Prayer Club Reminder/April 14

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Dear Prayer Club Participants,

 

This is a friendly reminder to recite the MM mantra at

least 21 times on Saturday, April 14.

To view the updated prayer club list of participants

and recipients please click on

 

 

A special prayer was offered on Wednesday, April 11

for all of the prayer club participants and

recipients. Due to some technical difficulties the

prayer has not been uploaded to the shreemaa.org

website. We will send you a notification when the

April prayer has been uploaded.

 

God bless you all with peace, good health and Divine

Spirit!

Devi Mandir Prayer Club

 

Mrityunjaya Mantra, A Mantra for Healing & Comfort.

Copyright & courtesy Yoga International Magazine.

By Rolf Sovik

 

Dispeller of FEAR

There was a time, it is said, when there was no death.

But the world became congested, and its resources

approached the point of exhaustion. So Yama was given

the role of bringing death to beings to restore

nature's balance and relieve the suffering of the

planet.

 

Death needed servants to accomplish its task. Disease,

famine, accidents, and old age played this role and

acted as death's messengers. But, not understanding

its place in the order of the universe, all beings

feared death. They witnessed premature death and

worried lest they be taken before their appropriate

time. When that time did come, fear of death led to

even greater suffering.

 

To overcome this fear, it is said that Lord Shiva

himself gave humanity the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra.

Whenever there is listlessness, stress, grief, or

illness, or when fears of death intrude in awareness,

this great mantra can be used for healings, for

maintaining vitality, and for refuge.

 

The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra restores health and

happiness and brings calmness in the face of death.

When courage or determination are blocked, it rises up

to overcome obstacles. It awakens a healing force that

reaches deep into the body and mind.

 

Just as a plant patiently gathers nutrients from the

soil, so healing and nourishing forces enter the human

body through foods, medicines, supportive emotions,

and encouraging thoughts. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra

attracts these forces and creates an inner environment

to enhance their effectiveness. Thus the mantra can be

used whenever any restorative process is undertaken.

 

The mantra can be recited when taking medicines, for

it prepares the body and mind to make the best use of

them. In India, when ash (bhasma) is applied to the

body (as either a medicinal or a spiritual act) the

mantra is recited. And so, whenever matters of health,

vitality, nurturance, or freedom from the fears

associated with death arise, the Maha Mrityunjaya

mantra naturally surface as a remedy and comfort.

 

It is also said that those in the healing profession

will benefit from reciting the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra

regularly. Through it, they will draw from an infinite

reserve of energy, and thus prevent burnout while

opening a channel of healing from which life can be nourished.