Viraja's 101
Namaste,
This is by far a small collection of thoughts, that I have gleaned over the years browsing around the net on various spirituality articles, pertaining to Hindu way of spiritual thinking.
I am bringing this to your perusal, so if you have any thoughts, corrections, or further interesting points to explore along these lines, you can contribute them in this thread.
Hope you will find these interesting!
1. Truly supreme gods value 'you' as a person, more than they value your devotion to him/her!
2. Truly supreme gods do not retaliate for an offense made against them. The offense may be intentional or unintentional.
3. Bhakti yoga is supposed to be the supreme path to god, of all types of yogas. Thus, Nama Sankeerthana, or continuous recitation of god's name, is more potent than yogic meditation.
4. When you pray sincerely to one form of supreme god, he/she will point you to the right direction (god) for directing your prayers at, for your materialistic pursuits. (This is specifically said of so-called 'Ishta Devata' in Jyotish).
5. The whole body with all its nadis and the 7 chakras, simulate in miniature the 14 lokas (7 underworlds and 7 upperworlds). Divine energy permeates all through them.
6. Many gods, as opposed to the popular belief, are capable of offering 'mukthi'. The only difference might be in the type of mukthi they offer - such as Sayujya, salokha, etc.
7. Shiva/Vishnu are 2 different but equal forces - Vishnu is described as a 'dormant energy' that permeates everywhere, Shiva is described as the 'active force' that makes even an atom tick. (From a facebook scholar's research). This is the principle behind Lord Vishnu's assuming of female form when wandering with Lord Shiva in the forests and their parenting of Lord Aiyappa! Because forcefulness is masculine and energy that permeates everywhere is neutral (can be both masculine and feminine).
8. God is essentially the 'purusha'. When merged in light, all of us signify the same unified essence. This is god, the purusha. But in manifest world, the various diverse aspects of the divine, in the form of all living things, signify the 'prakriti' or the split 'nature'. Prakriti is essentially the feminine spirit. This is the reason why some male gods have more than 1 wife - to show the relationship between many 'Prakriti' and the one 'Purusha'.
9. The only single effort that forms the fundamental of all forms of penance (tapas) is 'silence'. Yes, it is the silence in essence, when we try to quieten every atom or every thought, and make it inactive.
Thank you,
Viraja
Last edited by Viraja; 19 October 2016 at 04:24 PM.
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