From: Vaj
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Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
12:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re:
soma .. was: New Vedic Translation?
On Mar 16, 2005, at 12:19 PM, mark robert wrote:
OK,
we agree that a lot of “Vedic” literature is not really Vedic at
all. But does that discredit the content of the RV-Soma texts? Do any of your
points (inc. Brahmin recitation) really discredit their content? Or is it just
that you feel that since RV-soma texts do not include something you would
prefer, they MUST not be valid. You have been supplying direct translations on
this list; what do you think they are really saying?
While I think an external substance does exist, I have my doubts that it is an
enlightenment panacea. I think these are ancient stone-age texts which attempt
to describe the subjective "rishi" experience using the bizarre
monosyllabic root-based structure of Sanskrit as their vehicle. The
"rishI" is not historical in other words, it a POV in awareness. It's
a way of putting the ineffable into vocalized speech. Samadhi-into-speech. Pure
twilight language. The flight of Garuda/Garutman, Sarasvati, the
transformations of Agni and soma. IME, soma is a liquid which pours thru the
sieves of the sahasara, opening new doorways of awareness and new dimensions of
existence.
Similar texts are still being grokked today by yogis. RJ mentioned the Song of
the Vajra, that's one example IMO. The problem with Rig Ved is it is such a
long lineage, it's hard to squeeze anything practical out of it. But it's great
reading for consciousness explorers.
Vaj,
What do you mean by “long lineage”?
-Mark
