Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 hello all - i have a question, i don't know if anyone on this list has any answers. i recently purchased the prayer book, with the 108 names and have been struggling through saying them. i have been told that it is important to chant them as they are written - in sanskrit, i believe. i am wondering on the importance of chanting them in this language, as my mind gets all tangled up on the pronunciations and through the struggle i lose the sense of devotion that i began with , and feel more exhausted than anything else. i have a tape that i tried to follow but the swami is speaking so fast i simply cannot keep up. i imagine that it will get easier with practice, but i am wondering the importance. i have another question too, but i'll wait on that one. om amriteswyre namah. kalika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Kalika, It does not seem logical to me that a deity would expect a person to read a transcription of a prayer that he/she can neither understand nor has heard before or can even read. The objective I would think is to be a better human being not a linguist. Here's an extract from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Sri Ramakrishna (sharply) — It is fashionable for Calcutta people to lecture and bring others to light. How to bring light to themselves, they do not know. Who are you to teach others? He who is the Lord of the universe will Himself teach. He who has made this universe, the moon, the sun, the seasons, the human beings and the beasts, He who has made provision of food for men and beasts, and parents to rear and love will Himself teach. He has made this much, will He not arrange it too? If there is a need to teach, God Himself will surely make them understand. And then, God is antaryamin (knower of heart within). If there is some mistake in worshipping the clay image, does He not know that He Himself is being called upon? He is pleased with this very worship. Why should you have headache over it? Seek that you may yourself have jnana and develop bhakti. http://www.kathamrita.org/kathamrita/k1sec%2001.htm So I guess the point I am trying to make is that if you can read it in Sanskrit, well and good. otherwise don't bother too much about it. As always this is just my uninformed opinion. Your best source of information would be to contact a Swami in the MA Center. Best wishes, Girish On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:02:33 -0700 (PDT), kalikat <kalikat wrote: > > hello all - > i have a question, i don't know if anyone on this list has any answers. i > recently purchased the prayer book, with the 108 names and have been > struggling through saying them. i have been told that it is important to > chant them as they are written - in sanskrit, i believe. > i am wondering on the importance of chanting them in this language, as my > mind gets all tangled up on the pronunciations and through the struggle i > lose the sense of devotion that i began with , and feel more exhausted > than anything else. > i have a tape that i tried to follow but the swami is speaking so fast i > simply cannot keep up. > i imagine that it will get easier with practice, but i am wondering the > importance. > > i have another question too, but i'll wait on that one. > > > om amriteswyre namah. > > kalika > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Hi Kalika, I agree, chanting the 108 names is a tough job, especially with the pronounciation. Instead of struggling with the Sanskrit pronounciation, you can just chant "Om Amriteswaryai Namah" 108 times. Gopal kalikat wrote: hello all - i have a question, i don't know if anyone on this list has any answers. i recently purchased the prayer book, with the 108 names and have been struggling through saying them. i have been told that it is important to chant them as they are written - in sanskrit, i believe. i am wondering on the importance of chanting them in this language, as my mind gets all tangled up on the pronunciations and through the struggle i lose the sense of devotion that i began with , and feel more exhausted than anything else. i have a tape that i tried to follow but the swami is speaking so fast i simply cannot keep up. i imagine that it will get easier with practice, but i am wondering the importance. i have another question too, but i'll wait on that one. om amriteswyre namah. kalika Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Om Amriteshwaryai Namah Kalika I agree with Girish that is the heart-felt sentiment that matters more thatn the action and I would also like to add what I have come to understand about the importance of chanting in Sanskrit. Im sure other group members could further elaborate... Sanskrit is supposedly the first language which arose naturally from the source of deep meditation from the yogis in ancient times. It's primordial sound is supposed to resonate the closest to the actual vibration to the object itself, therefore magnetizing and/or creating that which it names. It is perhaps even arguable as to which came first, the word or the object. In the BIble, it is said, "In the Beginning, there was the Word." So, if we call the Divine mOther in Sanskrit, though ourminds may not understand, our universe, physically , emotionally and spiritually will vibrate more with the Divine MOther's energy. Perhaps, you could jsut benefit from hearing the vibrations on your CD and until you feel ready, maybe it would be more helpful to focus on one chant which is in essence all the chants, like Om AMriteshwaryai Namah Salutations to the Mother of the Immortal Nectar of Love YOu probably already learned this one at Mother's on tour but if not... OM sounds like home Am rhymes with some ri rhymes with be tesh rhymes with flesh wary rhymes with muddy ai rhymes with eh (Canadian) Na- a is short like first a in sAbbatical Ma- a is also short like first a above Ha- a is long like in ALoha. or a big laugh from the heart Hope this helps a little- it sure has inspired me to get chanting my Divine Names- I need to have more discipline with them. Towards Her Love, Ambujam Ammachi, Girish <girishsv@g...> wrote: > Kalika, > > It does not seem logical to me that a deity would expect a person to > read a transcription of a prayer that he/she can neither understand > nor has heard before or can even read. The objective I would think is > to be a better human being not a linguist. > > Here's an extract from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna > Sri Ramakrishna (sharply) â€" It is fashionable for Calcutta people to > lecture and bring others to light. How to bring light to themselves, > they do not know. Who are you to teach others? He who is the Lord of > the universe will Himself teach. He who has made this universe, the > moon, the sun, the seasons, the human beings and the beasts, He who > has made provision of food for men and beasts, and parents to rear and > love will Himself teach. He has made this much, will He not arrange it > too? If there is a need to teach, God Himself will surely make them > understand. And then, God is antaryamin (knower of heart within). If > there is some mistake in worshipping the clay image, does He not know > that He Himself is being called upon? He is pleased with this very > worship. Why should you have headache over it? Seek that you may > yourself have jnana and develop bhakti. > http://www.kathamrita.org/kathamrita/k1sec%2001.htm > > So I guess the point I am trying to make is that if you can read it in > Sanskrit, well and good. otherwise don't bother too much about it. > As always this is just my uninformed opinion. Your best source of > information would be to contact a Swami in the MA Center. > > Best wishes, > > Girish > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:02:33 -0700 (PDT), kalikat@s... > <kalikat@s...> wrote: > > > > hello all - > > i have a question, i don't know if anyone on this list has any answers. i > > recently purchased the prayer book, with the 108 names and have been > > struggling through saying them. i have been told that it is important to > > chant them as they are written - in sanskrit, i believe. > > i am wondering on the importance of chanting them in this language, as my > > mind gets all tangled up on the pronunciations and through the struggle i > > lose the sense of devotion that i began with , and feel more exhausted > > than anything else. > > i have a tape that i tried to follow but the swami is speaking so fast i > > simply cannot keep up. > > i imagine that it will get easier with practice, but i am wondering the > > importance. > > > > i have another question too, but i'll wait on that one. > > > > > > om amriteswyre namah. > > > > kalika > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Links > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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