Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 yes i see it now, i was using the name that was actually the last in the list of 5 postures and it preceded the actually description so i hooked them up mentally -- artist-type mind! yes you are 100% right, the one i am doing is, as it is said in the Devi Gita: "Padmasana, which is beloved by Yogis"!!! just for fun ... what is the Virasana [hero posture] anyway ... it says it goes like this: "Placing both thighs above the legs according to instructions, sitting on the shanks with the toes extended back ..." thanks chris, steve , "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> wrote: > Steve, > > The full lotus is called padmasana. The hero is something else > entirely. > > Sounds like you're doing very well with the chanting; wonderful! > > To get the tithis right you need to refer to Latha's earlier post on > the tithis, in which she listed both the simple noun and the > modification for each. It's a ways back. The tithis are the names of > the days of the fortnights between each full and new moon, 1-15, in > each thirty day cycle. On the calendar, find the month, then there > are three colums. If you follow up near the top, you will see they > are labled date, day, and tithi. Find the correct month again, then > the current date and day, and there too, is the tithi number. Now > compare it with Latha's list to get the correct word. It's easy! > > I have copied Latha's list of the tithis (since I don't know them > yet) in the back of my Chandi Path. Oh, and sukla is a waning moon, > while krishna is a waxing moon. > > Chris > > , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...> > wrote: > > on the "how's it going?" question ... > > > > i am getting some "rhythm" to it now according to the meter, > > although i have to slow down at long words or clusters of > consonants. > > > > i am sitting at times using the hero posture [full lotus] as that > > combines another practice to extend that asana 5 minutes per month. > > > > i hope to be getting a closer look at the sanskrit more as i go > > along, and put on the chandi cd and recite along soon, should be > > ready maybe tomorrow or the next day for that. > > > > the only problem i am seeing at the moment is, in the sankalpas, i > > am lost as to what is the bright or dark fortnight and the number > of > > the day ... even though i have the green calendar from the > > restaurant, this artist-type has not figured it out yet. > > > > i used chris' idea for the counting malas with stones, it works > > great ... i am using these little stone carved skulls i have ... > > that is quite symbolic, i think. > > > > ok, that is my report! > > > > steve > > > > , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> > > wrote: > > > Yes he has. It is available at the Devi Mandir bookstore. Jai > Maa > > > > > > "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...> > > > > > > Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:46:24 -0400 > > > <> > > > Re: Re: How's it going? > > > > > > > > > Hi chris, > > > Thanks for responding, I heard from Latha that we are starting on > > page 56, > > > but I think we can start where we would like. > > > > > > > > > Also, for Everyone out there: Any ideas on how to get a copy of > > the Vishnu > > > Sahasranam? I don't think Swamiji has translated this. Thank you > > > Lynne > > > - > > > Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956> > > > > > > Tuesday, April 06, 2004 1:51 PM > > > Re: How's it going? > > > > > > Hi Lynne, > > > > > > Latha should properly answer this, not I. I start at the > > > beginning, "Shri Manmahaaganaadhipataye namah," and continue > > through > > > The Armor of The Goddess (Kavach), which begins on p.56. > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > , "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > for the Chandi Path sankalpa what page are we starting on? page > > > 56? I just want to be sure. thanks, > > > > Namaste, > > > > Lynne > > > > - > > > > Chris Kirner > > > > > > > > Monday, April 05, 2004 2:47 PM > > > > How's it going? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Well, I did the sankalpa yesterday, actually rather late last > > > night, > > > > as my beloved wife made plans for us to drive to her brothers > > and > > > > pick up some things we have been meaning to get for months > now. > > > > > > > > Anyway, I did the prana pratishtha and nyasas and then the > > japa, > > > > which went well, then did the first part of the Chandi, which > > > seemed > > > > to go on forever. I'm just not very used to reading Sanskrit, > > > though > > > > I find I'm improving quickly (I imagine that's Swamiji's > > > influence). > > > > > > > > By the time I had finished my japa and the Kushandika, my > knees > > > and > > > > hips were so sore I couldn't concentrate anymore, so I had to > > > > apologize to Devi and change asanas (twice, actually, since my > > > first > > > > attempt at a new asan resulted in the most awful cramp in one > > of > > > my > > > > feet). I finally finished, through the Kavach, sitting on the > > bed. > > > > > > > > It was a good practice. Although longer than I would have > > chosen > > > at > > > > that time of night (which is the benefit of sankalpa). I know > > it > > > will > > > > only get better with time, as my mind gets used to the new > > > routine, > > > > and Shakti wears a familiar path in my consciousness. > > > > > > > > I did my japa silently. One of the benefits of this is that it > > > goes > > > > faster, of course, though there are others as well. But I have > > > found > > > > that japa aloud has its own unique benefits, though it does > > take > > > > considerably more time. I'm thinking I may alternate between > > > doing > > > > japa aloud and silently. It is a bit of a struggle, since the > > > modes > > > > are so different, but it may be worth doing. One day silent, > > the > > > next > > > > aloud. Hmmm. I wonder what Swamiji would think about this? > > > > > > > > All things considered, it was a good start, I think. I'm > > looking > > > > forward to the increasing experience, skill, and depth of > > > > relationship the summer will bring. > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------- --- > - > > --- > > > ---------- > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > b.. > > > > > > > > > > > > c.. > Terms > > of > > > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > > > > > <? > > subject=Un> > > > > > > Terms of > Service > > > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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