thanks pravati ... sounds like more good help in the sincere effort
to bridge sadhana and daily life.

peace to you, spiritual sister! keep it going ...

steve

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<parvati_saraswati108@y...> wrote:
> Namaste to all who are studying the Devi Kavacham and all those
who
> are not:
>
> Here are a few notes taken from Swamiji's classes on the Chandi:
>
> The kavach is a suit of armor. We put the vibrations of the
Goddess
> inside us, we fill our hearts with her vibrations. Then wherever
we
> go no other vibration can permeate our armor. It says in the
Kavach
> verse #43 "for the welfare of his or her own soul one should not
take
> a step out of the house without putting on the kavach."
>
> The armor is a nyasa. Nyasa means to establish within. In various
> pujas we establish mantras in our fingers and body as well. Some
of
> you may already be familiar with this practice in the Shiva and
Durga
> pujas.
>
> Once we have placed the Goddess in various parts of our body if
any
> other vibration comes at us we just look inside and remember that
the
> Goddess resides within. Nothing can touch her and we don't have to
be
> influenced by any other vibration.
>
> If one does not have much time in the morning for sadhana before
> going to work, the Devi Kavacham is very beneficial to recite
> and highly recommended.