Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Namaste char pranams Brother Neilji, Value? This is "InValuable"!! Absolutely excellent explanation too! Much appreciate your taking the time to further explain this topic Much love, Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah Om Simone , "Trikashaivism" <Trikashaivism@o...> wrote: > Namaste A.G. & all, > > Some ramblings for those interested - > > >Goddess is Shakti, innate in every living thing, innate in Lord Ganapati as well. Shakti, Shakti, Shakti.......If anyone can remember the old messages or have info relevant to the female aspects of Ganesha, please enlighten us, thank you.> > > I don't recall those posts, but for what it is worth I'd like to offer up my current understanding in relation to this - > From a perspective all deities are feminine, with Ganesh being the first of them. This is meant in the sense that we have Shiva and Shakti tattvas, or more precisely Shivashakti, for the two are one and only seperated for the sake of our mental/intellectual understanding. All creation (including deities) are saguna blossoms of nirguna Shivashakti, Shiva generally being the static illuminating principle (prakasha) and Shakti the dynamic creative and reflective principle (vimarsha). Ganesh is the first of these shaktis, hence he is Ganapati or the Lord of the Ganas. The ganas in this sense being the shaktis of creation/the tattvas of existence. Ganesh is Vignaharta, the remover of obstacles, because he is Lord of these shaktis. I think (IMHO) this is why Ganesh is often the bestower of grace and considered to be the deva of the Muladhara. For without his blessing/grace one doesn't get far, since it is he who is removes the obstacles of spiritual development, such as the piercing of the Brahma Granthi. In fact grace and self effort are two ends of the same stick, so Ganesh is present even when we don't recognise it and think we have done it on our own. But anyway, in other words, Ganesh is inseperable from Shakti, for he is Shakti, in the sense that he exists within/form of the oscillating feminine principle. Which also means that if he is Shakti he is also Shiva at the same time....I think! LOL > > Hope this makes sense and is of some value. : ) > > > Om Shanti > Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 At the Ganesha Temple in Flushing, Queens (New York City), many years ago, when I brought my first offering to Ganesha, I stopped one of the pujaris to ask him, "Where should I leave my offering?" The pujari (whose hands were occupied) gestured with a nod of his head towards the central shine, with its statue of Ganesha. "Over there, by the Shakti." Ganesha? Called Shakti? I was confused. "Doesn't 'Shakti' mean a female?" I asked. And the pujari grinned. "Ah, well," he said, "You know Ganesha!" Especially in South India (and the Flushing Temple is Southern-style) Ganesha is seen as a big momma's-boy. He is so devoted to Parvati that he's taken a vow never to marry, because no other woman is as wonderful as his mother. And so Ganesha is seen as an honorary Shakti. All Shaktis are the source of a particular Power. And Ganesha is the Power to Begin Again. He is present at every beginning, in every new experience, and makes new starts and new experiences possible. -- Len/ Kalipadma > > I don't recall those posts, but for what it is > worth I'd like to > offer up my current understanding in relation to > this - > > From a perspective all deities are feminine, with > Ganesh being the > first of them. This is meant in the sense that we > have Shiva and > Shakti tattvas, or more precisely Shivashakti, for > the two are one > and only seperated for the sake of our > mental/intellectual > understanding. All creation (including deities) are > saguna blossoms > of nirguna Shivashakti, Shiva generally being the > static > illuminating principle (prakasha) and Shakti the > dynamic creative > and reflective principle (vimarsha). Ganesh is the > first of these > shaktis, hence he is Ganapati or the Lord of the > Ganas. The ganas in > this sense being the shaktis of creation/the tattvas > of existence. > Ganesh is Vignaharta, the remover of obstacles, > because he is Lord > of these shaktis. I think (IMHO) this is why Ganesh > is often the > bestower of grace and considered to be the deva of > the Muladhara. > For without his blessing/grace one doesn't get far, > since it is he > who is removes the obstacles of spiritual > development, such as the > piercing of the Brahma Granthi. In fact grace and > self effort are > two ends of the same stick, so Ganesh is present > even when we don't > recognise it and think we have done it on our own. > But anyway, in > other words, Ganesh is inseperable from Shakti, for > he is Shakti, in > the sense that he exists within/form of the > oscillating feminine > principle. Which also means that if he is Shakti he > is also Shiva at > the same time....I think! LOL > > > > Hope this makes sense and is of some value. : ) > > > > > > Om Shanti > > Neil > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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