Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Dear Narasimha, Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another question. Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know you say to stick with one mala for all Japa however my mind cannot fully accept this. Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something else entirely? Thank you. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Namaste , Use mala of -Moonga for Shri Ganeshji. thanks, dheeraj , " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma wrote: > > Dear Narasimha, > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > question. > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know you > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however my > mind cannot fully accept this. > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > else entirely? Thank you. > > > > Regards > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Dear Narsimhaji, You and your writings,....this group itself is very inspiring. Earlier i would just plan to do something,but reading all the messages here,has got me implementing them.And i thank you and all the members of this group. I have a few queries sir, After puja in the morning, i do japa,one mala each for Kuladevi,/Ganapati,Shiva and Narayan.I do one mala,turn the mala and do the next ,in the above order.Is this fine Or should i change something?If i do one mala for one 'god',i feel i should do one for this 'god' also.Please explain,i'll be very grateful. Thank you Sunita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Namaste, In my judgment, a rudraksha mala is more than enough for Ganesha sadhana. For Lakshmi, kamalagutta mala (a garland of lotus seeds) is considered the best. I did use one that was gifted by the same priest who gifted me so many other religious articles. However, in my judgment, I had more fruitful sessions of Mahalakshmi meditation with Rudraksha mala than with it. Rudraksha and Tulasi are very special compared to all other malas. Instead of using a different mala for each deity, it is a good idea to use a single mala for all meditation and let it be a repository of all the generated energy. * * * This reminds me of an unrelated incident. When Shata Chandi homam conducted in Chennai in March 2006 was finished, priests bathed the idols in the garbhaalaya with the water from the kalashas (pots) used in the homas and brought malas from the idol and gave them to us. The priest put a Rudraksha mala from the Mother around my neck. A passing thought came to me and got stuck in my mind for a couple of seconds, " I already have so many rudraksha malas, but I have no sphatika mala, which is considered ideal for the Mother. I just took a vow of doing Chandipath for 108 days. I wish he had given me a sphatika mala instead of this rudraksha mala. " Then I forgot about that stupid thought. This was in the afternoon. Next morning, we were in a flight from Chennai to Hyderabad. In another day, I was to leave for Boston. In the flight to Hyderabad, my son was kicking the seat in front of him and the gentleman turned back to complain. I apologized and told my son to behave. The gentleman turned forward and again turned back in a few seconds and asked " you are PVR Narasimha Rao, right? " I said yes. He apparently uses my free Jyotish software and likes me. Though I had offered all my hair to Balaji at Thirumala a few days back and was without any hair, he still identified me based on a photo published 6 years back in an interview in a Jyotish magazine! He talked to me for a while. When we reached Hyderabad, he ran to the baggage claim, collected his suitcase, took out a sphatika mala from it and gifted it to me. He said he met a saint on the previous afternoon at Chennai and the saint gave him three sphatika malas - one for him, one for a family member and the third one meant for someone else. The saint told him that he would meet somebody he respected on the next day and he was supposed to hand over the mala to that person. When he saw me, he decided that the mala was meant for me. Interestingly, his meeting with the saint happened around the same time I had that stupid thought about sphatika mala in the garbhalaya of the temple. During shata Chandi homam, I took a vow to read Chandipath for 108 consecutive days. I did it and used that mala to count the moola mantra. At the end, that priest came to Boston and conducted 10 Chandi homas at our house to complete the sadhana. During the last homam, a strong thought came to my mind, " the purpose for which that sphatika mala was sent is over. Now offer it back to the Mother in fire. " I suppressed my instincts and did not do it. I wanted to hang on to it. See, I formed an attachment with it! Interestingly, that mala broke on the same evening, a little after that homam was finished! Of course, I made a mala again with the sphatikas and kept it for offering it in fire next time. Now I realized that my attachment was foolish. Of course, I did Chandipath and Chandi homam many more times after that, but that was the first 108 and I was destined to use the mala given by that saint for that round. Now, of course, I use the same rudraksha mala for everything and did not look for another sphatika mala. * * * It is the nature of mind to see variety. There are different types of malas and different kinds of rituals and mind is fascinated by the variety. At the end, mind needs to be trained to see the same in the variety. But, in the beginning, mind does see variety and it needs to wade through variety... Best regards, Narasimha Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana Spirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org - " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma Friday, February 06, 2009 3:27 PM Mala For Ganesha > Dear Narasimha, > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > question. > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know you > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however my > mind cannot fully accept this. > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > else entirely? Thank you. > > Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Sir Last april we,my husband and me,did chardham yatra- Badri,Kedar,Yamnotri,Gangotri;we also visted 4 of the Panch Badris. At Yog Dhyan Badri i had clicked photographs of the lords murti.Later on the pujari came and said that we are not supposed to click photographs.But by then i had already clicked. Is it wrong to have clicked these photographs?I had also clicked one of Ardhnareshwar. Also could i post these photos here for the group? Sunita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 namaste probably unrelated, thought I ask. When doing japam with a mala (either rudraksha or thulasi), do we thurst our thumb forward or backward? or does it matter? thanks sri , " sunita_vt " <sunita_vt wrote: > > Sir > Last april we,my husband and me,did chardham yatra- > Badri,Kedar,Yamnotri,Gangotri;we also visted 4 of the Panch Badris. > At Yog Dhyan Badri i had clicked photographs of the lords murti.Later > on the pujari came and said that we are not supposed to click > photographs.But by then i had already clicked. > Is it wrong to have clicked these photographs?I had also clicked one > of Ardhnareshwar. > Also could i post these photos here for the group? > Sunita > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:27:05 AM Re: Mala For Ganesha Namaste, In my judgment, a rudraksha mala is more than enough for Ganesha sadhana. For Lakshmi, kamalagutta mala (a garland of lotus seeds) is considered the best. I did use one that was gifted by the same priest who gifted me so many other religious articles. However, in my judgment, I had more fruitful sessions of Mahalakshmi meditation with Rudraksha mala than with it. Rudraksha and Tulasi are very special compared to all other malas. Instead of using a different mala for each deity, it is a good idea to use a single mala for all meditation and let it be a repository of all the generated energy. * * * This reminds me of an unrelated incident. When Shata Chandi homam conducted in Chennai in March 2006 was finished, priests bathed the idols in the garbhaalaya with the water from the kalashas (pots) used in the homas and brought malas from the idol and gave them to us. The priest put a Rudraksha mala from the Mother around my neck. A passing thought came to me and got stuck in my mind for a couple of seconds, "I already have so many rudraksha malas, but I have no sphatika mala, which is considered ideal for the Mother. I just took a vow of doing Chandipath for 108 days. I wish he had given me a sphatika mala instead of this rudraksha mala." Then I forgot about that stupid thought. This was in the afternoon. Next morning, we were in a flight from Chennai to Hyderabad. In another day, I was to leave for Boston. In the flight to Hyderabad, my son was kicking the seat in front of him and the gentleman turned back to complain. I apologized and told my son to behave. The gentleman turned forward and again turned back in a few seconds and asked "you are PVR Narasimha Rao, right?" I said yes. He apparently uses my free Jyotish software and likes me. Though I had offered all my hair to Balaji at Thirumala a few days back and was without any hair, he still identified me based on a photo published 6 years back in an interview in a Jyotish magazine! He talked to me for a while. When we reached Hyderabad, he ran to the baggage claim, collected his suitcase, took out a sphatika mala from it and gifted it to me. He said he met a saint on the previous afternoon at Chennai and the saint gave him three sphatika malas - one for him, one for a family member and the third one meant for someone else. The saint told him that he would meet somebody he respected on the next day and he was supposed to hand over the mala to that person. When he saw me, he decided that the mala was meant for me. Interestingly, his meeting with the saint happened around the same time I had that stupid thought about sphatika mala in the garbhalaya of the temple. During shata Chandi homam, I took a vow to read Chandipath for 108 consecutive days. I did it and used that mala to count the moola mantra. At the end, that priest came to Boston and conducted 10 Chandi homas at our house to complete the sadhana. During the last homam, a strong thought came to my mind, "the purpose for which that sphatika mala was sent is over. Now offer it back to the Mother in fire." I suppressed my instincts and did not do it. I wanted to hang on to it. See, I formed an attachment with it! Interestingly, that mala broke on the same evening, a little after that homam was finished! Of course, I made a mala again with the sphatikas and kept it for offering it in fire next time. Now I realized that my attachment was foolish. Of course, I did Chandipath and Chandi homam many more times after that, but that was the first 108 and I was destined to use the mala given by that saint for that round. Now, of course, I use the same rudraksha mala for everything and did not look for another sphatika mala. * * * It is the nature of mind to see variety. There are different types of malas and different kinds of rituals and mind is fascinated by the variety. At the end, mind needs to be trained to see the same in the variety. But, in the beginning, mind does see variety and it needs to wade through variety... Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - - "sbm_sharma" <sbm_sharma > <> Friday, February 06, 2009 3:27 PM Mala For Ganesha > Dear Narasimha, > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > question. > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know you > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however my > mind cannot fully accept this. > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > else entirely? Thank you. > > Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Dear Narasimha, Namaskar Thank you for this wonderful response! I really enjoy reading everything you write. In fact I just purchased your book and am eagerly awaiting it. Kind regards , " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > In my judgment, a rudraksha mala is more than enough for Ganesha sadhana. > > For Lakshmi, kamalagutta mala (a garland of lotus seeds) is considered the > best. I did use one that was gifted by the same priest who gifted me so many > other religious articles. However, in my judgment, I had more fruitful > sessions of Mahalakshmi meditation with Rudraksha mala than with it. > Rudraksha and Tulasi are very special compared to all other malas. > > Instead of using a different mala for each deity, it is a good idea to use a > single mala for all meditation and let it be a repository of all the > generated energy. > > * * * > > This reminds me of an unrelated incident. When Shata Chandi homam conducted > in Chennai in March 2006 was finished, priests bathed the idols in the > garbhaalaya with the water from the kalashas (pots) used in the homas and > brought malas from the idol and gave them to us. The priest put a Rudraksha > mala from the Mother around my neck. A passing thought came to me and got > stuck in my mind for a couple of seconds, " I already have so many rudraksha > malas, but I have no sphatika mala, which is considered ideal for the > Mother. I just took a vow of doing Chandipath for 108 days. I wish he had > given me a sphatika mala instead of this rudraksha mala. " Then I forgot > about that stupid thought. > > This was in the afternoon. Next morning, we were in a flight from Chennai to > Hyderabad. In another day, I was to leave for Boston. In the flight to > Hyderabad, my son was kicking the seat in front of him and the gentleman > turned back to complain. I apologized and told my son to behave. The > gentleman turned forward and again turned back in a few seconds and asked > " you are PVR Narasimha Rao, right? " I said yes. He apparently uses my free > Jyotish software and likes me. Though I had offered all my hair to Balaji at > Thirumala a few days back and was without any hair, he still identified me > based on a photo published 6 years back in an interview in a Jyotish > magazine! He talked to me for a while. > > When we reached Hyderabad, he ran to the baggage claim, collected his > suitcase, took out a sphatika mala from it and gifted it to me. He said he > met a saint on the previous afternoon at Chennai and the saint gave him > three sphatika malas - one for him, one for a family member and the third > one meant for someone else. The saint told him that he would meet somebody > he respected on the next day and he was supposed to hand over the mala to > that person. When he saw me, he decided that the mala was meant for me. > Interestingly, his meeting with the saint happened around the same time I > had that stupid thought about sphatika mala in the garbhalaya of the temple. > > During shata Chandi homam, I took a vow to read Chandipath for 108 > consecutive days. I did it and used that mala to count the moola mantra. At > the end, that priest came to Boston and conducted 10 Chandi homas at our > house to complete the sadhana. During the last homam, a strong thought came > to my mind, " the purpose for which that sphatika mala was sent is over. Now > offer it back to the Mother in fire. " I suppressed my instincts and did not > do it. I wanted to hang on to it. See, I formed an attachment with it! > Interestingly, that mala broke on the same evening, a little after that > homam was finished! Of course, I made a mala again with the sphatikas and > kept it for offering it in fire next time. Now I realized that my attachment > was foolish. > > Of course, I did Chandipath and Chandi homam many more times after that, but > that was the first 108 and I was destined to use the mala given by that > saint for that round. Now, of course, I use the same rudraksha mala for > everything and did not look for another sphatika mala. > > * * * > > It is the nature of mind to see variety. There are different types of malas > and different kinds of rituals and mind is fascinated by the variety. At the > end, mind needs to be trained to see the same in the variety. But, in the > beginning, mind does see variety and it needs to wade through variety... > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ---------------------------- ----- > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > Spirituality: vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org > ---------------------------- ----- > > - > " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma > > Friday, February 06, 2009 3:27 PM > Mala For Ganesha > > > Dear Narasimha, > > > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > > question. > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know you > > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however my > > mind cannot fully accept this. > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > > else entirely? Thank you. > > > > Regards > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 , " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma wrote: > > > Dear Narasimha, > > Namaskar > > Thank you for this wonderful response! I really > enjoy reading everything you write. In fact I > just purchased your book and am eagerly > awaiting it. > > Kind regards > > > > , " Narasimha > P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@> wrote: > > > > Namaste, > > > > In my judgment, a rudraksha mala is more than > enough for Ganesha sadhana. > > > > For Lakshmi, kamalagutta mala (a garland of lotus > seeds) is considered the > > best. I did use one that was gifted by the same > priest who gifted me so many > > other religious articles. However, in my judgment, > I had more fruitful > > sessions of Mahalakshmi meditation with > Rudraksha mala than with it. > > Rudraksha and Tulasi are very special compared > to all other malas. > > > > Instead of using a different mala for each deity, it > is a good idea to use a > > single mala for all meditation and let it be a > repository of all the > > generated energy. > > > > * * * > > > > This reminds me of an unrelated incident. When > Shata Chandi homam conducted > > in Chennai in March 2006 was finished, priests > bathed the idols in the > > garbhaalaya with the water from the kalashas > (pots) used in the homas and > > brought malas from the idol and gave them to us. > The priest put a Rudraksha > > mala from the Mother around my neck. A passing > thought came to me and got > > stuck in my mind for a couple of seconds, " I > already have so many rudraksha > > malas, but I have no sphatika mala, which is > considered ideal for the > > Mother. I just took a vow of doing Chandipath for > 108 days. I wish he had > > given me a sphatika mala instead of this > rudraksha mala. " Then I forgot > > about that stupid thought. > > > > This was in the afternoon. Next morning, we were > in a flight from Chennai to > > Hyderabad. In another day, I was to leave for > Boston. In the flight to > > Hyderabad, my son was kicking the seat in front of > him and the gentleman > > turned back to complain. I apologized and told my > son to behave. The > > gentleman turned forward and again turned back > in a few seconds and asked > > " you are PVR Narasimha Rao, right? " I said yes. > He apparently uses my free > > Jyotish software and likes me. Though I had > offered all my hair to Balaji at > > Thirumala a few days back and was without any > hair, he still identified me > > based on a photo published 6 years back in an > interview in a Jyotish > > magazine! He talked to me for a while. > > > > When we reached Hyderabad, he ran to the > baggage claim, collected his > > suitcase, took out a sphatika mala from it and > gifted it to me. He said he > > met a saint on the previous afternoon at Chennai > and the saint gave him > > three sphatika malas - one for him, one for a > family member and the third > > one meant for someone else. The saint told him > that he would meet somebody > > he respected on the next day and he was > supposed to hand over the mala to > > that person. When he saw me, he decided that the > mala was meant for me. > > Interestingly, his meeting with the saint happened > around the same time I > > had that stupid thought about sphatika mala in the > garbhalaya of the temple. > > > > During shata Chandi homam, I took a vow to read > Chandipath for 108 > > consecutive days. I did it and used that mala to > count the moola mantra. At > > the end, that priest came to Boston and conducted > 10 Chandi homas at our > > house to complete the sadhana. During the last > homam, a strong thought came > > to my mind, " the purpose for which that sphatika > mala was sent is over. Now > > offer it back to the Mother in fire. " I suppressed > my instincts and did not > > do it. I wanted to hang on to it. See, I formed an > attachment with it! > > Interestingly, that mala broke on the same > evening, a little after that > > homam was finished! Of course, I made a mala > again with the sphatikas and > > kept it for offering it in fire next time. Now I > realized that my attachment > > was foolish. > > > > Of course, I did Chandipath and Chandi homam > many more times after that, but > > that was the first 108 and I was destined to use > the mala given by that > > saint for that round. Now, of course, I use the > same rudraksha mala for > > everything and did not look for another sphatika > mala. > > > > * * * > > > > It is the nature of mind to see variety. There are > different types of malas > > and different kinds of rituals and mind is > fascinated by the variety. At the > > end, mind needs to be trained to see the same in > the variety. But, in the > > beginning, mind does see variety and it needs to > wade through variety... > > > > Best regards, > > Narasimha > > ---------------------------- > ----- > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > > Spirituality: vedic- > wisdom > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): > http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: > http://www.SriJagannath.org > > ---------------------------- > ----- > > > > - > > " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma@> > > > > Friday, February 06, 2009 3:27 PM > > Mala For Ganesha > > > > > Dear Narasimha, > > > > > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > > > question. > > > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know > you > > > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however > my > > > mind cannot fully accept this. > > > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > > > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > > > else entirely? Thank you. > > > > > > Regards > > > Namaste Sir........... I too have the same type of confusion as you regarding malas, etc and as I have some familiarity with jyotish I have extendend my madness to picking the absolutely perfect muhurta for performing my irregularly scheduled homa. You see I want spiritual growth and I want to 'get something' out of it as well, and subsequently the homas where I was very attached to getting something were tinged with my desire and the quality of my concentration suffered. The same with the malas, I think that some 'thing' is going to ensure my success in a sadhana when actually my willingness to drop the attachment and the confusion that always seems to attend my selfish desires, and focus on the sadhana itself is the key. I know you had asked Narasimha, but I felt a certain kinship with your dilema. Best Regards............Ajaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Dear Ajaya Thanks for your nice note! , " yitzhak29 " <laughing29 wrote: > > , " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma@> > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Narasimha, > > > > Namaskar > > > > Thank you for this wonderful response! I really > > enjoy reading everything you write. In fact I > > just purchased your book and am eagerly > > awaiting it. > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > > > , " Narasimha > > P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste, > > > > > > In my judgment, a rudraksha mala is more than > > enough for Ganesha sadhana. > > > > > > For Lakshmi, kamalagutta mala (a garland of lotus > > seeds) is considered the > > > best. I did use one that was gifted by the same > > priest who gifted me so many > > > other religious articles. However, in my judgment, > > I had more fruitful > > > sessions of Mahalakshmi meditation with > > Rudraksha mala than with it. > > > Rudraksha and Tulasi are very special compared > > to all other malas. > > > > > > Instead of using a different mala for each deity, it > > is a good idea to use a > > > single mala for all meditation and let it be a > > repository of all the > > > generated energy. > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > This reminds me of an unrelated incident. When > > Shata Chandi homam conducted > > > in Chennai in March 2006 was finished, priests > > bathed the idols in the > > > garbhaalaya with the water from the kalashas > > (pots) used in the homas and > > > brought malas from the idol and gave them to us. > > The priest put a Rudraksha > > > mala from the Mother around my neck. A passing > > thought came to me and got > > > stuck in my mind for a couple of seconds, " I > > already have so many rudraksha > > > malas, but I have no sphatika mala, which is > > considered ideal for the > > > Mother. I just took a vow of doing Chandipath for > > 108 days. I wish he had > > > given me a sphatika mala instead of this > > rudraksha mala. " Then I forgot > > > about that stupid thought. > > > > > > This was in the afternoon. Next morning, we were > > in a flight from Chennai to > > > Hyderabad. In another day, I was to leave for > > Boston. In the flight to > > > Hyderabad, my son was kicking the seat in front of > > him and the gentleman > > > turned back to complain. I apologized and told my > > son to behave. The > > > gentleman turned forward and again turned back > > in a few seconds and asked > > > " you are PVR Narasimha Rao, right? " I said yes. > > He apparently uses my free > > > Jyotish software and likes me. Though I had > > offered all my hair to Balaji at > > > Thirumala a few days back and was without any > > hair, he still identified me > > > based on a photo published 6 years back in an > > interview in a Jyotish > > > magazine! He talked to me for a while. > > > > > > When we reached Hyderabad, he ran to the > > baggage claim, collected his > > > suitcase, took out a sphatika mala from it and > > gifted it to me. He said he > > > met a saint on the previous afternoon at Chennai > > and the saint gave him > > > three sphatika malas - one for him, one for a > > family member and the third > > > one meant for someone else. The saint told him > > that he would meet somebody > > > he respected on the next day and he was > > supposed to hand over the mala to > > > that person. When he saw me, he decided that the > > mala was meant for me. > > > Interestingly, his meeting with the saint happened > > around the same time I > > > had that stupid thought about sphatika mala in the > > garbhalaya of the temple. > > > > > > During shata Chandi homam, I took a vow to read > > Chandipath for 108 > > > consecutive days. I did it and used that mala to > > count the moola mantra. At > > > the end, that priest came to Boston and conducted > > 10 Chandi homas at our > > > house to complete the sadhana. During the last > > homam, a strong thought came > > > to my mind, " the purpose for which that sphatika > > mala was sent is over. Now > > > offer it back to the Mother in fire. " I suppressed > > my instincts and did not > > > do it. I wanted to hang on to it. See, I formed an > > attachment with it! > > > Interestingly, that mala broke on the same > > evening, a little after that > > > homam was finished! Of course, I made a mala > > again with the sphatikas and > > > kept it for offering it in fire next time. Now I > > realized that my attachment > > > was foolish. > > > > > > Of course, I did Chandipath and Chandi homam > > many more times after that, but > > > that was the first 108 and I was destined to use > > the mala given by that > > > saint for that round. Now, of course, I use the > > same rudraksha mala for > > > everything and did not look for another sphatika > > mala. > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > It is the nature of mind to see variety. There are > > different types of malas > > > and different kinds of rituals and mind is > > fascinated by the variety. At the > > > end, mind needs to be trained to see the same in > > the variety. But, in the > > > beginning, mind does see variety and it needs to > > wade through variety... > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Narasimha > > > ---------------------------- > > ----- > > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > > > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > > > Spirituality: vedic- > > wisdom > > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): > > http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): > > http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: > > http://www.SriJagannath.org > > > ---------------------------- > > ----- > > > > > > - > > > " sbm_sharma " <sbm_sharma@> > > > > > > Friday, February 06, 2009 3:27 PM > > > Mala For Ganesha > > > > > > > Dear Narasimha, > > > > > > > > Namaste. I would like to ask you yet another > > > > question. > > > > > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha Japa? I know > > you > > > > say to stick with one mala for all Japa however > > my > > > > mind cannot fully accept this. > > > > > > > > Which mala is best for Ganesha? Sandalwood, > > > > Turmeric or Sphatik? Or something > > > > else entirely? Thank you. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > Namaste Sir........... > > I too have the same type of confusion as you regarding malas, etc > and as I have some familiarity with jyotish I have extendend my > madness to picking the absolutely perfect muhurta for performing my > irregularly scheduled homa. You see I want spiritual growth and I > want to 'get something' out of it as well, and subsequently the homas > where I was very attached to getting something were tinged with my > desire and the quality of my concentration suffered. The same with > the malas, I think that some 'thing' is going to ensure my success in > a sadhana when actually my willingness to drop the attachment and the > confusion that always seems to attend my selfish desires, and focus > on the sadhana itself is the key. > > I know you had asked Narasimha, but I felt a certain kinship with > your dilema. > > Best Regards............Ajaya > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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