--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 10, 2007, at 6:36 PM, off_world_beings wrote: > > > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> As we "all" know by now, the "normal" count of syllables > > >>>> in a triSTup-verse is 11/"line". But for some reason > > >>>> Diirghatamas, the son of Ucathya and Maamateya, > > >>>> has only 10 of them on the first line of Rgveda I 164, 39: > > >>>> > > >>>> R-co a-kSa-re pa-ra-me vyo-man > > >>>> > > >>>> To add injury to insult, the form 'vyoman' is a "crippled" > > >>>> form of the regular locative singular, 'vyomani', > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> "The omission of the final syllable is archaic as in `parame > > > vyoman' > > >>> which should really be `parame vyomani'." > > >>> http://www.srisharada.com/Vivekafinal/394%20-408.pdf > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> << of the word, whose "basic" form, or nominative singular is, > > >>>> we believe, 'vyomaa'.>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> 'vyomaa': > > >>> Its the "Sky Mother" obviously, or the Universal Yoni, or the > > >>> Eternal Unbounded field (the 'home' or vessel' for of all the > > > laws > > >>> of nature.) 'Vyomaa', the Atma, which must have the energy of > > > Bhuddi > > >>> (an impulse of creative intelligence) in order to take form. > > >> > > >> > > >> Nice post OffWorld! > > >> > > >> Is Heaven the Unified Field?>> > > > > > > ""According to this derivation heaven would be conceived as the roof > > > of the world. Others trace a connection between 'himin' (heaven) > > > and 'home'. According to this view, which seems to be the more > > > probable, heaven would be the abode of the Godhead."" > > > http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07170a.htm > > > > > > I believe that human words all mean the same few basic things, based > > > on the fact that the universe exists by virtue of the interaction of > > > a few fundamental energies. I think humans make a dozen or more > > > words for the same things, and it is the loss of this simplicity of > > > life that has caused all the strife and disagreement (the tower of > > > Babel (babble) that we build and confuse the languages of men.) > > > > > > Heaven just means something like "home of all the laws of nature, > > > the Devas". In the Western traditions it is where the angels (root: > > > angirasas/agni) and the Godhead exist, just like in the 'Richo > > > Akshare' verse of the Vedas that Cardmeister quoted. The Godhead is > > > just the wholeness of all the others, that is more than the sum of > > > its parts. > > > > Beautiful, thanks. > > > > So why did you call the "transcendental field" translation "crap"? >
I'm sorry, you didnt' call it "crap," only said it was nonsense: Quothe Vaj: "Notice no mention of the word "transcendent" or "transcendental field" or other such nonsense."
