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Namaste all family: this is Shiva's Month. Chant His name, study His

text, perform puja to Him, and worhsip Him all night on Shivaratri,

Sunday, February 22nd. This is a wonderful time to become closer to Him.

Let me share a story of how I became closer to Maa and Shiva this day,

Monday, Shiva's Day.

Today I was performing puja at Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in

the woods at the Mandir. After puja I was sitting meditating and Maa

came to see Napashwar. She observed that I had not cleaned His

drinking cup and it was tarnished and dull and the lingum was not

completely cleaned. " How could you offer dull cup that to the Lord? "

She asked me.

Abashed, I replied truthfully, " I was lazy and did not clean it Maa. "

She replied, " You show your respect to the Lord by keeping all the

articles of worship clean and polished. The cleaner and brighter they

are, the more you will receive from Him. "

I had thought to clean the utensils Sunday, but was tired and did not.

So, Maa gave me Her darshan, taught me a valuable lesson, and brought

me closer to Shiva.

After She left, I spend the next 2 hours cleaning, polishing, and

shining every square inch of the lingum, Ganesh and Nandi murtis, and

the utensils. All were bright and glowing in the late afternoon Sun

when I finished.

Truly, Shiva was Happy, smiling, and full of love. I felt His

blessing deep in my heart.

I tell this story to you all so that you can come closer to Him too.

Make your altar into a shining Temple to Shiva, and He will bless you.

As Swami said tonight in class, performing puja is practice for the

arrival of Shiva at your altar, and into your heart. Shiva watches

everything we do, and tests us, and when He sees we are ready, He will

come.

So, prepare your heart, your mind, your body, and your Temple for Him.

Don't delay, for His Grace is worthy of all the effort we can give.

Grace is: as we give, so shall we get.

Thanks Maa for reminding me of this more profound teaching.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

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Thank you for sharing this lesson.I was in need.I have been lazy.Thank you Mother for your guidance.Devi--- On Tue, 2/3/09, inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote:inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108[www.ShreeMaa.org] Shiva's Month- Prepare for His Grace Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 1:18 AM

 

Namaste all family: this is Shiva's Month. Chant His name, study His

text, perform puja to Him, and worhsip Him all night on Shivaratri,

Sunday, February 22nd. This is a wonderful time to become closer to Him.

Let me share a story of how I became closer to Maa and Shiva this day,

Monday, Shiva's Day.

Today I was performing puja at Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in

the woods at the Mandir. After puja I was sitting meditating and Maa

came to see Napashwar. She observed that I had not cleaned His

drinking cup and it was tarnished and dull and the lingum was not

completely cleaned. "How could you offer dull cup that to the Lord?"

She asked me.

Abashed, I replied truthfully, "I was lazy and did not clean it Maa."

She replied, "You show your respect to the Lord by keeping all the

articles of worship clean and polished. The cleaner and brighter they

are, the more you will receive from Him."

I had thought to clean the utensils Sunday, but was tired and did not.

So, Maa gave me Her darshan, taught me a valuable lesson, and brought

me closer to Shiva.

After She left, I spend the next 2 hours cleaning, polishing, and

shining every square inch of the lingum, Ganesh and Nandi murtis, and

the utensils. All were bright and glowing in the late afternoon Sun

when I finished.

Truly, Shiva was Happy, smiling, and full of love. I felt His

blessing deep in my heart.

I tell this story to you all so that you can come closer to Him too.

Make your altar into a shining Temple to Shiva, and He will bless you.

As Swami said tonight in class, performing puja is practice for the

arrival of Shiva at your altar, and into your heart. Shiva watches

everything we do, and tests us, and when He sees we are ready, He will

come.

So, prepare your heart, your mind, your body, and your Temple for Him.

Don't delay, for His Grace is worthy of all the effort we can give.

Grace is: as we give, so shall we get.

Thanks Maa for reminding me of this more profound teaching.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

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Yes, thanks to Shree Maa. I am cleaning up the altar area a bit

myself! :-)

 

Kumari

 

, devi <student61754 wrote:

>

> Thank you for sharing this lesson.

> I was in need.

> I have been lazy.

> Thank you Mother for your guidance.

>

> Devi

>

> --- On Tue, 2/3/09, inspectionconnection108

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108

> [www.ShreeMaa.org] Shiva's Month- Prepare for His Grace

>

> Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 1:18 AM

>

>

>

>

>

Namaste all family: this is Shiva's Month. Chant His

name, study His

>

> text, perform puja to Him, and worhsip Him all night on Shivaratri,

>

> Sunday, February 22nd. This is a wonderful time to become closer

to Him.

>

> Let me share a story of how I became closer to Maa and Shiva this

day,

>

> Monday, Shiva's Day.

>

> Today I was performing puja at Napashwar, the large Shiva lingum in

>

> the woods at the Mandir. After puja I was sitting meditating and

Maa

>

> came to see Napashwar. She observed that I had not cleaned His

>

> drinking cup and it was tarnished and dull and the lingum was not

>

> completely cleaned. " How could you offer dull cup that to the

Lord? "

>

> She asked me.

>

> Abashed, I replied truthfully, " I was lazy and did not clean it

Maa. "

>

> She replied, " You show your respect to the Lord by keeping all the

>

> articles of worship clean and polished. The cleaner and brighter

they

>

> are, the more you will receive from Him. "

>

> I had thought to clean the utensils Sunday, but was tired and did

not.

>

> So, Maa gave me Her darshan, taught me a valuable lesson, and

brought

>

> me closer to Shiva.

>

> After She left, I spend the next 2 hours cleaning, polishing, and

>

> shining every square inch of the lingum, Ganesh and Nandi murtis,

and

>

> the utensils. All were bright and glowing in the late afternoon Sun

>

> when I finished.

>

> Truly, Shiva was Happy, smiling, and full of love. I felt His

>

> blessing deep in my heart.

>

> I tell this story to you all so that you can come closer to Him

too.

>

> Make your altar into a shining Temple to Shiva, and He will bless

you.

>

> As Swami said tonight in class, performing puja is practice for the

>

> arrival of Shiva at your altar, and into your heart. Shiva watches

>

> everything we do, and tests us, and when He sees we are ready, He

will

>

> come.

>

> So, prepare your heart, your mind, your body, and your Temple for

Him.

>

> Don't delay, for His Grace is worthy of all the effort we can give.

>

> Grace is: as we give, so shall we get.

>

> Thanks Maa for reminding me of this more profound teaching.

>

>

>

> Jai Ma Jai Swami

>

>

>

> vishweshwar

>

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