Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 In a message dated 3/21/05 2:19:30 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, gmgreen108 (AT) westnet (DOT) com.au writes: Dear Nanda,Sorry for the continuing mind mess...but was reminded of the story of Milarepa who was asked by his Guru to repeatedly tear down a building he has just built at his Gurus instructions. Once he had torn it down his guru requested that he build a new building. Namaste Grace, How wonderful to have a Guru and to rebuild your shrine. Having read "The Life Of Milarepa" many years ago and being asked by my Gurudeva to build a private room for him in one of his Ashrams, my heart raced at the idea and thoughts of not being good enough followed me as my work proceeded. When finished and in nervousness I invited him to see the results. He looked, laid down on the bed and with that bright light emanating from his eyes said "Very good." Today that same love emanates through me, over 20 years later. Om Namah Sivaya Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Dear Nanda, Sorry for the continuing mind mess...but was reminded of the story of Milarepa who was asked by his Guru to repeatedly tear down a building he has just built at his Gurus instructions. Once he had torn it down his guru requested that he build a new building. and I remembered that I also place the mantra in the but every morning so... As I clean this morning I am looking for a small box to place another puja in the room on the northern wall .. Jai Maa Jai Swamiji Grace > Dear All, > > Here are my responses to your feedback to my feedback for Day 2. > > > > Steve Austin of Connor TX says > > > > “My current altar is in a very strange position above the stairs. it > is like a little alcove with a swinging wooden door. > > i have to be very nimble to get there. unlike berijoy i am 51. AGE > MEANS NOTHING. even tho a couple times i almost fell, hoho. i climb > over all kinds of stuff to get there. > > AND I AIN'T COMIN" OUT TILL I'M DONE.” > > > > Nanda : Yikes!!! Didn’t realize you live dangerously Steve. I know > that it’s a steep and tricky path to the Divine, didn’t realize it was > a steep and tricky path to your altar too! Couldn’t you, um, maybe, > well, look for a room on sturdy ground? Just an idea that I am > throwing your way… I am not attached to it. > > > > Onto Ms Nimble Thimble Berijoy – THANK YOU for your questions. Means > you are actually reading my posts and more importantly interested in > puja. > > > > To answer your questions, the bowl for drinking water is in addition > to the two pots for water. Different entirely and you will see in the > course of the explanation in the next few days. > > > > You also asked “ your drawing the flowers and the items to be > offered, and the water pot are not on the platform. is this right? > where are they? “ > > > > In my drawing they are on separate plates on the floor beside the > seat/asan/cushion. > > You also wanted to know why we needed two water pots . Well, the first > pot (say A) holds the tap water , and the second pot B is empty at the > beginning of the puja. Then during the course of puja, water is > transferred from A to B and then some mantras chanted which purifies > the water in B. Hope this cleared up your question a little bit. You > will for sure understand this more when we come to this section of the > puja. > > > > Regarding Conches – I like Muktimaa’s suggested website and they don’t > look too expensive. One to suit every budget. Also remember, it aint > enough to just buy the conch, ya gotta learn to blow it too. Hope we > can have a lesson on blowing the conch towards the end of this series… > > Regarding the cloth offered to the deity – we offer (at the Mandir) > unsewn material and the length really varies from the size of a > pocket-handkerchief or napkin to a saree. I would say, look at the > size of your idol and see how much cloth you would need to wrap around > the deity and double it for the fun of it. Just an idea. You could > offer an actual article of clothing too that you wanted to present > your friends or family. > > > Also, you asked the million dollar-winning question “if one does not > have all these items at once, is it ok to do puja with the things > available so far?” > > > > The answer is a resounding YES ! Do with what you can. > > > > You also asked “where do you get garland from? i have never seen one > before” > > > > Bharat gave a very good answer : > > > > “What my wife Amita does, is she arranges the flowers on the table in > the shape of a garland. Then she takes her needle and strong thread > and takes one flower at a time and prepares her garland.” > > > > Unlike India, you can’t find ready made garlands of fresh flowers. You > could find plastic garlands or make your own with fresh flowers. Again > the length depends on the size of your idol and how long you want the > garland to be. > > > > Moi, I just offer one flower and tell Shiva to pretend that he > received a garland from me. > > > > Dear Grace, Swamiji says for the placement of the altar – “North, east > or northeast work fine.” > > > > As I said earlier, if this is not possible because of the way your > room is structured, do the best you can. Also, keeping the altar > inside a closet – while many people do this – I find it personally > unsatisfying as though we are locking away the deity after our job is > done. That’s just my personal rant. > > > > OK all, we’ll move next to some theory. > > > > Love > Nanda > > > Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. > > > Sponsor > > > <22305_0205_016_b_300250_a.gif> > <l.gif> > > Links > > • > / > > • > > > • Terms of > Service. > > Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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