Namaste Wendy and all: 9 day Durga Sankalpa

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Namaste Wendy: So blessed you are to have Maa's darshan. She is

certainly protecting you, and all of us. This mantra is a very

powerful one, connecting us right to Maa.

Often when I am chanting Her name, I remember the meaning of several

of Her names which are included in Her puja: She who destroys

confusion, and, She who creates confusion.

Just meditating on the meaning of those 2 names, breaks all boundries

and pre-conceptions of Who She is, and What the World is made of.

Over and over She gives birth, nurtures, and destroys, or changes, all

Creation. From the individual heart of a devotee, to the boundless

reaches of space and time. Why?

Because she only wants to bring us back to Her. To have us remember

Her. To know Her as our own.

I know I need to be constantly reminded. So glad Wendy that you are

in that sacred space where there is only You and Her. The worshipper

and the object of their devotion. The rest is all just the " play and

display " , the drama, of Her creation, Her leela.

Give us peace Maa, then give us confusion, so we remember Peace.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

, " way131 " <wendy131 wrote:

>

> 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

> >

>