To Papia and all,Being of service in our daily lives

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Namaste Papia: I feel the answer is " yes " . God is in everything, and

when you chant the mantras, the food becomes prasad, sacred and holy.

Then, you offer it will mantras to the " God in each being " , and they

eat this divine blessed food. They are blessed by it.

I eat chicken and fish, and Maa sometimes cooks it for us. She knows

what each of us needs to grow closer to God, for body, mind, and

spirit, and She blesses the fish, and it is the best fish I ever ate

in my life. Pure and simple, the TRUTH.

There is a story of a Shiva devotee, a simple man, a hunter. The only

offering he could make to Shiva was some of the game he had killed to

feed his family. Shiva accepted it and blessed the man.

 

So, bless all food you prepare from the time you purchase it to the

time you serve it. Thru all steps, chant the mantra, quietly inside,

or aloud, and the food will become prasad.

Just think, when you do puja, you put the letters of the mantra, for

example, Shiva's name, onto the tips of your fingers, then onto your

body. So, everything you touch, and everything which touches you, is

blessed by Shiva. You become Shiva, indeed, you are Shiva. So, it

goes to reason that everything you offer with love and respect,

whether is it food, conversation, work projects, house cleaning, or

bathing your children: everything is blessed by Shiva.

What a blessing. What a gift Maa and Swami have given us.

Now, just pass it on to everyone.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

lvoe vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

- In , " roy.papia " <roy.papia wrote:

>

> Namaste Gauri, Devi, Vishveshwar and everyone who has contributed to

> this discussion.

>

> I was wondering if this would include offering food that has meat and

> animal products?

> Thank you.

> Papia

>

>

> , " gauri_108 " <gauri_108@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Devi,

> >

> > Maa's specific instructions are as follows:

> >

> > For each person i should chant offering mantra:

> >

> > Om satpatram shuddasuvavirv

> > vividhanekabhakshanam

> > nivedayami deveshi sarvatrptikaram param

> >

> > Om Annapurne sada purne

> > Shankara pranavallabhe

> > jnanavairaghyasiddhyartham

> > biksham dehi namo-stu te

> >

> > Mata ca Parvati devi pita devo Maheshwara

> > bandhavah sivabhaktashcha svadesho bhuvanatrayam

> >

> > Om namah Sivayah bhog naivedyam samarpayami

> >

> >

> > Maa said to recite the mantras very quickly (and very quietly)

> since i

> > am serving on average 200 people. Make adjustments to your

> particular

> > situation

> >

> > Hope this helps you, Angel, and everybody else who is interested!

> >

> > lots of LOVE,

> > gauri

> >

> > , devi <student61754@> wrote:

> > >

> > > THank you for posting this Gauri,

> > > What a blessing to hear.

> > > THis will make me see such things much diff., in the light of

> seva.

> > > And in that light what would be a quick way to offer each plate

> to

> > siva as we are delivering the food to the table in this situation?

> > > And what would be the correct manner in which to bless our foods

> > at home?

> > > THANK YOU GAURI

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > gauri_108 <gauri_108@> wrote:

> > > Namaste everybody!

> > >

> > > i was talking to Shree Maa the other day and the conversation

> turned

> > > to my job. I work in the service industry and don't necessarily

> enjoy

> > > it all the time. Some of the benefits are really cool, but it's

> not

> > > very challenging and becomes quite boring.

> > >

> > > Shree Maa didn't see it that way at all!

> > >

> > > " What a wonderful job you have! " She said, " You are blessed to be

> able

> > > to do seva all day long! In your job you serve food and you can

> say

> > > mantras and offer the food to Siva before you serve it to them.

> This

> > > way everybody you serve is getting prasad! What a joy! "

> > >

> > > I was speechless. And then i was sooooo grateful!

> > > Thank You, Maa, for showing that spirituality is not a lofty showy

> > > thing, but a truly simple and humble DAILY experience!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Autos

> > new Car Finder tool.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Namaste Vishweshwar

and thank you so much for your response!

You have no idea what a great load you have just taken off my mind. I

have been agonizing over whether it was okay to bless the chicken or

fish that I cook for dinner. And you have resolved it so simply and

beautifully.

Thank you again!

Love

Papia

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Papia: I feel the answer is " yes " . God is in everything,

and

> when you chant the mantras, the food becomes prasad, sacred and

holy.

> Then, you offer it will mantras to the " God in each being " , and they

> eat this divine blessed food. They are blessed by it.

> I eat chicken and fish, and Maa sometimes cooks it for us. She

knows

> what each of us needs to grow closer to God, for body, mind, and

> spirit, and She blesses the fish, and it is the best fish I ever ate

> in my life. Pure and simple, the TRUTH.

> There is a story of a Shiva devotee, a simple man, a hunter. The

only

> offering he could make to Shiva was some of the game he had killed

to

> feed his family. Shiva accepted it and blessed the man.

>

> So, bless all food you prepare from the time you purchase it to the

> time you serve it. Thru all steps, chant the mantra, quietly

inside,

> or aloud, and the food will become prasad.

> Just think, when you do puja, you put the letters of the mantra, for

> example, Shiva's name, onto the tips of your fingers, then onto your

> body. So, everything you touch, and everything which touches you,

is

> blessed by Shiva. You become Shiva, indeed, you are Shiva. So, it

> goes to reason that everything you offer with love and respect,

> whether is it food, conversation, work projects, house cleaning, or

> bathing your children: everything is blessed by Shiva.

> What a blessing. What a gift Maa and Swami have given us.

> Now, just pass it on to everyone.

>

> Jai Ma Jai Swami

>

> lvoe vishweshwar

- In , " roy.papia " <roy.papia@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Gauri, Devi, Vishveshwar and everyone who has contributed

to

> > this discussion.

> >

> > I was wondering if this would include offering food that has meat

and

> > animal products?

> > Thank you.

> > Papia

> >

> >

> > , " gauri_108 " <gauri_108@>

wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste Devi,

> > >

> > > Maa's specific instructions are as follows:

> > >

> > > For each person i should chant offering mantra:

> > >

> > > Om satpatram shuddasuvavirv

> > > vividhanekabhakshanam

> > > nivedayami deveshi sarvatrptikaram param

> > >

> > > Om Annapurne sada purne

> > > Shankara pranavallabhe

> > > jnanavairaghyasiddhyartham

> > > biksham dehi namo-stu te

> > >

> > > Mata ca Parvati devi pita devo Maheshwara

> > > bandhavah sivabhaktashcha svadesho bhuvanatrayam

> > >

> > > Om namah Sivayah bhog naivedyam samarpayami

> > >

> > >

> > > Maa said to recite the mantras very quickly (and very quietly)

> > since i

> > > am serving on average 200 people. Make adjustments to your

> > particular

> > > situation

> > >

> > > Hope this helps you, Angel, and everybody else who is

interested!

> > >

> > > lots of LOVE,

> > > gauri

> > >

> > > , devi <student61754@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > THank you for posting this Gauri,

> > > > What a blessing to hear.

> > > > THis will make me see such things much diff., in the light

of

> > seva.

> > > > And in that light what would be a quick way to offer each

plate

> > to

> > > siva as we are delivering the food to the table in this

situation?

> > > > And what would be the correct manner in which to bless our

foods

> > > at home?

> > > > THANK YOU GAURI

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > gauri_108 <gauri_108@> wrote:

> > > > Namaste everybody!

> > > >

> > > > i was talking to Shree Maa the other day and the conversation

> > turned

> > > > to my job. I work in the service industry and don't

necessarily

> > enjoy

> > > > it all the time. Some of the benefits are really cool, but

it's

> > not

> > > > very challenging and becomes quite boring.

> > > >

> > > > Shree Maa didn't see it that way at all!

> > > >

> > > > " What a wonderful job you have! " She said, " You are blessed

to be

> > able

> > > > to do seva all day long! In your job you serve food and you

can

> > say

> > > > mantras and offer the food to Siva before you serve it to

them.

> > This

> > > > way everybody you serve is getting prasad! What a joy! "

> > > >

> > > > I was speechless. And then i was sooooo grateful!

> > > > Thank You, Maa, for showing that spirituality is not a lofty

showy

> > > > thing, but a truly simple and humble DAILY experience!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out

Autos

> > > new Car Finder tool.

> > > >

> > >

> >

>