Guest guest Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Namaste Family, A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does aarti. He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way Swamiji taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like you have a relationship with Divine Mother. With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This is called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense to the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at the deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry can't describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, one of the seven angas of siddhantachar. Jai Maa! with love and prayers srini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 srini try. try to describe swamiji's dance. or at least, what it makes you feel. OM. gratitude for everything. today on the sidewalk i say a butterfly. it was listing sideways. mabye i was too. i think it was dying. i am seeing this pretty wing. what was its experience. then, there is only One Mind. my death and the butterfly's, together on the sidewalk. was it lonely. was i lonely. and if so, why. OM. , "srini_sadhu" <srini_sadhu wrote: > > Namaste Family, > > A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does aarti. > He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. > > Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way Swamiji > taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like you have > a relationship with Divine Mother. > > With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by > looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This is > called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense to > the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = > end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth > (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the > incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's > image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at the > deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the > incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry can't > describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. > > Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, one > of the seven angas of siddhantachar. > > Jai Maa! > > with love and prayers > srini > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 more beautiful and you feel like you have a relationship with Divine Mother.With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This is called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense to the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at the deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry can't describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful.Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, one of the seven angas of siddhantachar.Jai Maa!with love and prayerssrini Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Jai Jai Maa. , Nirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008 wrote: > > Jai Maa, > > One night we were doing arati to Shree Maa. Maa was seated in Her little yellow chair. When Swami Ji was waving the arati, He was just smiling and dancing and waving the arati lamp to Maa. Maa was just sitting quietly in Her chair, blessing us. I had the distinct impression of Lord Ganesha dancing and waving arati.Watching Swami Ji, it was just like seeing Ganesha dance, smiling and singing and waving the arati lamp. This is one of the sweetest memories! > > > > srini_sadhu <srini_sadhu wrote: > Namaste Family, > > A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does aarti. > He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. > > Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way Swamiji > taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like you have > a relationship with Divine Mother. > > With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by > looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This is > called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense to > the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = > end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth > (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the > incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's > image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at the > deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the > incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry can't > describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. > > Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, one > of the seven angas of siddhantachar. > > Jai Maa! > > with love and prayers > srini > > > > > > Visit your group "" on the web. > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Namaste Steve, Here is my humble offering.... When Swamiji dances...He doesn't just dance...he floats a couple of inches above the ground and is carried around by His love and devotion...when He is in the Bhava, we all are in it with him...time stops...He is like the plants on the reefs that sway with the currents....when you witness this all, you sway, too. Jai Swamiji....Jai Maa!!! Gauri , "Steve Connor" <sconnor wrote: > > srini > > try. try to describe swamiji's dance. or at least, what it makes you feel. > > OM. gratitude for everything. > > today on the sidewalk i say a butterfly. it was listing sideways. > mabye i was too. i think it was dying. i am seeing this pretty wing. > what was its experience. then, there is only One Mind. my death and > the butterfly's, together on the sidewalk. was it lonely. was i > lonely. and if so, why. OM. > > > , "srini_sadhu" <srini_sadhu@> wrote: > > > > Namaste Family, > > > > A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does aarti. > > He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. > > > > Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way Swamiji > > taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like you have > > a relationship with Divine Mother. > > > > With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by > > looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This is > > called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense to > > the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = > > end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth > > (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the > > incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's > > image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at the > > deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the > > incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry can't > > describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. > > > > Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, one > > of the seven angas of siddhantachar. > > > > Jai Maa! > > > > with love and prayers > > srini > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 The memories of Maa and Swamiji or even just the thought of them carries us through the samskara. Jai Nirmalaji , "kaliananda_saraswati" <kaliananda_saraswati wrote: > > Jai Jai Maa. > > , Nirmalananda Saraswati > <nirmalananda1008@> wrote: > > > > Jai Maa, > > > > One night we were doing arati to Shree Maa. Maa was seated in Her > little yellow chair. When Swami Ji was waving the arati, He was just > smiling and dancing and waving the arati lamp to Maa. Maa was just > sitting quietly in Her chair, blessing us. I had the distinct > impression of Lord Ganesha dancing and waving arati.Watching Swami > Ji, it was just like seeing Ganesha dance, smiling and singing and > waving the arati lamp. This is one of the sweetest memories! > > > > > > > > srini_sadhu <srini_sadhu@> wrote: > > Namaste Family, > > > > A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does > aarti. > > He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. > > > > Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way > Swamiji > > taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like you > have > > a relationship with Divine Mother. > > > > With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start by > > looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. This > is > > called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the incense > to > > the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth = > > end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called Nasikanth > > (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the > > incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved Deity's > > image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only at > the > > deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering the > > incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry > can't > > describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. > > > > Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, > one > > of the seven angas of siddhantachar. > > > > Jai Maa! > > > > with love and prayers > > srini > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "" on the web. > > > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low > rates. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 very lovely. there is my goal, to be natural and intuitive like a plant, a force of nature. thanks gauri for taking time to describe this. , "gabilu27" <gabilu27 wrote: > > Namaste Steve, > Here is my humble offering.... > When Swamiji dances...He doesn't just dance...he floats a couple of > inches above the ground and is carried around by His love and > devotion...when He is in the Bhava, we all are in it with him...time > stops...He is like the plants on the reefs that sway with the > currents....when you witness this all, you sway, too. > > Jai Swamiji....Jai Maa!!! > > Gauri > , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@> > wrote: > > > > srini > > > > try. try to describe swamiji's dance. or at least, what it makes > you feel. > > > > OM. gratitude for everything. > > > > today on the sidewalk i say a butterfly. it was listing sideways. > > mabye i was too. i think it was dying. i am seeing this pretty > wing. > > what was its experience. then, there is only One Mind. my death and > > the butterfly's, together on the sidewalk. was it lonely. was i > > lonely. and if so, why. OM. > > > > > > , "srini_sadhu" <srini_sadhu@> > wrote: > > > > > > Namaste Family, > > > > > > A few weeks ago, our Beloved Swamiji shared with us how he does > aarti. > > > He learned this from a South Indian Pujari. > > > > > > Before this I was just waving lights. Now when I do it the way > Swamiji > > > taught us, the aarti is even more beautiful and you feel like > you have > > > a relationship with Divine Mother. > > > > > > With any object that is being offered (example: incense), start > by > > > looking at the Deity's hair and show the incense to the hair. > This is > > > called Keshanth (Kesh = hair, anth = end). Then show the > incense to > > > the forehead. This is called lalitanth (lalaat = forehead, anth > = > > > end); then show the incense to the nose. This is called > Nasikanth > > > (nasik = nose; anth = end). Then we do parikram where we use the > > > incense to trace a line around the contours of our Beloved > Deity's > > > image. For each step, Swamiji is totally focused, lloking only > at the > > > deity (tratak), ringing the bell in the left hand and offering > the > > > incense in the right. After that Swamiji starts dancing. Sorry > can't > > > describe that - it is very graceful and beautiful. > > > > > > Swamiji adds that when we dance in aarti we are performing Nrit, > one > > > of the seven angas of siddhantachar. > > > > > > Jai Maa! > > > > > > with love and prayers > > > srini > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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