Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 thank you both for evoking for us what must have been an extra-ordinary experience. Stillness and blackness, and then light; the first day.. with love, Henny , Kali Kali <kaliananda_saraswati@y. ...> wrote: > > Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > My first visit to the Mandir. I noticed ... > > ...STILLNESS ! > ...interrupted by the sound of a gurgling brook. > ...only one building - the temple > ...and everyone including Maa and Swamiji living in trailers. > ...the trees - some tied with a red scarf to identify them as female trees and others with the three horizontal marks of Shiva to identify them as male. > > I still remember the feeling of driving back to San Jose in a daze. > > Jai Maa > Nanda > > > > > > Thanks Nanda Devi! > > My first visit to the Mandir, I noticed #8230; > > Total BLACKNESS and tranquility. > > It was about 8:45 p.m. on the first day of Navaratri in 1999 when the cab pulled by the #8220;walk-up gate#8221; of the Devi Mandir. I started up the walkway but after a few steps, the cabby who was helping with my bags turned back to the car to try to find a torch light. He succeeded in finding a little one, more like a pen light, just enough to show the path trodden by those who had gone before. It was so dark out and not knowing where I was and what to expect, I walked literally blindly up the dark path that seemed unending. A thought came #8220;maybe you should turn back and find a hotel and return in the morning, then another thought #8230; after traveling all this way are you going to give up now? No way.#8221; So on I walked, then #8211; was that a spark of light, looked again #8211; BLACKNESS. On I continued while that cabby kept the light spotting directly on the earth before us, a little while after there was a sound of merriment - laughter, a bell, perhaps, or > something #8230; then voices and ah ha, LIGHT, I can see light up ahead I told the cabby, #8220;thank God#8221;. I got a renewed energy, the travel bag became as light as a feather and in a second I was opening the door to heaven and there seating, standing, clapping, singing, dancing - were the beautiful Gods and Goddesses (including the murtis that seemed literally alive and dancing) and 1000 eyes were looking back at me. > > In recalling this experience, maybe this was Mother Kali#8217;s welcome, taking this child from DARKNESS into LIGHT! > > Jai Kali Maa! > > > Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > Can anyone share their thoughts/feelings on the first visit to the > Devi Mandir? Of course other thoughts are also welcomed. > > > > Dear Kalia, > Thank you again for leading us through this discussion of the Guru > Gita. > > My first visit to the Mandir. I noticed ... > > ...STILLNESS ! > ...interrupted by the sound of a gurgling brook. > ...only one building - the temple > ...and everyone including Maa and Swamiji living in trailers. > ...the trees - some tied with a red scarf to identify them as female trees and others with the three horizontal marks of Shiva to identify them as male. > > I still remember the feeling of driving back to San Jose in a daze. > > Jai Maa > Nanda > > > > > > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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