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Rajasooya Yajna 2006
Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati
Since eternity the universal consciousness has been expressing itself in
two distinct ways, the material and the spiritual. Although seemingly poles
apart, yet both these expressions are manifestations of that one consciousness
which has evolved into this diverse creation.
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Vedas extol Purusha, the cosmic being, who sacrificed Himself to become
the universe. This is the spirit of Purusha Sukta, that magnificent hymn
revealing the transformation of the eternal, infinite being into the finite,
cognizable material world, initiating the unending chain of creation.
You and I, the entire vegetable, mineral and animal kingdom, the sun,
moon, stars and planets, the oceans, mountains, deserts and skies, each
and every speck of creation, from the smallest amoeba to the mightiest
galaxy, is resplendent with that magnificent and awesome power.
The source of this material creation is that homogeneous consciousness.
However, despite being the catalyst of this creation, it remains full,
complete undivided, unfragmented and whole.
Poornamadah poornamidam poornaat poornamudachyate
poornasya poornamaadaaye poornameva avashishyate.
From the full the full is taken and yet the full remains.
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wonder then that if and when we want to influence life, the best and most
successful way to do so would be to invoke that supreme consciousness
at whose behest this creation has come into being. This is primarily the
role of yajna in our lives. To seek divine intervention in the fulfilment
of our desires, to overcome the obstacles that fall in our path, to pave
the way for a better future, to alter the structure of our thoughts, to
give us a goal and a direction too, to connect us with ourselves and our
environment, in short to uplift us in every way. The need of man today is prosperity, not moksha. The race
is on for the achievement of this end. Mandirs, mosques and churches are
bursting at the seams with people who turn to these places for divine
intervention in their lives. Someone wants a child, another a job, another
relief from sickness, another a promotion at work, another a transfer,
a visit abroad, or a better house, better car, better wife or husband!
No one asks for moksha or liberation!
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