Guest guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Namaste Swami has written a text of the samputs, or mantras, which can be chanted as one draws in a breath during Chandi recitation. There are many mantras one can choose from, beginning with mantras with only several syllables, and as one advances, there are longer and longer ones. Swami has told us that there is a 100 syllable mantra which he plans to do someday. It is the longest most demanding Chandi sadhana one can practice. This book is available thru the Mandir web site. When we chant the Chandi every Sunday with Maa and Swami, we chant 2 verses to the breath. On the inward breath, we chant, Om Aim Hrim Klim Camundayai Vicce. Swami says that this technique of chanting mantras-verses of the Chandi on the outward breath, and chanting one mantra on the inward breath, is a very powerful process. From my personal experience, it keeps one's mind very focused, and engages all the senses and all levels of the body and helps to keep one focused on the text. After chanting has been completed, one feels very refreshed and energized. And, this experience is carried into my week. I hope you can join us on-line each Sunday at 9:30 pacific time, and chant the Chandi with us. Chanting with 2 masters who have made the Chandi their lifes' work , who have mastered the Chandi, who have become Chandi, is an amazing enlightening experience. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , Nirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008 wrote: > > Yes, Thank you Chris for bringing up this point. It is important to establish the number of verses we can comfortably recite before taking a breath and saying the mantra (on the in-breath). a half verse, of whole verse, or two or three, etc... > > Jai Maa! > > Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 wrote: Hi Nirmal, > > I think the " official position " on this is first, to chant the number > of verses that is comfortable for you - two is good, but one is good > too (as is more than two verses), as long as you remain consistent > throughout. Second, the guru mantra is generally preferred for > pranayama with chanting, followed by any other appropriate mantra for > the worship - like navarna for the Chandi (or Hrim). > > Personally, I usually do two verses to the breath, and (I don't know > if this is right, but it feels OK) I do the dhyanams in one breath, > and if there is a section where I sing the verses, like chapter > eleven, I breath once for each half a verse. > > Jai Maa! > Chris > > , Nirmalananda Saraswati > <nirmalananda1008@> wrote: > > > > I think that's the traditional way Swamiji teaches it - but I also > believe Swami has said that other mantras may be used. I find the > navarna to be a bit long for the inbreath, and so usually use the > mantra HRIM instead. It would be interesting to hear what Swamiji > would say about this. > > > > matthewgindin <matthewgindin@> wrote: Namaste, > > > > I would like to start chanting the Chandi path when the next group > > sankalpa arises. I wanted to clarify what the Pranayam for it is: is it > > correct that it is one inhalation chanting the navarna mantra, and on > > the exhalation chanting two verses of the Chandi? > > Thank you > > Jai Maa > > Sushuddha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sick sense of humor? Visit TV's Comedy with an Edge to see > what's on, when. > > > oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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