Sadhana that sneaks in -Nanda

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In a message dated 2/17/06 4:17:24 PM Mountain Standard Time, ecjensen_us writes:

so i started saying a prayer at night to Kali to wake me a little

earlier than usual to give me some time to totally devote to Her.

and believe it or not it is working.

Namaste Family,

That is my way also, going to sleep repeating a Siva mantra. Wake

early, never have used an alarm clock ( have peeked at the clock : )

and sometimes think forget it ! Siva gives me a few more minutes.

Love

Kanda

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

like you Nanda, i have had sadhana sneak in, namely Kali Mantra, MMM

and Gayatri Mantra, throughout my workday. and i am always striving

to incorporate more into my day by both increasing efficiencies and

recognizing deficiencies. but my real challenge has been to find

space to add totally dedicated exclusive time for sadhana. that has

been difficult. for me really there are only two options, in the

beginning or at the end of each day. the end never really seems

work for me, for various reasons. which by default leaves the

beginning. and my wife isn't interested in waking earlier, so using

an alarm clock is out. so i started saying a prayer at night to

Kali to wake me a little earlier than usual to give me some time to

totally devote to Her. and believe it or not it is working. i wake

earlier most everyday and consequently have time for some additional

uninterrupted sadhana each morning. it's been a treasure that has

really positively affected my whole day. and the blessing i feel

throughout my day is substantially greater than anything the extra

sleep ever gave me. if i'm lucky it will become a new habit. -eric

 

JAI MAA

 

, 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

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Namaste dear friends,

 

for me the 'please wake me up in time' worked as well on some days,

but then again, many times it didn't and I felt bad all day. So now I

set the alarm an hour earlier every day and get up really fast because

otherwise my husband (who likes his sleep) pushes me out of bed to

turn it off:). As far as the sneaky kind of sadhana is concerned: I

find myself repeating mantra's or singing Maa's songs (not out loud,

that is) when I'm at work or in the bus etc. But I didn't really count

that as 'official' sadhana, because I thought japa required some

preparation; washing hands/face, rinsing mouth, lighting candle,

sankalpa. So I've been saving the mantras for the Mother Earth

sankalpa for the evenings and chant at my altar. But now I think that

maybe all this is not necessary and I could do them during my

lunch-break as well? Are there any requirements for doing japa? I know

devotion is what counts most, but for the ME sankalpa, we are counting

the malas. For instance, what if you are mentally repeating the mantra

for, say Surya, and someone disturbs you? Do you start the count all

over again? Or just continue where you left off?

 

I'd greatly appreciate your input,

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

 

 

, kandaaran wrote:

>

>

> In a message dated 2/17/06 4:17:24 PM Mountain Standard Time,

> ecjensen_us writes:

>

> so i started saying a prayer at night to

> Kali to wake me a little earlier than usual to give me some time to

> totally devote to Her. and believe it or not it is working.

>

>

> Namaste Family,

>

> That is my way also, going to sleep repeating a Siva mantra. Wake

early,

> never have used an alarm clock ( have peeked at the clock : ) and

sometimes

> think forget it ! Siva gives me a few more minutes.

>

> Love

>

> Kanda

>