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Invoking Lakshmi
Constantina Rhodes
其他書名
The Goddess of Wealth in Song and Ceremony
出版State University of New York Press, 2010-09-29
主題Religion / Hinduism / GeneralReligion / Hinduism / Sacred WritingsReligion / Hinduism / Rituals & PracticeReligion / Eastern
ISBN14384332209781438433226
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RC0Mr3E1tqAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Beautiful, beloved Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, happiness, and abundant good fortune. This fascinating book is the first comprehensive guide to this celebrated goddess, her worship, and the deeper spiritual domain of prosperity she reveals. Constantina Rhodes presents over five hundred elegantly translated Sanskrit verses, including devotional songs, mantras, visualizations, and ceremonial instructions that devotees use to invoke Lakshmi.

Rhodes uses these texts to develop a richly detailed portrait of Lakshmi, revealing unexpected dimensions of this enigmatic deity. Even as Lakshmi is best known as a goddess of wealth and well-being, she also maintains a strong esoteric presence, expressing herself as Siddhi, the magnificent Tantric goddess of spiritual power, and as Kundalini Shakti, the transformative cosmic force that exists within each individual. These identities express the "prosperity consciousness" that is the essential nature of the goddess and the divine source of all wealth. Invoking Lakshmi is not only a matter of calling upon the external form of the goddess but also of aligning one's consciousness with the very essence of prosperity