Guest guest Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Namaste Dear Sister Karen: It only seems as if you are alone. In Reality, Maa and Swami and all of us are crowding around you, hugging you and offering you our love and prayers for your swift recovery. As Maa reminds us often, we are not our 5 element body, we are the Soul, One Soul, all together in love and harmony with each other. Remember that, embrace that, for that is the reason we chant the Chandi, or worship Shiva, or pray to Durga to destroy fear and suffering. Whether we can sit for long periods or not, does not matter. We can repeat the mantras always. Walking, doing dishes, cooking, showering, exercising, etc. Our goal: chant the mantras so much, they become the background of our lives. Automatically they repeat, and love and peace becomes the baseline feeling of our life. Imaging a life with the mantra which sings to your soul repeating over and over. Imagine how you would feel, how you would act, how you would Be in the world. This is the reality Maa lives. This is what we want. We pray that each of us lives in this world. Conscious of our Divinity. conscious of Maa and Swami holding our hands and blessing us eternally. Maa, fulfill our deepest desire, give us this Blessing. We love you Karen, Jai Maa, Jai Swami, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti Love vishweshwar , " Karen " <Koros7 wrote: > > Namaste Vish, > > Your explanation helps a lot. I appreciated what you said about making > a simple sankalpa. For me it's hard to follow because the pictures are > so smal/blurryl on my little laptop and the sound is not very clear so > it is hard to sit here especially with my " physical stuff " for 3 hours > (excuses!)...but I am formulating my own simple sankalpa with your help, > your advice, and your outline. It might be something like being there > and following the beginning which your outline helps with, sitting in my > chair watching as long as I can (I can only sit for short periods before > needing to walk), and then coming back and forth, doing as best I can > and then being present at the end. It is often hard to see the friendly > people at the end receiving blessings and being here alone. That is > where I need to pray to Maa to help me see the light and love and bhav > to overcome the dark loneliness. Thanks again. love, karen > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namate KAREN AND SURESH and all family: I have been chanting the > > Chandi with Maa and Swami each Sunday for 3.5 years. I am not an > > expert in the Chandi, and do not read Sanskrit. So I decided to do my > > best, and allow Maa to give me what was best at each moment. > > So, this is what I tried: in the beginning, I made a simple sankalpa: > > follow each word of each verse with my eyes. Whether I could > > pronounce the word, or even move my lips fast enough, I could at least > > follow the words. This system has worked well for me and as time has > > passed, each Sunday I am able to read more of the words, breath in > > harmony with Maa and Swami, and feel the bhav grow stronger and > > stronger. > > This is an incredibly powerful sadhana, and to be PRESENT, tuning into > > Maa and Swami, is the best place to be. They will take care of the > rest. > > Pray for their help, and as Ramakrishna says: take one step towards > > God, and God will run towards you. > > > > > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Namaste Dearest Vish and Family, Your words--no your feelings--open my heart like a flower emerging from its protective seed. Quoting from Mary Oliver: " I say to myself, how can you help but grow wise with such teachings as these... " Thank you with the humblest of eyes, karen , " inspectionconnection108 " <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste Dear Sister Karen: It only seems as if you are alone. In > Reality, Maa and Swami and all of us are crowding around you, hugging > you and offering you our love and prayers for your swift recovery. As > Maa reminds us often, we are not our 5 element body, we are the Soul, > One Soul, all together in love and harmony with each other. Remember > that, embrace that, for that is the reason we chant the Chandi, or > worship Shiva, or pray to Durga to destroy fear and suffering. > Whether we can sit for long periods or not, does not matter. We can > repeat the mantras always. Walking, doing dishes, cooking, showering, > exercising, etc. > Our goal: chant the mantras so much, they become the background of > our lives. Automatically they repeat, and love and peace becomes the > baseline feeling of our life. > Imaging a life with the mantra which sings to your soul repeating over > and over. Imagine how you would feel, how you would act, how you would > Be in the world. > This is the reality Maa lives. This is what we want. > We pray that each of us lives in this world. Conscious of our > Divinity. conscious of Maa and Swami holding our hands and blessing > us eternally. > Maa, fulfill our deepest desire, give us this Blessing. We love you > Karen, Jai Maa, Jai Swami, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti > > Love > vishweshwar , " Karen " Koros7@ wrote: > > > > Namaste Vish, > > > > Your explanation helps a lot. I appreciated what you said about making > > a simple sankalpa. For me it's hard to follow because the pictures are > > so smal/blurryl on my little laptop and the sound is not very clear so > > it is hard to sit here especially with my " physical stuff " for 3 hours > > (excuses!)...but I am formulating my own simple sankalpa with your help, > > your advice, and your outline. It might be something like being there > > and following the beginning which your outline helps with, sitting in my > > chair watching as long as I can (I can only sit for short periods before > > needing to walk), and then coming back and forth, doing as best I can > > and then being present at the end. It is often hard to see the friendly > > people at the end receiving blessings and being here alone. That is > > where I need to pray to Maa to help me see the light and love and bhav > > to overcome the dark loneliness. Thanks again. love, karen > > > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > > > Namate KAREN AND SURESH and all family: I have been chanting the > > > Chandi with Maa and Swami each Sunday for 3.5 years. I am not an > > > expert in the Chandi, and do not read Sanskrit. So I decided to do my > > > best, and allow Maa to give me what was best at each moment. > > > So, this is what I tried: in the beginning, I made a simple sankalpa: > > > follow each word of each verse with my eyes. Whether I could > > > pronounce the word, or even move my lips fast enough, I could at least > > > follow the words. This system has worked well for me and as time has > > > passed, each Sunday I am able to read more of the words, breath in > > > harmony with Maa and Swami, and feel the bhav grow stronger and > > > stronger. > > > This is an incredibly powerful sadhana, and to be PRESENT, tuning into > > > Maa and Swami, is the best place to be. They will take care of the > > rest. > > > Pray for their help, and as Ramakrishna says: take one step towards > > > God, and God will run towards you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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