HENNY AND ALL:SWAMI'S 2nd RESPONSE

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Namaste Henny: additional data from Swami based on question from Devi

on Shiva puja. Devi's questions are below Swami's answer

Jai Maa

vish

 

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Swami Satyananda <swamiji

devi <student61754

Cc: Vishveshwar Fetzer <inspectionconnection108

Friday, November 30, 2007 11:34:20 AM

Re: HENNY AND ALL:SWAMI'S RESPONSE (questions)

 

Sure, I will love to have another class.

 

Now, first, when you have time, do the entire puja.

If you don't have time, then take short cuts.

There is no such thing as a wrong puja.

If you have love, if you are doing it for God, if you are trying your

best, you're doing it right.

 

Now, if you want to take short cuts, try to keep the main elements

together. It will be the most accurate.

In the morning, install the energy in the deity, and then go off to

perform His or Her work.

In the night, take the energy back into yourself, and let your deity

go to sleep.

 

Have fun!

 

Jai Maa!

 

 

 

On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:42 AM, devi wrote:

 

> Oh! kay! Now I'm not sure if I've been doing this correct.

> So glad Henny asked these questions.

> I just assumed you did the whole puja.

> Then in one of the puja classed you (Swami) said next we would

discuss taking down the pots. So now I wonder if I have been doing

all incorrectly.

> Do we set up pots then remove energy in evening? Am I understanding

this correctly? I do like Henny is talking about quite often and us

lingam instead of coconut but figured the removing of energy was to

take some into ourselves not nessasarily to take it all out of the

creation in the pot. Sort of like taking the energy of the puja and

Siva into the heart to carry with you through the day.

>

> Would it be possible sometime in the future for you to teach us

about this Swamiji?

> Thank you so much for all you teach us.

> Devi

>

> inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Henny: Here is Swami's response from your e mail, which I

> forwarded to him. His answers are embedded into your question. Hope

> you can understand it. This can help others who wish to expand their

> worship of Shiva.

>

> HENNY: I have some questions about prana pratishta in Shiva puja.

> > In a discussion of the Cosmic Puja it was mentioned that prana

> > pratishta can also be performed on the lingam instead of

> establishing a pot. So for some time now I have been trying to

expand

> my Shiva puja by adding the establishment of life part. But I

get into

> trouble about where to insert the procedure, get worried about

making

> mistakes and go back to the familiar pattern. But that does not feel

> right either, there is a definite push to go further. So here are my

> questions:

>

> >

> > Normally, following the extended Shiva Puja as taught by

Parvati some

> > time ago, I purify water and flowers (and after this I have

inserted

> > bhuta shuddhi), then

>

> SWAMI: dhyanam/nyasa - establishment of life - japa and puja

naivedya.

>

> > Where would I

> > insert the establishment of life in the lingam?

>

> >

> > If the establishment of life is done in the lingam (instead of

> > establishing a pot), how is it done? Do we use all the mantras for

> > establishing a pot (including touching the earth and offering

baths

> > and powders etc.)?

>

> SWAMI: That's best.

>

> > Or do we skip the mantras for filling the pot and

> > start by establishing stillness, followed by the mantras for prana

> > pratishta (om am aam etc.)?

>

> SWAMI: If you're in a hurry this works.

>

> >

> > Once we have installed life in the lingam, do we then perform the

> > complete puja naivedya (i.e. offer baths and powders again)?

>

> > Or add

> > only food and drinking water?

>

> SWAMI: Above is best. This also works in a shorter puja.

> >

> > And when do we remove the divine energy; is this done immediately

> > after ending the puja in the morning or later in the evening?

It is

> > probably a silly thing, but it does not feel right to

establish life

> > and then go out to work, leaving Him all alone on the altar:).

>

> SWAMI: In the evening, after we have served him all day long

through our

> various functions.

> >

> >

> HENNY: dear family, it is wonderful to be able to ask these

questions.

> Even though I have not been posting much, I read all the posts and

> derive great inspiration and help from them. This group is a

lifeline.

> And above all, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to Shree Maa and

> Swamiji, who never waver in their devotion to demonstrating truth,

> beauty and love to their children.

>

> SWAMI: Jai Maa! So nice to hear from you.

> We send you all our love and blessings.

> -

>

> JAI MAA JAI SWAMI

>

> VISHWESHWAR

>

> , " henny_v_i " <henny_v_i@.

...> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Vish,

> >

> > please accept my heartfelt appreciation for the seva you are

doing

> > here on this forum; your posts are truly inspirational. Your

speaking

> > about how a relationship is built with Shiva by starting with the

> > basic puja and then expanding, has rekindled a fire in my heart.

> > I perform the expanded puja Maa Parvati taught us (the

'lessons' were

> > posted here, so they must be in the archives, and this

provided us

> > with a wonderful way to expand the basic puja as taught by

Nandaji),

> > and now I would like to take it a step further. Some time ago,

I asked

> > a question about it in the group, but no response came. So

perhaps it

> > was not the right time or there was some other reason. But

just in

> > case my question was overlooked, I have the audacity to bring

post

> > 25042 to your attention, because I would dearly love to have the

> > answer. If my insistence is inappropriate, I will understand

and I

> > will continue my practice as it is,

> >

> > with love,

> > Henny

> >

> >

> >

> > , " inspectionconnecti on108 "

> > <inspectionconnecti on108@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste Eric and all: if you have never performed Shiva

puja, and

> > are

> > > not comfortable with the process and techniques of worship,

it would

> > > be best to begin with the Beginner Shiva puja text. It is

simple and

> > > straight forward.

> > > Also, the puja in the Advanced text takes quite a bit of

time, while

> > > the Beginner can take 20-30 minutes, once you know how to do

it.

> > > It is all up to you. What is your goal? How long do you have

each

> > > Monday? How experienced are you with puja performance?

> > > If your goal is to begin a relationship with Shiva, then start

> > simple,

> > > and become very familiar with the basic beginner puja. Learn

it by

> > > heart so that you can focus on worship, and not on reading

the text

> > > and fumbling with the book and the articles of worship.

> > > In my own experience, I have found I could focus more on

building a

> > > relationship with Shiva by keeping my practice simple, r