tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post6109752820758022727..comments2024-03-28T21:27:12.813+05:30Comments on MY TAKE; doses of Wild YAM : Men-OM-nipotentYamini MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-85396014475881905842018-04-21T18:12:18.025+05:302018-04-21T18:12:18.025+05:30That part struck me, too. When I had to quit work,...That part struck me, too. When I had to quit work, after entering a depression, it was such a change. I was too young to retire, but I didn't think I had a choice. It took me so long to wrap my head around the next stage of my journey.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-18213552140238044532018-04-17T23:03:15.872+05:302018-04-17T23:03:15.872+05:30Very powerful and motivating post. Thank you for s...Very powerful and motivating post. Thank you for sharing these inspiring words. :) have a nice week.Juihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122117321258847519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-35097181023245304682018-04-17T21:21:14.003+05:302018-04-17T21:21:14.003+05:30Hari OM
There is indeed only One, Leanne... but li...Hari OM<br />There is indeed only One, Leanne... but like a statue in open room, there are many ways to view That One. Only by becoming the statue could we ever hope to know it in its entirety, thus must accept the many points of view which share their parts of it. YxxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-70392708999719865712018-04-17T20:54:46.788+05:302018-04-17T20:54:46.788+05:30Hari OM
Nilanjana - had exactly that question myse...Hari OM<br />Nilanjana - had exactly that question myself! Learning Sanskrit, I hoped to find that "It" or "That" was a better translation - but no... and my own aachaarya explained that in the Upanishads, gender-neutral teaching is present, but these hymns of the Samhita portions of Vedas are acknowledged to have been written by men and thus carry the frailty of the species. In this verse, in the whole hymn till here, it is made clear that there is something beyond, which is without gender (by the reference to 'it'), but that our limitation is such that we require the "GOD" (great overseer divine) to hold on to and help us climb... and if even "He" cannot properly tell then we must not feel failing in our attempts.<br /><br />This hymn is particularly of interest to Vedantins because despite being in the ritualistic and 'earthy' early scriptures, it shows early reach towards the possibility of concepts such as Maya, Advaita and, actually, a Divinity without gender or form... it just fails at the last hurdle! This is true of most seekers also. Advaita is for the jiivas who are reaching the end of their long journey... Yxx Yamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-45646958560408896932018-04-17T20:30:28.015+05:302018-04-17T20:30:28.015+05:30Whence all creation had its origin,
whether it was...Whence all creation had its origin,<br />whether it was fashioned or whether it was not,<br />He, who surveys it all from highest heaven,<br />He knows - or maybe even does not know.<br /><br />I count myself spiritually among the highly clueless, know nothing about whether I'm coming or going, or where. But the rgveda does resonate deeply. <br />Except I have some reservations about that 'He' - surely it should be a genderless 'It'? Why does all source of power automatically reside in the male, or is that just due to the translation?Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-781102158359655742018-04-17T19:32:14.272+05:302018-04-17T19:32:14.272+05:30I start my meditation and yoga session by chanting...I start my meditation and yoga session by chanting OM. The vibration of this word is so powerful. <br />I loved this informative and enlightening post. It resonated with me deeply. Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-63144945206362322902018-04-17T16:23:31.081+05:302018-04-17T16:23:31.081+05:30There were a lot of thoughts in that post Yam. I&#...There were a lot of thoughts in that post Yam. I'm not sure I agree with all of them, but maybe I haven't had to delve as deeply as you to come to terms with life. I believe in one God and one path up the mountain, but I'm also okay with others believing what they feel comfortable with.<br /><br />Leanne | www.crestingthehill.com.au<br />O for Open Your Eyes<br />Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-19604857227867865502018-04-17T11:10:29.557+05:302018-04-17T11:10:29.557+05:30'om waits for those ready to return. Even if t...'om waits for those ready to return. Even if they never knew they'd departed.' <br /> indeed.<br /> om the first affirmation of our existence it is connecting unifying and deeply ... no words - you have laid it all out really beautifully - all I know is I love when we om together and I love when I aum alone and I love being held within the vibration...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937367888720285998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-12320314997968328542018-04-17T03:33:17.515+05:302018-04-17T03:33:17.515+05:30It is the sound of silence with a slight human tou...It is the sound of silence with a slight human touch we do leave a stamp in everything.<br />Merle................Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-63167482737776144952018-04-17T02:13:25.009+05:302018-04-17T02:13:25.009+05:30Hari OM
Yes, dry-eye is what I have also, hence th...Hari OM<br />Yes, dry-eye is what I have also, hence the saline drops and the cucumber... they get worse if excessively tired had have too long at the screen!<br /><br />You touch upon an interesting part of life process in your first part of comment; I have not gone into 'ashramas' here, but we start life as brahmacharya (childhood and studentship), move into gRhasta (householder, child-producing), then into vana prastha (retirement from business and passing on to our youngers) and then sannyasa (after 70 yrs). This period of life, traditionally, is when the elders would retreat to the forest or the mountains and spend their time only on study of shaastra (scripture) and meditate with a view to being fully prepared for leaving the body... it is a time of opening up and emptying. YxxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7874342578431143001.post-90683992780328684282018-04-17T01:56:39.219+05:302018-04-17T01:56:39.219+05:30Dearest YaYa I will read this several more times t...Dearest YaYa I will read this several more times to fully absorb but you know what caught my eye "The time comes when one is stripped so naked inside, the universe opens and swallows - and everything 'known' becomes nothing." This sounds a lot like the aging process for me.<br />I'm learning so many things of late age related and I'm having to let go of what used to be and accept what is. <br /><br />Like the eyes I finally have a diagnosis, chronic dry eye syndrome.<br />I thought it started with the debris that was in the air when we were walking in the mall.<br />My eyes water all the time...can't be dry eyes but alas it is. They water because the tear making ability is less now. In the morning they water so much I can hardly see and this has been going on for months. Anyway I have drops for dry eyes now. <br />This is all okey dokey fine. I can deal with it now that I know.<br />Hugs HiCMy Mind's Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014097754516123017noreply@blogger.com