To Nandaji: The meaning and the method..

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-Namaste, dear Nandaji!

Thank-you so much for sharing....very, very inspiring! :<)

CHANDI MAA KI JAI!!!

Jai Chandi Shree Maa! Jai Shiva Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva!

muktimaa

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N-- In , Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote:

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> Dear All,

> Whenever we sit with Maa and Swamiji, there are many things we

learn from them - in one of two ways

> 1) by their direct advice/discussions during the satsang and

> 2) also by just simply observing them.

>

> Here is something that I learned from Swamiji by both methods.

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> Once during a Satsang (I believe it is also in a Q&A on the

group), some of us had asked him what was more important while

chanting -

> 1)accurate pronunciation therefore slower chanting or

> 2)faster chanting and pranayam but sacrificing on the pronunciation.

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> Swamiji said that these two were not the only ones to consider

when chanting. He said that we had to consider the meaning of the

verses too. He suggested to pick out words and phrases from the text

that call out to us . We were to imbue ourselves with the bhava of

the meaning of those words when we chanted those verses.

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> Swamiji demonstrated exactly what he meant, one day a few weeks

ago, when we were chanting the Chandi with him.

>

> I think it started somewhere in Chapter 2, when we were chanting

how the Gods and Goddesses put forth their energies and Chandi came

forth blazing as a pillar of fire. Every word of those few verses, he

dramatized for us until we were actually watching the happenings of

the Chandi right in front of us. We watched the Goddess roar, RING

the bell to destroy those asuras, CUT other asuras to pieces..

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> Swamiji was enacting the story right in front of us.

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> Of course, like all teachings, I didnt immediately "get" it and

thought that it just made for some good entertainment.

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> Until today, when I chanted the Chandi. I found my mind wandering

while chanting, and decided to adopt Swamiji's technique. (If the

mind wanders as minds WILL, let it atleast wander on the topic du

jour, I always say)

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> So I chanted with all the visualizations. I saw Mahishasur

getting kicked around, changing forms left right and center, until

the Goddess finally kills him. I saw Self-conceit all puffed up,

sending "He who appears to be a friend" as his emissary with a

marriage proposal to the Goddess, and I saw the Goddess coyly

simpering "I am but a silly girl, but I made this promise that I have

to be defeated in battle by my prospective husband", I saw Kali

having her hands full, one hand holding a head of Chanda and the

other holding the head of Munda. I saw Raktabija growing in number

until he filled the universe.

> I saw ...

> I saw ...

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> It made the chanting come to life for me! It made me want to clap

and cheer everytime an asura got kicked , it made me understand the

fervor that Maa and Swamiji exhibit when at the end of a chapter Maa

shouts "CHANDI MAA KI JAI "

>

> Thank you Swamiji for sharing this technique to infuse my

chanting with fresh energy when I really need the inspiration.

>

> JAI MAA

> JAI SWAMIJI

> Nanda

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