FAMILY, LIGHT YOUR FIRE-NOW

[Guest guest]

NAMASTE: I remember the first time I participated in a fire ceremony

with Maa and Swami. It was in Iowa in 1997 directly outside 2 large

hi- rise dorms on the University of Iowa Campus. Students were coming

to and fro from the dorms, walking right past the roaring fire, on a

sunny Spring Sunday afternoon, while 25 devotees and Maa and Swami

sat around chanting mantras and throwing rice into it. I was amazed

on several levels: first, how open and up-front they were with their

spiritual practice; second: how unconcerned they were about the

students and how focused they were on the fire, and third: how much

power the fire held.

We were invited to join in and we sat right down, took a bowl of rice,

and began to worship. We did not know what we were doing, nor why we

were doing it, and we certainly were not doing it properly: BUT: we

did it and Maa and Swami blessed us with an incredible flood of love

and energy.

The importance of that experience cannot be described. It literally

changed our lives. It started a chain of events which lead to our

building a Temple on the rear of our Iowa home with an indoor fire pit

and altar, and 2+ years straight of nightly homas. This led to our

moving to Napa 5 years ago to be at the Mandir, and helping construct

the Temple and support the 3 year Chandi homa.

This is the power of the Divine Fire. It totally changes one's

reality and as a " karma barbacue " , it roasts current karma, and roasts

the seeds of past karma so they do not sprout.

I pray with all my heart that everyone in our family will take a

sankalpa to begin and practice the fire ceremony ASAP. Once a week, 2

times a month, or whatever works for you, but, don't delay, take a

sankalpa, and just do it. Do not worry if you do it right or know all

the mantras, or have all the stuff, just do it and with your pure

devotion, it will all work out perfectly. Just ask Maa and Swami to

join and support you as you begin each homa.

Mother's Day is a great day to take a sankalpa. Let's hear from all

of you who are ready to take the plunge, and share your experiences.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

[Guest guest]

That's a great story Vish!

 

Those days of their travel were very special. I wish I could have been

one of those fortunate enough to have traveled with them. That would

have really been something!

 

I've often though how nice it would be to build my own little temple -

to have an entirely separate sacred space complete with havan kunda.

It must have been really a joy to have that special place to worship in.

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> NAMASTE: I remember the first time I participated in a fire ceremony

> with Maa and Swami. It was in Iowa in 1997 directly outside 2 large

> hi- rise dorms on the University of Iowa Campus. Students were coming

> to and fro from the dorms, walking right past the roaring fire, on a

> sunny Spring Sunday afternoon, while 25 devotees and Maa and Swami

> sat around chanting mantras and throwing rice into it. I was amazed

> on several levels: first, how open and up-front they were with their

> spiritual practice; second: how unconcerned they were about the

> students and how focused they were on the fire, and third: how much

> power the fire held.

> We were invited to join in and we sat right down, took a bowl of rice,

> and began to worship. We did not know what we were doing, nor why we

> were doing it, and we certainly were not doing it properly: BUT: we

> did it and Maa and Swami blessed us with an incredible flood of love

> and energy.

> The importance of that experience cannot be described. It literally

> changed our lives. It started a chain of events which lead to our

> building a Temple on the rear of our Iowa home with an indoor fire pit

> and altar, and 2+ years straight of nightly homas. This led to our

> moving to Napa 5 years ago to be at the Mandir, and helping construct

> the Temple and support the 3 year Chandi homa.

> This is the power of the Divine Fire. It totally changes one's

> reality and as a " karma barbacue " , it roasts current karma, and roasts

> the seeds of past karma so they do not sprout.

> I pray with all my heart that everyone in our family will take a

> sankalpa to begin and practice the fire ceremony ASAP. Once a week, 2

> times a month, or whatever works for you, but, don't delay, take a

> sankalpa, and just do it. Do not worry if you do it right or know all

> the mantras, or have all the stuff, just do it and with your pure

> devotion, it will all work out perfectly. Just ask Maa and Swami to

> join and support you as you begin each homa.

> Mother's Day is a great day to take a sankalpa. Let's hear from all

> of you who are ready to take the plunge, and share your experiences.

>

> Jai Maa Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>

[Guest guest]

Vishweshwar,

 

I will be meeting with Chris this coming Wednesday for a Homa. I am very interested in healing and transmutating the dynamics of thoughts that seem to take center stage in one's life, (Karma). As a natural born healer, I know that through this process of Homa and mantra recitation, the fire will cleanse and purify karmas. I invision my practice want to get better and better through the years that even currently, I become animated just to think about it. It must be that this is my dharma, coming to fruition, because it has been felt for such a long time, and only now coming to fruition.

 

Edward

inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:53:07 PM[www.ShreeMaa.org] FAMILY, LIGHT YOUR FIRE-NOW

 

NAMASTE: I remember the first time I participated in a fire ceremonywith Maa and Swami. It was in Iowa in 1997 directly outside 2 largehi- rise dorms on the University of Iowa Campus. Students were comingto and fro from the dorms, walking right past the roaring fire, on asunny Spring Sunday afternoon, while 25 devotees and Maa and Swamisat around chanting mantras and throwing rice into it. I was amazedon several levels: first, how open and up-front they were with theirspiritual practice; second: how unconcerned they were about thestudents and how focused they were on the fire, and third: how muchpower the fire held.We were invited to join in and we sat right down, took a bowl of rice,and began to worship. We did not know what we were doing, nor why wewere doing it, and we certainly were not doing it properly: BUT: wedid it and Maa and Swami blessed us with an incredible flood of loveand energy. The importance of

that experience cannot be described. It literallychanged our lives. It started a chain of events which lead to ourbuilding a Temple on the rear of our Iowa home with an indoor fire pitand altar, and 2+ years straight of nightly homas. This led to ourmoving to Napa 5 years ago to be at the Mandir, and helping constructthe Temple and support the 3 year Chandi homa. This is the power of the Divine Fire. It totally changes one'sreality and as a "karma barbacue", it roasts current karma, and roaststhe seeds of past karma so they do not sprout. I pray with all my heart that everyone in our family will take asankalpa to begin and practice the fire ceremony ASAP. Once a week, 2times a month, or whatever works for you, but, don't delay, take asankalpa, and just do it. Do not worry if you do it right or know allthe mantras, or have all the stuff, just do it and with your puredevotion, it will all work out perfectly. Just ask

Maa and Swami tojoin and support you as you begin each homa.Mother's Day is a great day to take a sankalpa. Let's hear from allof you who are ready to take the plunge, and share your experiences.Jai Maa Jai Swamivishweshwar

 

 

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