Navagraha Sankalpas

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, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai>

wrote:

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> Dear All,

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> How are the navagraha sankalpas going on ? I am doing 3 malas of the

> planet of the day this week. It will great to get inspiration from

> everyone - please do post and let us all know how you are doing.

 

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Dear Nanda,

 

Namaste.

 

My sankalpa is going well and I am praying for the time and space for

it to continue this way. Many thanks to Ruk and yourself for sharing

the information on the Navagrahas.

 

Malas so far :

Sunday- Surya 15 : Monday- Chandra 10 : Tuesday- Mangala 11; Rahu 4:

 

Kalia

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>>"Dear All,

>

> How are the navagraha sankalpas going on ? I am doing 3 malas of the

> planet of the day this week. It will great to get inspiration from

> everyone - please do post and let us all know how you are doing."<<

 

Hi Nanda

My sankalpa is going well. I seem to be doing 30 malas daily and

yesterday 40! This is not due to my will, believe me. I am hesitant to

even say this is happening because I don't want it to stop! lol! I did

try, on Sunday, to use my new copper homa kund (a small one I had

bought this past Summer). The fire was BEAUTIFUL!! I was ECSTATIC!!

But then the smoke alarms went off...so I had to do japa mala instead,

without homa. It's very cold here in New England so I am not sure when

it might be possible to go outside to do homa but I am REALLY excited

about it!!!! (which is why I asked for the photo of Swamiji and

Maa..). I am hoping that I will be able to "complete" my sankalpa with

the homa practice...but, again, I kind of hesitate to say it out loud

(or write it down) because it's such a major thing! I have so much

sympathy for those who have expressed doubts and issues with energy,

time and health. I am just in the "recovery phase" from a long chronic

health problem and have to be very careful about pushing at myself the

way I did in my younger years. Sometimes it is very challenging to

understand how much is "enough" and how much is the ego taking over

and forcing things. And, also, how to simply accept the gift of the

practice sometimes "doing" itself without feeling it has to do with

my "will". What I am learning lately is the key is SURRENDER and

OFFERING...keeping focused on who this sankalpa is FOR....The Divine

Mother in her form as this beautiful planet..not for "me" and my

personal concerns of "too much" or "too little". It puts all of the

other concerns into a manageable perspective when I think about what

BhuDevi would really want from all of us: Loving Attention. I am

thinking alot about her everyday as I do this sankalpa...looking out

at the trees, rocks, birds, sky, clouds...so aware of what an

incredibly precious place this is...and what a gift to be able to give

something back.

best luck to everyone......and thanks to Shree Maa and Swamiji,

sadhvi