Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Namaste: At Home Depot there are small shed you can buy, about 7' x 10 feet, or even smaller. Put one in your back yard, put a fan in the window, a metal fire pit inside, and you have a Temple with a homa in it. Or, out on your deck, with a metal homa pit, and a screen around you to shield you, and you are ready to go. I have seen metal homa pits used in the center of a living room, or in a basement, and just open the windows. Wherever you are, with the Divine Fire, that is the sacred space. Please start the fire, and say the mantras. Time is short ahd we and the entire universe need these prayers. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar , " Chris Kirner " <chriskirner1956 wrote: > > 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 There is a small copper Havan Kund available for doing daily Homa. This is used by Agnihotris. I know from personal experience that these are good. They require only small amount of wood. A search in Google shows that these are being offered by a shop http://www.indiayogi.com/eshop/sadetail.asp?id=1835 I bought it in Giri Trading Co. Madras. They have a web site. It may be available in some other shops in U.S. I am not in any way associated with this site. Jai MAA !!! , " inspectionconnection108 " <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste: At Home Depot there are small shed you can buy, about 7' x > 10 feet, or even smaller. Put one in your back yard, put a fan in the > window, a metal fire pit inside, and you have a Temple with a homa in > it. Or, out on your deck, with a metal homa pit, and a screen around > you to shield you, and you are ready to go. > I have seen metal homa pits used in the center of a living room, or in > a basement, and just open the windows. Wherever you are, with the > Divine Fire, that is the sacred space. > Please start the fire, and say the mantras. Time is short ahd we and > the entire universe need these prayers. > > Jai Ma Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > > > > > > , " Chris Kirner " > <chriskirner1956@> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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