Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Season's Greetings from Interfaith Charities International

[Vaj]

On Dec 27, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Patrick Gillam wrote: --- authfriend wrote: The more abstract the understanding of the nature of devas, the less "religious" they seem.  Sort of like "Christ" the divine/human center of the Christian religion, versus the universal "Christ" as a mode of consciousness. I've been trying to remember if I've ever heard anyone  say or write, "My mantra came to visit me in a tangible  form, and I saw it to be a god." Nothing comes to mind.  That leaves the abstract understanding, which indeed  has no religious feelings for me. I've experienced the form and the formless aspect of my TM ishta mantra. In order for that to manifest however I went to a teacher who instructed me in how to create the yantra, the visual form of the devata. The yantra of your devata relates to the aspect of seeing. I know of several people who had this experience related to their TM practice, but it is rare (and propbably linked to these peoples own past-life credit). When I was last at South Fallsburg with Purusha, they had visual forms of their devatas in their rooms. 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  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.