483--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Benefits of the Cosmic Puja

[Guest guest]

is the path of liberation. This is the purpose of the Cosmic Puja. We

meditate to surrender Too Much and Too Little, cut down Self Conceit

and Self Deprecation, and surrender the Great Ego itself at the feet

of the Divine Mother Goddess. Then we will be able to see that all of

Existence is Being, Becoming, and Rest; desire, activity and wisdom.

All of existence is in constant transformation caused by the Three

Divine Couples: Brahma and Saraswati Creating, Vishnu and Laksmi

Protecting, Shiva and Durga Transforming. This is the Cosmic Puja,

the worship of the Energies of the Eternal Existence and the

Consciousness which perceives them; the three qualities in Constant

Motion: coming into manifestation, having a time of play in the

circumstances of life, and transforming again into something else.

Without Too Much or Too Little, without Self Conceit or Self

Deprecation, in the absence of the Great Ego, we can perceive without

attachment the Dance

of Nature and intuit the presence of God.

[Guest guest]

Nanda,

Please express my appreciation for these explainations.

Om

Sadhumaa

 

, Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote:

>

> Question from Sadhu Maa:

> What are the benefits of the Cosmic Puja ; what are the qualities

that are developed, the wisdoms gained; the boons, etc.? When is this

the appropriate primary puja?

>

> Swamiji's response:

> These are from a few slides from our new class on the meaning and

performance of the Cosmic Puja. I hope they will answer the question.

The entire class will be ready for publication soon.

>

> The Cosmic Puja is a Universal Prayer for Peace for all the beings

of existence. It is a guided meditation, which teaches us to perceive

events in life without attachment, to free ourselves from the bonds

of karma, and cease to react to every stimulus. Through wisdom and

discrimination, we design the circumstances we desire in life, and in

this way we act with the greatest efficiency. All actions become

perfect actions, and no longer are we required to return again and

again to finish our incomplete work. This is the path of liberation.

This is the purpose of the Cosmic Puja.

>

> We meditate to surrender Too Much and Too Little, cut down Self

Conceit and Self Deprecation, and surrender the Great Ego itself at

the feet of the Divine Mother Goddess. Then we will be able to see

that all of Existence is Being, Becoming, and Rest; desire, activity

and wisdom. All of existence is in constant transformation caused by

the Three Divine Couples: Brahma and Saraswati Creating, Vishnu and

Laksmi Protecting, Shiva and Durga Transforming.

>

> This is the Cosmic Puja, the worship of the Energies of the Eternal

Existence and the Consciousness which perceives them; the three

qualities in Constant Motion: coming into manifestation, having a

time of play in the circumstances of life, and transforming again

into something else. Without Too Much or Too Little, without Self

Conceit or Self Deprecation, in the absence of the Great Ego, we can

perceive without attachment the Dance of Nature and intuit the

presence of God.

>