to Vish and Kalia- Changing Poison into Nectar - Divine Mantras

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Namaste,

 

today I had the same experience Kalia described. Despite my

determination to do exactly as I had said here (and the reason I said

it here was that I thought it would help me keep my sankalpa), today I

forgot the mantra's many times. The only one I clung to for dear life

was the mantra which extols the Goddess as residing in all creation as

Peace, because there was much turmoil inside and outside. But Shree

Maa Herself says in one of Her songs that we must not be afraid in the

midst of our journey when a storm comes close to us. We have set our

ships to sea, and storms will come. But She is there with us, singing

the names of God for us, even if we forget, and She knows how to calm

the storm (I see Her sitting in the boat on the Brahmaputra river, as

Swamiji described).

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

 

 

, "inspectionconnection108"

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste

>

> Henny, what a great idea. As I read it, it felt so perfect. They

are

> really special verses. Yes, bowing brings blessings too.

>

> When I chant the Chandi, very time I say, namastasyai: I bow.

> As you probably know, each time you repeat the word, 3 times in a

row

> at the end of each verse: we 1st bow to the gross body, then the

> subtle body, and third the causal body.

> We are bowing to She who resides on all levels of life, in all

creation.

>

> When Maa shared this knowledge with us, it brought another bonus to

> bowing.

>

> So glad you are doing the practice. I remember seeing the mantras

> years ago and wishing I could use them, but I never took the time. I

> agree that the group sankalpa is the key. There is strength in a

> group committment.

> The other force helping us is Maa and Swami. They really want us to

> dive deep into these techniques, as methods to help us become

> conscious of our true nature. They constantly help those who follow

> their teachings and advice. Maa told me many times that She can

only

> help those who align themselves with Her by performing sadhana

> according to Her instructions. She and Swami have asked us all to

> participate in the Kasyapa Sutra discussions and thus They put their

> attention on the group to help us move quickly and deeply into the

> true meaning of the text.

>

> For me personally, the result of the past 3 weeks has been that the

> more I "watch" my behaviors,in preparation to stop a unbalanced

> behavior, the more I am realizing that they are just like winds that

> blow the surface of the ocean into waves, while the depths of the

> ocean stay calm and quiet.

> This has been a big step for me, and I thank Them for their help.

>

>

> Jai Maa Jai Swami

>

> love

>

> Vishweshwar

>

>

>

> -- In , "henny_v_i" <henny_v_i@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste All,

> >

> > thank you Vish and Kalia for your posts, which have inspired me to

> > think about mantra's to use for my sankalpa.

> > I would like to share an idea which I think will work for me, at

least

> > I intend to try to see if it does. Thinking about all kinds of

> > situations which could arise during the day, the Tantric Devi

Sukta

> > came to mind (the part of the Chandi where the gods pray to the

Divine

> > Mother to come and defeat Self-Conceit and Self-Deprecation

(chapter

> > 5)). I feel the mantra's in which different qualities of our

Divine

> > Mother are enumerated can be used to great effect in order to

change

> > poison into nectar. For instance, if I am tempted to go to the

> > marketplace and buy things I don't need, I could say the mantra

where

> > the Goddess is praised as True Wealth, in a situation where I felt

> > agitated I could use the mantra praising Her as peace etc. etc.

When

> > confronted with confusion, I could use the appropriate mantra in

order

> > to remind myself that She is that too, etc. etc. I think that the

> > intention of using these mantra's will help me to observe what is

> > going on in the mind, discriminate and surrender. And there is the

> > added bonus that, as Swamiji has reminded us, every time you bow

down

> > you receive a blessing!

> > Apart from these, I have made a list of activities and

accompanying

> > mantra's and I will do my best to use them. The Kashyapa Sutra

classes

> > are so very inspiring; it is much easier and more fun to make

attempts

> > like these when you know that others are doing something similar.

> > Thank you all for the inspiration and motivation,

> >

> > with love,

> > Henny

> >

> >

> >

> > , "kaliananda_saraswati"

> > <kaliananda_saraswati@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste All,

> > >

> > > Dear Vish has explained our group sankalpa; many thanks to those

who

> > > shared the idea.

> > >

> > > Today this child made a conscious effort to repeat a mantra with

> > > every action performed through this body .... On awakening Guru

was

> > > placed on the crown and a silent prayer offered in thanks for a

new

> > > dawning. Personal mantra offered before, during and after

morning

> > > sadhana and a special offering of gratitude to Divine Mother for

Her

> > > love in appearing to us in a form that we can love and

> > > understand ... Beloved Shree Maa and Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

> > >

> > > Meals were prepared with the Gayatri Mantra. If an action

commenced

> > > and no mantra was offered then i repeated a mantra (mostly "Om

Kali"

> > > or "Om Namah Sivya") 11 times.

> > >

> > > It is now 16:40 in this area it has been a most peaceful day,

> > > internally and externally.

> > >

> > > With Gurujis love and guidance, may this sankalpa fill the three

> > > world with Peace.

> > >

> > > Kalia

> > >

> >

>