To all about Devi Atharvashirsham challenge

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Namaste Henny and everybody,

 

yeeeeehaaaaaaaaa!

 

let the fun begin!

 

i actually started the 108 reps, but i will definitely be up for doing

it as a group over Navaratri.

If we divide it up into 9 days, that's 12 reps a day. i timed myself

last night and it took me an hour to chant 10...

 

this will be great!

 

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaai Maa

 

, " jaisanatanimaa "

<jaisanatanimaa wrote:

>

> 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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