Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Oour learned meber alexandra kafka has asked us how one can perform mansika kali puja ... well, to be honest, i am not aware of that practice but i do know that our beloved adi shankara in bhavaniuponishad has given instructions on how to do mansic puja to the divine mother, shakti mata! mAnasa puja is as follows, The power of will, the great Tripurasundari, of the form of devoted mind and kAmeshwarA, the complete, the solidification state of Truth and bliss, in union, is the deity of meditation and worship. The truth that brings forth peace is offered as oblation to the deity. ********************************************************************** The power of discrimination, between good and evil is offered as service to her. ********************************************************************** The eternity behind existent and nonexistent is offered as subsidiary service to her. ********************************************************************** The capacity of the internal and external senses to perceive the unity in everything is offered as avAhana or invocation to her. ********************************************************************** The perception of such a unity outside and inside and everywhere, is offered as seat to Her. ********************************************************************** The unity of Shiva and Shakti is offered as water to wash her feet. ********************************************************************* The brilliant experience of bliss in her worship is offered as Aragya to her. ********************************************************************** The experience of crystal clear ultimate state of reality is offered as abhishhekam to her. ********************************************************************** The descent of consciousness in to every organ from its highest state offered as Achamana to her. ********************************************************************** The power of ultimate bliss appearing as the fire of consciousness is offered as raiment to her. ********************************************************************** * A sacred thread offered to her consisting of 27 individual strands, representing bliss, wealth, knowledge and action etc, which is signified by the bhrama nadi or spinal cord. ********************************************************************** Non involvement in ones own and other things is offered as ornaments to her. ********************************************************************** In every thing the firmness of mind id offered as flower to her. ********************************************************************* A continuous experience of the previous acts is offered as incense to her. ********************************************************************** The control of breath and consequent perception of flashes of light in the field of consciousness is offered as light to her. ********************************************************************** The stoppage of the incoming and the outgoing going breath is offered as food to her. ********************************************************************** The unity of the three states of consciousness is offered as betel to her. ********************************************************************** The movement of prANA from mUladAra till brahmarantra is offered as pradakshhiNa to her. ********************************************************************** The fourth state beyond all the three states is offered as salutation for her. ********************************************************************** The complete immersion in the notion thst the body is nonexistent is offered as sacrifice to her. ********************************************************************** Always presenting to the ultimate that 'truth alone exist'being unconcerned about any act, to be done or not to be done, are offered as sacrificial fire. ********************************************************************** Losing oneself in the sacred feet is offered as meditation to her. ********************************************************************** Any one performing this pUja for three muhUrtas becomes united with the deity. The thought of mAnasa pujA emphasized in bAvopanishad is seen in many hymns of Shri Shankara. The famous "mantra maatrukaapushhpamaalaa" of Shri Shankara expresses the supreme idea of mAnasa puja and serves as the best way to worship the universal mother: om sree matrayaii namaha! ********************************************************************** courtesy- amba.. org... ********************************************************************** now, alexandra i guess when you perform the kali puja , you can do all the above steps but keepuing KALI as the presiding deity ! i think that is permissable! there is a manasika puja for shiva laso using similar methodology. great saints like kabir used this technique very effectively- they believed more in mental worship (antharyahya) than external worship (bhaya worship) - in fact there is an interesting story in connection with this... as you know kabir was born a hindu but adopted by muslim parents... there is a story thay when his hindu guru adopted kabir as a disciple, it was not well liked by the guru's other disciples... but the guru saw the devotion and sincere yearning of kabir and took kabir under his wings... one day the guru was performing Manasika puj aTO HS ISTHA DEVATHA... kabir was in th eadjacent room - what seperated the guru and kabir was a thick curtain... kabir could not see what the guru was doingg.. when the time came for the guru to offer the garland to the deity, the guru was having problems placing the garland on the deity... kabir exclaimed from the other room- "guruji, please, remove the 'crown' (the mukut or head dress ) first and place the garland and then the crown!!!! the guru was amazed how kabir could see clearly how the guru was performing the mansika puja and not on;y that kabir suggested a way out of the predicament!!! the guru realized what a JNANI kabir was AND EMBRACED HIM AND BLESSED HIM! SO BHAKTI AND JNANA IS A STATE OF MIND AND REALIZATION!!!! LOVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 This page from hubcom says it all: - adi_shakthi16 Friday, March 15, 2002 7:19 AM MANASIKA PUJA ------ADI SHANKARA Oour learned meber alexandra kafka has asked us how one can perform mansika kali puja ... well, to be honest, i am not aware of that practice but i do know that our beloved adi shankara in bhavaniuponishad has given instructions on how to do mansic puja to the divine mother, shakti mata! mAnasa puja is as follows, The power of will, the great Tripurasundari, of the form of devoted mind and kAmeshwarA, the complete, the solidification state of Truth and bliss, in union, is the deity of meditation and worship.The truth that brings forth peace is offered as oblation to the deity. **********************************************************************The power of discrimination, between good and evil is offered as service to her. **********************************************************************The eternity behind existent and nonexistent is offered as subsidiary service to her. **********************************************************************The capacity of the internal and external senses to perceive the unity in everything is offered as avAhana or invocation to her. **********************************************************************The perception of such a unity outside and inside and everywhere, is offered as seat to Her. **********************************************************************The unity of Shiva and Shakti is offered as water to wash her feet.********************************************************************* The brilliant experience of bliss in her worship is offered as Aragya to her. **********************************************************************The experience of crystal clear ultimate state of reality is offered as abhishhekam to her. **********************************************************************The descent of consciousness in to every organ from its highest state offered as Achamana to her. **********************************************************************The power of ultimate bliss appearing as the fire of consciousness is offered as raiment to her. ***********************************************************************A sacred thread offered to her consisting of 27 individual strands, representing bliss, wealth, knowledge and action etc, which is signified by the bhrama nadi or spinal cord. **********************************************************************Non involvement in ones own and other things is offered as ornaments to her. **********************************************************************In every thing the firmness of mind id offered as flower to her. *********************************************************************A continuous experience of the previous acts is offered as incense to her. **********************************************************************The control of breath and consequent perception of flashes of light in the field of consciousness is offered as light to her. **********************************************************************The stoppage of the incoming and the outgoing going breath is offered as food to her. **********************************************************************The unity of the three states of consciousness is offered as betel to her. **********************************************************************The movement of prANA from mUladAra till brahmarantra is offered as pradakshhiNa to her. **********************************************************************The fourth state beyond all the three states is offered as salutation for her. **********************************************************************The complete immersion in the notion thst the body is nonexistent is offered as sacrifice to her. **********************************************************************Always presenting to the ultimate that 'truth alone exist'being unconcerned about any act, to be done or not to be done, are offered as sacrificial fire. **********************************************************************Losing oneself in the sacred feet is offered as meditation to her. **********************************************************************Any one performing this pUja for three muhUrtas becomes united with the deity. The thought of mAnasa pujA emphasized in bAvopanishad is seen in many hymns of Shri Shankara. The famous "mantra maatrukaapushhpamaalaa" of Shri Shankara expresses the supreme idea of mAnasa puja and serves as the best way to worship the universal mother:om sree matrayaii namaha! **********************************************************************courtesy- amba.. org... **********************************************************************now, alexandra i guess when you perform the kali puja , you can do all the above steps but keepuing KALI as the presiding deity ! i think that is permissable! there is a manasika puja for shiva laso using similar methodology. great saints like kabir used this technique very effectively- they believed more in mental worship(antharyahya) than external worship (bhaya worship) - in fact there is an interesting story in connection with this... as you know kabir was born a hindu but adopted by muslim parents... there is a story thay when his hindu guru adopted kabir as a disciple, it was not well liked by the guru's other disciples... but the guru saw the devotion and sincere yearning of kabir and took kabir under his wings... one day the guru was performing Manasika puj aTO HS ISTHA DEVATHA... kabir was in th eadjacent room - what seperated the guru and kabir was a thick curtain... kabir could not see what the guru was doingg.. when the time came for the guru to offer the garland to the deity, the guru was having problems placing the garland on the deity... kabir exclaimed from the other room- "guruji, please, remove the 'crown' (the mukut or head dress ) first and place the garland and then the crown!!!! the guru was amazed how kabir could see clearly how the guru was performing the mansika puja and not on;y that kabir suggested a way out of the predicament!!! the guru realized what a JNANI kabir was AND EMBRACED HIM AND BLESSED HIM! SO BHAKTI AND JNANA IS A STATE OF MIND AND REALIZATION!!!! LOVE To from this group, send an email to:shakti_sadhnaaYour use of Groups is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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