Om Jai Sri Gurudev

Swami Vivekananda's words were imbued with Brahman-consciousness.
(The following incident took place when Swamiji was staying at Belur
Math.)Swamiji coming downstairs (from his room) sat on the canvas
cot under the mango tree in the courtyard facing west as he often
did. His eyes were luminous; his whole frame seemed alive with some
strange spiritual consciousness. Pointing to the sannyasins and
Brahmacharins around him, he exclaimed: 'And where will you go to
seek Brahman? He is immanent in all beings. Here, here is the
visible Brahman! Shame on those who, disregarding the visible
Brahman, set their minds on other things! Here is the Brahman before
you as tangible as a fruit in your hand! Can't you see!
Here--here is the Brahman!' He spoke these words in such an
inspiring way that over all those present there came the peace and
insight of deep meditation.

They stood like marble statues--so motionless and hushed in silence
had they become! Swami Premananda (one of the brother-disciples of
Swami Vivekananda) after his bath in the Ganga, was on his way to the
shrine for worship. Hearing the words of his brother-monk he fell
into a state of absorption and became motionless. After a quarter of
an hour the Swami said to him, 'Now go for worship'. Then only
did Premananda regain normal consciousness.

-from The Divine Facet of Swami Vivekananda

Namaste Bhaya,

Brahman is a word I've not heard before used in this way. I've heard Brahmin, to
describe a Hindu priest, and I've heard that Gotham cursed them to speak the
words of the scriptures correctly but not understand their true meaning.
Certainly that is a different Brahmin...

Then there is Brahma. That from which all things come. The first aspect of the
Hindu trinity.

I wonder, does Brahman correlate directly with consciousness, and thus Vishnu,
Durga and the whole of the infinite other names given to that which makes the
leaves move in the wind and the winds of thought blow through the mind?

Please define for me, this word: Brahman.

Brian

--- On Tue 08/03, mathurro < mathurro@... > wrote:
From: mathurro [mailto: mathurro@...]
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:04:20 -0000
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Swami Vivekananda's words...

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hi brian! namaste!

brahman is all things that can be defined and the all beyond
definition! such a wonderful expression in that story, the brahman
is EVERYWHERE EVERYTHING NOW!!!!!!! not reserved for some special
occasion.

om om om brian may we have the joyous attention to see this in the
mundane as well as the esoteric even in our non-pereception of the
absolute.

baba hari dass said this:

we have jnana, but we can also have the FRUIT of knowledge which is
bliss.

going out on a limb ...

knowledge = tacit predisposition or intuitive assurance of the
absolute

bliss = devotion

brahman = goddess

!!!

:-)

steveanandabingovishweshari



--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Brian McKee" <brian@s...> wrote:
>
> Namaste Bhaya,
>
> Brahman is a word I've not heard before used in this way. I've
heard Brahmin, to describe a Hindu priest, and I've heard that
Gotham cursed them to speak the words of the scriptures correctly
but not understand their true meaning. Certainly that is a different
Brahmin...
>
> Then there is Brahma. That from which all things come. The first
aspect of the Hindu trinity.
>
> I wonder, does Brahman correlate directly with consciousness, and
thus Vishnu, Durga and the whole of the infinite other names given
to that which makes the leaves move in the wind and the winds of
thought blow through the mind?
>
> Please define for me, this word: Brahman.
>
> Brian
>
> --- On Tue 08/03, mathurro < mathurro@y... > wrote:
> From: mathurro [mailto: mathurro@y...]
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:04:20 -0000
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Swami Vivekananda's words...
>
> _______________________________________________
> No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.
> Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com

Ramakrishna used to say that his beloved Kali was the same as Brahman Absolute.
From: "Steve Connor" <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:51:43 -0000
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Swami Vivekananda's words...
hi brian! namaste!
brahman is all things that can be defined and the all beyond
definition! such a wonderful expression in that story, the brahman
is EVERYWHERE EVERYTHING NOW!!!!!!! not reserved for some special
occasion.
om om om brian may we have the joyous attention to see this in the
mundane as well as the esoteric even in our non-pereception of the
absolute.
baba hari dass said this:
we have jnana, but we can also have the FRUIT of knowledge which is
bliss.
going out on a limb ...
knowledge = tacit predisposition or intuitive assurance of the
absolute
bliss = devotion
brahman = goddess
!!!
:-)
steveanandabingovishweshari
--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Brian McKee" <brian@s...> wrote:
>
> Namaste Bhaya,
>
> Brahman is a word I've not heard before used in this way. I've
heard Brahmin, to describe a Hindu priest, and I've heard that
Gotham cursed them to speak the words of the scriptures correctly
but not understand their true meaning. Certainly that is a different
Brahmin...
>
> Then there is Brahma. That from which all things come. The first
aspect of the Hindu trinity.
>
> I wonder, does Brahman correlate directly with consciousness, and
thus Vishnu, Durga and the whole of the infinite other names given
to that which makes the leaves move in the wind and the winds of
thought blow through the mind?
>
> Please define for me, this word: Brahman.
>
> Brian
>
> --- On Tue 08/03, mathurro < mathurro@y... > wrote:
> From: mathurro [mailto: mathurro@y...]
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:04:20 -0000
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Swami Vivekananda's words...
>
> _______________________________________________
> No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.
> Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
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