Guest guest Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Namaste Parvatiji, as you so kindly invited us to share any thoughts or questions: I realize there are many levels of interpretation, but the mantras we learned concerning the seat (om kushasane..) and these new mantras for purification all refer in some way to the aspect of the Divine named Vishnu. I have wondered why; is it because Vishnu, or the All Pervading Consciousness, is stable (no waves or fluctuations to trouble the waters) and supporting (so we remain firm in our attention)? You asked us to pay special attention to the mantra beginning with: 'om apavitrah...). As I understand it, this means that our minds interpret what we see as either pure or impure. If we look with divine eyes, there is no impurity to be seen. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or 'to see God you must become God', or 'in Thy light I see Light'. Shree Ramakrishna saw no difference between what others considered pure or impure. Which brings me to the following question: why do we have to purify our hands after having touched the mouth? Is the mouth considered to be impure? Why (especially since we have already purified the mouth by rinsing it with Consciousness)? If something falls on the floor, why should it have become impure? Is the floor impure? Why? If Consciousness pervades all, how can anything be unpure or unfit to be offered to God? Another question: what does the term 'twice-born' mean in the mantra beginning 'om tad vipra pipanova'? Does it refer to the state of the performer of the puja? Who realizes that he/she is not the performer at all? Dear Parvati, I am churning, churning.. hope you don't mind my sharing these thoughts full of confusion, with love, Henny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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