Sankalpa- the thread that binds all together

[Guest guest]

Om Namah Shivaya

 

As I read some of the posts, I felt there was on single strong

thread: sankalpa, committment. The ability to sustain one's

practice through any diversity and distraction.

 

 

In the advanced Shiva Puja text, on page 2, Swami writes," Shiva is

also the Lord of Sankalpa, the strength of will power to define and

obtain our goals. Nothing deflects Shiva from His path. Shiva gives

us the strength to attach ourselves to the sustaining values of life,

to the values which will stay with us thru all eternity...."

 

Pray to Shiva to give you firm determination.

 

Pages 32-43 in the same text contain mantras to help the seeker

understand the ultimate goal of life. Each verse ends with the

statement: "May my mind be filled with the firm determination of

Shiva, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness".

 

No goal can be reached without the firm determination of Shiva. No

one can sit still for hours and chant God's name without firm

determination. Without it, and without Shiva's Grace, no action can

be sucessfully performed.

 

Test the power of this. Make a sankalpa, for example, "I will

perform worship at the same time, daily for 1 week, for 20 minutes

each day, no matter what", and ask Shiva to fill your mind with firm

determination.

 

Then fulfill your committment/sankalpa. Do not be swayed by anything.

 

Each day when you finish, examine your feelings. Was it hard,

uncomfortable, or easy and smooth?

 

Regardless of your experience, sit the next day and fulfill your

sankalpa.

 

In this way, continue until you are finished.

 

Share with us how you feel. What did you learn? How did Shiva

empower you? How did the experience spill over to "everyday tasks?"

 

 

In one post, Kali responded to Latha because Latha said she had a

hard time sitting for worship one day. Kali reminded Latha of the

benefits of completing chanting the Chandi: "the sari Maa gave you,

the nod of approval, the smile that opened your heart; these are the

fruits of your worship".

 

And what else is there.

 

Jai Maa

 

Maa's son, Vishweshwar

[Guest guest]

Jai Maa!

Namaste.

Vishweshwar, thank you for your posts.

I've been following the "diary of a sankalpa" with a touch of jealousy. I'm

distracted so easily, especially on weekends. It never occured to me to make a

short term commitment, to take it week by week. It's so simple but very

encouraging!

Thank you!

 

With love,

Leon

[Guest guest]

 

Its true that commitment leads us to our goals but tell me from the

very child hood we are taught to be good not to commit any sin but

still we do . This is because we are confined only to memorizing the

knowledge and not practically implementing it . A good Example can be

if suppose we are hungry and we are told everything about food means

how it looks what it does we should eat it etc etc but we are not

given any food will that satisfy our hunger ..!!! No . For satisfying

our hunger we have to eat the food about which we read soo much..So

its true that the Infinite Lord is our ultimate aim and we have to

fill our mind with determination to achieve him but this can only be

done when we have PRACTICALLY REALISED GOD" and my dear friend this

is possible. In all ages men have seen him and then they become

devoted to him and achieved their true aim . Unless and Until we

realise him Practically we will not be able to achieve him..

 

will continue,..

 

bye

gaurav

inspectionconnection108 wrote:

Om Namah ShivayaAs I read some of the posts, I felt there was on

single strong thread:   sankalpa, committment.  The ability to

sustain one's practice through any diversity and distraction.In the

advanced Shiva Puja text, on page 2, Swami writes," Shiva is also the

Lord of Sankalpa,  the strength of will power to define and obtain our

goals.  Nothing deflects Shiva from His path.  Shiva gives us the

strength to attach ourselves to the sustaining values of life, to the

values which will stay with us thru all eternity...."Pray to Shiva to

give you firm determination.Pages 32-43 in the same text contain

mantras to help the seeker understand the ultimate goal of life. 

Each verse ends with the statement: "May my mind be filled with the

firm determination of Shiva, the

Consciousness of Infinite Goodness".No goal can be reached without the

firm determination of Shiva.  No one can sit still for hours and chant

God's name without firm determination.  Without it, and without

Shiva's Grace, no action can be sucessfully performed.  Test the

power of this.  Make a sankalpa, for example, "I will perform worship

at the same time, daily for 1 week, for 20 minutes each day, no matter

what", and ask Shiva to fill your mind with firm determination.Then

fulfill your committment/sankalpa.  Do not be swayed by anything.Each

day when you finish, examine your feelings.  Was it hard,

uncomfortable, or easy and smooth?  Regardless of your experience,

sit the next day and fulfill your sankalpa.In this way, continue

until you are finished.Share with us how you feel.  What did you

learn?  How did Shiva empower you?  How did the

experience spill over to "everyday tasks?"In one post, Kali responded

to Latha because Latha said she had a hard time sitting for worship

one day. Kali reminded Latha of the benefits of completing chanting

the Chandi: "the sari Maa gave you, the nod of approval, the smile

that opened your heart;  these are the fruits of your worship".And

what else is there.Jai  MaaMaa's son,  Vishweshwar  To visit your group on the web, go

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