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Meaning of word “God”

ஞானவெட்டியான் — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:24:38 +0000

Meaning of word “God”?

The word “God” is from the Gothic root “gheu”. It means,”the one invoked for worship”. It is related to Farsi “khuda”.

The words “theism” and “theology” use the greek word “theos”. This was used for all the ancient greek gods. It is related to the Sanskrit “deva” from the root “div”. The literal meaning of “deva” is the “Illuminated One”. In India the term “deva” is used for a being that is worshipped.

In Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Here the name of God given is “Elohim” implying the worshipped one (“Elohim” is plural). It is used many times in the Tanakh (Old Testament).

Since Christianity and Islam are now widespread, the term God is generally taken to mean the biblical “God of Abraham”. There is no reason the term should be reserved for this specific use.

One should look up the meaning of the term “Bhagavat” (Bhagavan) in a Sanskrit dictionary. Its basic meaning is “An Honored One”. Some Sanskrit dictionaries explicitly mention that the term can mean Vishnu, Shiva, Jina or Buddha.

8.1 – Guru worship

A.N.JAYACHANDHIRAN — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:53:29 +0000

Sri Sai Baba’s beneficent work seen now is exercised through various means; Sai worship is one of the most important one. Guru worship is an important feature of the Sai movement. To understand Sai Baba’s life, Guru sishya relations and nature have to be studied. Sai Baba’s life and leelas explains the full significance and value of Guru marga.

Great Saints like Sai Baba, by their grace, achieve perfection to impart to others. Sri Sai Baba’s ability to conceal his real nature and the working of his mind and body obviously in pursuance of the directions of Sastras and Gurus. The saint must be too difficult to understand and undiscerned; move about like a dullard, idiot. Saibaba’s acting as a Sadguru and a Samartha Sadguru was unknown to the thousands that met him in life or heard of him thereafter. Only by revelation of devotee’s experiences that people now mostly realize that he was Samartha SadGuru and had various grades of devotees and deciples.

His biography is the practical illustration of what Guru and Sishya mean and of the principles that govern their conduct and mutual relation. The marga that Baba followed has puzzled many. Many asked and ask now whether he was a Yogi or a Jnani or a Bhakta or followed any marga of his own. Several thought and think that Baba cannot be classified under any of the divisions applying to saints and sadhus. As a result of study, aided by His own grace, one sees at last that he was an expert of all the margas, though his chief marga, was Bhakti Marga. Bhakthi Marga is described as Guru Marga. By following Bhakthi Marga and by worshipping Guru one can attain Jnana and siddhis including yoga siddhis.

Guru worship: Definition:

Guru may be defined as one who imparts information or gives training to anther. Any schoolteacher or moral teacher or the one who teaches the way to salvation or mukti or even teaches mantras for various religious or secular purposes, high, or low, can be called a Guru.

1.3.1 – ARIES

A.N.JAYACHANDHIRAN — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:48:17 +0000

1.3 – The Signs of the Zodiac and Their Significance

ARIES – THE RAM

March 21—April 19

Headwork is the chief factor of this sign. Persons born under Aries are keen, creative, and highly adaptive; but they are also impetuous and headstrong. This is accentuated by the Governing planet, Mars, which adds an aggressive touch to an already active and ambitious nature. Their incessant drive gets them off to a good start on any project, but they are apt to become diverted and scatter their further effort.

Though quick to anger, Aries people often calm easily. They are naturally humorous and quick of wit; they enjoy music and entertainment. They say the right thing at the right time; and as students, they are often keen and have the ability of applying whatever they learn to good advantage. They like new things and have a way of rousing and swaying other persons to work along with them. In all fields, however, there is a frequent disinclination to “stay with it” once the novelty wears off. Coincident with this is an Aries tendency of giving ideas to other people and also leaving detail work to others. This is seldom a mark of generosity or confidence on the Aries person’s part, but more the desire to see things carried through without effort on their own part. There is a strong ego in the Aries nature, which causes them to become visionary and idealistic, thereby rising to positions of importance and esteem. Conversely, they can let their impatience ruin them, turning them into fickle, self-centered individuals, foolish or false in their generosity. Unable to attain their high aspirations, they may value money only as a means to such a goal, spending it foolishly and extravagantly. Thus misguided by their own impetuosity, Aries persons become angry when plans fail. They may find fault or interfere with their subordinates, blaming them instead. They often regard their own ideas as perfect and sometimes set up their own standards of right or wrong, even to the extent of sheer fanaticism. This can prove disastrous to their careers. When well controlled, Aries people foster friendship and promote both harmony and beauty, which they relish to the degree of luxury. They show loyalty and are willing to fight for what they consider right; all the more reason why they should set high and worthy standards. Being natural leaders, Aries people do not lace to take orders from others; but they should at least accept advice if they hope to attain their ambitions.

In business, Aries determination spells success, if good choice is shown toward opportunities and issues are squarely faced. Aries people are specially suited to the Atomic Age, as they shine in new and undeveloped fields, due to their eagerness to lead the way. In more prosaic pursuits, they are good salesmen and their drive is valuable in real estate, insurance, banking, and other financial fields. Professionally, they are fine actors, capable lawyers, and statesmen. They are also qualified for literary and artistic work. Due to their strong executive ability, Aries people usually do better on their own, rather than entering into any partnership. However, they need business associates to a degree and their surest choice is someone born under Taurus. While Aries teams well with Sagittarius, Aquarius, and Pisces, any of those are apt to profit more from the association unless the Aries person is strongly dominant. Any association between Aries and Capricorn or Aries and Scorpio may prove highly productive of problems. In marriage, Aries persons frequently find harmony and understanding with those born in Leo, Sagittarius, or under their own sign. Marriages with Gemini or Libra are regarded as specially suited to the Aries temperament.

2.2 – Primary and after or counter eject of drugs.

A.N.JAYACHANDHIRAN — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:20:52 +0000

7. During the primary effect of a drug, the vital force receives the impression made upon it by the drug and allows the state of health to be altered by it. The vital force then rallies and either calls forth the exact opposite state of feeling or neutralizes the impression made upon it by the drug, thereby establishing the normal state of health. The former is a counter effect and the latter a curative effect.

8. Diseases peculiar to mankind are of two classes:

(1) Rapid, morbid processes caused by abnormal states and derangements of the vital force, acute diseases;

(2) Chronic diseases, originating by infection with a chronic miasma, acting deleteriously upon the living organism and undermining health to such a degree that the vital force can only make imperfect and ineffectual resistance, which may result in the final destruction of the organism.

Acute diseases may be sporadic, endemic or epidemic. Allopathic is responsible for many an incurable disease; owing to the use of several drugs the organism becomes gradually and abnormally deranged according to the character of the drug used.

True chronic diseases arise mostly from syphilis, psychosis and Psora. The latter (Psora) is often the fundamental cause and source of countless forms of diseases, figuring as peculiar and definite diseases in our text books on Pathology.

9. Individualization in the investigation of a case of disease, demands unbiased judgment, sound common sense, attentive observation and carefulness and accuracy in noting down the image of the disease.

The physician is then required to select the corresponding drug, which in its effects on healthy persons produces symptoms strikingly similar to those of the disease. Upon subsequent enquiry regarding the effects of the remedy, the physician should then take into account the remaining symptoms, or new symptoms, which may have appeared, for selecting another remedy.

The physician should be acquainted with the full range of disease-producing power of each drug, that is, all morbid symptoms and changes of the state of health which each drug is capable of producing by itself in healthy persons, in order to discover what elements of disease each is able to produce and inclined to excite by itself in the condition of mind and body. Thus, the disease-producing power of drugs can be made available homeopathically in the case of all diseases.

7.4.3 – HOW CAN POLYTHEISM AND MONOTHEISM BE RECONCILED?

A.N.JAYACHANDHIRAN — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:20:59 +0000

To enabling the Jiva to get laya in bliss, Baba similarly expressed his approval of use of music. Baba himself in his early days used to dance with tinklets tied to his feet singing rapturously songs of Kabir, some of which undoubtedly referred to the beauty and blissfulness of infinite God. Like Thyagaraja Swamikal, Baba must have enjoyed musical laya. Thyagaraja Swamikal asked,”Is it possible for a man whose mind does not melt with music and merge with laya. Is there any other way to obtain laya and to reach God?” Baba told Rangari that on the night previous to his coming, there was bhajan and music, and all night he was in rapture. Baba said ‘They abused me’.

Most Hindus revelled in meditating on the details of God forms attained laya or mystic absoption. Thyagaraja did the same with the aid of music. Sufi and Christian adorers of God without form also succeed often in merging their selves in rapt communion with God. Both these groups of mystics show that concentration in the end gives the longed for bliss of God and is the way to reconcile all religious differences. Baba as the pastmaster of mystic bliss and lord of siddhis or psychic powers flowing from mystic concentration helped on the reconciliation of these apparently conflicting faiths of Polytheism and Montheism.