Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Recently K. N. Rao, a prominent Vedic astrologer in India, was glancing over a friend's horoscope when he noticed that the man was about to enter an extremely dangerous planetary cycle. Death was imminent. Rao didn't mention what he'd seen but strongly advised his companion to chant the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra faithfully every day. His friend wasn't an idiot. Knowing that an expert Vedic astrologer wouldn't recommend this particular mantra unless there was a darn good reason, he immediately began to chant it. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is the great Vedic mantra for starving off death. Translated into English it goes something like, "I honor the All-Seeing One, Who's grace is all-pervading like the fragrance of a flower. May He release me from the grip of death as easily as a ripe fruit is released from a vine!" A few weeks later this gentleman was conducting an inspection in a warehouse. A girder suddenly gave way and several tons of cement bags came tumbling down over his head! Workers rushed to drag the heavy bags off him. But they were certain he'd been killed. If he hadn't died instantly from a blow to the head or been crushed, he should have suffocated in the time it took them to free him. It turned out that although Rao's friend had been knocked unconscious, once he came to he was no worse for the wear. He had a hairline fracture to a leg bone but was otherwise A-OK! I guess most of us in the West would think this was just dumb luck. But Hindus take this kind of story as evidence for the protective power of mantras--and as proof that we can change our destiny with maybe a little boost from God's grace. --from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism by Linda Johnsen (a devotee of Shree Maa who also wrote Daughters of the Goddess featuring Shree Maa) Plan now to apply a bit of "emergency medicine" this coming Saturday. Join Prayer Club! Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! ****************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I've been doing 27 mmms every morning for quit some time now following 10 Gayatri, so I might as well jump in the swim with the mandirists. It seems quite efficactious. , Prayer Club <_prayer_club> wrote: > Recently K. N. Rao, a prominent Vedic astrologer in India, was glancing over a friend's horoscope when he noticed that the man was about to enter an extremely dangerous planetary cycle. Death was imminent. Rao didn't mention what he'd seen but strongly advised his companion to chant the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra faithfully every day. His friend wasn't an idiot. Knowing that an expert Vedic astrologer wouldn't recommend this particular mantra unless there was a darn good reason, he immediately began to chant it. > > The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is the great Vedic mantra for starving off death. Translated into English it goes something like, "I honor the All-Seeing One, Who's grace is all-pervading like the fragrance of a flower. May He release me from the grip of death as easily as a ripe fruit is released from a vine!" > > A few weeks later this gentleman was conducting an inspection in a warehouse. A girder suddenly gave way and several tons of cement bags came tumbling down over his head! > > Workers rushed to drag the heavy bags off him. But they were certain he'd been killed. If he hadn't died instantly from a blow to the head or been crushed, he should have suffocated in the time it took them to free him. It turned out that although Rao's friend had been knocked unconscious, once he came to he was no worse for the wear. He had a hairline fracture to a leg bone but was otherwise A- OK! > > I guess most of us in the West would think this was just dumb luck. But Hindus take this kind of story as evidence for the protective power of mantras--and as proof that we can change our destiny with maybe a little boost from God's grace. > > --from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism by Linda Johnsen (a devotee of Shree Maa who also wrote Daughters of the Goddess featuring Shree Maa) > > > > Plan now to apply a bit of "emergency medicine" this coming Saturday. > > Join Prayer Club! > Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! > ****************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Jai Maa! 27 MM's each morning is a really wonderful practice. Not all of us can consult expert Vedic astrologists, and we do go through difficult times when our planets are aligned for potential problems (the planetary energies don't cause the problems, they simply create the energetic atmosphere that allows our karma to emerge in a negative way; the effects of this karma can be reduced with mantras). DUring these times, untimely death can occur or at least bad accidents. MM greatly reduces or eliminates the impact of these accidents. Since we don't know when these periods may occur, it is prudent to chant MM 21, 24, or 27 times (I've heard all these #s recommended) each morning before we leave the house. THis is the advice I have heard. When I first met my guru, she told me that if I were to chant MM every day, the mantra energy would make a circle of protection around me, and negativity from other people wouldn't be able to harm my body or mind. Once, I had a car accident WHILE I was chanting MM (!) A Vedic astrologer had told me there was a possibility of a bad accident, and this accident happened in the time period he had mentioned, although I had forgotten all about his prediction. The cars had some damage, but no one got even a scratch. 10 Gayatris a day is also very good. I have heard that 10 GM's a day burns up the sins from one's current life, 108/day burns up the sins from 10 lives, and 1000/day takes care of the sins from ALL of one's lives (resulting in liberation by the end of one's current life). Jai Maa! Ekta --- rudran2 <stechiekov wrote: > > > I've been doing 27 mmms every morning for quit some time now > following 10 Gayatri, so I might as well jump in the swim with the > mandirists. It seems quite efficactious. > > , Prayer Club > <_prayer_club> wrote: > > Recently K. N. Rao, a prominent Vedic astrologer in India, was > glancing over a friend's horoscope when he noticed that the man was > about to enter an extremely dangerous planetary cycle. Death was > imminent. Rao didn't mention what he'd seen but strongly advised his > companion to chant the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra faithfully every day. > His friend wasn't an idiot. Knowing that an expert Vedic astrologer > wouldn't recommend this particular mantra unless there was a darn > good reason, he immediately began to chant it. > > > > The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is the great Vedic mantra for starving > off death. Translated into English it goes something like, "I honor > the All-Seeing One, Who's grace is all-pervading like the fragrance > of a flower. May He release me from the grip of death as easily as a > ripe fruit is released from a vine!" > > > > A few weeks later this gentleman was conducting an inspection in a > warehouse. A girder suddenly gave way and several tons of cement > bags came tumbling down over his head! > > > > Workers rushed to drag the heavy bags off him. But they were > certain he'd been killed. If he hadn't died instantly from a blow to > the head or been crushed, he should have suffocated in the time it > took them to free him. It turned out that although Rao's friend had > been knocked unconscious, once he came to he was no worse for the > wear. He had a hairline fracture to a leg bone but was otherwise A- > OK! > > > > I guess most of us in the West would think this was just dumb > luck. But Hindus take this kind of story as evidence for the > protective power of mantras--and as proof that we can change our > destiny with maybe a little boost from God's grace. > > > > --from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism by Linda Johnsen (a > devotee of Shree Maa who also wrote Daughters of the Goddess > featuring Shree Maa) > > > > > > > > Plan now to apply a bit of "emergency medicine" this coming > Saturday. > > > > Join Prayer Club! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! > > ****************************************************** > > > > > > > Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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