Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 namaste Steve, wise words, thank you. I like the word 'evaporation'. Makes me think of the ocean of mind being heated by rays from the sun. Nice, with love, Henny , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > > 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@y.. ..> > > > 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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