Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Namaste to all who wish to do the sankalpa: Michael has created a great post summarizing what we all have been trying to say. Please read and post any more questions you have. This is a tremendous chance to align ourselves with Maa and Swami, as well as help this universe. I hope we can all join together in this sankapla. Last weekend, there were several devotees visiting for a retreat who had never been to the Mandir, never met Maa, and never chanted mantras before: never. However, after meeting Maa and Swami, and being introduced to beginner Shiva puja, Chandi homa, and Bhavagad Gita class with Swami, they couldn't wait to learn this mantra and start the sankalpa. This is the power of the connection to Maa and Swami. Just making the sankapla, the connection begins. Each time you chant it is strengthened. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , "fouracrefarm" <fouracrefarm wrote: > > Namaste Everyone > > With regard to the 2007 sankalpa I would like to humbly offer some > thoughts on the subject. In this case, should I take this sankalpa > of 100 000 mantras over the course of the year? In reading the > postings on this issue it is apparent that there is a wide range of > opinion as to what is TOO MUCH AND TOO LITTLE. What we have is a > failure to have balanced equilibrium. > > If I'm struggling with the rigor of this sankalpa and Iam looking for > balance I can imagine myself standing before Maa and Swamiji seeking > their guidance. I think they might say things like: > > To each according to his or her own capacity. > > Worship is a privilege, something we want to do, not something we > half-to do. > > It is the effort that is important > > I think they would say, Yes it is rigorous, but you can try. > > Swamiji might tell the story of how his guru asked him to increase > his asan by five minutes per month. Hardly a spiritually rigorous > goal, but not spiritually apathetic either. > > Both Maa and Swamiji would probably stress that the goal is to become > a lover not the beloved. Lovers reach out and seek to serve. Our > capacity to worship and love is not denigrated by our lack of > capacity to speedily chant a samkrt mantra. (But we can try!) > > In the end there can be no peace in the universe until there is peace > in the three worlds and all hostility is removed. The sankalpa is > for us, and according to our own capacity we can try! > > Hullabaloo Definition: confusion > > love > > Michael > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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