Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Namaste Latha, The idea is take a 9 day sankalpa based on each person's desire, time, capacity, inspiration, etc. Hopefully we will get more and more inspired to take our own sankalpas. That is great that you will chant part of the chandi everyday. I had mentioned the 1000 names of Kali as a possible sankalpa since Kali puja and Diwali is coming up. This is what I plan to do. Each person will decide for themselves but whatever you decide the 9 days will start Tuesday Nov. 2 until Nov.11 Thursday. Hope this clarifies. Parvati , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > > Namaste Parvati, > Did you mean for this sankalpa to be a group sankalpa ? ie everyone > chants a certain text (1000 names of Kali for example) for 9 days, > or each person defines what they choose to be sankalpa for 9 days > (Steve does Guru Gita, Michael does 1000 names of Kali) - ie each > person is part of the sankalpa but do their own thing. > > If this is the case (9 days but each does their own text) , please > count me in ! I would like to chant selections from the Chandi everyday. > > Great idea ! Thanks Parvati. > > Jai Maa > Latha > > > > > , "Jayadeva" <omjayadeva> > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Parvati, > > thank you so much for putting this before us. > > I would like to join in and take advantae of my sanghas support > once > > again. hurray! > > So here is the sankalpa that I am making... to chant the Guru Gita > > each day for the next 9 days in Sanskrit and also read the > English. > > The chanting will be done in one sitting and the English will > happen > > as it does throughout the day. As this is a Navaratri commitment, > I > > will open and end each of the recitations with a Mala of the 32 > > Names of Durga. I ask for Maa's blessing and assistance. > > thanks > > Jai Maa! > > jayadeva > > > > , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Namaste to all, > > > > > > Many thanks to Shree Maa and Swamiji and to all of you for > > > your inspiration in keeping the light of wisdom and devotion > > > burning. > > > > > > If anyone is interested in taking a sankalpa or vow for 9 > > > days(Navaratri vrat) based on Swamiji's recommendation it will > > > begin Nov.2-Tuesday (6th day of dark > > > fortnight)-Nov.11.Thursday(new > > > moon or no moon, amavasya). > > > > > > Since Thursday, Nov. 11 is Kali puja and Friday, Nov. 12 is > > > Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and marks a new beginning, > > > one possible sankalpa to take during this time is to chant the > > > 1000 names of Kali every day for the 9 days starting Nov.2. > > > -Nov.11. > > > > > > If anyone would like to join me in this sankalpa or has another > > > sankalpa they will like to take for these 9 days could you > please > > > share your thoughts, inspirations with the group. > > > > > > Looking forward to hearing your ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 As tomorrow is Nov 2 and a election day, and this is the first of heard of this salkalpa, I've only a night of sleep on which to devise a salkalpa for the coming 9 days. I'm rather fond of japa and "om krim kalyai namaha" is much to my liking, I might go that route. Once I leave my polling place, I hope to have a 9 day sankalpa devised. I've recently acquired a 144 day sankalpa which I am currently engaged in that has come to me from a teacher from Varanasi, U.P. So now among other challenges, I need to find a harmonious way of inserting a 9 day sankalpa within the 144 day sankalpa that is currently already underway. , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > > Namaste Latha, > The idea is take a 9 day sankalpa based on each person's desire, > time, capacity, inspiration, etc. > Hopefully we will get more and more inspired to take our own > sankalpas. That is great that you will chant part of the chandi > everyday. I had mentioned the 1000 names of Kali as a possible > sankalpa since Kali puja and Diwali is coming up. This is what I > plan to do. Each person will decide for themselves but whatever you > decide the 9 days will start Tuesday Nov. 2 until Nov.11 Thursday. > Hope this clarifies. > Parvati > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > > > Namaste Parvati, > > Did you mean for this sankalpa to be a group sankalpa ? ie > everyone > > chants a certain text (1000 names of Kali for example) for 9 days, > > or each person defines what they choose to be sankalpa for 9 days > > (Steve does Guru Gita, Michael does 1000 names of Kali) - ie each > > person is part of the sankalpa but do their own thing. > > > > If this is the case (9 days but each does their own text) , please > > count me in ! I would like to chant selections from the Chandi > everyday. > > > > Great idea ! Thanks Parvati. > > > > Jai Maa > > Latha > > > > > > > > > > , "Jayadeva" <omjayadeva> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Parvati, > > > thank you so much for putting this before us. > > > I would like to join in and take advantae of my sanghas support > > once > > > again. hurray! > > > So here is the sankalpa that I am making... to chant the Guru > Gita > > > each day for the next 9 days in Sanskrit and also read the > > English. > > > The chanting will be done in one sitting and the English will > > happen > > > as it does throughout the day. As this is a Navaratri > commitment, > > I > > > will open and end each of the recitations with a Mala of the 32 > > > Names of Durga. I ask for Maa's blessing and assistance. > > > thanks > > > Jai Maa! > > > jayadeva > > > > > > , "parv108" <parv108> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Namaste to all, > > > > > > > > Many thanks to Shree Maa and Swamiji and to all of you for > > > > your inspiration in keeping the light of wisdom and devotion > > > > burning. > > > > > > > > If anyone is interested in taking a sankalpa or vow for 9 > > > > days(Navaratri vrat) based on Swamiji's recommendation it will > > > > begin Nov.2-Tuesday (6th day of dark > > > > fortnight)-Nov.11.Thursday(new > > > > moon or no moon, amavasya). > > > > > > > > Since Thursday, Nov. 11 is Kali puja and Friday, Nov. 12 is > > > > Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and marks a new beginning, > > > > one possible sankalpa to take during this time is to chant > the > > > > 1000 names of Kali every day for the 9 days starting Nov.2. > > > > -Nov.11. > > > > > > > > If anyone would like to join me in this sankalpa or has > another > > > > sankalpa they will like to take for these 9 days could you > > please > > > > share your thoughts, inspirations with the group. > > > > > > > > Looking forward to hearing your ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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