From: Kenna (kenna@merr.com)
Date: Wed Oct 16 2002 - 05:40:43 PDT
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 12:40:43 +0000 Subject: Purusartha From: Kenna <kenna@merr.com> Message-ID: <B9D30ECB.90EF%kenna@merr.com>
Namah Shivaya dear Latika,
> In a satsang I learned that shri Ramakrishnaji in his years of
> spiritual practice started wearing saree with sindoor and
> mangasootra just like a newly wed hindu wife. Do you know why?
> Because god is considered as eternal purusha and all the efforts
> to get close to him is known as 'purushartha'.
First, thank you for sharing this with us. It does indeed help clear up some
of the confusion caused by Western writers who don't understand and offer
misleading interpretations.
Could you please translate "purusha"? It would help this child understand
better.
This story sheds new light on the stories of Amma asking various male
devotees to don sarees.
In Amma's Grace,
kenna/premarupa
Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah
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