The arrow that kills CERN

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Postby Burnt Hill » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:34 am

Shiva the Cosmic Dancer

He is well-versed in the Secret Knowledge: he holds a drum in his hand;
The moon shines over his head; and he is the Lord who removes difficulties of those who worship him.
In the Little Hall at Tillai he dances with fire
And makes noise with his tinkling anklets.

http://www.academia.edu/8214530/Srinivasan_S._2004._Siva_as_cosmic_dancer_World_Archaeology
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Re: The arrow that kills CERN

Postby dada » Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:10 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_Sahasranama

"In Hindu tradition a sahasranama is a type of devotional hymn (Sanskrit: stotra) listing many names of a deity. The names provide an exhaustive catalog of the attributes, functions, and major mythology associated with the figure being praised. The Shiva Sahasranama is found in Shiv Mahapuran and many other scriptures such as Linga Purana. As per Shiv Mahapuran when Vishnu was unable to defeat the demons after many attempts he prayed to Shiv who granted him the Sudarshan Chakra for fighting the demons."

Now, if you're looking for a difficulty-removing deity, I'd go with the Sudarshan Chakra. There are of course many deities that will remove difficulties, but the Sudarshana was designed for this. It cuts right through.

There's a Sahasranam for Sudarshana as well.



Thousand name hymns are fun. My favorite is probably the Vishnu one, because of the bit of story at the beginning and end, which is recited as well.

http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/vishnu/Sri_Vishnu.pdf

You can find many versions of these 1008 name recitations on youtube. Different musical styles, heavy and hardcore, or light and airy. Chanted or sung, performed solo and in groups. And I get the feeling they mostly aren't read, they're memorized in full.

Which brings us back around to pokemon. haha

I'm sure there are many pokemon trainers out there that can recite the many names of the pokemon by memory. I think there are six or seven hundred, now? I don't know for sure, and don't care to look it up.

When we hit 1008, the pokemon apocalypse will be upon us. It's obvious.
Both his words and manner of speech seemed at first totally unfamiliar to me, and yet somehow they stirred memories - as an actor might be stirred by the forgotten lines of some role he had played far away and long ago.
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