to Kumari about worshipping spouse

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Dear Kumari ~ first let me say that this may be a question for Maa and Swamiji, but since I kind of started this whole thread by talking about Shree Maa telling my sister to worship her husband, just let me add a postscript. MaryBeth (my sister) already knew from their years' long marriage that her husband will never do spiritual practices, on his own or with her. When Shree Maa told her this, my sister simply put a picture in a small frame on her altar. She didn't tell Randy or ask him to participate, but just quietly added this as a component to her sadhana. Your husband might notice his picture on your altar, but you can always just say it is something Maa and Swamiji have recommended to couples and doesn't require his participation. I hope this may help, at least until you can get further clarification from Maa or Swamiji. Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji

~ Linda

 

 

Kumari wrote:

....One thing concerns me, though. I have offered puja to my beloved's picture but not to him directly. I am afraid when it comes time to introduce this idea to him, that if I do worship him it will increase his ego. Also, then should I expect him to worship me in a similar manner as Divine Mother? Would that help to balance things out? I would love to practice sadhana with him, but I respect him enough as an individual to not get my hopes up too high.Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news more!

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Namaste Linda, and greetings to all:

 

I am sorry I overlooked your reply in answering Vishweswar. This

indeed is the place I am at right now. I saw the passage in Before

Becoming This where Shree Maa mentions this idea and it filled me

with happiness. I can at least acknowledge that I feel the divine

presence within him. We have done ritual together in the past, but

in the context of the path I was following at the time. He was

respectful and supportive. Since returning once more to Sanatana

Dharma I have felt a deepening of the understanding between us. I

also know that in the romantic phase of a relationship we can show

much interest in the other partner's specific way of life. However,

with the day to day experience of being together that can fade. I am

fully prepared to continue on my path, still showing respect for him,

still loving him, but not expecting him to practice sadhana in the

specific way that I do. I am very happy that he wishes to make the

committment to me to live with me for the rest of our life. It is

still in the living that all this will be worked out. This I do

know, I will worship his feet in the little ways of day to day life,

if I cannot do so in the specific ritual ways that I desire to.

 

You are very right, Linda, that I should ask Swamiji and Shree Maa

about all this and I am anxiously awaiting their return from India in

order to talk to them.

 

Om Jai Kali Ma! Om Namah Shivaya!

Kumari

 

, nierika wrote:

>

> Dear Kumari ~ first let me say that this may be a question for Maa

and

> Swamiji, but since I kind of started this whole thread by talking

about Shree Maa

> telling my sister to worship her husband, just let me add a

postscript.

> MaryBeth (my sister) already knew from their years' long marriage

that her husband

> will never do spiritual practices, on his own or with her. When

Shree Maa

> told her this, my sister simply put a picture in a small frame on

her altar.

> She didn't tell Randy or ask him to participate, but just quietly

added this as

> a component to her sadhana. Your husband might notice his picture

on your

> altar, but you can always just say it is something Maa and Swamiji

have

> recommended to couples and doesn't require his participation. I

hope this may help,

> at least until you can get further clarification from Maa or

Swamiji. Jai Maa

> , Jai Swamiji

> ~ Linda

>

>

> Kumari wrote:

>

> ...One thing concerns me, though. I have offered puja to my

beloved's

> picture but not to him directly. I am afraid when it comes time

to

> introduce this idea to him, that if I do worship him it will

increase

> his ego. Also, then should I expect him to worship me in a

similar

> manner as Divine Mother? Would that help to balance things out?

I

> would love to practice sadhana with him, but I respect him enough

as

> an individual to not get my hopes up too high.

>

>

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