Divine Beings with Highest Energy
There are Divine Beings who, apart from Angels, are the closest to the Highest, the Gods. They keep the order in the cosmos and help humanity. According to Vedic Teachings, many thousands of years ago, huge beings with enormous powers and abilities came to earth from another planetary system. These Deities know all about the laws of the universe and nature and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. They passed this UNIVERSAL WISDOM to very wise and intelligent people, who lived in the region of ancient India and Persia.
They were taught everything about the stars and elements and their influence on the earth. They also taught them practical things, for example how to live the best way in this world, which diet and behavior are ideal or how to heal from diseases with natural methods. Above all, they learned about the highest source of energy in the universe. They came to know, how to stay connected with this energy, amplify it and directing it towards a specific goal.
After these Divine Beings returned back to their home planets, the sages spread this knowledge throughout the world, from Egypt and the Middle East to China, Japan, and throughout Asia, North and South America, Greece, and most likely Northern Europe, after ice age. This is one explanation, why every culture has Deities with similar images and abilities, even if they have different names.
Of course, it is not scientifically proven, that these Divine Beings existed on earth. Fact is, that they possess energy structures with high vibrations, which is also expressed by their names. By thinking or calling their names, we connect with their divine energies, which gives up superpowers. Especially by reciting Mantras, which are dedicated to a certain Deity, such as the Shiva Mantra or the Laxmi Mantra, we create an energy field with high frequencies, which has healing effects and works miracles.
On this page, we introduce you to the original Vedic Gods, which can also be found in Hinduism and other religious Asian traditions, such as Shintoism. Maybe they are connected with your Higher Self. Many yoga followers feel a deep connection to Shiva, Ganesha or Krishna, even though they are born and brought up in a completely different culture. Find out, which of the following Divine Beings you are connected with, by seeing their images and reading about them. If you feel uplifted by a certain Deity, then for sure, he or she is part of your Divine Guides.
Divine Beings: Our Highest, the Creator Brahma
To be precise, Brahma is not considered to be a being, but as the supreme source energy, the Highest. Brahma is the synonyn for a gigantic Quantum Field, in which there is no matter yet. If an intention or a clear idea arrives to this energy field, manifestation takes places and the desired object is formed by the Quantum particles. For an idea to come into reality, we need to continuously and intensively reinforce our ideas and goals with our thoughts, feelings, words and deeds. A part of this creative energy is integrated in your soul, called Atman. With this we continuously create our reality. By being aware of your Brahman creator energy we can create our dreamlife.
Brahma works with the energy of Vishnu and Shiva, who create, sustain and renew the universe. Brahman also stands for the universal knowledge like Vedic Science.
Vishnu: Divine Being - Protector of our world
Vishnu is the energy that protects and sustains the universe and the cosmic order. Together with Brahman and Shiva he creates, sustains and renews our universe. His creative power, also called Shakti, works in his divine wife Laxmi as well. His son is Kama, the god of love, who is represented with a bow and an arrow. If the world is threatened by destruction, he sends an Avatar like Krishna, Rama, Jesus or Buddha. Their activities and teachings remind humanity that unconditional love is the highest force in the universe to overcome any difficulties for a fulfilled and happy life.
Shiva: Supreme Divine Being
Shiva is understand as the most powerful Divine Being in the Vedic tradition. His energy move stars, planets and mountains. Shiva is considered to be the supreme manifestation of the One, called Brahman, the universal energy source. He and is always in deepest union with the Highes and brings the creator energy down to earth. This union with the source energy is also known as Yoga. Therefore Shiva is also the supreme Yogi and master of meditation. To be undisturbed, he meditates on Mount Kailash in the Himalayas for thousands of years.
According to Vedic mythology, Shiva is part of the cosmic trinity also called Trimurti. Together with the Divine Energies of Brahma and Vishnu, he creates and sustains the universe. Shiva energy is responsible for the destruction of everything that blocks renewal. This the creations of the universe can be optimized and adapts to current circumstances. The Shiva energy also destroys karmic entanglements and allowing for spiritual growth to enlightenment.
The Shiva energy is full of love and eliminates toxic substances from the world. Once upon a time, when the angels, gods and demons struggled for supremacy on earth, they came to know about a liquid potion of immortality in the ocean. All of them churned the sea. With a trick of Shiva, the gods received the elixir, but at the same time a poisonous liquid gushed out of the sea, threatening to destroy the world. The almighty Divine Being Shiva swallowed the poison as a sign of his unconditional love, but his head and neck turned blueish. His blue appearance is called Nilkantha. This story demonstrates the enormous power of Shiva, who transforms everything negative into positive.
Shiva also represents the ease of life and letting go of negativities and challenges through his cosmic dance. Same time he eliminated what is not for the highest good of the universe and allows new creations. As a dancer he is also known as Natraja or Tandava. Shiva’s female counterpart is Shakti, also called Parvati, who also has enormous cosmic powers. Together with their children they are the “Holy Family”. Their son Ganesha dissolves blockages and enables the free flow of energy.
Ganesha: Divine Being for Free Flow
The Ganesha energy represents many very positive things like the beginning and the removal of obstacles for a free flow of energies. Ganesha is the son of the almighty Shiva and Parvati. He is depicted with the head of an elephant. He destroys pride, selfishness and vanity, which are considered blockages to spiritual development. Physically he also ensures the flow to reach destines and achieve goals.
As Vigneshwara he represents the energy of wisdom, intellect, universal sciences, arts and sacred literature like the Vedas. Ganesha is also often shown dancing. He loves and enjoys life. There are various stories about his unusual appearance as half of an elephant. The following story is the one most often told in Vedic mythology: Shiva and his wife Parvati had a son. Shortly after birth, Shiva went back to the Himalayas in a deep meditation.
After a few years he wanted to go back to his family. Arriving at his home, he saw a handsome boy embracing his wife tightly. Blinded by jealousy, he beheaded the supposed intruder. Parvati was so upset that she asked the gods for help to keep him alive. She was told to cut off the head of the next creature she sees in the forest and place it his body. Well, she saw an elephant. Shiva, plagued by guilt, decided that from now on, anyone who starts a prayer should first name Ganesha. It he also known by the name Ganpati.
Ganesha: The Energy of Free Flow
Laxmi: Divine Being for Love, Wealth and Health
The gentle Laxmi energy materializes all the good things on earth. She represents the divine feminine principle and the primal mother.
The Laxmi is of Vedic origin and is one of the oldest celestial beings that people still worship worldwide in all hinduistic traditions. Laxmi represents love, luck, harmony, health, beauty and fertility as well as abundance, prosperity and wealth. She is also the protector of plants and the power Shakti, that sustains the universe. It is said that female deities such as the Egyptian beings Isis and Hathor, but also Mother Mary, originate from her energy or are energetically connected to her.
Laxmi is the female counterpart of Vishnu, her husband. Vishnu is one of the three main cosmic energies of the universe together with Brahma and Shiva. You may connect to the Laxmi energy through prayers and mantras. Thank her for all the love, health, abundance and wealth as well as the inner and outer peace and freedom which you are allowed to experience here on earth. Ask her to fulfill your wishes and goals and always be grateful to her if something of this has manifested, even in a small scale.
According to Vedic mythology, she rose from the ocean as one of the fourteen treasures of earth. This happened at a time when the gods were fighting against the demons for supremacy on earth. Only who possesses Amrita, a potion from the sea, which guaranteed immortality, would win the battle. The frothed up the sea, which looked like milk. From this milky ocean Laxmi was born, seated on a lotus flower, symbolizing purity and enlightenment and holding Amrita. She wears a crown of flowers that never wither. With her, the gods won over the demons.
Saraswati: Divine Being for Wisdom
Saraswati is the energy of knowledge, wisdom and arts. She is considered to be the female power Shakti of Brahma, the creator of the universe. She is also called Mahavidya, great wisdom and represents the energy of learning, language, poetry, music, painting, singing and dancing. She is considered as the “mother of the Vedas and Sanskrit. As the eight-armed Mahasaraswati, she is one of the three female creator energies along with the Mahalaxmi and the Mahakali. She is particularly revered by schoolchildren, students, philosophers and intellectuals.
Krishna. Divine Being and Avatar of Love
Krishna embodies earthly love and sensuality and shows what power love has over the “Evil”. According to Vedic mythology, Krishna is an Avatar of Vishnu, one of the three main energies sustaining the universe together with Brahma ans Vishnu. He is said to have lived in the 4th millennium before Jesus. Krishna is considered an example of self-realization. Even as an infant, he naturally saw himself as a part of the universe and used the universal power and love energy to save and improve the world.
The Mahabharata, one the main books of Vedic history and wisdom described how Krishna as a king on earth had to deal with two rival families claiming his throne. All his wisdom about self-realization and universal laws he told his charioteer Arjuna, who wrote it down.This book is known as the Bhagvad Gita. The main message of Krishna is, that we are all holding the power of the universe. He also emphasizes that unconditional love is the strongest of all energies and is the key to overcome all kind of conflicts and heals everything.
Dhanvantari: Supreme Divine Being of Health
Dhanvantari is the energy of healing. His divine knowledge is the basis for Ayurveda, the knowledge of life. It is about the basic needs of an individual, what makes him sick and healthy again.
Dhanvantari is an incarnation of the god Vishnu, one of the three main energies sustaining the universe along with Brahma and Shiva. He has shown himself, when the gods and demons whisked the immortality potion from the sea. He brought the nectar of immortality to the devas as well as the knowledge of Ayurveda to mankind.
