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Dear Sadhvi,

 

what you have written has inspired me very much,

 

thank you,

 

Henny

 

 

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

>

> >>"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

>