To Eric about Maa Tells Us a New Story

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Eric wrote:

 

....for the past few years since being blessed with my Guru Mantra i

have made a concerted effort to repeat It. in a nutshell my japa

rule has been when i realize i am not saying it to start again.

regardless of my ego, attachments, and desires...the blessing of Japa is it

can be done anywhere at any time. my workday is spent in front of the

computer,

so i have tried to make my work a puja. i even light a candle and

offer a couple pieces of fruit before i start my day, and pray to

let work be an offering to Kali...

thru the blessing of Japa, The Mantra has changed my circumstances,

relationships, and my life for the better.

 

 

Dear Eric ~ what you wrote touched me very deeply. I especially liked the

"picture" I got in my mind of you lighting a candle and offering some fruit

before you start the day. One thing I wonder about, and anyone who knows can

answer, is how does one receive a Guru Mantra from Maa and Swamiji? Do you have

to be in their presence, and since They are no longer touring, and not all of

us can go to the Devi Mandir for the satsanghs (have they started yet?) due

to various circumstances. I am burning to know this. With puja so difficult

for me, japa is something I could do, like you say, as part of anything else I

may do.

 

I am so happy because Doug and I learned today that we are getting the house

we want. My first action will be to find a good place to nail my Ganesh bas

relief (it has a flat back to fit against the wall, but the figure of Ganesh

is sculptural, and his belly somehow becomes a bowl (for offerings?, for water

that has been blessed during puja?). I have taken Ganesh with me everywhere

for quite some time, but this is the first time I will actually be able to

give him a home too. And, I will have an altar! I don't know if you can imagine

how much this thrills and delights me. Even if all I can do is bow down

several times each day, I will really be so joyful. Now ... Muktimaa? ... anyone

.... where do I find Murtis? (I have a Nataraj, but that is all.) This is only

possible through the Grace of Maa and Swamiji, so from the bottom of my

heart, thank you, dear Gurus. Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda