To Nanda about When/Where do you chant ?

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Nanda wrote:

>> ...I would love to know how each of us set aside the time for

our E.Mother Sankalpa. I

>> look forward to hearing all the creative ideas.

Dear Nanda and all,

Because of my health, I have to break the time up for chanting malas,

and I feel I am still just getting going. In the mid-afternoon, when

I would normally take my nap, instead I chant the mala for that day,

at least twice. Since doing this, I have found I don't need to nap as

long as I did before.

Then I say several more malas in the evening, several hours after

dinner. Because I live in a trailer, I just go in the bedroom, which

has become my "temple" due to privacy, and chant how ever many I can

before I run out of energy. It seems that since I started, the number

of malas I am saying is slowly increasing.

What I would like to add is some chanting in the morning, after I get

up and am awake. So far I have not been able to fit Rahu or Ketu in,

and I think I will only be able to do it, if I add morning chanting.

I have no way of having a homa, so it is just me and my new rudraksha

mala. I do have one question, though. How does the Cosmic Puja fit

into this sankalpa? In the beginning, I thought it did in some way,

so I bought a copy. But so far it hasn't been mentioned in terms of

the sankalpa. Is there a place for this puja? And, if so, would

reciting several chapters a day be a good way (for me) to include it?

I realize others might be able to recite the entire puja, but at

present, that is not possible.

Although, I will add that, since starting this puja, I have been

surprised how, even in my own limited way, I have been so drawn to

reciting the malas and to listening to the cd. I can imagine that my

capacity is growing, and that seems amazing to me.

Bhu Devi Ki Jai ~ Linda