tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post178676585810346936..comments2024-03-18T13:27:17.365-04:00Comments on Jagat: Musings on Truth and LoveJagadananda Dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05887720845815026518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-75380066309943009832016-10-15T08:30:21.757-04:002016-10-15T08:30:21.757-04:00An example from the three-fold footstool of truth;...An example from the three-fold footstool of truth; the path of upanishadic knowledge, yogic technique and bhakti (aṛivu, aḍakkam and anbu).<br /><br />Tirumantiram by Tirumūlar (verses 2928 - 2934)<br /><br />2928: Siva Draws Jiva Unto Himself<br />On the Peaked Mountain is a Summit High,<br />Beyond the Summit blows a Gusty Wind;<br />There blossomed a Flower that its fragrance spread<br />Within that Flower, a Bee its Nectar imbibed,<br />There the Lord unto Himself Jiva draws.<br /><br />2929: Arouse Kundalini to Reach Cranium<br />Lute and Flute, their melody intermingling,<br />Siva marched ahead in Cranium within;<br />Even before the Bargain was struck,<br />The Land was up there for Him to possess.<br /><br />2930: Reaching the Moon Sphere-A Mystic Secret<br />The trade with the One in Ambrosia<br />None know about,<br />But those who the Secret Cavern entered;<br />They know not,<br />When the Moon rises<br />No more darkness will be;<br />Some did reach there and remained ever,<br />They truly, are the holy beings devout.<br /><br />2931: Dawn of Jnana in Sahasrathala<br />The Day dawned, a golden hue it took,<br />On the banks high, the Mastwood shed its golden pollen;<br />Thus it is where the Holy Lord abides;<br />That Sphere the Damsel reached and remained.<br /><br />2932: Properly Guided Jiva Reaches the Finite State<br />The tribes of Indriyas to Jiva belong<br />Each at his gate with swords fight;<br />If constant guided, Jiva takes the True Way to Frontier;<br />From that born none ever return;<br />From that very plane shall he transcend,<br />The Five-States-Beyond.<br /><br />2933: Body No More Counts When Jiva-Siva Union is Effected<br />When in the Garden,<br />The Fruit of Mango, ripened, dropped,<br />What matters if Jackals outside howl?<br />When the Primal One was by Kundalini Fire reached,<br />The fleshly body that led to it,<br />Forever left.<br /><br />2934: Dawn of Jnana Eternal Day-Light<br />"Dawn is it"-thus shrilled the Birds,<br />"Dawn is it"-thus, the flower-like Damsel<br />Separation fearing, bewailed;<br />With Her in eternal union the Lord joyed;<br />And for Jiva no more the dawn<br />No more the separation.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-28658855335902720322007-10-11T20:54:00.000-04:002007-10-11T20:54:00.000-04:00"The wife of a Brahmin suffering from leprosy prov..."The wife of a Brahmin suffering from leprosy proved to be the most chaste of all women by serving a prostitute in order to please her husband. She thus stopped the movement of the sun, brought her dead husband back to life and satisfied the three principal gods--Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. (CC 3.20)"<BR/><BR/>How do we know that her example, like similar others in Indian folklore were not cases of women who really didn't care that much whether their husbands slept with other women or not because they themselves had their own game going on the side?<BR/><BR/>Why is it a sign of "chastity" to one's husband to facilitate his extra-marital desires? Maybe the wife herself was a "freak" and open to threesomes? hee hee hee. But seriously, we don't the lifestories of these people, we only know the short anecdotes given in shastra and folklore. What is bothersome is the implications for the future generations of Indian women - facilitate your husbands desires at any cost and you will achieve godlike powers and be glorified by society for centuries. COME ON!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-33427426167769103752007-08-06T13:26:00.000-04:002007-08-06T13:26:00.000-04:00Interesting reading from Foucault about Parrhesia,...Interesting reading from Foucault about <A HREF="http://foucault.info/documents/parrhesia/foucault.DT1.wordParrhesia.en.html" REL="nofollow">Parrhesia</A>, which seems quite relevant to this subject. <BR/><BR/>It is about the Greek concept of "truth telling."<BR/><BR/>"When you accept the parrhesiastic game in which your own life is exposed, you are taking up a specific relationship to yourself: you risk death to tell the truth instead of reposing in the security of a life where the truth goes unspoken. Of course, the threat of death comes from the Other, and thereby requires a relationship to himself: he prefers himself as a truth-teller rather than as a living being who is false to himself."Jagadananda Dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887720845815026518noreply@blogger.com