Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of Lalita atleast 1000 times. No benifit. sriram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Thats exactly what I was saying in an earlier post. Mantras have some rules when they are chanted for benefits. How did u chant LS? with the Nyasas? with a sankalpa? all the three chapters? tell me. did u follow the injunctions in the poorva peethika? Without these it would be just jalpana. However chanting without all these and without specific aims but as nishkama will bring you results in one minute. Kochu SRIRAMA DONGRE <sriramadongre wrote: Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of Lalita atleast 1000 times. No benifit. sriram / Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 OM Srirama Dongre You wrote, "I have chanted 1000 names of Lalita atleast 1000 times. No benifit." Now, chant the 1000 names of Lalita another 1000 times but with devotion and without expection of reward. Om Namah Sivaya Omprem , SRIRAMA DONGRE <sriramadongre> wrote: > Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of Lalita atleast 1000 times. > No benifit. > > sriram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Pranams, Umm, what powers were you expecting? I find it interesting that after chanting LS "at least 1000 times" which would be everyday for a little over two and a half years, (which is quite a commitment, considering how long it takes to recite the whole thing) that you feel you have not benefited. Perhaps it is the sincerity of your devotion that lacks power, and not the mantra. Are you expecting siddhis? Purpose of LS is to celebrate Divine Mother, it's power lies in the miracles that come when one's heart is rushing toward the divine in a focused river of love. Then She, the author of everything, fulfills all our "desires." She makes the way clear for our journey home. In the end, all of our desires will amount to only one desire, and we attain it by remaining focused on it. So if you've been focusing on it, chanting LS all the time, what are you expecting? Wealth? Power? Prestige? Wisdom? How can you think it has no power? Even if we were to sit around chanting the word "hate" for years and years, eventually our minds would become so one-pointed that our hearts would turn to God. I'm sure you know this tale, but I'll quote it here as food for thought. "Ratnakaran had been a highway robber. Waylaying the celestial sage Narada, he was advised by the sage to give up his sinful way of making a living. Narada asked the robber to go and inquire from his family whether they were prepared to to bear part of the fruits of the sinful actions by which he was supporting them. Shocked to hear that they would not do so, Ratnakaran returned to the sage and took refuge in him in order to escape the dire consequences of his evil actions. Narada advised him to chant the divine name of Rama. Ratnakaran was sos sinful that the holy name "Rama" would not come to his lips. Narada therefore asked him to repeat the word "Mara" which means "tree" but if reversed becomes "Rama." Taking this advie to heart, Ratnakaran began chanting and became so completely absorbed that he was gradually covered over by an anthill (valmika). Thereafter, he became known as the great sage Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana." -Awaken Children, part 2 Mata Amritanandamayi --- SRIRAMA DONGRE <sriramadongre wrote: > Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of > Lalita atleast 1000 times. > No benifit. > > sriram > > > Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 Great!! Brienna; very well put Brianna Mosteller <rubyrapunzel wrote:Pranams, Umm, what powers were you expecting? I find it interesting that after chanting LS "at least 1000 times" which would be everyday for a little over two and a half years, (which is quite a commitment, considering how long it takes to recite the whole thing) that you feel you have not benefited. Perhaps it is the sincerity of your devotion that lacks power, and not the mantra. Are you expecting siddhis? Purpose of LS is to celebrate Divine Mother, it's power lies in the miracles that come when one's heart is rushing toward the divine in a focused river of love. Then She, the author of everything, fulfills all our "desires." She makes the way clear for our journey home. In the end, all of our desires will amount to only one desire, and we attain it by remaining focused on it. So if you've been focusing on it, chanting LS all the time, what are you expecting? Wealth? Power? Prestige? Wisdom? How can you think it has no power? Even if we were to sit around chanting the word "hate" for years and years, eventually our minds would become so one-pointed that our hearts would turn to God. I'm sure you know this tale, but I'll quote it here as food for thought. "Ratnakaran had been a highway robber. Waylaying the celestial sage Narada, he was advised by the sage to give up his sinful way of making a living. Narada asked the robber to go and inquire from his family whether they were prepared to to bear part of the fruits of the sinful actions by which he was supporting them. Shocked to hear that they would not do so, Ratnakaran returned to the sage and took refuge in him in order to escape the dire consequences of his evil actions. Narada advised him to chant the divine name of Rama. Ratnakaran was sos sinful that the holy name "Rama" would not come to his lips. Narada therefore asked him to repeat the word "Mara" which means "tree" but if reversed becomes "Rama." Taking this advie to heart, Ratnakaran began chanting and became so completely absorbed that he was gradually covered over by an anthill (valmika). Thereafter, he became known as the great sage Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana." -Awaken Children, part 2 Mata Amritanandamayi --- SRIRAMA DONGRE <sriramadongre wrote: > Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of > Lalita atleast 1000 times. > No benifit. > > sriram > > > Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam / Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 Hello: I like that "mara" meaning "tree" was chanted. (See my post the other day re "Trees.") However, having an anthill cover over oneself as a result of chanting isn't particularly appealing. I don't understand why that would be considered a good thing. Did the sage Valmiki have to come out from under the anthill to author the Ramayana? Interestingly in light of this post, I have recently spread cinnamon all around where ants have been coming in and out of my home. There have been thousands of them tracking through my place, and I have done my best not to give up and purchase ant poison. There is apparently a huge anthill underneath the building. Meanwhile, as my roommate mentioned, it smells like a bakery in here Mary Ann , sankara menon <kochu1tz> wrote: > Great!! Brienna; very well put > > Brianna Mosteller <rubyrapunzel> wrote:Pranams, > > > "Ratnakaran had been a highway robber. Waylaying the > celestial sage Narada, he was advised by the sage to > give up his sinful way of making a living. Narada > asked the robber to go and inquire from his family > whether they were prepared to to bear part of the > fruits of the sinful actions by which he was > supporting them. Shocked to hear that they would not > do so, Ratnakaran returned to the sage and took refuge > in him in order to escape the dire consequences of his > evil actions. Narada advised him to chant the divine > name of Rama. Ratnakaran was sos sinful that the holy > name "Rama" would not come to his lips. Narada > therefore asked him to repeat the word "Mara" which > means "tree" but if reversed becomes "Rama." Taking > this advie to heart, Ratnakaran began chanting and > became so completely absorbed that he was gradually > covered over by an anthill (valmika). Thereafter, he > became known as the great sage Valmiki, the author of > the epic Ramayana." > -Awaken Children, part 2 Mata > Amritanandamayi > > > --- SRIRAMA DONGRE <sriramadongre> wrote: > > Mantra has no power !, I have chanted 1000 names of > > Lalita atleast 1000 times. > > No benifit. > > > > sriram > > > > > > > > > > > Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam > > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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