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Thanks you ever so much for your (and all others whom replied)

answer. Things are now put a little more in perspective... i think i

know where i stand a little more now... it makes sense now....

thanks again

 

M Vaghela

 

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AumShiningLotus@a... wrote:

> Dear Vaghela Ji

>

> Namaskar and thank you for your most important

questions......these questions

> are part in part of the Spiritual Path that you will choose for

yourself and

> is ever changeing in many ways.........We live in the age of the

Kali Yuga and

> we live on the Earth that is about midway between hell and Heaven

so often

> time a person wonders after catastrophic time or war if there

really is an

> Almighty God and why all this is takeing place........Most of us

find that if we

> worship or recognize any part of Almighty God by doing Puja and

Japa and

> Meditation that our lives can become more reasonable with time

however there are

> certain times in life where it seems we are tested with might be

called

> lessons...... there are many includeing myself that dont

appreciate this type of

> treatment so we try to maintain a close relationship with the

Devas and Almighty God

> by Puja and Japa and Mediation and intent and purpose........Am

fairly certain

> from all I have read that no Deity is more powerful than another

as they are

> all part of what is the total Almighty God that simply

IS .........what makes

> the process of Power increase or Decrease is the action of the

Human who is

> practicing the ceremonies

>

> Practice or Sadhana shows you respect and identify that there is

an Almighty

> Force or Energy at work in the Universe.........and that respect

is returned

> to you...........is simple basic theory of what goes around comes

> around........we show respect and respect is shown to

us.........we do Sadhana and we

> change Dharma and Karma........instead of car accident maybe we

simply stub toe and

> trip in rug

>

> What I am trying to say is that you will have to decide personally

who is the

> Supreme One

>

> If you read and research and keep asking the question you will

find the

> answer.......Some Holy Books say Lord Siva is the Supreme however

then you leave

> out all those who worship other Deities ........ like Lord

Visnu......... to

> complicate matters one of the Holy Books say that if you love Lord

Siva then you

> are also loveing Lord Visnu and if you Love Lord Visnu then you

love Lord Siva

>

> Lord Brahma is the third part of the Trinity that makes the

Almighty God

> complete........ and that also sounds odd.........if Almighty God

is Almighty God

> then why the three distinct features of Creation Maintainence and

Destruction

>

> Answer may be found in the fact that there are two distinct fields

we live

> in.....in the Absolute Field of Consciousness Almighty God is ONE

and in the

> Relative Field of the Householder there needs be a transfer of

energies by way of

> the energies of Lord Siva Lord Visnu and Lord Brahma to mention

one of many

>

> Recognition of the different Dieties plays a key role in

recognizeing the

> totality Almighty God in relative field or the work a day world

>

> Takes Devotion and Time and you will be successful in finding the

answer

>

> hope this helps a little as the questions you ask are the same

questions we

> are all dealing with daily

>

> Praying to any or all Gods is perfect practice because you are

recognizeing

> with respect that there is something greater than you there and

that this

> energy field does exist at the most subtle level of the Unifed

Field of

> Consciousness

>

> Recommending the reading of the Book Healing Mantras by Thomas

Ashley Farrand

> that can be found on Amazon.com and this book will give an overall

general

> idea of what we are all up against in this lifetime

>

> Dhanyavaad cha Pranams Mitra

>

> DharmaDev Arya

>

>

> In a message dated 6/4/2005 5:24:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> no_reply writes:

>

> >

> >

> > Namashkaar,

> >

> > I have a question that has been sparked in my mind this week.

> >

> > Who or which diety is the greatest, who is the supreame One

being of

> > which all others emanate, who is the most powerful? I have

always

> > been a devote of Krsna for many years, I have also become

vegetarian

> > and pray daily in the morning, i also used to fast every

Saturday;

> > But I have never, I feel, felt any peace or closenes. I have

always

> > had struggles and obsticals in life as well as losses. I have

turned

> > for hope to Rudraksha when I went searching for some truth. I

have

> > read many books hinduism (even though most were from ISKCON). I

have

> > started on japa mala every morning chanting one 108 round of "Om

> > Namo Shivay"; i also chant japa mala (with the same mala> don't

know

> > if this is right or wrong to do this) of "Here Krsna Hera Krsna

> > Krsna Krsna Here Here, Here Rama Here Rama Rama Rama Here Here"

> > simply due to my long term devotion to Lord Krsna. I have now

> > started fasting on Mondays or Tusdays and am still a Vegitarian.

I

> > have brought (at least more than 2 months ago) a Mala from

NeetaJi

> > in Gold of 3, 7, 10, 12, 14 mukhi beads, i feel i should have

> > included 8 (as suggested by Neeta Ji)and 11 mukhi beads as I

have

> > not seen marked improvements. However, I remember my trip to

India

> > and a good fellow man said that Shiva was the supreme being. I

> > didn't take it to mind, but now I wonder and am somewhat

> > perplexed!!?? There seems to be equal devotees of Shiva as there

are

> > Rama or Krsna. Can someone please shed some light on this

complex

> > and, i feel, deep enquiry. I seem to be now moving to Praying to

> > Shiva now as well as Krsna... what do I do??? Please send point

me

> > in the right direction.

> >

> > Thanks for all your helpful replys to a confused soul....

> >

> >

> > M Vaghela

> >

> > PS

> > Has anyone had any marked changes in life due to pray any diety?

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