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कुण्डलिनी एक नाग की तरह
Category: Goddess Parvati (sati)
kundalini tantric yoga helped by sexual sublimation and seminal transmutation in Hindu mythological shiva purana~sex to samadhi-super consciousness
ॐ कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगिन्द्रहारम् सदावसंतं हृदयारविन्दे भवंभवानीसहितं नमामि
A famous Shiva Stuti Sanskrit Mantra
Friends, according to Shiv Purana, Goddess Parvati got married with Lord Shiva. Then Shiva kept on roaming while romancing with Parvati. Hundreds of years passed while enjoying by him, but he did not get above it. Due to this, all the gods went to Brahma in despair. Brahma took them all along and went to Lord Narayan. Narayan explained to them that no pair of man and woman should be stopped from enjoying each other. If one does this, he has to bear the pain of separation from his wife and children. He gave examples of many such people who had done so and for which they were also punished. Then he said that Lord Shiva would have intercourse with Parvati for a thousand years. After that they will rise above it. So till then the gods were advised not to meet them. But even after a thousand years, Shiva and Parvati did not come out of the cave. The earth began to tremble due to the play of both of them, and due to the exhaustion of the Kachchap or great tortoise and the Sheshnag or great serpent on which the earth rests, the air of the atmosphere also became fixed column-like. Then all the gods were distraught. They reached near the entrance of that cave. At that time Shiva and Parvati were playing in sexual intercourse. The deities cried out in sorrowful voices praising Shiva, and made him aware of the atrocities inflicted on them by the demon Tarakasur. Hearing their cry, Lord Shiva left Parvati and out of compassion came to the door to meet them. Shiva explained to them that no one can avert the being or destiny, not even he himself. Then he said that whatever had to happen, it has happened, now let us correct the situation ahead. Shiva said that only one who can receive his semen can protect all of you from the demon Tarakasura. All the gods put forward the fire god for this. Then Shiva reassuredly dropped his semen on the earth. The fire god drank that semen with his beak becoming as a pigeon. Then Parvati came out furious from inside and became angry with the gods, accusing them of making her childless by creating disturbance in her enjoyment of intercourse. Saying this she cursed them that they too would be childless like her. Then rebuking the god of fire, she said that he has done a low act like drinking semen, so he will not get peace anywhere, and will continue to burn with fire. Disturbed by the unbearable effulgence of the semen, he went to the shelter of Mahadev Shiva, and narrated his tale to him. Mahadev Shiva told a remedy to reduce his irritation. He said that if seven women who take bath early in the morning in the month of Magha or January take this semen in their vagina, then he will get rid of the burning sensation of that semen. Then Goddess Parvati took Lord Shiva inside the cave again, and having sex with him produced a son named Ganesha. Then eight sage wives arrived before the deities located at the cave entrance. They were getting cold by bathing in the cold water of Magha month, so seven of them started going near that fire. Another sage wife Arundhati knew everything, so she even stopped them, but they did not stop. As soon as they approached fire, the semen entered inside them through the subtle sparks of the fire, and they became pregnant. When their husbands, Rishis came to know about this, they abandoned them, calling them adulteress. Now they all started wandering here and there in the world, regretting their act. The burning produced by the semen inside them was not doing their well. So they went to the Himalaya Mountain and by giving that semen to Himalaya became free from the weight of irritation and pressure. When the Himalaya could not bear the radiance of semen, it gave it to the Ganges river. Ganga too was troubled by the effulgence of that semen, and she poured it into the reeds growing on its bank. There a child was born from it on top of a reed. There was happiness all around as soon as he was born. Unknowingly, Shiva and Parvati began to feel the ultimate happiness, freshness and the end of any great burden. Due to excessive love, milk started coming out of Parvati's breasts on her own. There was a festive atmosphere all around their residence. The gods began to rejoice, and the end of demons like Tarakasura seemed to be near. He became famous as the boy Kartikeya, who grew up and killed Tarakasur.
Psychological and Kundalini Yoga oriented analysis of the above metaphor
Shiva is the soul of a living being. There is essentially no difference between the soul and the Supreme Soul. Parvati is his wife. The living entity has full cohabitation with his wife in every human birth, but does not take any means of liberation from life and death. The gods have created the world and the body of the living entity so that the soul living in it can be liberated. The deities also benefit from it, because they then renounce the bondage of the limited body of the soul and start living in their unlimited cosmic body as before. For a few births, they allow him to remain immersed in sexual pleasure with the permission of the Lokpalak God Vishnu. But when his tens of births pass like this, then Vishnu along with the deities also goes to urge him. In relation to spiritual liberation, nature has given free will to man, so he cannot be coerced. This means that the gods have to pray and praise him with love. The gods tell him that the demon Tarakasura is troubling them, and only his son can kill him. Tarakasura is a symbol of ignorance, as he blinds man. Kundalini is said to be the son of Jiva or living being. Actually the soul or jiva is in the form of the linga, and his wife is in the form of the love tunnel, which is the cave itself. Through various spiritual practices Kundalini develops in his mind, like by god worship and satsang or good company. The power of sex also gets mixed with this spirituality. Due to the influence of the fierce Kundalini developing through this mixture, vibrations start to arise in his body, and breathing also starts to crumble. This is actually self occurring pranayama and yogasana to counteract body stress naturally. This is depicted in the metaphorical story as the vibration of the earth and the static pillar of the wind. The Jiva's central nervous system extends into the spinal cord and brain, shaped like a hooded serpent. The Kundalini picture grows in the same central nervous system. It is natural that it will get tired of the tremendous Kundalini's pressure. The same central nervous system controls the speed of breathing and the vibrations of the body. Due to its exhaustion, the breathing becomes irregular, long or distorted. That's why, in this metaphor it has been told that due to the fatigue of Sheshnag, the air of the atmosphere started columning. He feels the same Kundalini around the Swadhisthana chakra and Mooladhara chakra during sexual intercourse. This is depicted as the gathering of all the deities at the cave. This is concentration of blood there. Blood is the representative of whole body. Actually every god is present there inside the body. Then Shiva in the form of Shivlingam comes out of the cave. The soul becomes aware by the inspiration of the Supreme Soul that when the Kundalini picture becomes so much condensed with the element of semen in the genital area, then by offering it to the brain, samadhi or Kundalini awakening can definitely be achieved. Therefore he tells the deities of his own body gathered there that whoever can hold on to the effulgence of his semen will be helpful in killing Tarakasura that's spiritual ignorance. Then the living entity pulls the semen upwards by strongly contracting the muscles of his pelvis, stomach and ureter upwards. Due to this powerful action, heat is produced in the body. This is what is called semen drinking by the god of fire. The sucking of semen begins with the genitals, which have the shape of a beaked bird. This is said as fire god becoming a pigeon and drinking semen with help of its beak. Many tantric hatha yogis master this process so much that even after pouring out the semen on ground, they suck it back up. This technique is called Vajroli Kriya in Tantra. Because of this, because semen does not fall in the vagina, it is natural that pregnancy will not be formed. This is the curse of Parvati to the gods. Actually, gods are helping to do everything inside the body. Since the body is made up of the deities, it is natural that the deities will also become childless i.e. sterile due to the soul becoming childless. Holding semen causes a pressure or burning sensation in the genital area. This is the curse given by Parvati to Agnidev. By the order of the Guru or the Supreme Soul, the soul transfers the effulgence of the semen of his genital organs to the seven chakras of its body. Since the eighth chakra is outside the body and slightly above the brain, it cannot give it semen tej that's effulgence. While taking a bath, there is a blissful sensation and contraction on the chakras. The colder the water, the greater the experience. That is why in the scriptures it has been instructed for everyone, especially yogis, to wake up early in the morning and take a bath with cold water throughout the year. With the power of their contraction, the chakras pull that semen from the genitals towards themselves. This is the sages' wives going near the fire due to cold, and through the subtle sparks of fire, the radiance of semen enters in them. Since the month of Magh that's January is the coldest, it is natural that this process takes place the most in this month. This is shown in the metaphor in the form of eight women, seven women and their bathing in cold water in the month of Magha. Because Kundalini-based hatha yoga has the same effect as cold water on the chakras, this metaphorical part also symbolizes hatha yoga part (especially Asanas) of kundalini yoga. The mind is shown as a sage and different groups of brain thoughts as different sages. Different thoughts of the mind are buried in different chakras. That is why the chakras are called sages' wives. The chakra is shaped like the central hole of a ring, so it is depicted in the form of a yoni or vagina. The thought of the mind hidden in the chakra is feminine. The effulgence of semen established in it is masculine. The union of the two creates a pregnancy. This is said to be pregnant sage wives. The effulgence of semen on the chakra is also not as strong, and the Kundalini thought there is also not as strong as the Kundalini thought in the brain. That's why the pregnancy could not be successful. The chakras began to feel burning due to the heat of the womb and semen. Due to this pregnancy on chakra, the noise of stray and extravagant thoughts on the chakra stopped, and was replaced by a single Kundalini thought as a baby fetus. Meaning the mind has left the chakra, because the mind is the cluster of thoughts. This is what sages leave their wives on the charge of adultery. The most burning and pressure is felt in the Swadhisthana chakra. The chakras gave that effulgent semen along with the kundalini foetus in their wombs to the spinal cord. Meaning that the soul noticed and sensed its spinal cord along with the burning of the Swadhisthana chakra with meditation helped by asanas. The spinal cord runs from the Muladhara Chakra to the brain. But its feeling is more from the rear Swadhisthana Chakra to the rear Agya Chakra. This is what is giving the semen and womb by the sage's wives to the Himalaya. The lower, caudal region is the lower base of the mountain, and the brain is the upper base or summit of that mountain, while the spinal cord is a thin, long and high hill connecting those two fundamental bases. Bone does not have the capacity to make the semen inside it flow because it is solid and hard. Due to this, the irritating radiance of semen started putting pressure on its various and special points constantly at same place. All these points are in the spinal cord just behind the chakras of the front channel. There are two main points of these, the rear Swadhishthana chakra and the rear Agya chakra. In case of excess of semen tej, it is also formed in the area of Anahata Chakra. And If it is still excessive, it is also formed in the region of the navel chakra, in this way. When the intensity of semen increases very much by regular, and continuous yoga practice, full of tantric support, then it goes from the spinal cord to the Sushumna nadi. It has been written in such a way that when the semen became unbearable for the Himalaya, it poured it into the river Ganges. The river Ganges is called Sushumna Nadi here. The luminous effulgence, passing through Sushumna, enters the Sahasrara in the form of an electric line. There the Kundalini gets awakened by the power of that radiance. It has been written as a metaphor that the semen flowing with the Ganges became unbearable for the Ganges. That's why Ganga poured it into the grass of the reed growing on the shore. There a child was born from it on top of a reed. The grassy shore of the Ganges is here said to be the brain. On the scalp covering the brain, there are sharp and stinging hairs like reeds. Animals do not eat both. There are also some such branches coming out of the root in the reed grass, on which flowers grow. These are woody and knotty like bamboo. Small wooden and decorative furniture is also made from these. These are covered with a dense bark of leaves, which is removed and crushed to make a fiber. Moonj rope is made from it. That is why Moonj is also a symbol of spirituality and sattvikta. Actually Sarkanda that's reed is a multipurpose plant, which grows on the banks of river or pond. In that panicle branch of the reed, there are knots in it's whole length at intervals in the same way as the chakras in the spinal cord. Perhaps that is why the birth of the child has been told on it. The awakening of the Kundalini picture is the birth of a child. But it is not a physical child, but a mental child. Even if there is no awakening, the persistence of the Kundalini picture in the form of a firm samadhi in the mind as a permanent and clear one will also be called the birth of a Kundalini-child. Semen does not produce it by coming out, but by going inside or in the opposite direction. Brahma is also a mental image, that is why he is called Ayonij. Means one who is not born from the vagina. One may doubt how Kundalini awakening or firm samadhi can be attained by just one time attempt of sexual yoga. But it can happen. The famous and great Tantra philosopher Osho used to say that even once one experiences samadhi properly with sexual intercourse, spiritual success is attained. It is a different matter that he took such tantric secrets openly through direct verbal speeches to the general public, due to which many became his enemies and critics due to misunderstandings. It is also feared that some conspiracy might be behind his death. That's why tantra is called secret art or guhya vidya. Although it is not preferred to hide it in today's open world, yet some secrecy is still needed and it should not be divulged out to ineligible, non desirous, unbelievable, unbelieving and non dedicated person directly or indirectly. Displaying it in online blogs for everyone without showing author's direct personal identity and without fixing any potential target, and in an unbiased and unselfish way can't be called as a breach in secrecy in today's open world. Perhaps to maintain this secrecy, the author of the Puranas never made his name and address public. Everywhere the word 'Vyasa' is used to denote the author, which is a common generic term given to all spiritual narrators. With the awakening of Kundalini, half the left part of the body and half the right part of the body, both became strong and happy in equal measure. The Kundalini picture here symbolizes the happiness of the left part or woman or Parvati, and the peace of the wandering soul here symbolizes the happiness of the right part or man or Shiva. Meaning that both separated from each other, Shiva and Parvati became one in the form of their son. Jiva was once complete and one. But due to the power of Maya, it became incomplete by splitting into two pieces. Since then the two pieces have been striving to be one. The development of the living entity and the world takes place only through the hustle and bustle of the soul to become complete again. Both the male and female parts or both partners of the tantric couple also became happy after being freed from the burden, pressure, and burning of the semen tej. There was joy and happiness in whole mind. The hair of the body blossomed. This is depicted in the story in such a way that on the birth of that child, both Shiva and Parvati, and all the gods were very pleased, and there was joy all around. After Kundalini awakening, the Kundalini picture became more and more clear and permanent in the mind. Then it continued to remain in the mind in the form of a permanent samadhi. From that permanent samadhi the attachment to the world diminished, and the nondual feeling continued to grow. Then the soul realized its liberation-in-life. This was the end of its ignorance. This is shown in the mythological story in such a way that the child grew up to be known as Kartikeya or Skanda, who killed the demon Tarakasur. Along with this, it has also been written about this story that whoever reads or listens to this story with devotion, he will attain spiritual liberation while attaining all the pleasures of the world. This means that this mythical and allegorical story is describing Tantric Kundalini Yoga only. If it were a story of simple cohabitation, birth of a son or a demon-killer, then there would be doubt in the attainment of simple worldly pleasures, leave alone spiritual liberation.
Posted on January 1, 2022 January 5, 2022 Author demystifyingkundalini by Premyogi vajra- प्रेमयोगी वज्र-कृत कुण्डलिनी-रहस्योद्घाटनCategories Backward flow, energy movement, God Shiva, Goddess Parvati (sati), half man half woman god, Kundalini, Kundalini awakening (full Samadhi), Love, Sexual YOGA, tantric yogic techniqueTags sex to super consciousnessLeave a comment on kundalini tantric yoga helped by sexual sublimation and seminal transmutation in Hindu mythological shiva purana~sex to samadhi-super consciousness
Kundalini-Shiva marriage is the origin of ordinary worldly marriage
Friends, Happy Chhath festival to all of you. I was mentioning in a recent blog article that the spiritual culture of Hindu festivals is the worship of nature, and is against environmental pollution. According to sources, just 2-3 days ago when some women stood in the middle of the waters of Yamuna river in Delhi to offer arghya or holy water to the sun god to worship the sixth goddess or goddess chhathi, the world came to know about the real pollution of Yamuna. The waters of the Yamuna were black, and there was so much white foam floating on it that they looked like mountains of ice floating in the middle of the polar sea. Needless to say that now the efforts to clean Yamuna have started in full swing. But in order to get this done, the work of whistleblower was unknowingly done by those Hindu traditionalist women who risked their lives to enter the poisonous river to honor and worship nature. Some so-called modern people may call them orthodox and superstitious, but they have done what the great modernists and rationalists seldom dare. This is a small example. There seems to be inferior look towards nature loving Hinduism, that is why nature seems to be going towards destruction. I am not taking the side of any particular religion here, nor I'm opposing any tradition, but I am describing and analyzing the true incident which has happened.
King Himachal is the symbol of the mind and his kingdom the body
It is told in the Shiv Purana that King Himachal invited all his relative-mountains and rivers for the marriage festival of Shiva-parvati. He stored different types of food. There was decoration all around. He distributed many amenities to all the people of his state. The people of his entire kingdom were pleased with him. The chief sages were sent to Kailash to meet Shiva with an invitation for marriage. Actually, King Himachal and his palace are the brain. Kailash is the Sahasrara Chakra. The land or earth itself is the kingdom of King Himachal. It is the whole body. Anyway, the mountain is called Bhubhrit. It means the one who maintains or supports or nourishes the earth. The mind or brain sustains the body. King Himachal calls all the rivers his palace, meaning the brain attracts the energy of all the nadis or channels of the body towards itself. He also invites all the mountains, that is, the main center of the brain expresses the supreme sensation of Kundalini awakening by gathering sensation-force from all other smaller centres of the brain. This is the marriage of Shiva, and this is what is said to be the joining of various mountains in the marriage of Shiva. Parvatraj Himachal stores various food grains, meaning the brain draws all the energy of the body towards itself. Food is energy, energy is food. Food is eaten only to get life energy. That's why it is said that food is life or prana. The people of the entire state of Himachal are filled with joy and happiness, which means that when the brain is full of energy, then such chemicals are released from it, which benefit the whole body. Such equivalence between the body and the universe is best depicted in the book Physiology Philosophy or Sharirvigyan darshan. On the day of Shiva marriage, all the people of the state join the abode of various pleasures, and enjoy various luxuries to the fullest. This means that the blood circulation throughout the body increases on the day of Kundalini awakening. What was the need of the sages to write in such detail a simple marriage like a common man, because they themselves were celibate or unmarried and many used to do penance in the forests while staying away from the household. Kundalini has parents, but Shiva doesn't have. Shiva is self born, that's why called as Shambhu. It is evident from this that it's not an ordinary worldly marriage. Kundalini awakening has been described as Shiva marriage, so that even the common people bound in the household can understand it and get its benefit easily.
The highest palace of the state of Himachal is Sahasrar, where only the married couple of Shiva-Shakti can reside permanently
As above, the Saptarishis or seven great sages were sent to Kailash along with marriage invitation letter to Shiva. Kailash is the Sahasrara Chakra. There is the abode of Shiva in the form of non-dualism. In fact, after the prana rising, the energy-river of the body flows only towards Sahasrar. It is natural that with the power of that energy, beautiful pictures keep up appearing in the Sahasrar region with non-duality and joy. It is also natural that most of those pictures are also made of those people or things with which Advaita Bhava or spiritual spirit is associated. This is because a person wants to go to the same area which is favorable to him or is similar to him. Who can be more non-dual or spiritual than the seven great sages. That is why those spiritual objects or persons are shown as Saptarishis. Well it can be any spiritual object like Guru, temple priest, temple, cow, Ganga etc. These things go close to Shiva, and also inspire him to become one with Kundalini, but these are not able to become one with Shiva themselves. This is shown by Shiva purana as an invitation to Shiva for his marriage. Whom to marry, Kundalini. Due to not being able to unite with Shiva, these are shown coming back after giving invitation. No one can stay for long in Sahasrara without complete Union with Shiva. Spiritual images visiting for few moments in Sahasrara have to come back to general lower areas of brain. Kundalini is able to remain continuously with Shiva in Kailash as a result of being one with Shiva or being awakened. Meaning that after Kundalini awakening, the experience of Kundalini connected with one's soul continues throughout his life in the Sahasrara Chakra. This is the main quality of Kundalini awakening that leads a man to salvation.
It is Pran who creates the marriage of Shiva-Shakti in Sahasrar
Then it comes that Vishwakarma made wonderful and divine marriage pavilions, buildings and courtyards for the marriage ceremony of Shiva. Inertial sculptures looked like living things, and living things looked like sculptures. There was a feeling of land in the water and of the water in the land. Actually, due to the existence of profound prana in Sahasrara around Kundalini awakening, everything seems wonderful and divine. There is a state of great joy. There is peace all around. Advaita Bhava is near the peak, and reaches its peak during Kundalini awakening. Everything seems the same. The distinction ends. It is not a stupor like intoxication, but full of supreme consciousness and bliss. This spiritual sentiment is depicted here in the form of the above interesting story. Water to land or land to water, means the end to experience of distinction between water and land. The appearance of the nonliving as the living and the living being seen as the nonliving, means there should be a similarity between the nonliving and the living. Everywhere was thoroughly cleaned and well swept. This means that real and complete purity is experienced in Sahasrar itself. Clean as much as you want from outside, if there is no prana life in Sahasrar, then everything looks dirty. For this reason, spiritual places smeared with cow dung feel very sacred, because the Sahasrar Chakra is filled with prana life due to the influence of spirituality. Even the neat cleanliness of the costly buildings, where there is a lot of fighting and quarrels, is not liked, and there is a suffocation. On the contrary, a hut of grass that is covered with cow dung and occupied by a spiritual sage also looks very attractive and blissful.
Posted on November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 Author demystifyingkundalini by Premyogi vajra- प्रेमयोगी वज्र-कृत कुण्डलिनी-रहस्योद्घाटनCategories God Shiva, Goddess Parvati (sati), Hinduism, Kundalini, Kundalini awakening (full Samadhi), Liberation (spiritual), Love, Meditation, Non duality, shiva marriageTags Shiva puranaLeave a comment on Kundalini-Shiva marriage is the origin of ordinary worldly marriage
Kundalini mystery is revealed only in the form of eternal love relationship between man and woman
Happy Diwali to all my friends
Shiva-Parvati Marriage, World's biggest Mystery ever
Friends, there is also another meaning of Shiva- Parvati marriage. Parvati is nature, which is in the form of a thought of the mind. She binds the Parabrahma God. Shiva tells Parvati that he is independent always but she has bound him and made dependent, because she is Goddess nature doing everything. Parvati did severe penance, which means that nature has developed life for millions of years. Then she was able to make omniscient God as a tiny soul. This gave rise to the existence of life. Parvati tells Shiva to ask her father Himalaya for her hand. This means that nature does not want the soul to be born everywhere. If this were the case, then there would be souls in stone, soil, water, germs etc. Therefore nature wants that when the body of the living entity is well developed, then the soul should be born in it. This developed body has been called the Himalaya, the mountain king. Parvati first creates the Himalaya, then she takes birth as his daughter and lives there. Meaning that nature first creates the body, then it itself is born from it, and settles inside it. It is as if a man first builds a house for himself, then himself starts living in it. Then Shiva says that even though he is formless and desireless, he takes on a body for the devotees. In fact, this visible world is the body of Shiva. Running after this, a man actually runs after Shiva, that means he worships him. But the man does not think so. Kundalini is also the gross form of Parabrahma Shiva, through whose meditation only Shiva is meditated. In a direct form, no one can know or recognize Parabrahma Shiva.
Lord Shiva, the master of Leftist Tantra
In the Shiva Purana, Shiva is called a weird eater (eating non eatables) and a material sacrificer (bhootabalipriya). Meaning is clear. This confirms the belief of the Panchamkari Vammargis or leftists that Shiva consumes meat, liquor, cannabis, etc., and is pleased with the animal sacrifices offered to the deities in temples. Well, only they know the truth. I am only expressing possibility. In fact, God is the one who saves everyone, and he is also the one who kills. But he as killer seems to us only through illusion. Even in killing by him, saving by him is hidden. We can praise God completely, but we cannot imitate Him completely. This is because God is not affected by karma and fruit, but man has to suffer the bad consequences of bad karma. This may have been the initial belief of Islam as well, but over time it has become an extremist and an enemy of other religions and sects. Even Quasim, a muslim cleric has also referred to Lord Shiva as the first messenger of Islam. This reminds me of a recent incident. According to sources, in this Cricket World Cup, a Pakistani player started offering Namaz sitting down in front of everyone in the middle ground. Pakistan got more happiness from preaching than winning the match.
Kundalini as a true life protector
It is said that Kundalini resides on different chakras in different living beings. In developed organisms it resides in the upper chakras, while in undeveloped organisms it is in the lower chakras. I have also described this in an old post. This does not mean that all living beings are Kundalini yogis and do Kundalini meditation. This means that when our level of consciousness is low, then if we do a little meditation in the form of meditation on Advaita from the invisible subconscious mind itself, then the Kundalini descends on the lower chakras creating blissful peace. I am calling this as light thought of invisible meditation because in the low state of consciousness, where is the energy to meditate in the brain. During the darkness of the unconscious, with this inconceivable meditative feeling, the Kundalini mostly comes to experience at the navel chakra, and if the level of consciousness drops even further, then it comes to the Swadhisthana chakra. However, within a few moments, Kundalini ascends to the chakras of the brain, because it is the nature of Kundalini to rise. In doing so, she also brings the energy up from the base chakra. This is because in a state of low consciousness, there is not enough energy level in the brain to place the Kundalini in the upper chakras. It seems that the arrival of Kundalini on the lower chakras is helpful at the time of death. At the time of death consciousness is at a very low level. A dark shadow remains in one's mind. At that time, Kundalini by the subtle spirit of Advaita comes to the lower chakras and acts like a good friend and gives a blissful and calm consciousness. She liberates man, defeating all the sorrows and sufferings caused by death.
Posted on October 29, 2021 October 31, 2021 Author demystifyingkundalini by Premyogi vajra- प्रेमयोगी वज्र-कृत कुण्डलिनी-रहस्योद्घाटनCategories biological evolution, God Shiva, Goddess Parvati (sati), Kundalini, Liberation (spiritual), Love, nature, Non duality, panchmakara: 5Ms, Religious extremism, shiva marriage, TantraLeave a comment on Kundalini mystery is revealed only in the form of eternal love relationship between man and woman
Kundalini Shakti and Shiva unite to give birth to the wisdom named Kartikeya, who destroyed the darkness of ignorance named Tarakasur
Happy Dussehra to all my friends
Friends, according to the Shiva Purana, Lord Shiva, distraught in the separation of Sati, sat down to meditate on the peak of the Himachal (part of Himalaya), where the Ganges river descends. Because of the Ganges, that place is very holy. He started diverting his mind from Sati and engaged himself in the practice of yoga. When Mountain king Himachal came to know about his arrival, he went to meet Shiva with his family and members, and attended his service. Shiva told him that he wanted to do penance there in solitude, so no one should come to meet him. Parvatraj announced in his kingdom that whoever tries to meet Shiva will be given a harsh scepter. But Parvati wanted to serve him, so she insisted on going to Shiva from her father Himalaya. The exhausted Himachal took Parvati back to Shiva, and prayed for Parvati to accept her service. Shiva said that he is engaged in meditation yoga, so what is the work of a woman. Women are fickle by nature, and disturb the attention of even the biggest yogis. Then he said that he is always situated beyond nature in his ecstasy and void form. On this Parvati told him that he could not live beyond nature. Without nature, he cannot even speak, then why is he talking big things. If he is beyond nature and he already is everything, then why is he doing penance on this Himalayan peak. Nature cannot harm the one who is beyond nature, then why is he afraid of it. Shiva liked this reasoning, and he allowed Parvati to do his daily service with her sakhis or she friends. Shiva used to remain unattached to Parvati's gesture. There was never any desire in his mind. However, he only saw Parvati in his meditation. He felt that his ex-wife Sati had appeared in the form of Parvati. Knowing this good opportunity, the gods and sages sent Kamadeva to create lust in Shiva's mind. They wanted to make Urdhvreta (a man with upward semen flow) Shankar a chyutreta (a man with downward semen flow to outside to be wasted). The gods and sages were troubled by the demon Tarakasura. He was to be killed at the hands of the son of Shiva- Parvati. That is why they wanted to get Shiva and Parvati married. Shiva first became enamored of Parvati, and began to describe her appearance with sensuality. Then as soon as he started putting his hands inside Parvati's clothes, and because of her feminine nature, Parvati started smiling shyly running away, he got the idea of his God form, and he went back repenting of his actions. Then his eyes went to Cupid standing nearby. Kamadeva himself was consumed by the furious effulgence of Shiva's third eye. Shiva wanted that only when Parvati's pride or arrogance is over, he will have a love affair with her. That's what happened. As soon as Parvati's ego was destroyed, Shiva adopted her and from their mutual love, Kartikeya was born, who grew up and killed the demon Tarakasur. Tarakasur had taken the gods and rishis hostage. He used to get the gods to do things of his own free will. In fact, he had asked Brahma for a boon that he should not die at the hands of anyone except the son of Shiva. He knew that Shiva is the real God beyond nature, why would he marry.
Demystifying the the above metaphorical story of Shiva-Parvati marriage
God is also desperate to meet the soul. Being alone, he gets bored. If it were not so, there would be no evolution. In order to meet the soul, he starts doing penance while sitting in the sahasrar of the living being's body. He neither eats nor drinks anything. He just remains silently meditating on his true natural form. This is what Shiva has to do penance there. The body of the living being is the Himalaya Mountain, and the mind of the living being, that is, Kundalini, is Sati or Parvati. Due to the effect of his penance and yoga, he does not get disturbed for her even after being so close to his beloved Sati. Sushumna is the river Ganges here, which keeps on energizing the Sahasrar by giving it a huge amount of energy carried up from muladhar. The soul of the living being here also is the mountain king Himalaya or Himachal. In this way, the meeting of the soul with God keeps happening in between, but there is no complete meeting. It is written in this form that Shiva refused to meet anyone there. Meeting here means complete meeting. Perfect union between two can be possible only when both are of similar nature. If Shiva will meet the common man completely, then it is natural that his penance will be disturbed, because the common man does not do penance, and is full of many faults. That is why the soul keeps its mind and its senses entangled in the outside world by itself, and does not allow these to go towards Sahasrar to meet Shiva. These mind, senses and pranas are the residents of King Himachal. Even if they ever go towards Sahasrar by mistake, they feel dark. This darkness is the harsh punishment given to them by Parvatraj Himachal. But the Kundalini picture in the mind wants to go to Sahasrar again and again to meet Shiva. This is Parvati. The most powerful picture of the mind is the Kundalini picture. It can easily go on till Sahasrar. This is described as the insistence of Parvati and the Himalaya taking her to Shiva. This also means that Parvati tells Shiva that if he is beyond nature, then sitting in Sahasrar, whom he is doing penance hoping for. Meaning that nature itself has forced Shiva to sit in the Sahasrar Chakra of this body, so that he can meet the Kundalini in the form of Parvati. Happiness comes only by sending the Kundalini picture to Sahasrara, not by sending other pictures. This is told in this metaphorical story by saying that Shiva accepted his daily service to be performed by Parvati. Parvati every day used to go to that holy peak to serve Shiva with her she friends and return home every day. This means that during the daily Kundalini yoga practice, the Kundalini would stay in the Sahasrara only for a short time, the rest of the time on the other chakras. The Muladhara Chakra is the Kundalini Shakti's own home. The main prana energy rising through back and the movement of breath which always stays with the Kundalini are said to be the sakhis or she friends of Parvati. For every action there is an equal reaction. Due to Kundalini being in Sahasrara, one is experiencing Advaita, that means Kundalini is meditating on Shiva. In return, Shiva is also meditating on Kundalini equally. Shiva sees his consort Sati in Parvati. Actually Jiva or soul or living being or Kundalini or Sati is separated from Shiva once upon a time being infinite years ago. At that time, she used to live united with Shiva as both inseparable from each other. The sending of Kamadeva by Brahma and other deities to get Shiva-Parvati to meet means, naturally, an advanced yoga practitioner is attracted towards sexuality or sexual tantra. You must be seeing every day how big spiritual people are being accused of sexual abuse. Even eminent Brahmarishis like Vishwamitra could not escape this sexual eroticism, and became corrupt. In fact, this sexuality arises in order to impart the ultimate liberation velocity to the Kundalini just as escape velocity imparted to a space shuttle to escape earth's gravitational pull, so that she can become free from materiality and become one with Shiva. But many yogis are not able to handle this sexuality properly, and instead of profit, it does their harm. Taking the help of that sexual sensuality, Kundalini went very close to Shiva, but could not unite with him. This means that Kundalini awakening could not take place. By meditating on the Agya chakra, the Kundalini remains on the psyche, due to which even the sexual act becomes devoid of sensuality and pure. It is said that Kamadeva was burnt to ashes from the third eye of Shiva. The third eye is located on the Agya chakra itself. I consider Ajna Chakra as the third eye. It is due to the influence of this Kundalini Shakti situated mainly at agya chakra or third eye that sexual yoga remains untouched by physical sexuality, whereas in spite of similar physical activities, pornography is full of inflammatory sexuality. On the request of the gods, Shiva married Parvati only when Parvati first destroyed her ego. I was also telling this in the previous post that when the ego on the Sattva guna produced by yoga practice is destroyed, only then there is the possibility of Kundalini awakening. Kundalini symbolizes the mind or the living being. The ego of the living being has ended, that is, the ego of Parvati in the form of Kundalini has ended. All the deities reside in the body of the living being. In the form of the soul, they are also bound in the body. For example, the sun god who roams freely in the universe is bound in two small eyes, the universal wind god is bound in the nose, the water god naturally roaming freely inside celestial bodies is bound in the limited blood etc. Similarly, the sages are also bound by preaching knowledge to the bound soul of living beings. These gods and sages will also be considered completely liberated only when the soul is liberated, which means the marriage of Shiva-Parvati will take place in the form of Kundalini awakening. This is the prayer of the gods and sages for salvation, which Shiva finally accepts. The demon Tarakasura is the name given here for ignorance of soul. Taraka literally means the pupil of the eye, which is dark in color like ignorance. It binds the whole body including the mind of the living entity. Taraka also means eye or light or knowledge. The demon who destroyed it was Tarakasur. Tarakasur or ignorance blinds a man. According to the above, the deities and the sages themselves fall into bondage due to the bondage of the soul. His destruction can only be accomplished by the wisdom born of Kundalini awakening, who is described in this story as Kartikeya, the son of Shiva-Parvati.
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The story of Shiva-Sati and Daksha-yajna of Shiva Purana showing the supreme importance of Kundalini Yoga
Friends, this week I got a new insight. There is a famous story in Shiv Purana. Prajapati Daksha, who was the son of Brahma, got his daughter Sati married to Lord Shiva, inspired by Shiva's desire and the recommendation of his father. Once a meeting of sages and kings was taking place at a place of pilgrimage. Lord Shankar was also sitting in that meeting. Then Brahma also came there. Everyone stood in his honor and bowed to him. But Lord Shiva remained silent. Due to this, Daksha got very angry with him, and started calling him good and bad. The matter did not end there. The fire of anger and revenge in Daksha's mind was not extinguished. So he organized a huge yagya to humiliate Shiva. In it, he called all his relatives, all the gods of creation and special people except his son-in-law Shiva. When Sati saw her sisters going somewhere dressed up, she asked her friend where they were going. When Parvati came to know about her father Daksha's yajna, she went to her husband Shiva and asked her to go. Shiva told that Daksha is hostile to him, so he did not call him intentionally. Sati then said that according to the scriptures, no invitation is needed to visit the father, guru and friend. Then Shiva replied that her point was right, but Daksha's point was different, he would insult him there and insult done by loved ones is greater than death. But Sati did not agree and went there. Seeing no place and part of her husband Shiva there, she became very angry and started reprimanding her father Daksha. Sati described Shiva as the real and greatest deity. Daksha did not talk to her nor did he allow others to do so. Then when Sati did not remain silent, then he called Shiva against the Vedas, who lives with the ghosts and named Sari as wife of the filthy Shiva. Then Sati, thinking what face she would show to Shiva and what would she answer when he would call her Dakshayani or Daksha-daughter, gave up her body through the science of yoga and entered the fire of Yagya. Due to his grief, 10,000 Shivaganas in anger amputated their limbs with their weapons and died. When the remaining ganas attacked the Yagya, they fought with the Ribhu Devas who were created by the sages from the Yagya. At the same time there was Akashvani or space call which started reprimanding Daksha. He described Sati as the mother of all, the creator of all creation including the sun and moon, the most beloved of Shiva, the half-body form of Shiva, the giver of wealth and liberation, the giver of all happiness, and the most respected. He reprimanded Daksha for not respecting Sati. At that time the Ribhus drove away the Shiva ganas, but later the other dreadful ganas of Shiva came and destroyed the Daksha yagya. That Sati became the wife of Shiva again in her next birth by the name Parvati.
Kundalini Shakti is depicted as Sati, the working mind Brahma, and the ghostly soul Shiva
Now let us understand the secret of the above story. Actually Kundalini is Goddess Sati. Shiva is like the void sky. Both get their power by staying together. Being apart is the same as not being. That means both live together. Shiva gets his radiance from Sati. From Shiva, Sati attains stability or eternality or immortality, and omnipresence. Now here are some philosophical issues that are often overlooked. Man does great religious work, but ignores Kundalini Yoga. Such people are like Prajapati Daksha, who has to go to hell like him. The importance of Kundalini Yoga is hidden in this story. Brothers, what is Kundalini now, the same question arises in every post. There are many pictures in my mind. Now who should be considered as Kundalini? So the answer becomes that during Tantric sex yoga or Panchamkar yoga, which emerges most strongly and easily in the mind, that picture is Kundalini. Because Kundalini is formed only when a picture of the mind connects with the sexual energy located in the root. That picture is a Kundalini picture, not a normal picture of the mind. The second hallmark of Kundalini is that with it the emptiness, and the vastness, also dominates within the man. It is Shiva or the soul, who is said to be the companion of ghosts. Ghost is also called death. Emptiness and wideness are the main attributes of death. Due to this Shiva or the soul became the companion of the ghosts. The third identity of Kundalini is that it is a pure mental picture. It means that it is not available in physical form. By meeting it in physical form, that picture does not remain Kundalini, because thousands of defects are visible in material things. Where will the thing with defects be able to shine in the mind? That is why the mental picture of a deity or a guru is made Kundalini. Due to the special respect to the Guru, the fault is not visible in the physical form of the Guru. The fourth identity of Kundalini is that when a non-dual feeling arises in the mind, only a single Kundalini picture starts shining rapidly in the mind. This happens because Advaita Bhava is the same as zero sky. Meaning it is Shiva Bhava. Sati will reach there by any means, because she is in the form of half the body of Shiva. If still you do not know the Kundalini, then I cannot do anything. Hahaha. The same is written in Shiv Puran which I was talking about in the previous posts that Kundalini, along with spiritual liberation, also provides material progress and enjoyment. The whole world is in the from the mind only. What has been said that the whole creation that originates from it, it is all the sprawling of the mind. The whole creation is only in the mind spread inside this football-shaped head, there is nothing outside. And brothers, being the most important representative of the mind, we can also call Kundalini as the mind. So does it not happen from Kundalini itself, the origin and destruction of the whole universe. Daksha here symbolizes the secondary or officiating or working mind engaged in action. He performs various types of yagya to gain fame and merit in the world. He worships various types of deities. From it, Kundalini arises in the mind fuelled by the non-dual spirit. That is his dearest daughter Sati. Shiva wishes to marry her, meaning he induces Kundalini to awaken. It also comes that the pair of Shiva-Sati is eternal, they keep on separating only for the sake of Leela or drama, and keep getting married. That is why Sati became Parvati in the next birth and again became the wife of Shiva. It clearly means that the soul is separated from God, and also merges in him again and again. Daksha, respecting Shiva's wish, marries Sati to Shiva, which means Kundalini awakens, Daksha means the secondary mind, which is fully enjoying this marriage. Brahma also persuades Daksha to get Sati married to Shiva. It means that the one who is the main or original mind in the form of Brahma, wants to become as big as possible by increasing the creation within himself. He knows that in union with God he will become the greatest. That is why he inspires the busy mind i.e. Daksha for Kundalini awakening. Brahma here symbolizes the original mind. Then Daksha does not invite Sati to the Yagya. This means that after Kundalini awakening, the working mind does not perform Kundalini Yoga and gets busy with the worldly affairs. It is clear that even if Kundalini Yoga is not done after Kundalini awakening, then it is possible to fall. Then the one whose Kundalini has not been awakened, why should he not do it. Daksha did not call Shiva, meaning he did not imbibe non-dualism. Sati went alone to meet Daksha, meaning Kundalini comes again and again in his mind to see if she is respected or not. Shiva will come with her only when she is given respect i.e. by doing so Shiva will also be respected by imbibing Advaita Bhava as kundalini and nonduality remain together. The due respect to Kundalini or Sati will be given by Kundalini Yoga. Daksha did not respect Kundalini, meaning he did not do Kundalini Yoga. Sati committed self-immolation, meaning Kundalini was destroyed. Along with her, the Shiva following ghostly bodies also committed self-immolation, which means that many qualities of Shiva disappeared from the secondary mind or Daksha. Ganas or ghostly bodies can also be called beautiful thoughts. These reside with Kundalini, and are generated with the help or background light of Shiva. The remaining ganas attacked the yajna, meaning worldly disturbances came from the wrath of the Lord. The Ribhus produced by the Yagya drove away the Ganas, meaning Daksha was saved from the merits of good deeds. Later even Ribhu Dev could not save from the great ganas of Shiva, that means at the time of death, Daksha's good deeds did not work for him, and Shiva also did not support him due to lack of Kundalini. Shivaganas severed Daksha's head, meaning Daksha had to die without liberation. Then Shiva put the goat's head on him, from which he started praising Shiva by making the sound of 'Bain-Bain' or 'Bam-Bam'. Meaning, due to the partial influence of Kundalini, Daksha was reborn as a devotee of Shiva, from which he became free while worshiping Shiva. Goat has no ego. It is the epitome of devotion, because it keeps memorizing its owner through bain-bain sound. It means that one who does not respect Kundalini by Kundalini Yoga, he becomes a devotee in the next life. Bhakti or devotion makes up for his lack of yoga. When a man cannot do Tantric Kundalini Yoga in old age, childhood and in the state of illness, at that time only devotion is his support. Through devotion, he keeps his mind constantly engaged in the Ishta or favored. I don't see any difference between love and respect. Love and respect are really like synonyms. True respect comes from love. Respect without love is respect for pretense or coercion. That's why there is a proverb in the Pahari or Hilly language, "Moond mek rau daal ni karaundi". This means that one cannot be bowed down through bending his head. Where knowledge ends, devotion begins. Lord Ved Vyas composed 17 Puranas. The knowledge of the whole creation and of God was filled in these. But he did not get satisfaction. That is why he composed the eighteenth devotional Purana Shrimad Bhagavatam in the last. Then his Kundalini stabilized, which gave him ultimate satisfaction. But doing devotion directly is also difficult. Real devotion comes only after knowledge. Those who are of loving nature since childhood, they appear to be Kundalini yogis of previous births. Kundalini yoga should not be considered limited to yoga with asana pranayama. It can also happen on its own due to natural reasons. There should be no difficulty in having respect for the Kundalini. It is a mental picture, a spiritual picture. There is no trace of physicality in it. Impurity is possible only in material things. The impurity is only physical. It is mostly made up of harmful liabilities (bodily filthiness, hatred, anger etc.). There is no physical object in the sky or in the void. That is why Kundalini is revered in any condition, no matter in whatever form it may be. That is why the spiritual or nondual person is made the guru in most cases, because he does not have impurities or defects like the sky. Nonduality is quality of sky. Blame arises out of selfishness. The sky does not need anything because it is imperishable, so it does not have faults. The characters of Doordarshan also seem dear and respected because they are as pure as the sky. They are nothing more than a picture made in the mind. They doesn't make any sense to us physically. There are many responsibilities associated with the physical form. That's why many people become so crazy about these characters that they do not know what to do for them. If such people do spiritual practice by making them Kundalini, then why not get success.
Love, respect and Surender is the backbone of humanity
The difference between love, respect and dedication is only there in the form of amount of emotion, although all three are the same. We also do love with children. Love for special people combined with respect makes it thicker. One also adds surrender to the very special and closest to the heart. This makes love of the highest order. Kundalini is like this type of very special being that's hungry for love or surrender of the highest order. Whatever we aspire to surrender to ourselves from others, we do it only for the sake of our Kundalini. I had seen the high level of dedication of people towards their inborn king Bahubali in the movie Bahubali. Movies with superhumans or superheroes are good because the Kundalini is strengthened by the incidents of surrender in them. Similarly, at the time of my momentary awakening, the people present there felt devoted to me. My Kundalini felt that sense of surrender and she was awakened. If I had not been doing Tantric Kundalini Yoga, they would not have been surrendered to the Kundalini in a way and the Kundalini would not have been awakened by it. Female-love and romantic love increase the Kundalini, because there is surrender in it. If the romantic love is of a tantric type, then it inflames the Kundalini even more. That is why the scriptures are full of stories filled with devotion and love. Devotion is also surrender. That is why it is said that where knowledge is defeated, there devotion wins. It is for this surrender that love and courtesy are of great importance in Hindu scriptures. That is why Kundalini culture is an ideal humanistic culture, because it is full of love, respect and surrender, which are the main qualities of humanity. Ancient Aryan culture was one such ideal culture. People of today's generation take these things as a joke. That's why even a YouTube channel with a video game recording gets hundreds of thousands of followers in a few months, and this Kundalini blog full of knowledge and science has not even got five hundred in three years. I am not self-praising, nor do I intend to increase followers, but I am sharing the picture of the pathetic condition of today's society. I am nothing. I am just a mere tan seconds man, meaning all my spiritual experiences have been around ten seconds. Hahaha.
Lack of surrender can be filled with tantra yoga
The prohibition of non-vegetarian and alcohol in Hindu scriptures is to protect this spirit of surrender. Poor pet animals are completely devoted to man, but man strangles them. This is just throttling the spirit of surrender. According to this, better than this is the hunting in the forest or lake. Poor creatures showing surrender will not be deceived. This is a philosophical rumination, not to be taken too seriously. Similarly, drinking also reduces surrender, because it causes a person to misbehave unknowingly. Panchamkari tantra science can work here. Tantra science does not expect much more from surrender. It by force subdues the Kundalini and awakens it. It is like subduing Kundalini by rape. However, there is some need of surrender, as I had, as I mentioned above. If surrender is to be completely ignored, then tantric yoga must be very powerful. By the way, when the body of a tantra yogi becomes weak and a higher degree of tantra yoga cannot be done, then ultimately he has to be dependent on devotion or surrender. This is the victory of devotion over knowledge here. Although he attains devotion very quickly, but then he has to improve his eating habits and conduct.
Complete surrender is the culmination of Kundalini Yoga in the form of awakening of Kundalini
Kundalini yoga begins by forcing a loving relationship with the Kundalini. Gradually that love becomes easy. Then, over time, respect is also added to it, and it becomes stronger. With the passage of a lot of time doing Kundalini yoga continuously, devotion to Kundalini is also added with love and respect. Then finally the devotion to Kundalini increases so much that the Yogi becomes one with the Kundalini. This is called Kundalini awakening. Of course, Kundalini awakening can be gotten in one stroke through Tantra Yoga, but later on to make Kundalini awakening permanent, one has to go through this long sequence of yogasadhana. Therefore, whether Kundalini awakening has happened or not, everyone should continue to do Kundalini yoga. Those who have not done awakening, they get success soon, because they do not have the ego and are also fond of getting new experiences. There is not so much interest in getting the same experience again as it is in getting a new experience.
Posted on August 27, 2021 August 27, 2021 Author demystifyingkundalini by Premyogi vajra- प्रेमयोगी वज्र-कृत कुण्डलिनी-रहस्योद्घाटनCategories God Shiva, Goddess Parvati (sati), honor, Humanity, Kundalini, Kundalini awakening (full Samadhi), Love, Non duality, shiva marriage, surrender, Tantra, Vedas-Puranas, what's Kundalini2 Comments on Kundalini is hungry for sentiments of love, respect, and surrender that are worth gaining through Yoga or social relations or both together


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WRITING 100: Students who wish to join Writing 100 after the first two class sessions must make sure they are on the waitlist and email the instructor to set up a meeting to discuss enrolling. Based on this discussion, the student and instructor will then make a determination on whether or not it is appropriate for the student to enroll.
WRITING 120: Students waitlisted for WRITING 120 who have a higher number of credit hours and have not yet fulfilled their First-Year Writing Requirement will be given priority.
ONE-CREDIT MINI COURSE POLICIES
WRITING 201: Students may not add a one-credit mini course after the second class meeting.
WRITING 229: Students who wish to join Writing 229 after the term starts must make sure they are on the waitlist and email the instructor to ask for permission to register. Students may not add a one-credit mini course after the second class meeting.
Please note: It is department policy that registered students must participate in the first two class sessions or activities in whatever format offered by the instructor or notify the instructor that they will be unable to do so and why. Failure to do so may result in the student being dropped from the course.
Grade Grievance Policy
Instructors are expected to set fair and consistent grading procedures for their respective courses. The following policy provides students a means to contest a final course grade received in a credit-bearing course if a student believes fair and consistent grading procedures have not been followed. A final grade is only subject to review when
1) a procedural error has been discovered in the calculation or recording of a grade, or
2) there is a concern that the grade was not fairly given. Disagreeing with grading policies or an instructor's assessment of work is not a basis for a grade grievance.
Occasionally, the basis of a student's grade grievance is that the student was subjected to harassment or discrimination. It is not the function of the Grade Grievance process to evaluate claims of discrimination or harassment. Please contact the Office for Institutional Equity (OIE), and the Sweetland Associate Director at SweetlandWriting.GradeGrievance@umich.edu who will evaluate whether the grade grievance should be paused until the OIE matter is resolved.
Two principles should be clearly understood as part of the context of any grade grievance:
A grade given by a faculty member may be changed only by that faculty member (Faculty Code B 5.01). Sweetland's grade grievance procedures are intended to result in a recommendation, for or against a change, to the appropriate faculty member.
While Sweetland wishes to see demonstrably unfair grades rectified, it will not automatically invoke the full procedure described below for every grade grievance. For example, a grade grievance based on the argument that one instructor's grading standards are stricter than those of others will normally not be pursued.
When a student believes a grade is unfair and wishes to invoke the Sweetland grade grievance procedure, these steps are to be followed:
1. Meet with the Instructor
The student should first confer with their instructor to make sure that both are aware of all the pertinent facts and to identify the issues that are in dispute.
This inquiry should take place according to the timeline at the bottom of this policy. If, after this inquiry, the student is not satisfied with the instructor's response, the student may choose to initiate a formal grade grievance. If the instructor has left the University, is on approved leave, or does not respond to the student after a reasonable effort (within 10 business days), the student may also proceed directly to Step 2 and initiate a formal grade grievance.
2. Write an appeal to the Associate Director
If the first step does not lead to a resolution, the student should then write a letter to the Sweetland Associate Director, detailing
the facts and the basis for the allegation of arbitrary grading, including specific evidence (e.g. course syllabus, graded work) that supports the allegation,
a summary of the outcome of the initial inquiry to the course instructor, indicating what aspects are in dispute and any documentation to support the initial inquiry with the instructor, and
the desired outcome for the grievance.
This letter should be sent to SweetlandWriting.GradeGrievance@umich.edu along with both clean copies and original graded copies of all their written work for the course, and any other relevant work (e.g., new media assignments).
This written statement must be submitted according to the timeline at the bottom of this policy or the grievance will be considered resolved.
3. Sweetland's Associate Director requests written response from the Instructor
Upon receipt of the written grade grievance, the Associate Director will notify the Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs of the complaint within 5 business days of receipt of the complaint. The Associate Director will then ask the instructor to provide a written summary stating how the final grade was determined and responding to the specific claims made by the student.
4. Sweetland's Associate Director reviews materials
If the Associate Director determines there is insufficient evidence for the grade grievance, the matter is closed and the original grade stands. There is no further appeal beyond this point. The Associate Director will communicate this in writing to the student within 15 university business days from receipt of the complaint. A copy of the response will also be sent to the Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs at the same time.
If the Associate Director determines that the objections presented by the student point to possible unfairness, they will recommend to the Director of the Sweetland Center for Writing that a Grade Grievance Committee be appointed. Such a committee normally will consist of the Director, Associate Director, at least one other faculty member, and at least one undergraduate.
5. Hearing with the Grade Grievance Committee, when necessary
Within two weeks of the appointment of the Grade Grievance Committee, the committee will arrange a hearing at which both parties to the dispute will be asked to appear. No additional persons will be permitted at the hearing without the advance approval of the committee, which, if it agrees to such persons, will see to it that the same privileges are extended to both sides. Prior to this hearing, both the student filing the grade grievance and the respective instructor will be provided with copies of the written student complaint and the instructor's summary.
The purpose of the hearing will be to allow the committee to inform itself as fully as possible. The student will first be asked to present the basis of their complaint, the instructor will then be asked to explain how grades were determined, followed by an open period for questions to all parties.
The hearing should occur no more than 60 days after submission of the complaint.
6. Grade Grievance Committee Decisions
After the hearing, the Grade Grievance Committee will have 10 University business days to arrive at a recommendation.
If the committee decides that a grade change is not warranted, the Associate Director will inform the student and the instructor in writing and the matter is considered closed.There is no further appeal beyond this point.
If the committee recommends a grade change, the Associate Director will inform the instructor. The instructor will be asked to respond in writing within five University business days to the Associate Director indicating whether or not she/he will abide by the recommendation from the committee. If the instructor agrees to a grade change, the Associate Director will inform the student in writing of the instructor's decision and the student's final grade will be changed.
If the instructor does not accept the recommendation to change the grade, the original grade stands. The Associate Director will inform the student in writing of this decision and the matter is considered closed. There is no further appeal beyond this point.
7. If any of the deadlines in the timeline below are not met by the student, the grievance will be considered invalid and closed, unless, due to extenuating circumstances, the LSA Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs grants an extension of time. If you believe there was an extenuating circumstance (i.e. hospitalization, extended leave for health reasons) please contact the LSA Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs (oad.lsa@umich.edu) for more information.
Timeline for the Sweetland Grade Grievance Policy
Step 1 - Meet with instructor to discuss initial grade grievance
Fall Grade - First 15 University business days of following Winter Semester
Winter/Spring/Summer Grade - First 15 University business days of following Fall Semester
For an "incomplete" or a grade submitted after the next term begins -- First 15 University business days after the official posting of the grade
Step 2 - Submit a written statement to the Associate Director
Steps 3-4 - Associate Director reviews materials from the student and instructor
Within 15 university business days of the receipt of the complaint, the Associate Director will communicate to the student whether the grade grievance evidence is sufficient to hold a hearing or not
Steps 5-6 - Grade Grievance Hearing
The Grade Grievance hearing will take place no more than 60 days after the submission of the complaint
Step 7 - Grade Grievance Committee decision announced
After the hearing, the Grade Grievance committee will submit a recommendation to the Associate Director within 10 University business days
Sweetland Center for Writing
105 S. State Street
1310 North Quad
sweetlandinfo@umich.edu


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Abstract. The analytic and formal solutions of certain family of q-difference-differential equations under the action of a complex perturbation parameter is considered. In a previous study the authors have provided information in the case when the main equation under study is factorizable, as a product of two equations in the so-called normal form. Each of them gives rise to a single level of q-Gevrey asymptotic expansion. In the present work, the main problem under study does not suffer any factorization, and a different approach is followed. More precisely, we lean on the technique developed in a recent paper of the first author, where he makes distinction among the different q-Gevrey asymptotic levels by successive applications of two q-Borel-Laplace transforms of different orders both to the same initial problem and which can be described by means of a Newton polygon.


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Given the massive destruction of property and lives that happened in Japan, people always wonder how they can help. Internationally, the Red Cross does an amazing job in my opinion and I quickly donated and wanted to put a banner linking to their donation page on my site.
I wasn't happy with the sizes or styles of banners they had available so I created this one. It links directly to their donation page where you can designate your donation to the efforts in Japan.
If you would like to use it as well, all you need to do is grab the following html.
It's awful what's happened/happening over there.
Thanks for providing this, I've posted it to my site.
Hmmmm…… that's weird. I clicked through to donate, entered all my details correctly (I checked them twice) and my credit card was declined even though it has plenty of funds available… you haven't just siphoned my account have you bearman?
Maybe something to do with the Aussie card on the U.S. Red Cross. If I was going to siphon your fund, I would use the Rich uncle in Saudi Arabia bit.
I came across a blog in which a women said she had "survivor remorse". Now I don't think that is the right phrase but in today's over connected and reported world we do learn about tragedies more often than older generations did. Good that you offered that link. Compared to the Haiti earthquake this one which was much stronger doesn't seem to have the hardship that one did. It shows the difference between an advanced country vs. a poor backward country.
Love all types of commentary. I was amazed that yearly the town does tsunami/earthquake evacuation drills. They were prepared as best they could and probably countless lives were saved because of it.
I sat and wondered if there were a natural disaster in my town, I wouldn't know what the heck to do.
Good idea, Bearman. You're one in a million.
I couldn't get the image to show up. I wanted to put it in my sidebar. Maybe that makes a difference. I'll look into it.
I'm trying to put it in my sidebar too, but no go. Will try again later.
If a wordpress blog, you have to make sure you are choosing to enter it when you are in HTML mode or it won't work.
Meh. Gave up on the sidebar. Those CP widgets are weird. I just added it to the "Aedre Wants To Help Japan"cartoon page which does have a graphical link in the sidebar. So, thanks again, Bearman.
Very nicely done, Bearman. I contributed $25 earlier today.
Then it is you that deserve the praise Pearl….nicely done.
You're a good man, Bearman.
Aussies, please donate here ….
I just read that despite the victims of the earthquake being holed up in evacuation centers they are still recycling.
Thanks. I found a link for the Japanese red cross which I will post soon.
Good idea, Bearman! I just stole it for my site. The devastation in Japan is overwhelming, and the unfolding nuclear disaster raises their problems to a new level.
Thanks Binky. I'll update tomorrow with the Australia link/image. You might want to use that.
You (or anyone else) are/is welcome to use my Red Cross images if you wish.
It is just so tragic. Hard to even to begin to imagine what those poor people are going through trying to cope with all that destruction & loss of so many lives.
You're a Good Man, Bear Man!
There is a heart underneath all that fur.
Thanks for the link I donated today as well. My heart goes out to all who have been involved with this tragedy.
Someone told me a story today about a young man who found an elderly woman in the carnage of the Tsunami. He pulled her out and carried her on his back for several miles to a rescue center. Evidently the woman was in a very bad way but when the young boy went to leave the elderly woman stood up and bowed to him, despite her pain. I think we can all learn from this culture.
Gratefulness and humility…indeed we could all learn from it.
A very worthy cause, Bearman. Thanks for getting the word out. Given the massive number of friends you have you alone should be proud to claim responsibility for doubling their participation (I'm betting). Maybe I can get my two friends to participate too.


Learning about history, visual and performing arts, and literature can help physicians develop empathy and professionalism—skills that will lead to deeper connections with patients.
An art museum isn't traditionally associated with medical school. But several medical schools are offering courses that give students a chance to refine their observation skills, and in turn their diagnostic skills, by studying visual art. A diverse group of thought leaders had a taste of how art can help students develop clinical skills at a recent forum, hosted by the AAMC, focused on evaluating the current landscape of the arts and humanities across the continuum of medical education. The attendees spent several minutes examining an image of a painting, followed by a spirited discussion about their very different observations. As people shared their thoughts, others reflected on their own ideas and looked at the painting from a new perspective.
As science and medicine continually change, there has been a growing recognition that studying the arts and humanities may help learners develop qualities such as professionalism, self-awareness, and communication skills that are increasingly important for physicians. The participants also discussed a strategic path forward to integrating arts and humanities into medical education curricula. The forum, held July 12, 2017, was hosted in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. The 25 attendees included medical educators and others from the humanities and arts who have incorporated these topics into medical education.
"At the AAMC, we are looking to build a case to medical educators that this is integral to what we do," said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD.
According to the AAMC Curriculum Inventory and Reports, during the 2015–2016 year, 119 medical schools required humanities education. While there has been growth in humanities curricula, there has not been a "deep, sustained, foundational, across-the-board incorporation into all medical schools," said Alison Whelan, MD, AAMC chief medical education officer.
Bringing the humanities and arts into medical education is one way to help students form deeper connections with patients, maintain joy in medicine, and develop empathy and resiliency. These "are all core areas for physicians, and all of these are anchored in the arts and humanities," said Lisa Howley, PhD, AAMC senior director of strategic initiatives and partnerships. Howley added that leaders across academic medicine are enthusiastic about efforts to incorporate these topics into medical education and that it was challenging to "limit number of experiences we were able to showcase" at the forum. "There is a lot of passion and work going on in this arena," she added.
Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD, chair of the History of Medicine Department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, described how knowledge of history can enhance understanding of current medical events. It was history, Greene said, that helped physicians and the public make sense of the 2014 Ebola epidemic by comparing it with the Black Death, the cholera epidemic in the 19th century, and the flu pandemic that followed World War I. "Our ability to understand the terrifying local, regional, and global dimensions of the recent Ebola epidemic ... is inseparable from our [understanding] of past events," said Greene, also a professor of medicine and the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins.
The forum featured a gallery walk in which participants rotated through five exhibits that provided a sampling of how medical schools are incorporating curricula in history, literature and poetry, narrative medicine, and the visual and performing arts. In small group discussions, participants considered how arts and humanities can address issues such as burnout and foster professional development, empathetic communication, and resilience.
In several demonstrations, participants shared how they have brought arts and humanities into medical education at their institutions. After the visual arts activity, Joel Katz, MD, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and Alexa Miller, MA, founder of Arts Practica and a consultant on arts curricula, discussed how studying the visual arts can help learners develop the skills to perform physical exams and enhance critical thinking and collaboration skills. In a 2008 study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Katz and Miller, along with other colleagues, reported that students' ability to make accurate observations increased by 38% after taking a visual arts class.
Johanna Rian, PhD, program director at the Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine, showed how practicing improv theater can help students learn to think on their feet and prepare for unexpected conversations. Finally, a writing activity led by Rita Charon, MD, PhD, executive director of the narrative medicine program at Columbia University and a professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, highlighted how writing can help physicians absorb and interpret what their patients are experiencing.
Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities for their support. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Saint of the Day – 30 October – Saint Germanus of Capua (Died c 541)
Posted on October 30, 2020 October 29, 2020 by AnaStpaul
Saint of the Day – 30 October – Saint Germanus of Capua (Died c 541) Bishop of Capua, Italy, Confessor, Papal Legate. St Germanus was a close friend of St Benedict of Nursia. The Roman Matyrology states: St Germanus, Bishop and Confessor, a man of great sanctity, whose soul, at the hour of death, was seen by St Benedict taken to heaven by angels.
Of Germanus's life before he was Bishop, nothing is known with certainty. The only source to provide information about this period is a hagiography penned in the ninth century. It records his father's name as Amantius and his mother's as Juliana. He was born in Capua in the 470s. After his father's death, he sold his inheritance with his mother's blessing in order to devote himself to the ascetic life. When on the death of Bishop Alexander the Capuans elected him their Bishop, Germanus at first refused the honour before being persuaded to accept.
shortly after his election, he was made a member of the legation sent by Pope Hormisdas to the court of the Emperor Justin I in Constantinople, the purpose of which was to negotiate an end to the Acacian schism between the western and eastern churches. The legation consisted of Germanus, the Alexandrian Deacon Dioscorus, a Bishop named John, a Roman Deacon named Felix, a Roman Priest named Blandus and a notary named Peter. They gathered in Rome between January and March 519. In both the Liber pontificalis and the letters of Pope Hormisdas, Germanus is always named first, indicating that he was the leader of the group.
Although the two previous missions had yielded no results, that of 519 took place in propitious circumstances. It had the support of the Ostrogothic king Theoderic and of the new Emperor and Patriarch in Constantinople, Justin I and John of Cappadocia. In a letter to Justin's nephew, Count Justinian, Pope Hormisdas specifies that the members of his legation were selected for their "quality."
Tjhis image is from the Ghent Altarpiece – "Popes and Bishops"
Germanus's itinerary on his legation is known primarily from various letters. They crossed the Adriatic to Vlorë, then passed through Ohrid on their way to Thessaloniki, where Germanus celebrated Holy Mass. They were met by Justinian ten miles outside of Constantinople. According to a letter from Germanus to Hormisdas dated 22 April 519, the population of the city received them with cheering. They met the Emperor and separately the Senate on the Monday of Holy Week (24–31 March). On Thursday, they met with the Eemperor, Senate and Patriarch together in the Palace to present the libellus Hormisdae, the document entrusted to them by the Pope outlining his conditions for the healing of the schism. The conditions were accepted. Germanus and his colleagues remained in the east for another year securing the acceptance of the Patriarchs outside of Constantinople. On 9 July 520, the Emperor wrote to Pope Hormisdas to commend his legates. The Liber pontificalis credits Germanus with deftly handling the controversy, the calculation of the date of Easter and the reintegration of Bishops deposed by the Emperor Anastasius I.
Little is known of Germanus's life in his own Diocese after the end of his successful mission to the east. According to the tenth-century Chronicon Salernitanum, Germanus changed the dedication of the Basilica of Capua, from the Apostles, to Saints Stephen and Agatha, after depositing there some of their relics that he had obtained as a reward, from the Emperor himself. According to his eighth- or ninth-century biography, Bishop Sabinus of Canosa was an acquaintance of Germanus. Both went on papal missions to fight monophysitism in the eastern churches, Sabinus in 536. Sabinus was also close to Benedict of Nursia. Pope Gregory the Great in his Dialogues mentions how Benedict, praying atop Monte Cassino, had a vision of the soul of Germanus in the form of a ball of fire being carried to heaven by angels. He later learned that this vision coincided with Germanus's death.
The death of Germanus can be placed in early 541 because of an inscription which gives the start of his successor Victor's pontificate in that year. After his death, Germanus was venerated as a saint in southern Italy throughout the early Middle Ages. In his Dialogues, Gregory the Great prays to Germanus to intercede on behalf of the soul of a Deacon, named Paschasius in Purgatory. The image below shows St Germanus and Paschasius meet in the afterlife (upper left corner), from De balneis Puteolanis by Peter of Eboli (twelfth century).
When Count Lando I of Capua relocated the city of Capua in 849, Germanus's body was moved with it. In late 873, following a campaign against the Arabs harassing Capua, the Emperor Louis II of Italy took some of Germanus's relics to Monte Cassino. The village at the foot of the hill, ancient Casinum, became known as San Germano. The Empress Engelberga took another part of his relics to endow the Monastery of San Sisto that she founded in Piacenza in 874. Since the Vita sancti Germani episcopi Capuani (Life of Saint Germanus) mentions neither of these transfers, it was probably finished before 873
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East Village Irish bar and restaurant featuring 12 beers on tap (and bottled options) plus good pub grub. A meaty full Irish breakfast (vegetarian version available) is available everyday until 5:00 p.m., and happy hour runs from noon until 8:00 p.m. with $4 drafts. A lunch time visit averaged a manageable 73.2 decibels. It wasn't very crowded, but there was background music, the handful of customers were chatty, and the front door and windows were open allowing street noise to enter. The main bar and dining area is probably louder in the evening as booze tends to increase noise volume, but lunch and brunch should be fine. A back garden, which should be quieter, is available at brunch and dinner.
Weekdays 12:00 p.m. to ? | Weekends 11:00 a.m. to ?
Cafe Nadery is a West Village Persian cafe offering sandwiches, small plates, coffee, a variety of teas, and a varied and inexpensive beer menu. The cafe was quieter at the beginning of our visit, but a second server inexplicably increased the volume of the background music, raising the averaged decibel reading to 76.9 decibels. Two tables requested that the music be lowered and it was done immediately. Once the music was lowered, the space was much more pleasant.
The place was relaxed, and our fellow diners were not loud. Except for the small period during the background music mishap, the noise level allowed for normal conversation. The coffee was good, and you will not feel rushed. If you are in the neighborhood, it is worth checking out.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Monday through Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Friday: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Malai Marke clocked in at 75.2 decibels during a lunch time visit, but the decibel reading initially fluctuated between 77 and 79 decibels due to just one very loud customer. About half of the tables were occupied during our visit and there was Indian background music, but as soon as Mr. Loud left the restaurant the reading dropped immediately and the space was comfortable. But the design choices–brick wall, glassed entry, tiled floor–insure that just one loud person can make the space unbearable. The food was lovely, so it's worth taking the chance for a lunch time visit–just be cautious and size up your fellow diners. For dinner, proceed with caution.
Monday through Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
At 85.5 decibels, our visit to Murray's Cheese Bar was one of the most uncomfortable dinners we have had in the city. The restaurant was entirely too loud due to obviously deliberate design choices: subway tiles, glass, and metal surfaces, with nothing available to absorb the ricocheting sound. Add in unnecessarily loud "background" music, open front windows which allowed in traffic noise from always crowded Bleecker Street, and customers and waitstaff screaming to be heard, and the end result was an unbearable cacophony of city noise. And there was no respite in the restroom, as the only hand drying option was an air dryer, of course.
In short, our visit to Murray's Cheese Bar was a complete aural assault which compelled earplug use. The reading was taken at dinner but a brunch visit was also very loud. We must advise that you avoid Murray's Cheese Bar, which is a real shame because the cheese is lovely.
Update: A request was made to meet at Murray's Cheese Bar for an early Sunday brunch. We were hoping that the space would be comfortable at such an early hour (11:00 a.m.), but we were wrong as the reading during our visit was 83.6 decibels. The space was less than half full, so it the other diners weren't the cause. No, the culprit was music, which was set at an unnecessarily loud volume. This would be an easy fix if anyone cared. Without the music we think the reading would have been under 80 decibels. The cheese is great and we liked the food, but the noise level makes the place irredeemable. We recommend that you avoid it.
Monday: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
It is with sadness that we must advise that you avoid Pies 'n' Thighs. We came here once many months ago and had a lovely meal in a relatively quiet space, but we came early–10:00 a.m.–and the waiter lowered the music on his own without request! Our most recent visit, however, was painful. The counterman who greeted everyone as they entered was LOUD–someone get that guy a hearing test, stat!–as was the music and most of the other customers. Add in the loud design troika (subway tiles, glass, and stainless steel) and an open kitchen and you are left with an unpleasant aural assault as you eat, which is a real shame because the fried chicken is great and the chicken biscuit is sublime. Only enter if the place is empty or if you are buying for takeaway.
Weekday: Breakfast/lunch 9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. | Dinner 5:00p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Weekend: Brunch 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. | Dinner 5:00p.m. to 12:00a.m.