Photo of the week of Feb 18 – Feb 24 2007
(Taken on MahaShivaratri, Feb 15 2007 at Devi Mandir, Napa, CA)
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Photo of the week of Feb 18 – Feb 24 2007
(Taken on MahaShivaratri, Feb 15 2007 at Devi Mandir, Napa, CA)
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Week 6 of the Sankalpa has completed. Some of us are trying to keep up with this sankalpa AND balance a sadhana for Shivaratri AND with the demands that life puts in our way to test our sincerity and resolve in this sadhana!
Shivaratri – reminds me of a Swamiji story. Swamiji had gotten badly scorched at a fire ceremony several years ago, one that he never fully healed from. This Shivaratri, during the chanting of a text, he got more blisters on the same spot that he had been scorched, but to paraphrase his own inimitable words "a little burn is no reason to break one’s asana or sadhana"
May we all derive the inspiration from Swamiji’s sadhana to keep at our tapasya this year . May our minds be filled with that firm determination of Shiva, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness.
Here is a photo taken at the Dharamshala at the Mandir, in early Jan 2007 – with our friends from New Jersey, learning to pronounce the mantra for this sankalpa. Guess who is who ?
As of Feb 18 2007, here are totals of those of us that prefer to do the sankalpa at the fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Michael | 12960 |
Janitri | 4084 |
Total | 17,044 |
and below are the counts for those of us that do the sadhana without a fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Babu | 1296 |
Bharata | 32000 |
Bharati | 8640 |
Brendan | 2150 |
Carie | 618 |
Chocatane | 13068 |
Chris K | 11448 |
Chris W | 12120 |
Debi | 36828 |
Donna | 15690 |
Durga | 4752 |
Egyirba | 6048 |
Eric | 32508 |
Gauri | 5832 |
Georgiann | 4117 |
Henny | 17496 |
Janitri | 7584 |
Jayadeva | 13824 |
Julia | 10860 |
Kalachandra | 9072 |
Kaliananda | 11988 |
Kamalaji | 9770 |
Kanda | 12960 |
Karen | 14000 |
Kathy | 11044 |
Marsha | 7884 |
Maruthi | 23000 |
Mausumi | 11880 |
Michael | 7884 |
Michele | 4218 |
Morningsong | 15120 |
Muktimaa | 9936 |
Nirmalananda | 9300 |
Nanda | 10115 |
Papia | 11880 |
Parvati | 6480 |
Patty | 13365 |
Prasana | 9568 |
Prathibha | 10617 |
Raghu | 15444 |
Rebeca | 8100 |
Rick Veda | 43740 |
Robin | 9900 |
Rolf | 10800 |
Rukmani | 6048 |
Sadhu Maa | 7668 |
Shubal | 7884 |
Sitara | 1124 |
Sundari | 11340 |
Shankari | 6048 |
Surya | 73224 |
Susan | 11664 |
Usha | 32724 |
Vasantha | 21000 |
Wendel | 10200 |
Wendy | 17712 |
Vinay | 2160 |
Visveshwar | 31512 |
Yogini | 35640 |
Total | 820,892 |
Welcome to the latest addition to our sankalpa group – Brendan from Massachusetts. Congratulations to Michael for completing his sankalpa at the fire.
Thanks to our participants Shankari Kali and Henny for sharing their progress on the sankalpa. Here is what Shankari Kali has to say
"I have noticed that since I started the peace sankalpa, I have developed more
discipline. This has affected many areas of my life. I could never stick with
anything. My weight was spiralling out of control, and my health was
deteriorating. By requiring myself to say this daily as many times as I could
muster, I even noticed that I had more energy. I have since developed a daily
exercise program.
I have been saying at least two malas of Om Namah Shivaya everyday along with other mantras. I have never had this much energy or desire to meditate."
And here is what Henny has to say
"The first week, I embarked upon daily chanting as one more task to be done and my chanting was very much directed outwards. I was chanting to someone ‘out here’, and in fact the volume was loud enough to be heard by the neighbours, I think. And I was very conscious of myself sitting there, chanting, and there was a feeling of ‘wanting to get the job done’.
Then one afternoon (early morning in California), I tuned into the live broadcast from the Devi Mandir, and I heard a Devi Mandir sadhu doing japa very, very quietly, tenderly and with great patience, and just listening to that voice made me realize what I had been doing. So, the next time I sat down for japa, I ‘listened’ to the memory of that voice in my mind, and that made me more centered and quiet, and then I began my chanting.
Gradually, over the next few days, I was gently drawn inside to the Presence listening within. And my chanting followed and it has become much more subtle, softer, and also much more peaceful. And now, when the mantra has taken me to that inner place where She listens, I forget to think about myself as one who chants, and chanting goes on inside of its own accord. Now, it is no longer a task to be accomplished, but an opportunity to enter into the Presence more and more, and something to look forward to. "
In the words of Swamiji, "We are trying to give ourselves the privilege of loving passionately"
As of Feb 11 2007, here are totals of those of us that prefer to do the sankalpa at the fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Michael | 12960 |
Janitri | 4084 |
Total | 17,044 |
and below are the counts for those of us that do the sadhana without a fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Babu | 1296 |
Bharata | 25000 |
Bharati | 8424 |
Brendan | 2150 |
Carie | 360 |
Chocatane | 10260 |
Chris K | 9180 |
Chris W | 9351 |
Debi | 26676 |
Donna | 12190 |
Durga | 2808 |
Egyirba | 6048 |
Eric | 27108 |
Gauri | 5400 |
Georgiann | 2591 |
Henny | 15120 |
Janitri | 5316 |
Jayadeva | 11664 |
Julia | 10860 |
Kalachandra | 9072 |
Kaliananda | 10368 |
Kamalaji | 9770 |
Kanda | 10800 |
Karen | 12000 |
Kathy | 8776 |
Marsha | 7884 |
Maruthi | 20000 |
Mausumi | 9720 |
Michael | 7884 |
Michele | 3370 |
Morningsong | 12420 |
Muktimaa | 9288 |
Nirmalananda | 5300 |
Nanda | 9115 |
Papia | 11880 |
Parvati | 4320 |
Patty | 11388 |
Prasana | 9568 |
Prathibha | 10617 |
Raghu | 13284 |
Rebeca | 8100 |
Rick Veda | 34020 |
Robin | 7800 |
Rolf | 6264 |
Rukmani | 6048 |
Sadhu Maa | 6804 |
Sadhvi | 25600 |
Shubal | 5616 |
Sitara | 1124 |
Sundari | 11340 |
Shankari | 3780 |
Surya | 73224 |
Susan | 8532 |
Usha | 26136 |
Vasantha | 11000 |
Wendel | 7200 |
Wendy | 15444 |
Vinay | 2160 |
Visveshwar | 24732 |
Yogini | 25920 |
Total | 709,470 |
The Jyotirlingams are among the most revered holy places for the worship of Lord Shiva. The twelve Jyotirlingams are:
Somanatham, Mallikarjunam, Mahakalam, Omkareswaram, Kedaranatham, Bhimasankaram, Visveswaram, Tryambakam, Baijanatham, Nageswaram, Ramesvaram and Ghusmesvaram.
{ NOTE – If you are wondering about the title "Prathamam Sailaputri Cha", it means "First is the Goddess of Inspiration" and refers to the first of the Navadurgas. To know more about the Navadurgas, please read the Cosmic Puja or Chandi Path (the verse is in the Armor of the Goddess)}
The sankalpa has touched the participants in many many ways. It prompted Vishweshwar, a disciple of Shree Maa to reach out and ask each participant to spread the word and get more people to sign up. Like ever spreading ripples caused by throwing a single pebble into a lake, just one inspiration from Shree Maa has us doing more, and getting the word out to more people. It was also heartwarming to see two fairly "new" additions to the Mandir family, Prathibha and Prasana, energetically share their enthusiasm for the sankalpa with others that had gathered at the Mandir on Sunday. Prathibha, in the true spirit of motivating another, even gifted her friend with her own recently acquired hand tally counter to demonstrate how easy it was to keep adding mantras chanted in random free moments.
First Maa gives us an idea, and then Her beautiful family give it the momentum. May this positive energy continue to generate and bless Mother Earth !
As a group we have crossed 320,000 repetitions of japa and over 9000 at the fire. Here are the numbers as of the week ending 28th Jan 2007.
This is the total for those that preferred to do their sadhana at the fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Michael | 6372 |
Janitri | 3024 |
Total | 9,396 |
and below are the counts for those of us that do the sadhana without a fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Babu | 1296 |
Bharata | 11000 |
Bharati | 2052 |
Carie | 30 |
Chris | 5076 |
Debi | 8640 |
Donna | 5390 |
Durga | 2808 |
Egyirba | 3780 |
Eric | 11664 |
Gauri | 3132 |
Georgiann | 1583 |
Henny | 6480 |
Janitri | 1624 |
Jayadeva | 7020 |
Julia | 6240 |
Kalachandra | 4536 |
Kaliananda | 6372 |
Kamalaji | 5184 |
Kanda | 6480 |
Karen | 7000 |
Kathy | 3240 |
Marsha | 2484 |
Mausumi | 4752 |
Michele | 1372 |
Morningsong | 7344 |
Muktimaa | 5940 |
Nirmalananda | 2500 |
Nanda | 6900 |
Papia | 5400 |
Parvati | 2700 |
Patty | 6852 |
Prasana | 7000 |
Prathibha | 7201 |
Raghu | 8748 |
Rebeca | 2700 |
Rick Veda | 20412 |
Robin | 3400 |
Rolf | 5076 |
Rukmani | 3672 |
Sadhu Maa | 2376 |
Sadhvi | 8146 |
Shubal | 1512 |
Sundari | 4536 |
Shankari | 2808 |
Surya | 45522 |
Susan | 2916 |
Usha | 13608 |
Wendel | 1296 |
Wendy | 6372 |
Vinay | 2160 |
Visveshwar | 11340 |
Yogini | 11880 |
Total | 320,588 |
Guru: The syllable Gu means darkness, Ru means light. The Supreme Divinity which destroys ignorance is verily the Guru, without a doubt. The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, […]
This has been a very eventful week for the sankalpa. The highlight was a wonderful note from Shree Maa blessing the sadhaks.
Shree Maa said (in an email)
Beloved Children,
I am thrilled with your sankalpa.
Earth Mother needs you. Keep going with Her. Earth Mother and you guys are not separate. All of you will get lots of blessings.
Alright! Arise! We are marching ahead with Earth Mother’s Flag!
I love you all.
Shree Maa
A lot of us, charged with the power of Maa’s words gave an extra push to do more this week. Our group’s grand total crossed 170,000 repetitions.
Some of the devotees organized a satsang in their home town, and began their practice with the group. Here is what the devotee had to say:
Many that we emailed expressed interest in joining the 2007 peace mantra sankalpa. Around ten joined us tonight for satsang. It was FUN! We discussed the Chandi Path, the mantra and mantra practice based on teachings and sharings from Swamiji, others in the on line group and our experiences. We did the sankalpa prayer, started the practice, sang araati and kirtan. The bhav was high and participants seemed inspired.
Hearing these experiences motivated our group and participants even more. Here are the individual totals as of this week (21 Jan 2007).
This is the total for those that preferred to do their sadhana at the fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Michael | 3132 |
Janitri | 1080 |
Total | 4,212 |
and below are the counts for those of us that do the sadhana without a fire
Name |
Number of Mantras
|
Babu | 1296 |
Chris | 2808 |
Debi | 5076 |
Donna | 1790 |
Durga | 756 |
Egyirba | 2160 |
Eric | 7452 |
Gauri | 3132 |
Henny | 2700 |
Janitri | 540 |
Jayadeva | 4428 |
Julia | 1620 |
Kalachandra | 4536 |
Kaliananda | 3888 |
Kamalaji | 2916 |
Kanda | 4320 |
Karen | 4800 |
Marsha | 324 |
Mausumi | 2592 |
Michele | 700 |
Morningsong | 5400 |
Muktimaa | 3564 |
Nirmalananda | 700 |
Nanda | 3360 |
Papia | 648 |
Parvati | 1080 |
Patty | 4584 |
Prasana | 3540 |
Prathibha | 3665 |
Raghu | 3564 |
Rick Veda | 13176 |
Robin | 1088 |
Rolf | 2700 |
Rukmani | 756 |
Sadhu Maa | 1620 |
Sadhvi | 4410 |
Sundari | 2484 |
Shankari | 1944 |
Surya | 31050 |
Susan | 1080 |
Usha | 9828 |
Wendy | 2656 |
Visveshwar | 3780 |
Yogini | 6480 |
Total | 170,991 |
~~OM~~
Sati, the consort of Shiva was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati a descendant of Brahma. Sati had married Shiva against the wishes of her father. The vain Daksha performed a great yagna (with the sole aim of insulting Shiva), to which he invited all of the gods and goddesses except his son-in-law Shiva. Sati learned about her father’s yajna from Narad Muni. She asked Shiva’s permission to attend the yajna, saying that a daughter did not need an invitation from her father. Shiva said that Daksha was trying to insult him, and so even if Sati attended the yajna, the fruit of the sacrifice would not be auspicious. Therefore he bade Sati not to attend the yajna.
Sati became furious – She thought that Shiva was treating her like an ignorant lady and not as the mother of Universe. So to show Shiva who she really was, she assumed a different form – the one of the Divine Mother. The oceans raged and the mountains shook, the atmosphere was filled with the wonder of her form. Shiva began to shake and tried to flee. In every direction that he tried to flee, the Divine mother stopped him. The Divine Mother had multiplied herself into ten different forms guarding the ten different directions and try as Shiva might, he could not escape from her, as she had blocked every escape route.
~~OM~~
This Week Last Week Archive Previous Page
November 4 – November 10
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
November 11 – November 17
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
November 18 – November 24
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
November 25 – December 1
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
December 2 – December 8
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
December 9 – December 15
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
Question: What does a person do who doesn’t have a purpose?
Swamiji: I suggest that a person without a purpose better find one. Without a purpose it is difficult to have a meaningful life. How can you accomplish anything if you don’t know what your purpose is? We need to find a goal that would be worthy of our commitment.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
December 16 – December 22
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
Maa says to us. “Ok, kids go out and play in this world.” What is the fault of the mind? If she is compassionate to us, then She’ll bring our minds back to Her. Then we find liberation from all these worldly thoughts, and we keep our minds at the Lotus Feet of the Divine.
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
In the Sundar Kanda of the Ramayan, Tulasidas wrote a beautiful verse:
“Dear one, take all the pleasure between heaven and earth and count them as one. As great a delight as that might be, it can’t possibly be as enjoyable as satsanga.”
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
December 23 – December 29
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
– from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna
This Week Last Week Archive Previous Page
~~OM~~
This Week Last Week Archive Previous Page Archive Next Page
September 2 – September 8
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Before Becoming This
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and The Goddess
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
September 9 – September 15
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
September 16 – September 22
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
September 23 – September 29
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
September 30 – October 6
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
October 7 – October 13
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
At the same point in his puja every day, and at a different time of day while his eyes were closed and he was performing meditaion and doing japa (reciting the mantra of the deity), a man dressed in orange clothes with an orange turban wrapped on his head went up to Swamiji and put a mala (garland of flowers) around his neck and smeared his forehead with ashes. I witnessed this daily for nine consecutive days. On the last day, Swamiji started his puja while the doors were still locked. And yet, even with the doors bolted shut, the same man still came and placed a garland around Swamiji’s neck and smeared his forehead with ashes.
After we left the temple and headed back to our rooms that last morning, Shree Maa turned to us and said, “Did you see that man who put ashes on Swamiji’s forehead and put a mala around his neck?”
“Yes,” we replied.
“That man was Shiva.”
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
October 14 – October 20
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Before Becoming This
Question: Does the Guru have a responsibility to her/his disciple.
Answer: Of Course. If the Guru gives a disciple initiation, it is a big responsibility. You have to take care of the disciple for many lifetimes.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
October 21 – October 27
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
October 28 – November 3
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Gems of Wisdom
Question: How do you feel about debt?
Answer: We are seeking freedom. When you incur debt, what you are saying is, “I am going enjoy today and pay tomorrow.” So you are obligating your self tomorrow for today’s pleasure. We would say that’s not a good idea from a spiritual point of view. If you encumber yourself for tomorrow, then you won’t be free today. You have obligated yourself to spend time working in the marketplace in order to pay for yesterday’s enjoyments. You are borrowing karma.
– from Before Becoming This
Answer: Absolutely. You have to go work to do what you don’t want to do to pay off what you enjoyed yesterday.
– from Before Becoming This
Response: Not necessarily. You might create a different standard of life and spend less time working. Then you would work for God instead, and whatever you need will come to you.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
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Narayana gives the divisions of time from the minutest, namely the Lava to the duration of Brahma’s life (or a period of 36,000 days and nights, each of 8,640,000,000 human years duration).…read more
This video series includes both Sanskrit and English translation. In this video series, Swami Satyananda Saraswati help us make the shift from studying the Bhagavad Gita as intellectual pursuit – […]
By Paul Logan, Journal Staff Writer
Friday, November 10, 2000
A woman many believe to be one of the rarest individuals on earth “a living saint” has come to Albuquerque to share her love.
Shree Maa, “the respected Holy Mother,” said Thursday she is here because “I love to see my family. The whole universe is my family.”
Draped in layers of orange, red, gold and yellow clothing with beads around her neck and wrists, the graying, middle-aged Hindu holy woman with a gentle voice is about 5-feet, 5 inches tall and less than 100 pounds.
Maa said she has been enlightened since her birth in Assam, the northeast corner of India. Having enlightenment includes experiencing pure love and comprehending truth.
Sitting cross-legged on a couch at a Northeast Heights home, Maa said she attended an international yogi conference in Texas and is returning by motor home to California. Her home is a modest trailer in the mountains, about a half hour outside of Napa.
Maa said she has been sent “to perform God’s work in this world.”
Maa spends about nine months each year traveling throughout the world to share her teachings.
Instead of attracting followers, she said wants to show people of all faiths how “to build temples in their hearts and in their minds.”
Her assistant, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, or Swamiji, said a person’s every action can change a house into a temple. By respecting one’s actions, a person is paying attention to what he or she is doing.
“So any action that we do without selfishness can be a form of worship,” Swamiji said. “We can make divine everything that we do.”
During the interview, some of Maa’s devotees were chanting scriptures in Sanskrit in another room. Nearby, a coffee table had been converted into an altar with pictures and symbols from the world’s great religions, including Jesus, Buddha and Mary as well as flowers of every color and candles.
Swamiji said Maa adheres to the famous Indian proverb: “Just as many as there are individuals, so many are there paths to God.”
He said her programs are open to everyone and called them “unique” because “she makes worship fun.”
Maa said she offers those who attend three things: pure love, accepting everyone for what they are; inspiration, meaning she motivates each person to help make them better; and appreciation, recognizing every effort a person makes.
She met the late Mother Teresa, who some Catholics considered a living saint, years ago in Calcutta. Maa said she wanted to see her “because she is my family, also … I love her.”
Maa’s message includes being true to one’s self because then a person is without fear. With a clear conscience, a person’s heart is silent. “That,” she said, “is peace.”
Also:
WHEN: Today, 7 p.m., at Futures For Children building, 9600 Tennyson NE (332-4146); Saturday, 1 p.m., the home of Al and Dianne Lopez, 900 Avenida Cielito NE (255-4169); and Sunday, 1 p.m., again at Futures For Children
WHAT: Programs of meditation, singing, storytelling on Friday and Sunday; fire ceremony on Saturday
HOW MUCH: Free and open to everyone
~~OM~~
This Week Last Week Archive Previous Page Archive Next Page
July 1 – July 7
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Etrnal Bliss
– from Before Becoming This
– from Gems of Wisdom
Question to Shree Maa: What’s your reason for coming to the United States?
This whole universe is mine. Where God sends me, that is where I go. For you, this is the United States. For me it is not the United States. For me, it is home.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
July 8 – July 14
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
July 15 – July 21
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Before Becoming This
July 22 – July 28
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from The Guru and the Goddess
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from The Gurur and the Goddess
Question to Shree Maa: Is praying to you the same as praying to God?
Yes. There is no doubt about that. The love of the Guru is the same as the love of God. Both are free of selfishness. Any time you pray without selfishness, all that is divine will respond.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Bliss
– from Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Bliss
July 29 – August 4
– from Gems of Wisdom
Question to Shree Maa: What about someone who reads this book or comes to see you at a program and really wants to know God?
Answer: Most people are just curious. They come see me to enjoy themselves. Of five thousand people, maybe one soul is touched and feels the desire to change.
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Life of the Saint
– from Shree Maa: The Life of the Saint
August 5 – August 11
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and The Goddess
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
From the story of Sukdeva, as told by Shree Maa
“Even if you go into the forest with one stick, one asana and one begging bowl, if you maintain attachment, you will constantly be thinking about your possessions. Whereas if you are free from attachment you can rule a country as vast as Mithila and your mind will never be disturbed.”
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Before Becoming This
August 12 – August 18
– from Gems of Wisdom
I replied without hesitation, When you can do puja as perfectly as Swamiji, I will be pleased to take you with me.
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Sahib Sadhu: The White Sadhu
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess
– from Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2:23
August 19 – August 25
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
Question to Shree Maa: “Before coming into this life time, do we decide who we are going to have as a partner?”
Shree Maa: “I believe we do, but it looks like they don’t believe that in this country. They think they choose their partners. But ultimately God does.”
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Before Becoming This
– from Shree Maa: The Life of a Saint
– from Gems of Wisdom
August 26 – September 1
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
– from Gems of Wisdom
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