Originally Posted by
Gill Harley
-----there was originally an accent on sacrificing 'something' in a sacred ceremony to induce symbiosis and harmony with the devas, for instance, the horse sacrifice. So although the owner of the precious horse was making a great sacrifice, the horse was too and was in fact, making the greatest sacrifice by giving of its life and this was attended with great ceremony to bring the horse into it as a willing partner, rather than unwilling victim.
Namaste Gill,
I-i-1: Om. The head of the sacrificial horse is the dawn, its eye the sun, its vital force the air, its open mouth the fire called Vaisvanara, and the body of the sacrificial horse is the year. Its back is heaven, its belly the sky, its hoof the earth, its sides the four quarters, its ribs the intermediate quarters, its members the seasons, its joints the months and fortnights, its feet the days and nights, its bones the stars and its flesh the clouds. Its half-digested food is the sand, its blood-vessels the rivers, its liver and spleen the mountains, its hairs the herbs and trees. Its forepart is the ascending sun, its hind part the descending sun, its yawning is lightning, its shaking the body is thundering, its making water is raining, and its neighing is voice.
Do you think that above is a fleshy horse?
Originally Posted by
Gill Harley
----The sacrifice then became something human beings had to adjust in their behaviour and then even further down the line, in many cultures throughout the world (including some Indian ones) the human himself had to be sacrificed, -----
Yes, its called renunciation. Without renunciating the fruits of one's toil to God, not much can be attained. However, this renunciation becomes easy once the realisation dawns that "I am this body" is false notion altogether. Jesus on the cross is a good reminder of this.
Originally Posted by
Gill Harley
"The only difference between history and myth is that myth is true".
I heartily agree!
I heartily agree too. History lies about real personalities. The myth tells the truth using mythical personalities.
Om Namah Shivaya
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