Pranayam ....Qstn(1)

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Dear Latha and Group members,

 

I do not know anything about pranayam. I can read the Sanskrit texts but

I do not kinow how the chanting should be done. I know that this topic

has been discussed before, but it would help if you could explain it

for a total novice.

When I do the japa, over the course of time my tone of chanting

changes(from pronouncing it out it turns to some kind of singing). Ater

about five malas I only feel comfortable when I start rocking with the

mantra.

For the past four days I have been trying to do my version(meaning

whatever I think I have understood ) of the pranayama with the mantra

but that focuses my attention away from the mantra and on my breathing.

I also have been feeling very tired, so I am definitely not using the

right technique. Yesterday's chanting was not good at all. I was very

tired and had to literally force myself to sit through the ten malas.

 

Please Advice

 

Regards,

Ruchi

 

 

 

Latha Nanda [lathananda]

Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:36 AM

Kavach - Nursery Rhyme

 

 

Ahem ! We can and should use all the tools possible to aid our

learning. How about a good ol nursery rhyme ?

 

Here is one for those that find the vocab too intimidating. Hope it

will make you remember atleast a few words from the Kavach ...

 

Chubby Kapolau

Dimple Cibukam

Rosy Uttaroshte and Adhare

Dantaan within

Netra so blue

Lovely too

Maatri's pet

Is it you ?

 

Figure it out ? It is the nursery rhyme - Chubby Cheeks Dimple Chin

yata yata yata

 

 

 

 

, "Chris Kirner"

<chriskirner1956> wrote:

> Hey,

>

> I'll be satisfied for now if I can finally manage to get my eights

> right!

>

> Chris

>

>

>

> , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

> wrote:

> > Namaste All,

> >

> > If you login to and come to the group's home page and click

> on

> > the Database link in the left side of the page, you will get to

see

> > the tables that I have created for our use.

> >

> > /database

> >

> > There is one on Chandi symbolism and we can compare the weaponry

> > across the different chapters that we go through.

> >

> > There is another table on the vocabulary from the Kavach. I am

> still

> > adding to this table and request you all to add in too if you

can.

> > (Anybody can add and edit their own records).

> >

> > The purpose of the vocabulary table is to give at a glance the

list

> > of the parts of the body as listed in the Kavach and their

Sanskrit

> > equivalent.

> >

> > Hey did you notice that the Kavach is very orderly ? It starts

with

> > the head and works its way down the body and ends with the feet .

> > When I chant, I point to the part of the body that I am

requesting

> > the Goddess to protect and that helps make the association of the

> > word to the meaning better.

> >

> >

> > Jai Maa.

> > Latha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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