Celebrating Śrī Rāma Navamī
Today, many Vaiṣṇavas and Vedic devotees of the Supreme Personality celebrate the festive day of Śrī Rāma Navamī; the joyous appearance day of Lord Rāmachāndra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Whose divine pastimes displayed perfect Manhood and Dharmic Kingship (Dharma-Rājā).
Lord Rāma descended as the Pūrṇa-avatāra of Nārāyaṇa in the previous Yugā as the son of Daśaratha and heir of the Kingdom of Ayodhyā, Who with His Consort Sītā-devī came to display divine Relationship and Perfection. The exiled Supreme Lord slew the demon Rāvaṇa in Laṅkā, and aided by His beloved Bhaktas, returned to His Kingdom, being enthroned as Divine Ruler, ushering in thousands of years of reign in an ideal Āryan Civilization.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda and the many Āchāryas have stated, to chant the Divine Names of Rāma (Rāma-japa) three times is equal to a thousand Names of Viṣṇu, and will lead all surrendered devotees to liberation by the grace of our Lord Rāmachāndra.
हरे राम
Hare Rāma
Today, many Vaiṣṇavas and Vedic devotees of the Supreme Personality celebrate the festive day of Śrī Rāma Navamī; the joyous appearance day of Lord Rāmachāndra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Whose divine pastimes displayed perfect Manhood and Dharmic Kingship (Dharma-Rājā).
Lord Rāma descended as the Pūrṇa-avatāra of Nārāyaṇa in the previous Yugā as the son of Daśaratha and heir of the Kingdom of Ayodhyā, Who with His Consort Sītā-devī came to display divine Relationship and Perfection. The exiled Supreme Lord slew the demon Rāvaṇa in Laṅkā, and aided by His beloved Bhaktas, returned to His Kingdom, being enthroned as Divine Ruler, ushering in thousands of years of reign in an ideal Āryan Civilization.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda and the many Āchāryas have stated, to chant the Divine Names of Rāma (Rāma-japa) three times is equal to a thousand Names of Viṣṇu, and will lead all surrendered devotees to liberation by the grace of our Lord Rāmachāndra.
हरे राम
Hare Rāma
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The Resurrection of Isha Putra
Today, many celebrate the auspicious Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is known in the Vaidika Tradition by the name Isha Putra; the great sage (Ṛṣi) and Āveśha-avatāra who was send to preach Dharma to the Ādharmic Jewish Mlecchas, and whose life, death, and glorious rising display the pastimes of a surrendered Bhakti-yogī.
The Līlās of Jesus unfolded when, after being crucified, he by his mystic power (Siddhi) was raised from the dead, taking up his life (John 10:18). Jesus was worshipped by heavenly Devās, who declared: “He is risen!” (Matthew 28:6). He appeared to his disciples in a glorified spiritual body (Saṃbhogakāya), and then ascended to Siddha-loka, to the true Godhead.
While not in any way Abrahamic Christians, Dharmis can likewise rejoice in the Risen Isha Putra, as is taught by many Vedic Āchāryas. By his death and rise, we may see that Bhakti and Surrender will defy suffering and death, transcending material nature.
जय ईशपुत्र नमः
Jaya Isha Putra Namaḥ
Today, many celebrate the auspicious Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is known in the Vaidika Tradition by the name Isha Putra; the great sage (Ṛṣi) and Āveśha-avatāra who was send to preach Dharma to the Ādharmic Jewish Mlecchas, and whose life, death, and glorious rising display the pastimes of a surrendered Bhakti-yogī.
The Līlās of Jesus unfolded when, after being crucified, he by his mystic power (Siddhi) was raised from the dead, taking up his life (John 10:18). Jesus was worshipped by heavenly Devās, who declared: “He is risen!” (Matthew 28:6). He appeared to his disciples in a glorified spiritual body (Saṃbhogakāya), and then ascended to Siddha-loka, to the true Godhead.
While not in any way Abrahamic Christians, Dharmis can likewise rejoice in the Risen Isha Putra, as is taught by many Vedic Āchāryas. By his death and rise, we may see that Bhakti and Surrender will defy suffering and death, transcending material nature.
जय ईशपुत्र नमः
Jaya Isha Putra Namaḥ
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The Pagan Heroism of Siegfried
In Richard Wagner’s Siegfried; the third opera in his epic Ring Cycle, the themes of youthful vigor, spiritual destiny, and heroic courage stand as prevailing narratives, conveying how the Heathen impulses of sacred battle and destined love overcome scheming greed and the voidness of selfish ego.
Wagner present Siegfried, the Wälsung, unbeknownst to himself the offspring of the All-Father Wotan, as the supreme Germanic hero, who, being born without fear, discovers his divine heritage and reforges by his own hand his father’s great sword Nothung. He fearlessly slays the great Dragon, Fafner and conquering his sacred destiny, Siegfried rescues Brünnhilde from the ring of fire as the only man worthy to claim her as his.
From a Dharmic perspective, we can discern in Siegfried’s pursuit of truth and heroic overcoming in Pagan ancestral destiny a parallel to the Vedic emphasis on fearlessness (Abhāya), displaying the divine hero within the deep Indo-European Soul.
In Richard Wagner’s Siegfried; the third opera in his epic Ring Cycle, the themes of youthful vigor, spiritual destiny, and heroic courage stand as prevailing narratives, conveying how the Heathen impulses of sacred battle and destined love overcome scheming greed and the voidness of selfish ego.
Wagner present Siegfried, the Wälsung, unbeknownst to himself the offspring of the All-Father Wotan, as the supreme Germanic hero, who, being born without fear, discovers his divine heritage and reforges by his own hand his father’s great sword Nothung. He fearlessly slays the great Dragon, Fafner and conquering his sacred destiny, Siegfried rescues Brünnhilde from the ring of fire as the only man worthy to claim her as his.
From a Dharmic perspective, we can discern in Siegfried’s pursuit of truth and heroic overcoming in Pagan ancestral destiny a parallel to the Vedic emphasis on fearlessness (Abhāya), displaying the divine hero within the deep Indo-European Soul.
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Being A Fully Western Vaiṣṇava
The greatest misconception regarding the devotional practice of Vaiṣṇavism or Kṛṣṇa-Consciousness within Western society, is the simplistic idea that one has to reject their own heritage, adhering to all the outward signifiers of ancient Indian culture, or be complete renunciants. We are to embrace our own great Civilization.
Śrīla Prabhupāda taught that Western devotees must practice “measured renunciation” (Yukta-vairāgya), being inwardly renounced but outwardly participating in a material life. Lord Brahmā himself teaches that “while remaining situated in their established social positions” (sthāne sthitāḥ) devotees remain surrendered to God (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 10.14.3). Renunciation is not in external signs.
Western devotees need not pretend to be Indians. Truth is not in Vedic dress or architecture. Sanātana Dharma is the ancient and primordial heritage of all Indo-Europeans, not being merely “Indian”, but the indigenous Tradition for all Westerners in authentic Unity.
The greatest misconception regarding the devotional practice of Vaiṣṇavism or Kṛṣṇa-Consciousness within Western society, is the simplistic idea that one has to reject their own heritage, adhering to all the outward signifiers of ancient Indian culture, or be complete renunciants. We are to embrace our own great Civilization.
Śrīla Prabhupāda taught that Western devotees must practice “measured renunciation” (Yukta-vairāgya), being inwardly renounced but outwardly participating in a material life. Lord Brahmā himself teaches that “while remaining situated in their established social positions” (sthāne sthitāḥ) devotees remain surrendered to God (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 10.14.3). Renunciation is not in external signs.
Western devotees need not pretend to be Indians. Truth is not in Vedic dress or architecture. Sanātana Dharma is the ancient and primordial heritage of all Indo-Europeans, not being merely “Indian”, but the indigenous Tradition for all Westerners in authentic Unity.
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Demolishing ‘Fossilism’
“Can you conceive that the boy Kṛṣṇa uprooted Govardhana and put it on His finger? Can you conceive? That can be swallowed by those persons? If that can be adjusted, then everything can be adjusted. You see? And the question, that all comes from fossilism. Fossil. Fossil is given, matter is given, more importance over consciousness, but consciousness can create anything. That is the process. We have to understand and digest that not from fossil everything is coming, but from consciousness everything is coming. From spirit everything is coming. Then it will be clear, to explain all these miracles. Can they digest that? You? That is all false? So many things; how to explain that from the materialistic or scientific standpoint? From the same basis we are to view everything, and all the conceptions of the present scholars are all based on this fossilism and that must be demolished. Wholesale! This is not the way of thinking for a man of devotion.”
- Śrīla B. R. Śrīdhar Swāmī Mahārāj
“Can you conceive that the boy Kṛṣṇa uprooted Govardhana and put it on His finger? Can you conceive? That can be swallowed by those persons? If that can be adjusted, then everything can be adjusted. You see? And the question, that all comes from fossilism. Fossil. Fossil is given, matter is given, more importance over consciousness, but consciousness can create anything. That is the process. We have to understand and digest that not from fossil everything is coming, but from consciousness everything is coming. From spirit everything is coming. Then it will be clear, to explain all these miracles. Can they digest that? You? That is all false? So many things; how to explain that from the materialistic or scientific standpoint? From the same basis we are to view everything, and all the conceptions of the present scholars are all based on this fossilism and that must be demolished. Wholesale! This is not the way of thinking for a man of devotion.”
- Śrīla B. R. Śrīdhar Swāmī Mahārāj
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The Buddha as Regal Kṣatriya
Gautama the Buddha, the great Sage of the Śhākyas, was in all respects among the most noble and regal of all sentient beings. Rather than the benign figure of popular imagination, the Blessed One described himself in the authentic sources as the supreme and ultimate masculine Warrior, being proud in being called an Āryan, and a son of the Sūrya Avamśha.
While many of his original followers were Bhrāmaṇas, the Buddha himself was unequivocally a Kṣatriya. The Tathāgata declared: “I am of Khattiya, warrior-noble stock. I was reborn into a Khattiya family. I am a Gotama by clan” (DN, 14). While having given up fighting as an ascetic, the Buddha retained to the full all qualities of a Warrior-King, declaring himself to be the “unsurpassed Dhamma-monarch”.
We must reject the image of the Buddha as a pacifist or meek personality. The true Śhākyamuni is the highest exemplar of not only perfect spiritual Awakening, but also the highest embodiment of supreme manhood and Dharmic Kingship.
Gautama the Buddha, the great Sage of the Śhākyas, was in all respects among the most noble and regal of all sentient beings. Rather than the benign figure of popular imagination, the Blessed One described himself in the authentic sources as the supreme and ultimate masculine Warrior, being proud in being called an Āryan, and a son of the Sūrya Avamśha.
While many of his original followers were Bhrāmaṇas, the Buddha himself was unequivocally a Kṣatriya. The Tathāgata declared: “I am of Khattiya, warrior-noble stock. I was reborn into a Khattiya family. I am a Gotama by clan” (DN, 14). While having given up fighting as an ascetic, the Buddha retained to the full all qualities of a Warrior-King, declaring himself to be the “unsurpassed Dhamma-monarch”.
We must reject the image of the Buddha as a pacifist or meek personality. The true Śhākyamuni is the highest exemplar of not only perfect spiritual Awakening, but also the highest embodiment of supreme manhood and Dharmic Kingship.
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The Sacred of Nature’s Way
All ancient and truly Dharmic Paths followed by our revered ancestors held in common a deep reverence and veneration for the beauty of the untamed Natural World. Far from being something to be dominated or exploited, Nature was inherently holy as an expression of Divine Harmony.
Embodying a genuine Traditionalist Ideal, we may embrace a strong ecological consciousness and provide a Spiritual Environmentalism. Our Celtic Pagan brethren on the profound Druidic Path have been exemplary in providing a pathway. We may all learn from the wise worship of Nature in Druidry. Lucious forests, wild sacred groves, and trees are the Temples of animals, Fae, and old natural Spirits.
We must not make the false assumption that Ecology and care for Nature are reserved for New Age or Modernist purposes. Following the consciousness of the Druid Way, we must rediscover and embrace the Earth as our Mother. To be ‘green’ in an authentic manner is not political posture, it is to embrace Natural Law.
All ancient and truly Dharmic Paths followed by our revered ancestors held in common a deep reverence and veneration for the beauty of the untamed Natural World. Far from being something to be dominated or exploited, Nature was inherently holy as an expression of Divine Harmony.
Embodying a genuine Traditionalist Ideal, we may embrace a strong ecological consciousness and provide a Spiritual Environmentalism. Our Celtic Pagan brethren on the profound Druidic Path have been exemplary in providing a pathway. We may all learn from the wise worship of Nature in Druidry. Lucious forests, wild sacred groves, and trees are the Temples of animals, Fae, and old natural Spirits.
We must not make the false assumption that Ecology and care for Nature are reserved for New Age or Modernist purposes. Following the consciousness of the Druid Way, we must rediscover and embrace the Earth as our Mother. To be ‘green’ in an authentic manner is not political posture, it is to embrace Natural Law.
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The Vedic Origin of European Culture
“The general category of “Indo-European” does not represent merely an equally representative plane of divergent cultures without a discernible, single root culture, as is the prevailing misconception of many modern academicians. Rather, all Indo-European cultures are later cultural expressions that are derivative of the antecedent Vedic culture. The only thing that existed “proto” vis-à-vis any Indo-European culture is Sanātana Dharma, the Eternal Natural Way. Vedic Culture is the origin of all Indo-European cultures, which all came about as post-Vedic cultural developments. The same is true of all the religious pantheons of these diverse, later cultures. The gods and goddesses of the later Indo-European religions are attenuated offshoots of the Vedic pantheon.”
- Śrī Dharma Pravartaka Āchārya
(“The Shakti Principe”)
“The general category of “Indo-European” does not represent merely an equally representative plane of divergent cultures without a discernible, single root culture, as is the prevailing misconception of many modern academicians. Rather, all Indo-European cultures are later cultural expressions that are derivative of the antecedent Vedic culture. The only thing that existed “proto” vis-à-vis any Indo-European culture is Sanātana Dharma, the Eternal Natural Way. Vedic Culture is the origin of all Indo-European cultures, which all came about as post-Vedic cultural developments. The same is true of all the religious pantheons of these diverse, later cultures. The gods and goddesses of the later Indo-European religions are attenuated offshoots of the Vedic pantheon.”
- Śrī Dharma Pravartaka Āchārya
(“The Shakti Principe”)
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Benzaiten, Goddess of the Arts
The Vedic Devīs have, like all aspects of the Primordial Culture, been recognized and adapted by variant civilizations and Peoples across the world. The great Japanese goddess Benzaiten (弁才天) is one such profound example, as she is the Japanese iteration of Sarasvatī. She is goddess of the Arts, wisdom, music, poetry, speech, learning, inspiration, and of all flowing streams and waters.
As the one female among the Seven Lucky Gods, she is depicted in serene beauty, seated upon flowing water and carrying a Biwa, signifying her power over music and eloquence, being flanked by white dragons, and appearing in a fierce form carrying weapons as the patron of warriors, aristocrats, Geishas, and the State.
Benzaiten is worshipped both within Japanese Buddhism, and as a greatly powerful Kami in Japan’s indigenous Shintō Tradition. As Dharmis, we can recognize her as a unique divine form of Sarasvatī Devī, and as such she is worthy of our praise and veneration.
おん そらそばていえい そわか
The Vedic Devīs have, like all aspects of the Primordial Culture, been recognized and adapted by variant civilizations and Peoples across the world. The great Japanese goddess Benzaiten (弁才天) is one such profound example, as she is the Japanese iteration of Sarasvatī. She is goddess of the Arts, wisdom, music, poetry, speech, learning, inspiration, and of all flowing streams and waters.
As the one female among the Seven Lucky Gods, she is depicted in serene beauty, seated upon flowing water and carrying a Biwa, signifying her power over music and eloquence, being flanked by white dragons, and appearing in a fierce form carrying weapons as the patron of warriors, aristocrats, Geishas, and the State.
Benzaiten is worshipped both within Japanese Buddhism, and as a greatly powerful Kami in Japan’s indigenous Shintō Tradition. As Dharmis, we can recognize her as a unique divine form of Sarasvatī Devī, and as such she is worthy of our praise and veneration.
おん そらそばていえい そわか
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The Celtic Spring Union of Beltane
For those who are followers of the Dharmic Path of Celtic Pagan Druidry, today marks the auspicious Spring Festival of Beltane, one of the great seasonal Festivals in what is often called the Wheel of the Year. On this day, the end of cold and the return of new life in Spring are being celebrated.
Spiritually, this day marks one of the most important liminal times in the year. This night, Pagans honour the divine Lord and the Lady; the god Cernunnos and goddess Brighid, who lay down in the woodland, coming together in conjugal union and with their love create the flourishing of new life and bless the sacred Earth. Thus, Beltane is a sacred day of fertility and celebration, marked by lighting great bonfires, dance, music, and pure love.
Tonight we as Dharmis, with our Druid brothers, can rejoice in the return of new life and the Awakening Spring, recognizing the primal power of wild Nature and praising the Old Lady and Lord, watching over our ancient lands.
For those who are followers of the Dharmic Path of Celtic Pagan Druidry, today marks the auspicious Spring Festival of Beltane, one of the great seasonal Festivals in what is often called the Wheel of the Year. On this day, the end of cold and the return of new life in Spring are being celebrated.
Spiritually, this day marks one of the most important liminal times in the year. This night, Pagans honour the divine Lord and the Lady; the god Cernunnos and goddess Brighid, who lay down in the woodland, coming together in conjugal union and with their love create the flourishing of new life and bless the sacred Earth. Thus, Beltane is a sacred day of fertility and celebration, marked by lighting great bonfires, dance, music, and pure love.
Tonight we as Dharmis, with our Druid brothers, can rejoice in the return of new life and the Awakening Spring, recognizing the primal power of wild Nature and praising the Old Lady and Lord, watching over our ancient lands.
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The Immortal Spirit of Tradition
“…The spiritual power inherent in Tradition, of which its adversaries know nothing, may triumph over the material power when this has played its part, and disperse it as light disperses the shadows; we may even say that it must triumph sooner or later, but it is possible that there will be a period of complete darkness before this happens. The Traditional spirit cannot die, for in its essence it transcends death and change; yet it can withdraw completely from the external world. We may be witnessing the ‘beginning of the end,’ the first sign of the moment when, according to Hindu Tradition, every sacred doctrine must enclose itself within a shell, from which it will emerge once more, intact, at the dawn of the new world.”
- René Guénon
(“The Crisis of the Modern World”)
“…The spiritual power inherent in Tradition, of which its adversaries know nothing, may triumph over the material power when this has played its part, and disperse it as light disperses the shadows; we may even say that it must triumph sooner or later, but it is possible that there will be a period of complete darkness before this happens. The Traditional spirit cannot die, for in its essence it transcends death and change; yet it can withdraw completely from the external world. We may be witnessing the ‘beginning of the end,’ the first sign of the moment when, according to Hindu Tradition, every sacred doctrine must enclose itself within a shell, from which it will emerge once more, intact, at the dawn of the new world.”
- René Guénon
(“The Crisis of the Modern World”)
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Liberation in the Supreme
When going on the Path towards awakening from illusion, the aspiring devotee comes to the realization that one has to abandon all sin completely to the Lotus-Eyed Lord. God promised to all who sincerely seek Him, He will reveal Himself, and enable by grace (Prasāda), the attainment of this end.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead has made the solemn promise: “Those who are beyond the dualities that arise from doubts, whose minds are engaged within, who are always busy working for the welfare of all living beings, and who are free from all sins achieve liberation in the Supreme.” (Bhagavad-Gītā, 5.25). Those who long for Nārāyaṇa in their heart, we will experience Him in mystical sight, and be fully saved from birth and death.
Always we remember in desperate abandon of ourselves, the Absolute, Śrīman-Nārāyaṇa; seeking Him alone. As we Surrender, Viṣṇu will know and liberate us by His pure and Causeless Mercy. Nārāyaṇa alone is the Way and the Goal of our long Spiritual Journey.
When going on the Path towards awakening from illusion, the aspiring devotee comes to the realization that one has to abandon all sin completely to the Lotus-Eyed Lord. God promised to all who sincerely seek Him, He will reveal Himself, and enable by grace (Prasāda), the attainment of this end.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead has made the solemn promise: “Those who are beyond the dualities that arise from doubts, whose minds are engaged within, who are always busy working for the welfare of all living beings, and who are free from all sins achieve liberation in the Supreme.” (Bhagavad-Gītā, 5.25). Those who long for Nārāyaṇa in their heart, we will experience Him in mystical sight, and be fully saved from birth and death.
Always we remember in desperate abandon of ourselves, the Absolute, Śrīman-Nārāyaṇa; seeking Him alone. As we Surrender, Viṣṇu will know and liberate us by His pure and Causeless Mercy. Nārāyaṇa alone is the Way and the Goal of our long Spiritual Journey.
The End of A Journey
When we traverse and attempt to advance on the Spiritual Path, there come times which call for deep private reflection and inner exploration in honesty and integrity. Doing such, here follows a hard announcement.
This post is the final one, as the time has now come to retire this channel; Dharmic Traditionalism. This channel will be henceforth inactive and no new posts or updates should be expected. While it has been a joyful honour and a privilege to share inspiring posts conveying the Truth of Dharma and Primordial Tradition with all readers, a time of reflection and contemplation has led to the conclusion that this channel should come to an ending.
The Admin of this channel wishes to extend sincere gratitude and genuine appreciation to all who have enjoyed reading and sharing these posts, and wishes everyone the most auspicious success on our personal Spiritual Journeys, wherever they may lead. May the Supreme Absolute guide and bless you all. Dhanyavāda!
May it be so, and Namaste
When we traverse and attempt to advance on the Spiritual Path, there come times which call for deep private reflection and inner exploration in honesty and integrity. Doing such, here follows a hard announcement.
This post is the final one, as the time has now come to retire this channel; Dharmic Traditionalism. This channel will be henceforth inactive and no new posts or updates should be expected. While it has been a joyful honour and a privilege to share inspiring posts conveying the Truth of Dharma and Primordial Tradition with all readers, a time of reflection and contemplation has led to the conclusion that this channel should come to an ending.
The Admin of this channel wishes to extend sincere gratitude and genuine appreciation to all who have enjoyed reading and sharing these posts, and wishes everyone the most auspicious success on our personal Spiritual Journeys, wherever they may lead. May the Supreme Absolute guide and bless you all. Dhanyavāda!
May it be so, and Namaste
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