Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 The beginning : " Is there a specific puja one would do for peace? Not for oneself but for others, just peace in general. I find some of the tension and violence of the world a little overwhelming. It seems like, in addition to concrete worldly steps that one would take, there might be a specific ritual geared to bringing peace into the warring and violent world " In progress : The 16th Day Shakti Puja for world peace beginning on Monday 28th June 2008 till 21st August 2008. Time will be as follows: 0830hrs till 0900hrs and again at night from 2330hrs till 2400hrs [Asia Pacific Time. I am currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] for those who are not sure you can log into the world clock website to refer: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ It will be good if we are able to do it simultaneously. Doesn't matter where' you're at, weather in the bus, train or at work. Just take a few mins off and do the visualization and breathing. We will all merge as one force. Technique [as per conversation. See below]: : BN: You just create a group for prayer and then first few days pray for the individuals in the group, then pray for their families, then extended families, thus slowly expand to the universe. You will see miracles. Going straight to universe you will not see results NMadasamy: Individuals in the group? Shall I ask who needs prayers? BN: No need to ask who needs. All need. This way you will see results and thus make your prayers stronger. I suggest for the group first, then their families, then their chosen People, then the town, then the country then the continent. BN: Just visualizing with deep breathing. NMadasamy: 3 days for individuals, 5 days for their families, 7 days for the extended families/chosen people, 10 days for the universe? That is the number I see BN: ok go ahead. NMadasamy: What do they visualize? What image should they visualize? BN: In order not to breach privacy you visualize the problems of individuals as a shadow over them and see the shadow being lifted and them becoming radiant and that the problems are solved. Sadhana must be flexible and stress free. This is the whole idea. If you find it inconvenient then its okay. There will always be other days [remember its from 28th July till August 21st. Total 25 days. I am sure you can manage at least one day, yes!]. You can just come in spend at least 5 mins if u can spare, do a short one and then move on. It's the thought that counts. Why we start from the group? We must always start from somewhere. But where? How do we all come up with this idea, its from this group. Its from this group too that we all come together, we congregate and 'pray' together. This group is our meeting place... the very point where we all meet [from all the different direction : North, South, East, West and all the inbetweens] The very center where the vibration will emanate that will create the ripple effect. Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. " From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Namaste, Wow, it is so hard to stick to a schedule! I let go of the exercise completely for a few days as I knew I wouldn't be home at the times. Now I miss my prayers so much I think I'll do them anyway, even at a wrong time. Then I was reading below where it says: <<It will be good if we are able to do it simultaneously. Doesn't matter where' you're at, weather in the bus, train or at work. Just take a few mins off and do the visualization and breathing. We will all merge as one force.>> Okay, so that gives me two ideas: 1) It would be good if we could do it together, but maybe it would be okay if we just did it anyway? 2) If I can just remember the time and do some visualization and breathing then at least I can join in some how. Just not when I'm driving. Which is usually what I am doing, either going to work or coming home from work. In rush hour traffic. During my 44 mile commute. It's really just not possible to do the visualization then. So, anyway. I'm trying but not doing very well. The time thing really challenges me. How is everyone else doing on this? Blessings, pr , " NMadasamy " <nora wrote: > > The beginning : " Is there a specific puja one would do for peace? Not > for oneself but for others, just peace in general. I find some of the > tension and violence of the world a little overwhelming. It seems > like, in addition to concrete worldly steps that one would take, > there might be a specific ritual geared to bringing peace into the > warring and violent world " > > In progress : The 16th Day > > Shakti Puja for world peace beginning on Monday 28th June 2008 till > 21st August 2008. Time will be as follows: 0830hrs till 0900hrs and > again at night from 2330hrs till 2400hrs [Asia Pacific Time. I am > currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] for those who are not sure you > can log into the world clock website to refer: > > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ > > It will be good if we are able to do it simultaneously. Doesn't > matter where' you're at, weather in the bus, train or at work. Just > take a few mins off and do the visualization and breathing. We will > all merge as one force. > > Technique [as per conversation. See below]: : > > BN: You just create a group for prayer and then first few days pray > for the individuals in the group, then pray for their families, then > extended families, thus slowly expand to the universe. You will see > miracles. Going straight to universe you will not see results > > NMadasamy: Individuals in the group? Shall I ask who needs prayers? > > BN: No need to ask who needs. All need. This way you will see results > and thus make your prayers stronger. I suggest for the group first, > then their families, then their chosen People, then the town, then > the country then the continent. > > BN: Just visualizing with deep breathing. > > NMadasamy: 3 days for individuals, 5 days for their families, 7 days > for the extended families/chosen people, 10 days for the universe? > That is the number I see > > BN: ok go ahead. > > NMadasamy: What do they visualize? What image should they visualize? > > BN: In order not to breach privacy you visualize the problems of > individuals as a shadow over them and see the shadow being lifted and > them becoming radiant and that the problems are solved. > > > Sadhana must be flexible and stress free. This is the whole idea. If > you find it inconvenient then its okay. There will always be other > days [remember its from 28th July till August 21st. Total 25 days. I > am sure you can manage at least one day, yes!]. You can just come in > spend at least 5 mins if u can spare, do a short one and then move > on. It's the thought that counts. > > > Why we start from the group? > We must always start from somewhere. But where? How do we all come up > with this idea, its from this group. Its from this group too that we > all come together, we congregate and 'pray' together. This group is > our meeting place... the very point where we all meet [from all the > different direction : North, South, East, West and all the > inbetweens] The very center where the vibration will emanate that > will create the ripple effect. > > Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, > Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, > Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, > Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, > Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; > Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, > Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. " > > From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 , " prainbow61 " <paulie- rainbow wrote: > > Namaste, > > Wow, it is so hard to stick to a schedule! > > I let go of the exercise completely for a few days as I knew I > wouldn't be home at the times. Now I miss my prayers so much I think > I'll do them anyway, even at a wrong time. > > Then I was reading below where it says: > > <<It will be good if we are able to do it simultaneously. Doesn't > matter where' you're at, weather in the bus, train or at work. Just > take a few mins off and do the visualization and breathing. We will > all merge as one force.>> > > Okay, so that gives me two ideas: 1) It would be good if we could do > it together, but maybe it would be okay if we just did it anyway? 2) > If I can just remember the time and do some visualization and > breathing then at least I can join in some how. > > Just not when I'm driving. Which is usually what I am doing, either > going to work or coming home from work. In rush hour traffic. During > my 44 mile commute. It's really just not possible to do the > visualization then. > > So, anyway. I'm trying but not doing very well. The time thing really > challenges me. > > How is everyone else doing on this? > > Blessings, > > pr > It is for me too. There are time, may be twice, I couldnt make it home. What I did, stop for a while on what ever im doiong.... go to the centeen or anywhere I can sit and close my eyes and concentrate. The currounding is not an isssue. Once your mind is focus, you are connected no matter where you're at. That is the challenge I guess, trying to maintain the time. The discipline and commitment is what matters. Its a good exerice though. An endurance test to be exact. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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