Guest guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I have heard so much about Kali, that I just *cannot* believe that She would ever be embarrassed or ashamed about anything! No matter who's body She is stepping on! If anything, maybe She's sticking out Her tongue in defiance (or something not as harsh)? Ever see a kid stick out his/her tongue at someone? *That* kind of attitude. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'm sory faith, but I dint mean like, Mataji to be a servent, I meant myself as a servent to her, place those fear dispelling feet...on my heart.. Kali_Ma , Faith Marie Nykiel <faith.christmas wrote: > > I have heard so much about Kali, that I just *cannot* believe that She would ever be embarrassed or ashamed about anything! No matter who's body She is stepping on! If anything, maybe She's sticking out Her tongue in defiance (or something not as harsh)? Ever see a kid stick out his/her tongue at someone? *That* kind of attitude. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Sory if m being ugly but no woman is expected to be a servent......its what u think n how u think of it...It does say in our holy scriptures to devote ur life to ur beloved husband, even if u dont love him, or whatsoever it is, do as he pleases and serve him entirely with ur heart and life. But i understand, in some cases these days, it might not be practical....Some people seem to take advantage of this, but thats not right...if a woman is expected to serve her husband, then in return, he should be as faithful to her... but that doesnt happen in this KAALYUG,,, people say that''Sati ka prabhao is duniya se hat chuka''.........but it aint true....I know n m confident that so many cases of women who are iltreated by men, my mother for 1 example...never come up to report or go in to the media, b'coz they r afraid........... This is how the consciences of MATA SATI is still alive today....SO MANY WOMEN IN ALL PARTS N CORNERS OF THE WORLD ARE STILL BURNING EVERY SECOND OF THEIR LIFE TO DEATH....... IN ETERNAL PEACE.......FOR THE LOVE OF THEIR BELOVED........... Kali_Ma , Faith Marie Nykiel <faith.christmas wrote: > > I have heard so much about Kali, that I just *cannot* believe that She would ever be embarrassed or ashamed about anything! No matter who's body She is stepping on! If anything, maybe She's sticking out Her tongue in defiance (or something not as harsh)? Ever see a kid stick out his/her tongue at someone? *That* kind of attitude. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 That was great Faith, i was waiting for someone to stop towing the whole patriachal line of thinking in regards to that distinctive piece of iconography. In one of the tantric texts (the Nirvana tantra or something like that) it says that the trimurti are as drops of water in the ocean of the great mother Kali and that they are her creations. Therefore why would she be ashamed of stepping on someone she made, she certainly isn't shy about stepping on anyone else (figuratively speaking). Groovy. Having said that if other people want to believe the vedantic/saivite line thats cool, i'm quite sure mother doesn't mind how you have faith (no pun intended) just as long as you do. Cheers and Blessed Be.Faith Marie Nykiel <faith.christmas wrote: I have heard so much about Kali, that I just *cannot* believe that She would ever be embarrassed or ashamed about anything! No matter who's body She is stepping on! If anything, maybe She's sticking out Her tongue in defiance (or something not as harsh)? Ever see a kid stick out his/her tongue at someone? *That* kind of attitude. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Greetings and peace KaliMa list. Don't mean to sound like a know it all. I am certainly not an expert on Hindi scripture or symbolism. I think of the protruding tongue as a gesture of supplication. Not supplication of women to man or wife to husband or even Kali to Shiva but of love to death. I get that impart from from the tradition of people bowing before the Dali Lama sticking their tongues out in supplication for the scarf ceremony there, which is what I remember reading anyway. That may be a spurious correlation but it makes sense to me. Love is the law, love under will. Jai Ma! -Fra R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Actually, putting one's feet on anyone is considered a bad thing in Hindu life, regardless if it is husband and wife, or someone a person casually knows. They don't even like having one's feet pointing at someone, and certainly not at a murti(divine image or idol). They have a thing about feet. Best Regards, Stephen --- Faith Marie Nykiel <faith.christmas wrote: > I have heard so much about Kali, that I just > *cannot* believe that She would ever be embarrassed > or ashamed about anything! No matter who's body She > is stepping on! If anything, maybe She's sticking > out Her tongue in defiance (or something not as > harsh)? Ever see a kid stick out his/her tongue at > someone? *That* kind of attitude. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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