Placement of Ganesh Statue/To Cyra

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Namaste char Pranaams Cyra,

 

Very humbly from Australia, I bow to the Divine in You too. Please

do not be awed. I'm just another ordinary mortal with little to

offer anyone but some craziness, some rantings and ravings when i

see red, a fruitloop and nong who just happens to have undergone

different journeys in Samsara.

 

As mentioned before, each of our life paths and destinies are

different. Some are meant to get a hell lot of hard knocks in

earthly existence. Some have everything handed to them on silver

platters. Some have a mixture of both. Some simply 'exist' and

not 'live'.

 

Whether it is hard knocks or good life, we must always keep our

chins up and see every obstacle as a stepping stone, instead of the

proverbial stumbling block. Kings or queens, stumbling fools or

clowns in sawdust rings, we are all One and the Same -- i.e. mortal.

 

Sometimes it pays to try and make the best of what we've got and

count our blessings. Above all else, we've got "ourselves", even if

we have no possessions or nothing. This is a form of detachment. It

is a kind of wealth in its own right.

 

I know what you have been through, from your postings since long

ago. It has not been easy for you to cope with all the things that

happened that time in your life. But i sincerely hope that things

have improved by leaps and bounds for you!!

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Many blessings

Simone

 

 

, Cyra Kanga

<crkanga> wrote:

>

> Dear Simone,

> Your wealth of knowledge leaves me in awe. Wow! I

> think you should now compile your enlightenment in to

> books for further generations to come.

> Thanks from the bottom of my heart. I bow humbly to

> you.

> Warmest always and deep respect.

> Cyra

 

 

> --- Simone <syzenith> wrote:

>

> >

> > Hi Cyra,

> >

> > Generally before one worships or tries to connect

> > with other

> > deities, Lord Ganesha is first invoked or

> > worshipped. Unless you

> > are Natha, Tantrika or Aghori, etc..,, the

> > aforementioned rule of

> > thumb applies.

> >

> > Hence (again generally according to basic Sanatana

> > Dharma or

> > Hinduism as its commonly termed; Sanatana Dharma is

> > not a religion

> > but rather, A Way of Life; The Divine Path; various

> > definitions of

> > the word Sanatana Dharma):

> >

> > Shree Ganapati's statue should be placed near the

> > front door.

> > Family, friends, visitors, etc. have to get past

> > Lord Ganapati

> > before entering the living room, etc. If they come

> > with good

> > intentions, Ganapati blesses them. If they come

> > with negative

> > vibes, Shree Ganapati deflects those vibes as the

> > Remover of

> > Obtacles.

> >

> > Beloved Ganapati's Murti can also be placed in the

> > home shrine or in

> > the Puja Room. Many traditional Indians reserve a

> > room in the home

> > for Puja only. Nothing else. This is their Sacred

> > Sanctuary, their

> > private temple where some also find "the temple

> > within" (i.e. within

> > the soul, the temple that is innate in all beings).

> >

> > All Ganapati's murtis are Auspicious, whether they

> > have trunks

> > curved to the right or to the left. Generally it is

> > known that the

> > Right Trunked Ganapati Murti is easier to please,

> > placate and

> > worship. This murti is more inclined to be

> > "indulgent" to devotees.

> >

> > The Left Trunk Ganapati Murti is a little more

> > complex to worship

> > but when done with discipline and devotion over long

> > years, the

> > blessings finally gained are well worth all the

> > hassles. Blessings

> > include His Darshan following one everywhere one

> > goes.

> >

> > You see, the Left Trunked Lord is known to put

> > obstacles in the

> > petitioner's path for long years so that he/she may

> > learn difficult

> > lessons, experience traumas and simultaneous

> > problems all at once

> > that severely tests one's resources and as a result,

> > either make or

> > break the worshipper's resolve whether to continue

> > worshipping Him

> > with the Left Trunk.

> >

> > The sincere and disciplined devotee lays all

> > troubles at the Divine

> > Feet of the Left Trunk Lord, surrenders his/her soul

> > and lets Him

> > mould him/her as He pleases.

> >

> > This level of unfailing bhakti always eventually

> > results in a sign

> > that only the bhakta will recognise one day when

> > Left-Trunked

> > Ganapati relents when He sees that the devotee has,

> > despite all

> > sufferings, managed to come out of the long, dark

> > tunnel into the

> > light.

> >

> > It is a very humbling experience for those who have

> > undergone

> > intense worship of the Left-Trunked Ganapati. Once

> > passed through

> > this, His Darshan is bestowed along with boons and

> > unexpected good

> > luck in endeavors.

> >

> > Of course when the bhakta mis-uses or abuses the

> > blessings gained,

> > he/she then goes back to square one with the

> > Left-Trunked Lord,

> > depending on what the person has done to "de-merit"

> > himself/herself. Amongst other things, Lord Ganesha

> > is Keeper of

> > the Akashic Records )

> >

> > Please note that I can only speak for myself in

> > regards the worship

> > of Left-Trunked Ganapati but not for others. Each

> > of us have

> > different past life karmas and rnanubandhanas as

> > well as karmas

> > created duringt this lifetime, The Keeper of Akashic

> > Records dishes

> > out what He sees as appropriate for each individual.

> > He is never

> > unfair though.

> >

> > However, from the viewpoint of Non-Duality, a bhakta

> > may regard both

> > Left-Trunked and Right-Trunked Ganapati Murtis as

> > "One and the

> > Same". In this perspective, the bhakta is less

> > likely to receive

> > hard knocks but rather gain blessings as he/she is

> > innocently

> > ignorant of the difference between Right or

> > Left-Trunked Ganapati

> > Murtis. In earthly existence, sometimes it pays to

> > be ignorant

> >

> > As for Simone, i don't know if it was good fortune

> > or ill luck that

> > my first MahaGyanaGuru started stooopid me on the

> > Left-Trunk Murti.

> > Things for approximately 18 years were all untold

> > hardships, riches

> > to rags, family fortunes gone down the drain,

> > immediate family

> > members demised one after another, more rags, more

> > poverty, then it

> > got better, then it got worse again..... Over and

> > over like a broken

> > record the story replayed itself in different

> > locations and under

> > different circumstances.

> >

> > All were roller-coasters along the way, big ups and

> > hefty downs.

> > Humungous ebbs and flows. But the night when my

> > humble altar fired

> > up to the ceiling, smoke, flames and all, smoke

> > alarms screaming

> > away, buckets of water thrown at the altar, etc.,

> > would you believe

> > afterwards, that everything was wet except

> > Left-Trunked Ganapati's

> > Murti.

> >

> > Miraculously nothing was burnt either. Only the

> > sides of the altar

> > were singed black by the smoke. In flashes, there

> > were white dhotis

> > running around the apartment. These were Lord

> > Ganesha's Ganas, an

> > indication that His Darshan was received at last.

> > (It is a fact

> > that many disciplined bhaktas actually get a glimpse

> > pf Lord

> > Ganapati's ganas one way or another.)

> >

> > Ironical that the celibate South Indian

> > MahaGyanaGuruji's birth name

> > started with the letters : "Gana". I am forbidden

> > to mention or

> > spell the rest of his name, to protect the privacy

> > of his surviving

> > relatives and their families as well as respect his

> > wishes to remain

> > anonymous.

> >

> > And....... I had to get past Lord Ganapati before

> > reaching His

> > Father, Lord Shiva and Rudraksha. Afterwards, the

> > jigsaw puzzle

> > pieced itself together and further enhanced my very

> > limited

> > understanding of things. Each day continues to

> > bring new lessons

> > and challenges but never obstacles. All problems

> > contain the seeds

> > of their own solutions ) This is one of the

> > lessons learnt too.

> >

> > Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah

> > Om Shree Gurudev Namaha

> > With infinite love,

> > Simone