9 day Durga Sankalpa

[Guest guest]

Namaste: How many of you completed the 9 day Durga mantra sankalpa?

How do you feel? What did you experience? How has your relationship

to the " Remover of Confusion " changed?

 

Based upon my experiences during and after the end of the 9 days, I

have decided to continue the daily recitation of the 3000 mantras. I

feel I need to deepen and broaden my relationship with Her. I feel I

need Her help more than ever.

The 9 days were so intense and so wonderful. Now, by contrast, back

into the daily work-a-day world, I need Her to cut the bonds of

attachment and bring balance and harmony into my consciousness. I

need Her to raise my consciousness to be in the state of Grace where

She resides.

So, with all my heart, with all that I am capable of, I pray to Her to

give me strength and overflowing joy, for how can I be on this Earth,

living with Divine Mother, and be out of balance and " in my head " ?

I must fulfill the sankalpa that I am here on Earth to live: I must

give more than I receive, and bring harmony and balance and joy to

every action I am engaged in, every drama Maa sets up for me, I must

be Her envoy, Her child, Her vessil. Please Maa fill me with You.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

[Guest guest]

Namaste Vish:With the Durga sankalpa I also began a fast. I had to wean myself off of coffee to do so. I kept going with 3000 a day for awhile, but it was taking me 2 and a half hours a night to complete. Some of us householders cannot keep up. At least I could not. I reduced the number of malas, but I continued reciting her name.I began to feel closer to Ma Durga and still continue to feel her presence daily in my life. I have decided to add Durga pujas to my spiritual practice.I am also happy to be free of coffee.Jai Durga!Shankari Kaliinspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: Namaste: How many of you completed the 9 day Durga mantra sankalpa? How do you feel? What did you experience? How has your relationship to the "Remover of Confusion" changed? Based upon my experiences during and after the end of the 9 days, I have decided to continue the daily recitation of the 3000 mantras. I feel I need to deepen and broaden my relationship with Her. I feel I need Her help more than ever. The 9 days were so intense and so wonderful. Now, by contrast, back into the daily work-a-day world, I need Her to cut the bonds of attachment and bring balance and harmony into my consciousness. I need Her to raise my consciousness to be in the state of Grace where She resides. So, with all my heart, with all that I am capable of, I pray to Her to give me strength and overflowing joy, for how can I be on this Earth,

living with Divine Mother, and be out of balance and "in my head"? I must fulfill the sankalpa that I am here on Earth to live: I must give more than I receive, and bring harmony and balance and joy to every action I am engaged in, every drama Maa sets up for me, I must be Her envoy, Her child, Her vessil. Please Maa fill me with You. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar

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Thank you all for sharing the joys and troubles of your sadhana! I am

new to this group and a little shy but I wish to express my

gratitude. I live way over here on the other side of the country and

I have never met any of you, yet I have shared your adventures in

sadhana. There is much Bhakti and it is wonderful. Especially during

Navaratri! I have been a devotee of the Divine Mother for many years

and observe Navaratri in much the same way as Shree Ma and Swamiji

teach. This year I was dissappointed in myself because due to

circumstances this year I was unable to do as much as I usually do. I

completed my vow, but it felt inadequate. I felt distracted and had

too much " stuff " to do outside my shrine room! I was unable to keep

silence and unable to fast. I felt like a puny, inadaquate devotee.

On Vijaya Day, Sunday, I went to the local Hindu Temple. At the final

puja, as the priests intoned the holy mantras, my heart began to

melt. At the end, the large crowd sang Mahishasuramardini, my eyes

filled with tears,I shivered with joy as the feeling of Mother arose

from within and remembered the words of the Mother from the Devi

Mahatmya: " I am alone here, who else is there besides Me? " (10.5)

It is for this great love that I observe Navaratri, it is for this

that I do sadhana, forever to keep my mind immersed in That...

My love and gratitude to all of you,

Leela

 

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste: How many of you completed the 9 day Durga mantra sankalpa?

> How do you feel? What did you experience? How has your

relationship

> to the " Remover of Confusion " changed?

>

> Based upon my experiences during and after the end of the 9 days, I

> have decided to continue the daily recitation of the 3000 mantras.

I

> feel I need to deepen and broaden my relationship with Her. I feel

I

> need Her help more than ever.

> The 9 days were so intense and so wonderful. Now, by contrast, back

> into the daily work-a-day world, I need Her to cut the bonds of

> attachment and bring balance and harmony into my consciousness. I

> need Her to raise my consciousness to be in the state of Grace where

> She resides.

> So, with all my heart, with all that I am capable of, I pray to Her

to

> give me strength and overflowing joy, for how can I be on this

Earth,

> living with Divine Mother, and be out of balance and " in my head " ?

> I must fulfill the sankalpa that I am here on Earth to live: I must

> give more than I receive, and bring harmony and balance and joy to

> every action I am engaged in, every drama Maa sets up for me, I must

> be Her envoy, Her child, Her vessil. Please Maa fill me with You.

>

> Jai Ma Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>

[Guest guest]

Namaste All,I am a recent addition to the group. I request you to help me understand what this 9 day sankalpa is? Would I need to wait for next years Durga puja or is it something that I can do - now?Thanks for your responses.Jai Sri Durga MaaSivakumarShankari Kali <shankari_kali wrote: Namaste Vish:With the Durga sankalpa I also began a fast. I had to wean myself off of coffee to do so. I kept going with 3000 a day for awhile, but it was taking me 2 and a half hours a night to complete. Some of us householders

cannot keep up. At least I could not. I reduced the number of malas, but I continued reciting her name.I began to feel closer to Ma Durga and still continue to feel her presence daily in my life. I have decided to add Durga pujas to my spiritual practice.I am also happy to be free of coffee.Jai Durga!Shankari Kaliinspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 > wrote: Namaste: How many of you completed the 9 day Durga mantra sankalpa? How do you feel? What did you experience? How has your relationship to the "Remover of Confusion" changed? Based upon my experiences during and after the end of the 9 days, I have decided to continue the daily recitation of the 3000 mantras. I feel I need to deepen and broaden my relationship with Her. I feel I need Her help more than ever. The 9 days were so intense and so wonderful. Now, by contrast, back into the daily work-a-day world, I need Her to cut the bonds of attachment and bring balance and harmony into my consciousness. I need Her to raise my consciousness to be in the state of Grace where She resides. So, with all my heart, with all that I am capable of, I pray to Her to give me strength and overflowing joy, for how can I be on this Earth, living with Divine Mother, and be out of balance and "in my head"? I must fulfill the sankalpa that I am here on Earth to live: I must give more than I receive, and bring harmony and balance and joy to every action I am engaged in, every drama Maa sets up for me, I must be Her envoy, Her child, Her vessil. Please Maa fill me with You. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar

[Guest guest]

Hi Vishshvesvar!

 

I just wanted to say thanks so much to everyone there who helps make it possible

for us

distant devotees to connect with Shree Maa and Swamiji. It was such a blessing

to get the

instruction for the Durga mantra. It was the first time I have accepted their

request to

recite a specific number of mantras and, to be honest, it was a little daunting

for me to

think of completing so many for 9 days. Also a little daunting was the feeling

of slight

frustration, around day three, that came up from not being able to understand

what good

the recitation was doing! As the mantra became easier to recite without effort,

I found it

very difficult to anchor my attention in any inspiration or meaning. However, I

never got

really upset or thought of discontinuing, because over the time I've been

attending the

online classes I've come to trust Ma and SwamiJi and their instructions more.

Though my

mind is too all over the place to go really deeply into mantras alone, I am

surprised at the

richness of the blessing that comes from simply following instructions in a

spirit of love

and trust, and offering as much as I can muster up. So my work is to maintain

the

circumstances that allow me the opportunity to recieve and act upon these good

instructions and guidance. I think the fruit of this navaratri japa for me was

the

understanding that the power of sadhana lies in the connection it provides

between the

devotee and the guru. I am also really happy now to have that mantra as a tool

by which I

can instantly feel that connection in any circumstance I find myself.

 

With love and appreciation,

Barbara

[Guest guest]

Namaste Vish,

I found the time doing Durga's Mantras the best and most peaceful of

the day. Shree Maa's sankalpas for us are always perfect for our

purification and growth. Her wisdom is without flaw.

 

There were many moments of absorbtion when I hope and trust Durga Devi

was working her magic setting me straight, aligning everything to her

will. I think there has been some healing and movement in my life out

of this Navaratri. I am experiencing a quiet but steady rebirth of

faith. Things are ending, coming to conclusion, and I can see the

birth of the next creation. Swamiji's words, " what we value is our

wealth " , reverberate in my conciousness along with the admonition to

be aware of what we value, this is what we will bring/create.

 

I am asking, " what would Shree Maa do " a lot these days.

 

I too plan to continue regular japa with Durga's mantra. She is our

Mother and she brought me to Shree Maa, her embodiment. All is good.

 

Jai Maa

Sadhu Maa

[Guest guest]

Namaste Vishweshwar, Shankari Kali, et al,

 

I was delighted to read all the posts about Navaratri because after

the 9 days ended, my first thought was that I didn't want to stop

chanting Durga's mantra. I am glad to see that I am not alone in this

feeling.

These nine days of chanting and (partial) fasting have been very

profound for me. I found myself moving deeper and deeper into a very

quiet place. I was able to remain present and flexible and easeful

through a very busy time with many unexpected family developments. It

felt almost as if I were in some kind of protective bubble.

So while I have gone back to eating a regular diet (unlike Shankari

Kali who has managed to stay off the coffee -- congrats on that!), I

am continuing the Durga mantra. At this point, my goal is to do 10

malas/day.

I hope to remain in the bliss of the afterglow for as long as I can!!

 

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji!

 

wendy

 

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste: How many of you completed the 9 day Durga mantra sankalpa?

> How do you feel? What did you experience? How has your

relationship > to the " Remover of Confusion " changed?

>

> Based upon my experiences during and after the end of the 9 days, I

> have decided to continue the daily recitation of the 3000 mantras.

I feel I need to deepen and broaden my relationship with Her. I feel

I need Her help more than ever.

> The 9 days were so intense and so wonderful. Now, by contrast, back

> into the daily work-a-day world, I need Her to cut the bonds of

> attachment and bring balance and harmony into my consciousness. I

> need Her to raise my consciousness to be in the state of Grace where

> She resides.

> So, with all my heart, with all that I am capable of, I pray to Her

to give me strength and overflowing joy, for how can I be on this

Earth, living with Divine Mother, and be out of balance and " in my

head " ?

> I must fulfill the sankalpa that I am here on Earth to live: I must

> give more than I receive, and bring harmony and balance and joy to

> every action I am engaged in, every drama Maa sets up for me, I must

> be Her envoy, Her child, Her vessil. Please Maa fill me with You.

>

> Jai Ma Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>