

of

> death.

> > Its recitation also destroys adversity to give us pure

discrimination

> > when dealing with beings of the nature described in the verse

which

> sounds of the

> > gross and subtle levels of our experience.

> > In verse 25 of the Patanjali Sutras it says pure awareness,pure

> consciousness

> > is the cause of the destruction of ignorance (avidya).