Clarifications Dionisis

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Dear Dennis,

 

[ a ] A couple of days are to be left in between starting a new

upaya. This is a precaution lest the two upaya get mixed up. If we

do not leave a few days in between, the two upaya will become one

which may not be desirable. Just a couple of days in between is good

enough. You do not have to leave more days.

 

[ b ] If the upaya is time bound i.e. for 43 days regularly, in that

case if you miss an upaya for a day, you will have to start all over

again. But if the upaya is not time bound , and is an open ended

upaya, then missing the upaya on a day doesn't count as a break. You

could start it again without having to give a few days in between.

 

[ c ] It depends on your convenience, you could offer it once a week

or every day. The quantity is not important. The rule to be observed

the first day only when you start the upaya.

 

[ d ] Reciting a stotra is good for appeasing a planet. When we do

it as an upaya, it is for a specific objective. Praying to God in

general is beneficial, but praying to God with a desire of a boon,

or some particular benefit is another thing. The same is true about

stotra. One could recite a stotra without seeking any specific

benefit.

 

Sincerely,

 

Priya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " Dionisis "

<mprgrandmaster wrote:

>

> Dear Priya,

> Thanks for the explanation.Please,clarify the following:

> a)Distance between 2 upayas.Can you ,please, explain with we

should leave a few days before we begin another upaya?Is it true

that the more days we leave the better it is?What happens if we do

not leave many days and we start another upaya the next day or after

a couple of days?

> b)If I do not put saffron tilak on a day, the next day that I will

put it on again will it be the same as starting another upaya ,so I

should leave a few days according to the above rule?

> c)Offering yoghurt for Venus.You say I should offer it as often as

I can.Is it better to offer ,say, 500 g once a week or a spoon of

yoghurt every day?The rule above should be observed only the first

time I offer yoghurt or every time I offer it counts as a new upaaya

and should be done a few days after the last one?

> d)I understood from what you said in anotherpost that stotra can

also, be an upaya if we want it to be so.What is the difference in

effect between simply reciting the verses and reciting them after

doing the mental vow that we are doing it as an upaya?Is it possible

to recite the stotra as an upaya without consulting an astrologer

first?

> Regards,

> Dionisis

>