Latha, you mentioned (below) learning vocabulary. How can one do
that? Do you know of a dictionary that might help?

3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is
particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...

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.

Dear Latha,
What I hope to begin to approach is the idea of "kavace hrdi
samsthite", one in whose heart resides this armor. That would be the
most amazing thing for me...to have this kavaca internalized in my
heart. I have been chanting the Devi Kavacham since August,when it
was suggested to me by one of my Sri Vidya teachers. I am thinking
that all of us working on the Chandi Path together is a very
powerful thing, especially under the auspices of Shree Maa and
Swamiji. If we ever had a chance to "realize" any part of this text,
this would be a good time!
As we move along in the Chandi Path, I am just hoping to get my
tongue used to all of the twists and turns so that it becomes more
familiar to me...I remember when I was learning Lalitha Sahasranam,
just despairing of EVER learning it...now it is so familiar to me
and the parts that used to trip me up are now my favorites because
I'm still working on them. So, beginning the Chandi, I think...."Oh,
this is so daunting! So many verses!" but then I remember that every
text I have ever learned in Sanskrit, I felt the very same way about
at the beginning..."I'll never learn this! It's too hard! It's too
long!' etc. etc. The great thing about the sankalpa is that it
overrides all of those doubts and the great thing about doing this
as part of a group is that we can all help each other stay focused.
I've been wanting to learn the Chandi Path for a long time.....this
is it!
best,
sadhvi

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

--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "parvati_saraswati108"
<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.

Dear All,
I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
night of the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a
beautiful dream with Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love
Verse 8: "When She is remembered with devotion, all opposition ends
and immediately prosperity begins. For those who remember Her, the
Supreme Goddess protects them without a doubt". The most important
thing to do is remember Her, just remember! so great.
Love to All,
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Latha Nanda
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
How are we all doing on the Kavach ....Here is one word that is
repeated over and over again and that word is "raksha" which means
"protection". Of course it comes with different case endings in
Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed, rakshech etc... If anyone is
familiar with the case endings for Raksha , it will be great if you
can share with us.Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this
group sankalpa. I was thinking that we should each measure our own
progress with our own yardsticks . And I would love to know what each
of you hope to get out of the one week per chapterFor me, personally,
it is1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day2) Memorize ATLEAST one
verse from the chapter. So at the end of the week, if I am asked what
I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh I know this verse ..."3)
Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is
particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...4) And
personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of the verses
in sanskrit .What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ?
Please do share with the forum.

Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl (AT) patmedia (DOT) net>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
Dear All,
I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
night of the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a
beautiful dream with Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love
Verse 8: "When She is remembered with devotion, all opposition ends
and immediately prosperity begins. For those who remember Her, the
Supreme Goddess protects them without a doubt". The most important
thing to do is remember Her, just remember! so great.
Love to All,
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that word
is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I was
thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
out of the one week per chapter
For me, personally, it is
1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of the
week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh
I know this verse ..."
3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is
particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
the verses in sanskrit .
What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share
with the forum.
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My feelings exactly!

Chris



--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote:
> Dear Latha,
> What I hope to begin to approach is the idea of "kavace hrdi
> samsthite", one in whose heart resides this armor. That would be
the
> most amazing thing for me...to have this kavaca internalized in my
> heart. I have been chanting the Devi Kavacham since August,when it
> was suggested to me by one of my Sri Vidya teachers. I am thinking
> that all of us working on the Chandi Path together is a very
> powerful thing, especially under the auspices of Shree Maa and
> Swamiji. If we ever had a chance to "realize" any part of this
text,
> this would be a good time!
> As we move along in the Chandi Path, I am just hoping to get my
> tongue used to all of the twists and turns so that it becomes more
> familiar to me...I remember when I was learning Lalitha Sahasranam,
> just despairing of EVER learning it...now it is so familiar to me
> and the parts that used to trip me up are now my favorites because
> I'm still working on them. So, beginning the Chandi, I
think...."Oh,
> this is so daunting! So many verses!" but then I remember that
every
> text I have ever learned in Sanskrit, I felt the very same way
about
> at the beginning..."I'll never learn this! It's too hard! It's too
> long!' etc. etc. The great thing about the sankalpa is that it
> overrides all of those doubts and the great thing about doing this
> as part of a group is that we can all help each other stay focused.
> I've been wanting to learn the Chandi Path for a long time.....this
> is it!
> best,
> sadhvi

I hope you understanding my english.. Excuse-me because I'm in Brazil,
South America and here we speek portuguese.
This group.is an excellente oportunity for us. We have chandi class,
and we see. the King of Good Thoughts"returned to his own kingdon and
locked the nine gates by whith to enter." I think that Kavaca is our
way to lock our gates so She will be protect us removing our
dificulties.
.
sivadancer wrote:
Namaste Friends,I would like to know why does the kavacam ask Chandi
in verse 36:ahaMkAraM mano buddhiM rakShenme dharmadhAriNI"May my
ego, mind, and intellect be protected by She who Supports the Way of
Truth to wisdom."Why do we ask Chandi to protect these and then chant
entire chapters devoted to "slaying" these very things within us? Ego
is slain in chapter 2 and mind-intellect is the source of thoughts --
but we are worshipping Chandika -- She Who Tears Apart All Thoughts.
Why do we ask Maa to protect these in Her armor?AUM--- In
Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda" wrote:> How are we all
doing on the Kavach ....> > Here is one word that is repeated over
and over again and that word > is "raksha" which means "protection".
Of course it comes
with > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for >
Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.> > Well, I am
chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I was > thinking
that we should each measure our own progress with our own >
yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get >
out of the one week per chapter> > For me, personally, it is> > 1)
Chant the chapter atleast once a day> 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse
from the chapter. So at the end of the > week, if I am asked what I
got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh > I know this verse ..."> 3)
Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is >
particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit . >
For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu
means arms etc ...> 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write
atleast one of > the verses in sanskrit .> > > What do you hope to get
out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share > with the forum.Yahoo!
Mail - O melhor e-mail do Brasil. Abra sua conta agora!

me too.

one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied by
an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.

2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at his
mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...

steve

--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
>
> From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
>
>
> Dear All,
> I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
night of
> the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
dream with
> Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She is
> remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
prosperity
> begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
them
> without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember Her,
just
> remember! so great.
> Love to All,
> Lynne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
>
> How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
>
> Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that word
> is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
>
> Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I was
> thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> out of the one week per chapter
>
> For me, personally, it is
>
> 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of the
> week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh
> I know this verse ..."
> 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is
> particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> the verses in sanskrit .
>
>
> What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share
> with the forum.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
>
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me too, 100% sadhvi, you have a way.

this captures it for me:

"If we ever had a chance to "realize" any part of this
text, this would be a good time!"

yes, now just might be our time ... let it be so, oh goddess ...

love, peace, steadfastness, courage, focus, listen, do, seize this
great moment,

steve


--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Chris Kirner"
<chriskirner1956@y...> wrote:
> My feelings exactly!
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...>
wrote:
> > Dear Latha,
> > What I hope to begin to approach is the idea of "kavace hrdi
> > samsthite", one in whose heart resides this armor. That would be
> the
> > most amazing thing for me...to have this kavaca internalized in
my
> > heart. I have been chanting the Devi Kavacham since August,when
it
> > was suggested to me by one of my Sri Vidya teachers. I am
thinking
> > that all of us working on the Chandi Path together is a very
> > powerful thing, especially under the auspices of Shree Maa and
> > Swamiji. If we ever had a chance to "realize" any part of this
> text,
> > this would be a good time!
> > As we move along in the Chandi Path, I am just hoping to get
my
> > tongue used to all of the twists and turns so that it becomes
more
> > familiar to me...I remember when I was learning Lalitha
Sahasranam,
> > just despairing of EVER learning it...now it is so familiar to me
> > and the parts that used to trip me up are now my favorites
because
> > I'm still working on them. So, beginning the Chandi, I
> think...."Oh,
> > this is so daunting! So many verses!" but then I remember that
> every
> > text I have ever learned in Sanskrit, I felt the very same way
> about
> > at the beginning..."I'll never learn this! It's too hard! It's
too
> > long!' etc. etc. The great thing about the sankalpa is that it
> > overrides all of those doubts and the great thing about doing
this
> > as part of a group is that we can all help each other stay
focused.
> > I've been wanting to learn the Chandi Path for a long
time.....this
> > is it!
> > best,
> > sadhvi

I've had many intense dreams so far. None of Shree Maa and Swamiji;
but a dream of my old yoga teachers.
I'm interested to find out why people chant this massive text; from
my own experience.
I'd like to get some help slaying negative thoughts.
And I could use some 'armor!'
dan

ps: anyone know if it's still sukla? Is it waxing or waning and
what's the waning term?


--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda@y...>
wrote:
> How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
>
> Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that word
> is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
>
> Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> out of the one week per chapter
>
> For me, personally, it is
>
> 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh
> I know this verse ..."
> 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
is
> particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> the verses in sanskrit .
>
>
> What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share
> with the forum.

I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat! And
getting to stay at his mother's house.
In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a window in
the door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
while Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer
door which also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the
inner window. He was always very radiant and friendly. But he would
not unlock the door. Finally I found a small hidden button in the
center of the door. I pushed it and the door opened. Swamiji
arrived and looked very happy. He opened the outer door. We were in
the middle of a brightly colored ocean or sea. We swam and swam and
played in the water together. Totally free.
Ardis
From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
me too.
one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied by
an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at his
mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
steve
--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
>
> From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
>
>
> Dear All,
> I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
night of
> the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
dream with
> Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She is
> remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
prosperity
> begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
them
> without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember Her,
just
> remember! so great.
> Love to All,
> Lynne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
>
> How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
>
> Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that word
> is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
>
> Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I was
> thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> out of the one week per chapter
>
> For me, personally, it is
>
> 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of the
> week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh
> I know this verse ..."
> 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It is
> particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> the verses in sanskrit .
>
>
> What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share
> with the forum.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
>
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that is really nice, there is some wonderful imagery there, with the
inner door, renunciation, the locks, and finding the button at the
center ... the opening to the sea of life ...

ardis, i hope some day we get to meet ... ideally, at devi mandir!

:-)

steve

--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat!
And
> getting to stay at his mother's house.
>
> In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a window
in the
> door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
while
> Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer door
which
> also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the inner
window. He
> was always very radiant and friendly. But he would not unlock the
door.
> Finally I found a small hidden button in the center of the door.
I pushed
> it and the door opened. Swamiji arrived and looked very happy.
He opened
> the outer door. We were in the middle of a brightly colored ocean
or sea.
> We swam and swam and played in the water together. Totally free.
>
> Ardis
>
> From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
>
>
> me too.
>
> one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
> shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied
by
> an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
> was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
>
> 2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
> pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
> he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at
his
> mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
>
> steve
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
> wrote:
> > Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
> >
> > From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> > To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> > Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
> night of
> > the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
> dream with
> > Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She
is
> > remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
> prosperity
> > begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
> them
> > without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember
Her,
> just
> > remember! so great.
> > Love to All,
> > Lynne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our
own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to
get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible .
It is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in
sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
share
> > with the forum.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > To visit your group on the web, go to:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
> >
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Parvati,
Do we use the same mudra for the Devi Kavacham as in Durga
puja....and can we use this mudra while we are chanting the
text?
Maureen
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.
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It is krishna pakshe (dark fortnight). Waning. Started on April 5.
From: "Dan" <dhkerrmail (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 22:29:49 -0000
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
I've had many intense dreams so far. None of Shree Maa and Swamiji;
but a dream of my old yoga teachers.
I'm interested to find out why people chant this massive text; from
my own experience.
I'd like to get some help slaying negative thoughts.
And I could use some 'armor!'
dan
ps: anyone know if it's still sukla? Is it waxing or waning and
what's the waning term?
--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda@y...>
wrote:
> How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
>
> Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that word
> is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
>
> Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> out of the one week per chapter
>
> For me, personally, it is
>
> 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can say ..."oh
> I know this verse ..."
> 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
is
> particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> the verses in sanskrit .
>
>
> What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do share
> with the forum.
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Wow!

Wonderful!

How very, very auspicious.

Summer's almost here. Time to dig out that spiritual bathing suit and
take a dip in the sea of consciousness. Now...where is that button,
anyway?

Chris


--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat!
And
> getting to stay at his mother's house.
>
> In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a window
in the
> door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
while
> Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer door
which
> also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the inner
window. He
> was always very radiant and friendly. But he would not unlock the
door.
> Finally I found a small hidden button in the center of the door. I
pushed
> it and the door opened. Swamiji arrived and looked very happy. He
opened
> the outer door. We were in the middle of a brightly colored ocean
or sea.
> We swam and swam and played in the water together. Totally free.
>
> Ardis
>
> From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
>
>
> me too.
>
> one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
> shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied by
> an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
> was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
>
> 2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
> pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
> he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at
his
> mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
>
> steve
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
> wrote:
> > Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
> >
> > From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> > To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> > Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
> night of
> > the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
> dream with
> > Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She
is
> > remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
> prosperity
> > begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
> them
> > without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember Her,
> just
> > remember! so great.
> > Love to All,
> > Lynne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
share
> > with the forum.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > To visit your group on the web, go to:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > Devi_Mandir-unsubscribe (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
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Following the full moon, it becomes Krisna paksa as the moon wanes.
The Chandi is chanted out of love for the Goddess. She is expert at
slaying negative thoughts especially as her devottees gain improved
concentration. If the Chandi seems too massive to you right now, why
not start out with the Durga Puja? It could probably dispell negative
thoughts for you. Armor can be found in the Kali, Advanced Shiva and
also the Chandi puja books.


--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Dan" <dhkerrmail@y...> wrote:
> I've had many intense dreams so far. None of Shree Maa and Swamiji;
> but a dream of my old yoga teachers.
> I'm interested to find out why people chant this massive text; from
> my own experience.
> I'd like to get some help slaying negative thoughts.
> And I could use some 'armor!'
> dan
>
> ps: anyone know if it's still sukla? Is it waxing or waning and
> what's the waning term?
>
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda@y...>
> wrote:
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
> was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our
own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to
get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
> the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
> is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in
sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
share
> > with the forum.

It would be wonderful to meet you at the Devi Mandir... but then you
could also come up to my mountain.
From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:41:58 -0000
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
that is really nice, there is some wonderful imagery there, with the
inner door, renunciation, the locks, and finding the button at the
center ... the opening to the sea of life ...
ardis, i hope some day we get to meet ... ideally, at devi mandir!
:-)
steve
--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat!
And
> getting to stay at his mother's house.
>
> In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a window
in the
> door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
while
> Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer door
which
> also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the inner
window. He
> was always very radiant and friendly. But he would not unlock the
door.
> Finally I found a small hidden button in the center of the door.
I pushed
> it and the door opened. Swamiji arrived and looked very happy.
He opened
> the outer door. We were in the middle of a brightly colored ocean
or sea.
> We swam and swam and played in the water together. Totally free.
>
> Ardis
>
> From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
>
>
> me too.
>
> one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
> shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied
by
> an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
> was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
>
> 2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
> pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
> he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at
his
> mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
>
> steve
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
> wrote:
> > Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
> >
> > From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> > To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> > Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
> night of
> > the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
> dream with
> > Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She
is
> > remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
> prosperity
> > begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
> them
> > without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember
Her,
> just
> > remember! so great.
> > Love to All,
> > Lynne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our
own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to
get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible .
It is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in
sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
share
> > with the forum.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > To visit your group on the web, go to:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
> >
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I am glad you enjoyed the dream. It seemed auspicious to me also.
Since the button was in the center of the door, maybe it was in the
center of my spiritual heart.
From: "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:28:23 -0000
To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
Wow!
Wonderful!
How very, very auspicious.
Summer's almost here. Time to dig out that spiritual bathing suit and
take a dip in the sea of consciousness. Now...where is that button,
anyway?
Chris
--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat!
And
> getting to stay at his mother's house.
>
> In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a window
in the
> door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
while
> Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer door
which
> also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the inner
window. He
> was always very radiant and friendly. But he would not unlock the
door.
> Finally I found a small hidden button in the center of the door. I
pushed
> it and the door opened. Swamiji arrived and looked very happy. He
opened
> the outer door. We were in the middle of a brightly colored ocean
or sea.
> We swam and swam and played in the water together. Totally free.
>
> Ardis
>
> From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
>
>
> me too.
>
> one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and felt
> shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied by
> an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then again, i
> was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
>
> 2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
> pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the back.
> he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at
his
> mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
>
> steve
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
> wrote:
> > Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
> >
> > From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> > To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> > Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section. The
> night of
> > the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
> dream with
> > Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When She
is
> > remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
> prosperity
> > begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess protects
> them
> > without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember Her,
> just
> > remember! so great.
> > Love to All,
> > Lynne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> >
> > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> >
> > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
word
> > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> >
> > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa. I
was
> > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our own
> > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to get
> > out of the one week per chapter
> >
> > For me, personally, it is
> >
> > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end of
the
> > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
say ..."oh
> > I know this verse ..."
> > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible . It
is
> > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in sanskrit .
> > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one of
> > the verses in sanskrit .
> >
> >
> > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
share
> > with the forum.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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you know ardis, that is a possibility ...

we have these responsibilities with our daughter, but i feel there
is some travel coming up in my future in your direction of the world.

as the goddess wills it ...

thank you thank you thank you

steve

--- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
wrote:
> It would be wonderful to meet you at the Devi Mandir... but then
you could
> also come up to my mountain.
>
> From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:41:58 -0000
> To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
>
>
> that is really nice, there is some wonderful imagery there, with
the
> inner door, renunciation, the locks, and finding the button at the
> center ... the opening to the sea of life ...
>
> ardis, i hope some day we get to meet ... ideally, at devi mandir!
>
> :-)
>
> steve
>
> --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>
> wrote:
> > I love that image of you hitching a ride with Swamiji! How neat!
> And
> > getting to stay at his mother's house.
> >
> > In my dream, I was in an inner room of a trailer. It had a
window
> in the
> > door that I could see through. I was locked in. Every once in a
> while
> > Swamiji would come to visit. He would look through the outer
door
> which
> > also had a window. Or he would come in and look in the inner
> window. He
> > was always very radiant and friendly. But he would not unlock
the
> door.
> > Finally I found a small hidden button in the center of the door.
> I pushed
> > it and the door opened. Swamiji arrived and looked very happy.
> He opened
> > the outer door. We were in the middle of a brightly colored
ocean
> or sea.
> > We swam and swam and played in the water together. Totally free.
> >
> > Ardis
> >
> > From: "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>
> > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:26:09 -0000
> > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Re: Kavach
> >
> >
> > me too.
> >
> > one i had a while ago was real intense in which i woke up and
felt
> > shree maa's presence very deeply. i had this thought, acoompanied
> by
> > an absolute certainty, i was initiated by her ... but then
again, i
> > was dreaming, so i have no way of actually assessing that.
> >
> > 2 nights ago, i had a real goofball dream with swamiji. he was
> > pedaling a bike of some sort and i was hitching a ride on the
back.
> > he reminded me of my classical guitar teacher. we went to stay at
> his
> > mother's house. some obvious and not-so-obvious symbolism ...
> >
> > steve
> >
> > --- In Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson
<anandamama@e...>
> > wrote:
> > > Very interesting. I have been having dreams about Them also.
> > >
> > > From: "Lynne McKinnon" <omgirl@p...>
> > > Reply-To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 07:26:42 -0400
> > > To: <Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > > I have been enjoying "immersing" myself in this one section.
The
> > night of
> > > the first day that I chanted it I was blessed with a beautiful
> > dream with
> > > Shree Maa and Swamiji--such a gift! I love Verse 8: "When
She
> is
> > > remembered with devotion, all opposition ends and immediately
> > prosperity
> > > begins. For those who remember Her, the Supreme Goddess
protects
> > them
> > > without a doubt". The most important thing to do is remember
> Her,
> > just
> > > remember! so great.
> > > Love to All,
> > > Lynne
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Latha Nanda <mailto:lathananda@y...>
> > > To: Devi_Mandir (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
> > > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:24 PM
> > > Subject: [Devi_Mandir] Kavach
> > >
> > > How are we all doing on the Kavach ....
> > >
> > > Here is one word that is repeated over and over again and that
> word
> > > is "raksha" which means "protection". Of course it comes with
> > > different case endings in Sanskrit - raksha, rakshen, rakshed,
> > > rakshech etc... If anyone is familiar with the case endings for
> > > Raksha , it will be great if you can share with us.
> > >
> > > Well, I am chanting the Kavach as part of this group sankalpa.
I
> was
> > > thinking that we should each measure our own progress with our
> own
> > > yardsticks . And I would love to know what each of you hope to
> get
> > > out of the one week per chapter
> > >
> > > For me, personally, it is
> > >
> > > 1) Chant the chapter atleast once a day
> > > 2) Memorize ATLEAST one verse from the chapter. So at the end
of
> the
> > > week, if I am asked what I got out of the Kavach - I can
> say ..."oh
> > > I know this verse ..."
> > > 3) Learn as much of the vocabulary of the Kavach as possible .
> It is
> > > particularly suited to knowing the parts of the body in
> sanskrit .
> > > For example - Chibukum means chin, bahu means arms etc ...
> > > 4) And personally very ambitious - to get to write atleast one
of
> > > the verses in sanskrit .
> > >
> > >
> > > What do you hope to get out of the week of Kavach ? Please do
> share
> > > with the forum.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > To visit your group on the web, go to:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Devi_Mandir/
> > >
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