Guest guest Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Namaste Sriniji, thank you very much for your consideration. There's no hurry; I know it is a lot to ask:), with love, Henny, "srini_sadhu" <srini_sadhu@.. ..> wrote: > > Dear Hennyji, > > Om! > > Thank you for all your questions. I will attempt to answer some of > them and seek Swamiji's help for the rest. I am sure we will all > benefit from this exchange. > > Jai Maa! > srini > > , "henny_v_i" <HvI@> wrote: > > > > Dear Srini, > > > > apart from the flower questions, I have some other matters which > are > > not clear to me. So I would be very grateful if you would take a > look > > at them: > > > > -Mudra questions: > > > > -on page 64, with the mantra `ayahi varade devi', we form the yoni > > mudra. Swamiji explains this in the recording, and I have seen the > > picture in the Kali book, but I still can't do it. I know it is > > difficult to explain in words, but what I do is this: baby- and > > ringfingers both folded inwards, so that the upper two-third of > these > > fingers touch each other, then with the tips of the middlefingers > > touching, forming an inverted `v', I cross the pointer fingers > over > > the middlefingers until their tips touch also, and finally I bend > my > > thumbs towards the inside? But then I have a large gap underneath > my > > inverted `v', which I do not see on the photo in the Kali book. > Where > > do I go wrong? (I hope I have made myself clear, I'll understand > if > > you can't help me with this) > > > > -with the samanyarghya: we use the ankush mudra with the last part > of > > the mantra. Do we also use it with the following 10 times japa? > > > > -on p.188, the code L.1.3.5. is used: does this mean that thumb, > > middle finger and pinky are sticking out, with pointer finger and > > ringfinger folded inwards? > > > > -with the anga puja: (p.201): is the body of the pujari meant here? > > > > > > -Other questions: > > > > -about the pot: it says it is to be established on the earth. Does > > this mean the floor in front of the altar? To the left or right of > > your asan? And what does such a pot look like? Can we use any pot? > > > > -I understand we place some coins in the pot. What do we do with > these > > when we have finished the puja? Can we use them again for the same > > purpose? > > > > -do we put the cloth over the coconut, or around the `shoulders' > of > > the pot? > > > > -I perform Shiva puja daily and I understand I can use the mantras > for > > establishing the pot also for the lingam. Do I then imagine all > the > > energies coming together (as in the pot) assembled in the lingam? > > > > -I understand p103-p.186 comprise the vidhi for the establishment > of > > the sacred fire. If I would want to skip this and follow the > > establishment of the pot/lingam with the establishment of the > internal > > yantra, would I then start with the bahya matrika nyasa on p.187, > > followed by the pitha nyasa etc.? > > > > -Can I build the ring of fire mentally without going through with > > establishing the external yantra, as a kind of `fire-wall' around > my > > asan before establishing the internal yantra? > > > > -the pitha nyasa has 30 mantras; the diagram on p.137 has 36. Who > is > > missing here? Should I use the diagram on p.151 of the Shiva Puja > book > > for establishing the inner yantra? > > > > -When you put the letters on the petals in the chakras, do you > think > > of a horizontal circle, like a plate, or a vertical one, like a > solar > > disc? > > > > I am very glad I can ask these questions. Please feel free to > ignore > > any or all of them if you don't have time or if you are > inconvenienced > > by them in any way, > > > > with love, > > Henny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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