Astrología Médica y Psicológica

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ON READING BOOKS

On reading books. Fragment of interview to Ramana Maharshi. “Who am I”, The spiritual teaching of Ramana Maharshi. Boston and Londres: Shambala, 1988.





Are there no other means for making the mind quiescent?

[…] Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, restriction on food, etc., are but aids [Guruji would say, “toys”] for rendering the mind quiescent.

Through meditation on the forms of God and through repetition of mantras, the mind becomes one-pointed. The mind will always be wandering. Just as when the chain is given to an elephant to hold in its trunk it will go along grasping the chain and nothing else, so also when the mind is occupied with a name or form it will grasp that alone. When the mind expands in the form of countless thoughts, each thought becomes weak; but as thoughts get resolved the mind becomes one-pointed and strong; for such a mind Self-inquiry will become easy. Of all the restrictive rules, that relating to the taking of sattvic food in moderate quantities is best; by observing this rule, the sattvic quality of the mind will increase, and that will be helpful to Self-inquiry.
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Is it any use reading books for those who long for release?

All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading. In order to quiet the mind one has only to inquire within oneself what one’s Self is; how could this search be done in books? One should know one’s Self with one’s own eye of wisdom. The Self is within the five sheaths [“Yoga and psychology”, Guruji]; but books are outside them. Since the Self has to be inquired into by discarding the five sheaths, it is futile to search for it in books. There will come a time when one will have to forget all that one has learned.
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NAVRATRI
Begins 8th October 2010
HOMAMS for NAVRATRI
BEGIN ON 8TH OCT '10


Durga Sooktha Homam
8th October 2010

Mahalakshmi Homam
12th October 2010

Saraswathy Homam
16th October 2010



NAVRATRI
The nine-day and nine-night festival, brings together all in the worship of the nine forms of Goddess Durga also known as Shakti /Devi. Navaratri is a festival of worship and dance for the Mother - who destroys evil.

Navratri
Navratri is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi i.e. the female aspect of divinity are worshipped.

Significance
The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother. The dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar.Dasaharara, meaning 'ten days', becomes dasara in popular parlance. The Navaratri festival or 'nine day festival' becomes 'ten days festival' with the addition of the last day, Vijaya-dasami which is its culmination. On all these ten days, Mother Mahisasura-mardini (Durga) is worshipped with fervour and devotion.

Homams for Navratri
The following homams are scheduled to be performed this Navratri beginning 8th October 2010

Durga Sooktha Homam
8th October 2010
Goddess Durga is one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress.An embodiment of creative feminine force, she exists in a state of self-sufficiency and fierce compassion.Durga manifests fearlessness and patience.She is worshipped to avoid the negative effects and to improve efficiency.The Homam is performed to remove any obstacles or blocks in growth and is very useful for the attainment of success, wealth, prosperity, fame, removal of fear, health, longevity, fulfillment of desires, food, progeny, strength, removing ailments, removing danger and defeat in the hand of adversaries.

Mahalakshmi Homam
12th October 2010
Goddess Lakshmi's presence is enough to dispel all the darkness from the hearts of her devotees. She is worshipped for food, power, universal sovereignty, knowledge, power, kingdom, fortune, bounteousness, and beauty.

Saraswathy Homam
16th October 2010
This homam is performed for the Goddess of speech and learning, and who is the creator of Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas and who is associated with art, science and culture.

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