Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Jai Kali Maa Henny, Pardon my butting in (to borrow Steve's words) but this post is so touching, of particular import are the words .... "I don't need to 'comprehend' or know exactly why I am doing this and what it means. I (we) can stop all this, and just sing... for Her, and let Her take care of the rest." We've got a Mother like no other like no other Mother at all. This is why She has sent us Nanda who always seems to know the right questions to ask of our Gurus and who continues, through Guru's grace, to keep this forum going. Thank you Nanda, the support of this forum is invaluable. Much love and blessings to you Henny. Let us all remember that everything is Her Desire and NOTHING can be done unless She wills it. Jai Guruji Jai Kali Maa Kalia , "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote: > > Dear Nanda, > > your post touched me, because I have just experienced a little bit of > 'letting go' in connection with the sankalpa.I have been struggling > lately, trying to comprehend the meaning of all that I have learned > since I've come here, and trying to get a mental grip, so to speak, on > the Divine Mother (all that grasping and mental struggling made > Navaratri a rather painful experience, by the way). I had gone into a > kind of mental cramp, wanting to hold on to what I think I know and > trying to fit Her into the conceptual building I'd made of all my > beliefs, 'translating' everything in terms I'm more used to etc, etc. > (I'm sure many of you have had the same problem somewhere along the > way). So I wondered if I should participate in the sankalpa at all, as > long as I had not figured it all out (oh, the delusion...). Anyway, > this morning I decided to do a pre-recital of the 1008 names of Kali, > to see how long it would take (I was 'sure' it would take me to long, > so I could not commit to the nine days, etc, etc). So I read, and then > sang the names, or rather, they gradually started to sing themselves. > And I felt so much lighter and happier. And I realized I don't need to > 'comprehend' or know exactly why I am doing this and what it means. I > can stop all this, and just sing...for Her, and let Her take care of > the rest. So that's what I am going to do, just sing, nothing else, > and I am very much looking forward to it. Thank you all for being here > and creating the opportunity to share, > > with love, > Henny > > , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > wrote: > > > > Dear fellow devotees of Kali, > > > > When I met Swamiji yesterday, I asked him a question on Kali that > has > > been on my mind for a long time - "Why do some people fear Kali? Why > > do some of us hesitate to worship Her?" > > > > And Swamiji said (I paraphrase) "It is those people that want to > hold > > onto their attachments that fear worshipping Her. She is dark > because > > She has taken our darkness. " > > > > Let us not hold on to our attachments - let us simply surrender to > Her > > will. Easier said than done ? Well, how about an experiment ? Let us > > live the next 9 days chanting Her names and praying for Her to show > us > > the way to surrender our attachments. > > > > If you would like to join our Kali Sankalpa, please respond to the > > poll /surveys? id=12165664 . > It > > will also be great if you can post telling us how your Kali sadhana > is > > going on. > > > > We are starting tomorrow - ie 24th Oct 2005. Oh and here is the > thing > > - if you dont have access to the 1000 names of Kali , you can still > > join in and chant Kali's bija mantra 1008 times. > > > > Kali's bija is "Om Kriim Kaalyai Namah" > > > > JAI KALI MAA > > Nanda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 hi henny fulfilling a sankalpa can generate all kinds of feelings from confusion to bliss and a lot more. its ok, it is all part of the process. here's a word i learned from another baba -- let it "evaporate" -- whatever it is. we work on keeping our minds on the Goddess/the infinite, whatever we want to call Her/Him/That ... we let the mind evaporate without judgement ... things come up, we notice them, but more and more our mind is on something else altogether ... this is your puja, recitation, or other sankalpa ... slowly we transform ... our commitment is the heat or tapas. steve , "kaliananda_saraswati" <kaliananda_saraswati> wrote: > > Jai Kali Maa Henny, > > Pardon my butting in (to borrow Steve's words) but this post is so > touching, of particular import are the words .... > > "I don't need to 'comprehend' or know exactly why I am doing this > and what it means. I (we) can stop all this, and just sing... for > Her, and let Her take care of the rest." > > We've got a Mother like no other like no other Mother at all. This > is why She has sent us Nanda who always seems to know the right > questions to ask of our Gurus and who continues, through Guru's > grace, to keep this forum going. Thank you Nanda, the support of > this forum is invaluable. > > Much love and blessings to you Henny. Let us all remember that > everything is Her Desire and NOTHING can be done unless She wills it. > > Jai Guruji > Jai Kali Maa > > Kalia > > > , "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote: > > > > Dear Nanda, > > > > your post touched me, because I have just experienced a little bit > of > > 'letting go' in connection with the sankalpa.I have been > struggling > > lately, trying to comprehend the meaning of all that I have > learned > > since I've come here, and trying to get a mental grip, so to > speak, on > > the Divine Mother (all that grasping and mental struggling made > > Navaratri a rather painful experience, by the way). I had gone > into a > > kind of mental cramp, wanting to hold on to what I think I know > and > > trying to fit Her into the conceptual building I'd made of all my > > beliefs, 'translating' everything in terms I'm more used to etc, > etc. > > (I'm sure many of you have had the same problem somewhere along > the > > way). So I wondered if I should participate in the sankalpa at > all, as > > long as I had not figured it all out (oh, the delusion...). > Anyway, > > this morning I decided to do a pre-recital of the 1008 names of > Kali, > > to see how long it would take (I was 'sure' it would take me to > long, > > so I could not commit to the nine days, etc, etc). So I read, and > then > > sang the names, or rather, they gradually started to sing > themselves. > > And I felt so much lighter and happier. And I realized I don't > need to > > 'comprehend' or know exactly why I am doing this and what it > means. I > > can stop all this, and just sing...for Her, and let Her take care > of > > the rest. So that's what I am going to do, just sing, nothing > else, > > and I am very much looking forward to it. Thank you all for being > here > > and creating the opportunity to share, > > > > with love, > > Henny > > > > , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > > wrote: > > > > > > Dear fellow devotees of Kali, > > > > > > When I met Swamiji yesterday, I asked him a question on Kali > that > > has > > > been on my mind for a long time - "Why do some people fear Kali? > Why > > > do some of us hesitate to worship Her?" > > > > > > And Swamiji said (I paraphrase) "It is those people that want to > > hold > > > onto their attachments that fear worshipping Her. She is dark > > because > > > She has taken our darkness. " > > > > > > Let us not hold on to our attachments - let us simply surrender > to > > Her > > > will. Easier said than done ? Well, how about an experiment ? > Let us > > > live the next 9 days chanting Her names and praying for Her to > show > > us > > > the way to surrender our attachments. > > > > > > If you would like to join our Kali Sankalpa, please respond to > the > > > poll /surveys? > id=12165664 . > > It > > > will also be great if you can post telling us how your Kali > sadhana > > is > > > going on. > > > > > > We are starting tomorrow - ie 24th Oct 2005. Oh and here is the > > thing > > > - if you dont have access to the 1000 names of Kali , you can > still > > > join in and chant Kali's bija mantra 1008 times. > > > > > > Kali's bija is "Om Kriim Kaalyai Namah" > > > > > > JAI KALI MAA > > > Nanda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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