Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to hear this kind of thing. oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? steve c. , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance of having > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own life. > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had fallen > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her sadhana for > that day. > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > Dear Maa, > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind of > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > Sankalpamastu. > Love > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Steve, A sankalpa is a resolve for an undertaking. It may mean doing a puja everyday for a certain length of time. Also in all of Swamis books, there is a sankalpa in the beginning that says " I , *your name* , on this lunar day, at this location, of this lineage, undertake to do this puja/homa for the satisfaction of this deity *name of deity* " . So a sankalpa means two things 1) a vow of worship or any spiritual practice for a certain number of days or 2) before beginning the worship, a statement of purpose for clarifying why I want to do the puja/homa on that occassion. Hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask your questions. JAI MAA Latha , "bingo_ridley" <bingo_ridley> wrote: > thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to hear this > kind of thing. > > oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? > > steve c. > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance of > having > > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own life. > > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had fallen > > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her sadhana for > > that day. > > > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > > > Dear Maa, > > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind of > > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > > Sankalpamastu. > > Love > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 cool, latha, thank you. i am reading Shree Maa Life of a Saint and Before Becoming This ... i was wondering what to read next, maybe Chandi Path, which is [i think] the book Shree Maa took during her early sadhana. any opinion? here is another question. if i was to take a sankalpa like that, what lineage would i say i belong to? unless i belong to Shree Maa i am a child without a home, or i am floating in god's limitless hands. steve c. , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Steve, > > A sankalpa is a resolve for an undertaking. > > It may mean doing a puja everyday for a certain length of time. > > Also in all of Swamis books, there is a sankalpa in the beginning > that says " I , *your name* , on this lunar day, at this location, > of this lineage, undertake to do this puja/homa for the satisfaction > of this deity *name of deity* " . > > So a sankalpa means two things > 1) a vow of worship or any spiritual practice for a certain number > of days or > 2) before beginning the worship, a statement of purpose for > clarifying why I want to do the puja/homa on that occassion. > > Hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask your questions. > > JAI MAA > Latha > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to hear > this > > kind of thing. > > > > oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? > > > > steve c. > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > <lathananda> > > wrote: > > > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance of > > having > > > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > > > > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own life. > > > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had > fallen > > > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her sadhana > for > > > that day. > > > > > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > > > > > Dear Maa, > > > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind of > > > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > > > Sankalpamastu. > > > Love > > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I would suggest "Sahib Sadhu". Also the Kasyap sutras in "The Guru and the Goddess" . Chandi - of course you can read it, but IMO , better chanted than read . Maa says "The Chandi is my life". For most people, including myself, chanting the entire book can be overwhelming at first. Swami always asks us to start small and let the process expand organically. Take a few chapters that appeal to you. Here is what appealed to me when I started out. 1) Siddha Kunjika Stotram. - If you hear Maa's chanting in Chandi Path CD , you will understand why I fell in love with it 2) Tantroktam Devi Suktam - The "Ya devi sarva bhutesu" series - Easy to chant because it is a repetition with only one word changed between the stanzas. Plus, this song has been popularized in many New Age CD collection. So it is easy to catch on. 3) The 32 names of Durga - 7 stanzas , with a good rhythm, a quick fix for energy. When you practice often enough, you can chant within 2 minutes. And you will find more ... Here is what the Kilakam in the Chandi has to say about people wanting to sing the glories of the Divine Mother. "When the blessing of the Supreme Sovereign is welfare, health, fulfilment, the destruction of all enmity, and the ultimate liberation, why will men not sing her praise ? " GO FOR IT STEVE ! VICTORY TO THE DIVINE MOTHER ! As for the lineage question, you would put in your Guru's parampara as your lineage. I also have this out as a question to Swamiji, and I will let you know. , "bingo_ridley" <bingo_ridley> wrote: > cool, latha, thank you. > > i am reading Shree Maa Life of a Saint and Before Becoming This ... > i was wondering what to read next, maybe Chandi Path, which is [i > think] the book Shree Maa took during her early sadhana. any opinion? > > here is another question. if i was to take a sankalpa like that, > what lineage would i say i belong to? unless i belong to Shree Maa i > am a child without a home, or i am floating in god's limitless hands. > > steve c. > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > Steve, > > > > A sankalpa is a resolve for an undertaking. > > > > It may mean doing a puja everyday for a certain length of time. > > > > Also in all of Swamis books, there is a sankalpa in the beginning > > that says " I , *your name* , on this lunar day, at this location, > > of this lineage, undertake to do this puja/homa for the > satisfaction > > of this deity *name of deity* " . > > > > So a sankalpa means two things > > 1) a vow of worship or any spiritual practice for a certain number > > of days or > > 2) before beginning the worship, a statement of purpose for > > clarifying why I want to do the puja/homa on that occassion. > > > > Hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask your questions. > > > > JAI MAA > > Latha > > > > > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to hear > > this > > > kind of thing. > > > > > > oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > > <lathananda> > > > wrote: > > > > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance of > > > having > > > > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > > > > > > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own > life. > > > > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had > > fallen > > > > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her sadhana > > for > > > > that day. > > > > > > > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > > > > > > > Dear Maa, > > > > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind of > > > > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > > > > Sankalpamastu. > > > > Love > > > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 latha thank you so much! btw the picture on the cover of guru and the goddess ... is this shree maa? the small image of the cover on the web site looks different somehow ... and latha, thank you for the positive support, and also for passing the question on to swamiji. [i hope i am not being too much of a pest.] ;-) steve c. , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > I would suggest "Sahib Sadhu". Also the Kasyap sutras in > "The Guru and the Goddess" . > > Chandi - of course you can read it, but IMO , better chanted than > read . Maa says "The Chandi is my life". For most people, > including myself, chanting the entire book can be overwhelming at > first. Swami always asks us to start small and let the process > expand organically. > > Take a few chapters that appeal to you. Here is what appealed to me > when I started out. > > 1) Siddha Kunjika Stotram. - If you hear Maa's chanting in Chandi > Path CD , you will understand why I fell in love with it > > 2) Tantroktam Devi Suktam - The "Ya devi sarva bhutesu" series - > Easy to chant because it is a repetition with only one word changed > between the stanzas. Plus, this song has been popularized in many > New Age CD collection. So it is easy to catch on. > > 3) The 32 names of Durga - 7 stanzas , with a good rhythm, a quick > fix for energy. When you practice often enough, you can chant within > 2 minutes. > > And you will find more ... > > Here is what the Kilakam in the Chandi has to say about people > wanting to sing the glories of the Divine Mother. > > "When the blessing of the Supreme Sovereign is welfare, health, > fulfilment, the destruction of all enmity, and the ultimate > liberation, why will men not sing her praise ? " > > GO FOR IT STEVE ! VICTORY TO THE DIVINE MOTHER ! > > As for the lineage question, you would put in your Guru's parampara > as your lineage. I also have this out as a question to Swamiji, and > I will let you know. > > , "bingo_ridley" > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > cool, latha, thank you. > > > > i am reading Shree Maa Life of a Saint and Before Becoming > This ... > > i was wondering what to read next, maybe Chandi Path, which is [i > > think] the book Shree Maa took during her early sadhana. any > opinion? > > > > here is another question. if i was to take a sankalpa like that, > > what lineage would i say i belong to? unless i belong to Shree Maa > i > > am a child without a home, or i am floating in god's limitless > hands. > > > > steve c. > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > <lathananda> > > wrote: > > > Steve, > > > > > > A sankalpa is a resolve for an undertaking. > > > > > > It may mean doing a puja everyday for a certain length of time. > > > > > > Also in all of Swamis books, there is a sankalpa in the > beginning > > > that says " I , *your name* , on this lunar day, at this > location, > > > of this lineage, undertake to do this puja/homa for the > > satisfaction > > > of this deity *name of deity* " . > > > > > > So a sankalpa means two things > > > 1) a vow of worship or any spiritual practice for a certain > number > > > of days or > > > 2) before beginning the worship, a statement of purpose for > > > clarifying why I want to do the puja/homa on that occassion. > > > > > > Hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask your questions. > > > > > > JAI MAA > > > Latha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > > thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to > hear > > > this > > > > kind of thing. > > > > > > > > oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? > > > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > > > <lathananda> > > > > wrote: > > > > > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance of > > > > having > > > > > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > > > > > > > > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own > > life. > > > > > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had > > > fallen > > > > > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her > sadhana > > > for > > > > > that day. > > > > > > > > > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > > > > > > > > > Dear Maa, > > > > > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind > of > > > > > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > > > > > Sankalpamastu. > > > > > Love > > > > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 The picture on the cover of "The Guru and the Goddess" is a drawing based on the photo seen here at http://www.shreemaa.org/video2.htm I once told Maa how much I loved that photo. She said the photo was taken at a time when She was often in Samadhi. Thank you for your questions and for the satsang. We are here to help our practices grow and the best we can do is to share information and also encourage and inspire each other. , "bingo_ridley" <bingo_ridley> wrote: > latha > > thank you so much! > > btw the picture on the cover of guru and the goddess ... is this > shree maa? the small image of the cover on the web site looks > different somehow ... > > and latha, thank you for the positive support, and also for passing > the question on to swamiji. [i hope i am not being too much of a > pest.] > > ;-) > > steve c. > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > I would suggest "Sahib Sadhu". Also the Kasyap sutras in > > "The Guru and the Goddess" . > > > > Chandi - of course you can read it, but IMO , better chanted than > > read . Maa says "The Chandi is my life". For most people, > > including myself, chanting the entire book can be overwhelming at > > first. Swami always asks us to start small and let the process > > expand organically. > > > > Take a few chapters that appeal to you. Here is what appealed to > me > > when I started out. > > > > 1) Siddha Kunjika Stotram. - If you hear Maa's chanting in Chandi > > Path CD , you will understand why I fell in love with it > > > > 2) Tantroktam Devi Suktam - The "Ya devi sarva bhutesu" series - > > Easy to chant because it is a repetition with only one word > changed > > between the stanzas. Plus, this song has been popularized in many > > New Age CD collection. So it is easy to catch on. > > > > 3) The 32 names of Durga - 7 stanzas , with a good rhythm, a quick > > fix for energy. When you practice often enough, you can chant > within > > 2 minutes. > > > > And you will find more ... > > > > Here is what the Kilakam in the Chandi has to say about people > > wanting to sing the glories of the Divine Mother. > > > > "When the blessing of the Supreme Sovereign is welfare, health, > > fulfilment, the destruction of all enmity, and the ultimate > > liberation, why will men not sing her praise ? " > > > > GO FOR IT STEVE ! VICTORY TO THE DIVINE MOTHER ! > > > > As for the lineage question, you would put in your Guru's > parampara > > as your lineage. I also have this out as a question to Swamiji, > and > > I will let you know. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > cool, latha, thank you. > > > > > > i am reading Shree Maa Life of a Saint and Before Becoming > > This ... > > > i was wondering what to read next, maybe Chandi Path, which is > [i > > > think] the book Shree Maa took during her early sadhana. any > > opinion? > > > > > > here is another question. if i was to take a sankalpa like that, > > > what lineage would i say i belong to? unless i belong to Shree > Maa > > i > > > am a child without a home, or i am floating in god's limitless > > hands. > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > > <lathananda> > > > wrote: > > > > Steve, > > > > > > > > A sankalpa is a resolve for an undertaking. > > > > > > > > It may mean doing a puja everyday for a certain length of time. > > > > > > > > Also in all of Swamis books, there is a sankalpa in the > > beginning > > > > that says " I , *your name* , on this lunar day, at this > > location, > > > > of this lineage, undertake to do this puja/homa for the > > > satisfaction > > > > of this deity *name of deity* " . > > > > > > > > So a sankalpa means two things > > > > 1) a vow of worship or any spiritual practice for a certain > > number > > > > of days or > > > > 2) before beginning the worship, a statement of purpose for > > > > clarifying why I want to do the puja/homa on that occassion. > > > > > > > > Hope that helps. Please dont hesitate to ask your questions. > > > > > > > > JAI MAA > > > > Latha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > > > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > > > thanks for posting that, it is an inspiration as always to > > hear > > > > this > > > > > kind of thing. > > > > > > > > > > oh i am so dumb, what is a sankalpa, a scheduled practice? > > > > > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > > > > <lathananda> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > A few months ago, Maa was telling me about the importance > of > > > > > having > > > > > > a sankalpa and doing sadhana NO MATTER WHAT . > > > > > > > > > > > > She said that it is a principle she has applied in her own > > > life. > > > > > > Once, When She was doing intense tapasya in India, she had > > > > fallen > > > > > > and broken her arm, but she continued and finished her > > sadhana > > > > for > > > > > > that day. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, that is firm determination ! > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Maa, > > > > > > Bless us all with that kind of indomitable will, that kind > > of > > > > > > determination to keep at our sadhana. Tanme Manaha Siva > > > > > > Sankalpamastu. > > > > > > Love > > > > > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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