Guest guest Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Namaste I witnessed Maa and Swami perform an awakening. A truly miraculous act of Grace. For the past 3 weeks my daughter and her 2 children were visiting my wife and I in our home in Napa. The arrived from Iowa on a Monday afternoon. Our grandson is 3 and grandaughter 1.5 years old. I had never met them and they had never met Shree Maa and Swami. That same night, we took them to the Temple for the fist time. At the Temple, Maa and Swami were giving blessings to the men of the Ashram as part of a traditional ceremony. We sat at the kitchen table, and Maa and Swami gave us each several presents, then served us a specially prepared dinner. As they moved down the length of the table, and presented each person with a gift, each bowed in reverence and thanks to our Gurus. When they came to my grandson, they also gave him a gift. He beamed at them and all of us, and we all felt as if the Sun had come out from behind a cloud. He was filled with Divine Light. He was radient. He is 3 years old. This was the first day they were in California. As we all got to know each other, we observed and experienced some unbalanced behaviors from our grandson and granddaughter. As we struggled to understand and relate to them, we prayed for divine help. We knew this was beyond our ablities. Well, that Friday eve, in dispair, I went to the Temple after my daily evening Shiva puja, and asked Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali on the altar, for help. After the prayer, my sister Parvati, who was in the Temple cleaning, asked how I was doing. She sensed I was very upset. Before I could stop myself, I poured out the story of our 5 days together with our grandchildren. She listened and and the end of the story said she had recently attended a seminar given by a psychologist who wrote a book whcih provides practical solutions to help a family work with strong willed children. She was so excited to offer this advice and gave several brief examples of techniques I could use to help the children learn balance and gain peace. I was so excited to receive this divine message, so quickly after the prayer. I wrote the name of the book and went home feeling much relief and hope. The next day I shared this data with my wife and daughter and immediately put the techniques to work. That evening we brought the children to see Maa and Swami again. The boy, Klye, or Nand, as Maa named him at birth, felt a strong attraction to Maa and She blessed him and give him a hug. Afterward the satsunga, I took him with me to perform puja at Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in the woods. Nand had never seen Shiva puja, but he wanted obseve whatever I was doing. I asked him to help perform the puja, and he offered flowers for each Diety at the beginning of the puja, and offered water, milk, and fruit when he was asked. He really enjoyed this. Helping grandpop perform prayers, and playing with flowers. After that, we called puja, "playing with flowers", and he offed with me several times at our home altar and again at Napashwar. Now each day his behavior was improving. Little by little he became more balanced and easy going. Less tantrums and screaming. We all felt better together. As he became more relaxed, he began to memorize the blessing he overheard at every meal. We repeated it more frequently, and he began to sing and hum along with us. In fact, he would always end in unision with us as the blessing ended with: "Om, shanti, shanti, shanti".... standing with hands raised, blessing the food and those present at the table. That Sunday my daughter sat with me at the Chandi homa with Maa and Swami and the family. Afterwards Nand came to the Temple for aatri and thoroughly enjoyed ringing the bell and dancing. Now he added bell ringing and dancing to our visits to Napashwar and our home pujas. During this time he learned to say Om Namah Shivaya. The next visit he had with Maa, She blessed him and his sister, and my daughter. Then as She left the Temple, I wispered to Nand that Maa really liked: On Namah Shivaya. He promptly said it, and Maa jumped for joy and repeated it to him. Then She sat right down on the porch of the Temple, and took both children in her arms, and told us to take a picture. Blessing after blessing. Wonder of wonders. Nand and his sister were being bathed in Divine Light. The Divine Bath with Divine Water, Mother's Pure Love. The next Sunday, Nand wanted to come to the Temple and help clean after Sunday morning Chandi. While I performed work outside, Nand worked wtih several devottes in the Temple. Later one siad to me that they would not believe this was the same boy I had described 2 week earlier. So, dear reader, you can imagine how they changed. By the time I took them to the airport, Nand asked me if it was OK to bless the folks sitting awaiting entry into the plane. I said it was a great idea, and he immediatly said loudly: "Om Namah Sivaya", raised his hands in blessings, and then said: "Shanti, shanti, shanti". I suggested to my daughter that she create an altar for him. He overhead and said he did not need one. Then after a moments thought, said it would be a good idea, and, he would like to arrange one for his older step brother and sister, and teach them Om Namah Shivaya. Then, as we stood and he waited to get onto the plane, he asked if it was a good idea to bless the place. I said great idea, and he did. This was a miracle. This was a soul awakened to the light. This is Shree Maa's and Swami's Grace. This really happened. This was not a parable, or the story of a long dead Rishi and their disciple. This is real life today. What will it take for all of us to have that awakening? Nothing more than surrendering heart and mind to Maa and Swami and following their advice. Do we have to meet them face to face? No. With the web casts and the on-line chat, and the pujas we can practice, we can tune into them anytime. Maa says She can hear every prayer. Why not try it? WE have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Jai Maa, Jai Swami Love, Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 What a beautiful story! Can you give me the name of the book? Jai Maa! Surya - inspectionconnection108 Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:41 PM [www.ShreeMaa.org] Awakening Namaste I witnessed Maa and Swami perform an awakening. A truly miraculous act of Grace. For the past 3 weeks my daughter and her 2 children were visiting my wife and I in our home in Napa. The arrived from Iowa on a Monday afternoon. Our grandson is 3 and grandaughter 1.5 years old. I had never met them and they had never met Shree Maa and Swami. That same night, we took them to the Temple for the fist time. At the Temple, Maa and Swami were giving blessings to the men of the Ashram as part of a traditional ceremony. We sat at the kitchen table, and Maa and Swami gave us each several presents, then served us a specially prepared dinner. As they moved down the length of the table, and presented each person with a gift, each bowed in reverence and thanks to our Gurus. When they came to my grandson, they also gave him a gift. He beamed at them and all of us, and we all felt as if the Sun had come out from behind a cloud. He was filled with Divine Light. He was radient. He is 3 years old. This was the first day they were in California. As we all got to know each other, we observed and experienced some unbalanced behaviors from our grandson and granddaughter. As we struggled to understand and relate to them, we prayed for divine help. We knew this was beyond our ablities. Well, that Friday eve, in dispair, I went to the Temple after my daily evening Shiva puja, and asked Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali on the altar, for help. After the prayer, my sister Parvati, who was in the Temple cleaning, asked how I was doing. She sensed I was very upset. Before I could stop myself, I poured out the story of our 5 days together with our grandchildren. She listened and and the end of the story said she had recently attended a seminar given by a psychologist who wrote a book whcih provides practical solutions to help a family work with strong willed children. She was so excited to offer this advice and gave several brief examples of techniques I could use to help the children learn balance and gain peace. I was so excited to receive this divine message, so quickly after the prayer. I wrote the name of the book and went home feeling much relief and hope. The next day I shared this data with my wife and daughter and immediately put the techniques to work. That evening we brought the children to see Maa and Swami again. The boy, Klye, or Nand, as Maa named him at birth, felt a strong attraction to Maa and She blessed him and give him a hug. Afterward the satsunga, I took him with me to perform puja at Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in the woods. Nand had never seen Shiva puja, but he wanted obseve whatever I was doing. I asked him to help perform the puja, and he offered flowers for each Diety at the beginning of the puja, and offered water, milk, and fruit when he was asked. He really enjoyed this. Helping grandpop perform prayers, and playing with flowers. After that, we called puja, "playing with flowers", and he offed with me several times at our home altar and again at Napashwar. Now each day his behavior was improving. Little by little he became more balanced and easy going. Less tantrums and screaming. We all felt better together. As he became more relaxed, he began to memorize the blessing he overheard at every meal. We repeated it more frequently, and he began to sing and hum along with us. In fact, he would always end in unision with us as the blessing ended with: "Om, shanti, shanti, shanti".... standing with hands raised, blessing the food and those present at the table. That Sunday my daughter sat with me at the Chandi homa with Maa and Swami and the family. Afterwards Nand came to the Temple for aatri and thoroughly enjoyed ringing the bell and dancing. Now he added bell ringing and dancing to our visits to Napashwar and our home pujas. During this time he learned to say Om Namah Shivaya. The next visit he had with Maa, She blessed him and his sister, and my daughter. Then as She left the Temple, I wispered to Nand that Maa really liked: On Namah Shivaya. He promptly said it, and Maa jumped for joy and repeated it to him. Then She sat right down on the porch of the Temple, and took both children in her arms, and told us to take a picture. Blessing after blessing. Wonder of wonders. Nand and his sister were being bathed in Divine Light. The Divine Bath with Divine Water, Mother's Pure Love. The next Sunday, Nand wanted to come to the Temple and help clean after Sunday morning Chandi. While I performed work outside, Nand worked wtih several devottes in the Temple. Later one siad to me that they would not believe this was the same boy I had described 2 week earlier. So, dear reader, you can imagine how they changed. By the time I took them to the airport, Nand asked me if it was OK to bless the folks sitting awaiting entry into the plane. I said it was a great idea, and he immediatly said loudly: "Om Namah Sivaya", raised his hands in blessings, and then said: "Shanti, shanti, shanti". I suggested to my daughter that she create an altar for him. He overhead and said he did not need one. Then after a moments thought, said it would be a good idea, and, he would like to arrange one for his older step brother and sister, and teach them Om Namah Shivaya. Then, as we stood and he waited to get onto the plane, he asked if it was a good idea to bless the place. I said great idea, and he did. This was a miracle. This was a soul awakened to the light. This is Shree Maa's and Swami's Grace. This really happened. This was not a parable, or the story of a long dead Rishi and their disciple. This is real life today. What will it take for all of us to have that awakening? Nothing more than surrendering heart and mind to Maa and Swami and following their advice. Do we have to meet them face to face? No. With the web casts and the on-line chat, and the pujas we can practice, we can tune into them anytime. Maa says She can hear every prayer. Why not try it? WE have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Jai Maa, Jai Swami Love, Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Jai Maa! My heart is bursting with joy and i am swimming in a sea of nectarous tears! Remember that compassionate glance i mentioned? ;<) Jai Shree Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva! Muktimaa , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste > > I witnessed Maa and Swami perform an awakening. A truly miraculous act > of Grace. For the past 3 weeks my daughter and her 2 children were > visiting my wife and I in our home in Napa. The arrived from Iowa on > a Monday afternoon. Our grandson is 3 and grandaughter 1.5 years old. > I had never met them and they had never met Shree Maa and Swami. > That same night, we took them to the Temple for the fist time. At the > Temple, Maa and Swami were giving blessings to the men of the Ashram > as part of a traditional ceremony. > We sat at the kitchen table, and Maa and Swami gave us each several > presents, then served us a specially prepared dinner. As they moved > down the length of the table, and presented each person with a gift, > each bowed in reverence and thanks to our Gurus. > When they came to my grandson, they also gave him a gift. He beamed > at them and all of us, and we all felt as if the Sun had come out > from behind a cloud. > He was filled with Divine Light. He was radient. He is 3 years old. > > This was the first day they were in California. > > As we all got to know each other, we observed and experienced some > unbalanced behaviors from our grandson and granddaughter. As we > struggled to understand and relate to them, we prayed for divine help. > We knew this was beyond our ablities. > > Well, that Friday eve, in dispair, I went to the Temple after my daily > evening Shiva puja, and asked Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali on the altar, > for help. > > After the prayer, my sister Parvati, who was in the Temple cleaning, > asked how I was doing. She sensed I was very upset. Before I could > stop myself, I poured out the story of our 5 days together with our > grandchildren. She listened and and the end of the story said she had > recently attended a seminar given by a psychologist who wrote a book > whcih provides practical solutions to help a family work with strong > willed children. > > She was so excited to offer this advice and gave several brief > examples of techniques I could use to help the children learn balance > and gain peace. I was so excited to receive this divine message, so > quickly after the prayer. I wrote the name of the book and went home > feeling much relief and hope. > > The next day I shared this data with my wife and daughter and > immediately put the techniques to work. That evening we brought the > children to see Maa and Swami again. > > The boy, Klye, or Nand, as Maa named him at birth, felt a strong > attraction to Maa and She blessed him and give him a hug. > > Afterward the satsunga, I took him with me to perform puja at > Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in the woods. Nand had never seen > Shiva puja, but he wanted obseve whatever I was doing. > > I asked him to help perform the puja, and he offered flowers for each > Diety at the beginning of the puja, and offered water, milk, and fruit > when he was asked. He really enjoyed this. Helping grandpop perform > prayers, and playing with flowers. After that, we called puja, > "playing with flowers", and he offed with me several times at our home > altar and again at Napashwar. > > Now each day his behavior was improving. Little by little he became > more balanced and easy going. Less tantrums and screaming. > > We all felt better together. > > As he became more relaxed, he began to memorize the blessing he > overheard at every meal. We repeated it more frequently, and he began > to sing and hum along with us. In fact, he would always end in > unision with us as the blessing ended with: "Om, shanti, shanti, > shanti".... standing with hands raised, blessing the food and those > present at the table. > > That Sunday my daughter sat with me at the Chandi homa with Maa and > Swami and the family. Afterwards Nand came to the Temple for aatri > and thoroughly enjoyed ringing the bell and dancing. Now he added > bell ringing and dancing to our visits to Napashwar and our home > pujas. During this time he learned to say Om Namah Shivaya. > > The next visit he had with Maa, She blessed him and his sister, and my > daughter. Then as She left the Temple, I wispered to Nand that Maa > really liked: On Namah Shivaya. He promptly said it, and Maa jumped > for joy and repeated it to him. Then She sat right down on the porch > of the Temple, and took both children in her arms, and told us to take > a picture. > > Blessing after blessing. Wonder of wonders. Nand and his sister were > being bathed in Divine Light. The Divine Bath with Divine Water, > Mother's Pure Love. > > The next Sunday, Nand wanted to come to the Temple and help clean > after Sunday morning Chandi. While I performed work outside, Nand > worked wtih several devottes in the Temple. Later one siad to me that > they would not believe this was the same boy I had described 2 week > earlier. > > So, dear reader, you can imagine how they changed. By the time I took > them to the airport, Nand asked me if it was OK to bless the folks > sitting awaiting entry into the plane. I said it was a great idea, > and he immediatly said loudly: "Om Namah Sivaya", raised his hands in > blessings, and then said: "Shanti, shanti, shanti". > > I suggested to my daughter that she create an altar for him. He > overhead and said he did not need one. Then after a moments thought, > said it would be a good idea, and, he would like to arrange one for > his older step brother and sister, and teach them Om Namah Shivaya. > > Then, as we stood and he waited to get onto the plane, he asked if it > was a good idea to bless the place. I said great idea, and he did. > > This was a miracle. This was a soul awakened to the light. This is > Shree Maa's and Swami's Grace. > > This really happened. This was not a parable, or the story of a long > dead Rishi and their disciple. This is real life today. > > What will it take for all of us to have that awakening? Nothing more > than surrendering heart and mind to Maa and Swami and following their > advice. Do we have to meet them face to face? No. With the web > casts and the on-line chat, and the pujas we can practice, we can > tune into them anytime. > > Maa says She can hear every prayer. Why not try it? WE have nothing > to lose and everything to gain. > > Jai Maa, Jai Swami > > Love, > > Vishweshwar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Namaste Vish, I was crying reading your post. i met Nand and thought he was the cutest kid....watching him ring the bell at arati was just too precious. What a blessing it is to see Maa reacting to pure devotion! Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai Maa, Gauri , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste > > I witnessed Maa and Swami perform an awakening. A truly miraculous act > of Grace. For the past 3 weeks my daughter and her 2 children were > visiting my wife and I in our home in Napa. The arrived from Iowa on > a Monday afternoon. Our grandson is 3 and grandaughter 1.5 years old. > I had never met them and they had never met Shree Maa and Swami. > That same night, we took them to the Temple for the fist time. At the > Temple, Maa and Swami were giving blessings to the men of the Ashram > as part of a traditional ceremony. > We sat at the kitchen table, and Maa and Swami gave us each several > presents, then served us a specially prepared dinner. As they moved > down the length of the table, and presented each person with a gift, > each bowed in reverence and thanks to our Gurus. > When they came to my grandson, they also gave him a gift. He beamed > at them and all of us, and we all felt as if the Sun had come out > from behind a cloud. > He was filled with Divine Light. He was radient. He is 3 years old. > > This was the first day they were in California. > > As we all got to know each other, we observed and experienced some > unbalanced behaviors from our grandson and granddaughter. As we > struggled to understand and relate to them, we prayed for divine help. > We knew this was beyond our ablities. > > Well, that Friday eve, in dispair, I went to the Temple after my daily > evening Shiva puja, and asked Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali on the altar, > for help. > > After the prayer, my sister Parvati, who was in the Temple cleaning, > asked how I was doing. She sensed I was very upset. Before I could > stop myself, I poured out the story of our 5 days together with our > grandchildren. She listened and and the end of the story said she had > recently attended a seminar given by a psychologist who wrote a book > whcih provides practical solutions to help a family work with strong > willed children. > > She was so excited to offer this advice and gave several brief > examples of techniques I could use to help the children learn balance > and gain peace. I was so excited to receive this divine message, so > quickly after the prayer. I wrote the name of the book and went home > feeling much relief and hope. > > The next day I shared this data with my wife and daughter and > immediately put the techniques to work. That evening we brought the > children to see Maa and Swami again. > > The boy, Klye, or Nand, as Maa named him at birth, felt a strong > attraction to Maa and She blessed him and give him a hug. > > Afterward the satsunga, I took him with me to perform puja at > Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in the woods. Nand had never seen > Shiva puja, but he wanted obseve whatever I was doing. > > I asked him to help perform the puja, and he offered flowers for each > Diety at the beginning of the puja, and offered water, milk, and fruit > when he was asked. He really enjoyed this. Helping grandpop perform > prayers, and playing with flowers. After that, we called puja, > "playing with flowers", and he offed with me several times at our home > altar and again at Napashwar. > > Now each day his behavior was improving. Little by little he became > more balanced and easy going. Less tantrums and screaming. > > We all felt better together. > > As he became more relaxed, he began to memorize the blessing he > overheard at every meal. We repeated it more frequently, and he began > to sing and hum along with us. In fact, he would always end in > unision with us as the blessing ended with: "Om, shanti, shanti, > shanti".... standing with hands raised, blessing the food and those > present at the table. > > That Sunday my daughter sat with me at the Chandi homa with Maa and > Swami and the family. Afterwards Nand came to the Temple for aatri > and thoroughly enjoyed ringing the bell and dancing. Now he added > bell ringing and dancing to our visits to Napashwar and our home > pujas. During this time he learned to say Om Namah Shivaya. > > The next visit he had with Maa, She blessed him and his sister, and my > daughter. Then as She left the Temple, I wispered to Nand that Maa > really liked: On Namah Shivaya. He promptly said it, and Maa jumped > for joy and repeated it to him. Then She sat right down on the porch > of the Temple, and took both children in her arms, and told us to take > a picture. > > Blessing after blessing. Wonder of wonders. Nand and his sister were > being bathed in Divine Light. The Divine Bath with Divine Water, > Mother's Pure Love. > > The next Sunday, Nand wanted to come to the Temple and help clean > after Sunday morning Chandi. While I performed work outside, Nand > worked wtih several devottes in the Temple. Later one siad to me that > they would not believe this was the same boy I had described 2 week > earlier. > > So, dear reader, you can imagine how they changed. By the time I took > them to the airport, Nand asked me if it was OK to bless the folks > sitting awaiting entry into the plane. I said it was a great idea, > and he immediatly said loudly: "Om Namah Sivaya", raised his hands in > blessings, and then said: "Shanti, shanti, shanti". > > I suggested to my daughter that she create an altar for him. He > overhead and said he did not need one. Then after a moments thought, > said it would be a good idea, and, he would like to arrange one for > his older step brother and sister, and teach them Om Namah Shivaya. > > Then, as we stood and he waited to get onto the plane, he asked if it > was a good idea to bless the place. I said great idea, and he did. > > This was a miracle. This was a soul awakened to the light. This is > Shree Maa's and Swami's Grace. > > This really happened. This was not a parable, or the story of a long > dead Rishi and their disciple. This is real life today. > > What will it take for all of us to have that awakening? Nothing more > than surrendering heart and mind to Maa and Swami and following their > advice. Do we have to meet them face to face? No. With the web > casts and the on-line chat, and the pujas we can practice, we can > tune into them anytime. > > Maa says She can hear every prayer. Why not try it? WE have nothing > to lose and everything to gain. > > Jai Maa, Jai Swami > > Love, > > Vishweshwar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Namaste Gauri This whole adventure has me amazed and dazzled. Every day I am more deeply in love with Maa and Swami. Every day I see some other miracle they perform and I cannot believe how fortunate we all are to be with them this lifetime. I thank you for responding to the post. As a new poster child, I wonder who reads these words. Now I know and am beginning to understand the process. This is an incredibly powerful medium and Maa and Swami can send out waves of bliss and shakti thru us when we post. So, I ask for their words every time and try to get out of the way. Love vish In , "gauri_108" <gauri_108 wrote: > > Namaste Vish, > > I was crying reading your post. i met Nand and thought he was the > cutest kid....watching him ring the bell at arati was just too > precious. What a blessing it is to see Maa reacting to pure > devotion! > Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai Maa, > Gauri > > , "inspectionconnection108" > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namaste > > > > I witnessed Maa and Swami perform an awakening. A truly miraculous > act > > of Grace. For the past 3 weeks my daughter and her 2 children were > > visiting my wife and I in our home in Napa. The arrived from Iowa > on > > a Monday afternoon. Our grandson is 3 and grandaughter 1.5 years > old. > > I had never met them and they had never met Shree Maa and Swami. > > That same night, we took them to the Temple for the fist time. At > the > > Temple, Maa and Swami were giving blessings to the men of the > Ashram > > as part of a traditional ceremony. > > We sat at the kitchen table, and Maa and Swami gave us each several > > presents, then served us a specially prepared dinner. As they > moved > > down the length of the table, and presented each person with a > gift, > > each bowed in reverence and thanks to our Gurus. > > When they came to my grandson, they also gave him a gift. He > beamed > > at them and all of us, and we all felt as if the Sun had come out > > from behind a cloud. > > He was filled with Divine Light. He was radient. He is 3 years > old. > > > > This was the first day they were in California. > > > > As we all got to know each other, we observed and experienced some > > unbalanced behaviors from our grandson and granddaughter. As we > > struggled to understand and relate to them, we prayed for divine > help. > > We knew this was beyond our ablities. > > > > Well, that Friday eve, in dispair, I went to the Temple after my > daily > > evening Shiva puja, and asked Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali on the > altar, > > for help. > > > > After the prayer, my sister Parvati, who was in the Temple > cleaning, > > asked how I was doing. She sensed I was very upset. Before I > could > > stop myself, I poured out the story of our 5 days together with our > > grandchildren. She listened and and the end of the story said she > had > > recently attended a seminar given by a psychologist who wrote a > book > > whcih provides practical solutions to help a family work with > strong > > willed children. > > > > She was so excited to offer this advice and gave several brief > > examples of techniques I could use to help the children learn > balance > > and gain peace. I was so excited to receive this divine message, > so > > quickly after the prayer. I wrote the name of the book and went > home > > feeling much relief and hope. > > > > The next day I shared this data with my wife and daughter and > > immediately put the techniques to work. That evening we brought > the > > children to see Maa and Swami again. > > > > The boy, Klye, or Nand, as Maa named him at birth, felt a strong > > attraction to Maa and She blessed him and give him a hug. > > > > Afterward the satsunga, I took him with me to perform puja at > > Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in the woods. Nand had never > seen > > Shiva puja, but he wanted obseve whatever I was doing. > > > > I asked him to help perform the puja, and he offered flowers for > each > > Diety at the beginning of the puja, and offered water, milk, and > fruit > > when he was asked. He really enjoyed this. Helping grandpop > perform > > prayers, and playing with flowers. After that, we called puja, > > "playing with flowers", and he offed with me several times at our > home > > altar and again at Napashwar. > > > > Now each day his behavior was improving. Little by little he > became > > more balanced and easy going. Less tantrums and screaming. > > > > We all felt better together. > > > > As he became more relaxed, he began to memorize the blessing he > > overheard at every meal. We repeated it more frequently, and he > began > > to sing and hum along with us. In fact, he would always end in > > unision with us as the blessing ended with: "Om, shanti, shanti, > > shanti".... standing with hands raised, blessing the food and those > > present at the table. > > > > That Sunday my daughter sat with me at the Chandi homa with Maa and > > Swami and the family. Afterwards Nand came to the Temple for aatri > > and thoroughly enjoyed ringing the bell and dancing. Now he added > > bell ringing and dancing to our visits to Napashwar and our home > > pujas. During this time he learned to say Om Namah Shivaya. > > > > The next visit he had with Maa, She blessed him and his sister, > and my > > daughter. Then as She left the Temple, I wispered to Nand that Maa > > really liked: On Namah Shivaya. He promptly said it, and Maa > jumped > > for joy and repeated it to him. Then She sat right down on the > porch > > of the Temple, and took both children in her arms, and told us to > take > > a picture. > > > > Blessing after blessing. Wonder of wonders. Nand and his sister > were > > being bathed in Divine Light. The Divine Bath with Divine Water, > > Mother's Pure Love. > > > > The next Sunday, Nand wanted to come to the Temple and help clean > > after Sunday morning Chandi. While I performed work outside, Nand > > worked wtih several devottes in the Temple. Later one siad to me > that > > they would not believe this was the same boy I had described 2 week > > earlier. > > > > So, dear reader, you can imagine how they changed. By the time I > took > > them to the airport, Nand asked me if it was OK to bless the folks > > sitting awaiting entry into the plane. I said it was a great idea, > > and he immediatly said loudly: "Om Namah Sivaya", raised his > hands in > > blessings, and then said: "Shanti, shanti, shanti". > > > > I suggested to my daughter that she create an altar for him. He > > overhead and said he did not need one. Then after a moments > thought, > > said it would be a good idea, and, he would like to arrange one for > > his older step brother and sister, and teach them Om Namah > Shivaya. > > > > Then, as we stood and he waited to get onto the plane, he asked if > it > > was a good idea to bless the place. I said great idea, and he did. > > > > This was a miracle. This was a soul awakened to the light. This > is > > Shree Maa's and Swami's Grace. > > > > This really happened. This was not a parable, or the story of a > long > > dead Rishi and their disciple. This is real life today. > > > > What will it take for all of us to have that awakening? Nothing > more > > than surrendering heart and mind to Maa and Swami and following > their > > advice. Do we have to meet them face to face? No. With the web > > casts and the on-line chat, and the pujas we can practice, we can > > tune into them anytime. > > > > Maa says She can hear every prayer. Why not try it? WE have > nothing > > to lose and everything to gain. > > > > Jai Maa, Jai Swami > > > > Love, > > > > Vishweshwar > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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