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namaste Murali:

 

Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We can discuss further by

private e-mail on hosting PDF files etc. But I am forwarding your

message to the list as I find the suggestions are valuable.

 

I will privately contact some of the members and solicit them to write

articles on specific topics that will aid those who are just starting.

 

With regards,

Ravi

 

 

 

--- "K. Muralidharan" <kmurali_sg wrote:

> "K. Muralidharan" <kmurali_sg

> <miinalochanii

> New poll for

> Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:12:01 +0800

>

> Dear Sri. Ravi,

>

> Namaste and greetings. I would like to express my 2-cents worth of

> views on

> the above subject as well a couple of general suggestions.

>

> 1. While a special focus on LS and bringing out interesting

> information and

> details relating to LS will be a wonderful idea, restricting the

> group's

> focus only to LS would be a serious limitation - as others have also

> pointed

> out.

>

> As it would be futile to ask which side of sugar candy is more sweet,

> Ambaal's different forms captivate different audiences although She

> is the

> same in all forms. would do well to encourage and accelerate

> such

> discussions. This has two-fold benefits - first, it gives all to

> share their

> experiences/knowledge; secondly, it gives a rare opportunity for the

> rest to

> learn something new.

>

> 2. I have been a member of this group for close to two years and I

> really

> look forward learning, exchanging and spreading devotion to Ma.

>

> But it has been my observation that more queries are being made in

> the group

> than are being answered by the elite members of the group. Please

> don't

> mistake me - this is not a complaint but an observation.

>

> We youngsters would like to learn from the elite and at the same time

> we

> request the patience and active participation from the elders to

> guide us

> and see us through - even if we are asking repeated and/or stupid

> questions/queries.

>

> 3. The participation and knowledge-sharing amongst the group members

> could

> be accelerated several notches in several ways. A few thoughts in

> this

> regard:

>

> a. A few elite members may undertake posting complete information on

> select

> themes and topics over a period of one year (LS is one of them) -

> e.g. Devi

> Mahatmya Parayanam, Dasa Maha Vidya, various vrats described in

> purans/tantras, fire rituals, thematic pilgrimage places etc. I am

> sure we

> can come up with hundreds of such interesting topics.

>

> In my opinion, even topics like "How to perform Shodasopachara Puja?"

> will

> be very useful for a large section of devotees. I am attaching a

> document I

> prepared myself for observing Narasimha Dwadashi Vrat as given in

> Varaha

> Puran last week - as an example.

>

> b. The above postings - made over a period - when completed should

> ideally

> be a complete ready reckoner on the topic/theme. These should ideally

> be

> compiled into a single pdf document and posted in website

> later for

> subsequent reference and use.

>

> c. Ambaa-l could greatly enhance the repertoire of stutis/hymns in

> praise of

> Ma in the website. This will help members as well as largesse in

> using them

> and propagating them.

>

> I am willing to partake in this effort, if the group wishes. I

> already have

> a host of stutis prepared as pdf documents on several deities - not

> just

> ambaal. One day I want to host them in a website for all to use but

> at the

> same time I would only be too glad to share ambaal related ones in

> ambaa

> site. You could recall I have sent you a few stutis in the past

> several

> months.

>

> Thank you very much for your time and consideration. I hope I made

> sense. I

> have a few ideas on the stutis/hymns hosting on website. If it is

> interesting to you we can discuss further.

>

> Thanks & Regards,

> Murali

>