Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Namaste Dear Sister and all family: I pray that you experience the deepest lessons and healing that Maa intends for you. Just remember that you are not alone. We all share your experience. As I move through life, I realize that Maa creates these experiences for my growth. Each time a painful experience arises, I can either dive into activity to avoid the pain and then hope that it just disappears, or, I can look for the lesson and get to the root cause of the pain. Each time, when I look at the root of the pain or distress, I find the same issues: fear of loss, fear of failure, JUST PLAIN FEAR. Of course, fear is present because I am attached to the fluctuations of my mind, and to the impermanent and ever changing relative waves of life, and not experiencing the fullness of Shiva, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness. So, I chant more mantras, enter into satsunga with our family here on the club and at the Mandir, and pray to Shiva-Swami, and Durga-Shree Maa, to bring me into harmony with Them. Ultimately, I have faith that we will all experience that Oneness with Shiva and Shaki and remember our Divinity, our Birthright: Gods and Goddess living on this Earth, One with the Divine. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , " jrholm1007 " <jrholm1007 wrote: > > Dear Vishweshwar, I have been meaning to try this practice for a > while and your post has inspired me to do it now! I'm experiencing > some distress in a relationship with a person that I love very much > at this time, and so I have chosen a 'negative emotion' seed mantra > that matches that distress, and the positive quality mantra that I am > hoping to see it transform into. I have made a little card with both > of them and put it on my altar, and will try one mala round a day > this week. > > Thank you so much for sharing this reminder of this beautiful and > effective practice! Just thinking about doing it helps me to release > the distress into Divine Mother's transformational love. > > Jennifer > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namaste: Maa has said when thoughts come which do not further our > > goals that we should say to ourselves: " these are not my thoughts, > go > > away " . > > > > Swami has said: " when you realize you have become absorbed in a > > thought you do not want, then immediately repeat a mantra " . > > On Page 38 of THE GURU AND THE GODDESS, Swami states: " now, when you > > have a stimulus,{thought you do not like} and you are ready to > > respond, {or act upon it}, use a mantra to take away your mind. > Take > > a breath and put a mantra with your breath. Hold it for a moment > and > > then say the mantra again. Get yourself clear on your objectives, > your > > motivations, and your methods.... " > > Also, in the Kasyapa sutras, from the book : THE GURU AND THE > GODDESS, > > Swami has taught us the technique of substituting a bija, or seed > > mantra, of a " positive " emotion for a " negative " one, whenever we > > realize we have slipped into a old behavior or thought pattern. > Again > > on Page 38, Swami tells us to identify the bija mantra that > > corresponds to the negative emotion, and repeat it for 1 mala. This > > will help us to get control of the emotion. Then, identify the > > attitude you wish to replace it with, and repeat that bija mantra > for > > 1 mala. > > For example, most of us have thoughts and emotions we do not want, > > based on confusion. So, repeat the mantra for confusion: BHRAM, > for 1 > > mala, then, replace it with the mantra for peace: SAM, and repeat > it 1 > > mala. > > In this way we watch confusion transforming into peace for the > > duration of at least 1 mala. > > Try and see how this works, and let's have further discussion. > > > > > > When we have a choice, think a mantra. I believe this is one reason > > that Maa gives us the sankalpa of repeating a certain mantra daily. > > She wants us to cultivate a new habit, a healthy habit: focusing on > > the mantra instead of random thoughts. > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , Eric Cassils <Quanchula1@> > wrote: > > > > > > Greetings Jennifer, > > > > > > I like your idea. I have had this thought issue too, > > > and I like the way you came up with this way of > > > working. This is a beautiful practice I intend to > > > implement. I appreciated an earlier post of yours that > > > described offering a lime with a trishul and camphor > > > with arathi to Maa. Thank You! > > > Eric > > > --- jrholm1007 <jrholm1007@> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello friend! Thank you for the inspiration to > > > > reflect on the > > > > beautiful qualities in our Guru(s). It made my > > > > heart rejoice to read > > > > your list, and to it I would add gentleness, > > > > quietness and stillness, > > > > faithfulness, steadfastness, kindness, wisdom, > > > > beauty and > > > > gracefulness. > > > > > > > > Regarding the troubling mind...I too struggle with > > > > those kinds of > > > > experiences. Last year I had a time where my mind > > > > kept presenting > > > > thoughts that were not helpful to me. I tried > > > > giving it to Divine > > > > Mother in prayer and meditation but it wasn't > > > > working. So to bring > > > > my attention more fully to my desire to surrender > > > > this particular > > > > thought track to Mother, at the beginning of each > > > > day I put a handful > > > > of small beads in one pocket. Through the day when > > > > I would have an > > > > unwanted thought I would transfer a bead to the > > > > other pocket. At the > > > > end of the day I put all of the 'thoughtbeads' into > > > > a little bowl and > > > > put them at Mother's 'feet' (Her picture on my > > > > altar) and prayed that > > > > She would purify and transform them, and instead use > > > > the energy for > > > > Her work in this world. After some time the thought > > > > stream subsided. > > > > > > > > She offers so many ways for us to seek freedom from > > > > that sneaky > > > > trickster mind! May you soon find the one that > > > > works for you, and > > > > may Her Perfect Peace wash away all of your > > > > troubles, and leave you > > > > resting in love and purity. > > > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > > > , " maadevi55 " > > > > <maadevi55@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear friends, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Every day is a day to celebrate Guru but today is > > > > a special day for > > > > > doing so, it is also one week away from the start > > > > of Navaratri, a > > > > time > > > > > of reflection. Our Guru is the one whom we want to > > > > emanate, the one > > > > who > > > > > will take us to the ultimate goal. Some things > > > > about my Guru which > > > > I > > > > > pray by Her Grace to emanate – > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Truthfulness > > > > > > > > > > Childlike innocence > > > > > > > > > > Purity > > > > > > > > > > Devotion > > > > > > > > > > Selflessness > > > > > > > > > > Peacefulness > > > > > > > > > > All-encompassing love > > > > > > > > > > Compassion > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This simple journey is made so difficult by the > > > > mind which has been > > > > > playing tricks for a bit now butting forcibly > > > > especially during > > > > workshop > > > > > or at times of great silence when the soul is at > > > > peace, constantly > > > > > bringing things to mind which makes this child > > > > feel enmity towards > > > > > someone perceived to have done " me " wrong. This is > > > > a heavy load. > > > > > Please help to settle this monkey mind by sharing > > > > your thoughts. > > > > Also, > > > > > what do you admire most or want to emanate in your > > > > Guru? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bhava sagara tarana karana he > > > > > > > > > > Ravi nandana bandhana khandana he > > > > > > > > > > Saranagata kinkara bhitamane > > > > > > > > > > Guru deva daya kara dinajane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om sanatani mayavidmahe > > > > > > > > > > Jñana praka´sayai dhimahe > > > > > > > > > > Tanno ´sri mam pracodayat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________ > ______________ > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > > Find them fast with Search. > > http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php? > category=shopping > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Dear Vishweshwar, thank you for your kind words and blessing. Day three of this practice for me, and I'm already noticing a difference. With gratitude, Jennifer , " inspectionconnection108 " <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste Dear Sister and all family: I pray that you experience the > deepest lessons and healing that Maa intends for you. Just remember > that you are not alone. We all share your experience. > As I move through life, I realize that Maa creates these experiences > for my growth. Each time a painful experience arises, I can either > dive into activity to avoid the pain and then hope that it just > disappears, or, I can look for the lesson and get to the root cause of > the pain. Each time, when I look at the root of the pain or distress, > I find the same issues: fear of loss, fear of failure, JUST PLAIN FEAR. > Of course, fear is present because I am attached to the fluctuations > of my mind, and to the impermanent and ever changing relative waves of > life, and not experiencing the fullness of Shiva, the Consciousness of > Infinite Goodness. > So, I chant more mantras, enter into satsunga with our family here on > the club and at the Mandir, and pray to Shiva-Swami, and Durga-Shree > Maa, to bring me into harmony with Them. > Ultimately, I have faith that we will all experience that Oneness with > Shiva and Shaki and remember our Divinity, our Birthright: Gods and > Goddess living on this Earth, One with the Divine. > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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