by Michael Mamas | Monday, October 24, 2016 | Vedic Arts |
Though a fuller understanding of Jyotish is a much broader subject, Jyotish is generally viewed as Vedic astrology. The common belief is that the planets circling our sun have an influence upon us, be it by gravity or some other means. Scientists have rejected this notion, saying the planets are too far away to have any such effect. Interestingly enough, they are correct. However, a deeper understanding of Jyotish reveals what is not fully understood. So what is Jyotish, really?…
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, October 19, 2016 | The Veda |
Panditji, Lakshmi, and I have talked about how late at night when the air is so still here at Mount Soma, if you listen very carefully you can hear the mantras as if being chanted from deep within the forest. Similarly, it is said that when submerged deep within the ocean you can hear the sound Om resonating within.
Today is an absolutely beautiful fall day. The wind is still and the fall colors are stupendous. Standing outside overlooking the temple, I could hear what sounded like ten pandits chanting. I thought it must be a recording that Panditji was playing in the temple. Or perhaps it was being played in the meditation hall. But then I realized it was the sound of stillness in the forests here. It was so soft. I held my breath to hear it better. Beautiful…
I have for many years been fascinated by the idea that the Aranyaka of the Veda is associated with the forest. Was it because the Rishis who cognized the Aranyakas dwelled within the deep forests? But today it was clear. When the environment is pure the forest itself makes the sound of the Veda, the Aranyakas. After all, the Veda IS nature, that which is heard, the sounds of nature. The Aranyakas are quite literally the sounds of the forest.
We are so blessed. At Mount Soma, the deepest value of life, of nature, of Veda are becoming enlivened. When you visit here, if you are still and listen very carefully, you can hear it.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | Clarifying Confusion |
Everything in this world has an influence and deeper meaning, a karmic significance, on all other levels of relative existence.
Everything is interconnected in ways that can seem unfathomable to the ‘rational’ mind. Those interconnections transcend time and space.
The science of omens is the technology that reads those interconnections. Omens track the karmic flows as one level of existence influences another back and forth through space and time.
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by Michael Mamas | Friday, October 14, 2016 | Spiritual Evolution |
I was asked:
What is the meaning of “the Master walking in students’ shoes?”
To which I respond:
The Master experienced and knows what the path is/was like but must not forget, even though at times it can feel difficult to remember, what it was like before he re-membered with the Self.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, September 29, 2016 | Announcements, The Gods |
Recently, I received the following picture and message from a dear friend of some 35 years I have known since my ashram days:
I was on the Kailash Yatra from September 1st through the 23rd. It was super, awesome, terrific!
Below is my favorite photo of Kailash from this trip. It was taken the morning of September 14th, from the North-East side before summiting Dolama Pass. When the sun hit Mount Kailash everything turned golden, it was a great darshan!
Please feel free to share widely, as it is a nice Darshan photo! It would just be nice to share the darshan, is my feeling. I have other photos that I can send you if you would like to see. We had excellent weather and I saw Kailash from lots of angles that previously were hidden by clouds and fog on the other trips.
OK, all the best… Hope everything is well for you, wherever you might be!
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