Re: A Proposal to All HDF members
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
I wrote the following in post 52:
So saṁdhya upāsana of gāyatrī are the times during the day ( the junction points) for sitting and being engaged in homage, worship or meditation.These junction points, saṁdhya, are classically recognized 4 times during a full day.
One other thing that is very insightful is from the Mahābhārata. Bhīṣma-ji is lying on a bed of arrows. He, as he prepares to exit the body, praises kṛṣṇa-ji who is sitting there with others. Bhīṣma-ji praises the Lord in multiple ways i.e. names, forms & ideas.
One attribute he says is the following: the saṁdhi's are thy joints. For me this is perfect. We know that kṛṣṇa-ji is brahman ; Bhīṣma-ji
also calls kṛṣṇa-ji the same, he says thou are the highest of the high, brahma¹ .
So what does this tell us ? Saṁdhi is a joint , a connection point, a union point and is equal to saṁdhya. We have talked of it as being the 4 junction points of the day.
That is a most attractive time for engaging in one's upāsana. We can see why.
It is that time that is close to brahma, Pure Being, kṛṣṇa-ji, the Divine, Pure Awareness. Yet there is more. Kṛṣṇa-ji's time of the day are his joints (saṁdhi) but this also occurs
between each yuga or age and at the end of each manvantara and kalpa. He is that perfect pause or rest ( another definition of saṁdhi). Yet there is more...
This pause or rest (saṁdhi) can also be found between each breath. It too is there. This pause or rest is found in madhya - central, middlemost, neither one or the other. Some say it is the 3rd.
This is one key principle found in the vijñāna bhairava of kaśmir śaivism. In this middle-most one can find nirvikalpaṃ or nirvikalpa - not wavering ; it also means not admitting an alternative , free from change or differences.
praṇām
words
brahma for brahman. - Note the following derivatives - brahma is used for the impersonal Supremen brahmā for the personal Supreme
Last edited by yajvan; 31 May 2010 at 09:37 PM.
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
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because you are identical with śiva
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