Why do you post these things to this newsgroup and then not interact with anyone about them?
--- hanumanhoffman9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NADA AND VEDA > From Datta Jayanti 12/21/97 > > Sri Swamiji expanded the significance of a song very > finely sung by him as follows: > > This bhajan depicts the importance of service of god > through nada - the divine sound of > music spiritual. Several sages attained supreme > bliss by whole hearted practice of divine > singing. Several sages like Nandi, Bhringi, Narada > etc. of the past as also chaitanya, Meera > Bai, Kanakadasa, Purandasa, Tyagaraja etc. are some > such pious souls. > > One can easily attain perennial everlasting bliss in > this age. Kali by firmly believing in the > efficacy of Nada - the divine music and Veda - the > ancient knowledge of mankind one can > get over all doubts and uncertainty in life and > narrow differntiations and angry arguments > will disappear. By Nada upasana i.e. singing and > listening to spiritual music and Veda gana > - chanting of Veda. > > One who practices Nada upasana has no grief in life > or death. He need not go the hell > having become sinless. By chanting Vedas, one will > be blessed by all celestials. > > By ardent singing of divine names, one gets > stability and peace of mind leading to the > realization of the knowledge of the supreme soul. By > constant recitation of Veda and > contemplation of its significance, the vision of > Datta will be finally fixed within the secret > of creation is reveled to oneself then. > > The foregoing ideas are epitomized in a small sloka > (Sanskrit verse) rendered by Swamiji. > It expresses that the Nada,. the divine sound > produced Veda. Creation originated from > Veda. Hence by Nada and Veda man understands the > secret of creation and attains > supreme knowledge. > > Some people hate chanting of mantras or singing > divine names. It is due to their sinful > natural attitude. The ecstatic time of Krishna's > flute attracted one and all who experienced > inexplicable rapturous joy. Similarly the cowherds > of Mathura sang the glories of God in > Gopika Geetha. So also, the arrival of Rama back to > his kingdom was celebrated by one > and all with joyous divine music. Nada and Veda > purify people. > > Nandi, Kumar swami and Adisesha knows the > significance of divine music which is > completely realised by lord Shiva. > > More at this link: > http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/dattajayanti/saturday/Report13.html > > In Datta Seva > Sri Guru Datta > > Hanuman > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for > Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/YbEMxA/ubOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
