Experiences

[Guest guest]

Namaste, everyone.

 

I am new to this shakti sadhana group. I follow primarily Vaishnava sadhanas &

chant the Vishnu sahasranama almost everyday. But however, i have had the good

fortune of being initiated into some of these Sri Vidya sadhanas like chanting

of Kadghamala and Lalitha Sahasranama.

 

I have been chanting the Lalitha sahasranama everyday for about 30 days now.

After about 1-2 weeks, I noticed that no mosquitos would bite me even when they

are biting others. This has continued on to this day. Has anyone had such an

experience after chanting some Shakti mantras? Also, after about the 2nd week,

I left my home in a residential area of Georgia, and came back only to find a

huge 6 foot long, 4 inch diameter, beautiful, blue-black, shiny snake, with

white underbelly laying in direct sunshine in the middle of my front yard. He

was facing the street, and as i drove up it looked like a crooked danda in my

yard.

 

When I got out of the car and discovered what it was, it raised it head as if to

give me darshan, then moved backed towards my house and disappeared. Everyone I

speak to about this seems to believe it is a divine occurrence, and associated

with my sadhana. What do you all think about this?

 

Although a Vaishnava and initiated into that path, I heard that it benefits one

to chant the Lalitha sahasranam as it mitigates mistakes committed during

sadhana.

 

JBIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Interesting experiences, JB. Welcome to the group.

 

I am not able to make out the (spiritual) message of the experiences

you have narrated. Nebertheless, you being initiated in LSN and KS

indicates that SHE loves you.

 

In general, VSN can be chanted to attain Worldly benefits and LSN is

for spritual benefits (as said in the introduction to LSN).

 

As for the experiences themselves, consult your Guru, who initiated

you into LSN for their meanings. There is always a message in them.

If one is not able to explain to you, keep on chanting and you will

learn of the message some how (Yes, some how.....for you will be

surprised how the answers find you!).

 

All the best.

 

 

, John Butler III

<lightdweller> wrote:

> Namaste, everyone.

>

> I am new to this shakti sadhana group. I follow primarily

Vaishnava sadhanas & chant the Vishnu sahasranama almost everyday.

But however, i have had the good fortune of being initiated into

some of these Sri Vidya sadhanas like chanting of Kadghamala and

Lalitha Sahasranama.

>

> I have been chanting the Lalitha sahasranama everyday for about 30

days now. After about 1-2 weeks, I noticed that no mosquitos would

bite me even when they are biting others. This has continued on to

this day. Has anyone had such an experience after chanting some

Shakti mantras? Also, after about the 2nd week, I left my home in a

residential area of Georgia, and came back only to find a huge 6

foot long, 4 inch diameter, beautiful, blue-black, shiny snake, with

white underbelly laying in direct sunshine in the middle of my front

yard. He was facing the street, and as i drove up it looked like a

crooked danda in my yard.

>

> When I got out of the car and discovered what it was, it raised it

head as if to give me darshan, then moved backed towards my house

and disappeared. Everyone I speak to about this seems to believe it

is a divine occurrence, and associated with my sadhana. What do you

all think about this?

>

> Although a Vaishnava and initiated into that path, I heard that it

benefits one to chant the Lalitha sahasranam as it mitigates

mistakes committed during sadhana.

>

> JBIII

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, John Butler III

<lightdweller> wrote:

> Namaste, everyone.

>

> I am new to this shakti sadhana group. I follow primarily

Vaishnava sadhanas & chant the Vishnu sahasranama almost everyday.

But however, i have had the good fortune of being initiated into some

of these Sri Vidya sadhanas like chanting of Kadghamala and Lalitha

Sahasranama.

>

 

 

Hello John Butler, on behalf of the moderators , we welcome you.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I like to take this

opportunity to share my own personal experience which happen about

few days ago.

 

I left my hand carried bag in a taxi. The bag consists of my

passport, a Cheque [all signed but with no name or amount as yet] for

the woman aid organization, some money and other important documents.

When I discover of the lost, my first reaction was: oh! Well, what to

do. Who ever found that cheque and passport must be a very lucky

person today? My concern is more for my passport as I have planned to

go back over the weekend to visit my father who is ill. Just when I

thought that it!… the security guard called me and said "Ma'am, can

you please come down here". To my surprise the security guard handed

me the lost bag. Said the taxi driver came, hand the bag to him

thereafter left without leaving any contact number or his identity.

All my things are in the bag. Nothing missing. I have read many times

in the papers people complains about the Malaysian Taxi driver [of

how horrible and terrible they are], but this incident tells me that

out there, there are many kind souls. Honest and sincere.

 

About several months ago, I left my moneybag, which consist of

membership fees in a shopping center. As usual I was concern but not

upset. Perhaps the money is meant for somebody else who is really in

need, I thought to myself. I went on with my meeting with my staff as

usual. Then suddenly something came into my mind: why don't you see

the security officer of the Shopping Mall. And I did. And there it

was my moneybag. Found by the cleaning lady. Not a single dollar was

missing. Surprised yes! Astonished yes!

 

Well somebody might ask: what's the big deal. To me it is a big deal.

These people have no reasons to give those things they have found

back but they did. That act it self is an honorable and divine. I

prayed to DEVI that SHE reward these noble souls accordingly

especially in their time of needs. I have learnt from this experience

too: that if you want to do good or do your Sadhana without asking

anything in return, you will be rewarded accordingly when you least

expected it. From Shakti Sadhana perspective [ as I understand ], we

see everything around us DIVINE. Every occurence as Divine in

nature.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your reply. A few things like that have also occurred with me as

well. Like the time my traffic ticket was mysteriously paid when i went to

court after making a prayer - entreaty for help in what I felt was unjust

treatment by a crooked policeman tryting to make quota. In addition to being

mysteriously paid, the ticket has since never shown up on my DMV record in 2

years since the incident.

 

Or like the time about 1 month back, when I was driving on the expressway with

my 4 year old daughter in the car, and i was getting very sleepy, closing my

eyes. All of a sudden, a powerfully fragrant, deep, flowery smell came into my

nostrils, having the effect as smelling salts would, thereby waking me up.

 

Best,

 

(JBIII)

 

 

 

NMadasamy <nmadasamy wrote:

, John Butler III

<lightdweller> wrote:

> Namaste, everyone.

>

> I am new to this shakti sadhana group. I follow primarily

Vaishnava sadhanas & chant the Vishnu sahasranama almost everyday.

But however, i have had the good fortune of being initiated into some

of these Sri Vidya sadhanas like chanting of Kadghamala and Lalitha

Sahasranama.

>

 

 

Hello John Butler, on behalf of the moderators , we welcome you.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I like to take this

opportunity to share my own personal experience which happen about

few days ago.

 

I left my hand carried bag in a taxi. The bag consists of my

passport, a Cheque [all signed but with no name or amount as yet] for

the woman aid organization, some money and other important documents.

When I discover of the lost, my first reaction was: oh! Well, what to

do. Who ever found that cheque and passport must be a very lucky

person today? My concern is more for my passport as I have planned to

go back over the weekend to visit my father who is ill. Just when I

thought that it!… the security guard called me and said "Ma'am, can

you please come down here". To my surprise the security guard handed

me the lost bag. Said the taxi driver came, hand the bag to him

thereafter left without leaving any contact number or his identity.

All my things are in the bag. Nothing missing. I have read many times

in the papers people complains about the Malaysian Taxi driver [of

how horrible and terrible they are], but this incident tells me that

out there, there are many kind souls. Honest and sincere.

 

About several months ago, I left my moneybag, which consist of

membership fees in a shopping center. As usual I was concern but not

upset. Perhaps the money is meant for somebody else who is really in

need, I thought to myself. I went on with my meeting with my staff as

usual. Then suddenly something came into my mind: why don't you see

the security officer of the Shopping Mall. And I did. And there it

was my moneybag. Found by the cleaning lady. Not a single dollar was

missing. Surprised yes! Astonished yes!

 

Well somebody might ask: what's the big deal. To me it is a big deal.

These people have no reasons to give those things they have found

back but they did. That act it self is an honorable and divine. I

prayed to DEVI that SHE reward these noble souls accordingly

especially in their time of needs. I have learnt from this experience

too: that if you want to do good or do your Sadhana without asking

anything in return, you will be rewarded accordingly when you least

expected it. From Shakti Sadhana perspective [ as I understand ], we

see everything around us DIVINE. Every occurence as Divine in

nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear John,

 

Such wonderful experiences clearly show the bestowal of divine grace

upon you.

 

My parama guru who was a great saint of Thiruvananthapuram, was

considered to be an avatar of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So wonderful was

his radiance, that when he went out for begging (as is the dharma for

sannyasins), the whole of the city used to wait to have his darshan.

He possessed all the astasiddhies and was a staunch Vaishnava; anyway

what he said was that the Vishnusahasranama MUST be chanted along

with the Lalithasahasrama. He also said that Radharani was the

embodiment of Shakti and in chanting LS, we are praying to Radharani.

 

Best regards,

-yogaman

 

 

, John Butler III

<lightdweller> wrote:

> Namaste, everyone.

>

> I am new to this shakti sadhana group. I follow primarily

Vaishnava sadhanas & chant the Vishnu sahasranama almost everyday.

But however, i have had the good fortune of being initiated into some

of these Sri Vidya sadhanas like chanting of Kadghamala and Lalitha

Sahasranama.

>

> I have been chanting the Lalitha sahasranama everyday for about 30

days now. After about 1-2 weeks, I noticed that no mosquitos would

bite me even when they are biting others. This has continued on to

this day. Has anyone had such an experience after chanting some

Shakti mantras? Also, after about the 2nd week, I left my home in a

residential area of Georgia, and came back only to find a huge 6 foot

long, 4 inch diameter, beautiful, blue-black, shiny snake, with white

underbelly laying in direct sunshine in the middle of my front yard.

He was facing the street, and as i drove up it looked like a crooked

danda in my yard.

>

> When I got out of the car and discovered what it was, it raised it

head as if to give me darshan, then moved backed towards my house and

disappeared. Everyone I speak to about this seems to believe it is a

divine occurrence, and associated with my sadhana. What do you all

think about this?

>

> Although a Vaishnava and initiated into that path, I heard that it

benefits one to chant the Lalitha sahasranam as it mitigates mistakes

committed during sadhana.

>

> JBIII

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have learnt from this experience

too: that if you want to do good or do your Sadhana without asking

anything in return, you will be rewarded accordingly when you least

expected it. From Shakti Sadhana perspective [ as I understand ], we

see everything around us DIVINE. Every occurence as Divine in

nature.

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This touched me. Sometimes, we atleast I see life as complicated ,

manytimes not knowing how to handle my surrounding, the best thing I do is

to sit before her picture and simply cry this gives me relief and attimes I

do ask her for favour, I donot get it immediately - I must confess that many

of my wants get fulfillied.

 

I would like to narrate one incidence. One day,I was doing my regular

prayer, suddenly I felt a strong jerk and I started chanting Sahasranama

twice then thrice. It nearly took more than an hour in prayer room. That

evening my husband came back home feeling shattered saying that he had a

very narrow escape from a car accident and the timing was also in the

afternoon.

 

I call her mother. I simply chant not knowing the meaning, and not even sure

as to my pronounciation whether I am chanting right or wrong. I do read

meanings posted by Madasamy, i am sorry to say that some I could follow some

I can't. May be, I am an exception in this board who is unable to grasp

but it doesnot bother me. I genuinely say that Lalitha Sahasranama is

very powerful - it can be a guide to one's life.

 

I still cannot understand when we call her mother OM SHRI MATRE NAMAHA -

then why are we discussing her intimate private life. We donot see mother as

sex symbol. Just an innocent querry- I am certainly not stuck up - I am only

asking for clarification. Shakti Sadhana discusses more on Lalitha

Sahasranama.

 

I enjoy all discussions. Before, joining this group - being a Hindu doing

regular prayer knew nothing about scriptures. I did prayer mechanically not

knowing its meaning because it was handed down by my parents and I never

questioned.

 

To my pleasant surprise many westerner's including some Indian's know a lot

and their discussions are very intellectual and lively. I thank them from

the deapth of my heart to keep up their good work.

 

 

 

Thanks raji.