Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Thank you Swamiji for this explanation and Kalidas for asking a question that has been on my mind for a while. I woke up thinking about this very topic today and here is a post. That seems to be happening a lot lately.Jai Maa! Sadhumaa , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai wrote: > > > Question from Kalidas: > Namaste Swamiji,i would like to know the internal significance of pran > pratisht and nyasa. Since one could just as easily invite the diety into > our hearts and meditiate on her there, and feel her there, without > necessarily going through all the pratisht and nyas mantras, i would > like to know what exactly do these mantras in fact do, as they > considered to be vital to all tantric pujas. Do they have the overall > effect of enhancing the potency of the japa mantra that follows? in > other words, one could just do the japa without nyas, but with nyas the > japa would be more powerful? > > Swamiji's response: > The easiest and most effective puja is to sit silently in contemplation > of the Supreme Divinity with ourselves with only one mantra. > > But the mind is restless. It won't sit still that easily. It wants to > roam from the past to the future, and rarely observes the truth of the > present. > > The rishis designed the pujas to guide the mind into that stillness. The > pratishtha and nyasa viddhis allow the establishment of all the > vibrations of existence into our being, and then the establishment of > the DIvine Mother as the embodiment of all that energy. > ------------------------ Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click./lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --~-> <*> / <*> <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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