Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Dear Steve, There are many forms of pranayama. One simple one that Swamiji teaches is 1:4:2 or 2:8:4 , etc. Since you are learning Shiva puja you could use Om Namah Shivaaya. First you inhale the mantra for 1 count. Say the mantra 1 time in your mind as you inhale. You f ill your diaphragm with air, your stomach should fill up like a balloon. You bring the air up as high as you can and retain the breath reciting the mantra 4 t imes in your mind and then you will exhale the mantra reciting the mantra 2 times. You can begin the cycle again. Hope this helps a little. , "bingo_ridley" <bingo_ridley> wrote: > parvati dear, > > thank you for your response. a little more looking into this if you > have time ... > > after we do some studies, such as i am working on the beginner's > shiva puja, is it the teachings of shree maa and swamiji, > considering one has one's dharmic obligations lovingly attended to, > that the longer one is able to meditate the better? this is part of > what i learned from shivapuri baba and hope to be able to continue > with if it is wise to do so. > > pranayama yes this is great. is there written down or preferred way > to do it? i found most effective counted inhalation, counted > retention, and very long counted exhalation. but my knowledge on > this is very limited. > > jai maa > > steve c. > > > , "parvati_saraswati" > <parvati_saraswati> wrote: > > Dear Steve, > > That union happens through grace. Grace is defined as kripaa. What > > you do is what you get. The longer we can sit, the more focused we > > make our attention, the greater the fruit.Pranayama will help > take > > us deeper into meditation and acts like a bridge between the outer > > and inner world. > > > > > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > parvati, > > > > > > is that union of shakti and shiva as rising kundalini in the > > > sahasrar meant generally, or as a specific exercise, or as a > > natural > > > consequence of devotions ... or, is the answer dependant upon > the > > > devotee's individual practice and circumstance? > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > > > > , "parvati_saraswati" > > > <parvati_saraswati> wrote: > > > > Dear Latha, > > > > I was looking through my notes and here is one example of how > > > > the Chandi is applicable on other levels. > > > > > > > > In the Athaargalaa stotram verse 24 it says: Give me a > wife > > > in > > > > harmony with my mind, who follows the changes of mind, and > > > > who can lead a family of noble birth across the > difficulties > > of > > > > the ocean of objects and their relationships. > > > > > > > > Swamiji explains that this wife is not necessarily a physical > > > wife. > > > > Consciousness is singing this praise. That is Shiva. Shiva is > > > > asking for union with nature, his shakti. Here Shakti resides > > in > > > > the muladhara and Shiva resides in the sahasrara. He is asking > > > > to consumate the marriage by bringing the kundalini energy up > > > > from the muladhara to the sahasrara where we will commune > > > > and lead that good family across the ocean of objects and > > > > relationships. We w ill cross the samsara by uniting our > Shakti > > > > with our Shiva. > > > > > > > > In Sanskrit the prayer for a wife in harmony with my mind > > > > follows the grammar of the sanskrit because it says > > > > "patniim" which means wife. But on a greater level it means > > > > more than a physical spouse. It means an energy. Let me > > > > become a partner of the divine. If we are shakti give me a > > shiva > > > > and if we are shiva give me a shakti in harmony with my mind. > > It > > > > is not just talking about a physical relationship. > > > > > > > > The Chandi goes beyond gender. Swamiji reminds us not to > > > > think of ourselves as limited beings housed in a body of > gender. > > > > The Chandi is the story of the evolution of consciousness. It > is > > > > not about having relationships in the world. It is about > > > > surrendering the egotism of thought and living in the world of > > > > consciousness.Consciousness is seeking to unite with nature. > > > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > > > > <lathananda> wrote: > > > > > Swamiji says that all the verses in the Chandi are > applicable > > in > > > > the > > > > > 3 levels - gross, subtle, causal . Does anyone have notes > from > > > > his > > > > > talks and can give an example? Quote
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Dear Parvati: Thank you the explanation below. It was helpful to me. --- parvati_saraswati <parvati_saraswati wrote: > Dear Steve, > There are many forms of pranayama. One simple one > that > Swamiji teaches is 1:4:2 or 2:8:4 , etc. Since you > are learning > Shiva puja you could use Om Namah Shivaaya. > First you inhale the mantra for 1 count. Say the > mantra 1 time in > your mind as you inhale. You f ill your diaphragm > with air, your > stomach should fill up like a balloon. You bring > the air up as > high as you can > and retain the breath reciting the mantra 4 t imes > in your mind > and then you will exhale the mantra reciting the > mantra 2 times. > You can begin the cycle again. > Hope this helps a little. > > > > > > , "bingo_ridley" > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > parvati dear, > > > > thank you for your response. a little more looking > into this if you > > have time ... > > > > after we do some studies, such as i am working on > the > beginner's > > shiva puja, is it the teachings of shree maa and > swamiji, > > considering one has one's dharmic obligations > lovingly > attended to, > > that the longer one is able to meditate the > better? this is part of > > what i learned from shivapuri baba and hope to be > able to > continue > > with if it is wise to do so. > > > > pranayama yes this is great. is there written down > or preferred > way > > to do it? i found most effective counted > inhalation, counted > > retention, and very long counted exhalation. but > my knowledge > on > > this is very limited. > > > > jai maa > > > > steve c. > > > > > > , > "parvati_saraswati" > > <parvati_saraswati> wrote: > > > Dear Steve, > > > That union happens through grace. Grace is > defined as > kripaa. What > > > you do is what you get. The longer we can sit, > the more > focused we > > > make our attention, the greater the > fruit.Pranayama will help > > take > > > us deeper into meditation and acts like a bridge > between the > outer > > > and inner world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , > "bingo_ridley" > > > <bingo_ridley> wrote: > > > > parvati, > > > > > > > > is that union of shakti and shiva as rising > kundalini in the > > > > sahasrar meant generally, or as a specific > exercise, or as a > > > natural > > > > consequence of devotions ... or, is the answer > dependant > upon > > the > > > > devotee's individual practice and > circumstance? > > > > > > > > steve c. > > > > > > > > > > > > , > "parvati_saraswati" > > > > <parvati_saraswati> wrote: > > > > > Dear Latha, > > > > > I was looking through my notes and here is > one example > of how > > > > > the Chandi is applicable on other levels. > > > > > > > > > > In the Athaargalaa stotram verse 24 it > says: Give me a > > wife > > > > in > > > > > harmony with my mind, who follows the > changes of > mind, and > > > > > who can lead a family of noble birth > across the > > difficulties > > > of > > > > > the ocean of objects and their > relationships. > > > > > > > > > > Swamiji explains that this wife is not > necessarily a > physical > > > > wife. > > > > > Consciousness is singing this praise. That > is Shiva. > Shiva is > > > > > asking for union with nature, his shakti. > Here Shakti > resides > > > in > > > > > the muladhara and Shiva resides in the > sahasrara. He is > asking > > > > > to consumate the marriage by bringing the > kundalini > energy up > > > > > from the muladhara to the sahasrara where > we will > commune > > > > > and lead that good family across the ocean > of objects > and > > > > > relationships. We w ill cross the samsara by > uniting our > > Shakti > > > > > with our Shiva. > > > > > > > > > > In Sanskrit the prayer for a wife in > harmony with my mind > > > > > follows the grammar of the sanskrit because > it says > > > > > "patniim" which means wife. But on a greater > level it > means > > > > > more than a physical spouse. It means an > energy. Let > me > > > > > become a partner of the divine. If we are > shakti give me a > > > shiva > > > > > and if we are shiva give me a shakti in > harmony with my > mind. > > > It > > > > > is not just talking about a physical > relationship. > > > > > > > > > > The Chandi goes beyond gender. Swamiji > reminds us > not to > > > > > think of ourselves as limited beings housed > in a body of > > gender. > > > > > The Chandi is the story of the evolution of > consciousness. It > > is > > > > > not about having relationships in the world. > It is about > > > > > surrendering the egotism of thought and > living in the > world of > > > > > consciousness.Consciousness is seeking to > unite with > nature. > > > > > > > > > > , "Latha > Nanda" > > > > > <lathananda> wrote: > > > > > > Swamiji says that all the verses in the > Chandi are > > applicable > > > in > > > > > the > > > > > > 3 levels - gross, subtle, causal . Does > anyone === message truncated === Get better spam protection with Mail. http://antispam./tools Quote
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