Chandi Question -- Can anyone help ? .......Qstn(2)

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parvati dear,

 

thank you for your response. a little more looking into this if you

have time ...

 

after we do some studies, such as i am working on the beginner's

shiva puja, is it the teachings of shree maa and swamiji,

considering one has one's dharmic obligations lovingly attended to,

that the longer one is able to meditate the better? this is part of

what i learned from shivapuri baba and hope to be able to continue

with if it is wise to do so.

 

pranayama yes this is great. is there written down or preferred way

to do it? i found most effective counted inhalation, counted

retention, and very long counted exhalation. but my knowledge on

this is very limited.

 

jai maa

 

steve c.

 

 

, "parvati_saraswati"

<parvati_saraswati> wrote:

> Dear Steve,

> That union happens through grace. Grace is defined as kripaa. What

> you do is what you get. The longer we can sit, the more focused we

> make our attention, the greater the fruit.Pranayama will help

take

> us deeper into meditation and acts like a bridge between the outer

> and inner world.

>

>

>

>

> , "bingo_ridley"

> <bingo_ridley> wrote:

> > parvati,

> >

> > is that union of shakti and shiva as rising kundalini in the

> > sahasrar meant generally, or as a specific exercise, or as a

> natural

> > consequence of devotions ... or, is the answer dependant upon

the

> > devotee's individual practice and circumstance?

> >

> > steve c.

> >

> >

> > , "parvati_saraswati"

> > <parvati_saraswati> wrote:

> > > Dear Latha,

> > > I was looking through my notes and here is one example of how

> > > the Chandi is applicable on other levels.

> > >

> > > In the Athaargalaa stotram verse 24 it says: Give me a

wife

> > in

> > > harmony with my mind, who follows the changes of mind, and

> > > who can lead a family of noble birth across the

difficulties

> of

> > > the ocean of objects and their relationships.

> > >

> > > Swamiji explains that this wife is not necessarily a physical

> > wife.

> > > Consciousness is singing this praise. That is Shiva. Shiva is

> > > asking for union with nature, his shakti. Here Shakti resides

> in

> > > the muladhara and Shiva resides in the sahasrara. He is asking

> > > to consumate the marriage by bringing the kundalini energy up

> > > from the muladhara to the sahasrara where we will commune

> > > and lead that good family across the ocean of objects and

> > > relationships. We w ill cross the samsara by uniting our

Shakti

> > > with our Shiva.

> > >

> > > In Sanskrit the prayer for a wife in harmony with my mind

> > > follows the grammar of the sanskrit because it says

> > > "patniim" which means wife. But on a greater level it means

> > > more than a physical spouse. It means an energy. Let me

> > > become a partner of the divine. If we are shakti give me a

> shiva

> > > and if we are shiva give me a shakti in harmony with my mind.

> It

> > > is not just talking about a physical relationship.

> > >

> > > The Chandi goes beyond gender. Swamiji reminds us not to

> > > think of ourselves as limited beings housed in a body of

gender.

> > > The Chandi is the story of the evolution of consciousness. It

is

> > > not about having relationships in the world. It is about

> > > surrendering the egotism of thought and living in the world of

> > > consciousness.Consciousness is seeking to unite with nature.

> > >

> > > , "Latha Nanda"

> > > <lathananda> wrote:

> > > > Swamiji says that all the verses in the Chandi are

applicable

> in

> > > the

> > > > 3 levels - gross, subtle, causal . Does anyone have notes

from

> > > his

> > > > talks and can give an example?