Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Again with a weird dream, this time not really Amma-related, but Hindu-relevant none-the-less. I was at this giant marble temple with golden and pink lotuses covering the roof and I was one of two people doing Puja outside and no matter what I did, I could not do it right, messed up on every step horribly, though the other person went smoothly and completely ignored me, the head lady was getting irritated with me, but didn't say anything and finally I grabbed by puja guide book from Amma's store and it ended. lol Just thought I'd share, it was really weird to me, not sure if it has any meaning. Jai Maa! -Katia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 yeah, I always feel a bit inadequate when I do puja, not just because of my not having any professional teaching by a pujari or anyone of that nature (just my Amma-based puja book and casette), I also can't always get the supplies. I have no ghee, no clue on how to use half of the lamps and usually don't have access to flowers where I am. My heart is in it, but I can't help but wonder if it's enough or will be accepted for not being quite right. Of course this partially comes from having a Pagan background, where a lot of times, presentation is everything and you have to do ritual stuff to a T with no misses or alterations or else it can cause adverse effects to how a god will accept it or the effects of the ritual. Jai Maa -Katia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Namah Shivaya, Maybe you're worried about doing puja correctly? If you are just doing puja from devotion, it doesn't really matter how you do it. It just comes from the heart. omshaktipriya wrote: > Again with a weird dream, this time not really Amma-related, but > Hindu-relevant none-the-less. I was at this giant marble temple with > golden and pink > lotuses covering the roof and I was one of two people doing Puja > outside and no > matter what I did, I could not do it right, messed up on every step > horribly, > though the other person went smoothly and completely ignored me, the > head > lady was getting irritated with me, but didn't say anything and > finally I > grabbed by puja guide book from Amma's store and it ended. lol > > Just thought I'd share, it was really weird to me, not sure if it has > any > meaning. > > Jai Maa! > -Katia > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > Mata amritanandamayi > </gads?t=ms&k=Mata+amritanandamayi&w1=Mata+amritanandamay\ i&c=1&s=26&.sig=DYRmPW4tjbUZrNprNMY6xw> > > > > ------ > > > * Visit your group "Ammachi > <Ammachi>" on the web. > > * > Ammachi > <Ammachi?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > ------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Oooh, I've never heard of that, well rather not by it's proper name. I'll definitely have to go for that a bit more, definitely more along the lines of what I'm good at. -Katia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I have an older copy of the puja book, and it says that if you don't have the actual article (flowers, ghee) that you can go through the motions and imagine you have the real thing. It's a situation of what is happening in your mind and heart is way more important than what is happening on the "outside." Mother used to (may still) talk about manasa puja, where you visualize a whole sequence of things such as bathing your beloved and dressing him/her, and offering flowers and water, etc. It is very powerful. And it all happens inside. omshaktipriya wrote: > > > > > yeah, I always feel a bit inadequate when I do puja, not just because > of my > not having any professional teaching by a pujari or anyone of that > nature > (just my Amma-based puja book and casette), I also can't always get the > supplies. I have no ghee, no clue on how to use half of the lamps and > usually don't > have access to flowers where I am. > > > My heart is in it, but I can't help but wonder if it's enough or will be > accepted for not being quite right. Of course this partially comes > from having a > Pagan background, where a lot of times, presentation is everything and > you > have to do ritual stuff to a T with no misses or alterations or else > it can > cause adverse effects to how a god will accept it or the effects of > the ritual. > > Jai Maa > -Katia > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > Mata amritanandamayi > </gads?t=ms&k=Mata+amritanandamayi&w1=Mata+amritanandamay\ i&c=1&s=26&.sig=DYRmPW4tjbUZrNprNMY6xw> > > > > ------ > > > * Visit your group "Ammachi > <Ammachi>" on the web. > > * > Ammachi > <Ammachi?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > ------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Ammachi, omshaktipriya wrote: > > Again with a weird dream, this time not really Amma-related, but > Hindu-relevant none-the-less. I was at this giant marble temple with golden and pink > lotuses covering the roof and I was one of two people doing Puja outside and no > matter what I did, I could not do it right, messed up on every step horribly, > though the other person went smoothly and completely ignored me, the head > lady was getting irritated with me, but didn't say anything and finally I > grabbed by puja guide book from Amma's store and it ended. lol > > Just thought I'd share, it was really weird to me, not sure if it has any > meaning. > > Jai Maa! > -Katia > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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