Welcome Ryan! A Sincere and Humble Request for Advice...

[Guest guest]

-Namaste, Ryan ji [if you don't already know,'Namaste' means the

light or god in me bows to the light or god in you.] Also, the

suffix 'ji' is a term of respect.

Welcome to our beautiful Devi Mandir Family!

All the advice that our dear sister Ardis ji gave you in her post is

absolutely the best advice for you. The only thing that i would add

is to learn more about Shree Maa and Swamiji Satyananda. There are 3

books that i would recommend for beginning to understand just who

they are and their spiritual message: 1. 'Before becoming This'

2. Shree Maa, the Life of a Saint' 3. 'Sahib Sadhu' [which is all

about Swamiji Satyananda's 20 year experience in India and how it led

up to meeting Shree Maa there.] Some of it was written by Shree Maa,

as well as various devotees. All 3 of these books contain a wealth of

information; are very inspiring; and also make for very exciting

reading. They can found on www.shreemaa.org in the book section.

May all of your heart-felt questions be answered! May your days be

filled with the joy of the Divine Presence! Welcome, again, dear

brother, Ryan ji!

Love and blessings,

your sister

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> Welcome Ryan,

>

> The best first step in my opinion is to start a daily practice of

Siva

> Puja Beginner. The text and CD are available at shreemaa.org.

Also in

> the Group files section there is a wonderful class on Siva

Puja

> that was offered by Nanda.

>

> Every Saturday at 11:30 PDT, there is a class on the Guru Gita on

> Messenger. I type up the verses for the week so you do not

even

> need to have the text. We have a satsang blessed by Shree Maa and

> Swamiji. You need to add Chandimaakijai to your friend's list. She

> will invite you to the conference.

>

> Also on the main site, shreemaa.org, there are some fabulous online

> classes by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

>

> But Puja is the beginning of forming a relationship with Divinity.

>

> Peace to you too,

>

> Your sister,

>

> Ardis

>

>

> On Apr 15, 2005, at 2:55 PM, bassoprofundo2112 wrote:

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> > Jai maa, everyone!

> >

> > I just discovered your organization, and must admit that I feel

both

> > thrilled and fortunate

> > to have found such a group as this (with such quality teachers)

> > exists to propagate a true

> > method of sadhana.  I have been seeking such a path for quite

some

> > time now, mainly

> > through reading up on various traditions.  However, I feel

the

time

> > is ripe to put away the

> > theoretical works and simply dive right in to the actual

practice. So

> > I was hoping perhaps

> > someone could offer me some advice on how to take my first steps

> > (i.e., what preliminary

> > steps are recommended?).  Any assistance provided will be

most

> > greatly welcomed/

> > appreciated!

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