Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I reached the Mandir a little after 6 pm last Saturday evening. There was a Kirtan/bhajan session in full swing lead by our senior disciple Parvati. Maa and Swamiji hadnt yet arrived. As appropriate for this month, and nearing Shiva Ratri , all the bhajans were focussed on the Wonderful ... Beautiful ... Supreme ... Darling ... Beloved ... The Best ... The Greatest ... The One ... Dunno what else to say ... please refer to 1008 names ... Lord Shiva !!!! All of us are singing and swinging and clapping and shaking ! And then Parvati started the song Om Namah Shivaya ! (yes , dear readers, this is the very same song available at http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm that I requested your feedback on ) We were singing this song, when They walked in . Maa and Swamiji looked pleased. Swamiji picked up a drum, turned to face Parvati and kept to the beat. Maa too sang for a while and then She stood up and began the Arati. Ofcourse , we kept singing the sames verses over and over and over. Parvati musta been hoarse, she was giving it all she got. The rest of us went wild ! How to explain ? How to give vent to thoughts and situations that must be experienced to be felt ? Words fail me. Keeping our spiritual inspiration alive - gather with likeminded people - Said Lord Ram to Shabari. This too , this group, and all of us, sharing our information, our bhava and help answer questions and experiences and chat ..... this too is such a beeeeeutiful way of being with likeminded people. Happy ShivaRatri , once again ! May Lord Shiva bless us all with the desire to know Him more . Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 latha, thanks so much for sharing this and all of your excellent inspirations. every day i stop in here. steve c. , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > I reached the Mandir a little after 6 pm last Saturday evening. There > was a Kirtan/bhajan session in full swing lead by our senior disciple > Parvati. Maa and Swamiji hadnt yet arrived. > > As appropriate for this month, and nearing Shiva Ratri , all the > bhajans were focussed on the > Wonderful ... > Beautiful ... > Supreme ... > Darling ... > Beloved ... > The Best ... > The Greatest ... > The One ... > Dunno what else to say ... please refer to 1008 names ... > > Lord Shiva !!!! > > All of us are singing and swinging and clapping and shaking ! > > And then Parvati started the song Om Namah Shivaya ! (yes , dear > readers, this is the very same song available at > http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm that I requested your feedback on ) > > We were singing this song, when They walked in . > > Maa and Swamiji looked pleased. Swamiji picked up a drum, turned to > face Parvati and kept to the beat. Maa too sang for a while and then > She stood up and began the Arati. > > Ofcourse , we kept singing the sames verses over and over and over. > Parvati musta been hoarse, she was giving it all she got. The rest of > us went wild ! > > How to explain ? How to give vent to thoughts and situations that > must be experienced to be felt ? Words fail me. > > Keeping our spiritual inspiration alive - gather with likeminded > people - Said Lord Ram to Shabari. > > This too , this group, and all of us, sharing our information, our > bhava and help answer questions and experiences and chat ..... this > too is such a beeeeeutiful way of being with likeminded people. > > Happy ShivaRatri , once again ! May Lord Shiva bless us all with the > desire to know Him more . > > > Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Thanks for sharing this Latha, one can paint a picture and enjoy the bhav from your mail. I have seen Maa perform Aarti once, it was truly a beautiful event. On Namah Shivaya , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > I reached the Mandir a little after 6 pm last Saturday evening. There > was a Kirtan/bhajan session in full swing lead by our senior disciple > Parvati. Maa and Swamiji hadnt yet arrived. > > As appropriate for this month, and nearing Shiva Ratri , all the > bhajans were focussed on the > Wonderful ... > Beautiful ... > Supreme ... > Darling ... > Beloved ... > The Best ... > The Greatest ... > The One ... > Dunno what else to say ... please refer to 1008 names ... > > Lord Shiva !!!! > > All of us are singing and swinging and clapping and shaking ! > > And then Parvati started the song Om Namah Shivaya ! (yes , dear > readers, this is the very same song available at > http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm that I requested your feedback on ) > > We were singing this song, when They walked in . > > Maa and Swamiji looked pleased. Swamiji picked up a drum, turned to > face Parvati and kept to the beat. Maa too sang for a while and then > She stood up and began the Arati. > > Ofcourse , we kept singing the sames verses over and over and over. > Parvati musta been hoarse, she was giving it all she got. The rest of > us went wild ! > > How to explain ? How to give vent to thoughts and situations that > must be experienced to be felt ? Words fail me. > > Keeping our spiritual inspiration alive - gather with likeminded > people - Said Lord Ram to Shabari. > > This too , this group, and all of us, sharing our information, our > bhava and help answer questions and experiences and chat ..... this > too is such a beeeeeutiful way of being with likeminded people. > > Happy ShivaRatri , once again ! May Lord Shiva bless us all with the > desire to know Him more . > > > Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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