ADI SANKARA'S ORDEAL= not easy to understand all details

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Aum Amriteswaryai Namaha,

 

Trying to understand all the details of Scriptural stories( including

the Vedas ) can be difficult and frustrating, I found. Even though the

stoies contain beautiful examples.

 

This seems to be a universal problem with the "written word."

 

Perhaps, Amma's suggestion

"Extract the essence, and discard the rest."

is appropriate here?

 

Supposedly, Thomas Jefferson extracted from the bible only those

things which made spiritual sense/ resonated with him; and discarded

the rest.

 

There are many stories in the scriptures( including Vedas ) that I

just ignore because they don't make sense to me.

 

All of us are very, very fortunate to be living at this time when

Amma, THE LIVING SCRIPTURE IS HERE!

 

But even with Amma's Words, we need to go deeper and deeper into the

inner stillness, to understand; or perhaps to go "beyond trying to

understand."

 

In any case, at least we can ask Amma some questions, sometimes.

this is my 2cents.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

 

Ammachi, "joannapollner" <joannapollner wrote:

>

> I agree here , there could be number of reasons ( not neccesarily

due to her gender status

> as suggested by Max ) . Women during their menstrual cycles also

should not perform puja

> , it also states so in Amachi puja book .

> namaste, joanna

> >

> > om namah shivaya,

> >

> > maybe i am missing where it said that the mother was *ineligible*

to perform the puja. i

> thought it only said she *could not* perform it. perhaps she did

not know how, or had

> other obligations, or any of a number of other reasons?

> >

> > jai ma,

> > coconut

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Max Dashu <maxdashu@>

> > Ammachi

> > Monday, January 15, 2007 5:06:50 PM

> > Re: ADI SANKARA'S ORDEAL

> >

> > I know that this was not the point of the story, but:

> >

> > >He told the boy: "Son, your mother cannot perform the

> > >worship which I do. You better do the worship today.

> >

> > How sad that the mother was not considered eligible to perform the

> > worship of Rajarajeshvari, with an offering of milk yet. Why could a

> > mother not carry out the puja to the Mother?

> >

> > Max

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[Guest guest]

The beauty of Amma is such that She does initiate women to perform pujas ect...

however I do not think the women in Ashram during their cycle do the puja . Mata

Amritananda's Puja book explains it quite nicely not demeaning the feminine aspect

" Women during menses should not do puja . There is a wheel of subtle nerves which

collects the impurities of the body which are then discharged during menses;it is a natural

cleansing process which only women have. Women , therefore go through a regular

process of purification which can make it easier for them to overcome Maya , at least on

the physical plane. "

Sometimes it is even recommended that women should do during this time silent prayer (

not using once mala ) . All these basic rules are not designed to suppress woman from

worshiping but rather further Her spiritual progress. I am not denying the fact that

patriarchy seemed to take charge , however at the same time there needs to be balance

and understanding of the roles each gender represents.

 

namaste , joanna

>

> Aum Amriteswaryai Namaha,

>

> Trying to understand all the details of Scriptural stories( including

> the Vedas ) can be difficult and frustrating, I found. Even though the

> stoies contain beautiful examples.

>

> This seems to be a universal problem with the "written word."

>

> Perhaps, Amma's suggestion

> "Extract the essence, and discard the rest."

> is appropriate here?

>

> Supposedly, Thomas Jefferson extracted from the bible only those

> things which made spiritual sense/ resonated with him; and discarded

> the rest.

>

> There are many stories in the scriptures( including Vedas ) that I

> just ignore because they don't make sense to me.

>

> All of us are very, very fortunate to be living at this time when

> Amma, THE LIVING SCRIPTURE IS HERE!

>

> But even with Amma's Words, we need to go deeper and deeper into the

> inner stillness, to understand; or perhaps to go "beyond trying to

> understand."

>

> In any case, at least we can ask Amma some questions, sometimes.

> this is my 2cents.

>

> Amma Bless,

> amarnath

>

> Ammachi, "joannapollner" <joannapollner@> wrote:

> >

> > I agree here , there could be number of reasons ( not neccesarily

> due to her gender status

> > as suggested by Max ) . Women during their menstrual cycles also

> should not perform puja

> > , it also states so in Amachi puja book .

> > namaste, joanna

> > >

> > > om namah shivaya,

> > >

> > > maybe i am missing where it said that the mother was *ineligible*

> to perform the puja. i

> > thought it only said she *could not* perform it. perhaps she did

> not know how, or had

> > other obligations, or any of a number of other reasons?

> > >

> > > jai ma,

> > > coconut

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Max Dashu <maxdashu@>

> > > Ammachi

> > > Monday, January 15, 2007 5:06:50 PM

> > > Re: ADI SANKARA'S ORDEAL

> > >

> > > I know that this was not the point of the story, but:

> > >

> > > >He told the boy: "Son, your mother cannot perform the

> > > >worship which I do. You better do the worship today.

> > >

> > > How sad that the mother was not considered eligible to perform the

> > > worship of Rajarajeshvari, with an offering of milk yet. Why could a

> > > mother not carry out the puja to the Mother?

> > >

> > > Max

> > > --

> > > Max Dashu

> > > Suppressed Histories Archives

> > > http://www.suppress edhistories. net

> > > Real Women, Global Vision

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >