Barbara and all: 9 day Durga Sankalpa

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Namaste Barbara: thanks so much for sharing your experiences. We feel

so blessed to be able to connect to our family around the world. And

while we need the " group " and the internet, Maa and Swami only need

the subtle yet so powerful waves of love which connect us all, making

us all one soul.

It is so great you completed the sankalpa, even thought the mind tried

its hardest to push you off your goal. I too believe it is the highest

blessing to be able to comply with Maa and Swami's wishes. Just

saying yes to them, then following their direction, that is all they

need in order to connect to us and help us on our path.

Maa has told me that She can only help those devotees who perform the

sadhana that She suggests. If someone is not willing to " work " with

Her, she cannot step into their life and help them.

So, we do not worry or fret if the sadhana is difficult or tedious, or

if the monkey mind wanders: we just do it, and give Her our best.

She knows we are trying, and She and Swami will give us blessings and

help remove the darkness. Sounds simple, because it is.

 

Thanks again for being a part of our family. May Maa Durga remove all

confusion and take us into Her Heart, forever.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar.

 

 

 

 

The mind will jump, that is its nature, but, we take each moment, and

in that time, we choose whether to think the mantra again, or, go off

on the that exciting and interesting thought that arose. Durga's

Grace that She helps us to remember to return to the mantra and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " bacook108 " <barbaracook wrote:

>

> 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

>