Leela- 9 day Durga Sankalpa

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namaste: Glad you can join us from across the world. We all love Maa

dearly too, and are blessed to be able to remember Her. She lives in

our hearts, and speaks thru our lips, our hands do her work, and our

voices sing Her songs. Truly, She is always there with us.

I hope you can join us at the Saturday night aarti and singing, 6:30

PM Pacific time, via the web camera and access the previous classes

Swami has taught whcih are archived on the web site. www.shreemaa.org

Also we have a group Chandi Path chanting with Maa and Swami every

Sunday at 9:30 am Pacific time.

Please keep in touch and share Maa's blessing with all.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " deviloka " <deviloka wrote:

>

> 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

> >

>