Wearing the Rudraksha during Menses

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Namaste Pritesh, here is an explanation by an old friend of this

Group which pretty much covers what you are asking. Pls scroll below.

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Can Women Wear Rudraksha During Menses

 

Message thread titled Simoneji answered Questions/Atma/Aravindmaharaj

 

Dated March 2006 by Simoneji

 

Dear Simoneji,

 

You are just wonderful and your views are not just 2 cents worth but

worth

crores of rupees as we would say in India.

Om Namashivaye

Vipin

 

Simone <> wrote:

Namaste Aravidmaharaj,

 

Please take the following with a pinch of salt only Don't take

it too seriously. I'm only trying to see the difference between

aversion and non-aversion towards women during their menses.

 

Hindus who accept fully embrace the authority of the Vedas such as

Brahmins, the priestly caste, observe the Vedas and the rituals

therein very strictly. Those from Tantric Lineages do not

necessarily follow all the Vedas. There many tantrikas who worship

God as Shiva Shakti. Devi, the Supreme Mother, Maa Kali in all Her

Forms or one of the forms of the 10 MahaVidyas, etc.

 

There are also some tantrikas who actually welcome menstrual women

to pujas and other gatherings as they consider all women to be

Shakti. Simply put, mature (as in spiritually advancing) tantrikas

do not see " Duality " , they see all as one and one in all. Again to

put in simple terms, the ultimate Tantra is the difference

between " Aversion " and " Non-Aversion " .

 

Say for example a devotee is praying to Maa to remove a horrid

situation and Maa is undergoing menstruation for a few days. Would

Maa say " Hang on for 7 days and wait, I'm busy having menses and its

impure, unholy and against the rules of the Gods " . In reply to

this, orthodox Hindus may say " Its a sin to do puja during menses

and a woman who does this will be damned in hell, etc, etc. etc. "

(something along those lines..) When coming across someone who says

this, the impression is that they adhere only to the Vedas and have

not gone outside Vedic practices due to lineage, family background,

caste, guru instruction, etc.etc. etc..

 

There would perhaps also be those in our midst who are advanced

tantric practitioners who might have been initiated in the Right

Hand path of Tantra. And those who received initiation into the

Left Hand. Very few are initiated into the Left Hand unless their

Preceptor knows they are truly ready and will put knowledge to Good

Use for Humankind, not for self-serving reasons. Perhaps you may

have heard of the term " Using the Left Hand to Serve the Right

Hand " .. Then there is a common belief in some circles that say " At

the end of it all, Tantra is a game of life and death " when dealing

with terrible severities and adversities where the person is tested

and have to decide what action to take. This also forms part of a

limb within ultimate Tantra, the type in the Twilight zone that is

not described in books and only via guru transmition.

 

You have put it very well that menses is part of the phenomena of

mammals. Yes, those who see Atma as God does not allow

physical " impurity " to affect. You have said it well " Atma is beyond

the genders " . However with newbies who are learning about Hinduism

who come from non-Hindu backgrounds, many need to study the Vedas

before going further to discover the meaning of Atma, and only if

they are inclined to do so. Many prefer to stay within the confines

of a religion they adopt. Restriction and non-restriction are two

sides of the same fabric but it is up to the individual to decide

which side they prefer to cloth themselves in, i.e. each to their

own cup of chai )))

 

Jai MahaKali Kaam Kala Kali

Jai Shree Kaal Bhairavanath

With best regards

Simone

 

 

, aravind maharajan

<aravindmaharaj> wrote:

> Dear learned elite friends.

>

> im a staunch beliver of god, and love to worship as

> shiva & shakthi.

>

> i have widely read on various concepts of hinduism.

>

> but, still i dont understand, why we exempt ladies

> from worship for specific period.

>

> i would request the people in the group who have

> authority over this particular subject to kindly let

> me know, why women are considered impure for a

> specific period of the month.

>

> in assam, and in chenganoor of kerala, even the devi

> has this menstrual cycle. those 3 days the sanctum

> sanctorum is closed. on the 4 th day, special poojas

> are done and the regular poojas starts,

>

> as a person who has admired both the normal worship

> and the thanthric worship, i still dont understand,

> why ladies are treated with partiality. it is a

> general phenomena of mammals.

>

> If we see athma as God, isn't it correct that the

> physical impurity will not affect, isn't it that athma

> is beyond the genders ?

>

> can some one explain ?

>

> with best regards,

>

> the lord's dasan,

>

> aravind.

 

 

 

, pritesh patel

<drpriteshpatel wrote:

>

> Respected Sir,

>

> Thank you very much for your answer regarding

> Stringing of beads.

>

> As per the topic of removing Rudraksha during periods,

> some authorities say otherwise i.e. it's ok if worn

> during menstrual period. What is the clarification?

> What will happen if not removed?

>

> Also regarding intercourse, Lord Shiva is Originator

> of Tantric Practices which is focussed on achieving

> Salvation through sexual intercourse. Also the Shiv -

> Ling personifies Sex and Sexuality. During sex the

> Shakti in Kundalini Energy arises to merge with Shiva

> in the Sahastrar Chakra. Then wearing Rudraksh during

> the Act should actually Help or Enhance this.

>

> Contrary to this one is asked to remove it during the

> act. Please throw light on this with some scientific

> viewpoint alongwith the mythology.

>

> Regards, Dr. Pritesh Patel.

>