Coupla Ways to Pep up your chanting

[Guest guest]

Namaste All,

 

Here are two ways that add a great deal of cheer to the chanting -

or so I have found. I adopted these ideas after watching many

disciples do so at the Mandir.

 

1) Use a bell . When nearing the end of a chapter, add momentum and

tempo with ringing a bell. For me, this spurs me on ... like

cheering the Goddess on to kill the demon.

 

Almost like sound effects in a movie and feels just great.

 

2) Scream "CHANDI MAA KI JAI" (Victory to Mother Chandi) at the end

of every chapter. After all, the Goddess has just vanquished one of

those nasty ol demons , so acknowledge it by rousing three cheers.

 

These two techniques are especially handy when chanting alone ...

especially when if we feel our interest flagging.

 

Nothing like the bell of continuous and hearty cheer to Maa to keep

us on track.

 

Can anyone else share any tips on keeping their chanting focussed.

 

Jai Maa

Latha

[Guest guest]

hmm ... i don't do enough chanting to be a real big help ... but

here is what i've experienced ...

 

the little bell or any size bell is cool. i don't know why. really

gets you into the spirit for some reason.

 

i like to dance around or sway, too.

 

sometimes i mumble and am real quiet and other times i am a little

louder. i don't think there is a wrong way, we want to get the inner

spirit of goodness moving, is all. smiling helps, anything that lets

all of your manifestation be alive in positive divinity.

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> Namaste All,

>

> Here are two ways that add a great deal of cheer to the chanting -

> or so I have found. I adopted these ideas after watching many

> disciples do so at the Mandir.

>

> 1) Use a bell . When nearing the end of a chapter, add momentum

and

> tempo with ringing a bell. For me, this spurs me on ... like

> cheering the Goddess on to kill the demon.

>

> Almost like sound effects in a movie and feels just great.

>

> 2) Scream "CHANDI MAA KI JAI" (Victory to Mother Chandi) at the

end

> of every chapter. After all, the Goddess has just vanquished one

of

> those nasty ol demons , so acknowledge it by rousing three cheers.

>

> These two techniques are especially handy when chanting alone ...

> especially when if we feel our interest flagging.

>

> Nothing like the bell of continuous and hearty cheer to Maa to

keep

> us on track.

>

> Can anyone else share any tips on keeping their chanting focussed.

>

> Jai Maa

> Latha

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/1/04 4:57:24 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, lathananda writes:

1) Use a bell . When nearing the end of a chapter, add momentum and tempo with ringing a bell.

Namaste,

Ringing a bell to Ganesha for His blessing before starting is a great way to begin anything,

including the day. Sometimes for chanting my bell ringing continues until all is clear, within

and without. Om Namah Sivaya.

With Love,

Kanda