---Thanks (Churning of the Ocean, below). There's a bad marka eradicating mantra associated with this: "Thiru Neela Kantam", meaning "Holy Blue Throat" (a reference to Shiva drinking the poison). > > Most of us know the vedic story relating to the churning of the ocean > of milk to create amrita. We can make some of these inferences: > > 1. The ocean of milk refers to human consciousness. > > 2. The devas and asuras involved in the churning shows the duality > of our consciousness, in that we are capable of perceiving good and > evil. As such, we are also capable of doing good and evil. > > 3. The churning can refer to our reflections and meditations to > attain peace, serenity, and bliss (in other words, amrita). > > 4. The mountain used to churn the ocean refers to the monumentous > task and responsibility to attain bliss. > > 5. The snake being used to rotate the mountain refers to the > kundalini that is involved in meditation and eventual attainment of > amrita. > > 6. During our meditation, we come to realize the various impulses of > intelligence within our consciousness. Hence, the story introduces > the appearances of various devas from this ocean, e.g. Laksmi and > Dhanvantari. > > 7. The poison mentioned in the ocean can represent the karma or sins > that one is born with or commit. > > 8. The involvement of Shiva drinking the poison refers to the > involvement of the Divine in washing away these karmas and sins. > > Please, let us know what you think about these inferences. > > Regards, > > John R. >
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