Navaratri Four: Maha Laksmi
(Please take the Navaratri Four Mantras, numbered 325-432, from here:http://www.babaji.net/PDF/Pankaj/700_revised.pdf)
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Navaratri Four:
LAKSHMI: The second set of three days is devoted to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity, wife of Vishnu;
LAKSHMI: The second set of three days is devoted to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity, wife of Vishnu;
it is a time of preservation and taking care of things or acquiring what is necessary to make your life
full of prosperity and fulfillment.
This is about receiving the proper things you need to make your life happy and comfortable (whatever that means to you).
It is interesting to note, in our present social climate, that those who have achieved great heights of material wealth
It is interesting to note, in our present social climate, that those who have achieved great heights of material wealth
often seek a life of much more simplicity. Presently, SIMPLICITY is becoming more of a reality, whether CHOSEN or FORCED.
All is moving toward simplicity, and feeling like we voluntarily choose it is much more comforting.
Simplicity's greatest quality is peacefulness within, while still supplying adequate requirements. It does not have to mean scarcity or 'scare-city.'
Night and Day Four:
Kusmanda - She Who brings happiness
Kusmanda begins at Sunset September 30 and ends at Sunset on October 1.
Shri Lakshmi is personified not only as the goddess of fortune and wealth but also as an embodiment of loveliness, grace and charm. She is worshipped as a goddess who grants both worldly prosperity as well as liberation from the cycle of life and death.
Lore has it that Lakshmi arose out of the sea of milk, the primordial cosmic ocean, bearing a red lotus in her hand. Each member of the divine triad- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (creator, preserver and destroyer respectively)- wanted to have her for himself. Shiva's claim was refused for he had already claimed the Moon, Brahma had Saraswati, so Vishnu claimed her and she was born and reborn as his consort during all of his ten incarnations.
The most striking feature of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus. The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power. Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority. To be seated upon or associated with the lotus suggests that the being in question: God, Buddha, or human being-has transcended the limitations of the finite world (the mud of existence, as it were) and floats freely in a sphere of purity and spirituality. Shri-Lakshmi thus suggests more than the fertilizing powers of moist soil and the mysterious powers of growth. She suggests a perfection or state of refinement that transcends the material world.
Thank you for your support of our efforts to spread the teachings of Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service.
If you wish to sponsor any of the ceremonies remaining or send a donation during this auspicious time, please let me know soon.
(donation button at www.babaji.net or email: margdevi@yahoo.com or leave a message at 877-642-9238)
Jai Maha Maya ki Jai!
Keep those prayer intentions coming in!! They are placed upon the altar.
Love,
Marge
Night and Day Four:
Kusmanda - She Who brings happiness
Kusmanda begins at Sunset September 30 and ends at Sunset on October 1.
Shri Lakshmi is personified not only as the goddess of fortune and wealth but also as an embodiment of loveliness, grace and charm. She is worshipped as a goddess who grants both worldly prosperity as well as liberation from the cycle of life and death.
Lore has it that Lakshmi arose out of the sea of milk, the primordial cosmic ocean, bearing a red lotus in her hand. Each member of the divine triad- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (creator, preserver and destroyer respectively)- wanted to have her for himself. Shiva's claim was refused for he had already claimed the Moon, Brahma had Saraswati, so Vishnu claimed her and she was born and reborn as his consort during all of his ten incarnations.
The most striking feature of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus. The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power. Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority. To be seated upon or associated with the lotus suggests that the being in question: God, Buddha, or human being-has transcended the limitations of the finite world (the mud of existence, as it were) and floats freely in a sphere of purity and spirituality. Shri-Lakshmi thus suggests more than the fertilizing powers of moist soil and the mysterious powers of growth. She suggests a perfection or state of refinement that transcends the material world.
Thank you for your support of our efforts to spread the teachings of Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service.
If you wish to sponsor any of the ceremonies remaining or send a donation during this auspicious time, please let me know soon.
(donation button at www.babaji.net or email: margdevi@yahoo.com or leave a message at 877-642-9238)
Jai Maha Maya ki Jai!
Keep those prayer intentions coming in!! They are placed upon the altar.
Love,
Marge
p.s. Tune in each day at 10:08 a.m. Central Time for the Fire Ceremony.
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