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Namaste All,

 

My special thanks to Kamala and Brian for providing valuable input.

 

Here is how it went :-

 

The response to the puja was lukewarm . To be expected as I was

striving to appear cool, business-like, in-an-official-meeting kinda

demeanour, ......so how could the recipient's bhava be any different?

She too was polite, gracious , accomodating (put the flowers at the

appropriate time) and commented that everything was "interesting"(

barely stifling a yawn). And no , she prefers to get up and say "God

be with me throughout the day in whatever I do" as "I was never much

into Puja and sanskrit" and "I certainly cannot chant like you and

dont wanna chant like you ".

 

So you would think that it was a wash out ! NOT !!!!!

 

It has helped ME enormously.

 

When you take up something that you dont feel qualified for, but you

do it anyway for a higher good - SOMETHING HAPPENS !

 

I did the best I could under the circumstances, but the fact that I

was willing to put myself out there made the difference.

 

When you give of yourself, selflessly , something wonderful is given

back multifold. You just hafta take a chance !

 

Maa, you are right, when I try to reach out to do puja for another

selflessly , it could very well be the first step to opening my heart.

 

Swamiji, you are right, the puja is as much for the recipient as it

is for the doer. Both are blessed.

 

Love

Latha

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How lovely to hear of the blessing you received as well as the

blessing you offered. Goddess Bless You, Latha.

"Latha Nanda" <lathananda >

Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:56:18 -0000

Ganesh Puja - Experience

Namaste All,

My special thanks to Kamala and Brian for providing valuable input.

Here is how it went :-

The response to the puja was lukewarm . To be expected as I was

striving to appear cool, business-like, in-an-official-meeting kinda

demeanour, ......so how could the recipient's bhava be any different?

She too was polite, gracious , accomodating (put the flowers at the

appropriate time) and commented that everything was "interesting"(

barely stifling a yawn). And no , she prefers to get up and say "God

be with me throughout the day in whatever I do" as "I was never much

into Puja and sanskrit" and "I certainly cannot chant like you and

dont wanna chant like you ".

So you would think that it was a wash out ! NOT !!!!!

It has helped ME enormously.

When you take up something that you dont feel qualified for, but you

do it anyway for a higher good - SOMETHING HAPPENS !

I did the best I could under the circumstances, but the fact that I

was willing to put myself out there made the difference.

When you give of yourself, selflessly , something wonderful is given

back multifold. You just hafta take a chance !

Maa, you are right, when I try to reach out to do puja for another

selflessly , it could very well be the first step to opening my heart.

Swamiji, you are right, the puja is as much for the recipient as it

is for the doer. Both are blessed.

Love

Latha

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More often than not it seems that the most benefit of a puja goes to

the pujari. Those doing the praying are generally willing to give up

someting of themselves in the process of prayer. Those we may be

praying for might be too set in their ways and scarcely receptive to

benefit. Some things take time. What takes place rapidly within

ourselves might take longer within those around us.

 

I've heard it said that if we change ourselves, we change everything.

I am not sure about that, but if we have changed something within

ourselves at least we have changed something. I am begning to feel a

strong urge to merge with the big round elephant. Often I really get

sick of myself, but not the devas and devies. Puja is good medicine.

I need to increase my dose imminitely.

 

 

, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>

wrote:

> How lovely to hear of the blessing you received as well as the

blessing you

> offered. Goddess Bless You, Latha.

>

> "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

>

> Thu, 04 Dec 2003 21:56:18 -0000

>

> Ganesh Puja - Experience

>

>

> Namaste All,

>

> My special thanks to Kamala and Brian for providing valuable input.

>

> Here is how it went :-

>

> The response to the puja was lukewarm . To be expected as I was

> striving to appear cool, business-like, in-an-official-meeting kinda

> demeanour, ......so how could the recipient's bhava be any

different?

> She too was polite, gracious , accomodating (put the flowers at the

> appropriate time) and commented that everything was "interesting"(

> barely stifling a yawn). And no , she prefers to get up and say "God

> be with me throughout the day in whatever I do" as "I was never

much

> into Puja and sanskrit" and "I certainly cannot chant like you and

> dont wanna chant like you ".

>

> So you would think that it was a wash out ! NOT !!!!!

>

> It has helped ME enormously.

>

> When you take up something that you dont feel qualified for, but you

> do it anyway for a higher good - SOMETHING HAPPENS !

>

> I did the best I could under the circumstances, but the fact that I

> was willing to put myself out there made the difference.

>

> When you give of yourself, selflessly , something wonderful is given

> back multifold. You just hafta take a chance !

>

> Maa, you are right, when I try to reach out to do puja for another

> selflessly , it could very well be the first step to opening my

heart.

>

> Swamiji, you are right, the puja is as much for the recipient as it

> is for the doer. Both are blessed.

>

> Love

> Latha

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Sponsor

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Terms of Service

> <> .

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