To Gauri about challenge

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Namaste Gauri, Devi, Linda and all,

 

I will join in chanting the Highest Meaning 108 times!

thank you for the inspiration,

 

with love,

Henny

 

, devi <student61754 wrote:

>

> Namaste Gauri,

> Love the idea of chanting the Devi Atharvashrisham.

> Did it 12 times after your post.

> Wonderful

> Assume you are starting it on 29th?

>

> Jai Maa,

> Devi

>

>

>

>

> gauri_108 <gauri_108

>

> Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:13:43 AM

> [www.ShreeMaa.org] To Karen Re: Sri Vidya

>

>

> Dearest Surya,

>

> Funny you should ask.....as i was chanting the Devi Atharvashirsham

> this evening, i was reading Swamiji's translation/ explanation and i

> came across verse 14. This is the one where Swamiji shows how the

> Lalita Trishati mantra --

> ka e i la hrim

> ha sa ka ha la hrim

> sa ka la hrim

>

> is embedded in the verse and the translation ends with " This is the

> root of the knowledge of the Divine Mother " .

>

> Sri Vidya is the ultimate knowledge of Divine Mother, the 3 ways of

> seeing Maya :

> * Maya as illusion

> * Maya as the universal body of Nature

> * Maya as One Consciousness in harmony with Her Self

> or 3 ways of seeing God:

> * how God sees Himself

> * how God sees the world and the world sees God

> * how the world sees the world

>

> As for the Sri Chakra Yantra, the Sotram enumerates all the Siva

> triangles and the Shakti triangles and the bindu in the middle and

how

> they " stack up " . When you look at a Sri Chakra is is possible to

see

> this...the bindu is on the top of the pyramid.

>

> So in reciting this stotram, the mantra, the embedded mantra in the

> Atharvashirsham and smeditating on the meanings, i feel we are

really

> putting some concentrated effort in calling Her.

>

> does this help?

> love,gauri

>

> , Surya <mahamuni@ .> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Gauri Ji Maharani,

> >

> > Can you explain from your own understanding just how the Lalitha

> Trishati Stotram " is a definition of the Sri Vidya " and " an

> > explanation of the Sri Chakra Yantra " .

> >

> > I've been delving much deeper into these practices and would love

to

> hear more of the " cream " you've digested from Swamiji on the

subject.

> >

> > JAI AMMA!

> >

> > Surya

> >

> > ---- gauri_108 <gauri_108@ ..> wrote:

> > > Namaste Dear Karen,

> > >

> > > One part of our " bag of tools " (as Swamiji defines it) is the

Lalita

> > > Trishati Stotram " which is a definition of the Sri Vidya, an

> > > explanation of the Sri Chakra Yantra, and exposition of three

hundred

> > > names of the Divine Mother, indicative of three hundred divine

> > > attributes which seekers can strive to emulate " . Also, in the

Chandi,

> > > specifically in the Devi Atharvashirsham (one of my personal

> > > favorites) in verse 15, Sri Vidya is also mentioned. it is the

> > > explanation of " ka e i la hrim, ha sa ka ha la hrim, sa ka la

hrim "

> > > mantra. This is a powerful mantra!

> > >

> > > In essence it is the worship of Divine Mother in these very

powerful

> > > ways.

> > >

> > > In the Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs book Swamiji says

that 108

> > > repetitions of the Devi Atharvashirsham (Highest meaning of the

> > > Goddess) is an incredible sadhana -- What a fabulous way to

celebrate

> > > the coming Navaratri...

> > > anybody up for the challenge?

> > >

> > > love,gauri

> > >

> > > , " Karen " <Koros7@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Namaste Gauri and Family,

> > > >

> > > > Could you please explain Sri Vidya? Thank you. love, karen

> > > >

> > > > Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji!

> > > >

> > > > , " gauri_108 "

<gauri_108@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Dear Devi et al,

> > > > >

> > > > > there are actually 4 times of prayer -- As Sri Vidya

worshippers

> > > > > (that's us!) we observe all of them:

> > > > > 1) between night and morning -- dawn

> > > > > 2) between morning and afternoon -- noon

> > > > > 3) between day and night -- dusk

> > > > > 4) middle of the night

> > > > >

> > > > > Any practice you do at the times of prayer are great -- as

Swamiji

> > > > > says, it is most important to do something!

> > > > >

> > > > > hope this helps,

> > > > > gauri

> > > > >

> > > > > , " Devi " student61754@

wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Namaste all,

> > > > > > Have heard this mentioned many times and read that

certain texts

> > > > should

> > > > > > be used at these times of prayer.

> > > > > > Assume it is morning(4-6) , noon evening(4-6) & midnight.

Is

> it 3 or

> > > > 4?

> > > > > > Does the word pray mean meditation, puja, or (Dear God

will

> you help

> > > > me

> > > > > > with this) prayer or all of these?

> > > > > > Cosmic puja p. 285 in Saraswati puja states:...three times

> of prayer

> > > > by

> > > > > > means of this hymn...

> > > > > > Does this mean we take it out of puja and recite it

alone? Is

> > > > sankalpa

> > > > > > ness.?

> > > > > > Blessings to all!

> > > > > > Thank you for your help in understanding this.

> > > > > > Devi

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> >

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