Reciting Chandi...and Something Else

[Guest guest]

Latha,

 

I love Lynne's idea of us all taking a chapter each week to do every

day. That would break down to what, sixteen weeks or so?

 

I like it! Count me in!

 

I have another idea to go along with, if anyone's interested, and if

Swamiji approves.

 

Shree Maa said somewhere (it might have been one of the online

lessons) that she wants everyone to do at least one purascharana of

Om namah Shivaya (actually she gave a number, which I have forgotten,

but which amounted to about the same thing). I think it would be

great if we could get a bunch of people to commit to this practice

along with a chapter of the Chandi each day. If you've never done a

purascharana before, it can be a highly deepening experience. This

five-lettered mantra is an easy one to do too. Ten malas shouldn't

take more than an hour, probably less (especially as one becomes

proficient). The time frame of the two practices should work out to

be similar too.

 

Ten malas at one-hundred repetitions a piece (the additional eight

are left to inattention etc.) equals one thousand repetitions per

day, times one-hundred days, equals one-hundred thousand repetitions,

with an additional ten percent for the guru (ten days times one

thousand),

we have one-hundred ten thousand repetitions in one-hundred ten days,

or sixteen weeks.

 

If this works out, perhaps Swamiji could suggest some preliminary

practices (something simple), like pranapratishta or nyasas, to make

the practice more systematic and increase its potency?

 

I don't know if this idea will resonate with everyone, or if Swamiji

will approve, but I'm really excited by the idea. I hope you will be

too.

 

Chris

[Guest guest]

Yes , I have heard puruscharana practices for mantras as well. You

have been kind enough to share a bit on the methodology. To add on to

this, it would be nice to know how is puruscharana sadhana is done in

Swamiji tradition's ( some say there would be one tenth offering to

be done into the homa as well as serving sadhus at the completion)

 

Perhaps Swamiji, Lathaji of even Parvathiji or anyone cares to

enlighten us on this matter................

 

Jai Maa!!!!Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 > wrote:

Latha,I love Lynne's idea of us all taking a chapter each week to do

every day. That would break down to what, sixteen weeks or so? I like

it! Count me in!I have another idea to go along with, if anyone's

interested, and if Swamiji approves.Shree Maa said somewhere (it

might have been one of the online lessons) that she wants everyone to

do at least one purascharana of Om namah Shivaya (actually she gave a

number, which I have forgotten, but which amounted to about the same

thing). I think it would be great if we could get a bunch of people

to commit to this practice along with a chapter of the Chandi each

day. If you've never done a purascharana before, it can be a highly

deepening experience. This five-lettered mantra is an easy one to do

too. Ten malas shouldn't take more than an hour, probably less

(especially as one becomes proficient). The time frame of the two

practices should work out to be similar too.Ten malas at one-hundred

repetitions a piece (the additional eight are left to inattention

etc.) equals one thousand repetitions per day, times one-hundred

days, equals one-hundred thousand repetitions, with an additional ten

percent for the guru (ten days times one thousand), we have

one-hundred ten thousand repetitions in one-hundred ten days, or

sixteen weeks.If this works out, perhaps Swamiji could suggest some

preliminary practices (something simple), like pranapratishta or

nyasas, to make the practice more systematic and increase its

potency?I don't know if this idea will resonate with everyone, or if

Swamiji will approve, but I'm really excited by the idea. I hope you

will be too.Chris

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