As per modern metaphysics we humans are superb individual concretization of subtle dynamic impulses that is moving perpetually towards the limitless expansion of cosmos [Brahmachaithanaya in vedas]. That is what vedas thought us centuries ago that "ayam athma brahma".
What is brahmachaithanaya or cosmos ?
"anoraneeyam mahatho maheeyam athama guhayam nishothshya janthu"
That divine energy that is present in the smallest particle of an atom and also present in the vast galaxies and also present in all living and non living beings that energy is known as brahmachaithanya.
And that Brahmachaithanya is
"ya chakshusha nah Pashyathe " u cannot see it with ur eyes .
"Yena chakshyomshi pashyathe" It is the divine force which makes u see with our eyes.
"yat manasa nah Manuthe" u cannot understand with ur mind.
"Yena hur manomatham" that is what makes u understand with your mind.
"yat sotre nah srunothi" u cannot listen with ur ears.
"yena srothra mitham srutham" That is what makes you listen with ur ears.
"thadeva brahmatvam vidhbi mahitam thathitam upasyathe"
Not only this, This is also known as brahmachaithanya...
that energy is present in me that is why we say "Aham Brahmasmi" . That energy is present in you that is why we say "Tat brahmatvamasi or Tatva masi " that brahamachaithanya is also present in you so you are also a part of God.. That is why we should say "Namaste" when we see each other... Im am not worshiping OR RESPECTING your body but i am worshiping the divine energy present in you.
when small duck comes out of egg it knows how to swim it didnt go to swimming class to learn swimming. A small snake knows how to catch its prey as soon as they comes out of an egg. How they know all these things. Because the brahmachaithanya is present in the animals in the form of intrinsic knowledge. Since our ancient sages and Rishis saw that divine energy is present in all animals in the world they thought us to worship and protect them. We don't worship animals we worship the Divine energy present in them. So every thing natural in this world is holy for Hindus. And it is very necessary for the ecological balance of the mother nature.
Our body comprises of Five containers! Annamaya kosha, Manomaya kosha, Thejomaya kosha, Vijnanamaya kosha and Anandamaya kosha. Out of these Thejomaya kosha is a container of energy. Don’t ponder where in our body such a container is! Just think- If you’re five feet tall, your body has potential energy. The blood circulation involves kinetic energy. All the metabolic activities deal with chemical energy. What form of energy can you not find in the human body? This Thejomaya kosha has to be replenished once in a while. This makes it necessary to visit temple! If you can build a Thejomaya kosha filler or if you could market a refill that serves this purpose some day…
SCIENCE BEHIND TEMPLE:
Temples are “Quantum Healing Centers. Temples are not just prayer halls- they have got something more to do- something to deal with energy!! The South Indian temples are constructed in such a way that it resembles the Yaaga shaala or the Sacrificial Place. It consists of the entrance, the Bali stone, the Dhwaja Sthamba (The flag post), the Mandapa (the place where Vedic scholars sit and chant Vedic mantras) and Sree Kovil (the Sanctum sanctorum). Every nook and corner of the temple deals with various forms of energy. Either it produces, absorbs, reflects, refracts, radiates or concentrates the energy. Hindus worship only one God. “EKAM SATH VIPRAH BAHUDHA VADANTHI.” The scholars see The Unique God in various forms. It’s because different people have different tastes. So they like different flavors! Similarly, due to the inherent Vaasanas one may develop a liking for the romantic lord Krishna or the lord of power and destruction Shiva. We have different deities and gods which are the manifested forms of One energy only to cater to the different tastes of people.
We know that the only God that the Hindus worship is the Paramatma Chaitanyam. Now our task is to represent this energy by a small piece of matter. The Milky Way galaxy is a small part of the unimaginably big Universe of which our Solar system is a small part. Our earth is a small part of the Solar system and a mountain or a hill forms a small part of the earth. A small piece of granite forms a small piece of the mountain. We use this piece to represent the entire Prapancha (the universe). Idols can also be made of an alloy of five metals, panchaloha.
We consecrate the idol inside the Sree Kovil which is usually in pyramidal or conical form.Cone and pyramid receives max amount of energy. This structure is the best in concentrating the energy over the idol. As of now, we have got a small piece of stone inside a strange building. Let’s see how the building becomes a temple and the stone becomes a god!
If you‘ve been to a temple you’d know that the idol is kept adjacent to a number of small lamps. The flickering lamps provide a melodious frequency based light energy and heat that the idol absorbs. The brightly colored flowers give light energy and beautiful fragrance. This fragrance is chemical energy. The agarbattis, camphor and dhupa etc also emit chemical energy in the form of pleasant smell. The sound of the temple Bell, the musical instruments and the Vedic mantras being chanted by the scholars in the mandapa also energize the atmosphere with sound energy. And most importantly, The Thanthri/ the Purohit / The Priest exhales his breath into a tulsi leaf or a flower reciting the moolamantra of the deity whose sculpture the idol is, and puts the leaf/ flower at the lotus feet of the idol. It’s the priest who energises the vigraha with his praana- The life force.The sound energy in form of mantras it ignites the ear, The light from palms ignites the eyes, the chemical energy from the flowers it ignites the nose, and theertha pr prasad ignites the tounge, The sandal or vibhuthi ignites the skin. In short when you are inside a temple it ignites the five sensory organs of the Human being.
The Energization Process
Once you stand in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum, the positive energy from the Vigraha gushes out. The flickering lamps and flowers supply light energy – This is called SOLAR THERAPY by modern medicine!
The fragrance of flowers and battis supply chemical energy- This is called AROMA THERAPY by modern medicine.
The sound of Bells, Conch and musical instruments give a free MUSIC THERAPY. Mind that, I didn’t say this… This is what the Modern doctors and scientists say!
Chanting and listening to Vedic mantras causes 24 kinds of curative chemicals to be secreted inside our brain…which is very useful in post-surgical recovery.. This is called NEURO-LINGUISTIC EFFECT!
Chanting Shlokas (knowing its meaning) gives rise to PSYCHO-LINGUISTIC EFFECT!!
To absorb this energy to the maximum possible level, we are required to wear light colored dresses while visiting a temple. Saffron, yellow or white is preferred because the aura of a man in trance is yellowish in color. If our dress is of a similar color we can absorb the energy to a greater extent! Moreover dark red, blue and green colors reflect the energy back when you stand in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum… Light colors absorb more! So it is advised not to wear dark colored dresses while going to a temple. Shabarimala is an exception because, as the place is extremely cold, dark dress is a necessity to protect the worshippers from the severe cold!
Also, our five sense organs get activated by paying a visit to a temple. Our eyes get activated by the light energy coming from the sanctum sanctorum as discussed earlier. So are our ears activated by the music and the mantras. Our nose gets activated by the fragrance of the flowers and the pleasant smoke of the battis. Smearing of Sandal paste in the forehead activates the skin. Sandalol and sandalal, two chemicals present in sandal paste get absorbed through the forehead. It cools the pituitary gland which itself controls all the other glands in our body. By controlling the pituitary gland we can ensure a smooth functioning of all the glands in our body. Ladies smear Kumkum on their forehead because kumkum has an ability to absorb mild doses of Ultraviolet light. Though UV radiation is harmful, a mild dose is beneficial for the body. The skin is also activated by wearing tulsi leaf behind the ear! A certain chemical is absorbed by the skin behind our ear that increases the blood circulation. Increased blood circulation means faster the blood purification in the kidneys! So wearing tulsi leaf results in blood purification! Have you ever known about it? Finally, the prasadam that you get, mostly thrimadhuram or some other sweet substance that is rich in glucose activates your fifth sense organ- the tongue. Glucose is an instant source of energy. Thus our five sense organs are activated inside a temple.
Circum-ambulating the banyan tree cleanses your lungs. Banyan trees have the ability to produce Ozone gas. Ozone, though a poisonous gas, acts as a lung cleaning agent when its concentration is below 8 ppm (parts per million). One is required to perform the banyan tree circum-ambulation before 8 in the morning and that too seven times.. without moving your limbs heavily…in peace, foot after foot...etc. All these rules are formulated considering the amount of ozone gases available under the banyan tree!!
AND THE POWER OF TEMPLE DEPENDS UPON HOW MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE TEMPLE. IT is described as "paraspara bhavayantha:"
Means if more people comes the more energy the temple will poses and if the temple is having more energy more people will come.
IDOL A LIVING ORGANISM > TEMPLE REPRESENTATION OF HUMAN BODY
We have been told that the universe is full of luminescent particles and this particle manifests itself because of the primordial pulsation. We have had a sneak peek into the geometry and the mathematical proportion which is used in the creation of many things. We know that the universe rhythm confirms to a mathematical code to the extent that we can create divine energies in a temple based on that science.
If time is pulsation of consciousness and if it creates, sustains and destroys everything, then time is the architect sculpting the universe and every object in this universe should be a sculpture of time and this concept is very beautifully captured in “Jagat Sarvaram Silpameva’ meaning the entire universe is nothing more than a shilpa / sculpture, and it latently conveys that Time is the Shilpi.
The sages and rishis were essentially scientists and understood the secret of nature very well. They were understandably masters in nanotechnology and cosmology.As per Vedas nothing is created by god including the Vedas, but universe is the manifestation of god. They also understood that man is the most evolved of this manifestation. This is why they created all the god forms in the image of a man.
Sacred geometry and sacred proportions were used to generate the subtle energy that took us closer to divine. Hindu temples were created to capture all these aspects in one place and which could sustain and grow for the benefit of mankind.
Architecture of temples confirmed to divine proportions and space - time engineering was accurate to capture sunlight and moon light at the same position for thousands of years. The design of the temple cleaned the subtle energies and points of the human body.
Idol
The sloka in Sanskrit gives the measure of different parts of this Idol which would confirm to total 64 units (resonance of
We have been told that the universe is full of luminescent particles and this particle manifests itself because of the primordial pulsation. We have had a sneak peek into the geometry and the mathematical proportion which is used in the creation of many things. We know that the universe rhythm confirms to a mathematical code to the extent that we can create divine energies in a temple based on that science.
If time is pulsation of consciousness and if it creates, sustains and destroys everything, then time is the architect sculpting the universe and every object in this universe should be a sculpture of time and this concept is very beautifully captured in “Jagat Sarvaram Silpameva’ meaning the entire universe is nothing more than a shilpa / sculpture, and it latently conveys that Time is the Shilpi.
The sages and rishis were essentially scientists and understood the secret of nature very well. They were understandably masters in nanotechnology and cosmology.As per Vedas nothing is created by god including the Vedas, but universe is the manifestation of god. They also understood that man is the most evolved of this manifestation. This is why they created all the god forms in the image of a man.
Sacred geometry and sacred proportions were used to generate the subtle energy that took us closer to divine. Hindu temples were created to capture all these aspects in one place and which could sustain and grow for the benefit of mankind.
Architecture of temples confirmed to divine proportions and space - time engineering was accurate to capture sunlight and moon light at the same position for thousands of years. The design of the temple cleaned the subtle energies and points of the human body.
Idol
The sloka in Sanskrit gives the measure of different parts of this Idol which would confirm to total 64 units (resonance of
.
Hair (3), Face(12), neck(2), Chest(11), Stomach(12), Belly &Pelvis
(6), Thigh(6), Knee(3), Legs (6), Feet (3). Total 64 units. Just as much
a Sloka with right metre and letters becomes a living organism, an idol
with right proportions becomes a living organism.Divine Idol forms
confirmed to a mathematical proportion that invoked subtle energies
within and around us. This is where the external forms were used to
create energies internally to a human. This is the basis of idol
worship. If it is scientific to create a form with divine energies
based on mathematical proportion then idol worship is the supreme proof
for that science.
Poetry, classical music and classical dance are intimately linked to this Hindu temple culture. Adi Tala and octaves were used to create subtle energies in poetry using words, and the same tala maana is used in classical music with rhythm and raga, in classical dance with light and sound and in sculpture as a visual form.
A Hindu temple is a divine and yogic representation of a human being with the Deity in the temple representing the God as indweller in humans and all beings. In a temple the feet represents Rajagopura, the hands represent Praakaara, the abdomen represent Mandapa, the heart represents Antaraala and the crown of the head represents the sanctum sanctorum (garbha griha). The temple is used as a reminder that our inner spiritual journey is through internal yoga to realize the indweller God. This analogy is shown through the representation of various chakras namely Moolaadhara to Sahasraara in the body to various locations in the temple. Note that the same harmonics of 8 are reflected in every other domain. For example, if you have been practicing Pranayama then your master would have asked you to practice breathing based on some counts. Advanced Pranayam students may be asked to stick to 1 (Inhale), 4 (Retain), 2(Exhale), 2(Retain outside) or as a variation 1,4,2,1 or 1,3,2,2. The counts which add up to 8 clean the subtle body.
Thus a “Poetry is an idol in aural form and a building is a frozen music”. A Poet by the way of his mental frequency has first become the poem itself and then the actual poem was created in its aural form and an artist by the same frequency has become the idol first and then he gave a shape to the idol externally through this hands. This is very beautifully given as “Raso vai saha, So Vai rasikaha”, which means he (god) is the enjoyer and he is the artist.
Now please understand the meaning of this Upanishad prayer, “Aum Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaath Poornam Udachyathe, Poornasya Poornamaadaaya
Poornameva Vasishyathe”. This means God is perfect (infinite). This Universe is also perfect (infinite). If perfection (infinity) is taken from anything perfect (infinite) what remains is still perfect (infinite).
Depending on one’s mental ability to grasp the supreme truth it has to be processed and presented. If someone is mentally well evolved then they can be fed with Upanishads and he can meditate on the formless Brahman. To a young adult Upanishads may not be palatable directly but they may have to start with Upavedas and Vedangas to mature to a higher level. For the less evolved kids, Itihasa and Purana like Ramayana and Mahabharata with stories may drive home the point and they can start with Shlokas and mantras. But for the least evolved it has to start with a personal deity with name and form, bhajans and songs to invoke the concept of Bhakthi.
In all the four cases temple culture forms the lowest common denominator. Even the most evolved relish the arts and architecture in the temples. We should be proud of our rich cultural and scientific heritage and be passionate about the science and philosophy and be rational about rituals and symbolisms.
This is the highest scientific form of worship which enables us to see face to face the one which is beyond reach of sight and speech. This kindles devotion, community development and helps one to climb the steep walls of spirituality in the initial stages. Every religion in this world has some image or idol as symbolism to achieve this objective.
Poetry, classical music and classical dance are intimately linked to this Hindu temple culture. Adi Tala and octaves were used to create subtle energies in poetry using words, and the same tala maana is used in classical music with rhythm and raga, in classical dance with light and sound and in sculpture as a visual form.
A Hindu temple is a divine and yogic representation of a human being with the Deity in the temple representing the God as indweller in humans and all beings. In a temple the feet represents Rajagopura, the hands represent Praakaara, the abdomen represent Mandapa, the heart represents Antaraala and the crown of the head represents the sanctum sanctorum (garbha griha). The temple is used as a reminder that our inner spiritual journey is through internal yoga to realize the indweller God. This analogy is shown through the representation of various chakras namely Moolaadhara to Sahasraara in the body to various locations in the temple. Note that the same harmonics of 8 are reflected in every other domain. For example, if you have been practicing Pranayama then your master would have asked you to practice breathing based on some counts. Advanced Pranayam students may be asked to stick to 1 (Inhale), 4 (Retain), 2(Exhale), 2(Retain outside) or as a variation 1,4,2,1 or 1,3,2,2. The counts which add up to 8 clean the subtle body.
Thus a “Poetry is an idol in aural form and a building is a frozen music”. A Poet by the way of his mental frequency has first become the poem itself and then the actual poem was created in its aural form and an artist by the same frequency has become the idol first and then he gave a shape to the idol externally through this hands. This is very beautifully given as “Raso vai saha, So Vai rasikaha”, which means he (god) is the enjoyer and he is the artist.
Now please understand the meaning of this Upanishad prayer, “Aum Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaath Poornam Udachyathe, Poornasya Poornamaadaaya
Poornameva Vasishyathe”. This means God is perfect (infinite). This Universe is also perfect (infinite). If perfection (infinity) is taken from anything perfect (infinite) what remains is still perfect (infinite).
Depending on one’s mental ability to grasp the supreme truth it has to be processed and presented. If someone is mentally well evolved then they can be fed with Upanishads and he can meditate on the formless Brahman. To a young adult Upanishads may not be palatable directly but they may have to start with Upavedas and Vedangas to mature to a higher level. For the less evolved kids, Itihasa and Purana like Ramayana and Mahabharata with stories may drive home the point and they can start with Shlokas and mantras. But for the least evolved it has to start with a personal deity with name and form, bhajans and songs to invoke the concept of Bhakthi.
In all the four cases temple culture forms the lowest common denominator. Even the most evolved relish the arts and architecture in the temples. We should be proud of our rich cultural and scientific heritage and be passionate about the science and philosophy and be rational about rituals and symbolisms.
This is the highest scientific form of worship which enables us to see face to face the one which is beyond reach of sight and speech. This kindles devotion, community development and helps one to climb the steep walls of spirituality in the initial stages. Every religion in this world has some image or idol as symbolism to achieve this objective.
WHY WE USE COCONUT FOR RITUALS:
Scientific reason:
A coconut can attract both benevolent and malevolent frequencies.Coconut contains Lauric acid found in mother's milk and is the purest offering to god , an electrolytic liquid like human blood , without neutrinos. Thats why new studies shows that tender coconut water can be directly injected into the vein instead of glucose via IV. Breaking a coconut with intention, causes the BUTTERFLY EFFECT known by quantum physicists. Millions of devotees, chant in unison , to shut off the internal mind chatter, which rings the tuning fork of consciousness to resonate the quantum energy level matrix, as a VORTEX of group coherent memory. This unleashes SCALAR WAVES like a SOLITON, to resonate your DNA and do its own miracle. Consciousness is holographic in nature. At the time of offering heart pumping blood through the mobius coil, produce a huge electromagnetic field, causing collective resonance.
Consciousness affecting reality is called the Placebo Effect. The body is brought back to the original DNA blue print state. It is about "remembered wellness". Quantum healing works outside the fabric of space time, and does NOT follow cause/ effect rules. The brain is the ultimate pharmacy which releases natural body friendly chemicals in the right dosage without side effects. Coconut is a fruit, the end result of some action. Similarly as an end result of our actions we also obtain some fruit . When you offer the coconut fruit to god, the significance that you are required to keep in mind is that you are giving up the fruit, i.e. the new set of desires relating to the materialistic world.
Coconut a Symbolic representation of self:
The structure of the coconut also has been given a deep spiritual significance. As defined in the Vedanta , Man is made up of the Gross Body (physical body), Subtle Body (mind- that relating to world), Causal Body ( a higher state of mind) and the Atman (soul/true self). you can find two eyes and a mouth for the coconut on the top when you remove the husk The smooth outer skin of the coconut represents man's Gross Body. Within the Gross body is the subtle body of mind, this is represented by the matted coir of the coconut, indicating the desires and attachments of man with the outer world. The hard shell represents the Causal Body and the white inside the Kernel represents the Self. And water is your thoughts. Thats why when we go to shabarimala we empty the thoughts from our mind by making a hole in coconut and empty it and we fill it with bakthi in the form of ghee and we seal it and that coconut is the main important factor until you reach shabharimala. we will come in detail about shabharimala in later posts.
In short when you offer or break a coconut we are charging the intention, thought or specific prayer with positive impulses through resonance of your mind and body via BUTTERFLY EFFECT unleashing SCALAR WAVES...Once again if you have a thoughts in your mind, then that is being reinforced via this ritual in your mind is the path to Self Realization which you tend to forget in the midst of the stress and strain of day to day living.
IDOLS AND FLAG POLE:
It is well known that all objects reflect light rays 360 degrees around the object and this phenomenon permits us to visualize objects around us as these rays fall on our retina. The rays emanating from the consecrated idols can be analyzed using Kirlian cameras. Kirlian cameras take photo of light and energy (shakti). Studies have shown that before consecration the idol's photo is black and white and after consecration, an aura of brightness forms around the idols. Photos of each ray emanating from the idol has the full form of the idol on analysis. For example , each ray coming from an Idol of Sree Krishna has the full photo of Sree Krishna. The rays coming from the consecrated idol's have the power to kill harmful germs. So when a person prays standing in front of the idol he gets the full benefit of these very powerful rays. This has been proved at Temple University. The rays coming from the idols traverse to the topmost part of the temple called the Stupika and get reflected. For this reason the Stupika's are usually gold plated.
In front of the sanctum sanctorum there exists a Flag Pole called Dwajasthambam. The topmost part is made of Panchaloham and carries the symbol of the Idol's chariot. If it is a Sree Krishna Temple, it will have Garuda at the top. The rays reflected from the Stupika strike the topmost part of the Dwajasthambam and get reflected all around. The region covered by these rays can be calculated by holding a thread at the topmost part of the Dwajasthambam and extending it to the farthest point it can touch on earth. These rays are also reflected from the earth and reach further objects in it's vicinity.
When a person stands in front of the temple and prays, the rays from the consecrated idol enter his body and it has the capacity to cure infectious diseases. If the body of the person is warm, the rays get reflected like rays falling on a glass surface and the person does not benefit from them. Thus people in earlier times visited the temple right after a dip in the Temple pond to get the maximum benefit of these rays. All Temples had a pond next to it for this purpose. The famous scholar Sri Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri did penance at Guruvayoor Temple and prayed daily with wet clothes after a bath at the Temple pond for curing his illness.So we should visit Temples as frequently as we can and preferably with wet clothes or right after a bath.
In our olden days our forefathers use to say that when the poojas of the temple is not done properly there will be contagious deceases starts to spread in the locality. Based on same principle.THE NATARAJA THE DANCE OF EVOLUTION: Hindu View of Matter in the Light of Modern Physics
You might find it long. But interested people will find it interesting and hopefully useful…
“The self unfolds itself for its self – Bhagavad Gita”. This self unfolded itself with a pulsation and this pulsation is the start of Absolute time (KAAL). As I said nothing to my knowledge tell us clearly as to why this pulsation happened. This is the point of singularity in the scientific language and the event is termed as Big Bang. It was an event of primordial pulsation and not of an explosion which threw away mass because of the explosion into the space.
The entire space existed with its subatomic particles and this pulsation made the space to vibrate and this vibration was rhythmic and led to the evolution of this universe. Popularly known as “That one became many”… and..Vastur eva Vaastu.
This pulsation happened because of the Pranava or the first pulsation resulted in the Pranava are both conceptually right. So at the time of this primordial pulsation 2 things happened:
The absolute time started. This is called Kaal.
Primordial and the most sacred Pranava emerged.
Both these happened simultaneously and it is futile to ask whether Kaal created Pranava or Pranava created the pulsation. In many of the texts it offered as Pranava that created the pulsation. So let’s go by that.
This is the reason that Pranava / Primordial Om is soo sacred in Hinduism.
This Pranava had manifested in 2 forms:
Luminescent form as OM the Light. This is the source of all visual forms. The primordial form is represented as ॐ in Sanskrit.
Aural form as Om the sound. This is the source of all aural forms. I should say that this is the more popular form compared to the luminescent form. It is also the Golden Mean...
Now this concept is very important, since in the Pranava meditation they say us to meditate on the silence after the word OM. They say it starts with silence and merges into silence.
So, when I say that sound merges into light, it is all the aural form merges into ITS luminescent form. All luminescent forms merge with the Paramaanu which is also luminescent. I am reproducing this passage again for emphasis and clarity.
Sage Thirumoolar states brilliantly that who realizes that the light (physical light which means the world) merges with light (subtle light), he has realized SIVA.
Now let’s come to the 8x8 energy grid of the Paramaanu and imagine that it is pulsating because of Pranava and this Pranava has both light and aural form.
They say that this pulsation is rhythmic and symmetric.
When something is Symmetric, then there has to be a central line along with the Symmetry comes. For example if our right and left sides are symmetric then the body is divided along the sternum & backbone. This thread in a human body is called kaya madya Sutra.
Within the 8x8 energy grid / hall there is a vertical luminous shaft called Brahma Sutra .Sutra in Sanskrit also means Thread / String.
This Thread of light / Brahma Sutra is a shaft of consciousness also called Moolasthambham. This shaft of consciousness vibrates in a particular order called rhythm. This is the order of nature.This rhythmic vibration of the shaft of consciousness is the dance of Shiva, the CELESTIAL DANCE / THE COSMIC DANCE / THE DANCE OF EVOLUTION of the LORD NATARAJA.
Look again at the picture of LORD NATARAJA, he is drawn inside a 8x8 Manduka mandala (now you know what it is), his left leg is raised suggesting a movement from left to right. Imagine that he is going to land the left leg to his right side.
Why should he suggest that he is moving from left to right?
His left hand holds light / fire and his right hand holds Drum / Damru / Sound. The process of Evolution which starts with the absolute time and Pranava is fantastically represented pictorially. It suggests that the evolution process starts with the rhythmic dance of the PARAMAANU in a 8x8 energy grid and this process evolves first as light and then as sound. This light and sound creates further forms and the entire universe.
It is very easy to answer as to why sound evolves from light? We all know that the light is at a higher velocity than sound. This is the same reason we see lightning first then hear the thunders. So let’s summarize the DANCE OF EVOLUTION of LORD NATARAJA:
From being un-manifest the Pranava emerges. Or the Pranava evolves the un-manifest to the manifest and starts the cycle of evolution.This leads to a pulsation which is called as the COSMIC DANCE / CELESTIAL DANCE / DANCE OF EVOLUTION.
This pulsation is rhythmic and symmetric.
The luminescent shaft of consciousness is called as Brahma Sutra or popularly called as String theory in the modern science.The process of creation evolves from the dance as light then sound evolves from light and then all the visual and aural forms in this universe. If this is so then the process of dissolution should be that all sound merges with light and instead of left leg, Lord Nataraja’s right leg should be lifted suggesting a movement from right to left isn’t?
Look at the majestic picture suggesting the DANCE of EVOLUTION and the DANCE of DISSOLUTION as POSTED below:
More recently, Fritjof Capra explained that "Modern physics has shown that the rhythm of creation and destruction is not only manifest in the turn of the seasons and in the birth and death of all living creatures, but is also the very essence of inorganic matter," and that "For the modern physicists, then, Shiva's dance is the dance of subatomic matter."
It is indeed as Capra concluded: "Hundreds of years ago, Indian artists created visual images of dancing Shiva in a beautiful series of bronzes. In our time, physicists have used the most advanced technology to portray the patterns of the cosmic dance. The metaphor of the cosmic dance thus unifies ancient mythology, religious art and modern physics."
In my opinion there is nothing more scientific in this world that is pictorially represented about the evolution of universe. You should read a book called “The Tao of Physics” by Fritjof Capra where as physicist he explains how he experienced this and highlights the dance of the quantum particles in space corresponds to the dance of Lord Nataraja.
Now this central shaft of Consciousness is called Brahma Sutra and according to our scriptures every Paramaanu has this string, which means every being, matter, inanimate things in this universe including the tiniest of subatomic particles have this string / sutra. In the future parts we will see the Maths behind this sutra and the pulsation but let us look at what the modern science says about Superstring theory here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory. You can read it how many times ever you want but this theoretical postulation is a direct adaptation of the cosmic dance and our Brahma Sutra and nothing more.
Now check out Lord Nataraja statue at the CERN The European Center for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva — A 2m tall statue of the Indian deity Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. - http://www.fritjofcapra.net/shiva.html
Martial Arts and Lord Nataraja’s stance:
Let me ask you the following questions here: Look at the image of the Lord Nataraja below. If a gross image should have Nava Tala which is a 9x9 grid then why the human image of Lord Nataraja which is a Nava Tala fitted into a 8x8 square instead of a 9x9 square?
Both in Classical dance and in martial arts why do they ask you to stand in a posture where the knee is slightly or significantly bent. Not all of the stances but most of the basic stances correspond to this why? Let me know if you have received a satisfactory answer for this question.
The answer to this question reveals one more secret to us.
a.In Sthapatya veda each grid line is divided into 10 or 11 or 12 (usually 12) and hence a 9x9 grid has 9x12 = 108 blocks or levels of energy. This may explain why 108 is a sacred number from an energy perspective. This covers the entire spectrum.
b.When we create a gross image its always sculpted to 9 talas but when they sculpt image of the gods and in this case Nataraja, they fit the gross image to a 8x8 energy grid to invoke the subtle energies.
c.How do they fit a 9 tala to 8 tala? The technique is not to change the proportion of nava tala but they ensure that 9 fits into 8 by making the image to bend it legs such that the height reduces by one unit.
You can notice that Lord Nataraja’s right leg is bent to fit the image in 8x8 grid. This is believed to invoke the subtle energies corresponding to that image.
This is the same reason why martial arts and in Bharatnatyam your teacher asks you to take a basic stance which reduces the height from 9 units to 8 to invoke subtle energies. Of course the other reason is the alignment and focus to Hara / Dantein with that pose.
If I tell you that the science of nature and the associated philosophy codified in Hindu religious symbols are unmatched and amazing then I hope you would whole heartedly agree now. These religious texts and symbols offer the key to unlock the secrets of nature.
We have seen one variation of time as Gandharva veda that manifests as classical music and the primordial rhythm is Adi Tala and the Sthapatya veda in the form of sculptures offered the secret of space variation in Adi Tala and Nava Tala.
This is where Time and Space were equated with the same measure yet offered completely different arts. The whole universe has these underlying and un-manifested interconnections and hence the Hindu philosophy of “That one became many”… is the supreme truth. Seeing the divinity in everything is the only truthful way of recognizing this science. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Now you may understand as to why I started this series with the above line. We have a very rich past that is most scientific and it is left codified in a form across thousands of temples in India. Let us just open your eyes and understand the scientific meaning around it.
Shiva (God's particle) is everywhere, its greatness always exists
By the realization of Shiva i saw the primordial light & prayed
By the grace of Shiva i saw the dance of Lord Nataraja
By the grace of Shiva, see i am creating this great piece of work (his work)!!
JAI NATARAJA SHIVARAJA
SHIVALINGAM DOES NOT REPRESENT PHALLUS:
what Shiva Linga stands for? more than 99% of the responses would be that it represents a Phallus symbolizing the male sex organ / creative energy with the female sex organ / creative energy - Yoni as the base and both together representing inseparability and totality in the process of creation.
Nothing is more misunderstood and misquoted than this concept of Hinduism. Every idiot including me who has read few books about Hinduism thinks that they are experts of Indology / Vedic studies. The wisest of sages who gave us Vedas and Upanishads did not boast that it is their work. At the end of every work they acknowledged that they are telling us what they have been told by their ancestors. It is 155 trillion+ years of universal knowledge available today in the richest of the language Sanskrit. This cannot be accurately interpreted in a foreign language.
We have already noted that the same word can have multiple meanings. This is not limited to Sanskrit, but all the languages. For example,
Sutra means thread, Aphorisms (the ability to express something in terse and concise manner). Ex. Kama sutra – the most understood of all the sutras. Brahma Sutra – The thread of consciousness that runs in this universe – the most unheard of.
Artha in Sanskrit means “meaning” and “wealth”, we have already seen this. As in Vaak-Artha and Artha Sastra (the science of wealth management).
Same way Lingam means Symptom, Proof, Gender, Male sex organ etc. Hence it was very easy to get confused, associate the lingam with a Phallus and also to ignore the philosophy and the supreme science behind it. Even people who believed that it represented much more did not knew the philosophy and the science behind it. Let’s look at what it means.
kindly refer to both the pictures below:
The square (in 2D) which is an 8x8 energy grid became a 9x9 energy grid which is manifest / gross. The transition forms were an octagon and a circle. Aintiram suggests how this transition takes place. Current physics accepts that a pulse and a sine wave can be created from each other and this happens because of simple addition of harmonic frequencies.
The primordial pulsation initiates a rotational force and this rotational force as it gains momentum converts the square into a circle and if you notice that the octagon is just an in between state between a square and a circle.
We see confirmation of the details of this manifestation process in Chapter 9, verse 8 of the Bhagavad Gita where Lord Krsna describes His manifestation process to Arjuna:
“prakritim svaam avastabhya visrijaami punah punah”, meaning “Curving back onto myself, I create again and again…”
What it suggests is that the essential shape of every gross form in its natural state is a circle (in 2D) and a sphere in (3D). This is the reason we find every planetary body is almost spherical in shape and this is also the reason as to why the ripples in a water body when we throw a stone in the water are in circles.
Be it the center of a tornado or the shape of a hurricane or a tsunami it always a circular force. The supreme secret in martial arts is that the Chi moves in a circular fashion and hence Tai Chi is the most deadly form of martial arts. Lord Vishnu has Chakra as his weapon to suggest not only light but also the rotational force. Subtle Energy becomes gross universe and the fundamental 5 elements are created in the process.
It is said that 1/10th of the space becomes Air, 1/10th of air becomes Fire, 1/10th Fire becomes Water and 1/10th of Water becomes Earth.
So we can conclude that we are living in a Space delineated world.
We have already seen that the subtle energy is takes the form of a square and the gross energy takes the form of a circle with an in-between state it takes the shape of a tetrahedron and octagon. Now look at the Shiva lingam from the top. Its base is always a square and the top is always a circle.
If I have to represent the process of evolution at all stages in one form, then i have to merge all the 3 shapes together and it naturally takes the shape of a Lingam with a round top. Shiva Linga captures the overall process of evolution in one form and shape - subtle to gross state – it encompasses every state of consciousness that is possible in this universe.
Why the figure above states that Square shape is Sattvic, circle is Tamasic and the in between state is Rajasic? Let’s understand the definitions of all the three qualities.
Sattvic represents the perfect state of balance. When it is subtle it is luminescent and in a perfect state of resonant non-vibration. The energy levels were perfect so that the resultant vibration is nil and it is in absolute balance.
Tamasic state represents a state where the height of evolution is reached and hence it is farthest away from the core. This is a different explanation from the usual ones available in the web and books. Let me explain this. The core is very subtle and the tamasic state is very gross and hence it is away from the core. Tamasic state then should be considered as the darkest state possible. Why?
Because the core is luminescent and if the gross state is farthest from the core hence it should be the darkest / more dark.
This is the meaning behind the most famous statement "Tamasoma Jyothir gamaya”… take me from darkness (gross) to light (Subtle). If you have not understood this, read it again. Please! SP
There is no evolution possible beyond the Tamasic state and it has to devolve to reach its core / subtle state. This process is cyclic.
Rajasic is a state where the process of pulsation has resulted in a rotational force and hence things are set into action. This represents the evolution process and hence associated with action.
Then the natural next question is, if Shiva Lingam is associated with the entire spectrum of consciousness then we should see it associated with the elements and the light. Isn’t? SP
There is a story in Indian Purana that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva discussed who is the most powerful among them. Lord Shiva challenged Brahma and Vishnu to reach his head and feet respectively. Brahma tried to find Shiva’s head and Vishnu tried to reach Shiva’s feet, both of them failed. Most of us would have heard the story but would not have understood the philosophical and scientific significance...SP
Lord Shiva in the form of Linga stood there as a PILLAR OF LIGHT. This pillar of light is the Brahma Sutra / light of consciousness which spanned from the center of the galaxy (Hiranyagarba) to every being & non-being in the Universe.
Brahma could not find the head because, Brahma is always associated with intelligence in Indian texts. He gave the supreme wisdom - the Vedas and stands for Intelligence. He could not reach Shiva’s head signifies that Intelligence will not take you to God. Intelligence as an energy is too gross and cannot reach the most subtle state of light .
Vishu represents earthly life – Rajasic in character – this is the tetrahedron & octagon state. He could not reach Lord Shiva’s feet signifying you cannot reach the core through actions.
Lord Shiva in the form of Lingam is represented as one of the elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space) in the Hindu temples.>>>Sreekesh Pathal
If you read the following Upanishad quote, you can understand its EXACT meaning:
"na karmaNaa na prajayaa dhanena tyaagenaike amRitatvamaanashuH
pareNa naakam nihitam guhaayaaM vibhraajate yadyatayo vishanti"
Not by work, not by progeny, not by wealth, they have attained Immortality. Some have attained Immortality by renunciation. That which the hermits attain is laid beyond the heaven; yet it shines brilliantly in the (purified) heart.
And this quote also brilliantly articulates the luminescent nature of the Paramaanu:
na tatra (not there) suryo bhati (sun shines) na candra (moon does not) na tarakam (nor the stars)
nema vidyuto (nor the lightning) bhanti (shines) kuta ayam agnih (how can fire shine)
tam (that) eva (alone) bhantam (shines) anubhati (thereafter shines) sarvam (everything)
tasya bhasa (in that light) sarvam idam vibhati (everything shines)
The sun does not shine there, nor does the moon, nor the stars or the lightning, much less this fire (deepam). When He shines, everything shines after Him; by His light alone everything is illumined.
The trick is to take the definition & meaning from Upanishads or any scripture and apply it to the God’s particle and the process of evolution and the yo! you would understand the science in it perfectly. Many a times the concept of God faith obscures our mind to look beyond and rationally think about it. It is not the problem of religion but our system of education which has ruined our thinking. Today the biggest challenge we have is to "Unlearn" than to learn.
So to conclude:
Shiva Lingam does not represent Phallus. To represent male and female totality and inseparability Hindus do have Arthanareeswara and it is not represented through Lingam.
Shiva Lingam represents the Pillar of Light and the entire spectrum of consciousness. From the most subtle to the most gross.
It represents an in-between Guna / EGG state (between un-manifest and manifest) and hence it is formless with a form. The best representation of supreme philosophy and primordial science that is ever possible within the limits of our consciousness & beyond.
just correlate this with the Mayan Hunab Ku. That i will discuss in the comming posts about Mayan and vedic correlation.
This summarizes as to how Energy becomes matter, Subtle becomes Gross, Un-Manifest becomes manifest, how 8 becomes 9, and Square / Cuboid becomes a circle / Sphere. All represented in one formless form called SHIVA LINGAM.
But I wanted to highlight more important aspects to this process of manifestation.
· Advaita philosophy states that there is no duality. If you note that the Parammanu is what is present every living being and inanimate thing. What is within you is what is within me and hence the mahavakya “Tat Tvam Asi”… You are that.
· Vastureva Vaastu – Vastu which is un-manifest and subtle becomes Vaastu which is manifest and gross.
If we assume that Paramaanu is God’s particle and hence it is divine, then everything in this world is divine. This is the most important philosophy in Hindusim. See the oneness in all and see “All in one”.
That’s why Hindus saw divinity in everything. Trees, snakes, animals, insects, birds, human beings etc. There is nothing without that divine energy or particle – however you call it.
We all note that Subtle has become Gross. Hence conceptually Gross = Subtle or both are proportionate.
· We all note that Space has become Earth. Hence conceptually Space = Earth or both are proportionate.
· We all note that 8 have become 9. Hence conceptually 8 =9 or both are proportionate.
· We all note that ENERGY has become MATTER. Hence conceptually ENERGY = MATTER or both are proportionate. This is represented by E = mc2 by our great scientist Einstein. While we did not have this specific formula, the concept and the associated texts were very much with us for ages.
So this is what Einstein quoted after reading Bhagavad Gita.
"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." ~ Albert Einstein
Now let’s try to answer this question:
When you throw a stone in water / pond the ripples that form take the shape of a circle (in 2D) / sphere (in 3D). Can you guess what the shape of the ripple would be if you throw the same stone in space?
you would have probably guessed the answer. The ripples in space should be and would be in square / cube in shape.
I can only pray that "May Lord Shiva help us all to understand him better.."
