Guest guest Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Parvati, thanks for posting this. I was wondering if you knew of any yantras that could be drawn and mudras made while doing slow japa of the long extended mantra in the siddha sunjika stotram at the end of the chandi path ... steve , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > Namaste to all, > Steve recently asked, "Why do we have to suffer?". > Shree Maa said, "It is because of karma. Therefore it is very > important how we perform our present day actions." > > The Goddess in the Devi Gita explains that since we are all > bound to act in this world, we should put forth every effort to > attain > to Wisdom and it is through wisdom that we destroy ignorance. > Actions performed in the presence of ignorance can only create > more ignorance. Actions with wisdom is a helper in the path of > liberation. > > > In the Guru and the Goddess book Swamiji explains the four > different kinds of karma in the Kasyap Sutra #1. > > 1. Praarabdha karma-Those actions commenced in the past > which are coming to fruition, to fulfillment, now and in the future. > Shankaracharya compares it to the arrow which leaves its bow > and once the arrow has left the bow there is nothing the archer > can do to alter its course but to watch and see where it lands. > > Every action we perform sets off an arrow. The ideal way to deal > with this karma is to watch the arrows land without reaction and > to perform every action as efficiently and thoroughly as > possible.. > Shree Maa once said that we should make friends with our > praarabdha > karma. We make friends with our praarabdha karma when we > accept every circumstance and strive to become free from > reaction or discriminate as to which response will take us closer > to our goal. > > 2. Samksipta karma- Karma which is completed, over and done > with. It is finished. It is full, complete and perfect. There is > nothing left to be done. > > 3. Vartmaana karma- present karma. Karma which is going on > right now. It is in the process. > > 4. Nityakarma-Eternal karma. Those activities which are eternal. > This would include chanting, meditation, puja, homa, japa, etc. > As much Nitya Karma that we can engage in the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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