Guest guest Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Namaste' I just thought I would check in about the UPS sankalpa. I finally completed it the day before Diwali. This was a very powerful sadhana for me. The first 500 or so malas went by sweetly and beautifully. The challenge began when I realized that at the moment of my sons death I was chanting this mantra. This realization was very hard. My mind had great difficulty coming to peace with the notion that if I can't even keep my child free from violence, how could I possibly make any difference to the rest of the universe. I can't even count the number of malas I cried through after this. Then something within me shifted and I began to realize the peace that came through the mantra. I began to notice that when I was chanting I felt closer to my son, and it was almost as if my chanting brought peace to him, helping him in his transition to the pitri loka and perhaps it even helped his passing to be easier. For me, it has helped me to find some peace in my heart and I suspect that this is where the eradication of violence first takes place. Thus I have planted a garden within that grows the seeds of peace, allowing the flowers which will fill the universe with peace. I offer these flowers to our beloved gurus for suggesting this sadhana, and then to all of the universe so that these seeds will take root within the heart of all creation. JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI OM Shanti Morningsong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Namaste Morningsong! this post was just beautiful! thank you. , " c_morningsong " <shaktimaa wrote: > > Namaste' > > I just thought I would check in about the UPS sankalpa. I finally > completed it the day before Diwali. > > This was a very powerful sadhana for me. The first 500 or so malas > went by sweetly and beautifully. The challenge began when I realized > that at the moment of my sons death I was chanting this mantra. This > realization was very hard. My mind had great difficulty coming to > peace with the notion that if I can't even keep my child free from > violence, how could I possibly make any difference to the rest of the > universe. I can't even count the number of malas I cried through > after this. > > Then something within me shifted and I began to realize the peace > that came through the mantra. I began to notice that when I was > chanting I felt closer to my son, and it was almost as if my chanting > brought peace to him, helping him in his transition to the pitri loka > and perhaps it even helped his passing to be easier. > > For me, it has helped me to find some peace in my heart and I suspect > that this is where the eradication of violence first takes place. > Thus I have planted a garden within that grows the seeds of peace, > allowing the flowers which will fill the universe with peace. I > offer these flowers to our beloved gurus for suggesting this sadhana, > and then to all of the universe so that these seeds will take root > within the heart of all creation. > > JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI > > OM Shanti > Morningsong > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 thank you, dear Morningsong, for teaching us such a beautiful lesson about the meaning of surrender, with love, Henny , " c_morningsong " <shaktimaa wrote: > > Namaste' > > I just thought I would check in about the UPS sankalpa. I finally > completed it the day before Diwali. > > This was a very powerful sadhana for me. The first 500 or so malas > went by sweetly and beautifully. The challenge began when I realized > that at the moment of my sons death I was chanting this mantra. This > realization was very hard. My mind had great difficulty coming to > peace with the notion that if I can't even keep my child free from > violence, how could I possibly make any difference to the rest of the > universe. I can't even count the number of malas I cried through > after this. > > Then something within me shifted and I began to realize the peace > that came through the mantra. I began to notice that when I was > chanting I felt closer to my son, and it was almost as if my chanting > brought peace to him, helping him in his transition to the pitri loka > and perhaps it even helped his passing to be easier. > > For me, it has helped me to find some peace in my heart and I suspect > that this is where the eradication of violence first takes place. > Thus I have planted a garden within that grows the seeds of peace, > allowing the flowers which will fill the universe with peace. I > offer these flowers to our beloved gurus for suggesting this sadhana, > and then to all of the universe so that these seeds will take root > within the heart of all creation. > > JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI > > OM Shanti > Morningsong > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thank you for sharing this Morningsong. gauri_108 <gauri_108 wrote: Namaste Morningsong!this post was just beautiful! thank you. , "c_morningsong" <shaktimaa wrote:>> Namaste' > > I just thought I would check in about the UPS sankalpa. I finally > completed it the day before Diwali. > > This was a very powerful sadhana for me. The first 500 or so malas > went by sweetly and beautifully. The challenge began when I realized > that at the moment of my sons death I was chanting this mantra. This > realization was very hard. My mind had great difficulty coming to > peace with the notion that if I can't even keep my child free from > violence, how could I possibly make any difference to the rest of the > universe. I can't even count the number of malas I cried through > after this. > > Then something within me shifted and I began to realize the peace > that came through the mantra. I began to notice that when I was > chanting I felt closer to my son, and it was almost as if my chanting > brought peace to him, helping him in his transition to the pitri loka > and perhaps it even helped his passing to be easier. > > For me, it has helped me to find some peace in my heart and I suspect > that this is where the eradication of violence first takes place. > Thus I have planted a garden within that grows the seeds of peace, > allowing the flowers which will fill the universe with peace. I > offer these flowers to our beloved gurus for suggesting this sadhana, > and then to all of the universe so that these seeds will take root > within the heart of all creation.> > JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI> > OM Shanti > Morningsong> Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thank you so much for sharing your experience, it brought tears to my eyes to read it. What I have learned from your story is that by putting together the deepest sorrow with the deepest source of true peace, you opened the way for Mother's transformative love to comfort and nurture you and your son, as well as the entire universe. You have helped me to look differently at the healing power of mantra in the midst of great loss. Thank you, and many blessings, Jennifer , " c_morningsong " <shaktimaa wrote: > > Namaste' > > I just thought I would check in about the UPS sankalpa. I finally > completed it the day before Diwali. > > This was a very powerful sadhana for me. The first 500 or so malas > went by sweetly and beautifully. The challenge began when I realized > that at the moment of my sons death I was chanting this mantra. This > realization was very hard. My mind had great difficulty coming to > peace with the notion that if I can't even keep my child free from > violence, how could I possibly make any difference to the rest of the > universe. I can't even count the number of malas I cried through > after this. > > Then something within me shifted and I began to realize the peace > that came through the mantra. I began to notice that when I was > chanting I felt closer to my son, and it was almost as if my chanting > brought peace to him, helping him in his transition to the pitri loka > and perhaps it even helped his passing to be easier. > > For me, it has helped me to find some peace in my heart and I suspect > that this is where the eradication of violence first takes place. > Thus I have planted a garden within that grows the seeds of peace, > allowing the flowers which will fill the universe with peace. I > offer these flowers to our beloved gurus for suggesting this sadhana, > and then to all of the universe so that these seeds will take root > within the heart of all creation. > > JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI > > OM Shanti > Morningsong > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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