Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 .. Billion Recitations for Goddess in Kerala >Source for more information: www.srdm.org/ska > >KERALA, INDIA, February 13, 2003: This press release states, "Jagadguru >Swami Sathyananda Saraswathy Thiruvadikal, Madathipathi,Sree Rama Dasa >Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is conducting Sahasrakoti Lalita >Sahasranama Archana, hitherto unparalleled, for the peace and well >being of the universe. The recitation of the names of the Goddess is >planned to involve 10,000 priests, 5,000 assistants and 3,000 volunteer >helpers on a daily basis." The formal recitation of God's name is done >for several reasons. First, it is a devotional exercise to bring one >closer to God by meditating on the His many forms and powers which are >described by the names. Second, the sacred names are themselves >regarded as a subtle form of God, the very sound of the words being >directly connected to the Diety. Third, chanting as a physical process >is extremely quieting to the mind and nervous system, propeling the >chanter into a higher state of consciousness. Extensive training on the >archana (name recitation) is being imparted to more than 300,000 people >from all cross sections of the society across Kerala, parts of Tamil >Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uthar Pradesh and other parts of India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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