Rathi Devi is the symbol of Lust !
In the Indian, She is Rati Devi, wife of the masculine emblem of Lust, Kama Deva. He tried his tricks on Lord Siva, whose fire turned him to ashes. Symbolically depicting that the First Deadly Sin should be destroyed in order to get Self Actualisation. As Rathi complained to the Lord, He restored him to life.
Dante gave Rhetoric to Venus, the theory and the practice of Eloquence, Prasanga Kala, Kavya Komala Vagvilasam Athulam. Venus is feminine in the Western, the Goddess Aphrodite. Aphrodisiac is derived from Her. Aphrodite is the Deity of Beauty,, fertility and Love.
The standard of comeliness of the actresses who donned the garb of the beauteous women of Hindudom ( like Christendom ) is high. Swastika, Akansha, :Pooja, Koyal or Payal had risen to the occasion. Now here is Moksha donning the garb of the Lady with the Six Attributes, Bhagavati. The Divine Mother condescends and makes the thief better, a thief who contemplated suicide and redeems him !
In Deity classification, Lakshmi was assigned to Venus – Annapoorneshwari Lakshmi Yakshee va Bhrigunandana. If Venus is in a tamasic decanate, Durga. If in Rajasic decanate. Lakshmi and if in satwic decanate, Anna Poorneswari. While the Western is psychological, the Indian is spiritual !
Red Gooseberry, containing Vit C, with salt, Mirchi powder and lime. Also Star Gooseberry. My favorite.
Cancer represents the Heart of the Cosmic Man, the Hrid of the Kala Purusha, Who lies coiled as the Ecliptic, as the Zodiac, the oblique line that beareth all planets !
That which has a Western beginning must have an Indian end and I point to the path advocated by Vivekananda et al
Redeeming features of Indian Civilization – Holism The Whole, Samashti, is given top priority than the parts and the Indian approach is holistic, whether it be in the field of Medicine or in Science & Philosophy. We are puny parts of the Great Whole, the Absolute, the Poornam. Everything contains an inward determination of the parts by the function & purpose of the Whole. Holistic Philosophy, Yoga & Holistic Medicine, Ayurveda, dominate India. The Reality of Two Fulnesses The Whole, the Absolute, the Macrocosm is that which exists in se. It is the Fulness of Fulness, poornam idam, Absolute Being, and its manifestation is the Fulness of Emptiness, Relative Being, Maya. Poornamada. India instructs man to consecrate to the Absolute, the Divine. When the infinite totality of emptiness is subtracted from the infinite totality of fullness, what remains is the infinite totality of fullness ( as Infinity – Infinity = Infinity in Maths ), poornasya poornamadaya poornamevava sishyate. Holism instructs man to identify with the Whole, the Macrocosm and free ourselves from the shackles of the Ego. The Absolute, the Perfect, the Whole Our mask of imperfection has assumed Has made this tenement of flesh His own He, in His human measure has cast To His Divine Level we might rise ! Another Defining Feature - Liberalism You can follow any System of Philosophy. There are many systems and you can follow any. Monism, Advaita, Qualified Monism, Vishishtadvaita, Dualism Dvaita, Agnosticism, Ajneyavada, Atheism, Nir Eeswara vada et al. There is none to excommunicate you. You can follow any Deity There are many Deities and you can follow any. Ekam Sat, Only the One Exists, the Pure Existent and Sages call it by many names, vipra bahuda vadanti. So there is no compulsion on you to follow any single Redeemer. You can follow any Guru There are many Gurus and you can follow any. A bona fide Guru can take you to Self Actualisation. Out of the Four, Mother, Father, Guru & the Lord, Guru is the greatest, Tasmat Sastrasya Siddhanto Brahma daye Guru para. If the Lord gets angry, the Guru will save you, but if the Guru gets angry, who will save you ? ( Sivau rushte Gurur sratha Gurau rushte na Sankara ). You can bring in your own theories There are many theories and you can follow any. You can innovate and modify theories. You can repostulate modified theories. You can redefine concepts. Aurobindo’s Mind – Overmind –Supermind Axis was based on the Upanishadic Equation “ Energism of Consciousness is Brahman “, Prajnanam Brahma. So was Mahesh Yogi’s postulation of the Science of Creative Intelligence and the Transcendental Meditation technique.
Virgo is the belly of the Cosmic Man, of the Kala Purusha, and any affliction to the Sixth House is seen as digestive tract disorders, Papa Shashtagatha Thadodara Ruja.
The Noble Indian Civilizatiion
Bernard Shaw opined that all prophets were killed in their own lands ( Jesus, Socrates. Bruno, Mansoor et al ). May be this is true in other civilizations, but not in the Indian !
For instance, Satya Sai Baba declared Aham Brahmasmi and he has millions of followers worldwide. Same is the case with Amma & Sri Sri. Ramana Maharshi & Aurobindo are considered as Sages who reached Brahma Padam. In other words, Indian Civilization has only revered its prophets !
And, if her detractors want to call that Doctrine “ Hindu Supremacy Ideology “, it is their privilege !
In Indian Civilization, no one packs off one’s parents to Old Homes. Parents are revered and respected, and even after they move to the Subtle Physical Universe at death, they are honored with Pithru Tarpana.
In Tarpana, we invoke the Seven Sacred Rivers, Ganga cha Yamuna chaiva Godvari Saraswati / Narmada Sindhu Kaveri Jalesmin Sannidhim Kuru, we beg forgiveness from parents as well as the Lord, Samasta Aparadham Kshamaswa Akhilesa, thus throwing away the Papabhara ( weight of sins committed ) and attain mental peace.
If you want to call its Rationale “ Hindu Supremacy Ideology “, you are simply disproving what you intended to prove.
India is a Civilization which instructs its people to get up during Brahma Muhurta time ( around 0430 AM ), say Good Morning to Deity and all, Suprabhatham, and consecrate to the Divine. The Divine is understood as the Self Principle tenanting the Sky of Consciousness of the Heart of All, Hrid Chid Akasa and Which pervades the Universe, being transcendent, immanent & Cosmic.
Life has an ultimate purpose, Self Actualisation, Kaivalya, which should be pursued and attained ( Swa Vimarshah Purusharthah ). There are Four Purusharthas or Driving Forces – Artha/ Wealth, Dharma / Righteousness, Kama / Ambition & Moksha / Self Actualisation, of which Moksha / Self Actualisation is the Highest.
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