Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Vedic Translation? Euphedra

[rudra_joe]

That's funny Cardypuss. ----- Original Message ----- From: cardemaister To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:45 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Vedic Translation? Euphedra > Well there is a very old tradition of soma which may date to > pre-Vedic > times, and that is the Soma-siddhanta. It is a tantric practice > and > centers around a bizarre etymology of the word soma. In tantra, > different approaches to the state of Unity will be concealed by > two > words joined together in one word. In Soma-siddhanta, soma is > actually > the compound sa-Umaa, that is Shiva and Uma conjoined. > > Their nectar of union is soma. > > -Vaj. Funny coincidence, in Finnish "sauma" means 'seam; joint'. OTOH, "soma" means 'pretty, sweet, nice', but it's pronounced with a short o-sound, as opposed to Skt "soma", pronounced with a long o-sound, approx. like "saw-ma", but with more "kissing" lips, or stuff. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.