Monday, 22 October 2018
Might, wealth & knowledge
The Speaking Tree | India | ET
by Parur S Ganesan
Vijaya Dashami is observed on the 10th day following Navratri every
year. The first three nights of Navratri are devoted to Durga, goddess of
valour, the next three nights are dedicated to Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, and
the last three nights are for Saraswati, fountainhead of knowledge. The three
combine might, wealth and knowledge.
In Assam, Bengal and Odisha, it is celebrated as Kali Puja, highlighting
woman power — symbolised by Mahishasuramardini — over beastly conduct.
In many northern states and some parts of Maharashtra, the festival is
known as Dussehra, celebrating the annihilation of Ravana by Rama. It is
believed that on the eve of his final assault on Ravana, Rama performed the
Chamundi Homa, following which Goddess Chamundi divulged to him the way to kill
Ravana.
After doing the deed, Rama did not rush to Ayodhya immediately; he chose
to enter Ayodhya with his entourage on the auspicious Vijaya Dashami day.
The day is also linked to Mahabharata. The Pandavas, after 12 years of
exile, had to spend one year incognito. When they entered Virat Rajya, they
concealed their weapons among the branches and leaves of a Shami tree. After
one year, they collected the weapons from the tree, and after offering
thanksgiving, began the war with the Kouravason Vijaya Dashami. In Kerala,
Tamil Nadu and Mysore, Navami is observed as Ayudha Puja day when people
exchange greetings by offering Shami leaves. Vijaya Dashami is also known as
Vidya Arambham day, when children and adults are initiated into learning.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
Quote from the True Charm & Power of Vedanta
Thus the rousing of the
Kundalini is the one and only way to attaining Divine wisdom super conscious perception
realisation of the spirit. The rousing may come in various way through love for
God, through the mercy of perfect saves, or though the power of they analytic
will of the philosopher Where there was any manifestation of what is ordinarily
called supernatural power of wisdom thee little current of Kundalini must have
found in way into Sushmna. Only, in he vast majority of such cases, people had
ignorantly stumbled on some practice which set free a minute portion of the
coiled up Kundalini all worship consciously
or unconsciously , leads to this end . Te man who thinks that he is receiving response
to his prayers does not know that the fulfilment comes from his own nature, that
he has succeeded by the mental attitude of prayer in waking up within himself what thus men ignorantly worship under
various names though fear and tribulation the Yogi declares to the world to be
the real power coiled up in every bring the mother of eternal happiness if we
but know how to approach her and raja yoga, is the science of religion, the
rationale of all worship, all prayer , forms ceremonies and miracles.
But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who
spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this,
his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was
wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into
believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am
wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your
entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why
should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.
ILLUSTRATED REVIEW : 7th
Heaven moment of the England won second oneday by 7 wk , in Epl B.Kayal no 7
scored a goal. In nba gsw beat
jazz by 9 wk
No comments:
Post a Comment