to Jennifer- Jennifer and all: Swami's response on Chandi

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Namaste Jennifer,

 

thank you for asking the question about the Chandi and daily practice.

I have been trying to find a way to make the Chandi part of my daily

routine for some time, but failed. I was comforted by the thought that

the EPS mantra is a supremely condensed form of the Chandi...

Encouraged by your question and Swamiji's response, I feel ready to

begin again, and I am thinking perhaps we could start the new year

together with the daily chanting of the portion Swamiji mentions in

his response, with as many of our brothers and sisters as will join

us, and take it from there. We could discuss the texts and ask

questions etc. What do you think?

 

with love,

Henny

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Jennifer and all. Below is Swami's response to Jennifer's

> recent question about chanting sections of the Chandi and studying

> Sanskrit. Her question is below Swami's response.

>

> SWAMI'S RESPONSE:

> It's best to start the Chandi practice with the Kavach, Argala, and

> Kilakam. Then add the Devi Shuktam (Chapter 5) and Narayani Sthuti

> (Chapter 11). You can finish with Rig Veda Devi Shuktam and Siddha

> Kunjika Stotram.

>

> You can allow the practice to grow from there.

>

> Start the study of Sanskrit by memorizing our vocabulary lists

online.

> Then it depends on how deeply you wish to go. The language has so

many

> dimensions, you can go in several directions.

>

>

> > JENNIFER'S QUESTION:

> > I chanted the Chandi four times during the monthly sessions

> offered. I then felt that I needed to turn back to gaining more

> understanding, so I have since been reading and studying. I also

feel

> that I need to increase my understanding of Sanskrit. I am

delighted

> with Swami's guidance for doing flash cards, which I have started

> working on. Is there a succinct overview of Sanskrit that might

help

> me in this endeavor, either thru the Devi Mandir or another source

you

> know of?

> >

> > Also is there some seed of the Chandi contained within it's text

> that I could take up as a daily practice that would be good for

> saturating my mind and soul with the essence of Chandi each day,

that

> could be chanted in under an hour? I remember vaguely some

discussion

> of this on the posts.

> >

> > Thank you for your assistance, I feel supported in this journey.

> Jennifer

> >

> >

> > PREVIOUS QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE

>

>

> , " jrholm1007 " <jrholm1007@>

wrote:

> >

> > Thank you so much, Swami, Vishweshwar, and Henny. I will

contemplate

> > both Swami's wisdom, and the Nectar poem. I very much apporeciate

> > the opportunity to become more clear about this! Peace to you

all,

> > Jennifer

> >

> > , " henny_v_i " <henny_v_i@>

wrote:

> > >

> > > " Jesus and Buddha and Chaitanya,

> > > they were all crazy with Your love.

> > > Hey Maa, when will I be so fortunate as

> > > to be able to mix with them?

> > > Heaven is a festival for lunatics.

> > > Just as is the guru, so are Her disciples.

> > > Who can understand this play of love?

> > > You are the one who causes everyone to become crazy with love.

> > > You are the epitome of craziness.

> > > Maa, You are so wealthy.

> > > Give me the blessing of insanity

> > > with love.

> > > I'm begging for Your love

> > > at the ocean of love.

> > > I am the servant of love,

> > > and I'm singing this song to You. "

> > >

> > > (The Nectar of Eternal Bliss, p.350)

> > >

> > >

> > > -- In , " inspectionconnection108 "

> > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Namaste Jennifer and all: Please read and contemplate Swami's

> > > > response to Jennifer's questions on loving. She picked up a

> > thread

> > > > from earier discussions.

> > > > First I will post Swami's response, then, Jennifer's questions

> > below

> > > > his response.

> > > >

> > > > SWAMI " S COMMENTS

> > > >

> > > > Namaste Jennifer,

> > > >

> > > > I cannot describe a time when someone could contemplate the

> > > existence

> > > > of something and the absence of something simultaneously. In

the

> > > same

> > > > way how can we contemplate loving an object and loving without

an

> > > > object simultaneously? I believe our love is constantly

shifting

> > > from

> > > > " with form " to " without form " .

> > > >

> > > > Far be it from me to ascribe (or even attempt to ascribe) any

> > > > percentage value as to how much time we spend with each. It is

> > > enough

> > > > to know that we go into samadhi and we come out.

> > > >

> > > > It is possible to have universal love for all even while

existing

> > in

> > > > duality. Jesus showed it, Ramakrishna, Shree Maa, the Vedic

> > Rishis.

> > > >

> > > > This is our goal, even though it is very difficult to attain.

> > > >

> > > > ________

> > > > JENNIFER'S QUESTIONS

> > > > >

> > > > > Hello Friends, peace to you all, I have a few questions

about

> > the

> > > > > discussion on love and fear that we had a few days back.

I'm

> > > > > referring to the post, 'without fear, love cannot manifest'

and

> > > the

> > > > > learnings which followed from there.

> > > > >

> > > > > Swami expanded our understanding by sharing that in pure

> > > absorption,

> > > > > we experience love purely (with no fear) and then once we

are

> > out

> > > of

> > > > > that state and back in duality, it's love/fear again. He

also

> > > > > illuminated for us that it is possible to just LOVE with no

> > > object.

> > > > >

> > > > > But it isn't an either/or, is it?

> > > > >

> > > > > My question is, is it possible for US to just LOVE with no

> > object

> > > in

> > > > > duality? As I go deeper into the love of Divine Mother...

spend

> > > more

> > > > > time with Her, contemplate her teachings, surrender to Her

> > > abundant

> > > > > love, do I change that ratio? So that, before Her effects

in my

> > > > > life, it's 50% love, 50% fear, but as I seek relationship

with

> > > Her,

> > > > > it becomes more like 60% pure love, 40% fear, and keeps

moving

> > in

> > > > > that direction?

> > > > >

> > > > > Perhaps more accurately: is it possible to become saturated

in

> > > LOVE

> > > > > with no object while still living in duality? The image for

me

> > is

> > > > > like a bird's nest (the 'I') placed in an ocean of perfectly

> > still

> > > > > water (Divine Mother's Love). The weave of the nest

relaxes,

> > > > > softens, expands outward and downward, is permeated by the

> > water.

> > > > > The design of the nest stays the same, but opens into the

> > water,

> > > so

> > > > > that what is known is more water than nest. No fear of

losing

> > > > > anything, because it is all felt to be held in Her deep

still

> > > waters.

> > > > >

> > > > > With gratitude, Jennifer

> > > >

> > >

> >

>