--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "The Vedic Mantras are the names of the Devatas which govern the > physiology of every individual and which administer the whole > universe. Reciting the names creates reverberations in the Devata > value in the human physiology, and which in turn creates a > reverberation in the cosmic value of Devata. A relationship is > created between the Devatas in the physiology and the Devatas in the > cosmos. We create a relationship of our consciousness, mind and > physiology with the cosmic consciousness, mind and physiology through > these words of the Veda. We can command the structure of the universe > from within our own structure. Through the Maharishi Yagya > performance different values of Devata are enlivened in our > physiology and in the corresponding value of the cosmic > physiology...The Maharishi Yagya performances are set procedures. > They have not been invented by any human being, but have existed as > part of Natural Law at all times. When the yagya is performed, the > pandits may for example begin by chanting a particular Mantra from > Rigveda to enliven a specific aspect of a Devata. They may then > continue with reciting another Mantra from Samaveda to enliven > another aspect of a Devata. In continuing this process of enlivening > various aspects of the Devatas in a set procedure they create a new > entity, a new Devata. This new aspect of Natural Law, created by the > Yagya, has all the power which is needed to fulfill the initial > Sankalpa, the purpose of the yagya." (from the Jan 2002 newletter of > the Maharishi Yagya program, Hillsboro, NH 03244) "As an external *religious* rite mentioned in the Hindu scriptures, one form of yajna is a ceremony in which ghee (clarified butter) and other oblations such as incense and flowers are offered into a sacred fire to the accompaniment of specific chants and prayers. The performance of such fire ceremonies without understanding their symbolism is of little value......" Swami Yoganada The ultimate Yajna is uniting the soul with Spirit, the object of Yoga itself. The 'clarified' butter represents the purified soul or jiva (what MMY calls Cosmic Consciousness) and the fire, the Cosmic Flame of Spirit, (what MMY calls the Unity Consciousness or Brahman).
