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Hanuman is a Hindu god and an ardent devotee of Rama. He is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and its various versions. He also finds mentions in several other texts, including Mahabharata, the various Puranas and some Jain texts. A vanara, Hanuman participated in Rama's war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts also present him as an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He is the son of Kesari, and is also described as the son of Vayu, who according to several stories, played a role in his birth. Several sects including Arya Samaj believe that Hanuman was a human and not vanara.

 

ETYMOLOGY & OTHER NAMES

The Sanskrit texts mention several legends about how Sri Hanuman got his name. One legend is that Indra, the king of the deities, struck Sri Hanuman's jaw during his childhood (see below). The child received his name from the Sanskrit words Hanu ("jaw") and -man (or -mant, "prominent" or "disfigured"). The name thus means "one with prominent or disfigured jaw". Another theory says the name derives from the Sanskrit words Han ("killed" or "destroyed") and maana (pride); the name implies "one whose pride was destroyed". Some Jain texts mention that Sri Hanuman spent his childhood on an island called Hanuruha, which is the origin of his name.

 

According to one theory, the name "Hanuman" derives from the proto-Dravidian word for male monkey (ana-mandi), which was later Sanskritized to "Hanuman" (see historical development below). Linguistic variations of "Hanuman" include Hanumat, Anuman (Tamil), Anoman (Indonesian), Andoman (Malay) and Hunlaman (Lao).

 

Hanuman came to be regarded as an avatar (incarnation) of Shiva by the 10th century CE (this development possibly started as early as in the 8th century CE). Hanuman is mentioned as an avatar of Shiva or Rudra in the Sanskrit texts like Mahabhagvata Purana, Skanda Purana, Brhaddharma Purana and Mahanataka among others. This development might have been a result of the Shavite attempts to insert their ishta devata (cherished deity) in the Vaishnavite texts, which were gaining popularity. The 17th century Oriya work Rasavinoda by Divakrsnadasa goes on to mention that the three gods – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva – combined take to the form of Hanuman.

 

Hanuman became more important in the medieval period, and came to be portrayed as the ideal devotee (bhakta) of Rama. His characterization as a lifelong brahmachari (celibate) was another important development during this period. The belief that Hanuman's celibacy is the source of his strength became popular among the wrestlers in India. The celibacy or brahmacharya aspect of Hanuman is not mentioned in the original Ramayana.

 

BIRTH & CHILDHOOD

Hanuman was born to the vanaras. His mother Anjana was an apsara who was born on earth due to a curse. She was redeemed from this curse on her giving birth to a son. The Valmiki Ramayana states that his father Kesari was the son of Brihaspati and that Kesari also fought on Rama's side in the war against Ravana. Anjana and Kesari performed intense prayers to Shiva to get a child. Pleased with their devotion, Shiva granted them the boon they sought. Hanuman, in another interpretation, is the incarnation or reflection of Shiva himself.

 

Hanuman is often called the son of the deity Vayu; several different traditions account for the Vayu's role in Hanuman's birth. One story mentioned in Eknath's Bhavartha Ramayana (16th century CE) states that when Anjana was worshiping Shiva, the King Dasharatha of Ayodhya was also performing the ritual of Putrakama yagna in order to have children. As a result, he received some sacred pudding (payasam) to be shared by his three wives, leading to the births of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. By divine ordinance, a kite snatched a fragment of that pudding and dropped it while flying over the forest where Anjana was engaged in worship. Vayu, the Hindu deity of the wind, delivered the falling pudding to the outstretched hands of Anjana, who consumed it. Hanuman was born to her as a result. Another tradition says that Anjana and her husband Kesari prayed Shiva for a child. By Shiva's direction, Vayu transferred his male energy to Anjana's womb. Accordingly, Hanuman is identified as the son of the Vayu.

 

Another story of Hanuman's origins is derived from the Vishnu Purana and Naradeya Purana. Narada, infatuated with a princess, went to his lord Vishnu, to make him look like Vishnu, so that the princess would garland him at swayamvara (husband-choosing ceremony). He asked for hari mukh (Hari is another name of Vishnu, and mukh means face). Vishnu instead bestowed him with the face of a vanara. Unaware of this, Narada went to the princess, who burst into laughter at the sight of his ape-like face before all the king's court. Narada, unable to bear the humiliation, cursed Vishnu, that Vishnu would one day be dependent upon a vanara. Vishnu replied that what he had done was for Narada's own good, as he would have undermined his own powers if he were to enter matrimony. Vishnu also noted that Hari has the dual Sanskrit meaning of vanara. Upon hearing this, Narada repented for cursing his idol. But Vishnu told him not repent as the curse would act as a boon, for it would lead to the birth of Hanuman, an avatar of Shiva, without whose help Rama (Vishnu's avatar) could not kill Ravana.

 

BIRTH PLACE

Multiple places in India are claimed as the birthplace of Hanuman.

 

According to one theory, Hanuman was born on 'Anjaneya Hill', in Hampi, Karnataka. This is located near the Risyamukha mountain on the banks of the Pampa, where Sugreeva and Rama are said to have met in Valmiki Ramayana's Kishkinda Kanda. There is a temple that marks the spot. Kishkinda itself is identified with the modern Anegundi taluk (near Hampi) in Bellary district of Karnataka.

 

Anjan, a small village about 18 km away from Gumla, houses "Anjan Dham", which is said to be the birthplace of Hanuman. The name of the village is derived from the name of the goddess Anjani, the mother of Hanuman. Aanjani Gufa (cave), 4 km from the village, is believed to be the place where Anjani once lived. Many objects of archaeological importance obtained from this site are now held at the Patna Museum.

 

The Anjaneri (or Anjneri) mountain, located 7 km from Trimbakeshwar in the Nasik district, is also claimed as the birthplace of Hanuman.

 

According to Anjan Dham, Hanuman was born on Lakshka Hill near Sujangarh in Churu district, Rajasthan.

 

CHILDHOOD

As a child, believing the sun to be a ripe mango, Hanuman pursued it in order to eat it. Rahu, a Vedic planet corresponding to an eclipse, was at that time seeking out the sun as well, and he clashed with Hanuman. Hanuman thrashed Rahu and went to take sun in his mouth.[18] Rahu approached Indra, king of devas, and complained that a monkey child stopped him from taking on Sun, preventing the scheduled eclipse. This enraged Indra, who responded by throwing the Vajra (thunderbolt) at Hanuman, which struck his jaw. He fell back down to the earth and became unconscious. A permanent mark was left on his chin (हनुः hanuḥ "jaw" in Sanskrit), due to impact of Vajra, explaining his name. Upset over the attack, Hanuman's father figure Vayu deva (the deity of air) went into seclusion, withdrawing air along with him. As living beings began to asphyxiate, Indra withdrew the effect of his thunderbolt. The devas then revived Hanuman and blessed him with multiple boons to appease Vayu.

 

Brahma gave Hanuman a boon that would protect him from the irrevocable Brahma's curse. Brahma also said: "Nobody will be able to kill you with any weapon in war." From Brahma he obtained the power of inducing fear in enemies, of destroying fear in friends, to be able to change his form at will and to be able to easily travel wherever he wished. From Shiva he obtained the boons of longevity, scriptural wisdom and ability to cross the ocean. Shiva assured safety of Hanuman with a band that would protect him for life. Indra blessed him that the Vajra weapon will no longer be effective on him and his body would become stronger than Vajra. Varuna blessed baby Hanuman with a boon that he would always be protected from water. Agni blessed him with immunity to burning by fire. Surya gave him two siddhis of yoga namely "laghima" and "garima", to be able to attain the smallest or to attain the biggest form. Yama, the God of Death blessed him healthy life and free from his weapon danda, thus death would not come to him. Kubera showered his blessings declaring that Hanuman would always remain happy and contented. Vishwakarma blessed him that Hanuman would be protected from all his creations in the form of objects or weapons. Vayu also blessed him with more speed than he himself had. Kamadeva also blessed him that the sex will not be effective on him.So his name is also Bala Bramhachari.

 

On ascertaining Surya to be an all-knowing teacher, Hanuman raised his body into an orbit around the sun and requested to Surya to accept him as a student. Surya refused and explained claiming that he always had to be on the move in his chariot, it would be impossible for Hanuman to learn well. Undeterred, Hanuman enlarged his form, with one leg on the eastern ranges and the other on the western ranges, and facing Surya again pleaded. Pleased by his persistence, Surya agreed. Hanuman then learned all of the latter's knowledge. When Hanuman then requested Surya to quote his "guru-dakshina" (teacher's fee), the latter refused, saying that the pleasure of teaching one as dedicated as him was the fee in itself. Hanuman insisted, whereupon Surya asked him to help his (Surya's) spiritual son Sugriva. Hanuman's choice of Surya as his teacher is said to signify Surya as a Karma Saakshi, an eternal witness of all deeds. Hanuman later became Sugriva's minister.

 

Hanuman was mischievous in his childhood, and sometimes teased the meditating sages in the forests by snatching their personal belongings and by disturbing their well-arranged articles of worship. Finding his antics unbearable, but realizing that Hanuman was but a child, (albeit invincible), the sages placed a mild curse on him by which he became unable to remember his own ability unless reminded by another person. The curse is highlighted in Kishkindha Kanda and he was relieved from the curse by the end of Kishkindha Kanda when Jambavantha reminds Hanuman of his abilities and encourages him to go and find Sita and in Sundara Kanda he used his supernatural powers at his best.

 

ADVANTURES IN RAMAYANA

The Sundara Kanda, the fifth book in the Ramayana, focuses on the adventures of Hanuman.

 

MEETING WITH RAMA

Hanuman meets Rama during the Rama's 14-year exile. With his brother Lakshmana, Rama is searching for his wife Sita who had been abducted by Ravana. Their search brings them to the vicinity of the mountain Rishyamukha, where Sugriva, along with his followers and friends, are in hiding from his older brother Vali.

 

Having seen Rama and Lakshmana, Sugriva sends Hanuman to ascertain their identities. Hanuman approaches the two brothers in the guise of a brahmin. His first words to them are such that Rama says to Lakshmana that none could speak the way the brahmin did unless he or she had mastered the Vedas. He notes that there is no defect in the brahmin's countenance, eyes, forehead, brows, or any limb. He points out to Lakshmana that his accent is captivating, adding that even an enemy with sword drawn would be moved. He praises the disguised Hanuman further, saying that sure success awaited the king whose emissaries were as accomplished as he was.

 

When Rama introduces himself, the brahman identitifies himself as Hanuman and falls prostrate before Rama, who embraces him warmly. Thereafter, Hanuman's life becomes interwoven with that of Rama. Hanuman then brings about friendship and alliance between Rama and Sugriva; Rama helps Sugriva regain his honour and makes him king of Kishkindha. Sugriva and his vanaras, most notably Hanuman, help Rama defeat Raavana and reunite with Sita.

 

In their search for Sita, a group of Vanaras reaches the southern seashore. Upon encountering the vast ocean, every vanara begins to lament his inability to jump across the water. Hanuman too is saddened at the possible failure of his mission, until the other vanaras and the wise bear Jambavantha begin to extol his virtues. Hanuman then recollects his own powers, enlarges his body, and flies across the ocean. On his way, he encounters a mountain that rises from the sea, proclaims that it owed his father a debt, and asks him to rest a while before proceeding. Not wanting to waste any time, Hanuman thanks the mountain, touches it briefly, and presses on. He then encounters a sea-monster, Surasa, who challenges him to enter her mouth. When Hanuman outwits her, she admits that her challenge was merely a test of his courage. After killing Simhika, a rakshasi, he reaches Lanka.

 

FINDING SITA

Hanuman reaches Lanka through flight and marvels at its beauty. After he finds Sita in captivity in a garden, Hanuman reveals his identity to her, reassures her that Rama has been looking for her, and uplifts her spirits. He offers to carry her back to Rama, but she refuses his offer, saying it would be an insult to Rama as his honour is at stake. In order to give Sita faith, Hanuman gives her a ring that Rama wanted Hanuman to give her. After meeting Sita, Hanuman begins to wreak havoc, gradually destroying the palaces and properties of Lanka. He kills many rakshasas, including Jambumali and Aksha Kumar. To subdue him, Ravana's son Indrajit uses the Brahmastra. Though immune to the effects of this weapon Hanuman, out of respect to Brahma, allows himself be bound. Deciding to use the opportunity to meet Ravana, and to assess the strength of Ravana's hordes, Hanuman allows the rakshasa warriors to parade him through the streets. He conveys Rama's message of warning and demands the safe return of Sita. He also informs Ravana that Rama would be willing to forgive him if he returns Sita honourably.

 

Enraged, Ravana orders Hanuman's execution, whereupon Ravana's brother Vibhishana intervenes, pointing out that it is against the rules of engagement to kill a messenger. Ravana then orders Hanuman's tail be lit afire. As Ravana's forces attempted to wrap cloth around his tail, Hanuman begins to lengthen it. After frustrating them for a while, he allows it to burn, then escapes from his captors, and with his tail on fire he burns down large parts of Lanka. After extinguishing his flaming tail in the sea, he returns to Rama.

 

SHAPESHIFTING

In the Ramayana Hanuman changes shape several times. For example, while he searches for the kidnapped Sita in Ravana's palaces on Lanka, he contracts himself to the size of a cat, so that he will not be detected by the enemy. Later on, he takes on the size of a mountain, blazing with radiance, to show his true power to Sita.

 

Also he enlarges & immediately afterwards contracts his body to out-wit Surasa, the she-demon, who blocked his path while crossing the sea to reach Lanka. Again, he turns his body microscopically small to enter Lanka before killing Lankini, the she-demon guarding the gates of Lanka.

 

He achieved this shape-shifting by the powers of two siddhis; Anima and Garima bestowed upon him in his childhood by Sun-God, Surya.

 

MOUNTAIN LIFTING

When Lakshmana is severely wounded during the battle against Ravana, Hanuman is sent to fetch the Sanjivani, a powerful life-restoring herb, from Dronagiri mountain in the Himalayas, to revive him. Ravana realises that if Lakshmana dies, a distraught Rama would probably give up, and so he dispatches the sorcerer Kalanemi to intercept Hanuman. Kalanemi, in the guise of a sage, deceives Hanuman, but Hanuman uncovers his plot with the help of an apsara, whom he rescues from her accursed state as a crocodile.

 

Ravana, upon learning that Kalanemi has been slain by Hanuman, summons Surya to rise before its appointed time because the physician Sushena had said that Lakshmana would perish if untreated by daybreak. Hanuman realizes the danger, however, and, becoming many times his normal size, detains the Sun God to prevent the break of day. He then resumes his search for the precious herb, but, when he finds himself unable to identify which herb it is, he lifts the entire mountain and delivers it to the battlefield in Lanka. Sushena then identifies and administers the herb, and Lakshmana is saved. Rama embraces Hanuman, declaring him as dear to him as his own brother. Hanuman releases Surya from his grip, and asks forgiveness, as the Sun was also his Guru.

 

Hanuman was also called "langra veer"; langra in Hindi means limping and veer means "brave". The story behind Hanuman being called langra is as follows. He was injured when he was crossing the Ayodhya with the mountain in his hands. As he was crossing over Ayodhya, Bharat, Rama's young brother, saw him and assumed that some Rakshasa was taking this mountain to attack Ayodhya. Bharat then shot Hanuman with an arrow, which was engraved with Rama's name. Hanuman did not stop this arrow as it had Rama's name written on it, and it injured his leg. Hanuman landed and explained to Bharat that he was moving the mountain to save his own brother, Lakshmana. Bharat, very sorry, offered to fire an arrow to Lanka, which Hanuman could ride in order to reach his destination more easily. But Hanuman declined the offer, preferring to fly on his own, and he continued his journey with his injured leg.

 

PATALA INCIDENT

In another incident during the war, Rama and Lakshmana are captured by the rakshasa Mahiravana and Ahiravan), brother of Ravana, who held them captive in their palace in Patala (or Patalpuri) - the netherworld. Mahiravana keeps them as offerings to his deity. Searching for them, Hanuman reaches Patala, the gates of which are guarded by a young creature called Makardhwaja (known also as Makar-Dhwaja or Magar Dhwaja), who is part reptile and part Vanara.

 

The story of Makardhwaja's birth is said to be that when Hanuman extinguished his burning tail in the ocean, a drop of his sweat fell into the waters, eventually becoming Makardhwaja, who perceives Hanuman as his father. When Hanuman introduces himself to Makardhwaja, the latter asks his blessings. Hanuman enters Patala.

 

Upon entering Patala, Hanuman discovers that to kill Mahiravana, he must simultaneously extinguish five lamps burning in different directions. Hanuman assumes the Panchamukha or five-faced form of Sri Varaha facing north, Sri Narasimha facing south, Sri Garuda facing west, Sri Hayagriva facing the sky and his own facing the east, and blows out the lamps. Hanuman then rescues Rama and Lakshmana. Afterwards, Rama asks Hanuman to crown Makardhwaja king of Patala. Hanuman then instructs Makardhwaja to rule Patala with justice and wisdom.

 

To date Chandraloak Devpuri mandir is located at Dugana a small village 17 km from Laharpur,Sitapur district,Uttar Pradesh. A divine place where Chakleswar Mahadev situated.

 

HONOURS

Shortly after he is crowned Emperor upon his return to Ayodhya, Rama decides to ceremoniously reward all his well-wishers. At a grand ceremony in his court, all his friends and allies take turns being honoured at the throne. Hanuman approaches without desiring a reward. Seeing Hanuman come up to him, an emotionally overwhelmed Rama embraces him warmly, declaring that he could never adequately honour or repay Hanuman for the help and services he received from the noble Vanara. Sita, however, insists that Hanuman deserved honour more than anyone else, and Sita gives him a necklace of precious stones adorning her neck.

 

When he receives it, Hanuman immediately takes it apart, and peers into each stone. Taken aback, many of those present demand to know why he is destroying the precious gift. Hanuman answers that he was looking into the stones to make sure that Rama and Sita are in them, because if they are not, the necklace is of no value to him. At this, a few mock Hanuman, saying his reverence and love for Rama and Sita could not possibly be as deep as he implies. In response, Hanuman tears his chest open, and everyone is stunned to see Rama and Sita literally in his heart.

 

HANUMAN RAMAYANA

After the victory of Rama over Ravana, Hanuman went to the Himalayas to continue his worship of the Lord Rama. There he scripted a version of the Ramayana on the Himalayan mountains using his nails, recording every detail of Rama's deeds. When Maharishi Valmiki visited him to show him his own version of the Ramayana, he saw Hanuman's version and became very disappointed.

 

When Hanuman asked Valmiki the cause of his sorrow, the sage said that his version, which he had created very laboriously, was no match for the splendour of Hanuman's, and would therefore go ignored. At this, Hanuman discarded his own version, which is called the Hanumad Ramayana. Maharishi Valmiki was so taken aback that he said he would take another birth to sing the glory of Hanuman which he had understated in his version.

 

Later, one tablet is said to have floated ashore during the period of Mahakavi Kalidasa, and hung at a public place to be deciphered by scholars. Kalidasa is said to have deciphered it and recognised that it was from the Hanumad Ramayana recorded by Hanuman in an extinct script, and considered himself very fortunate to see at least one pada of the stanza.

 

AFTER RAMAYANA WAR

After the war, and after reigning for several years, the time arrived for Rama to depart to his supreme abode Vaikuntha. Many of Rama's entourage, including Sugriva, decided to depart with him. Hanuman, however, requested from Rama that he will remain on earth as long as Rama's name was venerated by people. Sita accorded Hanuman that desire, and granted that his image would be installed at various public places, so he could listen to people chanting Rama's name. He is one of the immortals (Chiranjivi) of Hinduism.

 

MAHABHARATA

Hanuman is also considered to be the brother of Bhima, on the basis of their having the same father, Vayu. During the Pandavas' exile, he appears disguised as a weak and aged monkey to Bhima in order to subdue his arrogance. Bhima enters a field where Hanuman is lying with his tail blocking the way. Bhima, unaware of his identity, tells him to move it out of the way. Hanuman, incognito, refuses. Bhima then tries to move the tail himself but he is unable, despite his great strength. Realising he is no ordinary monkey, he inquires as to Hanuman's identity, which is then revealed. At Bhima's request, Hanuman is also said to have enlarged himself to demonstrate the proportions he had assumed in his crossing of the sea as he journeyed to Lanka and also said that when the war came, he would be there to protect the Pandavas. This place is located at Sariska National Park in the Alwar District of the State of Rajasthan and named as Pandupole (Temple of Hanuman ji).Pandupole is very famous tourist spot of Alwar.

 

During the great battle of Kurukshetra, Arjuna entered the battlefield with a flag displaying Hanuman on his chariot. The incident that led to this was an earlier encounter between Hanuman and Arjuna, wherein Hanuman appeared as a small talking monkey before Arjuna at Rameshwaram, where Rama had built the great bridge to cross over to Lanka to rescue Sita. Upon Arjuna's wondering aloud at Rama's taking the help of monkeys rather than building a bridge of arrows, Hanuman challenged him to build a bridge capable of bearing him alone; Arjuna, unaware of the vanara's true identity, accepted. Hanuman then proceeded to repeatedly destroy the bridges made by Arjuna, who decided to take his own life. Krishna smiled and placed his divine discus beneath the bridge,and this time hanuman could no longer break it.Vishnu then appeared before them both after originally coming in the form of a tortoise, chiding Arjuna for his vanity and Hanuman for making Arjuna feel incompetent. As an act of penitence, Hanuman decided to help Arjuna by stabilizing and strengthening his chariot during the imminent great battle. After, the battle of Kurukshetra was over, Krishna asked Arjuna, that today you step down the chariot before me. After Arjuna got down, Krishna followed him and thanked Hanuman for staying with them during the whole fight in the form of a flag on the chariot. Hanuman came in his original form, bowed to Krishna and left the flag, flying away into the sky. As soon as he left the flag, the chariot began to burn and turned into ashes. Arjuna was shocked to see this, then Krishna told Arjuna, that the only reason his chariot was still standing was because of the presence of Himself and Hanuman, otherwise, it would have burnt many days ago due to effects of celestial weapons thrown at it in the war.

 

According to legend, Hanuman is one of the four people to have heard the Bhagwad Gita from Krishna and seen his Vishvarupa (universal) form, the other three being Arjuna, Sanjaya and Barbarika, son of Ghatotkacha.

 

OTHER TEXTS

Apart from Ramayana and Mahabharata, Hanuman is mentioned in several other texts. Some of these stories add to his adventures mentioned in the earlier epics, while others tell alternative stories of his life.

 

Paumacariya (also known as Pauma Chariu or Padmacharit), the Jain version of Ramayana written by Vimalasuri, mentions Hanuman as a Vidyadhara (a supernatural being), who is the son of Pavangati and Anjana Sundari. Anjana gives birth to Hanuman in a forest cave, after being banished by her in-laws. Her maternal uncle rescues her from the forest; while boarding his vimana, Anjana accidentally drops her baby on a rock. However, the baby remains uninjured while the rock is shattered. The baby is raised in Hanuruha, his great uncle's island kingdom, from which Hanuman gets his name. In this version, Hanuman is not celibate. He marries princess Anangakusuma, the daughter of Kharadushana and Ravana's sister Chandranakha. Ravana also presents Hanuman one of his nieces as a second wife. After becoming an ally of Sugriva, Hanuman acquires a hundred more wives. Hanuman is originally enraged at Rama for murdering his father-in-law Kharadushana. However, he becomes a supporter of Rama after meeting him and learning about Sita's kidnapping by Ravana. He goes to Lanka on Rama's behalf, but is unable to convince Ravana to surrender. Ultimately, he joins Rama in the war against Ravana and performs several heroic deeds. After the victory and subsequent celebrations, both Rama and Hanuman take Jaineshwari Diksha and become Jain Munis and achieve salvation. Later Jain texts such as Uttarapurana (9th century CE) by Gunabhadra and Anjana-Pavananjaya (12th century CE) tells the same story.

 

The Brahma Purana mentions that the vanaras built several Shiva lingams in Kishkindha. After his return to Ayodhya, Rama asks Hanuman to destroy these lingams, as they are no longer required. However, when Hanuman is unable to uproot these lingams, Rama orders them to worshipped permanently. The Skanda Purana mentions a variant of this story, which happens in Rameswaram. The Narada Purana describes Hanuman as a master of vocal music, and as an embodiment of the combined power of Shiva and Vishnu.

 

Apart from the Puranas, the Agama Saunaka Samhitha, and Agastya Sara Samhitha explains certain stories which are not mentioned in other Hindu texts along with the worship rituals of Hanuman. Recently a simple English Translation of some of stories are released as a book named Tales Of Hanuman: Tales from the eternal life of Hanuman

 

The 16th-century Indian poet Tulsidas wrote Hanuman Chalisa, a devotional song dedicated to Hanuman. He claimed to have visions where he met face to face with Hanuman. Based on these meetings, he wrote Ramcharitmanas, an Awadhi language version of Ramayana. The Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple (Varanasi) is said to be located on the spot where Tulsidas had these visions. The works of Tulsidas played an important role in increasing the popularity of Hanuman worship in North India.

 

Durga Chalisa mentions that Hanuman leads and welcomes the procession of the ferocious lion-riding Bhavani.

 

The non-Indian versions of Ramayana, such as the Thai Ramakien, mention that Hanuman had relationships with multiple women, including Svayamprabha, Benjakaya (Vibhisana's daughter), Suvannamaccha and even Ravana's wife Mandodari. According to these versions of the Ramayana, Macchanu is son of Hanuman borne by Suvannamaccha, daughter of Ravana. The Jain text Paumacariya also mentions that Hanuman married Lankasundari, the daughter of Lanka's chief defender Bajramukha. Another legend says that a demigod named Matsyaraja (also known as Makardhwaja or Matsyagarbha) claimed to be his son. Matsyaraja's birth is explained as follows: a fish (matsya) was impregnated by the drops of Hanuman's sweat, while he was bathing in the ocean.

 

PROPHECY & LEGACY

A number of religious leaders have claimed to have seen Hanuman over the course of the centuries, notably Madhvacharya (13th century CE), Tulsidas (16th century), Samarth Ramdas (17th century), Raghavendra Swami (17th century) and Swami Ramdas (20th century).

 

Swaminarayan, founder of the Hindu Swaminarayan sects, holds that other than worship of God through the Narayana Kavacha, Hanuman is the only deity who may be worshiped in the event of trouble by evil spirits.

 

Others have also asserted his presence wherever the Ramayana is read.

 

“Bow down to Hanumān, who is the slayer of demons, and who is present with head bowed and eyes full of flowing tears wherever the fame of Rāma is sung.”

 

This can be found in other texts such as the Vinaya Patrika by Tulsidas and the Mahabharta, and in other texts with only slight variation in language. During the readings of the Ramayana (Ramayanpath), a special puja and space (asan) are reserved for Hanuman.

 

TEMPLES

Hanuman is worshipped by villagers as a boundary guardian, by Shaiva ascetics as a Yogi, and by wrestlers for his strength. There are numerous temples for Hanuman, and his images are usually installed at all temples where images of avatars of Vishnu are installed. Hanuman temples are believed to keep the area and surroundings free of rakshasas (demons) and other evil beings. Hanuman idols are found on mountain roads because it is believed that he protects people from accidents.

 

Jakhu temple is a famous temple at Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. The word "Jakhu" is derived from "Yaku"/"Yaksha". The hill is the legendary abode of Yaksha, Kinners Nagas and Asuras. The temple was founded on a plain where, according to legend, Hanuman's sudden landing flattened a hill. A 33-metre statue of Hanuman has been erected at the top of the 2,591-metre tall Jakhu Hill, the highest point in Shimla.

 

According to the Ramayana, during the battle between Lord Rama and Ravana at Lanka, Lakshmana, brother of Lord Rama, was mortally wounded by an arrow. To save his life, Hanuman journeyed to the Himalayas to retrieve the Sanjeevani herb. En route, he encountered a meditating sage on Jakhu mountain; as he paused to inquire about the herb, Hanuman's landing on the mountain compressed the earth, changing the shape of the mountain to its present state. In his haste to depart, Hanuman is said to have left his friends behind, and they are said to continue to roam the area even today. A temple honoring Lord Hanuman was constructed by the Jakhu sage.

 

The oldest known independent Hanuman statue is the one at Khajuraho, which has an inscription dated Sam. 940 (AD 883) mentioning that it was erected by Gahil's son Gollak.

 

Sankat Mochan Shri Hanuman Mandir, located in the Punjab town of Phillaur is one of the popular temples of Hanuman. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Varanasi, believed to be built by Tulsidas, is second most popular temple in the city.

 

Namakkal Anjaneyar temple is located in the town of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. There is an 18-feet idol of Sri Hanuman in the temple facing east, worshipping Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami (one of the avatar of god Vishnu) in this temple. Anjenayar idol is Swayambu, believed to be growing in height; thus, temple has no roof enclosing.

 

Sholinghur Sri Yoga Narasimha swami temple and Sri Yoga Anjaneyar temple, located in Sholinghur, a town which is about 30 km from Arakkonam of Vellore District.Sri yoga Anjaneyar temple located over small hill containing 480 steps from ground. Lord Anjaneyar with Sathurpujam (sathur=four, pujam=arms) Sri Sangu and Sri Chakaram 2 hands and Jabba Malai and Jaba Shankaram in other two respectively facing Sri yoga Narasimha swami and Yoga Amurthavalli Thayar present over hill (periya malai= big hill) with 1305 steps from ground. Sholinghur shetram one among 108 divya desams also one of most famous temple of our Lord Anjaneya.

 

Ragigudda Anjaneya temple is a Hanuman temple located in JP Nagar Bangalore. The temple is located on a hillock.

 

The Hanuman temple at Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is situated inside SIES complex. The Hanuman idol is 10 m tall and is installed on a pedestal of height 4 m, bringing the total height to 14 m. In the picture shown, Hanuman has silver coverings (Silver Kavasam). The 33 feet Hanuman idol is carved out of single granite stone. This is the tallest single granite stone Hanuman idol in India as per the temple.

 

Similarly, a 10 m idol of Sri Anjaneyar was entrenched in 1989 at Nanganallur in Chennai, India. The distinguishing factor of the idol is that it was molded out of a single rock.

 

An 26-m Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue was installed at Carapichaima in Trinidad and Tobago, by Avadhoota Dattapeetham's Pontiff Ganapathy Sachchidananda. It is the tallest in the Western hemisphere and second tallest in the world. One has also built a Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple in Frisco, Texas in the U.S.

 

The tallest Hanuman statue is the Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami, standing 135 feet tall at Yerravaram, 46 km from Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, installed in 2003.

 

The image of Hanuman is said to have come alive and moved when installed at the Shri Hanuman Mandir, Sarangpur. The temple is noted for getting rid of evil spirits.

 

Suchindram temple is a pious place lying about 14 km from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The temple is famous for it 18 feet tall Hanuman idol. This idol is decorated fully with butter (Vennai kappu in Tamil) and Sandalwood paste (Chandana kappu in Tamil).

 

In Rajasthan,Hanuman Temples at Mehendipur Balaji in Dausa district (80 km from Jaipur) and Salasar dhaam in Churu district (160 km from Jaipur) attract a large number of devotees from all over India. [{Chandraloak Devpuri Balaji}] is located in Dugana 17 km from Laharpur district-sitapur,UttarPradesh

 

Bhaktha Anjaneyar is Temple is located in Vedasandur, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.

 

Kaviyoor is a small village about 5–6 km from the town of Thiruvalla, Kerala The Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple here is about 100 years old and the Hanuman temple inside the Shiva temple is considered as very auspicious by devotees. Hanuman idol consecrated here is made of Panchaloha and is depicting him telling the story of Ramayana to Sita in the Asoka Vana.

 

Yalagur, a small village about 30–35 km from the town of Bagalkot in Karnataka, also has a temple dedicated to Hanuman.

 

Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple, Ramboda.Sri Lanka. Ramboda is a place where Hanuman was searching for Sita Devi.

 

WORSHIP

Some of the prayers, songs, mantras, shlokas, devoted to Hanuman include Hanuman Chalisa, Bajranga Baan, Maruti Strotam, Anjaneya Dandakam, Vadvanal Strotam, Hanuman Sathhika, Hanuman Bahuk, Hanuman Dwadesha, Bhimrupi Strotam, Sundara Kanda, Maruti Gayatri Mantra, Hanumansahasranam stotra (Stotra of thousand names of Hanuman), Ek-mukhi Hanuman Raksha Kavacham, Pancha-mukhi Hanuman Raksha Kavacham and Sapta-mukhi Hanuman Raksha Kavacham.

 

"Ram Raksha Strotam", the Sanskrit Strota, a Shield of Rama has lines devoted to Hanuman, saying, whoever, reads this, will be protected by Hanuman.

 

PANCHAMUKHA SRI HANUMAN

Sri Hanuman assumed Panchamukha or five-faced form to kill Ahiravana, a powerful rakshasa black-magician and practitioner of the dark arts during the Ramayana war. Ahiravana, brother of Ravana, had taken Lord Rama and Lakshmana to netherworld as captive, and the only way to kill him was to extinguish five lamps burning in different directions, all at the same instant. Sri Hanuman assumed His Panchamukha form and accomplished the task, thus killing the rakshasa, and freeing Rama and Lakshmana.

 

This form of Sri Hanuman is very popular, and is also known as Panchamukha Anjaneya and Panchamukhi Anjaneya. (Anjaneya, which means "son of Anjana", is another name of Sri Hanuman). These faces show there is nothing in the world which does not come under any the influence of any of the five faces, symbolic of his all around security to all devotees. This also signifies vigilance and control over the five directions - north, south, east, west and the upward direction/zenith.

 

There are five ways of prayer, Naman, Smaran, Keerthanam, Yachanam and Arpanam. The five faces depict these five forms. Lord Sri Hanuman always used to Naman, Smaran and Keerthanam of Lord Sri Rama. He totally surrendered (Arpanam) to his Master Sri Rama. He also begged (yachanam) Sri Rama to bless him the undivided love.

 

The weapons are a parashu, a Khanda, a chakra, a dhaalam, a gada, a trishula, a kumbha, a Katar, a plate filled with blood and again a big Gada.

 

Chitrakoot in Central India is claimed to be the resting place of Sri Hanuman. The Hanuman Dhara Temple is situated on the peak of mountain where there is natural rock formation image of Shri Hanuman inside the cave and a natural stream of water falling on the tail. It is believed that after the coronation of Lord Rama, Sri Hanuman requested for a permanent place to settle in the Kingdom of Lord Rama, where his Injury of burns on his tails will be cured. Lord Rama, then with his arrow, spurred a stream of water on the tip of mountain and asked Sri Hanuman to rest there with water of the stream falling on his tail to cool down burning sensation in his tail. The access to the cave temple is through stairs starting from bottom of the mountain to its top. It takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes to reach the temple. Over time the temple has gained a new name, namely Hanuman Dhara.

 

Sri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami was the main deity of Sri Raghavendra Swami. The place where he meditated on this five-faced form of Sri Hanuman is now known as Panchamukhi, wherein a temple for him has been built. There is also a shrine for Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. A 12 m tall monolithic green granite murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed in Thiruvallur, also in Tamil Nadu. This place was known as Rudravanam in olden times when many saints and seers had blessed this place with their presence. The Panchamukha Hanuman Ashram itself was established by a saint called Venkatesa Battar. A four foot image of Panchmukha Hanuman has been consecrated West of Lusaka, Zambia in Oye Kapi farm.

 

RELATION WITH SHANI

In Hinduism, Hanuman is one of the few deities not afflicted by Shani. Hanuman is the one of the deities in Hindu religion, over whom Shani could not cast his spell. Shani could not overcome Hanuman and as such people worship Hanuman to get rid of malefic effects of Shani.

 

In the Ramayana, Hanuman is said to have rescued Shani, from the clutches of Ravana.

 

In gratitude, Shani promised Hanuman that those who prayed him (Hanuman) would be rescued from the painful effects of Saturn, which in Hindu astrology, is said to produce malefic effects on one's life when one is afflicted "negatively" with Saturn.

 

Another version of the encounter between Lord Hanuman and Shani Bhagavan is that the latter once climbed on to Lord Hanuman's shoulder, implying that he (Hanuman) was coming under the effects of the influence of Shani. At this, Hanuman assumed a large size, and Shani was caught painfully between Hanuman's shoulders and the ceiling of the room they were in. As the pain was unbearable, Shani requested Hanuman to release him, promising that he (Shani) would moderate the malefic effects of his influence on a person praying to Hanuman. Hanuman released Shani thereafter.

 

In the verse with a thousand Names of Hanuman the Hanumansahasranam stotra, Shani is one of the Names of Hanuman. In some regions of India, Hanuman is also seen sporting an iron whip akin to Shani.

 

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Student: Regarding the gravitational center... you seem to imply that your center of gravity is in Yesod, and that the center of gravity of gnosis (the Aquarian message of Master Samael), has its center of gravity in the Son of Man, in Tiphereth, and that is similar, or equal, to the center of gravity of the teaching that the great Kabir Jesus gave. Am I right or am I wrong, master?

Samael Aun Weor: Well, you are correct. It is clear that every confessional religion has its specific center of gravity.

If we study esoteric and transcendental Buddhism judiciously, we can show that it is very abstract, very deep, that it belongs to certain transcendental states of Kether. This allows us to deduce, with full certainty, that the specific center of gravity of the Buddhist religion is Kether, the ancient of the days, the elder of the centuries... Now, if we analyze the Egyptian religion, or Nahua (Aztec), Mayan or Zapotec, Persian or Chaldean, we discover the specific center of gravity in Yesod (we already know, between parentheses, that the cubic stone of Yesod is sex, and that sephirah is located exactly in the sexual organs). But if we carefully study Christian esotericism, we discover its specific center of gravity in Tiphereth, the Son of Man. and it is in the light of its sephirah that we must try to understand the mystique of authentic Christianity.

The Tree of Life of Kabbalah: We already know that Kether, as a sephirah, is, let us say, the mathematical point, the ancient of the centuries, the truth of truths, the hidden of the hidden, the mercy of mercies. Chokmah is the second logoic aspect, the Chrestos, the second Logos. Binah is the third Logos, the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, Shiva of the Hindustans. By studying some Kabbalists, we discovered certain errors; there is someone (whose name I do not mention), who emphasizes the idea that Chokmah is masculine and that Binah is feminine; thus, they want to put Chokmah and Binah as the two columns of the temple, something like the Jakin-Bohaz of Freemasonry. It is indisputable that author is wrong. because it turns out that Binah, in itself, is masculine and feminine. Shiva of the Hindustans is polarized in masculine form, but when unfolding himself he becomes Shakti, that is, the Divine Mother Kundalini, that Isis or Marah that appears in Christianity, that, in terrible sufferings, appears with seven daggers stuck in her heart. So Binah, in itself, becomes our secret Father and our Divine Mother. Thus, considering the Logos as Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, or as Kether, Chokmah and Binah, they form a perfect trinity within the unity; together they are what we could call the "Father" and if we look at Binah, unfolding as the Shakti potential, then obviously we have the Logos and his wife: the Father who is in secret and our Divine Mother Kundalini Shakti. It is already known that the Father, in himself, and the mother, come to meet, properly, in Yesod; in some way they are related to Yesod, because they govern creation. Malkuth, the kingdom, the physical world, could not exist without the force of Yesod, that is to say, without the vital sexual potential of that sephirah. Unquestionably, then, the Logos have to use that sephirah Yesod, in order to create, to reproduce all species, all things, to shape all that is, has been and will be... (In the throat, where the word, the λόγος, is gestated), there is a secret sephirah named Daath, which is found related precisely to Yesod; the secret sephirah Daath is in a matter of tantra, all that tantric knowledge that properly used allows us the intimate self-realization of the being. Therefore, in synthesis, the first triangle: Kether, Chokmah and Binah, is the indivisible Father. Then comes the second triangle: Chesed, Geburah and Tiphereth, which is convenient to understand. Unquestionably, the second triangle is Christic, and the basic center of the second triangle, its nuclear center, shall we say, fundamental, is Tiphereth. Chesed, Geburah and Tiphereth, is the manifested triune spirit (the Son of the Father), yet its basic, structural center, is precisely the human soul, Tiphereth. Then comes the third triangle. Well, the third triangle is made up by Netzach, Hod and Yesod. Netzach is properly the mental, the mind; Hod is the astral; Yesod is the sexual seat, or the organic life seat of the physical body; finally we have Malkuth, which is the physicality. Well then, the truth is that the gravitational center of the third triangle is Yesod (the center of practical magic, right?); Malkuth is a detached sephirah... Well, now, what we must not lose sight of, is the following: that although it is true that Buddhism has as its center of gravitation the elder of the centuries, the Kether of the Hebraic Kabbalah, it is not for that reason less true that Tantric Buddhism - without which one could never reach the initiation of Kether, right? - that Tantric Buddhism has its basis in Yesod, in sex, since we already know that Tantric Buddhism is what is needed in order to reach the intimate self-realization of the Being. Well, continuing a little along this path of the great mysteries, we come to discover Yesod in the Egyptian religions. But this does not mean, for that reason, that Yesod (the basis or foundation of this entire universe, which is sex), is the only thing that the Persian, Egyptian, Aztec, etc., etc. religions are occupied with. No! We already know that deep down there is the most pure doctrine of a Quetzalcoatl, the Mexican Cosmic Christ...Now for example, in authentic Christianity we can see, with dazzling clarity, as the center of gravity the Son, Tiphereth; but if we delve into Christian esotericism, we discover the great arcanum in the very redeemer's own cross, since we already know that the vertical pole is male and that the horizontal one is female, and that at the intersection of both is the key to all power; on top of the cross is written INRI (ignis natura renovatur integra). So, tantra is the background of all that authentic, true Christianity, right? It is therefore convenient to understand all that...Student: Master, you mentioned, you were explaining something that is very important when teaching neophytes. I was asking you about the immaculate conception of the virgin, to which you replied that for this one has to know the kabbalah, and that only with a thorough knowledge of the ten sephiroth, of the three triangles and of Malkuth, can one intuit the immaculate conception of the mother of God; since you are addressing the sephiroth, would you like to repeat that concept, please? Samael Aun Weor: With greatest pleasure we will give an answer. It is clear that in no way could the mystery of the sacred conception be understood, if we did not really know the Tree of Life. We have already said that the first triangle, the Logoic triangle, is made up by Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the kabalistic Kether, Chokmah and Binah. We also said that Binah, the third sephirah, unfolds as the Divine Mother Kundalini; Shiva unfolds into his wife; thus, the Divine Mother Kundalini is the goddess. She, herself, is the feminine aspect of Shiva, the feminine aspect of Binah, the wife of the Holy Spirit; then the other sephiroth come, as we have already explained.

Christ and the Initiation of Tiphereth

An Isis with the Horus child in her arms is always portrayed in all theogonies; the goddess Venus with Cupid; Marah or Maria with her baby Jesus, the savior, in her arms; it is clear that the other sephiroth (second triangle) emerge from her and from him (in Daath); Binah unfolds in her, his wife; and she unfolds in Chesed, in Geburah and finally in Tiphereth; Tiphereth being the basic gravitational center of the second triangle.

 

The Menger

 

So that Tiphereth, that child, is the one that she, the Isis-María, carries her child in her arms. Of course, that child has to come into the world, and he comes when everything is ready. It has been written that he is "born in a manger or stable"; lay people think of a stable over there, located in a village, no! First of all, it is good to know that Belen or Bethlehem, where it is said that the child was born, the little village, did not exist in the time of Jesus of Nazareth...If we analyze the word “Belen,” it has its root in a Chaldean etymology: “bel”, which means “tower of fire.” So such “Belen or Bethlehem” is symbolic, because everything is within ourselves...It is necessary first of all to create an astral body, because no one is born with the [solar] astral body; We already know that it is possible to create it through the transformations of the Mercury of the secret philosophy; then a mental body, which is the body of objective reasoning, and finally to create the body of the conscious will…Thus, when one already possesses the physical, astral, mental and causal bodies, everything is ready for that one to receive the child; nevertheless, many could, for example, have the luxury to create these vehicles, to possess a healthy, strong and vigorous physical body; a magnificent astral body, an extraordinary mental body and the causal body, and nonetheless, not for that, to incarnate the child (that child that the Divine Mother carries in her arms). At that point there is something very subtle, very delicate, that easily escapes any kabbalist; we could properly confuse the kabbalistic Tiphereth with the causal body, such is the danger that exists in this. Just by analyzing a little the passages, for example, from the "Epistles of Paul of Tarsus to the Corinthians", we could clarify this subject-matter… Paul of Tarsus states: “Howbeit that was not first which is pneumatikos, but that which is psychikos; and afterward that which is pneumatikos. The first human is of the earth, earthy: the second human is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” - 1 Corinthians 15: 46-49. Unquestionably, the earthly human is constituted by the physical, with its organic vital seat (naturally they form a single whole); then Hod (the sidereal vehicle, or the Kedsjan body, of which Gurdjieff spoke), the mental body or body of objective reasoning, and finally, the body of the conscious will; This is what we could define as "earthly human." First of all, if we want Tiphereth (the Son) to come into the world, it is necessary for the true human, the earthly human, to come into existence, because ordinary humanoids are not yet human beings, although they think they are, but they are not yet; only when one has given to oneself the luxury of creating the existential bodies of the being, can one then be called "human", although one is a earthly human, but "human (anthrōpos in Greek)." The second human that Paul of Tarsus tells us about is the heavenly human, and Paul of Tarsus is very wise in this; Paul of Tarsus tells us: "And as we have borne the image of the earthy," that is, as we created the earthly human, likewise "we shall also bear the image of the heavenly human," who is the Son of Man. Someone may have received, for example, the fifth initiation of fire, and yet, not because of that, that one has incarnated, within his or herself, the Son of Man. The birth of the Son of Man comes after having passed through the fifth initiation of fire. This is very "detailed," this is very delicate and only on the basis of a rigorous observation can one avoid falling into error. Properly, the advent of the Son of Man is a grace from the Most High; the Son of Man comes, in himself, when he must fulfill some specific mission on earth, when the initiate has really taken the strait path..., the direct path, to be more clearer, the path that can lead him or her to the final liberation... He comes into a humble stable, he is born, then, in a "manger" among the animals of desire; it is clear that when he enters into the "stable", such "stable" is not yet clean, because the initiate has not yet had time to dissolve the animal elements that one carries within. The child is born, therefore, very weak; he has been conceived by the work and grace of the Third Logos and of the Divine Mother who carried him in her arms; a newborn child is made, who has to grow and develop... As we eliminate the inhuman elements, he grows and develops; In the beginning, the change in the initiate who has had the good fortune to incarnate the Son of Man is not noticeable; apparently he is the same personage, his weaknesses are more or less the same, the change of is not immediately noticeable because the child is born very weak; but he has to subdue all things, he has to eliminate the animals of desire, and he does it with the help of his Divine Mother Kundalini; he has to work hard until he submits all things to his Father; the last thing he does is defeat death, because he always conquers death. After he has subdued all things, after he has disintegrated all the inhuman elements that we carry within, after he has already eliminated everything undesirable from the inner kingdom, then he himself submits to the Father; his posthumous work is to defeat death, to destroy it. Thus, he resurrectes in the Father and the Father resurrectes in him, because: "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father;… Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me." - John 14: 10, 11

 

INRI

 

It is clear that when he comes into the world he will be rejected by the elders (that is to say, by people full of experiences); hated by the scribes (even mocked by them, that is, by the great intellectuals of his time); and third, persecuted, hated, cursed, excommunicated, etc., by the Pharisees (who are the religious of his time).

 

He will have to be killed with the death of a cross; that is, since he has entered into that earthly human, and that human must die in himself, here and now, that is why it is said that he "must be killed with the death of the cross"...

 

Keep in mind that it is with the cross that the undesirable elements can be eliminated; bear in mind that fidelity to the Father is tested with the cross.

 

Many are those who say: "I am faithful to Gnosis, I am firm", but at the hour of the hour, they fail with the cross. Where is the cross? At the crossing of the lingam-yoni; they fail there, there they fornicate, there they adulterate, there they commit their evil deeds, and then, where is their fidelity? And it is with that instrument of the sexual cross that the inhuman elements must be disintegrated, and the earthly human also dies.

 

Once the earthly death has been reached, then the Son of Man resurrects after three days. Those three days are the three purifications by iron and by fire. Those three days are represented with the three nails of the cross, and by INRI itself. It is through these three purifications, based on iron and fire, that the Son of Man can die and rise from the dead.

 

All this must be understood with dazzling clarity. Many are those who say "I am faithful to Gnosis, I follow the Father", but when the time comes to be tested with the cross, they show that they are not faithful, nor do they follow the path...

 

The Seven Days of Genesis and the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse

Student: All of that which you are telling us now, and which is extremely transcendental, and is directly connected with the festivities of the Easter Holy Week. Simply, to study its connection a little, to what we understand profanely, would you like to refer to all of Palm Sunday, the... well, everything related to Easter Holy Week, in synthesis as possible, master?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, we are going to give an answer in synthesis, but quite concrete, because the subject on which you ask is equivalent to writing several volumes. In any case, what I can assert is that we have to live the Easter Holy Week within ourselves, here and now, in the great work.

 

The book of Genesis of Moses and the book the Apocalypse or Revelation of Saint John complement each other. we should take a look at the bible and see the coordination of Genesis and the Apocalypse. For this, we are going to quote, here, the sacred scriptures. It is stated in Genesis:

 

“In the beginning Elohim created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Elohim moved upon the face of the waters. And Elohim said, Let there be light: and there was light. And Elohim saw the light, that it was good: and Elohim divided the light from the darkness. And Elohim called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” - Genesis 1: 1-5

 

That relates to the first day of the great work of Easter Holy Week, in which it is necessary to "separate the light from the darkness." the initiate then has to go down to the infernal worlds and know the secret of the abyss: the secret of Malkuth, the secret of Klipoth and of the second death.

 

“And Elohim said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And Elohim made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And Elohim called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day....” - Genesis 1: 6-8

 

This is the second alchemical work that must be done. In this second alchemist work, one has to "divide the waters from the waters."

 

Take into account that when Genesis speaks about "waters", Genesis is referring to those spermatic waters of the first instant, to the metallic chaos of alchemy. It is clear that within the sperm there is, let us say, the "soul" of the semen itself, the soul of chaos; such soul is the Mercury of the secret philosophy.

 

That it is necessary to "divide the waters from the waters" is a fact: the superior waters or the "milk of the virgin" as it is stated in alchemy, the Mercury of the secret philosophy or the metallic soul of Azoth, must be separated from the gross part, this is done by means of transmutation; this is obvious.

 

There are three types of Mercury, namely, brute Mercury or the sperm; the metallic soul of the Mercury, which are, let's say, the sexual, seminal currents, rising through ida and pingala (that is the second Mercury), and the third Mercury, it is clear, which is when the solar and lunar atoms of Mercury make contact in the triveni, near the coccyx and awakens the kundalini, the sacred fire, the Sulfur.

 

This Sulfur fertilizes the Mercury and forms the third Mercury that comes to penetrate better said, to ascend through the sushumna canal, along the spinal column to the brain; and it is with that third Mercury (with the surplus of that third Mercury) with which the astral body comes to crystallize, and much later, in a higher octave, the mental body, and much later the causal body.

 

Therefore, "to divide the waters from the waters" is indispensable by means of sexual transmutation. This is the second day of creation… Genesis continues:

 

“And Elohim said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And Elohim called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and Elohim saw that it was good.

 

And Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. ” - Genesis 1: 9-13

 

Behold, here is the third work: the creation of the astral body or the sidereal vehicle, which must "come to yield fruit." And when does it yield "fruit"? The astral body has already yielding “fruit” when it is already a vehicle of pure gold, in this third vehicle, the astral body is, we might say, life...

 

“And Elohim said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seaSons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And Elohim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And Elohim set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and Elohim saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” - Genesis 1:14-19

 

This is when one comes, then, to give shape, properly said, to the fourth initiation, when it comes, well, properly said, to possess that vehicle of the mind, when it comes to christify it in the great work (and this is very important)...

 

So those "signs" that are seen above: the sun, the moon, the stars and all that subject-matter, refers to the hermetic wisdom; because in the world of Netzach is the world of hermetic wisdom, there is where you find hermetic knowledge. So that the fourth day is very interesting, which has to do with the fourth initiation… Genesis continue:

 

“And Elohim said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And Elohim created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. And Elohim blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.”... - Genesis 1: 20-23

 

It is well known that in the fifth initiation (which corresponds to the causal world), is where one has to become master of the elements, to learn how to handle everything that has life, to become lord of fire, air, water and earth; to learn to handle the powers of nature, but that is only possible by working on oneself.

 

That is why I said that before trying to handle the elements of nature (the elementals of fire, air, water, earth), one has to handle one's own elements: to learn how to handle the atomic elementals of the sperm; to learn how to handle the atomic elementals of sexual fire; to learn how to handle the sylphs of one's own mind, the atomic sylphs of the mind (that is, to become master of his own mind), and to learn how to handle also the atomic gnomes that form the flesh and bones; to become master of the atomic elementals within himself...

 

Only the one who becomes master of one's own body can become master of nature. One could not learn to handle the elementals of the universe if one has not yet learn how to handle one's own atomic elementals, those of one's own body. All of this is learned on the fifth day of creation.

 

“And Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And Elohim made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. And Elohim said, Let us make Adam in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So Elohim created Adam in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he him; male and female created he them. And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And Elohim said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And Elohim saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” - Genesis1: 24-31

 

So Elohim created Adam; male and female created he them.” But, when is it that one truly becomes male and female? When do the masculine and feminine principles of the Seity merge?

 

Bear in mind that this, the work of the sixth day in alchemy belongs to the sixth work in which the buddhi, the Valkyrie, after having married the knight, the human soul, merge themselves integrally through fire. Then the perfect androgyne human being becomes. Yes, this is the perfect male and female, with powers over fire, over the air, over the waters, over the earth, and over all that is, has been and will be. This is the last day of creation...

 

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day Elohim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Elohim blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Elohim created and made… - Genesis 2: 1-3

 

When the seventh work is done, on the seventh day of the Easter Holy Week, the work is finished (“consummatum est!,” that is, “everything has been finished!”); then comes the supreme surrender of the spirit to the Father.

 

Later, on the eighth day, the Father resurrects in the Son and the Son resurrects in the Father, the Son rises from his crystal tomb, after the resurrection of the dead; but the whole of that work, in itself, forms the Easter Holy Week...

 

We have looked at this from the angle of Genesis, because with the same laws that the Logos (the perfect multiple unity) used in order to create this solar system, those same laws have to be used by the alchemist in order to create his inner universe, this, in order to have reality, in order to create one's own universe, these are the same laws...

 

When one works with alchemy, one is working with the same laws with which the creator created the universe. Even more, one is expanding the work of the creator, because the work of the creator is enlarged when a new master is born.

 

Therefore, when the work is consummated and when one reaches what one wanted to reach: this becomes what the creator, the Logos, ultimately wanted, which is, that the self-realized adepts, the resurrected humans, the Elohim, all of this, become the consummation of his work.

 

Genesis is closely related to the apocalypse of Saint John, with the seven seals, as with the seven trumpets that each angel is going to blow...

 

When the initiate receives the initiation of Malkuth, one unquestionably breaks the first seal; when one passes through the initiation of Yesod one breaks the second seal of the sacred book, which is the human himself; when one goes through the third initiation one breaks the third seal; when one passes through the fourth one breaks the fourth seal; when one passes through the fifth one breaks the fifth seal; when one passes through the sixth initiation one breaks the sixth seal and the work has been completed, because the seventh is the one of rest, prayer, meditation, supplication, as it is seen there, in the Apocalypse of Saint John. It is clear that when the seventh seal is broken, the work is already, in fact, finished, since the eighth day is always for the resurrection.

 

One has to live Genesis individually or collectively. One lives it collectively with the creation of the universe, as a divine particle that comes to this creation.

 

Now, the Apocalypse, one has to live it individually or live it collectively. Collectively it is the book of life, the book of wisdom, thus throughout history each seal is broken. At this time the last seal is about to be broken... at least the sixth seal, the penultimate; I mean, humanity is experiencing the apocalypse collectively...

 

If the alchemist has to make gold, that is, he has not only create the superior existential bodies of the being, but also has to convert those bodies into pure gold before they can be "swallowed" by the serpent. Likewise the Logos, he wants an age of gold; and in order for the Logos to be able to have a golden age, he has to do the same thing that the alchemist does in his laboratory, to start breaking seal by seal.

 

Thus the Logos has to make humanity live, in all nature, make it live or breaking off each seal. Of course, when it ends, when the sixth seal is broken, the work is practically finished, right? Then the final catastrophe is coming; and with the breaking of the seventh seal there is practically nothing left of everything that was. Finally comes the resurrection of the Logos in everything created, in all of nature, and that happens when it is the new age: the golden age...

 

Just as a human in order to make gold (I am speaking in alchemist science) needs to break the seven seals, so too the Logos (in order to be able to make a golden age) needs all of humanity to break the seven seals, that all of nature breaks them, and then the golden age begins; but he has to put all of this to pass through a tremendous and frightening Apocalypse.

 

So, either we live the Apocalypse individually or we have to live it collectively.

 

Better, to live it individually, which gives us the triumph! For this, we have to fix the gold in ourselves, we achieve, then, the golden fleece of the ancients...

 

Otherwise we have to live it collectively, with the great worldly Apocalypse, and to enter in the infernal worlds, in order to go through the second death in order for later, to have the right to live in the golden age as pure essences in new organisms, of course, without self-realization! As simple elementals... for a new golden age... So either way, we still have to live the great book and break its seals...

 

Holy Week, if it is called “Holy” is for that reason, because it is the week in which one has to live the cosmic drama, and each of those days is equivalent to long periods of work. but, at the end of the day, the great work is always summarized, symbolically, in the book of Job, in the eight years of Job (they are the summation or the extract itself), but as a whole, the great work, since even if it is summarized in eight days, in eight years totally (together with the resurrection and everything), that is to say, the easter holy week can last many years, right?

 

In any case, everyone has to live his holy week, right? The Son of Man lives his; when the Son of Man is born in the "manger", he must live his easter holy week, to perform all the work in his holy week...

 

All of this cannot be explained to laypeople, because laypeople do not understand. Laypeople receives the "crust", the "husk" of the teachings, but the initiates are taught the "meat of the doctrine", they are given the doctrine to "eat"...

 

Student: Does the visit to the seven churches refer to our seven chakras?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, of course it refers to that!...

 

Therefore, Christianity has two aspects: exoteric or public Christianity, for laypeople, and esoteric or sacred Christianity for the initiates...

 

Student: Venerable master, in order to become cognizant of our work, I want to ask you: if the bodhisattva (even if he is a fallen bodhisattva) has to form the body of the conscious will, that is, the causal body, in order for Tiphereth to enter?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, the bodhisattva, being a bodhisattva, then, does not have to enter to create the causal body, since that one is known to be a bodhisattva, that is, the human soul of a master; It is already understood that these vehicles were created in the past. However, that one has to light the fire in each of the vehicles, restore the fire in each of the vehicles, and then regenerate the gold in the bodies. Having achieved that, then, the bodhisattva rises.

 

But well, not going so far but starting at the base, we would say that after the fire has been lit in each of the vehicles, after the igneous principle has been restored, let us say, in the physical, vital, astral, mental and causal bodies. If the Father wants, if it is his will, he can send Tiphereth to be born in the "inner stable."

But I understand that the iniation of Tiphereth is a grace from the highest; because someone may have reached, I repeat, the fifth initiation of fire, and yet, not because of that, the child (who carries the Divine Mother in her arms) has penetrated into his vehicles, into the "stable." However, if you really yearn for it, if you want to work for humanity, then you can get the Son of Man to come into the world, and if it is the will of the Father…

 

Student: Venerable master, concretely the soul..., when an initiate has formed the causal body, does he then achieve the formation of the human soul, or is the human soul Tiphereth?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, the human soul, properly, is in the same causal body, right? A fraction of the causal is what constitutes the buddhata, the essence.

 

In the bodhisattva, then, that buddhata or essence is the already organized golden embryo...

 

In any case, we must bear in mind what I already said at the beginning, which is, that this is too subtle, meaning, that this subject-matter about the causal body and the Christic Tiphereth is easily given to confusion. It is so subtle and fine that one can make mistakes, one can "confuse gymnastics with jinn-gnostics"...

 

Tiphereth, that is to say, the living expression of the intimate Christ, is very correlated, then, with the causal body, with the human soul; Tiphereth becomes an integral part with the human soul, but when it is the will of the Father, when the Son of Man comes into the world...

 

I think you have already understood it, although this is very fine, because it turns out that you have to have a very elastic, very ductile, and very receptive mind in order to understand this.

 

Student: Well, in short, master, in order to achieve the initiation of Tiphereth, do you have to have the solar vehicles?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, unquestionably, if one does not possess the superior existential bodies of the being, one could never reach the initiation of Tiphereth.

 

Transmigrations of the Essence

Student, Master, what is the origin of our essence? We who want to rise up, why haven't we done it before?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, with the greatest pleasure I am going to give an answer to all that... the essence comes from the Milky Way (I am speaking in synthesis), it reaches the Sun and then, finally, it penetrates into nature.

 

In the beginning, the essence manifests itself as a simple primeval elemental, right? It ascends through the mineral, vegetable and animal stages, until finally penetrating into the body of the "humanoid" or "rational mammal"...

 

It is clear that the essence needs to become the golden embryo, it needs to work to create the superior existential bodies of the Being and transform itself into a bodhisattva.

 

When the essence does not achieve, then, its mission in the first cycle of manifestation, which is 108 lives, then it has to descend into the bowels of the earth in a devolving processes, with the purpose of eliminating the inhuman elements or psychic aggregates in which it comes to be bottled up due to mistakes.

 

Once it has passed through the second death, it rises again to the surface of the world to restart new evolutionary processes from the mineral.

 

Unquestionably, these new processes have as their starting point a higher spiral within the great spiral of life: it will begin or return, or it will restart its evolutionary processes, again, from the mineral, but in a higher octave, no longer as a simple inferior elemental, but as a superior gnome, until the humanoid state is reconquered (after having passed through the vegetable and animal levels) where it will be assigned, as we already know, the 108 existences. If that essence does not succeed, the process will continue repeating itself for 3,000 cycles (cycles or wheels of manifestation, or ages)...

 

Well, you who are not bodhisattvas yet, it is because you did not work in that sense, you did not reach those heights in past cycles of manifestation, but right now you can become bodhisattvas if you want to.

 

In any case, do not forget the origin of the essence: it comes from the Milky Way, passes into the Sun and finally enters here, in our nature, in our world. Of course, if we think that the Milky Way has Sirius as its central capital, those esotericists who think that we are going to Sirius, are not wrong. It is true: towards Sirius we are going!...

 

Student: And when did our essences leave the Milky Way?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, that was already, at the dawn of life, right? Let us think that these essences had to first pass through involutionary processes, they descended into the mineral, forming part of many principles, let us say, in the superior worlds. Upon reaching the mineral state, they began as primival essences, they restarted an evolutionary ascent...

 

Obviously, you have already done the cycle several times; you have passed several times not only through the "mill wheels", but also through each one of the "grinding wheels" of the "mill wheels", several times...

 

Student: Oh boy we already have “tusks”!...

 

Samael Aun Weor: That's obvious! Now, naturally, you have to take advantage of this cycle of manifestation to achieve your self-realization, and above all, in moments when we are living the final parts of the collective or worldly Apocalypse.

 

It would be unfortunate if you, at this time, did not realize yourselves, because you would have to descend into the bowels of the earth and at a very bad time, along with all this world catastrophe. I therefore advise you to become bodhisattvas once and for all.

 

Student: Could you explain more or less briefly, how the government of this solar system of Ors originated and who governs it?

 

Samael Aun Weor:

 

“In the beginning (the archē) was the Logos (the word), and the Logos was with (theos) God, and the Logos was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”...

 

Therefore, the universe is governed by the Logos; the Logos is the army of the voice, the great word, the architect demiurge, the archeaus.

 

Each of the Logoi (already speaking separately, since the Logos is a perfect multiple unit) has its mission, its work, its ministry, in relation to this solar system of ors, and the entire set of Elohim (to speak more clearly, they form the army of the great word, the herupa-khroat), they constitute in themselves the government of our solar system of ors. So that's my answer…

 

Student:... and Jesus Christ crucified?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, let it be understood that the paschal lamb is the agnus dei, the sacred fire, which is immolated in nature, which underlies in all organic and inorganic matter… this is the sacrifice of the second Logos, of the chrestos. That is why the word "INRI" is on the redeemer's cross, which means: "ignis natura renovatur integra", "fire renews nature incessantly."

 

It is wonderful to know that the second Logos, the agnus dei or the sacred fire, is really immolated in the depth of all this creation; it is known that it underlies at the bottom, I repeat, of all organic and inorganic matter.

 

If we strike two stones we will see the spark, the fire, jump. Thus, fire is in everything; the same ice burns (because it is fire in another form). Nature could not exist without fire. The first thing that exists is always fire. The fire becomes air, and that air becomes water, and water becomes earth, it is true, but the fire always remains as the center, as the base. Thus, that is the agnus dei, "the immolated lamb, that erases the sins of the world." because only through fire can we clean every stain, only through fire can we eliminate all our mistakes, incinerate them... It is understood that the fire is completely sexual, you know this...

 

Student: Master, do the gunas initiate the manifestation of everything created?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The three gunas are sattva, rajas and tamas, that is, harmony, emotion, and inertia. when they are in perfect equilibrium we have the night of the great pralaya; but when the gunas are disequilibrated, cosmic manifestation comes...

 

Now, why are the gunas disequilibrated? That is something very important. Why is a mahamanvantara coming? For the karma of the gods, right? This is not an inferior karma? No, that is superior karma that corresponds to the law of katancia, this is obvious...

 

This is why we (the microcosm), really, should never have pride. If we examine our life, we discover it full of blemishes, errors. If we review our previous lives, they are all full of very serious mistakes.

 

Reintegration of the Ten Sephiroth

Now, if we consider the divine (our monad) in us, we discover that as workers of the great work, we are in a process of reintegration: what we want is to reintegrate the ten sephiroth of the Kabbalah.

 

Who does the work of reintegration of the ten sephiroth? Tiphereth, the Son of Man does it! That is why the Son of Man must come into the world, to do his work, he needs to reintegrate the ten sephiroth in us. Once all ten are reintegrated, they constitute in themselves, an atom with ten characteristics, an ineffable atom that has to submerge, naturally, within the bosom of the omnimerciful and eternal common cosmic Father...

 

Who is the eternal common cosmic Father? It is the unmanifested Absolute, Sat. However, we must not look at the unmanifested Absolute in that cold way as the Asians see it [as shunyata, emptiness]. The Absolute in itself, is the Father of all Fathers; the Absolute is what is, what has always been and what will always be: the omnimerciful, the omnipresent, the infinitude that sustain everything. Within the Absolute we are only, each one of us, a simple atom. The day we manage to integrate, we will be a luminous atom within the sublime bosom of the eternal cosmic Father, but nothing more than that: an atom...

 

It so happens that when a unity yearns to be something more than a simple atom within the bosom of that which has no name, then, it immediately falls into the world of the 3 laws (ayocosmos), and later in the world of the 6 laws (macrocosmos) , and later in the world of 12 laws (deuterocosmos) and in the world of 24 laws (mesocosmos); then if his pride becomes too great (in the microcosmos governed by 48 laws), that essence will fall into the world of 96 laws (tritocosmos) and will continue to submerge until the second death...

 

The grave error of those divine atoms, let's call them, Elohim, gods (or whatever you want), is to yearn to be something more than a simple atom within the bosom of that which has no name.

 

If one were content to be what one is (a simple divine atom within the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father), one would in fact become a paramarthasatya, plunging deeper and deeper into states within the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father; then one would enjoy states of infinite, inexhaustible happiness.

 

But it is the impulse of to be something else is what brings the monads into manifestation; such progressive yearning, in the beginning, originates the protocosmos: then the world of the 3 laws. As the impulse becomes even more progressive (the impulse to stand out, to be someone or something), it comes in a world of 6 laws, and then 12 laws, and then 24 laws, and so on and so forth. Thus, the universe, properly speaking, is the outcome of the karma of the gods, and karma is the outcome of imperfection; and it is because of this imperfection that one wants to be more than one is. Sadly, even if one says that one is more, one is never more than what is; that's the truth.

 

Therefore, to die within oneself is indispensable. And if we want to one day achieve definitive liberation, if we really want to immerse ourselves within the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father, then, from now on we must (as microcosmoses) worry about the radical elimination of pride. So, you have to pay close attention to this...

 

The Three Gunas

Student: we would like, to see if it were possible to explain a little more in depth the subject-matter of the three gunas? You already explained unto us the three gunas on a macrocosmic, universal level, but we would like to know, if those same three gunas are, then, on our (microcosmos) level; and if they are on what does their manifestation consist of?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, it is necessary to clarify more... undoubtedly that the three gunas: sattva, rajas and tamas, I said that during the cosmic night they are in perfect equilibrium; later I also spoke about what we are: I affirmed that each atom of the divine must be submerged within the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father; when one (as a monad) does not want anymore to be immersed within a pralaya: and want to be more than what one is, and to stand out, to climb to the top of the ladder, to make oneself felt, to be someone or something, in fact, one immediately falls into the world of three laws because a disequilibrium occurs: the disequilibrium of the gunas.

 

Such disequilibrium becomes collective, when such disequilibrium relates to all the gods, those who organized or who gave rise to this great creation. This disequilibrium of the gunas, in the solar system of Ors (in which we live, move and have our being), was due to the fact that those divine atoms of the Ain, of the unmanifested absolute, wanted to be someone or something; such yearning, then, caused the disequilibrium of the gunas, and as a consequence they fell into the world of manifestation. This is how the universe came into being: a product of karma and error.

 

We also know that sattva is harmony, that rajas is emotion, and that tamas is inertia.

 

It is clear that these three gunas exist in prakriti, they are saturating the entire universal principle (what is, has been and will be). These three elements exist in everything: there are in food, there are in atoms, there are in molecules, there are in organisms; these three principles are everywhere...

 

In order to enjoy the cosmic night, without hindrance of any kind, it is necessary that the three gunas remain in perfect repose. and the three gunas remain in perfect repose, when the ineffable (those particles that form the army of the voice), calmly submerge themselves within the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father...

 

The cosmic night lasts until the moment when such divine particles, such atoms, wake up and yearn to be something or someone; then, immediately, they fall into the world of the 3 laws.

 

This is how the gunas become disequilibrated, and that is why they fall into the world of the 3 laws and then into that of 6 laws, and then into that of 12 laws, and so on and so forth.

 

The three gunas would not become disequilibrated in themselves, if those atoms did not yearn to be something or someone.

 

This is why we from the beginning, if we want to achieve the true freedom that is in the eternal common cosmic Father, we must, above all, not to want to be something else, not to want to climb to the top of the ladder, or to make ourselves to feel grandiose...

 

Student: Master, is the world of the 3 laws that of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The important thing in life is to always die, die, and die, and die... So that when one day, when the ten sephiroth in each one of us are completely integrated, we will be able to immerse ourselves in the bosom of the eternal common cosmic Father, then, If we truly no longer wish to exist, if all desire for “sensitive” life has ended, then we will enjoy infinite bliss forever...

 

Student: Venerable master, since our brother xx asks us about the three gunas (which relate to the ignous serpent that is coiled three and a half times in the muladhara chakra), now I want to refer to the half, the vittris or vikritis, that is, is it the root of the cosmos, is it the root of the being? Or is it fire, let's say, that can help us to get back to the primordial?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, the igneous serpent of our magical powers is naturally coiled three and a half times inside the muladhara chakra, on the tailbone. From there she must wake up in order to climb the spine; but it is said to be coiled three and a half times; the half belongs to the vikritis; These vittris (or vikritis) are nothing else but, simply, what we could call the Klipoth of the Hebraic kabbalah. Thus you have to take that into account...

 

Student: Venerable master, then the vittris or vikritis, are not the Divine Mother?

 

Samael Aun Weor: No, the Divine Mother, in herself, symbolizes them; She symbolizes the existence of the three gunas and also symbolizes the vittris (or vikritis) that are part of the Klipoth, and of the sentient life, or of the sublunar processes, right?

 

Student: Master, how symbolism, what primordial part then represents the Divine Mother? Because if sattva is harmony or purity, if an initiate, for example, is in a state of purity, especially in the state of a master? We are always in another state and very rarely are we in a sattvic state, so is there some special particularity in the atoms of the Divine Mother, say, especially in sattva or in the three parts of the three gunas?

 

Samael Aun Weor: All three parts are necessary: sattva, rajas and tamas, but when they are in perfect equilibrium they are wonderful. sattva is harmony; rajas is the emotion that becomes the pure soul, that type of ineffable vibration, and inertia, because, properly, already viewed from a higher angle, is the deep repose within the bosom of the Absolute.

 

But in the world of manifestation, inertia is inertia; a stone is inert; the individual who does not work on his or her self is an inert person; that's a fact. The pure emotion of the soul can be transformed into the lower emotions of the physical world. The same harmony from above becomes disharmony from here below. So all these factors have to be taken into account...

 

Student: In short, the Divine Mother, then would it be a triangle of these three gunas?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The Divine Mother is above the three gunas. She is what she is, what she has been and what she will always be; She is the wife of Shiva, the wife of the Third Logos. That such qualities exist in the prakriti during manifestation, that is something else, but She is beyond such qualities. She is Brahma deep down...

 

Student: Venerable master, in fact and by right, through his talk, can it be considered that we do not have the Divine Mother incarnated, but only the qualities of the Divine Mother are in us?

 

Samael Aun Weor: For they are in all nature, but the Divine Mother is coiled three and a half times in our coccyx, she is the sacred fire deposited in the muladhara...

 

Now, that word, "incarnate", is a word that we have to know how to measure, little by little.

 

What is called "incarnate" and what is not called "incarnate"? So that the Divine Mother, then, can express herself through a human, definitely, well, she will have to "swallow" that human, and as long as she does not swallow that human, she will not be able to express herself totally in that human, right?

 

The serpent has to swallow the initiate; only when the serpent "devours" the initiate, then does the serpent remain manifesting itself without interventions, let us say, of any kind; but the serpent has to swallow the initiate first...

 

Student: Master, now we understand you well, according to your talk, what is concretely then in our coccygeal center or in the muladhara chakra, in relation to the Divine Mother?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The Divine Mother is in a potential state, the serpent is coiled, waiting for the moment when she can not only climb the spine, but also swallow the initiate, she awaits...

 

Student: In potential state... understood master, thank you very much...

 

Samael Aun Weor: You are welcome!

 

Student... Regarding the rounds, we wanted you to talk to us a bit; since this is not very clear to our understanding yet, thus, now, we would like you to tell us about the rounds...

 

Samael Aun Weor: Well, it is clear, that in the beginning any planet has a first round, when it becomes a simple mental form, right? When it's a mental planet. This mental planet arises in a very extraordinary way: the army of the voice, the army of the word, makes the chaotic waters fertile. In the beginning fertilizes by means of certain rites and sacred words, so that life may arise, right?

 

From an alchemist point of view, it is very interesting to know how life comes into being, right?: there is the need to "separate the waters from the waters", because the basic or spermatic waters, the alkaest of alchemists, is coexistent with Sat, but in those primival, primogenic and chaotic waters, underlie, let us say, also, the Mercury of the secret philosophy, the metallic soul, let us say, of the chaotic waters...

 

Well, separating such "waters" by means of transmutation (the same thing that one does within the organism), "separating the superior waters from the inferior waters," this is a task that is performed by means of fruitful and creator work of the holy gods.

 

Thereafter when the superior waters have already been separated from the inferior waters, then, in turn, these superior waters make the inferior waters fertile, this, we might say, makes an even more higher third type of Mercury to appear, whose crystallization comes to be the world of the mind. Then the planet appears in its mental form: First round.

 

Second round, when that planet becomes astral matter; third when it becomes ethereal matter; fourth when it becomes physical matter; fifth when it becomes ethereal again; sixth when it becomes astral again; seventh when it becomes mental again. Well, here comes the dissolution of such a planet, and the great pralaya.

 

What we say for a planet applies to a whole system of worlds: To the solar system, and thus we speak of the great days and the great nights of Brahma. There are seven rounds in total.

 

Maha Kalpa

 

Thus, we are now in the fourth round; after this (terrestrial) round is over, life will unfold in the ethereal world: round five; then life will be processed in the astral world: sixth round; and then in the mental world: round seven. Then the dissolution of this planet and of all the planets of the solar system, will come; and then the cosmic night will arrive, that is, the mahapralaya, the profound night...

 

Student: The equilibrium of the three gunas?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The equilibrium... then the three gunas equilibrate again.

 

Student: Let's say that there are three rounds more to go before the cosmic night arrives?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Yes, we are currently in the middle of the great cosmic day. Three more rounds to go so that the night will fall...

 

Student: So then does a cosmic day have seven rounds?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The seven rounds is a week of seven days: "the easter holy week." The octave is the glory in the Logos, in the Absolute, to be even more clear... "the holy week"...

 

Student: Venerable master, I want to refer in relation to the Klipoth. You told us that the vittris are the Klipoth; and that the Klipoth, let's say, represent a gravitational force of weight in the planetary organism and in ourselves, then in relation to this, say, the three qualities, what forces do the Klipoth represent, especially?

 

Samael Aun Weor: The Klipoth are, let us say, the sephiroth in reverse. the sephiroth in their negative aspect; that's the Klipoth...

 

Student: Master, if the Klipoth are tenebrous, and are introduced, at the same time, with the three qualities, how to understand this?

 

Samael Aun Weor: Listen, the Klipoth are not introduced in the three qualities, which are symbolized by the Divine Mother, and she represents them, and this is why it is stated that "she is coiled three and a half times"; so she is coiled three and a half times; that "half" symbolizes the Klipoth...

 

The Klipoth are called "vittris (or vikritis)" or "vibration", I think very differently. Those "vittris (or vikritis)"..., the vibration is infinite, but when specified in the case of the three and a half times, then here it represents, precisely, the antithesis of the sephiroth, meaning, the sephiroth in reverse, the sephirotic qualities on the negative, the virtues in reverse.

 

What is a virtue in reverse? Let us have, for example, the quality of Geburah: the rigor, the law in reverse is tyranny, is dictatorship. From what region? we have to see to which region this sephirah belongs to. Obviously Geburah is the sixth of the sephiroth, right? if we count from Malkuth up right? Undoubtedly, in that sixth region we would already find Geburah, then, in a form of rigor taken to the devil, that is, a dictatorship, a terrible, frightening tyranny...

 

Student: A Hitler?

 

Samael Aun Weor: A Hitler, a Mussolini... thus, the same happens with charity, which is a patrimony of Chesed, it could become, let us say, complacency with crime. To become complacent with crime is charity taken to the extreme, right? in its negative aspect.

 

For example, out of charity, we would say: "the drunkard must be given enough tequila, let him continue drinking because that is his vice, so that he keeps drinking"... that is the sephirah of charity in reverse.

 

Prostitutes, for example, Many times they give themselves up to males, supposedly out of charity, right?; So here is that sephirah in reverse, is it not?

 

Student: Venerable, excuse me, the sephiroth in reverse, in other words, the Klipoth, are they related to the kundabuffer organ? Since we now understand that the Klipoth are tenebrous.

 

Samael Aun Weor: Yes, the Klipoth and the kundabuffer organ are all one; in the kundabuffer organ are the Klipoth of the Hebraic kabbalah. The Klipoth are, let us say, the virtues in reverse, turned upside down, that's all. And where is the world of the Klipoth? It is within the interior of Malkuth; and what is Malkuth? Well, the whole planet Earth. Within the "pouch" of this planet, of this "great whale" are the famous Klipoth...

 

Student: So let's say then that the Divine Mother, is the three qualities?

 

DivineMotherHerChild

 

Samael Aun Weor: Listen, the Divine Mother is beyond the three qualities, she is far beyond all those three qualities, beyond all of that has been, and will be; she is the wife of the third Logos; deep down she is also Brahma, and she is beyond the three qualities of prakriti.

 

Student: Understood venerable master; thank you so much...

 

glorian.org/learn/courses-and-lectures/lectures-by-samael...

  

Martha.

1966 Nikon F Photomic T

Nikkor-S 50mm 1.4

Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros

Ilford HC

Kitchen Sink

 

(and she's holding a Fuji GW690ii)

Stobist : 1 x SB-600 in 20x20 softbox fired with CLS

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via Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BtESIv0hIwq/

Implied Art Nude.

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Copyright of Jalaru Photography

Okay, this photo implies that Stefan went on a rafting trip with two hot babes and I was banished to the back of the boat, HOWEVER, he's in the front of the boat only because he was so awesome at getting enough weight in the front of the boat such that we dipped down into the rapids so we could surf them.

 

So, we have finally been white water rafting! I'm so embarrassed that I waited this long to do it. We'd seen the Big Sky Rafting blue rafts while motorcycle riding through Mt. Hood National Forest, and I looked them up on the Interwebs and booked an afternoon journey.

 

We wanted something that was challenging - we didn't want to just float - but we didn't want to be so overwhelmed that we didn't enjoy it. We also wanted an experience that was so much fun we would want to go again. We got EXACTLY all of that.

 

Getting Stefan Dietz to emote is not an easy thing. Big credit to Big Sky Rafting (and the Clackamas River) for getting these expressions out of him!

 

The water was not that cold, surprisingly enough, even though I think most of it is snow melt. But it's been warm in Oregon for sooo long - until this weekend, actually - and I think that it took away that really hard chill that mountain water can have. Not that I didn't get cold - after it was all over, standing next to the car in wet clothes, I did finally get really cold - and was cold for probably three hours after.

 

That evening - oye, we were SO SORE. We limped around the house. But the next day, with the help of a couple of Advil, I was fine.

 

So, if you come visit us any time other than the Winter, we'll take you to do this, or help you book! Because it's awesome!!

 

More about our travels.

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As the name implies this species from East of the Andes superficially resembles the parasitic bee genus Nomada. However for whatever reason they have chosen from the wardrobe of bee colors the same cloths they act quite differently. Of note is that both the males and females of this species gather oil in addition to the usual pollen and nectar. Check out the pointed tips of this male's antennae too! Another beauty from the Packer Lab at York University.

  

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All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.

  

Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200

  

The murmuring of bees has ceased;

But murmuring of some

Posterior, prophetic,

Has simultaneous come,--

  

The lower metres of the year,

When nature's laugh is done,--

The Revelations of the book

Whose Genesis is June.

  

-Emily Dickinson

  

Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:

   

Basic USGSBIML set up:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY

  

USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4

  

PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:

ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf

  

Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:

plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo

or

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU

  

Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:

www.photomacrography.net/

 

Contact information:

Sam Droege

sdroege@usgs.gov

301 497 5840

   

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Implied motion assignment.

 

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Who really knows what he's watching, or thinking.. but it seems intense.

 

Implying motion through a fairly slow shutter speed and zooming in while taking the exposure.

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Makeup Artists:

Allison Ming-Yan Lai

Melinda Gulbinski

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edited in 2016 from image taken in 2013

Monica Zamora

Implied nudes from my last photoshoot taken in Aventura Florida.