My Humble opinion

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I had signed up for this website a few days back and have been going thru

the emails between the learned members of this group.

 

Frankly, I am just getting to know the properties of rudraksha. Recently,

when I had gone to Mata Vaishno Devi, I had the opportunity to speak with

the priest at the shrine. He explained to me that the the more involved you

get into the intricacies of the Hindu religion, the more confused and lost

you will get.

 

The simple formula that he told me was as follows: Out of the millions of

Hindu Gods, choose one form that you feel most comfortable with. There is

ONLY one god who has appeared in different manifestations.

 

God made Man, Man made religion!

 

A simple mantra like Om Namah Shivaye is all one needs, if one chooses to

worship Lord Shiva. Wearing Rudhraksha Mala makes one feel closer to Lord

Shiva because we have been told through the Puranas that Rudraksha beads are

the favorite bead of Lord Shiva. If we had been told otherewise we would

have believed otherwise. It all depends on what we believe and are

comfortable with.

 

Think of Maharishi Valmiki. He used to be a thief and steal. One day he had

a change of heart and was given the mantra RAM, RAM. However being a thief

and with his own perception, he interpreted that as MRA, MRA... which if

pronounced as a mantra sounds like RAM,RAM....

However through his single minded devotion and faith, he performed tapasaya

with this "changed" mantra and invoked the blessings of Lord Ram and went on

to become one of the Maha Rishis.

 

If one is blessed with Rudraksha, he can worship Lord Shiva in whatever form

he or she feels comfortable with. The key here is single minded devotion

and faith in what you are doing.

 

By adopting this attitude, I think one can become less entangled in the

intricacies of Hindu religion which even the most learned have not fully

understood......and focus more on becoming one with his or her creator and

be fully liberated!

 

May God Bless Us All

 

Rohini

 

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