[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Erik wrote: > Well, whadya know! That seems to be *true*! > Well, whadya know - there's no mention of any "Devata" in the Vedas. Or any Yakshis dwelling in a *Kadamba* tree! bob_brigante wrote: > > > 'So in the common terminology he saw Rishi, he > > > saw Devata value... > > > Richard J. Willi

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-10 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante > > wrote: > > > > > > "in the Vedic Tradition, there is a magic, which is a simple, > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-10 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > bob_brigante wrote: > > 'So in the common terminology he saw Rishi, he > > saw Devata value... > > > There's no mention of any "Devata" in the Vedas, Bob. > Or any Yakshis dwelling in a Kadamba tree. > > T

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
bob_brigante wrote: > 'So in the common terminology he saw Rishi, he > saw Devata value... > There's no mention of any "Devata" in the Vedas, Bob. Or any Yakshis dwelling in a Kadamba tree. The idea of Devata came much later with the rise of the Bhakti sects. There are no 'devatas' in the Vedas

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-10 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante > wrote: > > > > "in the Vedic Tradition, there is a magic, which is a simple, > natural > > thing, but it works like magic." > > > Nice read. With Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-09 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante > wrote: > > > > "in the Vedic Tradition, there is a magic, which is a simple, > natural > > thing, but it works like magic." > > > Nice read. With Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-09 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > with each thought I would > experience the thought first subtly in its pure form, without > ownership. And then as I began to appreciate all of it, it would > begin to try to subtly twist and change in my mind, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: First seer of Veda

2007-05-09 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "in the Vedic Tradition, there is a magic, which is a simple, natural > thing, but it works like magic." > Nice read. With Maharishi speaking about uncovering silence I was reminded of something I was observing a