494--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- A Set of Chandi qstns

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response: There are many kinds and levels of initiation. If you

consider Shree Maa as the example you want to follow, then she is

your Guru. You have been initiated. More will come as is necessary.

Question from a devotee: I hope one day I will be able to chant the

whole text in a sitting. And when I become capable of doing it, is it

sufficient that I do the rituals mentioned in your text. Or are there

anything more to the ritual than in the text, which I need to learn

from a guru directly. Swamiji's response: I perform the entire

Cosmic Puja daily before reciting the entire Chandi Path. Your

practice will continue to expand until it takes up your entire life.

Question from a devotee: In the concluding remarks after the Kilakam,

you have

mentioned that "Mother will reveal at a certain stage in the

development of an aspirant" its significance. How will I get it,

being so far away from you or Shreemaa. Is it related to the inner

meaning of the text "He gives and in return he receives, and by no

other means is She pleased". Can you kindly explain this sentence.

After each repetition of my mantra I visualize that I am offering the

mantra puspha to Her. And I feel that at higher stages of development

it should grow into offering the moment to moment consciousness to

her, offering the chaitanya kusumas. Is this the meaning of "he

gives", and does "he receives" mean the joy of offering which comes

out of the mental offering. Swamiji's response: Yes, you

understand. It is the law of karma: you will get the prasad of your

offering. Understanding this, you will want to give the most. It is

the opposite of every other business transaction, where everyone is

desiring

to give the least and trying to get the most. In our relationship with

God we want to give the most and receive what She wills as prasad.

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