Perceiving Shiva’s Extraordinary Force

 

This ancient mantra transcribed in the ancient Vedas, can be translated as- “Om, Salutations to the Self, Absolute Consciousness”, or “Greetings to That which I am capable of Realizing as my True Self.” The Tantric Shaivite traditions honor the murti (or image of) Shiva as a representation of Supreme Consciousness, as per these traditions, they are reflective of our innate nature. We are already That, and yet our man-made perceptions and concepts limit our understanding and contract our sense of self into something limited and finite.

WAKE UP AND ROAR, Satsangh with H.W.L. Poonja

 When you return to your Self , this is called awakening , liberation, freedom. Having known your Self , you know everything. In this awakening the whole universe is discovered to be within yourself. All universes are within you , and you are the universe.

This is ultimate understanding . Knowing this , you know everything. If you don’t know this , you know nothing , regardless of how much information you collect. Without this knowledge , you are ignorant. Having known the absolute, you are everything … without beginning , middle , end , without birth or death. Here , all fears end.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Var Asa, pg. 473

 We are born of woman, we are conceived in the womb of woman, we are engaged and married to woman.

We befriend woman and our lineages continue because of woman. When one woman dies, we take another one, we are bound with the world through woman. Why should we talk ill of her, who gives birth to kings? The woman is born from woman; there is none without her. Only the One True Lord is without woman

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Raag Tilang Bhagat Kabir ji. Ang 727

 O human, search your own heart everyday. Do not wander in confusion. This world is a passing magic-show; no one will hold your hand.

Robert Adams

 Nothing ever happened. Nothing is happening, nothing will ever happen. It’s like the water in the mirage. There appears to be water in the desert, you try to grab it, you grab sand. Like the sky is blue. Like the snake in the rope. These things are all hallucinations they don’t exist. Life is like that, it appears to be real then upon investigation you will find life never existed.

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa.

 Supreme Reality and Our Relative World.

The relative world of the senses and mind, the world we see and experience, this world of multiplicity; how does this world originate from the Supreme non-dual principle? This bridging of the gulf betweent the Supreme Reality and our relative world is provided by prakriti or maya or nature called Adyashakti, the Divine Mother.(Absolute and relative, nitya and lila).

by Joshua Tilghman

 "Now that we have discussed the true understanding of the Adam and Eve story, I feel it is important state that man was never meant to RULE over or to dominate a woman. That’s just pure ego! But when the story of Adam and Eve is taken literally, people are taught that this is God’s will. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We must be careful to interpret the Bible correctly or the world becomes dysfunctional. To interpret Bible stories such as Adam and Eve literally creates religion. This is what Jesus was trying to combat"

THEOSOPHY TEACHES PART 2

 Theosophy teaches – the divinity and unity of all life. Every living thing is divine and spiritual in its innermost essence, which is its true Self. In the highermost part of our being, our Higher Self, each one of us literally is the Brahman referred to above.

Theosophy teaches – that there are many souls but only one spirit. We are all individual souls, yet in the highermost part of our being we are all literally one and the same. We do not have individual spirits. Souls are many but spirit is ONE. “Just as one and the same sun shines over every body on this earth, so one and the same Spirit shines over and illumines every soul.” (Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita) This again is the Brahman mentioned already.

Theosophy teaches

 Theosophy teaches – that the Universe is a cyclic and periodical manifestation. It comes forth into existence from the Divine Principle by means of evolution (not creation) and remains and evolves over an incredibly lengthy period of time. Then it gradually disintegrates and disappears, everything being reabsorbed into Brahman. Eventually, after the same duration of time for which it had existed, it is reborn, on a higher level than before

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Theosophy teaches – that the Universe and everything in it is in the constant process of evolution. The evolution of matter and of objective forms is undeniable but the most important aspect of evolution is the evolution and gradual unfoldment, advancement, and development of the unseen inner entities (or souls) through those material/objective forms and bodies. Man descended as a “Divine Spark” into matter and has worked his way up into the human kingdom by passing through the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms in long ages past. Now he is evolving back up towards the consciousness of his true spiritual natuRE

Law of Karma

 Theosophy teaches – that all of life is governed by the Law of Karma. Everything in the Universe is under the sway of Karma. This is the unfailing, unerring, incredibly far reaching Law of cause and effect, action and reaction, sequence and consequence. What we sow, we will eventually reap. What we reap, we have previously sown. This is the way, the means, and the method whereby the Universe maintains its harmony, balance, and equilibrium. Universal equilibrium would be impossible unless the Great Law was constantly adjusting action to reaction and reaction to action. It is a perfect and unalterable Law, impersonal and just. In reality there is no injustice. Each one of us gets exactly what we deserve, for good or bad. The Law of Karma is the law of self-created destiny. Karma and reincarnation are inextricably linked…you can’t have one without the other.