to Vish. Henney and all about sankalpafobia

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Namaste Vish,

 

thank you for your clear explanation of the value of sankalpas.

Now I have some additional questions about mantras:)

-last year, due to some time mismanagement on my part, I could only

complete the 'sarva baadhaa' mantra sankalpa by devoting many hours a

day to the practice during the lasts months of the year. Result was

that it really became part of my life, and I experienced the effects

you mention in your post. Then this year, Maa gave us another mantra

for sankalpa. I notice I had become attached to the 'old' one, and

felt great reluctance to change. Changing the mantra felt like

abandoning a friend. Even now it takes an effort to remember to chant

the new one. So the question is: should one give up all attachment to

a particular mantra? Is it not important to stick to one mantra? How

does one change the groove without getting into confusion and doubt?

Is there a reason Maa gives us a different mantra?

-second question: I found it is quite possible to have the mantra

going on in the mind while thinking about other things entirely, even

negative thoughts, and even when the mantra tries to come to the

foreground, the mind can 'ignore' it even while the mantra is going

on in the background. The mind is very clever in accomoding the

mantra and still doing its own thing; how do we teach it to 'listen'

with attention?

 

thank you for sharing your wisdom and love so generously in the group,

 

with love,

henny

 

 

, " 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

> >

> >

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