question about japa- EMS - Many reasons to celebrate!

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Dear all,

 

seeing that we have people in our midst who are on their second round,

or even getting ready to start on a third, I think I can learn a lot

from your experience and feel encouraged to seek some advice. The

thing is this: when I do japa aloud, after a while I do succeed in

getting a consistent rhythm of reciting and breathing, approximately 4

(or 8 if it's a short mantra) on the breath. But this method is slow

and cannot be done everywhere. Yet as soon as I recite mentally only,

I get in trouble with my breathing. So I would like to know how the

more proficient members of the EMS group do this; do you recite out

loud or mentally, and how do you regulate your breathing? And, what I

also would like to know: do you stick to regular hours in the day or

do you recite whenever you have a minute or two? How does this fit in

with other mantras you have going on? If any of you would care to

divulge their secrets, I would be most grateful,

 

with love,

Henny

 

, Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote:

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> Dear EM Sankalpants,

> What a wonderful week this has been for us!

>

> First, regardless of whether our individual goals have been 1/3rd

the total number of malas or thrice the total number of malas, as a

group we have done a staggering 20,000 malas. Folks that is TWENTY

THOUSAND MALAS , or 20,000 times 108 recitations of the planets. I

remember a few short weeks ago when we had completed a 1000 as a

group, ... now another loftier milestone.

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> Individually, Kanda has completed his second round and foresees a

third round in the near future ! Wow !!!! Thats all I can say !

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> Kali Maa has completed her homa portion of the sankalpa.

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> Krista has completed Ketu, and is on her last planet. Linda has

completed 1/6th of the goal. Morningsong nearing completion of a

couple of planets.

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> Here are the numbers for japa

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> Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu

Individual Totals Total malas by end of year 60 150 80 170

190 210 100 120 120 1200 Alan 60 150 80 170 190 210

100 120 120 1200 Berijoy 60 150 10

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> 220 Dan 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200

Eric 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200 Eric

(Second Round) 60 90 80 80 80 80 60 65 70 665 Gauri

> 20

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> 20 Henny 46 110 66 124 145 164 80 88 88 911

Kalachandra 60 125 80 120 110 110 100 120 120 945 Kalia

60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200 Kalia (Second

Round) 60 150 80 170 113 7 100 55 8 743 Kanda 60 150

80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200 Kanda (Second Round) 60

150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200 Krista 60 150 80

170 190

> 100 120 120 990 Kumari 60 102

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> 162 Linda 21 26 29 26 29 29 20 14 12 206 Leela

4 5 6 6 7 6 6

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> 40 Morningsong 60 145 80 163 141 140 70 50 48 897

Muktimaa 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200

Nanda 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200

Nirmalananda 40 35 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 146 Parvati 60

150 80 170 139

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> 599 Sadhu Maa 43 76 24 17 17 17 17 17 17 245

Sadhvi 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120 120 1200 Sankaran

30 17 11 5 33 15 5 22 22 160 Srini 30 46 70 35 35

30 30 21 1 298 Vasantha 60 150 80 170 190 210 100 120

120 1200 Vasantha (Second Round) 30 70 60 50 50 50 40

60 50 460 Vinay 38 36 38 33 36 35 35 53 53 357

Total number of malas per each planet 1362 3003 1604 2879 3035

2793 1673 1896 1819 20064

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> and for homa

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> Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu

Individual Totals Total malas by end of year 6 15 8 17 19

21 10 12 12 120 Sadhu Maa 6 15 8 17 19 21 10 12 12

120 Kaliananda 6 15 8 17 19 21 10 12 12 120

Parvati 6 15 8

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> 29 Nanda 6 15 8 17 19 21 10 12 12 120 Sadhvi

6 15 8 17 19 21 10 12 12 120

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> JAI JAI EARTH MOTHER

> Nanda

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