Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Dear All,A nice set of Q&A for today. But first thank you Ekta for the nice suggestion that you had given to Jana's situation and Linda's issue with small space. Re an altar in the kitchen, I like the idea of it in addition to another altar for "proper" puja and mediation. A nice picture/idol to have in the kitchen is one of Mother Annapurna. There is a picture of Annapurna (Maa) feeding Shiva (Swamiji) in the photos section of our group. Please look for the caption "Annapurna" under lst. OK, onto Grace's questions. She asked "My question is how can we offer so much unpurified flowers prior to purifying the water to purify the flowers and whatever else we are offering?" Grace, I forwarded this to Swamiji, but I did not hear back from him. If I don’t hear from Swamiji, it usually means that if I give it some time the answer will intuitively dawn on me. I would request that you keep this question in the back of your mind to see if something strikes you in the days to come. Sometimes the answer could also be "maybe it doesn’t really matter". Maybe! Grace had also asked "My second question is probably a bit premature. When do we disrobe the statue so that you can re-offer in the next puja(specifically the cloth offered and the garland.)?" Yes, Grace, we will cover this tomorrow. But to answer your question, the answer is "at the end of the day". Generally, we remove the offerings and clean the altar in the evening, in preparation for the next morning. Note - generally if you have a life size idol, you would probably have decorated it already with clothes, jewellery etc. You will not remove all this on a daily basis, but instead remove only a cloth that you offer during the prayer. Hope this helps. If not we can cover more of this in tomorrow's post. Both Berijoy and Grace were a little confused with my description of the hand movement in the second part of the kara nyasa "karatala kara prshtabhyam astraya phat" Here is take two on the description. Hold your arms out in front of you. Still keeping the upper arms parallel, bend them at the elbows so that it looks like you are hugging somone. There should be a gap between your forearm and your body. Keep the left forearm towards your body. When you say "karatala kara" - roll your forearms, not just the wrists, clockwise around each other When you say “prshtabhyam”, - roll your forearms, not just the wrists, anticlockwise around each other And then “astraya” - roll your hands clockwise once more "Phat" - clap your hands Did that help clear the confusion? Please let me know. Henny, did not have any questions today. She went to see "the Shiva movie". Hope the movie was wonderful. Thank you dear one. We will focus on Anga Nyas and Japa in my next post. We are almost there ... probably another 5-6 posts and we will be done! Jai Maa Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Dear Nanda, yes thank you that has helped with the second part of Kara Nyasa. Grace On 30/03/2005, at 5:56 PM, Nanda wrote: > Dear All, > A nice set of Q&A for today. But first thank you Ekta for the nice > suggestion that you had given to Jana's situation and Linda's issue > with small space. > > Re an altar in the kitchen, I like the idea of it in addition to > another altar for "proper" puja and mediation. > > > > A nice picture/idol to have in the kitchen is one of Mother Annapurna. > There is a picture of Annapurna (Maa) feeding Shiva (Swamiji) in the > photos section of our group. Please look for the caption "Annapurna" > under lst. > > > > OK, onto Grace's questions. > > > > She asked "My question is how can we offer so much unpurified flowers > prior to purifying the water to purify the flowers and whatever else > we are offering?" > > > > Grace, I forwarded this to Swamiji, but I did not hear back from him. > If I don’t hear from Swamiji, it usually means that if I give it some > time the answer will intuitively dawn on me. I would request that you > keep this question in the back of your mind to see if something > strikes you in the days to come. > > Sometimes the answer could also be "maybe it doesn’t really matter". > Maybe! > > > > Grace had also asked "My second question is probably a bit premature. > When do we disrobe the statue so that you can re-offer in the next > puja(specifically the cloth offered and the garland.)?" > > > > Yes, Grace, we will cover this tomorrow. But to answer your question, > the answer is "at the end of the day". Generally, we remove the > offerings and clean the altar in the evening, in preparation for the > next morning. Note - generally if you have a life size idol, you would > probably have decorated it already with clothes, jewellery etc. You > will not remove all this on a daily basis, but instead remove only a > cloth that you offer during the prayer. Hope this helps. If not we can > cover more of this in tomorrow's post. > > > > Both Berijoy and Grace were a little confused with my description of > the hand movement in the second part of the kara nyasa "karatala kara > prshtabhyam astraya phat" > > > > Here is take two on the description. > > > > Hold your arms out in front of you. Still keeping the upper arms > parallel, bend them at the elbows so that it looks like you are > hugging somone. There should be a gap between your forearm and your > body. > > Keep the left forearm towards your body. > > > > When you say "karatala kara" - roll your forearms, not just the > wrists, clockwise around each other > > When you say “prshtabhyam”, - roll your forearms, not just the wrists, > anticlockwise around each other > > And then “astraya” - roll your hands clockwise once more > > "Phat" - clap your hands > > > > Did that help clear the confusion? Please let me know. > > > > Henny, did not have any questions today. She went to see "the Shiva > movie". Hope the movie was wonderful. > > > > Thank you dear one. We will focus on Anga Nyas and Japa in my next > post. > > > > We are almost there ... probably another 5-6 posts and we will be done! > > > > Jai Maa > > Nanda > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > Children International > > Would you give Hope to a Child in need? > > > <332170_011805_newchildforemail.jpg> > > · > Click Here to meet a Girl > And Give Her Hope > > · > Click Here to meet a Boy > And Change His Life > > Learn More > > <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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