Worship for others & Maa answering our prayers ...

[Guest guest]

Shree Maa Devotee (May your tribe increase!) wrote :

> There are six karmas allowed to a brahmana: to learn and to teach, to

worship

> for yourself and to worship for others, to pray for others and to lead

others

> in worship, to give what one can and to accept offerings that are

given as a

> token of love and respect.

>

 

Dear All,

Sometimes Shree Maa asks some of us to conduct pujas for other close

devotees .

 

I recently performed a puja at a devotees house at Maa's request. The

puja itself was straightforward, but the timing ... it couldnt have come

at a more difficult time. Things were heating up in my office, with

many of us working over and beyond our normal hours and I was already

very exhausted. I was determined however to follow through on Maa's

request, and sure enough I dont know how I got the energy to get up

three hours earlier, drive to my friends place, conduct a 90 min puja

and drive back just in time to my office. And the rest of the day too

passed very peacefully !

 

At another time, several months ago , Maa had asked me to perform a puja

for new landowners. The puja was performed outdoors as a way of

sanctifying the newly purchased land. The day dawned cloudy and dreary

with intermittent rain. I was resigned to getting wet. But Maa had other

ideas! The rains stopped in the afternoon, giving me time to proceed

with my puja. I completed the puja, walked all over the land and

sprinkled it with the sanctified water. As I completed the closing

prayers, I could feel it beginning to drizzle. The rain-God had decided

to have his way again but his timing was impeccable. He had waited until

I completed the puja.

 

A small incident - it may have been a happy coincidence. But like

earlier posts from Srini and Kalachandra who talked about "Maa answering

our prayers" .... it seems to me like Maa's way of saying "you follow

my requests, and I will take care of you "

 

Jai Shree Maa

Nanda

[Guest guest]

it seems to me like Maa's way of saying "you follow

my requests, and I will take care of you "

 

Jai Shree Maa

Nanda

 

Nanda,

Thank you so much for this. In your post, I received one very clear

message. I will do my best to follow Shree Maa's requests and

direction. The rest will fall in place. I have to trust. It can seem

daunting sometimes (for me) when trying to flip priorities in terms of

what gets my time first in the world...so that the Divine Mothers work

and sadhana come first. I think as I trust more and have less

attachment, this will get easier. Then again...all I do is really Her

work anyway...I just take my role way to seriously.

Om Jai Maa!

Sadhu Maa

[Guest guest]

wow--thanks for sharing this story, nanda!

Nanda wrote:

Dear All,

Sometimes Shree Maa asks some of us to conduct pujas for other close

devotees .

I recently performed a puja at a devotees house at Maa's request. The

puja itself was straightforward, but the timing ... it couldnt have come

at a more difficult time. Things were heating up in my office, with

many of us working over and beyond our normal hours and I was already

very exhausted. I was determined however to follow through on Maa's

request, and sure enough I dont know how I got the energy to get up

three hours earlier, drive to my friends place, conduct a 90 min puja

and drive back just in time to my office. And the rest of the day too

passed very peacefully !

At another time, several months ago , Maa had asked me to perform a puja

for new landowners. The puja was performed outdoors as a way of

sanctifying the newly purchased land. The day dawned cloudy and dreary

with intermittent rain. I was resigned to getting wet. But Maa had other

ideas! The rains stopped in the afternoon, giving me time to proceed

with my puja. I completed the puja, walked all over the land and

sprinkled it with the sanctified water. As I completed the closing

prayers, I could feel it beginning to drizzle. The rain-God had decided

to have his way again but his timing was impeccable. He had waited until

I completed the puja.

A small incident - it may have been a happy coincidence. But like

earlier posts from Srini and Kalachandra who talked about "Maa answering

our prayers" .... it seems to me like Maa's way of saying "you follow

my requests, and I will take care of you "

Jai Shree Maa

Nanda

-- Be Love,

Egyirba

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....

[A devotee asks how to become more spiritual]. "Son, first of all, you

should give up this idea about becoming more spiritual. Just try to

pray sincerely to God and meditate on Him. Don't think about becoming

more spiritual. That very thought can sometimes be a hindrance." -

Ammachi, Awaken Children, Vol.5, p19 (0353)