Linda and all about praying for our ancestors

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Namaste Linda and all: I agree that it is a good idea to make peace with your

ancestors. Swami and Maa have taught that we owe a debt of gratitude to our

ancestors and should thank them daily. Without their influence, love, sacrifice,

lessons, etc., we would not be in the lofty position we are today. Swami has

said that even if their behaviors were not the " highest " , they still imparted

valuable lessons to us, and gave us their best.

Over the years that I have been performing puja daily, I have incorporated

several ways to thank all my ancestors for their gifts.

Daily I ask Shiva / Maa to bless them all and send them my love and

appreciation, and for the past 6 months, I have been chanting the TARPANA, which

is included in the text of THE COSMIC PUJA, on Pages 327-330. This is a formal

method of worshiping and thanking our ancestors. One of the verses reads: " Om,

My ancestors are my heaven. My ancestors are my Dharma. My ancestors are my

highest Tapas. If my ancestors are satisfied, all the Gods will be satisfied. "

The verses take about 5 minutes to chant, and TARPANA can be easily added to our

pujas.

If one does the Cosmic Puja, it is part of that system of worship also. I would

recommend reviewing the Cosmic Puja video class chapter on TARPANA archived at

the Devi Mandir web site.

Also, Swami recently said that all of our worship effects 7 generations back in

time, and in the future. So, these powerful techniques provide us with a

conscious link not only to the past, but to the future, and to all life.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , nierika wrote:

>

> Dear vish ~ I really needed the read this. My mother and I were estranged

> when she died. Though I had the great good fortune to be with her, along

> with my sister and daughter, and to pray and sing for her, by the time I

> arrived, she was no longer able to recognize me. I have not been able to

grieve,

> thorugh I have " spells " of crying, yelling, throwing myself at Mother's

> feet, etc. I feel her at times trying to connect with me. Even her mother,

> my beloved grandmother, has tried to connect us. I always fall apart and say

> " go away; I'm not ready. " I feel the hurt and anger of a rejected child

> (which was definitely one of the patterns that existed between my mother me.

>

> What you have written gives me hope that I will be able to open my heart

> once again. Even though it is not right after her death, I will practice the

> sankalpa of praying for my mother and to realize that, despite a life

> filled with much suffering for her, that, indeed, her life was well lived.

Thank

> you ~ Linda

>

>

> vish wrote:

>

> ...several times I have had the honor of taking the sankalpa of praying

> for departed souls for the 11 days after death. It is very very powerful and

> really helps one to experience the oneness of all life...When one is

> related to, or we are close to the departed soul, then the feeling of

> helplessness and sorrow is replaced with love and gratitude for a life well

lived...

>

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