Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 An excellent piece of really sane and friendly advice from a well wisher, I would say. Ram Prabhu On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 ganpra wrote : >Stortras are for singing praise of the Gods. Stotras are long because they are descriptive of the form or the deeds of the God. > >Mantras on the other hand, are the essences of Gods. > >It is the general idea. Some stotras are mahamantras themselves. Stotras also contain esoteric meanings and interpretations of mantras. > > >Bad karma...yes one has to suffer it, if it is one's own making. But there are karmas which are inherited. Both types, have to be suffered by some individuals in the ancestory. But, there will be one janma (birth) when the bad karma will come to pass. At that time, the individual will have/given the opportunity to do good deeds and worship appropriate Gods to clear of the remnants of bad karma. > >Mantras for personal gains can be chanted. But, it requires enormous rigor in terms of rules to follow. Sometimes carry a hefty price if it harms anyone while providing the want of the person for whom it is chanted. > >Asking for divine help is accepted. " I'm going through this situation, I need help/guidance. Please help me. " Place the request at Her feet and forget it. It is not your problem anymore, it is Hers. Chant mantras, stotras. But, chanting a mantra with a sole aim of achieving something material or spiritual (specifically siddhi) gets a bit tricky as mentioned above. > >Owing to the power of mantras, good things will happen without even asking. > > , Robert Partick <robertpartick wrote: > > > > I have a question. I apologize if this question sounds too dumb...I am a novice in the sphere of Sadhana. > >  > > What is the difference between stotra and mantra? I am familiar with a couple of Devi Stotrams and mantras. I've understood them as stotras being longer and mantras shorter. I never really understood the true difference between both. Could you shed some light on this? > >  > > Another question, I often keep hearing that if it is your karma it is best to go through it rather than attempt to change it. Yet there seems to be this idea of pleasing planets with incantations to reduce your bad karma. > >  > > Sankarji, in your post below you mentioned that we should never use mantras should never be used for personal gain. So is it wrong to ask Divine Mother/other dieties for help through mantras? > >  > > Thank you, > > Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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