Happy Birthday to Shakti Sadhana Group!

[Guest guest]

Hey, guess what?

 

I just noticed that the group is 5 years old today! That's not too

shabby by Web standards, so ... Happy Birthday to Us!

 

GROUP INFORMATION

Members: 2154

Category: Hinduism

Founded: Sep 5, 2001

Language: English

 

I hope all members will take a moment to give themselves a big pat

on the back, as the group would be nothing without you all coming

around and gabbing and discussing and arguing and sharing and

helping and advising ... I feel honored to be associated with such a

great bunch of people in this beautiful "virtual Devi temple"! Thank

you all!

 

You know, in fact Shakti Sadhana is actually closer to 6 years old,

though exactly how close I don't really recall anymore. We were a

Club for a year or so, until Clubs got eliminated in

favor of back in 2001-2002. While the Club was still

active, I came over here one day -- September 5, 2001, in fact --

and set up a Group, and began moving materials over here from clubs.

 

There were some weird politics going on then, as some of our older

members will certainly recall. This group was actually established

as a kind of "divine ladies auxiliary" spin-off by a couple of

moderators from another Hindu-themed ; I was invited to

co-moderate at some pretty early point. Almost immediately I e-met

Nora -- one of our very first members -- and discovered that we

shared a strong devotion to Devi as well as a pretty serious

intellectual interest in Shaktism. We became good friends and soon

she became an SS moderator as well, when the original founders took

a several-month hiatus.

 

Left unattended, we quickly got into trouble, as children will.

*lol* By the time the original founders returned, what had started

out as a pretty straightforwardly Shaiva-oriented group had become a

messy hotbed of rabble-rousing Shaktism. The token Shakta inmates

had taken over the asylum, led by Nora and I, arguably the nuttiest

Shaktas of the bunch. Needless to say, the founders did not

appreciate these developments, and -- after a fairly edgy standoff --

we moved our operations completely to the Groups format, and did

the best we could on our own.

 

Thankfully, Kochu soon came into the picture and gently fine-tuned

our understanding of and appreciation for what Shakti Sadhana is and

can be. He quickly became our third moderator, productively focusing

our abundant enthuiasm and energy into much deeper, more powerful

and more productive channels of authentic, living Hindu Shaktism. He

facilitated Nora's formal initiation into Srividya by Sri

Bhasurananda, and mine by Sri Amritananda, which developments have

further changed the ever-evolving face and character of the Group.

 

After several false starts, we found a wonderful fourth moderator in

Msbauju, who brought her quiet efficiency and attention to detail to

the massive task of cataloguing our increasingly vast archives, in

hopes of making them usefully accessible through our Web site,

shaktisadhana.org (established in 2002), even as Nora continues her

own massive effort at redesigning that site with her increasingly

impressive grasp of design theory and practice.

 

Last but definitely not least, we recently welcomed our fifth and

latest moderator, Adwaith Menon, a true devotee of Devi, a fellow-

shishya of Amrita, and an all-around knowledgeable and devoted

upasak, who has quickly proved his value and dedication to the

Group. What exactly *my* role is, I am not quite sure anymore! Class

slacker, maybe? *lol*

 

In any event, I am really glad to have been a part of this most

interesting and productive experiment; truly a labor of love,

created with some of the finest people I ever hope to meet. Here's

to an amazingly eventful and (dare I say?) life-altering five years -

- I can't even begin to imagine where it is all taking us, or what

the next five years might bring. But I am very happy to be traveling

with all of you.

 

Big respects at y'all!

 

Much Love!

 

DB

[Guest guest]

Tons of thanks to you and all the moderators to keep it running. Also good

to know the group history.

 

Newbies like myself can learn a lot here..

 

Thanks and Regards once agian to every one..

Dp

 

 

On 9/5/06, Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta > wrote:

>

> Hey, guess what?

>

> I just noticed that the group is 5 years old today! That's not too

> shabby by Web standards, so ... Happy Birthday to Us!

>

> GROUP INFORMATION

> Members: 2154

> Category: Hinduism

> Founded: Sep 5, 2001

> Language: English

>

> I hope all members will take a moment to give themselves a big pat

> on the back, as the group would be nothing without you all coming

> around and gabbing and discussing and arguing and sharing and

> helping and advising ... I feel honored to be associated with such a

> great bunch of people in this beautiful "virtual Devi temple"! Thank

> you all!

>

> You know, in fact Shakti Sadhana is actually closer to 6 years old,

> though exactly how close I don't really recall anymore. We were a

> Club for a year or so, until Clubs got eliminated in

> favor of back in 2001-2002. While the Club was still

> active, I came over here one day -- September 5, 2001, in fact --

> and set up a Group, and began moving materials over here from clubs.

>

[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday. I remember all the stuff that happened, but as merely a

member with no real interest in the exact direction of the group, I must say

that there were some priceless conversations early on that really gave me

pause. I thought Adi Shakti was cool, but I see how her, "There there, My

Child!" attitude was off-putting to those who wished less to create another

cult but instead foster greater personal inquiry. So I understood the spilts

that went on, some of which have still made some internet oriented and

attached individuals have some hard feelings. Hence the continued bad

mouthing one finds for us some places. Some people think Devi should exist

without a pussy!!! Ha ha ha.....

 

Anyway, I have always respected the mods here, and I would like to commend

this very awesome forum where devotion is the main tenor, devotion to Devi,

and where other considerations are correctly pushed into their secondary

category. For those who need illustration, here's a primary focus question,

"How can I make the Divine Mother happy?" and here's a secondary focus

question, "How can I slaughter my enemies using Dhoomavati and Bagalamukhi

mantra?" I guess for everything there's a place and time. For those

secondary concerns I really do recommend ISSPLIST , home of the

prayoga, for everything. But for nestling against the breast of the Mother,

this has really become the spot.

 

Except for the spot of the actual representation of the Mother, one's

consort. Jai Ma. Jaya Woman. Woohoo.

 

(esoteric interpretation - woo = womb=Devi, hoo ((as in hoo wee)) = mantra

of lingam=Shiva, thus, the uniting of Shiva/Shakti, woohoo!!! say it with

divine pride.)

 

 

-

"Devi Bhakta" <devi_bhakta >

<>

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:22 AM

Happy Birthday to Shakti Sadhana Group!

 

 

> Hey, guess what?

>

> I just noticed that the group is 5 years old today! That's not too

> shabby by Web standards, so ... Happy Birthday to Us!

>

> GROUP INFORMATION

[Guest guest]

:-) A great milestone.

 

Thanks to everybody here who taught me several things and helping me

understand HER ways better.

 

G

[Guest guest]

Pranam. Many, many happy returns of the day to us:-)) Also, a great big THANK YOU to all the moderators who lead this group. As someone who has learnt and benefitted from the many learned members here, I am grateful to you guys for taking time out from your busy lives to maintaining the group. So, here's to you.. <<Cheers>>

With Love

Shankaree

 

 

 

 

Let my every word be a prayer to Thee,

Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee,

Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,

Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee,

Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet;

Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,

Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee."

 

>From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

What can I say? But WOW!. Just few days ago my conversation with one

of our esteem member : virendra qazi

 

virendra qazi : Swami Laxman Joo was last acharya of Kashmir

Shaivism. As 100 year birthday celebration of this great saint,

there is International seminar in Kashmir.I have been invited to

present a paper. I am thinking this one Basic Human Values and

Kashmir Shaivism.

 

thegoddessisinme2002 : Can I ask something? Question abt this

celebration of birthday. Isn't it attachment? Swami Ji is no more,

so why celebrate the birthday. Shouldn't we not celebrate his

Samadhi, makes more sense? Swami Laxman Joo is no more but everyday

he is born in each and everyone of us. Everyday is a day to

celebrate his birth.

 

That is how I feel about Shakti Sadhana, everyday is a new day for

me in this Cyber Temple. Everyday I am learning new things, meeting

new people. Even having known DB, Kochu and several cyber friends

for sometime now, they are always new to me. There is always

something new to learn from them. Thus I look forward chatting with

them always.

 

DB has briefly summarize the History of SS. What left for me to say

but the many questions friends have asked me : how do you get

involved with SS. Now where should I begin?

 

I remember one day, I have this whole collections of Kali Picture I

took during Kali Adipuram Festival. My father in law managed a small

kali shrine in Singapore [ the shrine is no more. But if you like to

take a peek, its in the SS homepage photo gallery. Look for Kali

Adipuram Festival]. I showed these pictures to one American friend

from PA whom I met in one of the chat room. She exclaimed: Nora

these are beautiful pictures. You should share them with others. But

Who? I asked. Somehow I landed in the Earth Gathering group. They

saw the pics but say nothing. They are more interested to know about

me, but I do not like to talk abt me. I like to talk abt Kali and

Devi but nobody wants to talk abt Kali or Devi. I think somebody

from SS saw the pics and invited me to SS. I accepted the invitation

but never really look at the group, until one day. I'm like the many

new comers, I dont know what they are talking about in the club. I

felt lost, so I browsed their photo gallery, amazed when I saw a lot

of DEVI pics. Suddenly i'm reminded of a particular image been

playing in my mind. And I saw this whole list of people online. Not

knowing whom should I choose to say hello. But there is one name

somehow looks familiar to me : Devi Bhakta. I just know the name

Devi, not knowing what does Bhakta means. And my first remarked was

to Devi Bhakta: you have fantastic collections of Devi pic. I am

looking for a particular image: Parvati sitting under a tree in

meditation. One hand holding a rosary and another a pot supposedly

elixir for healing purposes. I have this collections of Kali

pictures I like you to see. Its not the normal picture you see in

the mainstream temple. Very tribal. After seeing it Devi Bhakta

remarked : Nora these pictures should be in our group! I got another

shock when I realize Devi Bhakta is not a woman as I perceived but a

man.

 

And the next I know he made me the moderator….. the rest you all

know.Then one day I told DB : its scary. We are managing a Shakti

group with no guidance. We need somebody more experience to help us.

I guess DEVI must have listened to our prayers. SHE send in Kochu…

then msbauju and Adwaith Menon

 

Well we should not forget our past moderators who have in their own

special way help us too in managing this group: YeShe, Mary Ann,

Sunelectric.

 

And the last but not least, the members who have been very patience

and accommodating. I humbly thank you.

[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday to Shakthi Sadhana....

 

M.P.

 

 

 

, "Devi Bhakta"

<devi_bhakta wrote:

>

> Hey, guess what?

>

> I just noticed that the group is 5 years old today! That's not too

> shabby by Web standards, so ... Happy Birthday to Us!

>

> GROUP INFORMATION

> Members: 2154

> Category: Hinduism

> Founded: Sep 5, 2001

> Language: English

>

> I hope all members will take a moment to give themselves a big pat

> on the back, as the group would be nothing without you all coming

> around and gabbing and discussing and arguing and sharing and

> helping and advising ... I feel honored to be associated with such

a

> great bunch of people in this beautiful "virtual Devi temple"!

Thank

> you all!

>

> You know, in fact Shakti Sadhana is actually closer to 6 years

old,

> though exactly how close I don't really recall anymore. We were a

> Club for a year or so, until Clubs got eliminated in

> favor of back in 2001-2002. While the Club was still

> active, I came over here one day -- September 5, 2001, in fact --

> and set up a Group, and began moving materials over here from

clubs.

>

> There were some weird politics going on then, as some of our older

> members will certainly recall. This group was actually established

> as a kind of "divine ladies auxiliary" spin-off by a couple of

> moderators from another Hindu-themed ; I was invited to

> co-moderate at some pretty early point. Almost immediately I e-met

> Nora -- one of our very first members -- and discovered that we

> shared a strong devotion to Devi as well as a pretty serious

> intellectual interest in Shaktism. We became good friends and soon

> she became an SS moderator as well, when the original founders

took

> a several-month hiatus.

>

> Left unattended, we quickly got into trouble, as children will.

> *lol* By the time the original founders returned, what had started

> out as a pretty straightforwardly Shaiva-oriented group had become

a

> messy hotbed of rabble-rousing Shaktism. The token Shakta inmates

> had taken over the asylum, led by Nora and I, arguably the

nuttiest

> Shaktas of the bunch. Needless to say, the founders did not

> appreciate these developments, and -- after a fairly edgy

standoff --

> we moved our operations completely to the Groups format, and did

> the best we could on our own.

>

> Thankfully, Kochu soon came into the picture and gently fine-tuned

> our understanding of and appreciation for what Shakti Sadhana is

and

> can be. He quickly became our third moderator, productively

focusing

> our abundant enthuiasm and energy into much deeper, more powerful

> and more productive channels of authentic, living Hindu Shaktism.

He

> facilitated Nora's formal initiation into Srividya by Sri

> Bhasurananda, and mine by Sri Amritananda, which developments have

> further changed the ever-evolving face and character of the Group.

>

> After several false starts, we found a wonderful fourth moderator

in

> Msbauju, who brought her quiet efficiency and attention to detail

to

> the massive task of cataloguing our increasingly vast archives, in

> hopes of making them usefully accessible through our Web site,

> shaktisadhana.org (established in 2002), even as Nora continues

her

> own massive effort at redesigning that site with her increasingly

> impressive grasp of design theory and practice.

>

> Last but definitely not least, we recently welcomed our fifth and

> latest moderator, Adwaith Menon, a true devotee of Devi, a fellow-

> shishya of Amrita, and an all-around knowledgeable and devoted

> upasak, who has quickly proved his value and dedication to the

> Group. What exactly *my* role is, I am not quite sure anymore!

Class

> slacker, maybe? *lol*

>

> In any event, I am really glad to have been a part of this most

> interesting and productive experiment; truly a labor of love,

> created with some of the finest people I ever hope to meet. Here's

> to an amazingly eventful and (dare I say?) life-altering five

years -

> - I can't even begin to imagine where it is all taking us, or what

> the next five years might bring. But I am very happy to be

traveling

> with all of you.

>

> Big respects at y'all!

>

> Much Love!

>

> DB

>

[Guest guest]

Dearest Shakti Sadhana

 

Happy Birthday !!! :-)

 

Congrats Nora, Devi Bhakta and Everyone else ...............

 

Sorry I have been absent, some stuff going on.......

 

News is, thanks to SS have physically met

 

Shri Virendra Qazi and family

 

Charu @ Tarani

 

Ralph Natraj ..............

 

Amazing ...... so wonderful ..... yes and my Guru has found me :-)

 

Love U guys :-)

 

Vir

 

 

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