Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Namaste kali: that is such a great blessing. Your daughter is blessed to have you as her Mother Divine. You will be great Grand Mom Divine too. Such a wonderful thing we have been taught, so practical. Peace and love and blessings to you and your family. Jai Maa Jai Swami vish -- In , " kaliananda_saraswati " <kaliananda_saraswati wrote: > > > Namaste, > > I also think that the immediately family benefit from the mantras and > praise which are offered. > > My daughter is expecting her first child due August and has a medical > complication. Last week I got a call telling me she was being taken to > the hospital as she was having lots of pain, and knowing she was not > due, I immediately began to panic. I tried to call a friend but did not > make contact, and as I hung up the phone Om namah Sivya immediately > popped into my thoughts i started to chant and reaching there before > her i sat in the car silently continued the chant. She arrived and was > taken to the ward but within two hours, the pain had so diminished that > she was up and similing and asking the nurse when she could eat. > > > > She visited on Saturday the pain seemed to be returning and i got the > feeling that little Kanya (baby girl's name) needed Shree Maa's > blessing, and the MM mantra was streaming so I placed the earphones on > her mom's tummy so that she could hear Divine Mother's voice, > and that has so far done the trick. Up to this evening she says " mom i > feel fine " . > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swamiji > > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namaste all family: Saturday night during dinner at the Mandir, we > > were talking about the value of sankalpas. We examined our own > > experiences during and after completion of Mother's sankalpas, and > > deduced that Maa gives us these sankalpas for 2 reasons: > > 1. by immersing ourselves in the mantra, thoughts of God predominate, > > and thoughts of the world fade into the background. We automatically > > become less attached to the world and our thoughts. > > As Ramakrishna says: be like a mudfish at the bottom of a pond. > > Sitting in the mud, yet never dirty. > > Repeating the mantras over and over, ultimately, mantra will take away > > the mind, and the great ego, and lead us to samadhi. > > By chanting the mantra so often, we are developing deep grooves in our > > mind and hearts. The mantra begins to become the primary thought, > > while other thoughts and emotions begin to capture us less and less. > > For example, I was drifting into a negative emotion. I caught myself, > > Durga's mantra popped into the forefront of my mind. Immediately I > > felt calmer and the mind settled down. After a few minutes, the mind > > again drifted, and the mantra eliminated the disturbance. > > > > 2. by performing action which Maa suggests, we become closer to Her. > > She says that those who perform Her sadhana, who align themselves > > consciously with Her will and desire, She can and will work with them > > more easily. And the results are profound. > > for example, I find myself thinking of Her and She calls me. Or, I > > need something, and she gives it to me. This is happening more and > > more often. It is the highest blessing I can imagine, and is bringing > > me closer to my ultimate goal of being one with Her. > > By performing Maa's sankalpas, we are developing the habit of thinking > > of God first, and self second. And this brings us freedom. > > > > In conclusion, committing to Maa's sankalpas brings benefits so great, > > so huge, so magnificent, that I pray for the chance to dive into each > > one fully and completely, and that She give me the strength and > > devotion to fulfill Her desire. > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > , nierika@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Henny wrote: > > > > > > I even developed a sankalpafobia for a > > > while. But all this has taught me something about sankalpas: they > are > > > not so much something we invented for God, but something God > invented > > > for us... > > > Like you, I believe Mother loves us all always anyway...we are not > > trying to > > > manipulate Mummy into giving us things we want > > > by showing off, but rather, because we are just doing what She asks > > > us to do because we trust Her, we find we get everything we need and > > > more, even when we ourselves think we have failed... > > > > > > > > > Dear Henny ~ you have been an inspiration to me from the day you > first > > > showed up on the digest. In fact, your devotion and practice were so > > beautiful to > > > " see " unfold, and your questions always went straight to the heart > > of the > > > matter ... as do your comments and responses to questions from Maa > > and Swamiji. > > > I believe I have also had a sankalphobia due to my difficulty in > > keeping up. > > > In fact, at the end of the year that we did the 9 Planet sankalpa, > > for reasons > > > related to chaos in my life and because I was becoming more ill, I > > didn't > > > not finish out the year. I nearly cried when I got the beautiful > > T-shirt from > > > Maa. I felt I didn't deserve it, and I've never been able to wear > > it. But I > > > realize now that in disowning the gift, I am, in a sense not > > trusting Maa's > > > unconditional love. So guess I'll find it and put it on. > > > > > > And I would add that perhaps it goes beyond success/failure as you > > indicate > > > above, but that we were always already home. (click heels three > > times...) Jai > > > Maa ~ Linda > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the > > live music > > > scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! > > > (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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