Guest guest Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 I know nothing about this, but put it forth only as a possibilitiy: Could it be that it doesn't matter whether or not WE feel connected to our mantra? Amma has given Her..."divine will"... what's the word... "sankala" or something... when she gave us a mantra. I think she must have transmitted, or planted something when She put her right hand on the top of my head and said my mantra to me. That's what I read, anyway. So, maybe it doesn't matter at all whether we know what it means, feel connected to it, or anything. Maybe that's part of surrender, just saying it because we asked for it and She gave it to us. --- Amarthya <Dianadevi wrote: > Iswari devi, Are you typing the actual syllable, > "Hoom" for example, > into "google" and running your search? Try that if > ou haven't yet. > > Jai Ma! Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Of course, this is true! But I will say this (and perhaps this makes me a bad devotee, but it is what it is): when I initially received my mantra from Amma more than five years ago, I was surprised at how disconnected to it I felt. Even though it was a gift from Amma, and I loved her immensely, and I believe that she did plant a seed when she initiated me in this way...I felt disappointed. At the time, I actually wondered if Amma had given me the wrong mantra, because of how much it didn't seem to fit! As a result, my mantra practice at first was sporadic at best (my focus was on other spiritual practices, e.g., archana, bhajans/kirtan, meditation). It really wasn't until I received part of the meaning of this mantra that it truly awakened in my heart. So, while I do believe that what you say is true in the ideal, that it shouldn't matter...in my reality, it did matter. Honestly, even though I *should* chant my mantra out of love and devotion to Amma, alone, regardless of how I feel or what I understand about it...sometimes, it takes a little more. Sometimes, we may enter through a side door, instead of the front door. But I suppose as long as we're led inside, it's OK. =) Iswari Ammachi, Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000> wrote: > I know nothing about this, but put it forth only as a > possibilitiy: Could it be that it doesn't matter > whether or not WE feel connected to our mantra? Amma > has given Her..."divine will"... what's the word... > "sankala" or something... when she gave us a mantra. > I think she must have transmitted, or planted > something when She put her right hand on the top of my > head and said my mantra to me. That's what I read, > anyway. So, maybe it doesn't matter at all whether > we know what it means, feel connected to it, or > anything. Maybe that's part of surrender, just saying > it because we asked for it and She gave it to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Very good point, dear Iswari! I certainly understand about needing more to get to spiritual practice... I've been avoiding spiritual practice for weeks now, and I don't know why except that I've felt pretty yucky inside. What do I need? Probably to be shown a side door! Gabriela > So, while I do believe that what you say is true in > the ideal, that it shouldn't matter...in > my reality, it did matter. Honestly, even though I > *should* chant my mantra out of > love and devotion to Amma, alone, regardless of how > I feel or what I understand > about it...sometimes, it takes a little more. > Sometimes, we may enter through a side > door, instead of the front door. But I suppose as > long as we're led inside, it's OK. =) > > Iswari Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Iswari, I too felt disconnected from my mantra for 5-6 years after Amma initiated me....I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I was torn between the Vaisnava path and the path of Devi worship for much of that period (?) I prayed to Mother to dissolve the resistance I had been feeling, and She answered my prayer some time later. I now find it remarkably easy to concentrate on my mantra, by the grace and mercy of Amma! I remember asking Dayamrita Swami about my dilemma and he responsed by saying, "The mantra which Amma has given has so much power and potential that not chant it is like having a diamond in your hand and going hungry." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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