Hi Vaj, Where can I find out about Sri Vidya and the worship of the Sri Yantra?
By the way, there is a reference to Brahmanandaji worshipping a Sri Yantra made of rubies or some other precious gems in Swami Rama's Book on the Himalayan Masters. - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, coldbluiceman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Vaj wrote: > > > coldbluiceman wrote: > > >> Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > >>> coldbluiceman wrote: > > >>>> Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > >>>>> cardemaister wrote: > > >>>>>> "authfriend" <judy stein> wrote: > > >>>>>>> "shukra69" <stephen4359@> wrote: > > >>>>>>> <snip> > > >>>>>> <Snip> > > >>>>> <snip> > > >>>> Sri Rajareshsvari is a form of the Goddess > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> Namaste Vaj Ji, > > >>> I must politley take exception with your comments, > > >>> are saying Sri > > >>> Rasheshwari or Sri Rageshwari? > > >>> As, both are the same name for > > >>> one Devi / Goddess. > > >>> > > >> > > >> Neither. > > >> > > > Namaste Vaj Ji, > > > I most politely, in case you are > > > intersted in the facts.. > > > Sri Adi Shankara while at His origianl > > > mutt at Kanchi, one day > > > presented a gift of earrings to the > > > Temple Diety- > > > Devi Sri Tripurasundari. > > > > > > The earrings are the "Sri Yantra" itself and > > > the mantras are > > > inscribed uopn those earrings, > > > that were presented by Adi Shankara > > > to the Devi Tripurasundari. > > > > > > The Goddess / Devi Lalita Tripurasundari > > > that Adi Shankara presented > > > His gift to was His Divine Beloved at that > > > particular temple in > > > Kanchi. > > > > > > But Adi Shankar's true Divine Beloved Bhagawan w > > > as Him-Govinda to > > > whom He-Adi Shankar wrote- > > > 'Bhajo Govindam'... > > > > Nonetheless there are Sri Vidya texts > > attributed to Adi Shankara-- > > whether we believe that they actually > > were written by him is another > > question. Some accept this, others do not. > > > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> worshipped in Sri Vidya > > >>>> and popular in the cult > > >>>> of the Shankaracharyas. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> Please find me *ONE SINGLE SHANKARACHARYA* > > >>> that "worships a Sri > > >>> Vidya" from the website of a living > > >>> *Legimate* Shankaracharya in any > > >>> of the mutts / maths. > > >>> > > >> > > >> Why? The practice of Sri Vidya in the Shank. > > >> tradition goes back to > > >> Shankara himself and is continued up to the present. > > >> > > > > > > No it does not. Please find > > > ONE SINGLE SHANKARACHARYA* > > > that "worships a Sri Vidya" from > > > the website of a living > > > *Legimate* Shankaracharya in > > > any of the mutts / maths. > > > > And why would I expect to see such > > a thing on a website? Seems a > > 1). Puri Peeth has celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami every year > with a chariot/Rath Yatra procession of Sri JagganathJi(Sri Krishna) > for thousands of years. In fact Adi Shankara set this math as a > Vaishanvite monastery, Puri Peeth is not even advait vedanta!! > check out the pics > http://www.purionline.com/puri/ratha-yatra-2006/gallery.htm > > Sure doesn't look like worship of a "Sri Yantra" > http://www.purionline.com/puri/ > > 2). Sringeri Peeth special functions and celebrations > http://www.sringerisharadapeetham.org/html/Guide/2006engfest.html > > Nothing in there regarding a celebration related to worshipping > a Sri Yantra. > Although there was-, 'Sri Krishna Jayanti' celebration on 08/15/06. > > 3). Dwarka Peeth- Sri Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, highly doubtful > he worships a Sri Yantra. > > 4). Jyosimutt/ Badrikashram- Sri Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, > highly doubtful he worships a Sri Yantra. > > 5). Kanchi mutt- here is the link go see if this mutt engages in > worship of Sri Yantra > http://www.kamakoti.org/peeth/aboutpeetham.html > > > silly proposition--esp. > > since a number of us on this list have been > > initiated into various aspects of Sri Vidya > > via the Shank. tradition! > > Namaste Sir Vaj Ji > Which living legimate Shankarachraya were you "initiated" by? > > > >>>> A very old pagan and > > >>>> tantric Goddess. > > >>> Stop making this crap up.., would you please. > > >>> > > > > > > > > >> Just the facts. > > >> Sri Rajarajewari is a form of Lalita. > > > > ."just (*deeply ocnfused*) facts"..and > > > Her full name is Devi Lalita Tripurasundari. > > > > Yes. > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
