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Can everyone who is going to write something about experiences with

Shree Maa just post them rather than send them to me so everyone can

read them. I we get enough good ones maybe it can become a book!

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First Visit

 

In February of 1993, an acquaintance of mine mentioned

casually that there was a Hindu woman saint living in a temple in

Martinez, CA and that he thought that I might find it worth my

while to go and take her darshan.

 

I liked the idea of having a woman teacher, but I had spent the

last thirty years of my life as a Buddhist; first as a Zen Buddhist

and then as a Tibetan Buddhist. I had no desire to change my

religion. I was a very happy and peaceful Buddhist; satisfied with

my meditation practice.

 

In early March, I talked a friend into taking the drive to Martinez.

We were quite shocked to see that the little temple was dwarfed

by an enormous, ugly, oil refinery across the street. At first I

thought that I must have the wrong address. Why would a saint

choose to live in such a place? But then I saw some Indian

women in saris walking from the parking lot into the building.

Suddenly I had cold feet. I almost asked my friend if it was OK to

just go back home. But I could tell that he was looking forward to

meeting the saint.

 

When I walked through the door I felt like I had been transported

through a time and space tunnel to India of another age. In front

of me was a huge altar taking up a whole wall from the floor to

the ceiling filled with murtis (statues) of numerous Gods and

Goddesses. It seemed as though they were all glittering and

glistening and emitting holy light. Also, the tiny temple seemed

to have expanded greatly. It seemed to be much larger on the

inside than on the outside. My breath was taken away and my

feet were glued to the floor. I just stood there in bliss. My friend

motioned to me that we should bow to the deities. This brought

me back to the present as we did our 3 full pranams (Tibetan

style).

 

Parvati, a disciple of the Holy Mother, came over and offered to

explain the altar. She was very warm and welcoming and gave

an explanation that even a non-Hindu could understand. She

suggested that we might want to offer a flower to the main

goddess. I sat in front of the goddess in meditation posture and

offered my flower. A strange thing happened. I looked up at the

goddess and felt that she was speaking to my heart. She said

"This is where you belong. This is your home. Your search is

over."

 

When I met Shree Maa (The Respected Holy Mother) I was

amazed. She was extremely beautiful and graceful. She

seemed to barely be in her body. She was in samadhi much of

the time. She was the picture of humility and graciousness. She

was Shrim, the Ultimate Respect.

 

A little later, she was sitting in a chair off to the side. I went and

sat at her feet. I said "I hear that you come from Assam". She

reached down and thumped me hard on my chest, over the heart

chakra, and said "I come from here". I was sort of shocked and

didn't really know what she meant. Then I asked her how she

felt about moving to Napa. She said "Here, there… my Home is

Everywhere." Then she smiled and told me about the Yoni Tree

at the Napa Ashram. She said "You are going to love it." I felt

that she was joyous to be able to share this secret with me.

 

When my friend wanted to leave, I didn't want to go. I felt like I

had found my spiritual home. Maa came up to us and she

thanked us for coming to the temple. I had never met anyone

like Her. No guru or lama or rimpoche contained Her special

qualities. Her radiance and Her simplicity and Her directness. I

also felt that She was going to be a "tough" teacher. She was

not going to play into my ego games of being the perfect student.

She was going to challenge me and get me to grow spiritually.

..Although I no longer live close by or visit the Mandir, She guides

my life everyday.

 

I am so deeply grateful to have Shree Maa as my Divine Mother.

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After reading the Shree Maa biography, I showed up a day late for

Navaratri '99. Some days later, Shree Maa turned around and looking

at me asked my name. She then also asked if I was going to learn how

to act properly.

 

Since that time I learned how to recite Chandi and many other pujas

from the Devi Manir books. I am not sure if I've become very proper,

but now I have plenty of pujas to do.

 

 

, "Sarada" <sarada_saraswati>

wrote:

> Can everyone who is going to write something about experiences with

> Shree Maa just post them rather than send them to me so everyone

can

> read them. I we get enough good ones maybe it can become a book!

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pl. inform the biography of Maa is available online.

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"rudran2" <stechiekov

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Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:41 AM

Re: Shree Maa stories

 

> After reading the Shree Maa biography, I showed up a day late for

> Navaratri '99. Some days later, Shree Maa turned around and looking

> at me asked my name. She then also asked if I was going to learn how

> to act properly.

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> Since that time I learned how to recite Chandi and many other pujas

> from the Devi Manir books. I am not sure if I've become very proper,

> but now I have plenty of pujas to do.

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> , "Sarada" <sarada_saraswati>

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> > Can everyone who is going to write something about experiences with

> > Shree Maa just post them rather than send them to me so everyone

> can

> > read them. I we get enough good ones maybe it can become a book!

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Did you ever figure out what you did improper? Let me know because

I'll be visiting next Sivaratri. Was it proper temple etiquite or something else?

Jai Maa!

Kellyrudran2 <stechiekov > wrote:

After reading the Shree Maa biography, I showed up a day late for

Navaratri '99. Some days later, Shree Maa turned around and looking

at me asked my name. She then also asked if I was going to learn how

to act properly. Since that time I learned how to recite Chandi and

many other pujas from the Devi Manir books. I am not sure if I've

become very proper, but now I have plenty of pujas to do.--- In

, "Sarada" <sarada_saraswati> wrote:>

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Shree Maa just post them rather than send them to me so everyone can

> read them. I we get enough good ones maybe it can become a book!To

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