Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 minutes chanting G.A. The G.A. became my minimum maintenance sankalpa. Even if I didnt have the time to do any other form of formal sadhana , I always had the three minutes for GA. And it gave me the good feeling that I WAS doing SOME form of sadhana without the feeling that I had to carve-out time in the day to make sadhana happen. The second time that this form of sadhana has happened is NOW - with the Earth Mother Sankalpa. Since, with my current work pressure, I dont have the luxury of time during week days to set aside an hour for sadhana, I try to make do where I can. I remember Swamiji telling me, many many moons ago, "ah but you can do one mala during lunch time" when I had asked how to incorporate formal sadhana during the day. While I havent exactly incorporated that suggestion, I did find a chunk of time that was not utilized much - my commute time. I find myself chanting the mantras for the day during this time, and I found to my surprise that the distance between my home and work was such that I could complete 9 malas one way. (fewer if they are longer mantras). Since I have become so accustomed now to chanting these mantras during my work commute, I know that , even after our sankalpa, I will automatically pick up my mala and chant one mantra per planet and thereby finish one round for all 9 planets in a day. Trust Maa for creating situations in which formal sadhana gets "automatically" incorporated in our lives, with minimal interruption but with great benefits. Has anybody else found this happening in their lives too? Please do post and share. Jai MAA Nanda What are the most popular cars? Find out at Autos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 , Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote: > > Dear All, > > I wanted to share my experience with one kind of sadhana that is happening to me - the kind of sadhana that sneaks into my life. > >While I havent exactly incorporated that suggestion, I did find a chunk of time that was not utilized much - my commute time. I find myself chanting the mantras for the day during this time, and I found to my surprise that the distance between my home and work was such that I could complete 9 malas one way. (fewer if they are longer mantras). Since I have become so accustomed now to chanting these mantras during my work commute, I know that , even after our sankalpa, I will automatically pick up my mala and chant one mantra per planet and thereby finish one round for all 9 > planets in a day. > > Trust Maa for creating situations in which formal sadhana gets "automatically" incorporated in our lives, with minimal interruption but with great benefits. > > Has anybody else found this happening in their lives too? Please do post and share. > > Jai MAA > Nanda Dear Nanda, You probably know part of this, but I can share more to all. I was the same (still am) - quick dunk and run off. I do the altar quick dunks twice a day morning and evening - but since the past few days, I also do 1 round of my guru mantra both times. I do the MMM on the way to work 5 days a week; it's easier now with "all the people on this list"! Sat and Sun, I do it at home. I do the LS on the way back from work. Sat and Sun, at home. Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 that sounds good, nanda. when i get stressed [iow, every day] besides the scheduled sadhana i do some kind of mantra, the one we do saturday, the gayatri, something .... and when i take a walk there is always some mantra going ... plus some other bhajans ... i guess as the mind changes what we do changes as an inevitable result. , Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote: > > Dear All, > > I wanted to share my experience with one kind of sadhana that is happening to me - the kind of sadhana that sneaks into my life. > > This has happened twice so far ! With Maa's blessings , may it happen more and more ! > > The first time it happened was the Ganesh Atharvasirsham sankalpa that we did as a group to offer the benefits of the chanting to those impacted by Katrina ! I can still remember the energy that we generated together. I was so inspired by the sankalpa and Ganesh in particular (why hadnt I fallen in love with him before ?) that even though the sankalpa completed, I found myself chanting this particular hymn everyday. I have this habit (credit to my parents) where I pranam my altar as soon as I have a bath. After the G.A sankalpa, instead of the quick dunk of my head on the ground and rushing off to do my tasks of the day, I found myself sitting at my altar and spending the next few minutes chanting G.A. > > The G.A. became my minimum maintenance sankalpa. Even if I didnt have the time to do any other form of formal sadhana , I always had the three minutes for GA. And it gave me the good feeling that I WAS doing SOME form of sadhana without the feeling that I had to carve-out time in the day to make sadhana happen. > > The second time that this form of sadhana has happened is NOW - with the Earth Mother Sankalpa. Since, with my current work pressure, I dont have the luxury of time during week days to set aside an hour for sadhana, I try to make do where I can. I remember Swamiji telling me, many many moons ago, "ah but you can do one mala during lunch time" when I had asked how to incorporate formal sadhana during the day. While I havent exactly incorporated that suggestion, I did find a chunk of time that was not utilized much - my commute time. I find myself chanting the mantras for the day during this time, and I found to my surprise that the distance between my home and work was such that I could complete 9 malas one way. (fewer if they are longer mantras). Since I have become so accustomed now to chanting these mantras during my work commute, I know that , even after our sankalpa, I will automatically pick up my mala and chant one mantra per planet and thereby finish one round for all 9 > planets in a day. > > Trust Maa for creating situations in which formal sadhana gets "automatically" incorporated in our lives, with minimal interruption but with great benefits. > > Has anybody else found this happening in their lives too? Please do post and share. > > Jai MAA > Nanda > > > > > > What are the most popular cars? Find out at Autos > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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