Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yep agree with you about unusal jewelry! Gotta say there's a big tantric group in Russia itself and several sub-sects or cults that are off-shoots of one or another classical tradition. The particular Russian lady you mentioned, might not have been exposed to these while in Russia, hence she might not know about Rudraksha beads.. Hence her 'misguided' thoughts. Lovely to hear you are using Rudrax continuously in daily life!! , Len Rosenberg <kalipadma108> wrote: > > > People often figure that unusual jewelry "does" > something. Compare James' story about co-workers > thinking his rudrakshas were some sort of voodoo. > > If I had told the Russian lady, "These beads curse all > my enemies, improve my sex life, and give me > unmatchable super-powers," she might have wanted to > buy a bracelet herself! But lowering blood pressure? > Getting the blessings of God (and a Hindu God, at > that!)? PIFFLE! > > I use my rudrax mala for all the members of Shiva's > family -- Himself, Ganesh, Durga, and sometimes > Skanda. > > -- Len > > > --- Simone <syzenith> wrote: > > > Lol..... Hey Len, don't mind me but cannot help > > smiling at the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 JimjiSimone <syzenith .au> wrote: Yep agree with you about unusal jewelry! Gotta say there's a big tantric group in Russia itself and several sub-sects or cults that are off-shoots of one or another classical tradition. The particular Russian lady you mentioned, might not have been exposed to these while in Russia, hence she might not know about Rudraksha beads.. Hence her 'misguided' thoughts. Lovely to hear you are using Rudrax continuously in daily life!!, Len Rosenberg <kalipadma108> wrote:>> > People often figure that unusual jewelry "does"> something. Compare James' story about co-workers> thinking his rudrakshas were some sort of voodoo.> > If I had told the Russian lady, "These beads curse all> my enemies, improve my sex life, and give me> unmatchable super-powers," she might have wanted to> buy a bracelet herself! But lowering blood pressure? > Getting the blessings of God (and a Hindu God, at> that!)? PIFFLE!> > I use my rudrax mala for all the members of Shiva's> family -- Himself, Ganesh, Durga, and sometimes> Skanda.> > -- Len> > > --- Simone <syzenith> wrote:> > > Lol..... Hey Len, don't mind me but cannot help> > smiling at the FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 One hundred and eight (108) is an auspicious number, derived from multiplying the 12 signs by the 9 planets (well, that's ONE explanation!). The SERTA mattress people sell these ugly/cute plush sheep with numbers printed on their sides (counting sheep to fall asleep -- get the symbolism?). I bought two of them, one marked "100," the other marked "8," and keep them on the night-table beside my bed. I refer to them as "the Mangal Lambs." (Some people have Teddy Bears...) What a nice coincidence that James was born on the date 10/8! These days, when I see a digital clock read the time as "1:08" or, "10:08", I shout out "MANGALAM!" (Sanskrit meaning: "Auspiciousness!") and chant a brief mantra for good luck. This sometimes attracts unwanted attention from passers-by. If I'm walking with my coveners, and they have seen the number one hundred and eight ("Here we are on Columbia University's campus... Oh, look! There's W. 108th Street!"), they shout "MANGALAM!" and the coveners clap me on the back in congratulations. Similarly, if we pass an image of Ganesha (or sometimes, just an image of an elephant!), my coveners shout "JAI GANESHA!" or "GANESHA SHARANAM!" I train my coven right! There's an exhibit about Asia at the Natural History Museum here in NYC. One of the entrances has a large murti of Ganesha beside it. The coven went with me on a field trip, saw the statue, and watched as an elderly Indian man stepped up before the statue, rapped his nuckles on his temples, and chanted "Ganesha sharanam." My coven burst into cheers, and all began chanting "Ganesha sharanam, sharanam Ganesha!" (which quite surprised the Indian man!). -- Len/ Kalipadma --- james richard <nhraddude71 wrote: > Hey, my birthday was on 10/8 do you think you can > give me a good deal on a nice 8 muki sead. Ganesha > told me you should just give it to me but I insisted > that i pay you something for it hehe. Seriously I > would like to buy one Simone. Hook me up sister. > > > Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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