RE: keeping passionate about our worship

[Guest guest]

"...one more question ... how much do you differentiate between hard

and

soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

[can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

wrong thinking..."

Dear Steve,

There are people who have reached self-realization just through

the study of Sanskrit. When you consider that it is the vibration of

Divine Consciousness, it makes sense.

If you don't mind, I'd like to contribute regarding sleep, doing

non-stop sadhana etc. There have been several times during the past

years that I have had the opportunity to live in an ashram for

extended periods. During those months, I did seva literally from

2:30am until 10:30pm. Frequently, I would take someone else's seva

shift during lunch break because it was the only time I got to

participate in chanting or prayer (noon-time chants etc.) and

because, I realize in retrospect, I was incredibly "attached" to my

seva. I was also eating very little.Interestingly enough (but not

too surprising in light of studies on sleep deprivation and

fasting), those were times when I had very intense visions, dreams

and experiences of Divine manifestation (all of the things that

saints warn us about). What carried me through this was the strong

shakti of the ashram setting or, in the case of India, the intense

energies of the Kumbha Mela. There were times when I didn't sleep

for several days and didn't need sleep at all.Trying to do this on

my own, however, when I got home, was not very effective, to say the

least...why? because there was no matrix of support there for

me..there was not a culture supporting what I was doing and there

was not a group around me whose energy was supporting what I was

doing..plus I had the duties of ahouseholder to attend to.At that

time, I had fantasies of leaving "the world" and becoming a monk or

sadhu..but I was not living IN my life at all. Earlier in my life,

when I was involved with Buddhist practice, I saw alot of people

ignoring the needs of their bodies, as though the body were a

reluctant dog that had to be trained rigidly or ignored. Now many of

those same folks are paying the price for this attitude that the

body and its needs are to be ignored or forcibly denied, that the

body is somehow "a thing" and not something to be treated with love

and respect.

This is a delicate business: finding the balance without fooling

yourself; it's a sadhana in itself. Waking up very early in the

morning naturally, on those cold Winter mornings (hey, I'm in New

England) and NOT rolling over to get a little more sleep is part of

it....snapping at your husband and cats and realizing that your body

is telling you to get some rest is another. There are so many ways

to integrate the formal aspects of worship (puja, chanting texts,

etc.) with the "informal ones" (japa, mindfulness practice, daily

contemplation etc. ); they are all part of sadhana. What is "enough"

sleep for one person is not enough sleep for another. I remember

hearing, at one time...."the yogi MUST get up before Brahmamahurta

and do practices then" and I strove to do that for many many

years...I'm not so sure, though if this other practice I did:

swimming every day for 2 miles in a lake and repeating the Gayatri

mantra..wasn't just as effective.

What I am trying to say is that each one of us knows, deep

inside, when we are making our best effort and when we are making

excuses. Eventually, all 24 hours of your day is sadhana. There is

no one to prove anything to, no one to tell you how YOU have to do

this...there are the examples of completely dedicated sadhus,like

Swamiji as beacons and there is the example of the man from Ecuador,

bagging your groceries, whose every action is filled with devotion,

focused attention and loving-kindness.

love,

sadhvi

[Guest guest]

all these thoughts, yours, and mike's and rudran2's are so

pertinent ... i wish i could spend time on them right now ... now, i

have to go you, but later, this i want to get back into this.

 

what i hear is, pushing is not the thing. i am interested still in

devnath9's [jeff's] thoughts. there are as many ways as there are

people, it sounds like.

 

still, i think of maa, who seems so beautiful in spirt, and serene,

yet so active, and the image of hanuman, who is tranquil in all

service. for a human being to be that way, must they "push"

themselves, or maybe learn "how" to push themselves without

breaking. swamiji must have learned that. perhaps this is where

grace comes in, or all is revealed in its won good tim. just the

same, it is all worth considering.

 

what is good, and looks easy, is most often something that has be

reviewed and examined over and over again.

 

plus, sadhvi [and maureen, latha, vishweshwar, parvati and so many

others] i wish to thank you all for your energy, kindness, and

genuine helpfulness ...

 

love,

 

s

 

, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...>

wrote:

> "...one more question ... how much do you differentiate between

hard

> and

> soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

> [can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

> wrong thinking..."

> Dear Steve,

> There are people who have reached self-realization just through

> the study of Sanskrit. When you consider that it is the vibration

of

> Divine Consciousness, it makes sense.

> If you don't mind, I'd like to contribute regarding sleep,

doing

> non-stop sadhana etc. There have been several times during the

past

> years that I have had the opportunity to live in an ashram for

> extended periods. During those months, I did seva literally from

> 2:30am until 10:30pm. Frequently, I would take someone else's seva

> shift during lunch break because it was the only time I got to

> participate in chanting or prayer (noon-time chants etc.) and

> because, I realize in retrospect, I was incredibly "attached" to

my

> seva. I was also eating very little.Interestingly enough (but not

> too surprising in light of studies on sleep deprivation and

> fasting), those were times when I had very intense visions, dreams

> and experiences of Divine manifestation (all of the things that

> saints warn us about). What carried me through this was the strong

> shakti of the ashram setting or, in the case of India, the intense

> energies of the Kumbha Mela. There were times when I didn't sleep

> for several days and didn't need sleep at all.Trying to do this on

> my own, however, when I got home, was not very effective, to say

the

> least...why? because there was no matrix of support there for

> me..there was not a culture supporting what I was doing and there

> was not a group around me whose energy was supporting what I was

> doing..plus I had the duties of ahouseholder to attend to.At that

> time, I had fantasies of leaving "the world" and becoming a monk

or

> sadhu..but I was not living IN my life at all. Earlier in my life,

> when I was involved with Buddhist practice, I saw alot of people

> ignoring the needs of their bodies, as though the body were a

> reluctant dog that had to be trained rigidly or ignored. Now many

of

> those same folks are paying the price for this attitude that the

> body and its needs are to be ignored or forcibly denied, that the

> body is somehow "a thing" and not something to be treated with

love

> and respect.

> This is a delicate business: finding the balance without

fooling

> yourself; it's a sadhana in itself. Waking up very early in the

> morning naturally, on those cold Winter mornings (hey, I'm in New

> England) and NOT rolling over to get a little more sleep is part

of

> it....snapping at your husband and cats and realizing that your

body

> is telling you to get some rest is another. There are so many ways

> to integrate the formal aspects of worship (puja, chanting texts,

> etc.) with the "informal ones" (japa, mindfulness practice, daily

> contemplation etc. ); they are all part of sadhana. What

is "enough"

> sleep for one person is not enough sleep for another. I remember

> hearing, at one time...."the yogi MUST get up before Brahmamahurta

> and do practices then" and I strove to do that for many many

> years...I'm not so sure, though if this other practice I did:

> swimming every day for 2 miles in a lake and repeating the Gayatri

> mantra..wasn't just as effective.

> What I am trying to say is that each one of us knows, deep

> inside, when we are making our best effort and when we are making

> excuses. Eventually, all 24 hours of your day is sadhana. There is

> no one to prove anything to, no one to tell you how YOU have to do

> this...there are the examples of completely dedicated sadhus,like

> Swamiji as beacons and there is the example of the man from

Ecuador,

> bagging your groceries, whose every action is filled with

devotion,

> focused attention and loving-kindness.

> love,

> sadhvi

[Guest guest]

Sadhvi,

 

I really appreciated this response. How true, and how wonderful. BTW

I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience.

 

Chris

 

 

, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote:

> "...one more question ... how much do you differentiate between

hard

> and

> soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

> [can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

> wrong thinking..."

> Dear Steve,

> There are people who have reached self-realization just through

> the study of Sanskrit. When you consider that it is the vibration

of

> Divine Consciousness, it makes sense.

> If you don't mind, I'd like to contribute regarding sleep, doing

> non-stop sadhana etc. There have been several times during the past

> years that I have had the opportunity to live in an ashram for

> extended periods. During those months, I did seva literally from

> 2:30am until 10:30pm. Frequently, I would take someone else's seva

> shift during lunch break because it was the only time I got to

> participate in chanting or prayer (noon-time chants etc.) and

> because, I realize in retrospect, I was incredibly "attached" to my

> seva. I was also eating very little.Interestingly enough (but not

> too surprising in light of studies on sleep deprivation and

> fasting), those were times when I had very intense visions, dreams

> and experiences of Divine manifestation (all of the things that

> saints warn us about). What carried me through this was the strong

> shakti of the ashram setting or, in the case of India, the intense

> energies of the Kumbha Mela. There were times when I didn't sleep

> for several days and didn't need sleep at all.Trying to do this on

> my own, however, when I got home, was not very effective, to say

the

> least...why? because there was no matrix of support there for

> me..there was not a culture supporting what I was doing and there

> was not a group around me whose energy was supporting what I was

> doing..plus I had the duties of ahouseholder to attend to.At that

> time, I had fantasies of leaving "the world" and becoming a monk or

> sadhu..but I was not living IN my life at all. Earlier in my life,

> when I was involved with Buddhist practice, I saw alot of people

> ignoring the needs of their bodies, as though the body were a

> reluctant dog that had to be trained rigidly or ignored. Now many

of

> those same folks are paying the price for this attitude that the

> body and its needs are to be ignored or forcibly denied, that the

> body is somehow "a thing" and not something to be treated with love

> and respect.

> This is a delicate business: finding the balance without fooling

> yourself; it's a sadhana in itself. Waking up very early in the

> morning naturally, on those cold Winter mornings (hey, I'm in New

> England) and NOT rolling over to get a little more sleep is part of

> it....snapping at your husband and cats and realizing that your

body

> is telling you to get some rest is another. There are so many ways

> to integrate the formal aspects of worship (puja, chanting texts,

> etc.) with the "informal ones" (japa, mindfulness practice, daily

> contemplation etc. ); they are all part of sadhana. What

is "enough"

> sleep for one person is not enough sleep for another. I remember

> hearing, at one time...."the yogi MUST get up before Brahmamahurta

> and do practices then" and I strove to do that for many many

> years...I'm not so sure, though if this other practice I did:

> swimming every day for 2 miles in a lake and repeating the Gayatri

> mantra..wasn't just as effective.

> What I am trying to say is that each one of us knows, deep

> inside, when we are making our best effort and when we are making

> excuses. Eventually, all 24 hours of your day is sadhana. There is

> no one to prove anything to, no one to tell you how YOU have to do

> this...there are the examples of completely dedicated sadhus,like

> Swamiji as beacons and there is the example of the man from

Ecuador,

> bagging your groceries, whose every action is filled with devotion,

> focused attention and loving-kindness.

> love,

> sadhvi

[Guest guest]

"... BTW

I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

 

Dear Chris,

I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it was

three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and great

beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was the

first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where I

truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every morning

getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a hill

above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all of

the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby where

they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I chanted, I

would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the end

of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and

listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and

support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices".

There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness

and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the

airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was, back

in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-

up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine

that there is a "difference" between there and here...but sometimes

it's a real challenge.

love,

sadhvi

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this, Sadvi. Especially the last paragraph. You speak

from your life and your heart.

"nityashakti" <sadhvi (AT) prodigy (DOT) net>

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 19:03:21 -0000

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

"...one more question ... how much do you differentiate between hard

and

soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

[can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

wrong thinking..."

Dear Steve,

There are people who have reached self-realization just through

the study of Sanskrit. When you consider that it is the vibration of

Divine Consciousness, it makes sense.

If you don't mind, I'd like to contribute regarding sleep, doing

non-stop sadhana etc. There have been several times during the past

years that I have had the opportunity to live in an ashram for

extended periods. During those months, I did seva literally from

2:30am until 10:30pm. Frequently, I would take someone else's seva

shift during lunch break because it was the only time I got to

participate in chanting or prayer (noon-time chants etc.) and

because, I realize in retrospect, I was incredibly "attached" to my

seva. I was also eating very little.Interestingly enough (but not

too surprising in light of studies on sleep deprivation and

fasting), those were times when I had very intense visions, dreams

and experiences of Divine manifestation (all of the things that

saints warn us about). What carried me through this was the strong

shakti of the ashram setting or, in the case of India, the intense

energies of the Kumbha Mela. There were times when I didn't sleep

for several days and didn't need sleep at all.Trying to do this on

my own, however, when I got home, was not very effective, to say the

least...why? because there was no matrix of support there for

me..there was not a culture supporting what I was doing and there

was not a group around me whose energy was supporting what I was

doing..plus I had the duties of ahouseholder to attend to.At that

time, I had fantasies of leaving "the world" and becoming a monk or

sadhu..but I was not living IN my life at all. Earlier in my life,

when I was involved with Buddhist practice, I saw alot of people

ignoring the needs of their bodies, as though the body were a

reluctant dog that had to be trained rigidly or ignored. Now many of

those same folks are paying the price for this attitude that the

body and its needs are to be ignored or forcibly denied, that the

body is somehow "a thing" and not something to be treated with love

and respect.

This is a delicate business: finding the balance without fooling

yourself; it's a sadhana in itself. Waking up very early in the

morning naturally, on those cold Winter mornings (hey, I'm in New

England) and NOT rolling over to get a little more sleep is part of

it....snapping at your husband and cats and realizing that your body

is telling you to get some rest is another. There are so many ways

to integrate the formal aspects of worship (puja, chanting texts,

etc.) with the "informal ones" (japa, mindfulness practice, daily

contemplation etc. ); they are all part of sadhana. What is "enough"

sleep for one person is not enough sleep for another. I remember

hearing, at one time...."the yogi MUST get up before Brahmamahurta

and do practices then" and I strove to do that for many many

years...I'm not so sure, though if this other practice I did:

swimming every day for 2 miles in a lake and repeating the Gayatri

mantra..wasn't just as effective.

What I am trying to say is that each one of us knows, deep

inside, when we are making our best effort and when we are making

excuses. Eventually, all 24 hours of your day is sadhana. There is

no one to prove anything to, no one to tell you how YOU have to do

this...there are the examples of completely dedicated sadhus,like

Swamiji as beacons and there is the example of the man from Ecuador,

bagging your groceries, whose every action is filled with devotion,

focused attention and loving-kindness.

love,

sadhvi

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[Guest guest]

Sadvi,

 

I think it is different. Swamiji and I are both embodiments of

supreme consciousness, but that's about as far as I care to compare.

 

I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here and

there, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical place,

a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to see. So

many saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving, godly

people, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I really

want to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but I

don't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another body.

 

I'm so happy you had such a wonderful experience there. It validates

all of my many daydreams. So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing

what must be some very profound memories for you.

 

Chris

 

 

 

, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote:

> "... BTW

> I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

>

> Dear Chris,

> I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it was

> three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

> strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and great

> beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was the

> first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where I

> truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every morning

> getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a hill

> above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all of

> the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby where

> they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I chanted,

I

> would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the end

> of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and

> listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and

> support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices".

> There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness

> and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the

> airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was,

back

> in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-

> up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

> longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine

> that there is a "difference" between there and here...but sometimes

> it's a real challenge.

> love,

> sadhvi

[Guest guest]

I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the morning.

I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

Bom Mahadev!!!

-

nityashakti

Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

"... BTWI'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela

experience...."Dear Chris, I'm still feeling the aftershocks of

that experience and it was three years ago! I had so many odd things

happen..magical and strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with

sadhus and great beings who were obviously giving me something...I

think it was the first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!!

This is where I truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was

every morning getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to

make offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a

hill above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all

of the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby

where they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

chanted, I would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to

the end of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing

and listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and

support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices".

There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness

and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the

airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was, back

in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-up

and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just longing to

be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine that there is a

"difference" between there and here...but sometimes it's a real

challenge.love,sadhvi

[Guest guest]

sadvhi,

 

i just came home from work and re-read your post ... i like it even

more the 2nd time.

 

entering the drop zone, this is how i think of it. a space wherein

more and more attention is being drawn into a divine aperture.

perhaps this the operation of grace ... or a matter of gathering

acceleration ... i don't know ...

 

you are part of that, this entire forum, swamiji, shree maa ...

 

where is all karma resolved? at this place ... all the past friend

and lovers and places are right here ... no one, no one at all, can

be missing, there is no sense of any lacking. but the momentum into

the center is continuous, or can be readily animated with small

shoves.

 

love, love, love ... yes ... i believe, she is pulling us with a

stronger tug these days.

 

s

 

, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...>

wrote:

> "...one more question ... how much do you differentiate between

hard

> and

> soft sadhana [if i can say that] ... iow, difficult asans and japa,

> [can be hard if extended] and study of sanskrit [soft]. or is this

> wrong thinking..."

> Dear Steve,

> There are people who have reached self-realization just through

> the study of Sanskrit. When you consider that it is the vibration

of

> Divine Consciousness, it makes sense.

> If you don't mind, I'd like to contribute regarding sleep,

doing

> non-stop sadhana etc. There have been several times during the

past

> years that I have had the opportunity to live in an ashram for

> extended periods. During those months, I did seva literally from

> 2:30am until 10:30pm. Frequently, I would take someone else's seva

> shift during lunch break because it was the only time I got to

> participate in chanting or prayer (noon-time chants etc.) and

> because, I realize in retrospect, I was incredibly "attached" to

my

> seva. I was also eating very little.Interestingly enough (but not

> too surprising in light of studies on sleep deprivation and

> fasting), those were times when I had very intense visions, dreams

> and experiences of Divine manifestation (all of the things that

> saints warn us about). What carried me through this was the strong

> shakti of the ashram setting or, in the case of India, the intense

> energies of the Kumbha Mela. There were times when I didn't sleep

> for several days and didn't need sleep at all.Trying to do this on

> my own, however, when I got home, was not very effective, to say

the

> least...why? because there was no matrix of support there for

> me..there was not a culture supporting what I was doing and there

> was not a group around me whose energy was supporting what I was

> doing..plus I had the duties of ahouseholder to attend to.At that

> time, I had fantasies of leaving "the world" and becoming a monk

or

> sadhu..but I was not living IN my life at all. Earlier in my life,

> when I was involved with Buddhist practice, I saw alot of people

> ignoring the needs of their bodies, as though the body were a

> reluctant dog that had to be trained rigidly or ignored. Now many

of

> those same folks are paying the price for this attitude that the

> body and its needs are to be ignored or forcibly denied, that the

> body is somehow "a thing" and not something to be treated with

love

> and respect.

> This is a delicate business: finding the balance without

fooling

> yourself; it's a sadhana in itself. Waking up very early in the

> morning naturally, on those cold Winter mornings (hey, I'm in New

> England) and NOT rolling over to get a little more sleep is part

of

> it....snapping at your husband and cats and realizing that your

body

> is telling you to get some rest is another. There are so many ways

> to integrate the formal aspects of worship (puja, chanting texts,

> etc.) with the "informal ones" (japa, mindfulness practice, daily

> contemplation etc. ); they are all part of sadhana. What

is "enough"

> sleep for one person is not enough sleep for another. I remember

> hearing, at one time...."the yogi MUST get up before Brahmamahurta

> and do practices then" and I strove to do that for many many

> years...I'm not so sure, though if this other practice I did:

> swimming every day for 2 miles in a lake and repeating the Gayatri

> mantra..wasn't just as effective.

> What I am trying to say is that each one of us knows, deep

> inside, when we are making our best effort and when we are making

> excuses. Eventually, all 24 hours of your day is sadhana. There is

> no one to prove anything to, no one to tell you how YOU have to do

> this...there are the examples of completely dedicated sadhus,like

> Swamiji as beacons and there is the example of the man from

Ecuador,

> bagging your groceries, whose every action is filled with

devotion,

> focused attention and loving-kindness.

> love,

> sadhvi

[Guest guest]

"I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here

and

there, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical place,

a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to see. So

many saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving, godly

people, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I really

want to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but I

don't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another

body...."

 

Dear Chris,

I'm sure you WILL go...without a doubt.The fact that I got to the

Kumbha Mela in 2001 was a small miracle. I had been so longing to go

but my husband and I were, literally, living from hand-to-mouth,

just barely getting the rent together every month. One day, he came

home and found me crying. When he asked me what was wrong, I was so

embarrased to say that I was crying because I wanted to go to the

Kumbha Mela so much and I knew that it was not going to happen, even

though I had been praying and praying. Two weeks later, my husband

came walking through the front door and said, "you're going to the

Kumbha Mela". He had gotten an unexpected project that would pay

exactly the amount needed! It had just come out of "nowhere".

So...you never know what might happen.

Everything that is here is there as well..the negativity and all

the rest but living, even for a short time, in a culture that has

such an ancient and living spiritual tradition is just amazing! All

the more reason to be astounded and grateful that Swamiji and Shree

Maa are living HERE!!! in the USA and manifesting what is so

powerful about that tradition in such a clear, uncompromising and

generous way...sometimes I find it hard to believe.

best love to you and prayers that your dream will come true,

sadhvi

[Guest guest]

I know what you mean about the sadhus who showed you their love,

support and appreciation for your practice. When I made my Buddhist

pilgrimage to India, Nepal and Sikkim and stayed in Tibetan Buddhist

monasteries, I felt the same love and appreciation from the monks and

lamas.

"nityashakti" <sadhvi (AT) prodigy (DOT) net>

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:10:32 -0000

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

"... BTW

I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

Dear Chris,

I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it was

three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and great

beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was the

first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where I

truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every morning

getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a hill

above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all of

the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby where

they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I chanted, I

would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the end

of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and

listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and

support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices".

There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness

and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the

airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was, back

in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-

up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine

that there is a "difference" between there and here...but sometimes

it's a real challenge.

love,

sadhvi

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Ah, Sadvi,

Once again you say it so clearly. I agree with Chris that I would

have loved to been at MahaKumbhaMela. Especially with Shree Maa and

Swamiji. But I count my blessings for the near unbelievable fact

that we have Shree Maa and Swamiji here, giving all that They give to

all of us.

"nityashakti" <sadhvi (AT) prodigy (DOT) net>

Sat, 03 Apr 2004 14:38:46 -0000

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

"I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here

and

there, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical place,

a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to see. So

many saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving, godly

people, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I really

want to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but I

don't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another

body...."

Dear Chris,

I'm sure you WILL go...without a doubt.The fact that I got to the

Kumbha Mela in 2001 was a small miracle. I had been so longing to go

but my husband and I were, literally, living from hand-to-mouth,

just barely getting the rent together every month. One day, he came

home and found me crying. When he asked me what was wrong, I was so

embarrased to say that I was crying because I wanted to go to the

Kumbha Mela so much and I knew that it was not going to happen, even

though I had been praying and praying. Two weeks later, my husband

came walking through the front door and said, "you're going to the

Kumbha Mela". He had gotten an unexpected project that would pay

exactly the amount needed! It had just come out of "nowhere".

So...you never know what might happen.

Everything that is here is there as well..the negativity and all

the rest but living, even for a short time, in a culture that has

such an ancient and living spiritual tradition is just amazing! All

the more reason to be astounded and grateful that Swamiji and Shree

Maa are living HERE!!! in the USA and manifesting what is so

powerful about that tradition in such a clear, uncompromising and

generous way...sometimes I find it hard to believe.

best love to you and prayers that your dream will come true,

sadhvi

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Lall&DollyMahamuni <mahamuni (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the morning.

I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

Bom Mahadev!!!

-

nityashakti

Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

"... BTWI'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela

experience...."Dear Chris, I'm still feeling the aftershocks of

that experience and it was three years ago! I had so many odd things

happen..magical and strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with

sadhus and great beings who were obviously giving me something...I

think it was the first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!!

This is where I truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was

every morning getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to

make offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a

hill above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all

of the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby

where they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

chanted, I would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to

the end of a

line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and listening.

There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and support..like,

"oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices". There was so

much respect for the effort made and so much kindness and genuine

interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the airport in

Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was, back in this

environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-up and

fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just longing to be

back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine that there is a

"difference" between there and here...but sometimes it's a real

challenge.love,sadhviod

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wrote:

> "I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here

> and

> there, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical

place,

> a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to see.

So

> many saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving, godly

> people, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I

really

> want to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but I

> don't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another

> body...."

>

> Dear Chris,

> I'm sure you WILL go...without a doubt.The fact that I got to

the

> Kumbha Mela in 2001 was a small miracle. I had been so longing to

go

> but my husband and I were, literally, living from hand-to-mouth,

> just barely getting the rent together every month. One day, he

came

> home and found me crying. When he asked me what was wrong, I was

so

> embarrased to say that I was crying because I wanted to go to the

> Kumbha Mela so much and I knew that it was not going to happen,

even

> though I had been praying and praying. Two weeks later, my husband

> came walking through the front door and said, "you're going to the

> Kumbha Mela". He had gotten an unexpected project that would pay

> exactly the amount needed! It had just come out of "nowhere".

> So...you never know what might happen.

> Everything that is here is there as well..the negativity and

all

> the rest but living, even for a short time, in a culture that has

> such an ancient and living spiritual tradition is just amazing!

All

> the more reason to be astounded and grateful that Swamiji and

Shree

> Maa are living HERE!!! in the USA and manifesting what is so

> powerful about that tradition in such a clear, uncompromising and

> generous way...sometimes I find it hard to believe.

> best love to you and prayers that your dream will come true,

> sadhvi

[Guest guest]

Why certainly, I would be glad to offer a puja to Swaami

Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same day as my own

Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87 years and

exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his way to

his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for one last

note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but that was

the day on which he passed from this world with 895 rotations of the

moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in dedication to

both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of

Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

 

, Lall and Dolly Singh

<dolly8655> wrote:

> gods blessing

> please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji who gave

his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also please pay

my respects to Barfani Dada

> Lall&Dolly

> Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the

morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

>

> Bom Mahadev!!!

> -

> nityashakti

>

> Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> RE: keeping passionate about our worship

>

>

> "... BTW

> I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

>

> Dear Chris,

> I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it was

> three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

> strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and great

> beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was the

> first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where I

> truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every morning

> getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a hill

> above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all of

> the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby where

> they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I chanted,

I

> would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the end

> of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and

> listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and

> support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices".

> There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness

> and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at the

> airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was,

back

> in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches, make-

> up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

> longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to imagine

> that there is a "difference" between there and here...but sometimes

> it's a real challenge.

> love,

> sadhvi

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who gave up his embodiment they very same day as my own Dad. On Maha

Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87 years and exactly one

month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his way to his key board.

A musician to his last he fell reaching for one last note. He knew

nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but that was the day on

which he passed from this world with 895 rotations of the moon to his

credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in dedication to both Swaami

Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of Gayatri, Vishnu

Puja and Sahasranima., Lall and

Dolly Singh <dolly8655> wrote:> gods blessing> please offer a

prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji who gave his body on Maha

Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also please pay my respects to

Barfani Dada> Lall&Dolly> Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:> I'm off to

the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the morning. I need a

quick hit of Baba Loka once again.> > Bom Mahadev!!!> ----- Original

Message ----- > nityashakti > >

Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM> RE:

keeping passionate about our worship> > > "... BTW> I'm still VERY

envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."> > Dear Chris,> I'm

still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it was > three

years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and > strange.

Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and great > beings

who were obviously giving me something...I think

it was the > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is

where I > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every

morning > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a hill >

above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all of >

the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby where >

they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I chanted, I >

would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the end >

of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and >

listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love and >

support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the practices". >

There was so much respect for the effort made and so much kindness >

and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and

landing at the > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and

there I was, back > in this environment of huge advertisements for

Rolex watches, make-> up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so

sterile...I was just > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really

hard not to imagine > that there is a "difference" between there and

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rudran2,

 

was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

 

steve c.

 

, Lall and Dolly Singh

<dolly8655> wrote:

> thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you dad's soul

>

> rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be glad to

offer a puja to Swaami

> Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same day as my

own

> Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87 years

and

> exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his way to

> his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for one

last

> note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but that

was

> the day on which he passed from this world with 895 rotations of

the

> moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in dedication

to

> both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of

> Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

>

> , Lall and Dolly Singh

> <dolly8655> wrote:

> > gods blessing

> > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji who

gave

> his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also please

pay

> my respects to Barfani Dada

> > Lall&Dolly

> > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the

> morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> >

> > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > -

> > nityashakti

> >

> > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > RE: keeping passionate about our worship

> >

> >

> > "... BTW

> > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

> >

> > Dear Chris,

> > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it

was

> > three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

> > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and

great

> > beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was

the

> > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where

I

> > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every

morning

> > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a

hill

> > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all

of

> > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby

where

> > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

chanted,

> I

> > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the

end

> > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing and

> > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love

and

> > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

practices".

> > There was so much respect for the effort made and so much

kindness

> > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at

the

> > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was,

> back

> > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches,

make-

> > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

> > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to

imagine

> > that there is a "difference" between there and here...but

sometimes

> > it's a real challenge.

> > love,

> > sadhvi

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Ah, Sadvi,Once again you say it so clearly. I agree with Chris that I

would have loved to been at MahaKumbhaMela. Especially with Shree Maa

and Swamiji. But I count my blessings for the near unbelievable fact

that we have Shree Maa and Swamiji here, giving all that They give to

all of us.

"nityashakti" <sadhvi (AT) prodigy (DOT) net>

Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 14:38:46 -0000To:

Subject: RE: keeping

passionate about our worship

"I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here

andthere, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical

place,a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to

see. Somany saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving,

godlypeople, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I

reallywant to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but

Idon't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another

body...."Dear Chris, I'm sure you WILL go...without a doubt.The fact

that I got to the Kumbha Mela in 2001 was a small miracle. I had been

so longing to go but my husband and I were, literally, living from

hand-to-mouth, just barely getting the rent together every month. One

day, he came home and found me crying. When he asked me what was

wrong, I was so embarrased to say that I was crying because I wanted

to go to the Kumbha

Mela so much and I knew that it was not going to happen, even though I

had been praying and praying. Two weeks later, my husband came walking

through the front door and said, "you're going to the Kumbha Mela". He

had gotten an unexpected project that would pay exactly the amount

needed! It had just come out of "nowhere". So...you never know what

might happen. Everything that is here is there as well..the

negativity and all the rest but living, even for a short time, in a

culture that has such an ancient and living spiritual tradition is

just amazing! All the more reason to be astounded and grateful that

Swamiji and Shree Maa are living HERE!!! in the USA and manifesting

what is so powerful about that tradition in such a clear,

uncompromising and generous way...sometimes I find it hard to

believe.best love to you and prayers that your dream will come

true,sadhvi /

 

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Dad was primarily classical but he did jazz and pop too.

 

, "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

> rudran2,

>

> was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

>

> steve c.

>

> , Lall and Dolly Singh

> <dolly8655> wrote:

> > thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you dad's soul

> >

> > rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be glad to

> offer a puja to Swaami

> > Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same day as my

> own

> > Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87 years

> and

> > exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his way

to

> > his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for one

> last

> > note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but that

> was

> > the day on which he passed from this world with 895 rotations of

> the

> > moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in

dedication

> to

> > both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of

> > Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

> >

> > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > gods blessing

> > > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji who

> gave

> > his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also please

> pay

> > my respects to Barfani Dada

> > > Lall&Dolly

> > > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the

> > morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> > >

> > > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > > -

> > > nityashakti

> > >

> > > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > > RE: keeping passionate about our worship

> > >

> > >

> > > "... BTW

> > > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

> > >

> > > Dear Chris,

> > > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and it

> was

> > > three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical and

> > > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and

> great

> > > beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it was

> the

> > > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is where

> I

> > > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every

> morning

> > > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> > > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a

> hill

> > > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came up....all

> of

> > > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby

> where

> > > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

> chanted,

> > I

> > > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to the

> end

> > > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing

and

> > > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love

> and

> > > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

> practices".

> > > There was so much respect for the effort made and so much

> kindness

> > > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing at

> the

> > > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I was,

> > back

> > > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches,

> make-

> > > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was just

> > > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to

> imagine

> > > that there is a "difference" between there and here...but

> sometimes

> > > it's a real challenge.

> > > love,

> > > sadhvi

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Apr 4, 2004 11:33 PM

Re: RE: keeping passionate about our worship

 

Shree Maa and Swamiji is MahaKumbha Mela !!

 

Ardis Jackson <anandamama wrote:Ah, Sadvi,

Once again you say it so clearly. I agree with Chris that I would have loved to

been at MahaKumbhaMela. Especially with Shree Maa and Swamiji. But I count my

blessings for the near unbelievable fact that we have Shree Maa and Swamiji

here, giving all that They give to all of us.

 

"nityashakti" <sadhvi

Sat, 03 Apr 2004 14:38:46 -0000

RE: keeping passionate about our worship

 

 

"I've never been to India, but from little hints I've gleaned here

and

there, I think it truely is the land of the Hamsas, a magical place,

a geography imbued with divinity, for those with the eyes to see. So

many saints! True, there are many posers, but so many loving, godly

people, all so generous of heart. (As you can no doubt tell, I really

want to go someday) But perhaps I'm being overly romantic (but I

don't think so). Someday I will, even if it has to be in another

body...."

 

Dear Chris,

I'm sure you WILL go...without a doubt.The fact that I got to the

Kumbha Mela in 2001 was a small miracle. I had been so longing to go

but my husband and I were, literally, living from hand-to-mouth,

just barely getting the rent together every month. One day, he came

home and found me crying. When he asked me what was wrong, I was so

embarrased to say that I was crying because I wanted to go to the

Kumbha Mela so much and I knew that it was not going to happen, even

though I had been praying and praying. Two weeks later, my husband

came walking through the front door and said, "you're going to the

Kumbha Mela". He had gotten an unexpected project that would pay

exactly the amount needed! It had just come out of "nowhere".

So...you never know what might happen.

Everything that is here is there as well..the negativity and all

the rest but living, even for a short time, in a culture that has

such an ancient and living spiritual tradition is just amazing! All

the more reason to be astounded and grateful that Swamiji and Shree

Maa are living HERE!!! in the USA and manifesting what is so

powerful about that tradition in such a clear, uncompromising and

generous way...sometimes I find it hard to believe.

best love to you and prayers that your dream will come true,

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he sounds like a dedicated musician that had a very wide range ...

 

Swaami Ramachandraji ... rudran2, what can you tell us about him ...

did you know him? i only know very little, i did a web search, i am

not even sure if i found the right Swaami Ramachandraji.

 

steve

 

, "rudran2" <stechiekov> wrote:

> Dad was primarily classical but he did jazz and pop too.

>

> , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> wrote:

> > rudran2,

> >

> > was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

> >

> > steve c.

> >

> > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you dad's soul

> > >

> > > rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be glad

to

> > offer a puja to Swaami

> > > Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same day as

my

> > own

> > > Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87 years

> > and

> > > exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his way

> to

> > > his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for one

> > last

> > > note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but

that

> > was

> > > the day on which he passed from this world with 895 rotations

of

> > the

> > > moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in

> dedication

> > to

> > > both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of

> > > Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

> > >

> > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > gods blessing

> > > > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji

who

> > gave

> > > his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also please

> > pay

> > > my respects to Barfani Dada

> > > > Lall&Dolly

> > > > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > > > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in the

> > > morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> > > >

> > > > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > > > -

> > > > nityashakti

> > > >

> > > > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > > > RE: keeping passionate about our

worship

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > "... BTW

> > > > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela experience...."

> > > >

> > > > Dear Chris,

> > > > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and

it

> > was

> > > > three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical

and

> > > > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus and

> > great

> > > > beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it

was

> > the

> > > > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is

where

> > I

> > > > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every

> > morning

> > > > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> > > > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of a

> > hill

> > > > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came

up....all

> > of

> > > > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place nearby

> > where

> > > > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

> > chanted,

> > > I

> > > > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to

the

> > end

> > > > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus, standing

> and

> > > > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total love

> > and

> > > > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

> > practices".

> > > > There was so much respect for the effort made and so much

> > kindness

> > > > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and landing

at

> > the

> > > > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I

was,

> > > back

> > > > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex watches,

> > make-

> > > > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was

just

> > > > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to

> > imagine

> > > > that there is a "difference" between there and here...but

> > sometimes

> > > > it's a real challenge.

> > > > love,

> > > > sadhvi

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The only thing I know about Swaami Ramachandraji is that he passed

from this world on the same day as my Dad. I did not know Swaami

Ramachandraji. I did know the late Swami Chinmayananda. I first met

him way back in 1967.

 

, "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

> he sounds like a dedicated musician that had a very wide range ...

>

> Swaami Ramachandraji ... rudran2, what can you tell us about

him ...

> did you know him? i only know very little, i did a web search, i am

> not even sure if i found the right Swaami Ramachandraji.

>

> steve

>

> , "rudran2" <stechiekov>

wrote:

> > Dad was primarily classical but he did jazz and pop too.

> >

> > , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> > wrote:

> > > rudran2,

> > >

> > > was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

> > >

> > > steve c.

> > >

> > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you dad's

soul

> > > >

> > > > rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be

glad

> to

> > > offer a puja to Swaami

> > > > Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same day

as

> my

> > > own

> > > > Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87

years

> > > and

> > > > exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on his

way

> > to

> > > > his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for

one

> > > last

> > > > note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie, but

> that

> > > was

> > > > the day on which he passed from this world with 895 rotations

> of

> > > the

> > > > moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in

> > dedication

> > > to

> > > > both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala of

> > > > Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

> > > >

> > > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > > gods blessing

> > > > > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami Ramachandraji

> who

> > > gave

> > > > his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also

please

> > > pay

> > > > my respects to Barfani Dada

> > > > > Lall&Dolly

> > > > > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > > > > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in

the

> > > > morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> > > > >

> > > > > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > > > > -

> > > > > nityashakti

> > > > >

> > > > > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > > > > RE: keeping passionate about our

> worship

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > "... BTW

> > > > > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela

experience...."

> > > > >

> > > > > Dear Chris,

> > > > > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience and

> it

> > > was

> > > > > three years ago! I had so many odd things happen..magical

> and

> > > > > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus

and

> > > great

> > > > > beings who were obviously giving me something...I think it

> was

> > > the

> > > > > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This is

> where

> > > I

> > > > > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was every

> > > morning

> > > > > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to make

> > > > > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side of

a

> > > hill

> > > > > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came

> up....all

> > > of

> > > > > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place

nearby

> > > where

> > > > > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as I

> > > chanted,

> > > > I

> > > > > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came to

> the

> > > end

> > > > > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus,

standing

> > and

> > > > > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total

love

> > > and

> > > > > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

> > > practices".

> > > > > There was so much respect for the effort made and so much

> > > kindness

> > > > > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and

landing

> at

> > > the

> > > > > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there I

> was,

> > > > back

> > > > > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex

watches,

> > > make-

> > > > > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I was

> just

> > > > > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not to

> > > imagine

> > > > > that there is a "difference" between there and here...but

> > > sometimes

> > > > > it's a real challenge.

> > > > > love,

> > > > > sadhvi

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Sponsor

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Links

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > /

> > > > >

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> of

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it sounds like you have had some trips to india, or was this in the

states? did you study with him? did you get into the gita?

 

steve

 

, "rudran2" <stechiekov>

wrote:

> The only thing I know about Swaami Ramachandraji is that he passed

> from this world on the same day as my Dad. I did not know Swaami

> Ramachandraji. I did know the late Swami Chinmayananda. I first

met

> him way back in 1967.

>

> , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> wrote:

> > he sounds like a dedicated musician that had a very wide

range ...

> >

> > Swaami Ramachandraji ... rudran2, what can you tell us about

> him ...

> > did you know him? i only know very little, i did a web search, i

am

> > not even sure if i found the right Swaami Ramachandraji.

> >

> > steve

> >

> > , "rudran2" <stechiekov>

> wrote:

> > > Dad was primarily classical but he did jazz and pop too.

> > >

> > > , "bingo_ridley"

<sconnor@a...>

> > > wrote:

> > > > rudran2,

> > > >

> > > > was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

> > > >

> > > > steve c.

> > > >

> > > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > > thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you dad's

> soul

> > > > >

> > > > > rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be

> glad

> > to

> > > > offer a puja to Swaami

> > > > > Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same

day

> as

> > my

> > > > own

> > > > > Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87

> years

> > > > and

> > > > > exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on

his

> way

> > > to

> > > > > his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching for

> one

> > > > last

> > > > > note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie,

but

> > that

> > > > was

> > > > > the day on which he passed from this world with 895

rotations

> > of

> > > > the

> > > > > moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in

> > > dedication

> > > > to

> > > > > both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another mala

of

> > > > > Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

> > > > >

> > > > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > > > gods blessing

> > > > > > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami

Ramachandraji

> > who

> > > > gave

> > > > > his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also

> please

> > > > pay

> > > > > my respects to Barfani Dada

> > > > > > Lall&Dolly

> > > > > > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > > > > > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta in

> the

> > > > > morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > > > > > -

> > > > > > nityashakti

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > > > > > RE: keeping passionate about our

> > worship

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > "... BTW

> > > > > > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela

> experience...."

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Dear Chris,

> > > > > > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience

and

> > it

> > > > was

> > > > > > three years ago! I had so many odd things

happen..magical

> > and

> > > > > > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with sadhus

> and

> > > > great

> > > > > > beings who were obviously giving me something...I think

it

> > was

> > > > the

> > > > > > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This

is

> > where

> > > > I

> > > > > > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was

every

> > > > morning

> > > > > > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to

make

> > > > > > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the side

of

> a

> > > > hill

> > > > > > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came

> > up....all

> > > > of

> > > > > > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place

> nearby

> > > > where

> > > > > > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as

I

> > > > chanted,

> > > > > I

> > > > > > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came

to

> > the

> > > > end

> > > > > > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus,

> standing

> > > and

> > > > > > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of total

> love

> > > > and

> > > > > > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

> > > > practices".

> > > > > > There was so much respect for the effort made and so

much

> > > > kindness

> > > > > > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and

> landing

> > at

> > > > the

> > > > > > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and there

I

> > was,

> > > > > back

> > > > > > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex

> watches,

> > > > make-

> > > > > > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I

was

> > just

> > > > > > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not

to

> > > > imagine

> > > > > > that there is a "difference" between there and

here...but

> > > > sometimes

> > > > > > it's a real challenge.

> > > > > > love,

> > > > > > sadhvi

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Sponsor

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I did study under him just a bit, but came away from him with little

in the realm of practices. Coming upon the Devi Mandir has rendered

me a wealth of everyday practical methodology. It is the stuff with

which I could live out all that remains of my life. It seems to me

that everything comes to me out of the pujas. To me this has made a

huge difference.

 

, "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

> it sounds like you have had some trips to india, or was this in the

> states? did you study with him? did you get into the gita?

>

> steve

>

> , "rudran2" <stechiekov>

> wrote:

> > The only thing I know about Swaami Ramachandraji is that he

passed

> > from this world on the same day as my Dad. I did not know Swaami

> > Ramachandraji. I did know the late Swami Chinmayananda. I first

> met

> > him way back in 1967.

> >

> > , "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> > wrote:

> > > he sounds like a dedicated musician that had a very wide

> range ...

> > >

> > > Swaami Ramachandraji ... rudran2, what can you tell us about

> > him ...

> > > did you know him? i only know very little, i did a web search,

i

> am

> > > not even sure if i found the right Swaami Ramachandraji.

> > >

> > > steve

> > >

> > > , "rudran2" <stechiekov>

> > wrote:

> > > > Dad was primarily classical but he did jazz and pop too.

> > > >

> > > > , "bingo_ridley"

> <sconnor@a...>

> > > > wrote:

> > > > > rudran2,

> > > > >

> > > > > was your dad a jazz musician, classical ... ?

> > > > >

> > > > > steve c.

> > > > >

> > > > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > > > thank you so much. and may gods blessigs be with you

dad's

> > soul

> > > > > >

> > > > > > rudran2 <stechiekov> wrote:Why certainly, I would be

> > glad

> > > to

> > > > > offer a puja to Swaami

> > > > > > Ramachandraji who gave up his embodiment they very same

> day

> > as

> > > my

> > > > > own

> > > > > > Dad. On Maha Shiva Rathrie, February 18th '04, Dad was 87

> > years

> > > > > and

> > > > > > exactly one month of age. As evening fell so did Dad on

> his

> > way

> > > > to

> > > > > > his key board. A musician to his last he fell reaching

for

> > one

> > > > > last

> > > > > > note. He knew nothing of sadanna or Maha Shiva Rathrie,

> but

> > > that

> > > > > was

> > > > > > the day on which he passed from this world with 895

> rotations

> > > of

> > > > > the

> > > > > > moon to his credit. I will then conduct a joint puja in

> > > > dedication

> > > > > to

> > > > > > both Swaami Ramachandraji and Dad. It will be another

mala

> of

> > > > > > Gayatri, Vishnu Puja and Sahasranima.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > , Lall and Dolly Singh

> > > > > > <dolly8655> wrote:

> > > > > > > gods blessing

> > > > > > > please offer a prayer for Jaagat Guru Swaami

> Ramachandraji

> > > who

> > > > > gave

> > > > > > his body on Maha Shiva Rathrie Day at Manasarover. Also

> > please

> > > > > pay

> > > > > > my respects to Barfani Dada

> > > > > > > Lall&Dolly

> > > > > > > Mahamuni <mahamuni@c...> wrote:

> > > > > > > I'm off to the Ujjain Mahakumbhamela, called Simhasta

in

> > the

> > > > > > morning. I need a quick hit of Baba Loka once again.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Bom Mahadev!!!

> > > > > > > -

> > > > > > > nityashakti

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Friday, April 02, 2004 1:10 PM

> > > > > > > RE: keeping passionate about our

> > > worship

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > "... BTW

> > > > > > > I'm still VERY envious of your Mahakumbhamela

> > experience...."

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Dear Chris,

> > > > > > > I'm still feeling the aftershocks of that experience

> and

> > > it

> > > > > was

> > > > > > > three years ago! I had so many odd things

> happen..magical

> > > and

> > > > > > > strange. Very wonderful moments of "darshan" with

sadhus

> > and

> > > > > great

> > > > > > > beings who were obviously giving me something...I

think

> it

> > > was

> > > > > the

> > > > > > > first time since childhood that I felt...YES!!! This

> is

> > > where

> > > > > I

> > > > > > > truly belong! One of the most beautiful memories was

> every

> > > > > morning

> > > > > > > getting up before dawn to do practices, then going to

> make

> > > > > > > offerings in the yagna fire and then sitting on the

side

> of

> > a

> > > > > hill

> > > > > > > above the Ganges, chanting the Vedas as the sun came

> > > up....all

> > > > > of

> > > > > > > the sadhus would be walking along the shore to a place

> > nearby

> > > > > where

> > > > > > > they were bathing and then being fed. Some mornings, as

> I

> > > > > chanted,

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > > would have a feeling of someone nearby and, when I came

> to

> > > the

> > > > > end

> > > > > > > of a line, I would look up and see 12 or 15 sadhus,

> > standing

> > > > and

> > > > > > > listening. There was the most wonderful feeling of

total

> > love

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > support..like, "oh, there is a Western sister doing the

> > > > > practices".

> > > > > > > There was so much respect for the effort made and so

> much

> > > > > kindness

> > > > > > > and genuine interest. I can remember flying back and

> > landing

> > > at

> > > > > the

> > > > > > > airport in Frankfurt, Germany for a stopover...and

there

> I

> > > was,

> > > > > > back

> > > > > > > in this environment of huge advertisements for Rolex

> > watches,

> > > > > make-

> > > > > > > up and fancy cars. It was so CLEAN and so sterile...I

> was

> > > just

> > > > > > > longing to be back in Allahabad. I try really hard not

> to

> > > > > imagine

> > > > > > > that there is a "difference" between there and

> here...but

> > > > > sometimes

> > > > > > > it's a real challenge.

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