A special Prayer club this week - Chris/Ardis/Berijoy

[Guest guest]

>, "Chris Kirner"

><chriskirner1956> wrote:

> Latha,

>

> It is both an honor and a privilege to meditate with Shree Maa.

You

> can count me in...but what exactly does she want from us? I think

in

> your excitement you weren't very clear.

>

> Chris

>

 

Namaste All,

 

Ardis and Berijoy - I do not have the words to the song and am not

sure how soon we can get them. Sorry.

 

Chris - Maa's words to me were "Ask the group to meditate with me

with the song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

 

SOOOO , my guess and suggestion would be to request the participants

to meditate in any technique that they are already familiar with -

just play Maa's song in the background and mentally tell Her that

you are there per Her wishes.

 

I asked Swamiji regarding the meditation technique in the Mandir -

he suggests one technique - to concentrate on the parts of the

Divine Mother . Here is what he had to say in His own words " The

process known as Avayava yoga means concentrating on each of many

parts until we can see the whole. That means we see her hands, her

weapons, her arms, her torso, her neck, her face, until we see Her! "

 

I am afraid that's all I know of this technique , but I am

certainly gonna try and something like that for tomorrow's

meditation.

 

I hope everyone's questions were answered (to a certain degree).

Please let me know if I can help further.

 

Jai Maa

Latha

[Guest guest]

Avayava yoga, thanks for sharing Swamiji's words on that. I have

heard of it [not called avayaya specifically] and finally began to

practice it off and on about 2-3 years ago.

 

There is something going on here, with an in-tune feeling. I had

meant to ask [maybe Parvati], "What does Maa mean, when she

says 'meditation', or, what is her state when she is meditating?"

And here we are now invited to meditate with her.

 

steve

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> >, "Chris Kirner"

> ><chriskirner1956> wrote:

> > Latha,

> >

> > It is both an honor and a privilege to meditate with Shree Maa.

> You

> > can count me in...but what exactly does she want from us? I

think

> in

> > your excitement you weren't very clear.

> >

> > Chris

> >

>

> Namaste All,

>

> Ardis and Berijoy - I do not have the words to the song and am not

> sure how soon we can get them. Sorry.

>

> Chris - Maa's words to me were "Ask the group to meditate with me

> with the song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

>

> SOOOO , my guess and suggestion would be to request the

participants

> to meditate in any technique that they are already familiar with -

> just play Maa's song in the background and mentally tell Her that

> you are there per Her wishes.

>

> I asked Swamiji regarding the meditation technique in the Mandir -

> he suggests one technique - to concentrate on the parts of the

> Divine Mother . Here is what he had to say in His own words " The

> process known as Avayava yoga means concentrating on each of many

> parts until we can see the whole. That means we see her hands, her

> weapons, her arms, her torso, her neck, her face, until we see

Her! "

>

> I am afraid that's all I know of this technique , but I am

> certainly gonna try and something like that for tomorrow's

> meditation.

>

> I hope everyone's questions were answered (to a certain degree).

> Please let me know if I can help further.

>

> Jai Maa

> Latha

[Guest guest]

beloved latha

i meant to affirm that i will be meditating with maa in whatever way i can with this song tomorrow.

Be Love,

Berijoy

http://www.egyirba.net

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> Namaste All,> > Ardis and Berijoy - I do not have the words to the

song and am not > sure how soon we can get them. Sorry.> > Chris -

Maa's words to me were "Ask the group to meditate with me > with the

song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

[Guest guest]

Latha,

 

If I may, in the absense of any detailed instructions from Maa or

Swamiji, I offer the following suggestions for the special meditation.

 

Rather than struggling to learn a new technique, I would suggest

concentrating either on Maa, in whatever way is easiest, or Shiva

(since the song is His), in whatever way is easiest. Remember that

Shiva is often described as the subtlest light of meditation, so you

can see him in light if another form is difficult.

 

Conversely, you can begin by concentration on Maa to establish

emotional/psychic connection, and join her in worship of Shiva in

song.

 

This is such a wonderful opportunity!

 

Chris

 

 

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> >, "Chris Kirner"

> ><chriskirner1956> wrote:

> > Latha,

> >

> > It is both an honor and a privilege to meditate with Shree Maa.

> You

> > can count me in...but what exactly does she want from us? I think

> in

> > your excitement you weren't very clear.

> >

> > Chris

> >

>

> Namaste All,

>

> Ardis and Berijoy - I do not have the words to the song and am not

> sure how soon we can get them. Sorry.

>

> Chris - Maa's words to me were "Ask the group to meditate with me

> with the song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

>

> SOOOO , my guess and suggestion would be to request the

participants

> to meditate in any technique that they are already familiar with -

> just play Maa's song in the background and mentally tell Her that

> you are there per Her wishes.

>

> I asked Swamiji regarding the meditation technique in the Mandir -

> he suggests one technique - to concentrate on the parts of the

> Divine Mother . Here is what he had to say in His own words " The

> process known as Avayava yoga means concentrating on each of many

> parts until we can see the whole. That means we see her hands, her

> weapons, her arms, her torso, her neck, her face, until we see

Her! "

>

> I am afraid that's all I know of this technique , but I am

> certainly gonna try and something like that for tomorrow's

> meditation.

>

> I hope everyone's questions were answered (to a certain degree).

> Please let me know if I can help further.

>

> Jai Maa

> Latha

[Guest guest]

no struggle. a beloved person invites you to go for a walk. it's not

a method, it is ... what? one might open in their openness.

 

some say, 'just be.' but be what? in maya one also "just is." the

prinicple is over and over, we become what we behold.

 

so multi-leveled in one level. hoho, "mutual inclusion" lathaji!

 

;-)

 

if i behold gold in greed, do i become valuable? no, i just become

more greedy! argh!

 

a conclusion might be: it is not only what i behold but HOW i behold.

 

how to behold? with love and awareness. devotion, respect. swamiji

and maa have freely given all the good hints.

 

pranams chris and all, see you later today, ...

 

s

 

 

, "Chris Kirner"

<chriskirner1956> wrote:

> Latha,

>

> If I may, in the absense of any detailed instructions from Maa or

> Swamiji, I offer the following suggestions for the special

meditation.

>

> Rather than struggling to learn a new technique, I would suggest

> concentrating either on Maa, in whatever way is easiest, or Shiva

> (since the song is His), in whatever way is easiest. Remember that

> Shiva is often described as the subtlest light of meditation, so

you

> can see him in light if another form is difficult.

>

> Conversely, you can begin by concentration on Maa to establish

> emotional/psychic connection, and join her in worship of Shiva in

> song.

>

> This is such a wonderful opportunity!

>

> Chris

>

>

>

> , "Latha Nanda"

<lathananda>

> wrote:

> > >, "Chris Kirner"

> > ><chriskirner1956> wrote:

> > > Latha,

> > >

> > > It is both an honor and a privilege to meditate with Shree

Maa.

> > You

> > > can count me in...but what exactly does she want from us? I

think

> > in

> > > your excitement you weren't very clear.

> > >

> > > Chris

> > >

> >

> > Namaste All,

> >

> > Ardis and Berijoy - I do not have the words to the song and am

not

> > sure how soon we can get them. Sorry.

> >

> > Chris - Maa's words to me were "Ask the group to meditate with

me

> > with the song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

> >

> > SOOOO , my guess and suggestion would be to request the

> participants

> > to meditate in any technique that they are already familiar

with -

> > just play Maa's song in the background and mentally tell Her

that

> > you are there per Her wishes.

> >

> > I asked Swamiji regarding the meditation technique in the

Mandir -

> > he suggests one technique - to concentrate on the parts of the

> > Divine Mother . Here is what he had to say in His own words "

The

> > process known as Avayava yoga means concentrating on each of

many

> > parts until we can see the whole. That means we see her hands,

her

> > weapons, her arms, her torso, her neck, her face, until we see

> Her! "

> >

> > I am afraid that's all I know of this technique , but I am

> > certainly gonna try and something like that for tomorrow's

> > meditation.

> >

> > I hope everyone's questions were answered (to a certain degree).

> > Please let me know if I can help further.

> >

> > Jai Maa

> > Latha