Monday, June 19th., 2017
"As with all
mythical Indian stories the characters and events are strongly linked to
Gods, Goddesses, demons or legendary creatures" and as some people believe, first, the Myths are but the sheer Truths of the remotest past and second, history in all eras never stops repeating itself either bitterly, when humans unsuccessfully apply the teachings of the experiment, or happily, when they succeed in gaining wisdom, adhering to the Human Values, and being In the World, but Not Of the World.
In this simply described story of the city of Gokarna, in Karnataka, South India, some characteristics of Lord Shiva become prevalent.
The strongest is that Lord Shiva has soft corner for his devotees no matter who the devotee is, a rakshasa (demon) or an evil peson, or whoever. If they devotedly perform the tapas (spiritual/devotional practices) towards him in order to gain a boon (gift-spiritual power-etc.), he soon grants it. This easiness stems from the way Shiva treats Maya ( the holografic, matrix 3D status in which we live). He is completely untouched, indifferent and shuns maya because nothing in it bears any essential value.
Yet, this does not mean at all that he will impede Vishnu and/or the other Gods from counteracting some of his decisions and removing the boons given on quite some occasions, if they so judge best. On the contrary! Like for example when the boons are going to be used in pride and hatred against the people. And exactly so happened with the demon king Ravana. He was tricked away from his most precious and powerful boon, the Atmalinga, by Vishnu, almost immediately after he had obtained it.
One wonders, do the CERN people know enough about Shiva , since they thought it useful for their purposes to obviously invoke him and possibly demand? a boon from him?They placed the Nataraja statue of Shiva the cosmic dancer in the CERN entrance.
In this simply described story of the city of Gokarna, in Karnataka, South India, some characteristics of Lord Shiva become prevalent.
The strongest is that Lord Shiva has soft corner for his devotees no matter who the devotee is, a rakshasa (demon) or an evil peson, or whoever. If they devotedly perform the tapas (spiritual/devotional practices) towards him in order to gain a boon (gift-spiritual power-etc.), he soon grants it. This easiness stems from the way Shiva treats Maya ( the holografic, matrix 3D status in which we live). He is completely untouched, indifferent and shuns maya because nothing in it bears any essential value.
Yet, this does not mean at all that he will impede Vishnu and/or the other Gods from counteracting some of his decisions and removing the boons given on quite some occasions, if they so judge best. On the contrary! Like for example when the boons are going to be used in pride and hatred against the people. And exactly so happened with the demon king Ravana. He was tricked away from his most precious and powerful boon, the Atmalinga, by Vishnu, almost immediately after he had obtained it.
One wonders, do the CERN people know enough about Shiva , since they thought it useful for their purposes to obviously invoke him and possibly demand? a boon from him?They placed the Nataraja statue of Shiva the cosmic dancer in the CERN entrance.
"...The two most common forms of Shiva's dance are the Lasya (the gentle form of dance), associated with the creation of the world, and the Tandava (the violent and dangerous dance), associated with the destruction of weary worldviews - weary perspectives and lifestyles. In essence, the Lasya and the Tandava are just two aspects of Shiva's nature; for he destroys in order to create, tearing down to build again.[24]..."
And since the CERN people chose Shiva, a deity from the Vedic Culture to invoke in their affairs, shouldn't they also be in the know about Vishnu and the rest of the Vedic Deities ?
Maria L. Pelekanaki
Maria L. Pelekanaki
Gokarna and CERN
For the seventh consecutive year
the Umahesh Yoga School will conduct an immersion course in the holy
town of Gokarna, Karanataka, south India. Our purpose built and natural
Yoga 'Shala' is found in a small farming hamlet just 2 kms from Gokarna.
Here is a little story about how Gokarna became.
As with all
mythical Indian stories the characters and events are strongly linked to
Gods, Goddesses, demons or legendary creatures
Once upon a time Kaikesi, the mother
of the demon king Ravana and loyal devotee of Lord Shiva, was
worshipping a Shiva Linga to help bestow success to her son. When Indra,
the Lord of Heaven, who was jealous of this worship, stole the Shiva
Linga and threw it away into the Sea. The Kaikesi went on a hunger
strike as her devotional worship of Shiva had been disrupted. Ravana
seeing that his mother was unhappy promised her that he would go to
Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva, and bring the Atmalinga (the
original lingam) itself for her to worship.
When Ravana arrived at Mount Kailash
he performed severe penance to please the great Shiva, also he sang
praises of Shiva Shiva Tandava Stotram.
Shiva was very pleased with Ravanas
devotion so he agreed to bestow boons to Ravana. Ravana, proceeded to
ask Shiva for the Atmalinga and also a wife for himself, as pretty as
Shiva’s wife Uma (mother of creation).
Shiva then took from his own heart the Atmalinga, it was so amazingly beautiful and it shined as brightly as the Sun. He gave it to Ravana with the strict instructions that it should not be placed on ground untill it was deified at a final destination. For the second boon for a beautiful wife, Shiva offered his own wife to Ravana, as in his view there was no other woman more beautiful than Uma. Uma was told by Shiva to go with Ravana, which she did knowing that Shiva would find a way for them to reunite.
Shiva then took from his own heart the Atmalinga, it was so amazingly beautiful and it shined as brightly as the Sun. He gave it to Ravana with the strict instructions that it should not be placed on ground untill it was deified at a final destination. For the second boon for a beautiful wife, Shiva offered his own wife to Ravana, as in his view there was no other woman more beautiful than Uma. Uma was told by Shiva to go with Ravana, which she did knowing that Shiva would find a way for them to reunite.
Ravana, feeling happy with himself, departed the Himalayas and travelled south towards his abode on the Island of Lanka.
Meanwhile Shiva asked Lord Vishnu to help him get Uma back.
So when Ravana stopped on the south-western coast of India for rest he met an old and frail looking Brahmin who was actually Vishnu in disguise! The Brahmin asked Ravana as to how such a lovely woman was following him. Ravana, in his enthusiasm, explained that Shiva himself had given her to him. Ravana, being full of pride, was very pleased with the Brahmin's words of praise, but his was his undoing as in a flash, Vishnu tricked Ravana and exchanged Uma with Mandodari daughter of Mayasura (Also a demon).
Meanwhile Shiva asked Lord Vishnu to help him get Uma back.
So when Ravana stopped on the south-western coast of India for rest he met an old and frail looking Brahmin who was actually Vishnu in disguise! The Brahmin asked Ravana as to how such a lovely woman was following him. Ravana, in his enthusiasm, explained that Shiva himself had given her to him. Ravana, being full of pride, was very pleased with the Brahmin's words of praise, but his was his undoing as in a flash, Vishnu tricked Ravana and exchanged Uma with Mandodari daughter of Mayasura (Also a demon).
Then, at the same location, he met
Ganesha, who as per request of lord Indra, was disguised as a cowherd
boy. It was time for Ravana to perform his evening religious prayers, so
he requested Ganesha to hold the Atmalinga in his hands until he
returned from performing rituals. He gave Ganesha strict instructions to
not to place it on the ground under any circumstance.
However, Ravana did not come back on
time. So Ganesha called out for Ravana three time very quickly, and even
before Ravana could return, Ganesha placed the Atmalinga on the ground,
tricking Ravana and disappeared from the scene with his cows. Ravana
then chased the only cow that was left. When the cow then started to go
underground, he managed to catch one of the cow's ears only, as the rest
of cow's body had already disappeared below ground. It is this ear now
seen in a petrified form, which has given the name 'Gokarna' to the
place, meaning "Cow's ear." (in Sanskrit 'Go' means "cow" and 'karna'
means "ear"). Afterwards Ravana tried very hard to lift the Atmalinga
but failed to do so as it was firmly fixed. Ravana had even fainted from
the tremendous effort of trying to shift the linga; thereafter he gave
the name to the temple that houses Atmalinga, Mahabaleshwar (meaning
all-powerful).
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