Topic of the Fortnight :- Preparation

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

 

Here is the next topic Swamiji has suggested that we cover for the

next fortnight - Preparation.

 

Swamiji says to cover - Preparation: body, mind, soul, and then puja

organization, yajna samagri, ityadi.

 

BTW - ityadi means etc.

 

Lets go for it folks - what IS needed to prepare for a sadhana

filled life ? How do we organize our routines to give priority to

set time exclusively for God ? How to prepare so that at all times

we think of God ?

 

JAI MAA !

 

Latha

[Guest guest]

For me, first comes cleanliness. Cleanliness of the body, cleanliness

of the clothes to be worn for puja, cleanliness of the whole house

(after all, who are we inviting to our puja? The Mother of the

Universe!) and lastly the cleanliness and organization of the altar.

 

The altar needs to express the beauty of our relationship with the

Divine. As our Mother sings "Satyam (Truth), Sivam (Infinite

Consciousness), Sundaram (Beauty). So the altar should be organized

according to Truth (understanding), Consciousness and Beauty. You

don't hire an interior decorator to plan your altar. It is a very

personal expression of your inner longing for the Divine.

When planning a puja, we need to organize all the ingredients and

vessels. All the vessels need to be clean, shining glittering clean.

If we can, we purchase beautiful flowers to offer and just to

beautify the space. In purifying the space, we purify ourselves.

All the steps we take to prepare for puja help to intensify our

longing to see and feel our Divine guests. We try to gather all the

ingredients mentioned in the puja books. We buy fresh, delicious

fruits or cook pure food. If there are some ingredients that we

can't find, we offer them from our heart. By the time we sit down in

front of our altar at the appointed time, we are already filled with

excitement and love. We know that this puja is the most important

thing that we can do as a human. When we start the opening prayers

we are transported beyond time and space into the vibrations of the

puja, the motions of the puja, the beauty of the puja, the heartfelt

longing of the puja and we are ready to welcome our Divine guests.

And then there is the interior puja in which we watch the whole puja

taking place within. We don't need all the externals. We offering

the puja from within to the One within. Jai Maa.

"Latha Nanda" <lathananda >

Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:17:06 -0000

Topic of the Fortnight :- Preparation

Dear All,

Here is the next topic Swamiji has suggested that we cover for the

next fortnight - Preparation.

Swamiji says to cover - Preparation: body, mind, soul, and then puja

organization, yajna samagri, ityadi.

BTW - ityadi means etc.

Lets go for it folks - what IS needed to prepare for a sadhana

filled life ? How do we organize our routines to give priority to

set time exclusively for God ? How to prepare so that at all times

we think of God ?

JAI MAA !

Latha

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[Guest guest]

I think we need bath our body, clean our altar , clean our mind with

mantras japa, recitation and no have bad thought, and We can to

clean our heart and our soul when we remember our Guru. Fall in love

with our Deity and our Guru because they are one.

Love

Kalachandra Latha Nanda <lathananda > wrote:

Dear All,Here is the next topic Swamiji has suggested that we cover

for the next fortnight - Preparation.Swamiji says to cover -

Preparation: body, mind, soul, and then puja organization, yajna

samagri, ityadi.BTW - ityadi means etc.Lets go for it folks - what IS

needed to prepare for a sadhana filled life ? How do we organize our

routines to give priority to set time exclusively for God ? How to

prepare so that at all times we think of God ?JAI MAA

!LathaDo You

?

 

[Guest guest]

I cannot tell of great experience with preparation. Only with worldy

things, I would organize various projects to get them done on time,

etc. Until Swamiji spoke of preparation, I never thought deeply much

on this as related to spiritual matters.

 

Shivapuri Baba [from a book] spoke of preparation of the day and life

to devote more time to God, so I believe that was the first time I

heard of the topic introduced in this way.

 

I have been more of a "plunger" ... something I desire to do, I do,

and dive into it ... zigging and zagging as needed and being on my

toes to adapt to changes. Not a long-range planner.

 

So now I am 50 and the Goddess is being kind to me, sending Maa and

Swamiji and other good things. But I have work to do, that I want to

do, this spiritual work of endless perfection [this joy, really, is

what it is] and that requires planning.

 

So, I want to do this, and will jump into this planning -- without

any preparation!

 

What is it?

 

Pragmatic caring for the way to make something possible.

 

Specifically -- to be able to integrate the activities and goals into

daily life. All the details can be attended to:

 

What TIME am I going to do something [puja, etc.]

For HOW LONG am I going to do it?

WHAT MATERIALS do I need?

HOW DO I EAT AND LIVE during this period?

In my own case: What adjustments do I need to make for work and

family?

 

Regarding mind and soul, as on Swamiji's list, would mean to contains

one's thoughts to the spiritual matter at hand, as much as possible.

Mantra, etc., will bring one's attention to the matter and make it

easier to address.

 

Finally, I would say, this very conversation on Preparation with the

cyber-sangha, that would help us deal with complexities and matters

that might otherwise be over-looked.

 

Steve C.

 

 

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Here is the next topic Swamiji has suggested that we cover for the

> next fortnight - Preparation.

>

> Swamiji says to cover - Preparation: body, mind, soul, and then

puja

> organization, yajna samagri, ityadi.

>

> BTW - ityadi means etc.

>

> Lets go for it folks - what IS needed to prepare for a sadhana

> filled life ? How do we organize our routines to give priority to

> set time exclusively for God ? How to prepare so that at all times

> we think of God ?

>

> JAI MAA !

>

> Latha