Guru Gayatri mantra japa

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Sunday July 22, 2001 - Tuesday March 12, 2002

As many of you know that we sent lengthy information about the circumstances

that have resulted in making a decision to start chanting ONE Crore (10

million) Guru Gayatri Mantra Japam. With Sri Swamiji's blessings we are

planning to start the japa on May 22 and conclude on March 12, 2002. For

complete information, please visit dattatemple.com web site and go to Events

section to find out about Guru Gayatri Mantra Japam.

Guru Gayatri is listed below: Sachchidaanandaaya Vidmahe Guru Sreshtaaya

Dheemahi Tanno Brahma Rishi Prachodayaat

Following are the steps to chant Guru Gayatri Mantra Japam :

1) Try to do Guru Gayatri Mantra japam either in the morning (preferably before

sun rise)or in the evening (preferably after sunset) when there is quietness and

silence. Timings can be flexible to suit the convenience of the participants.

2) Sit in a Padmaasana (Lotus) posture in front of Sri Swamiji's picture.

3) Whenever you are ready to do Guru Mantra japa, first you should invite

Parama Guru, Paraatpara Guru and Parameshti Guru mentally on to the Sahsraara

Chakra which is located on top of your head. How do we invite these gurus?

a) Imagine in your own mind the Padukas of Parama Guru Sri Swamiji being

placed on your Sahasranama Chakra b)Imagine in your own mind the Padukas of

Paraatpara Guru Sri Jayalakshmi Mata being placed on your Sahasranama Chakra

c) Imagine in your own mind the Padukas of Parameshti Guru Sri Dattatreya being

on your Sahasranama Chakra

One has to feel that our Sadguru Sri Swamiji has personally come and helping us

to do Guru Mantra japa by sitting on our Sahasranama Chakra.

Then do the above Guru Gayatri Mantra japa.

4) In case of a death in the extended family one should avoid reciting Mantra

Jap for 11 days; and women should abstain 5 days during the time of the monthly

cycle.

5) Devotees can make up the Mantra Japa if they had missed for any unavoidable reasons.

6) It is highly beneficial to the devotees if they can do Guru Pada Puja or

recite Datta Sthava three times on every Thursday and also fast on that day if

health permits.

7) Please send information about how many Guru Gayatri mantra japas you can do

per day along with your name, Gotra, Nakshtra and address to dthtbr (AT) aol (DOT) com by

July 21, 2001. Sri Shankramanchi will perform Mahasankalpa on July 22 (Sunday)

for all who are participating in this Japa.

Each family member is encouraged to do it separately.

Then you can start the japa after Mahasankalpa, that is after 1:00 pm Eastern Time.

You have up to March 12 (that is about 7 ½ months) to chant the Japa

Please NOTE that the number of Japas you are planning to chant per day is

flexible. The number you decide is only a target. One may do more or less. That

should not concern any body. One should not feel that they have nor fulfilled

the commitment and feel guilty.

8) After completing the desired number of Guru Manta Japas on March 12, please

submit the form / infomation to Datta Temple 6221 Equity Dr. Baton Rouge, LA

70809; fax it to 225-751-5549; or send it to dthtbr (AT) aol (DOT) com

After receiving the information from all the devotees at the end of Diksha

period (March 12, 2002), Sri Shankaramanch will do special Puja for the

devotees who participated in this Mantra Japa Yajna.

Then we will submit these papers at the Lotus feet of His Holiness Sri Ganapathi

Sachchidananda Swamiji on His 60th birthday in June 2002.

For additional information or clarification, please contact Sharma at

225-751-8959 or Nandini & V. V. Prakasa Rao at 601-856-4783.