RE: Mother Earth Sankalpa-hand positions-Nityashakti

[Guest guest]

>>"actually i wanted to ask you why you chose to start the sankalpa

on

the 29th as i was considering starting today, with it being Fri.

 

JAI MA

"<<<

 

Hi Eric,

I'm starting on the 29th because it's Amavasya..conjunction of sun

and moon...end of the waning phase and beginning of waxing phase..

Most of the priests at the Temple I go to are South INdian or

Tamil...so Amavasya is considered a very "auspicious" time to begin

things...especially worship of Surya...Since it also falls on a

Sunday, it seems perfect. Some parts of India believe

otherwise...that one should do NO practice on Amavasya! (since it's

the "dark night") auspicious/inauspicious....lol! That's just why

Swamiji's advice about these things is so "spot on"...practice with

Devotion and don't spend all your time gathering the paraphenalia

and waiting for the "auspicious moment" to begin....However, I have

to admit, I need a reminder of that every once in a while!

best,

sadhvi

[Guest guest]

OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

thanks for this info. i always had a hard time understanding the

moon phases, their names, etc. i don't know it just doesn't bring

back any memories. so i decided to start my sankalpa yesterday. as

i figure She is wounded and hurting. if i was wounded i wouldn't

wait for the right day, time etc. to treat my wound i would attend

to it immediately. and Her wounds really are my wounds, right?

 

JAI MAA

, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...>

wrote:

>

> >>"actually i wanted to ask you why you chose to start the

sankalpa

> on

> the 29th as i was considering starting today, with it being Fri.

>

> JAI MA

> "<<<

>

> Hi Eric,

> I'm starting on the 29th because it's Amavasya..conjunction of

sun

> and moon...end of the waning phase and beginning of waxing phase..

> Most of the priests at the Temple I go to are South INdian or

> Tamil...so Amavasya is considered a very "auspicious" time to

begin

> things...especially worship of Surya...Since it also falls on a

> Sunday, it seems perfect. Some parts of India believe

> otherwise...that one should do NO practice on Amavasya! (since

it's

> the "dark night") auspicious/inauspicious....lol! That's just why

> Swamiji's advice about these things is so "spot on"...practice

with

> Devotion and don't spend all your time gathering the paraphenalia

> and waiting for the "auspicious moment" to begin....However, I

have

> to admit, I need a reminder of that every once in a while!

> best,

> sadhvi

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/21/06 9:25:18 AM Mountain Standard Time, ecjensen_us writes:

if i was wounded i wouldn't wait for the right day, time etc. to

treat my wound i would attend to it immediately. and Her wounds

really are my wounds, right?

Om Namah Sivaya

Kanda