Please let me know

[Guest guest]

Respected everyone here,

 

Thanks for the advice on prayer, please let me know which time is more suitable

for prayer morning before leaving for work or evening coming back from work as

most of the time during morning I generally hurry up things due to time problem

but I still pray and as a result what happens some time I made mistake while

reciting a mantra. Mistakes may be little say ignoring one word in between or

instead of first one first and then second I recite second one first and then

the first some time I fumble, some time take some time to

remember the correct word etc. My question if I make any mistake is that mean

any negative indication?

 

Please let me know as I am quit scared and eagerly waiting for your valuable

feedback on these.

 

I remain

 

Yours truly…

[Guest guest]

For myself there is no specific time for prayer.I pray or I should say

I talk to Ma whenever ,or whereever I am,morning ,noon or

night,whenever I want to.

I also do not chant any mantra,as i do not know of any,to put it

simply.Does that mean I am less loved by Ma,i dont think so.I am just

as loved and taken care of as anyone who is doing daily pujas or

performing religious rituals.I firmly believe that one has to put ones

trust completely in her and surrender,regardless of any mantras or pujas.

Then again this is my view,and no offence meant to anyone.

 

warm regards.

 

chumki.

 

PS..I am leaving for India today,and arriving in Kolkata on the 13th

Saraswati puja day.Enjoy the Puja everyone.

 

 

 

, Biplab Biswas

<biplabbiswas> wrote:

>

> Respected everyone here,

>

> Thanks for the advice on prayer, please let me know which time is

more suitable for prayer morning before leaving for work or evening

coming back from work as most of the time during morning I generally

hurry up things due to time problem but I still pray and as a result

what happens some time I made mistake while reciting a mantra.

Mistakes may be little say ignoring one word in between or instead of

first one first and then second I recite second one first and then the

first some time I fumble, some time take some time to

> remember the correct word etc. My question if I make any mistake is

that mean any negative indication?

>

> Please let me know as I am quit scared and eagerly waiting for your

valuable feedback on these.

>

> I remain

>

> Yours truly…

[Guest guest]

I have found that LISTENING attentively with devotion to mantras repeated or

sung by someone is also a very good practice. I used to listen to Ganesha

Sahasranama while gazing at my Ganesha murti; the words were sung by Anuradha

Paudwal, Her Kali and Shiva Sahasranama, accompanied by aratis, put out by

"Bhaktimala", are also excellent, though I personally dislike the

aratis; too "modern" for my taste, I prefer something more traditional. One

should not be driving or moving about, but paying as complete attention as

possible to the words and one's murti. A mala can still be used to

help focus attention and keep the mind from wandering.

 

There is also the "Shiva Manasa Puja"(The Mental Worship of Shiva), on "Sacred

Chants of Shiva" put out by Shri Ravi Shankar's (NOT the musician!)

organization. There are plenty of mantra CDs around, find one that works for

you! You will also need a murti to fix your attention on. I might also mention

that this is a GREAT type of devotional practice for those who indulge in

"sacred herb"..the herb helps keep one's attention focused and increases

devotional fervour, especially for those who worship Shiva or Kali, to whom

"herb' is sacred, and TRADITIONAL Indian music is geared towards fostering a

meditative stateof mind. Sensitivity to this quality is increased naturally by

the action of the herb; this is why sadhus use it! And if one is going to smoke

it anyway, you may as well get some good for your soul out of it! Try it and

see!

[Guest guest]

Chumki Basu wrote: For myself there is no specific time for

prayer.I pray or I should say I talk to Ma whenever ,or whereever I

am,morning, noon or night,whenever I want to. I also do not chant

any mantra,as i do not know of any,to put it simply.Does that mean I

am less loved by Ma,i dont think so.I am just as loved and taken

care of as anyone who is doing daily pujas or performing religious

rituals.I firmly believe that one has to put ones trust completely

in her and surrender, regardless of any mantras or pujas. Then again

this is my view,and no offence meant to anyone.

 

 

No Chumki you are not offending anyone. Infact I am really glad you

have decided to share with us your experience. I have to agree with

you 100%. The most important thing in any devotion weather its

prayers or whatsnot, it must be sincere and honest. It must come

from your heart. Why not make your prayers simple and natural,

instead of going through all those elaborated rituals. Just like a

baby, we crawl first, then we learn how to stand and eventually once

we are matured we run. So don't try to run the marathon if you are

not prepared. The verse from Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

explains it all.

>From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

 

Let my every word be a prayer to Thee,

Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee,

Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,

Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee,

Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet;

Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,

Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee."

 

Do not worry or feel guilty about reciting/pronouncing the mantra

wrongly. Continue to do and seek assistant from somebody who are

experience. Before I never able to recite the Guru Padukam

properly. Like you I feel "guilty", I just surrender to DEVI. And

you know what, it just happen naturally. While doing shopping,

suddenly the mind begins to recite the Guru Padukam on its own. I

said : oh! no not now, I'm doing shopping, but it just go on and on.

My only advise, the mantra will eventually come naturally to you, so

relax and lets nature take its own course.

[Guest guest]

I was going through my Tripura Rahasya again, and I came across this

statement.

 

Parasuraman exclaimed : Formerly I pleased the Gods, including

Indra, with various ceremonies, observations, gifts and presents of

food. Later I heard from Samvarta say that the fruits of all these

acts are only trival. I consider those acts of no account which

yield only trifling results. Misery is not the absence of Happiness,

but limited happiness. For as happiness recedes misery pours in"