Guest guest Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hi Nanda, Many thanks for the information! Is this mantra: "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana hutam Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma Samadhinah" on one of the CDs at the bookstore? Is it available in audio format somewhere on the web? Also, is it possible to offer uncooked rice or beans and then cook it later? Thanks! Dawn --- Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote: > Dear Dawn, > If you offer food, it is preferable that you take > the offering immediately after the puja and share it > with everyone as prasad. (You dont want to keep > perishable foodstuff lying around too long ) > > If you offered a piece of bread, then you could > break it into portions and give your family. But if you made soup or something liquid, then you could put the offered portion back into the main soup dish , stir it up so that everyone gets larger portion of the > offering. Just a thought... > > Oh whether you are eating at a restaurant or at home > ... before eating, you would say this mantra > > "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana > hutam Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma Samadhinah" > > (It is the equivalent of saying grace). > > Hope this helps. > Jai Maa > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hi Dawn, You are welcome. I cant think of the audio where the "Brahmarpanam..." comes.. .. Did you check Beginner Durga Puja audio if it comes in the end ? Re offering uncooked food and then cooking them ... well thats a new one. Generally when we cook, Maa wants us to cook in silence and chanting a mantra, so that the very act of preparation is holy and sacred. And THEN we offer what we have made ... So I would say , by all means offer the uncooked rice and beans if you so feel inclined , but be sure to offer it AFTER it is cooked too. Hope this helps. Please let me know of further questions Jai Maa Nanda , "Dawn I." <dawn_sj_ca> wrote: > Hi Nanda, > > Many thanks for the information! > > Is this mantra: > > "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana > hutam > Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma Samadhinah" > > on one of the CDs at the bookstore? Is it available > in audio format somewhere on the web? > > Also, is it possible to offer uncooked rice or beans > and then cook it later? > > Thanks! > > Dawn > > > --- Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > > Dear Dawn, > > > If you offer food, it is preferable that you take > > the offering immediately after the puja and share it > > with everyone as prasad. (You dont want to keep > > perishable foodstuff lying around too long ) > > > > If you offered a piece of bread, then you could > > break it into portions and give your family. But if > you made soup or something liquid, then you could put > the offered portion back into the main soup dish , > stir it up so that everyone gets larger portion of the > > > offering. Just a thought... > > > > Oh whether you are eating at a restaurant or at home > > ... before eating, you would say this mantra > > > > "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana > > hutam Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma > Samadhinah" > > > > (It is the equivalent of saying grace). > > > > Hope this helps. > > Jai Maa > > Nanda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Hi Dawn, If I read your dilemma correctly, you are probably wondering: "How to chant this strange verse before friends and family at the dining table without raising eyebrows?" You can always chant it mentally instead of aloud. Some background: The vibrations in the food that we eat affects our mental makeup in the long run. Why chant our mantra while cooking? While cooking, the mental vibrations of the cook seeps into the food that is being cooked which feeds our brains and minds too. Hence, Maa's exhortion that we chant our mantra while cooking so that the food is made while we have pure thoughts and that heps the whole family in a very intangible way! Why the chant before eating? 1. Cooked food is especially sensitive to receiving all kinds of vibrations. 2. If we eat outside our homes (at friends' place or at a restaurant), we can't control the quality of the thoughts that the cooks had, because they may likely not be aware of, or appreciate or practice, these subtle concepts of food that we learn in spirituality . So, to do what we least can, we offer a last-minute prayer (Bramharpanam ...) to create, what I call as, a "Divine armour" to protect the food and bless it while we consume it and afterwards. It is a good practice to chant it regarless of the source of the food. For me, it is way of telling myself: Do not take the next meal for granted, for you may just not get it. Thank God for this meal BEFORE you take it! Hope this helps! Jai Ma! , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Hi Dawn, > You are welcome. > > I cant think of the audio where the "Brahmarpanam..." comes.. .. > Did you check Beginner Durga Puja audio if it comes in the end ? > > Re offering uncooked food and then cooking them ... well thats a new > one. Generally when we cook, Maa wants us to cook in silence and > chanting a mantra, so that the very act of preparation is holy and > sacred. And THEN we offer what we have made ... > So I would say , by all means offer the uncooked rice and beans if > you so feel inclined , but be sure to offer it AFTER it is cooked > too. > Hope this helps. Please let me know of further questions > Jai Maa > Nanda > > , "Dawn I." <dawn_sj_ca> > wrote: > > Hi Nanda, > > > > Many thanks for the information! > > > > Is this mantra: > > > > "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana > > hutam > > Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma Samadhinah" > > > > on one of the CDs at the bookstore? Is it available > > in audio format somewhere on the web? > > > > Also, is it possible to offer uncooked rice or beans > > and then cook it later? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Dawn > > > > > > --- Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > > > > Dear Dawn, > > > > > If you offer food, it is preferable that you take > > > the offering immediately after the puja and share it > > > with everyone as prasad. (You dont want to keep > > > perishable foodstuff lying around too long ) > > > > > > If you offered a piece of bread, then you could > > > break it into portions and give your family. But if > > you made soup or something liquid, then you could put > > the offered portion back into the main soup dish , > > stir it up so that everyone gets larger portion of the > > > > > offering. Just a thought... > > > > > > Oh whether you are eating at a restaurant or at home > > > ... before eating, you would say this mantra > > > > > > "Om Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana > > > hutam Brahmaiva Tena Gandhavyam Brahma Karma > > Samadhinah" > > > > > > (It is the equivalent of saying grace). > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > Jai Maa > > > Nanda > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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