Guest guest Report post Posted June 13, 2003 Benjamin Root wrote: > > Actually, in so far as everything is Consciousness, and Consciousness > is inherently divine, then of course all of nature should be viewed > as divine. Individual Gods and Goddesses arise, in my opinion, > because the mind likes to discriminate and categorize. The mind > always has to play its tricks! > > Om! > Benjamin The Mind is divine. Individual Gods and Goddess are divine as well. The perception of arising of heavenly beings reflect the state of mind and an aspect of the mind. The actual form of the Goddess is formless or pure consciousness as Being, as One's Heart and One's Own Being. But She may rise before the mind in the form of the Female Divinity. We see in all mystical literature references to the Goddess, even in Egypt and other cultures besides that of India. The arising of the Form of Gods and the Goddess is auspicious. I vaguely recall that Naren (Swami Vivekananda) was from a very poor family. Once Naren asked Ramakrishna Paramhansa whether the Goddess could help him alleviate his poverty as he was concerned about the welfare of his mother. Ramakrishna said that Viveknanda should meditate and pray and when the Goddess manifested make his request. Naren did as asked. However, every time the Goddess appeared, Naren was speechless and could not ask anything. That is how it is. When the Goddess appears, the mind is full with the Form of the Goddess. How can it ask anything? Love to all Harsha > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
