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I would like to share an amazing experience with all of you. Today I was reading the Durga Stuti, which is a shortened version of the Durga Shaptashati. (700 hymns dedicated to the Mother Goddess Durga) as translated by Maha Rishi Markendaya. Now my daughter Dyarne was named approximately 6 years ago. When she was born I was nowhere as religious as I am now. Her mother had no idea of the Durga Saptashati and chose to name her Dyarne (her mum’s Caucasian). We separated six years ago. Until today this name had no meaning. I had spent many a night thinking that if I had another chance I would have like to have named after The Mother Goddess Durga ex. Aaryaa. This especially so because Dyarne has always liked tigers all her live and tigers especially the Bengal Tiger is precious to the Mother Goddess. Anyway today I was reading the Durga Stuti and I come across the word Dhyan (pronounced Dyarne). I means life. The verses go something like “I will give you your life” and “I

will protect your life”. I am not sure of the Hindi because its not everyday Hindi or it could be Sanskrit (the mother of all languages). If anyone has a different meaning please do let me know. After 6 years I am overjoyed at finding out my daughters name has a meaning and it’s so closely related to the Mother Goddess. To me verses like “I will give you your Dyhan” and “I will protect your Dyhan” takes a whole new meaning. The Mother Goddess is all powerful and after 6 years she sheds some light on the most important thing in my life. Thank you Maa Durga. Jai Maa Durga! Jai Kali Maa Devi!

 

Nirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008 > wrote: Namaste dear family,

 

With regard to name change, if we are devotees of Maa, then She will give us the new name at just the right time. It may be better to wait patiently until Maa feels the time is right. Maybe we could pray to Her for this. Maa definately hears when devotees call Her. The new name will be more meaningful when Maa gives it, if we wait patiently, allowing Maa to chose the time and place. Just a thought.

Jai Maa.

 

way131 <wendy131 (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

Namaste Sundari

Thank you for this post. A sentence that you wrote in it has actually

begun a paradigm shift for me! You wrote below, "our legal names

remind us of the intention with which we came into this world as

beings."

I have never loved my given name (even as a young child I once

decided to start calling myself Nina!). The primary reason being it

has such a strong association with Wendy from 'Peter Pan,' the mother

of all the lost boys. This has definitely been a recurring theme in

my life and I have been waiting for just the right moment, with the

help of just the right teacher, to change my name.

After reading your sentence, something changed inside me. While the

thought is not a new one, the timing in my life right now was perfect

for me to finally see that by being the mother to all the "lost boys"

I have been given an opportunity to turn my life into one of service.

Making the connection between service and my name has completely

changed the way I see the meaning of the name Wendy. So I have

tweaked the meaning somewhat, to read as, Wendy, mother who serves

God's children (young and old alike).

And while I still look forward to the day I am blessed with a

spiritual name, I have found deeper peace with my birth name.

And for that, I thank you.

 

May you always be filled with peace and joy and love and light.

Jai Maa * Jai Swamiji

wendy

 

, Sundari <erin.johansen wrote:

>

> Namaste Karen!

>

> This is such a powerful question. I don't think it's necessary to

change

> your legal name to be considered fully committed to your path. For

each

> person, that will look different. I use my spiritual name

frequently, but

> amongst my family and work, who have always known me by my legal

name, I

> continue to use it. For me, integrating my spirituality into my

daily life

> is of the utmost importance - while naming is powerful in many

respects,

> names in and of themselves are external and ultimately meaningless.

I feel

> deeply that our spiritual names give us, amongst other things, a

particular

> vibration to strive toward; our legal names remind us of the

intention with

> which we came into this world as beings.

>

> Both of my names come from Goddess; the first was completely

unintentional -

> my parents didn't know that "Erin" means "Belonging to the Goddess

Eriu,"

> the Earth Mother of Ireland. But that became a powerful karmic

indicator to

> me. My spiritual name - Sundari - was quite intentionally given to

me by my

> teacher when I received diksha into the beautiful embrace of Maa

Kali (Jai

> Mahadevi!). Later I would discover that my ishtadevi is Maa

Kamakhya, who is

> also known as Maha Tripura Sundari! So, these things weave

throughout our

> lives. Maa is everywhere.

>

> Whether someone calls me Erin or Sundari or "hey, you!" is

immaterial. The

> Mother Goddess knows me as Her child, and my spirit has lived many

lifetimes

> with many different names. So, in a way, embracing every facet of

my being

> through different names is part of my heartwork, holding that place

of

> balance between East and West.

>

> I am no longer vegetarian, though I was for seven years. I do

eat "mostly

> vegetarian" and sometimes vegan these days, and opt for meat when

my body

> really wants it. At any rate, my reason for mentioning this is that

I come

> from a family of staunch meat-eaters - many of them are hunters and

> fishermen (and in that respect, I appreciate their connection to

the land,

> and their communion with nature and with the food they kill - they

do not

> kill for sport, they actually eat the meat they kill, pray for the

spirit of

> the animals in their own way, and so understand more fully the

process of

> life and death; some of you may severely object to this entirely,

and I

> respect that, but this is my experience of it). Anyway, I got a lot

of flak

> for being vegetarian for a while - lots of jokes and

misunderstandings about

> what I would and wouldn't eat. For instance, a lot of people assume

that

> being vegetarian means eating no red meat; I finally explained it

> light-heartedly as "I don't eat anything with a face." This was

amusing to

> them (and easy enough to remember!), and so they accepted it.

>

> Also, no matter how much they joked at me about my food choices,

there was

> always enough vegetarian fare at family meals. At Thanksgiving, my

mother

> even took care to use vegetable broth for the stuffing, and to cook

it

> outside the turkey so that I could eat it! They also started

serving a lot

> more vegetables at meals I joined - healthier for everyone.

>

> I think it could be helpful to focus on where they do accomodate

and accept

> your choices, rather than the places where they don't. To be very

vocally

> grateful for the vegetarian food that is provided, and like others

have

> suggested, provide your own vegetarian options. And, as was

> already said, don't try to get them to change their own eating

habits - if

> by example you are healthy and happy, then that is the best way to

show

> others that vegetarianism is a healthy option.

>

> I found through my own vegetarianism, and occasional veganism (I

> occasionally do a limited sankalpa to cleanse my system or cultivate

> mindfulness), that all of this is about awareness and mindfulness.

When my

> body craves meat, and I eat meat, I try to make sure it's from

ethically

> raised animals, and I give thanks to the spirit of that animal. And

I give

> thanks to the land for the vegetables, fruits, grains, etc., that I

eat.

> Sure, I'm not always perfect about this awareness, but for me, it's

> something to strive toward.

>

>

> Jai Maa Kamakhya, Jai Maa Kali,

> Sundari

>

>

>

> On 2/20/07, mahadevanv <mahadevanv wrote:

> >

> > Om Namah Shivaya!

> > This is just my opinion.

> > As far changing name, it could possibly be just the personal

> > choice for your commitment into spirituality and should be not

out of

> > fearing someone.

> > The most important aspect of your personality which Shree Maa

> > modifies on is to foster self respect and give you more of

yourself.

> > As you more and more imbibe the presence of Shree Maa (divine

> > presence), you will find the problems you have with your family

looks

> > more and more trivial. You must try not to bother about the

trouble

> > from the family as you are not hurting anyone intentionally. My

own

> > parents feel they have lost me as I am more into my spiritual path

> > and my mom tried all sorts of nagging. But I can view my mom with

> > sympathy as I walk through my spiritual path.

> >

> > Cheers,

> >

> > Mahadevan Venkitaraman

> >

> > <%

40>,

> > Shankari Kali <shankari_kali@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste:

> > >

> > > This is actually a very good question. Interesting that you

bring

> > this up. I would like to know if everyone legally changed their

names

> > after they became devotees to Shree Maa and Swamiji. Do you use

this

> > name when you go to work for example? Do people harass you about

your

> > name?

> > >

> > > Also, I have been a vegetarian for 13 years, and this has caused

> > many problems with my family. They really want me to eat turkey

for

> > example, but I cannot, and it appears to be very hostile to them.

Any

> > solutions to these type of problems?

> > >

> > > Peace,

> > > Shankari Kali

> > >

> > >

> > > Karen <sstr_karen@> wrote:

> > Namaste,

> > >

> > > I have been a devotee of Sri Ganesha since October, although I

> > have not

> > > formally coverted to Hinduism. Ganesha has been guiding me on my

> > > spiritual path. I love the Hinduism, but it would create

problems

> > in

> > > my family if I became a Hindu in the customary way, legally

> > changing my

> > > name, etc. I would like to know if I may become a disciple of

> > Shree

> > > Maa, as this is a very inclusive path and appeals to me very

> > much. Is

> > > formal conversion necessary?

> > >

> > > Aum Shanti,

> > >

> > > Karen

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

 

 

 

 

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