Re: Dangerous Mantra Meditation?
Originally Posted by
Kismet
I might have it opposite, though, as many of these comments here indicate.
Yes indeed. Plus vaishnavas don't believe that other deities can grant moksha or vaikuntha, only vishnu does. So in vaishnava practice, there is no point in worshiping other deities except out of respect and for worldly gains.
If you are not a vaishnava but generally have a liking for the vishnu form, then shakti worship is bit of a jump.
Devotee's suggestion is per haves the best, but it is up to you to judge.
As I said I don't understand your goal of "destroy my ego", as ego is not a tangible material entity which you can destroy. Logically, if now your ego is destroyed you will be destroyed too. But in actuality such goals can itself be good cause of developing deep ego mania and psychosis. I have even seen shakti sadhaks who are constantly talking about ego, their own and other's, and as a consequent cannot think beyond their limited identification - to an extent that I believe they are medically psychotic. What else can happen with extreme fascination with an intangible, imaginary concept like ego?
There is no ego in reality - only false identification of self on non-self, which is removed by awakening of wisdom/prajna as per vedanta and anugraha or divine grace as per tantra. You do sadhana to understand this false identification to understand the true self. That is what you should do if you want to "destroy your ego", like the rest. But if you treat ego as a tangible entity inside you, I think the effort is doomed. My opinion only of course.
What is Here, is Elsewhere. What is not Here, is Nowhere.
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