April sign up/Question from Swamiji on prayer/meditation

[Guest guest]

Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference

between prayer and meditation?

 

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Swamiji,

 

The Mother was Prayer and the Master was Meditation. One day, Mother

and Master were married.

 

As they deepened in wisdom together, their love became such that they

forgot their own names.

 

Whenever one calls out for the other, even by their own name, the

partner appears, without confusion or doubt.

 

Steve

[Guest guest]

, Prayer Club

<_prayer_club wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference

> between prayer and meditation?

>

> _Prayer_Club

 

Prayer implies duality; the individual is praying to the Supreme for

beneficial intervention to help meet (manifest) a goal. The goal

could be either material or spiritual; if it is the highest

spiritual goal, then it's success (I presume) will probably bring it

to the same state as meditation (see below).

 

Meditation is exclusively spiritual in nature. It can be interpreted

2 ways:

1. It attempts at removing the duality. So a newbie sadhak will

state it as "I am doing the ___ meditation technique".

2. Duality is removed. In the case of accomplished sadhaks, one has

transcended duality where being is a state of meditation.

 

 

Jai Ma!

[Guest guest]

, Prayer Club

<_prayer_club wrote:

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> >> "Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference

> between prayer and meditation?"

 

Jai Maa!

 

Sincere one-pointed prayer purifies the heart, which enables us to

experience Her Divine Presence in Meditation. In Prayer there

are "2"; we are able to look into the eyes of our beloved and say, "i

love You", sing Her praises, etc. In deep Meditation, we merge with

Her and there is only one...

 

 

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>

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[Guest guest]

section and the participant may choose toread the list of names aloud

or simply say,"all thepeople on the prayer club list." A participant

maychoose to participate without sending in a list ofrecipients as

well.Swamiji will also offer the list of names in his puja.Swamiji

asked this question: What is the differencebetween prayer and

meditation?Swamiji defined the Sanskrit word for prayer:The Sanskrit

word 'prarthana' means prayer.Pra means the Supreme or the

highestartha means the goal, objective or meaningna means

manifestationPlease 'meditate' upon the Sanskrit meaning for

prayerand share any inspirations you might have about thedifference

if any, between prayer and meditation. Looking forward to hearing

all of your wonderful insights which will be shared with

Swamiji._Prayer_ClubDo

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[Guest guest]

Prayer is the invocation of divinity into ourselves, which may then

be followed by subsequent manifestation through our personal

interface outward to the world around us. Thus prayer can become

quite dynamic.

 

Meditation can be an installation of ourselvs into the realm of the

sacred. For me meditation is the placement of mind into the Kutasta

were thoughts wilt and die. Meditation is the place where contiguous

thought becomes discontiguous. Meditation is the place where mind

disolves into no mind. Meditation is the process by which mind gives

way to reflective knowing. Meditation is where thought crumbles into

being.

 

 

, Prayer Club

<_prayer_club wrote:

>

> Dear All,

> Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference

> between prayer and meditation?

>

> Swamiji defined the Sanskrit word for prayer:

>

> The Sanskrit word 'prarthana' means prayer.

>

> Pra means the Supreme or the highest

> artha means the goal, objective or meaning

> na means manifestation

>

> Please 'meditate' upon the Sanskrit meaning for prayer

> and share any inspirations you might have about the

> difference if any, between prayer and meditation.

>

> Looking forward to hearing all of your wonderful insights which

will be shared with Swamiji.

>

> _Prayer_Club

>

>

 

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jai Maa!

 

Please sign me up as a member of the Prayer Club for April. Thank

you for having made this opportunity possible.

 

I wish you and all the Devi Mandir family a very wonderful Navaratri.

 

Thank you, Phife.

 

Jai Maa!

 

 

 

 

, Prayer Club

<_prayer_club wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> It is that time again to sign up for the Prayer Club

> for the month of April. Please sign up by Friday,

> March 31, 5pm PST.

>

> Remember that Navaratri starts on Wednesday March 29 and

> Saturday April 1st is not only, Navaratri and April

> Fool's Day but it is the 4th day of the Shukla(bright)

> fortnight which is auspicious for Lord Ganesha.

> (A great day for reciting MM mantras!)

>

> If anybody new would like to sign up all you have to

> do is send in your name and a list of recipients to

> _Prayer_Club. The only requirement is a

> participant will recite the Mahamrityunjaya mantra a

> minimum of 21 times. The list of names is posted in

> the files section and the participant may choose to

> read the list of names aloud or simply say,"all the

> people on the prayer club list." A participant may

> choose to participate without sending in a list of

> recipients as well.

>

> Swamiji will also offer the list of names in his puja.

>

> Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference

> between prayer and meditation?

>

> Swamiji defined the Sanskrit word for prayer:

>

> The Sanskrit word 'prarthana' means prayer.

>

> Pra means the Supreme or the highest

> artha means the goal, objective or meaning

> na means manifestation

>

> Please 'meditate' upon the Sanskrit meaning for prayer

> and share any inspirations you might have about the

> difference if any, between prayer and meditation.

>

> Looking forward to hearing all of your wonderful insights which

will be shared with Swamiji.

>

> _Prayer_Club

>

>

 

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, in a rush to classes, but do sign me up for MM. Please add my mom

who is suffering 3rd Stage Alzheimer's; Her name is Emily H.

Souquette.

Bye for now,

Edward del Arroyo

-

Prayer Club

Monday, March 27, 2006 11:34 PM

April sign up/Question from Swamiji on prayer/meditation

Dear All,It is that time again to sign up for the Prayer Clubfor the

month of April. Please sign up by Friday,March 31, 5pm PST.Remember

that Navaratri starts on Wednesday March 29 andSaturday April 1st is

not only, Navaratri and AprilFool's Day but it is the 4th day of the

Shukla(bright)fortnight which is auspicious for Lord Ganesha. (A

great day for reciting MM mantras!) If anybody new would like to sign

up all you have todo is send in your name and a list of recipients

to_Prayer_Club. The only requirement is aparticipant will

recite the Mahamrityunjaya mantra aminimum of 21 times. The list of

names is posted inthe files section and the participant may choose

toread the list of names aloud or simply say,"all thepeople on the

prayer club list." A participant maychoose to participate without

sending in a list ofrecipients as well.Swamiji will also offer the

list of names in his puja.Swamiji asked this question: What is the

differencebetween prayer and meditation?Swamiji defined the Sanskrit

word for prayer:The Sanskrit word 'prarthana' means prayer.Pra means

the Supreme or the highestartha means the goal, objective or

meaningna means manifestationPlease 'meditate' upon the Sanskrit

meaning for prayerand share any inspirations you might have about

thedifference if any, between prayer and meditation. Looking forward

to hearing all of your wonderful insights which will be shared with

Swamiji._Prayer_ClubDo

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