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Morning light streaks through the fog near Clear Creek on the way to Sutliff.

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Some more “Western Mandalas”, which are images that are designed to be meditated upon by drawing your gaze in towards their center:

A lamen from “The Star Sapphire” ritual.

A Magical Circle from “The Lesser Key of Solomon”.

A map of the Cretan Labyrinth.

The “Vitruvian Man” by Leonardo da Vinci.

“The Emerald Table of Hermes Trismegistus”.

A color version of the “Sigillum Dei” (”Seal of the Living God”).

“Synopsis of Earth Inferno“ by Austin Osman Spare.

“The Mirror of the Whole of Nature and the Images of Art”, from “Utriusque Cosmi Majoris” by Robert Fludd.

The Rosy Cross Lamen as worn by Adepts in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

For more, please visit “Noise vs. Signal”.

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‘Bhadvi Bail Pola’ Festival of cattles. Pune, Maharashtra

Indianexpress wrote : Farmers in village Garade located in Purandhar Tehsil about 30 kms from Pune city celebrate ‘Bhadvi Bail Pola’, the festival of honouring cattle in the Marathi month of Bhadrapad.

📺 Express Photo By Pavan Khengre (via Instagram: Indianexpress)

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Good morning world. My views.

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本日の小首です。

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Each God in the Hindu pantheon represents an aspect of our enlightened mind. This is how the dynamics of soul and ego, of devotion and higher intelligence, of faith and ignorance have come into form so we can understand ourselves.

Hanuman, the great monkey God of the Ramayana, is a symbol of the mind that has become disciplined and filled with devotion. Hanuman is the evolved state of our unruly monkey mind that constantly jumps from thought to thought. This mind is fully focused on the presence of the Divine Self, the Lord of Life within the heart.

When Rama asks Hanuman, “How do you look upon me?” the great monkey gives a three-part answer, “When I believe I am the body, then I am your faithful servant. When I know I am the soul, I know myself to be a spark of your eternal Light. And when I have the vision of truth, you and I, my Lord, are one and the same.”

With this answer, he shows us three states we flow through in our spiritual quest. Many times we identify with the person, the body-mind-ego we think we are. At those times we can realize that we are here to do God’s work, to serve that higher Self in us and in everything. This is the foundation of Karma Yoga, the yoga of service.

One level up and we realize we are not as separate from divine intelligence as we thought, that there is a higher knowing and presence working through us. We sense we are not separate from other beings and that our existence is an expression of the indescribable presence of God in us. This is where Bhakti and Raja Yoga open us further.

The most dramatic shift in our perception occurs when all veils lift and we have the vision of truth. Then we know that we are all that exists. We are the Source; we are One. Jnana Yoga aims at this direct perception.

What allows Hanuman to have this complete vision? It is faith (Shraddha). This faith is the origin of five essential levels of spiritual practice. Hanuman is, therefore, the manifestation of faith that gives us strength, which transforms our memory and leads us through samadhi to perfect wisdom. Let me explain.

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by Ramgiri Braun

Photo:  Tester 

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