Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Dear All, OK - Day 8 will come up shortly after this post- you were very close to the mark, Grace. It is true - "On the 8th Day Nanda rested “. Grace, love your sense of humor!!! Henny, glad to know that you went through the panchang assignment are able to understand it better. Again if you are having any problems at all, do not hesitate to ask now or later. No apology needed at all. I am happy that you took the time to the assignment. Henny had a very good question "Well, I have a question about the wording of the sankalpa: can you say 'puja karmaham' to include any action you intend to undertake as an offering to God? Seeing that 'puja' means 'that which generates merit', I suppose you can. Or should you use another term for activities other than formal worship? Or should I say what I intend to do explicitly" Good one! And I did ask Swamiji this myself earlier when I was going to do a homa. End result - I did a "puja cha homa karmaham" to the sankalpa. And sometimes when we decide to recite multiple texts together - like do the Shiva Puja and the Rudri for example, we would do "puja cha rudrashtadhyayi path karmaham “. Anything more complicated than that, and if you are not sure of the Sanskrit equivalent, say it in your language, be it English or Dutch or any other. The point is, the sankalpa is very much for our benefit - so we are spelling it out "this is what and when and where and why (to win the love of Shiva in this case - Shiva kamaha) I am doing it" and if it requires a few phrases in your own language then SO BE IT! Hope that helps Henny and everyone! Please let me know if I can clarify further. Yes dear reader, if you do not have access to a panchang for your locality, please use the solar month and date and, if possible, like Henny does, add the phase of the moon (waxing/waning). Oh, you DO have have one more option - move to California . Yes, we have atrocious prices and a high cost of living, but we DO have a panchang year around ! Surely it should count for something. On that flippant note , signing off for now. We will focus on the Shanti mantras in my next post. Take care, Jai Maa Nanda Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 > Yes dear reader, if you do not have access to a > panchang for your locality, please use the solar > month and date and, if possible, like Henny does, > add the phase of the moon (waxing/waning). > Here is a link to a downloadable panchang for major cities throughout the word: http://www.hindu.org/sciences/panchangam.html Hope this helps. Jai Maa! --Aravind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 -- In , Jami Blakeley <jami108> wrote: > Hope this helps. Does this help? YES!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much! Goes to show that truly all we need is provided when we need it, bless you, Henny > > Jai Maa! > > --Aravind > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Dear Nanda, thank you for your clarification, which has helped, as always. And I would consider moving to California, but I hear it never rains there (which I would miss, being Dutch), looking forward to day 8, with love, Henny > > Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Thank you Jami...The site is brilliant and a big help. Jai Maa and Jai Swamij Grace On 27/03/2005, at 4:45 AM, Jami Blakeley wrote: > > > Yes dear reader, if you do not have access to a > > panchang for your locality, please use the solar > > month and date and, if possible, like Henny does, > > add the phase of the moon (waxing/waning). > > > > Here is a link to a downloadable panchang for major > cities throughout the word: > > http://www.hindu.org/sciences/panchangam.html > > Hope this helps. > > Jai Maa! > > --Aravind > > > > > > > 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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