RE: Mother Earth sankalpa -hand positions

[Guest guest]

>>"Nanda, thanks for the pics. i wonder if you or Swamiji(or anyone)

could tell me what the purpose of holding the mala in the different

positions is. is it something that could be applied to other

mantras, like Gayatri, Kali, Siva, Chandi, etc? i guess if i was a

cat i would long ago have been killed. thanks for your time. -eric"<<

 

Dear Eric,

I laughed when I read your comparison of yourself to the "curious

cat"...BUT, in my experience, it's always a very good thing to know

why you are doing what you are doing..it gives so much more meaning to

an action when we are aware of why we are doing it, rather than

simply "going through the motions" without understanding. So , thanks

for asking this question.

best,

sadhvi