Tapasya, a Hindu word meaning to churn the fires of our minds and burn the knots out of our brains.
Without Goddess, there can be no God, God is as useful as a corpse without His Goddess, and Hindu gods don't judge. Our rewards or punishments in eternity are dictated by karma. (Hinduism)
I'm no Hindu by any stretch of the imagination, I'm not a vegetarian. "Yoga Mythology" is very descriptive about the spirit realm, and I'm stoked I have more than 30 pages of notes to use at my discretion.
Some people believe there is justice in the world, others don't. People have the same thoughts about God.
"Yoga Mythology," a 2019 book ignites intrigue to Hinduism. Duel author's Matthew Rulli and Devdutt Pattanaik who's written more than 50 books did a fantastic job on the idea's and facts of Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Christian mythology. Yes, the authors refer to all five religions mentioned as mythology.
Thanks to my sister Linda, I read "Yoga Mythology." This book taught me a lot of cool phrases, and its philosophical words on spirituality gave meaning to eternity.
Hindu's view of God has more to do with the evolution of the mind and less about the rules.
Do we live true to our nature, or constantly adapt or pretend to adapt to an environment that knots our minds? ("Yoga Mythology")
Sheer paradise is being nourished on love and tranquility as opposed to food and water. The abundance of laughter and pleasure are added perks in paradise. Hindu haven would suit me just fine!
Yoga is a gateway to heaven, or at least to peace of mind, and its been in literature for more then a 1,000 years. ("Yoga Mythology")
The soul, like matter can't be created, nor destroyed. The soul is immortal, thus it's not hungry and doesn't fear death. Our souls are associated with the Goddess, aka Parvati and the feminine nature of things. Parvati is The Goddess. (Hinduism) She's the mother of the lord of all lords, Ganesha, or so it was written centuries before the Bible, if not longer.
As we all know from our reading, Parvati granted Ganesha the power to be lord of the universe. When Ganesha, the elephant headed god was a mere child, he won his mother's heart when he and his brother, Skanda were challenged to race around the universe. Skanda vanished instantly into the stars and immediately took a massive lead over his brother Ganesha. Ganesha simply walked a full circle around his mother and said she was his universe. Parvati's heart was cerebrally melted and Ganesha won his race across the universe handily.
"Yoga Mythology" doesn't condemn Christianity, Hinduism or the other three religions, it simply illustrates their differences and similarities.
The Bible has the tale of Noah's Ark when the world was flooded thousands of years ago.
The great flood over came the universe, not just the Earth. The oceans engulfed the stars and the planets as well. Upon this universal mass of water, a baby god, Vishnu, who represents preservation, was amidst this water wrapped in a banyan leaf, and thus, humanity treads on. (Hinduism)
Even today, we live in myth. Gradually we're all living in a world of ideologies transmitted through educational institutions and social media constructed on a daily basis. Tribal mythology creates its loyalist and national mythology creates patriotism.
All religions create class and gender roles and cultural hierarchies to value a favored few. Words from India have been mainstream for more than 2,300 years. The Goddess is the heart of wisdom. Dance with a lady rather than seek to have control over her. (Hindu literature)
Hinduism is by far my favorite religion. Of the top five most popular faiths, Hinduism has many gods, not just one. Every book on Hinduism would fill a library shelf in every library across America, while Christianity has only the Bible and "The Book of Mormon" as its official doctrine.
Having read "Yoga Mythology," I still cannot grasp the concept of leaving your body as if it were a shell to travel across the astral realms and back to Earth again and again.
Serious advocates of yoga master a certain group of 64 yoga poses in order to achieve a perfect state of consciousness, or at least journey their minds in that direction. Yoga postures are more than 4,000 years old, a timeless wisdom unbound to history or geography. Yoga popularized tantric literature more than 1,000 years ago. Om, the Hindu chant known to all is the primal sound of the universe. It created a series of vibrations that eventually led to life itself. (Hinduism)
Imbibe the nectar of immortality representing knowledge, because we as humans have the power of imagination.
Five stars easy for "Yoga Mythology," only my third five star rating. Thanks again Linda!
The picture is a beach in Jenner, Schurr Shot in February.
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