April sign up/Question from Swamiji on prayer/meditation

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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