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thank you, Eric, for reminding me of the meaning of the word puja:

'birth of merit'. Makes me think of expectant parents who are happy a

child is going to be born, but who do not indulge in giving God

directions about gender, looks or abilities the newborn should have.

 

with love,

henny

 

 

 

, Eric Cassils <Quanchula1

wrote:

>

> Namaste,

>

> This is an interesting topic <do not expect anything>.

> I have had different experiences with this, and

> sometimes you do not need to expect anything from your

> puja, prayers, healing work, sadhana, and other times

> you do not expect something, but you simply have the

> knowing of results and that which transcends any

> notion of them, and no matter what happens, you get

> what you desired and more.. Doesn<t Puja mean birth of

> merits, and if so then you are asked to know that what

> ever you offer in your puja will take birth, so it

> doesn<t matter if you expect any result, it is a law

> that you will be given the fruits of your worship,

> whatever you put in you will get out, so focus on your

> devotion and not worrying about the expectations seems

> like wise protocol.

> --- henny_v_i <henny_v_i wrote:

>

> > Namaste Nanda and Vish and all,

> >

> > thank you for these very useful recommendations. One

> > that struck me as

> > very important:

> >

> > 'do not expect anything'.

> >

> > The thought that if one offers something, something

> > else (and most

> > often, a particular something) should be received in

> > return is very

> > hard to get rid of and forms the root of feelings of

> > disappointment

> > and discouragement. Makes me wonder how much of my

> > effort (in learning

> > puja, watching classes etc.) is actually driven by

> > expectation of

> > something.

> >

> > 'do not expect any thing'

> >

> > seems to be the most excellent advice...

> >

> > thank you,

> > with love,

> > henny

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ,

> > " inspectionconnection108 "

> > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste: thanks for this post. I would add the

> > following:

> > >

> > > 1. prepare yourself in every way: wear clean

> > clothes, use the

> > > bathroom prior so you can sit for the 2.5 hours,

> > stretch prior to

> > the

> > > body is as flexible and comfortable as possible so

> > you can sit as

> > > still as possible for the entire Chandi, and eat

> > enough food to be

> > > comfortable and well fueled.

> > > 2. prepare your heart and mind: remember your

> > goal and purpose-why

> > > are you here, and come prepared to give your best,

> > and surrender to

> > > the Guru's instructions, and example in every way.

> > > 3. bring some offering to the Guru: food,

> > flowers, etc., as an

> > > expression of your love and thanks

> > > 4. bring a coconut to offer at the end of the

> > Chandi

> > > 5. offer your ego and all your thoughts, emotions,

> > desires to the

> > > Divine Fire

> > > 6. accept whatever Ma Chandi gives you as Her

> > prasad, as a blessing

> > > for your participation. Do not expect anything.

> > > 7. give more than you get: help clean up and

> > organize the Temple

> > for

> > > the next homa and worship service

> > >

> > >

> > > Jai Maa Jai Swami

> > >

> > > vishweshwar

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > , " Nanda "

> > <chandimaakijai@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Dear All,

> > > > Here is an extract from the 'Inside Sutras'.

> > Acknowledgement and

> > thanks

> > > > to Swamiji,Rami,Srini.

> > > >

> > > > " Guru: The most important thing we can do is to

> > support the Guru's

> > > > sadhana. The second most important thing is to

> > keep doing our own

> > > > sadhana. Now of course, as a Guru Ashram, the

> > Guru will define

> > what the

> > > > appropriate sadhana is and who is qualified to

> > perform what

> > sadhana "

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Some thoughts on the above lines...

> > > >

> > > > We are sometimes lucky to stay at the Mandir and

> > watch Maa and

> > Swamiji

> > > > as they perform their pujas in the morning. It

> > is very important

> > that

> > > > we conduct ourselves so that we do not intrude

> > on their bhava and

> > > > sadhana . Sometimes we are also invited to

> > participate in the

> > sadhana,

> > > > like the Sunday morning Chandi. Here are some

> > of the etiquette

> > rules

> > > > followed for the Chandi.

> > > >

> > > > 1) Try to arrive punctually so as not to disturb

> > the group once

> > the

> > > > chanting has commenced . If you do come in

> > late, then sit behind

> > and

> > > > not try to push forward to the front.

> > > > 2) Find out in advance (if possible) what will

> > be chanted, so

> > that we

> > > > do not need to disturb our neighbor to know the

> > page number during

> > the

> > > > sadhana.

> > > > 3) Do not get up and walk around during the

> > chanting , as we want

> > to

> > > > keep the focus and attention on Chandi.

> > > > 4) If our legs fall asleep, and we need to

> > shift, then do so

> > > > unobtrusively so as not to disturb our neighbor.

> > > > 5) Do not talk to the neighbor during the

> > chanting .

> > > > 6) If not seated close to the fire, then offer

> > the masala to an

> > empty

> > > > bowl. All offerings will be given to the fire at

> > the close of the

> > > > Chandi. Swamiji will request everyone to come

> > forward to offer

> > them.

> > > > 7) Chant in the same pace as Swamiji. Again, we

> > are trying to

> > chant

> > > > along with Him and Maa, so we respect their

> > pace. If we are unable

> > to

> > > > keep up, then we read along silently, but always

> > always respect

> > > > Swamiji's pace.

> > > > 8) If you bring small children, then please

> > ensure that they do

> > not play

> > > > around with the masala. Also you might want to

> > sit towards the

> > back of

> > > > the hall so that the group's bhava is not

> > disturbed.

> > > > 9) Chanting IS meditation. So we try not to

> > disturb the chanters

> > in any

> > > > way, as we would if they were sitting silent

> > with their eyes

> > closed.

> > > >

> > > > Hope Vish and the others might add to the above

> > points based on

> > their

> > > > experience and observations over the years...

> > > >

> > > > Also, please post and write in your thoughts on

> > the above topic. I

> > would

> > > > love to hear what you have to say ...

> > > >

> > > > JAI MAA

> > > > Nanda

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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