To Leela-and all: The Mother, Weather, and Renunciation

[Guest guest]

Namaste Leela: Your faith and focus are truly amazing. In these

times of great change, it is so good to know that we have these

powerful mantras and the Gods/Goddesses on our side. Come life or

death, we are protected and ever blessed.

Tuesday, I had to take my wife to emergency room. We did mantras the

entire 5 hours there and stayed calm and, as Bharati sadi, " took each

event as it came, staying in the moment " . She is fine now, no one

knows the cause of the event. She had high blood pressure, but never

had it prior.

We felt Maa and Swami with us and the silent support of our entire

family. Amazing how a crucial event will focus our attention and

bring us into God's presence.

Now, we have to have that experience all the time. I know God is just

waiting for us to be aware of our divinity. Like I child I will

continue to call on Her when in need, and like all Mothers, She will

wait patiently for us to come to our senses, loving us every moment.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

, " deviloka " <deviloka wrote:

>

> Namaste Friends!

> As the 1008 Names of Kali were being recited at Devi Mandir last

> night, tornados were ripping across my area. 2 of them were headed

> directly at me, then veered off at the last minute. I was tuned in to

> the audio and recited Gayatris with Shree Maa, Swamiji and the

> devotees, the light came, my sky lit up. There was intense lighting

> and a gas pipline blew up, sending a 500 ft column of fire into the

> sky that could be seen 50 miles away. The first tornado passed my way

> just as the 1008 Names were beginning. As a precaution due to the

> close lightning, I got offline and shut down the computer, and tuned

> into the radio for weather updates. I don't have tv. I had the

> Sharanagata Mantra going inside and as the first tornado got closer,

> I switched to Mahamrtunjaya, hearing the announcer on the radio

> describe destruction all around me. This kind of thing happens often,

> I have seen lightning strike things as I drive by, 2 years ago on the

> 9th day of spring Navaratri, 20 minutes after completion of the Homa,

> a tornado flew almost directly over my head. I have been in the eye

> of a little hurricane and just missed by a big one. I have had many

> close encounters!

> So, I am sitting in my kitchen, in my doublewide, a known tornado

> attractor :-), in the middle of the woods with no safe shelter if the

> tornado makes a direct hit. Light and Death are swirling around me.

> Tornado #2 approaches. I greet Mother Kali with incense and

> flame, " Hail Mother! Hello! Thank you for Your Darshan! Please don't

> come any closer in your Tornadic Form! " And then, as always, I

> think, " What if I have prayed and recited mantras all these years to

> get Mother Kali's Darshan and this is it?! " " Will you turn Her away

> when She appears as a Storm and destroys your house? " If the tornado

> hits, this home and all its contents, the images in the shrine,

> musical instruments, clothes, dishes, all will be gone. Is any of

> it " mine " in the first place? If it all disappears and turns into a

> rubbish pile, what have I lost?

> Victory! Victory to the Mother who dwells in all beings in the form

> of Storm! I am yours! This house and all it contains are yours! You

> will do as you please! Victory! Victory to the Divine Mother who

> dwells in all beings in the form of Mantra! Blow this house down and

> the Mantra will remain! If I am to die in this storm, let this body

> depart as I chant the Holy Names! Let this Mahamrtunjaya, let this

> Sharanagata, let these mantras work across the land...your children

> are crying and dying, protect us from disaster and if that cannot be

> so, then bless us that we may have faith and devotion throughout all

> of life's storms!

> So, when the tornado approaches, I have the opportunity to " think

> like a Swami " , realizing that nothing is mine, everything could

> dissappear in a moment, but Mother, Shiva, Guru, the Divine, is

> always with me in the form of Mantra, and will remain for the rest of

> my days.

> The most amazing thing to me is that when the sun shines, I forget it

> all and once again become entangled in " I " and " mine " . And then there

> is another storm.:-)

> Devotees, please remember those who have suffered the effects of

> these severe storms in your prayers and mantras this week. Thank -you!

> Leela

>

[Guest guest]

Well, now I am truly BLOWN AWAY!:-)

Thank you all dear members for your warm and encouraging responses! I

feel very grateful to hear that my post was inspiring! I hope that

Shree Maa, Swamiji and the group members will bless me that I may

always have a spirit of surrender and devotion and that it will

continue to grow...

Vishweshwar, you said - " Your faith and focus are truly amazing. "

I think that you and your wife are great examples of faith and focus,

and I thank you for letting that faith and focus overflow onto your

posts!

May this Navaratri increase devotion and surrender for us all!

Jai Maa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Leela: Your faith and focus are truly amazing. In these

> times of great change, it is so good to know that we have these

> powerful mantras and the Gods/Goddesses on our side. Come life or

> death, we are protected and ever blessed.

> Tuesday, I had to take my wife to emergency room. We did mantras

the

> entire 5 hours there and stayed calm and, as Bharati sadi, " took

each

> event as it came, staying in the moment " . She is fine now, no one

> knows the cause of the event. She had high blood pressure, but never

> had it prior.

> We felt Maa and Swami with us and the silent support of our entire

> family. Amazing how a crucial event will focus our attention and

> bring us into God's presence.

> Now, we have to have that experience all the time. I know God is

just

> waiting for us to be aware of our divinity. Like I child I will

> continue to call on Her when in need, and like all Mothers, She will

> wait patiently for us to come to our senses, loving us every

moment.

>

> Jai Maa Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>

>

>

>

>

> , " deviloka " <deviloka@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Friends!

> > As the 1008 Names of Kali were being recited at Devi Mandir last

> > night, tornados were ripping across my area. 2 of them were

headed

> > directly at me, then veered off at the last minute. I was tuned

in to

> > the audio and recited Gayatris with Shree Maa, Swamiji and the

> > devotees, the light came, my sky lit up. There was intense

lighting

> > and a gas pipline blew up, sending a 500 ft column of fire into

the

> > sky that could be seen 50 miles away. The first tornado passed my

way

> > just as the 1008 Names were beginning. As a precaution due to the

> > close lightning, I got offline and shut down the computer, and

tuned

> > into the radio for weather updates. I don't have tv. I had the

> > Sharanagata Mantra going inside and as the first tornado got

closer,

> > I switched to Mahamrtunjaya, hearing the announcer on the radio

> > describe destruction all around me. This kind of thing happens

often,

> > I have seen lightning strike things as I drive by, 2 years ago on

the

> > 9th day of spring Navaratri, 20 minutes after completion of the

Homa,

> > a tornado flew almost directly over my head. I have been in the

eye

> > of a little hurricane and just missed by a big one. I have had

many

> > close encounters!

> > So, I am sitting in my kitchen, in my doublewide, a known tornado

> > attractor :-), in the middle of the woods with no safe shelter if

the

> > tornado makes a direct hit. Light and Death are swirling around

me.

> > Tornado #2 approaches. I greet Mother Kali with incense and

> > flame, " Hail Mother! Hello! Thank you for Your Darshan! Please

don't

> > come any closer in your Tornadic Form! " And then, as always, I

> > think, " What if I have prayed and recited mantras all these years

to

> > get Mother Kali's Darshan and this is it?! " " Will you turn Her

away

> > when She appears as a Storm and destroys your house? " If the

tornado

> > hits, this home and all its contents, the images in the shrine,

> > musical instruments, clothes, dishes, all will be gone. Is any of

> > it " mine " in the first place? If it all disappears and turns into

a

> > rubbish pile, what have I lost?

> > Victory! Victory to the Mother who dwells in all beings in the

form

> > of Storm! I am yours! This house and all it contains are yours!

You

> > will do as you please! Victory! Victory to the Divine Mother who

> > dwells in all beings in the form of Mantra! Blow this house down

and

> > the Mantra will remain! If I am to die in this storm, let this

body

> > depart as I chant the Holy Names! Let this Mahamrtunjaya, let

this

> > Sharanagata, let these mantras work across the land...your

children

> > are crying and dying, protect us from disaster and if that cannot

be

> > so, then bless us that we may have faith and devotion throughout

all

> > of life's storms!

> > So, when the tornado approaches, I have the opportunity to " think

> > like a Swami " , realizing that nothing is mine, everything could

> > dissappear in a moment, but Mother, Shiva, Guru, the Divine, is

> > always with me in the form of Mantra, and will remain for the

rest of

> > my days.

> > The most amazing thing to me is that when the sun shines, I

forget it

> > all and once again become entangled in " I " and " mine " . And then

there

> > is another storm.:-)

> > Devotees, please remember those who have suffered the effects of

> > these severe storms in your prayers and mantras this week. Thank -

you!

> > Leela

> >

>