If I may be so bold:

I think what we are talking about here are two processes. One, the
process in which these faculties are "destroyed" and then in essence
reborn, a process in which the Goddess purifies us, and two, the
inner processes that occur in the individual as she moves from normal
consciousness to samadhi, in the highest of which none of these
faculties exist. In either case, we need them back when she's done
with them, or we could not interact with the world.

Chris



--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "sivadancer" <sivadancer@y...>
wrote:
> Namaste Friends,
>
> I would like to know why does the kavacam ask Chandi in verse 36:
>
> ahaMkAraM mano buddhiM rakShenme dharmadhAriNI
>
> "May my ego, mind, and intellect be protected by She who Supports
> the Way of Truth to wisdom."
>
> Why do we ask Chandi to protect these and then chant entire
chapters
> devoted to "slaying" these very things within us?
>
> Ego is slain in chapter 2 and mind-intellect is the source of
> thoughts -- but we are worshipping Chandika -- She Who Tears Apart
> All Thoughts. Why do we ask Maa to protect these in Her armor?
>
> AUM
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda@y...>
> wrote:
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
> word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
> was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our
own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to
get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
> the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
> say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
> is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in
sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
> share
> > with the forum.