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Dear All,

 

Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

 

I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

have anything much to add here.

 

I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

meeting Maa.

 

Jai Maa

Nanda

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i never met them personally. i found out about shree maa from a person

at another spiritual forum. i wrote to maa. she wrote back. a devotee

of hers visited the town i live in. she sent him with a can of

chocolates to give me. he called me and we met. i asked him to teach

me the shiva puja.

 

when i thanked maa for the chocolates she wrote back, i did not send

you chocolates to eat, i sent for you to be a chocolate.

 

i have been working on being a chocolate ever since.

 

thank you.

 

 

 

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai>

wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

>

> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> have anything much to add here.

>

> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> meeting Maa.

>

> Jai Maa

> Nanda

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Hello Nanda

 

Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji.

 

I have not met either Shree Maa Ji or Swamiji but I have definitely had

met them in my dreams. And, I had seen them talking to me and giving me

advice that I need. For me they were Lord Shiva and Maa Durga.

 

I live in Fiji and don’t know if ever I will meet them but the day I

will will the the greatest day of my life.

 

Jai Mata Ji

 

Jay Dayal

Fiji;

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nanda [chandimaakijai]

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:46 PM

How did you meet Shree Maa

 

 

 

Dear All,

 

Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

 

I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

have anything much to add here.

 

I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

meeting Maa.

 

Jai Maa

Nanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear All,

 

I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji in the physical form.

For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the Chandi

Path. I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed me

Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

transliteration around. That was in the mid 90's I think. An Indian

editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual bookstore

in Sydney and I grabbed it. Several years ago I also found a copy of

the Kali Puja in the same bookstore.

On and off over the years I would check the website but could never

listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet service.

Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to Swamiji....and

the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

orders to one a billing period. Probably better in terms of

assimilation. And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the verge

of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad ahold

of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

And Maa she is always around.

Grace

The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of shakti,

love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

>

> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> have anything much to add here.

>

> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> meeting Maa.

>

> Jai Maa

> Nanda

>

>

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So good to see you on the forum again, Jay Dayal. I have missed your

sharing of your devotion. When I think of you I think of your

beautiful murtis in your temple.

Jai Durga Maa Jai Shree Maa Jai Swamiji!!

Ardis

on 1/17/05 10:59 PM, Jay Dayal at dayals (AT) connect (DOT) com.fj wrote:

Hello Nanda

Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji.

I have not met either Shree Maa Ji or Swamiji but I have definitely had

met them in my dreams. And, I had seen them talking to me and giving me

advice that I need. For me they were Lord Shiva and Maa Durga.

I live in Fiji and don’t know if ever I will meet them but the day I

will will the the greatest day of my life.

Jai Mata Ji

Jay Dayal

Fiji;

 

Nanda [chandimaakijai ]

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:46 PM

How did you meet Shree Maa

Dear All,

Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

have anything much to add here.

I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

meeting Maa.

Jai Maa

Nanda

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What a wonderful tribute to Maa and Swamiji's work! And to your

determination and discrimination. Did you get the MP3 of the Chandi Path

with Maa and Swamiji chanting? It is a wonderful way to feel their bhav and

to learn Sanskrit pronunciation.

 

I had the same experience that you did with dial-up and the classes. I just

got dsl a few weeks ago and am amazed at the treasure trove of classes with

Swamiji.

 

By the way, IMHO there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist. I spent 30

years as a Zen Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist before I met Shree Maa and

Swamiji. And all that meditation was truly wonderful. But on the day I sat

in front of their altar in March 1993, I knew I was truly "home".

 

I can't really explain the experience. It was heavenly...to look into the

eyes of the Goddess and then to turn around and look into the eyes of Shree

Maa...to feel her loving welcome, her simplicity, her humility, the depth of

her meditation. Then there was Swamiji. I had never met anyone like him in

my life. He embodied my ideals of perfection. To see his absorption at the

fire, to hear his voice full of love and devotion, to experience his

delightful smile and sense of humor, to see him hard at work at physical

labor, to learn of his life of learning. I think what hit me in my heart was

"Shree Maa and Swamiji are living life the way it was meant to be lived."

What more could you want from your teachers?

 

My love and blessings to all who read this...especially to all who have not

met Shree Maa and Swamiji on the physical plane. May you meet them in your

hearts each day as you do sadhana.

 

Ardis

 

on 1/17/05 11:42 PM, Grace Green at gmgreen108 wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji in the physical form.

> For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the Chandi

> Path. I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed me

> Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

> transliteration around. That was in the mid 90's I think. An Indian

> editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual bookstore

> in Sydney and I grabbed it. Several years ago I also found a copy of

> the Kali Puja in the same bookstore.

> On and off over the years I would check the website but could never

> listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet service.

> Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to Swamiji....and

> the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

> Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

> orders to one a billing period. Probably better in terms of

> assimilation. And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the verge

> of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad ahold

> of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

> And Maa she is always around.

> Grace

> The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of shakti,

> love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

>

>>

>> Dear All,

>>

>> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

>>

>> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

>> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

>> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

>> have anything much to add here.

>>

>> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

>> meeting Maa.

>>

>> Jai Maa

>> Nanda

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Links

>>

>> €

>> /

>>  

>> €

>>

>>  

>> € Terms of

>> Service.

>>

>>

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Jai Maa, Ardis [and everyone],

i am weeping [yet again] smiling through my tears after reading what

you wrote about your first experience of Maa and Swamiji. Everything

you have said stuck a chord with me. That is exactly how i feel..even

though i have not yet been with Them Physically, i feel like They are

with me every moment. The more dedicated i become towards Them and my

Sadhana, the stronger i feel Their Presence. It is growing everyday.

To me, They are the living embodiment of Holy Mother and Sri

Ramakrishna's teachings. There i said it! i too feel 'i have come

home.' i have seen many 'Swami's' in this life, but never anyone

filled with such sincere enthusiasm as our Swamiji. He burns with

such devotional fire! And it is so catching! Stand near His Fire, and

you can't help but be inspired! The First time i saw Their Pictures i

had an inner feeling of Recognition! i feel such love radiating from

Them! i can't even imagine what it is like to be in Their Physical

Presence! i think i might dissolve into Pure Bliss!

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva

muktimaa

P.S. i still have dial-up...but when the online classes were first

put up, i was able to hear them! i took my little tape re-corder and

everyday spent the entire day [yes, literally the whole day!]

recording every class!! i listened to them over and over and

over....i still do! They have helped me more than i can ever begin to

say...Pure Bliss and Inspiration! :<)

 

 

 

 

 

, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> > I had the same experience that you did with dial-up and the

classes. I just

> got dsl a few weeks ago and am amazed at the treasure trove of

classes with

> Swamiji.

>

> By the way, IMHO there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist. I

spent 30

> years as a Zen Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist before I met Shree

Maa and

> Swamiji. And all that meditation was truly wonderful. But on the

day I sat

> in front of their altar in March 1993, I knew I was truly "home".

>

> I can't really explain the experience. It was heavenly...to look

into the

> eyes of the Goddess and then to turn around and look into the eyes

of Shree

> Maa...to feel her loving welcome, her simplicity, her humility, the

depth of

> her meditation. Then there was Swamiji. I had never met anyone

like him in

> my life. He embodied my ideals of perfection. To see his absorption

at the

> fire, to hear his voice full of love and devotion, to experience his

> delightful smile and sense of humor, to see him hard at work at

physical

> labor, to learn of his life of learning. I think what hit me in my

heart was

> "Shree Maa and Swamiji are living life the way it was meant to be

lived."

> What more could you want from your teachers?

>

> My love and blessings to all who read this...especially to all who

have not

> met Shree Maa and Swamiji on the physical plane. May you meet them

in your

> hearts each day as you do sadhana.

>

> Ardis

>

> on 1/17/05 11:42 PM, Grace Green at gmgreen108@w... wrote:

>

> > Dear All,

> >

> > I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji in the physical

form.

> > For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the

Chandi

> > Path. I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed

me

> > Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

> > transliteration around. That was in the mid 90's I think. An

Indian

> > editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual

bookstore

> > in Sydney and I grabbed it. Several years ago I also found a

copy of

> > the Kali Puja in the same bookstore.

> > On and off over the years I would check the website but could

never

> > listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet

service.

> > Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to

Swamiji....and

> > the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

> > Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

> > orders to one a billing period. Probably better in terms of

> > assimilation. And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the

verge

> > of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad

ahold

> > of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

> > And Maa she is always around.

> > Grace

> > The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of

shakti,

> > love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> Dear All,

> >>

> >> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> >>

> >> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and

have

> >> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share

most

> >> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I

dont

> >> have anything much to add here.

> >>

> >> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences

of

> >> meeting Maa.

> >>

> >> Jai Maa

> >> Nanda

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Links

> >>

> >> €

> >> /

> >>  

> >> €

> >>

> >>  

> >> € Terms

of

> >> Service.

> >>

> >>

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Namaste

I have not met either

Shreemaa or Swami, yet. I came to this group through an invitation

(one of those invites that come to those who have certain

interests on their profiles, I presume). At the time I had a budding

interest in getting to know more about Sanatana Dharma but did not know

where to begin. I joined the Devi Mandir group and have been trying to

figure my way around ever since!

:-)

I bought the Idiot's

Guide to Hinduism which someone suggested and which has been quite

helpful in explaining things in 'layperson's' terms. I have read Before

Becoming This and that was great. And I learned how to do the prayer

mantra which I endeavor to be consistent about doing on Saturdays. I

got the Durga Puja book and so far it is the one thing with which I

feel a little more comfort and familiarity. Been reading at the Guru

Gita and don't know what it means (granted I haven't taken time to read

the chat archives). Have the Chandi book and well...what can I say?

Don't feel ready for that. I do it (Durga Puja, though not yet with

the offerings) every night and a day doesn't feel complete without it.

I wish I could understand more than I do at this point but alas,

everything in it's own time, I suppose.

Perhaps one day I will

be blessed to meet the gurus in flesh. Jai Maa! Jai Swami!

--

Be Love

Berijoy

http://www.egyirba.net

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> Dearest Muktimaa,

 

If you feel this close to them without having had their darshan, I believe

that you would melt into supreme bliss and oneness if you were blessed with

their darshan.

 

I too believe that they are the embodiment of Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada

Devi's teachings.

 

Love to you,

 

Ardis

 

> "muktimaa" <muktimaa

> 2005/01/18 Tue PM 04:51:07 GMT

>

> Re: How did you meet Shree Maa

>

>

Jai Maa, Ardis [and everyone],

i am weeping [yet again] smiling through my tears after reading what

you wrote about your first experience of Maa and Swamiji. Everything

you have said stuck a chord with me. That is exactly how i feel..even

though i have not yet been with Them Physically, i feel like They are

with me every moment. The more dedicated i become towards Them and my

Sadhana, the stronger i feel Their Presence. It is growing everyday.

To me, They are the living embodiment of Holy Mother and Sri

Ramakrishna's teachings. There i said it! i too feel 'i have come

home.' i have seen many 'Swami's' in this life, but never anyone

filled with such sincere enthusiasm as our Swamiji. He burns with

such devotional fire! And it is so catching! Stand near His Fire, and

you can't help but be inspired! The First time i saw Their Pictures i

had an inner feeling of Recognition! i feel such love radiating from

Them! i can't even imagine what it is like to be in Their Physical

Presence! i think i might dissolve into Pure Bliss!

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva

muktimaa

P.S. i still have dial-up...but when the online classes were first

put up, i was able to hear them! i took my little tape re-corder and

everyday spent the entire day [yes, literally the whole day!]

recording every class!! i listened to them over and over and

over....i still do! They have helped me more than i can ever begin to

say...Pure Bliss and Inspiration! :<)

, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> > I had the same experience that you did with dial-up and the

classes. I just

> got dsl a few weeks ago and am amazed at the treasure trove of

classes with

> Swamiji.

>

> By the way, IMHO there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist. I

spent 30

> years as a Zen Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist before I met Shree

Maa and

> Swamiji. And all that meditation was truly wonderful. But on the

day I sat

> in front of their altar in March 1993, I knew I was truly "home".

>

> I can't really explain the experience. It was heavenly...to look

into the

> eyes of the Goddess and then to turn around and look into the eyes

of Shree

> Maa...to feel her loving welcome, her simplicity, her humility, the

depth of

> her meditation. Then there was Swamiji. I had never met anyone

like him in

> my life. He embodied my ideals of perfection. To see his absorption

at the

> fire, to hear his voice full of love and devotion, to experience his

> delightful smile and sense of humor, to see him hard at work at

physical

> labor, to learn of his life of learning. I think what hit me in my

heart was

> "Shree Maa and Swamiji are living life the way it was meant to be

lived."

> What more could you want from your teachers?

>

> My love and blessings to all who read this...especially to all who

have not

> met Shree Maa and Swamiji on the physical plane. May you meet them

in your

> hearts each day as you do sadhana.

>

> Ardis

>

> on 1/17/05 11:42 PM, Grace Green at gmgreen108@w... wrote:

>

> > Dear All,

> >

> > I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji in the physical

form.

> > For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the

Chandi

> > Path. I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed

me

> > Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

> > transliteration around. That was in the mid 90's I think. An

Indian

> > editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual

bookstore

> > in Sydney and I grabbed it. Several years ago I also found a

copy of

> > the Kali Puja in the same bookstore.

> > On and off over the years I would check the website but could

never

> > listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet

service.

> > Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to

Swamiji....and

> > the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

> > Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

> > orders to one a billing period. Probably better in terms of

> > assimilation. And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the

verge

> > of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad

ahold

> > of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

> > And Maa she is always around.

> > Grace

> > The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of

shakti,

> > love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> Dear All,

> >>

> >> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> >>

> >> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and

have

> >> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share

most

> >> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I

dont

> >> have anything much to add here.

> >>

> >> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences

of

> >> meeting Maa.

> >>

> >> Jai Maa

> >> Nanda

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Links

> >>

> >> €

> >> /

> >>  

> >> €

> >>

> >>  

> >> € Terms

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> >> Service.

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I drove about 4 hours to Atlanta GA to meet Maa. I knew after seeing

Maa's picture on the Daughters of the Goddess book, that I had to

meet Her. The first program was a fire Yagya, and of course I got

lost trying to find the house in a big Atlanta suburb. After driving

all over the neighborhood, I finally found it, but was very late,

which had caused me to be sort of distressed. I found my way to the

back yard of the house and the Yagya was well under way. I had

brought flowers for Shree Maa, but I saw immedeatly that I wouldn't

be able to get anywhere near Maa because there was a huge crowd. I

walked around to the back side of the perameter of the crowd and

slowly resolved myself of the fact that I couldn't get close, and

would have to be satisfied with seeing from a distance. Even from a

distance though, I was spellbound. But just then, before even getting

settled, one of Maa's devotees who was sitting RIGHT BESIDE HER, got

up and came over to me and said, "there's a seat

right there". He pointed me to the open space. With my mind totally

blown by this, I walked over to where Mother was seated, bowed, and

took my seat. Shree Maa was just to the right of me, close enough to

touch, Swami Ji was performing the Yagya just slightly farther away,

and the fire was right in front of me. I was really blown away. It

was the first time I had ever seen Shree Maa or Swami Ji. If I live

for 100 more years, I'll never forget that day.

 

Jai Maa!

Dear All,Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...I met

them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have had the

privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most of my

encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont have

anything much to add here.I would love to hear from you. Please post

on your experiences of meeting Maa.Jai MaaNanda

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I really love that story! That makes me laugh and smile and feel

really happy inside!Steve Connor <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com> wrote:

i never met them personally. i found out about shree maa from a

personat another spiritual forum. i wrote to maa. she wrote back. a

devoteeof hers visited the town i live in. she sent him with a can

ofchocolates to give me. he called me and we met. i asked him to

teachme the shiva puja.when i thanked maa for the chocolates she

wrote back, i did not sendyou chocolates to eat, i sent for you to be

a chocolate.i have been working on being a chocolate ever since.thank

you., "Nanda"

<chandimaakijai>wrote:> > Dear All,> > Can people share how they

met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...> > I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA ,

moved to CA in 2001 and have > had the privilege of meeting them often

since my move. I share most >

of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont >

have anything much to add here.> > I would love to hear from you.

Please post on your experiences of > meeting Maa.> > Jai Maa> Nanda

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It's surely no accident that you found the group. May you get the

chance to meet Maa and Swami soon! It's great that you're doing the

Durga Puja. Ma Durga will surely take you to the highest hieghts! May

She also lead you to Shree Maa's door.

 

Jai Maa,

NirmalanandaBerijoy <berijoy > wrote:

Namaste

I have not met either Shreemaa or Swami, yet. I came to this group

through an invitation (one of those invites that come to those

who have certain interests on their profiles, I presume). At the time

I had a budding interest in getting to know more about Sanatana Dharma

but did not know where to begin. I joined the Devi Mandir group and

have been trying to figure my way around ever since! :-)

I bought the Idiot's Guide to Hinduism which someone suggested and

which has been quite helpful in explaining things in 'layperson's'

terms. I have read Before Becoming This and that was great. And I

learned how to do the prayer mantra which I endeavor to be consistent

about doing on Saturdays. I got the Durga Puja book and so far it is

the one thing with which I feel a little more comfort and

familiarity. Been reading at the Guru Gita and don't know what it

means (granted I haven't taken time to read the chat archives). Have

the Chandi book and well...what can I say? Don't feel ready for that.

I do it (Durga Puja, though not yet with the offerings) every night

and a day doesn't feel complete without it. I wish I could

understand more than I do at this point but alas, everything in it's

own time, I suppose.

Perhaps one day I will be blessed to meet the gurus in flesh. Jai

Maa! Jai Swami!-- Be LoveBerijoyhttp://www.egyirba.net

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Jai Maa, Steve!

i too am giggling from your 'sweet' story! :<) Most of us have

experienced the 'bliss' of chocolate..and..'you are what you

eat'..so..may your heart melt in the sweetness of pure bliss! :<)

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva!

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

 

, "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...>

wrote:

>

>

> i never met them personally. i found out about shree maa from a

person

> at another spiritual forum. i wrote to maa. she wrote back. a

devotee

> of hers visited the town i live in. she sent him with a can of

> chocolates to give me. he called me and we met. i asked him to teach

> me the shiva puja.

>

> when i thanked maa for the chocolates she wrote back, i did not send

> you chocolates to eat, i sent for you to be a chocolate.

>

> i have been working on being a chocolate ever since.

>

> thank you.

>

>

>

> , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai>

> wrote:

> >

> > Dear All,

> >

> > Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> >

> > I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and

have

> > had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share

most

> > of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> > have anything much to add here.

> >

> > I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> > meeting Maa.

> >

> > Jai Maa

> > Nanda

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Yes Ardis,

I got the MP3 of the Chandi Path and have been practicing with it

ever since. What absolutely pierced my heart was Maa chanting the

Chandi Ararti and Bhagavatistutih.

No, there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist...just an off joke.

Beautifully put how Maa and Swami are living life as it was meant to be

livied.

I have found them totally inspirational...My first Guru, Muktananda,

taught me the Guru Gita and i spent many years chanting it. However, I

was always looking for the Mother. Since I have been with many

teachers, but none have moved in so quickly as Maa and Swamji...and

none ever irradicated my broken heart after Muktananda took

MahaSamadhi.

Grace

On 19/01/2005, at 2:55 AM, Ardis Jackson wrote:

>

> What a wonderful tribute to Maa and Swamiji's work! And to your

> determination and discrimination. Did you get the MP3 of the Chandi

> Path

> with Maa and Swamiji chanting?  It is a wonderful way to feel their

> bhav and

> to learn Sanskrit pronunciation.

>

> I had the same experience that you did with dial-up and the classes.

> I just

> got dsl a few weeks ago and am amazed at the treasure trove of

> classes with

> Swamiji.

>

> By the way, IMHO there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist. I

> spent 30

> years as a Zen Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist before I met Shree Maa

> and

> Swamiji. And all that meditation was truly wonderful. But on the day

> I sat

> in front of their altar in March 1993, I knew I was truly "home".

>

> I can't really explain the experience. It was heavenly...to look into

> the

> eyes of the Goddess and then to turn around and look into the eyes of

> Shree

> Maa...to feel her loving welcome, her simplicity, her humility, the

> depth of

> her meditation.  Then there was Swamiji. I had never met anyone like

> him in

> my life. He embodied my ideals of perfection. To see his absorption

> at the

> fire, to hear his voice full of love and devotion, to experience his

> delightful smile and sense of humor, to see him hard at work at

> physical

> labor, to learn of his life of learning. I think what hit me in my

> heart was

> "Shree Maa and Swamiji are living life the way it was meant to be

> lived."

> What more could you want from your teachers?

>

> My love and blessings to all who read this...especially to all who

> have not

> met Shree Maa and Swamiji on the physical plane. May you meet them in

> your

> hearts each day as you do sadhana.

>

> Ardis

>

> on 1/17/05 11:42 PM, Grace Green at gmgreen108 wrote:

>

> > Dear All,

> >

> > I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji  in the physical form.

> > For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the

> Chandi

> > Path.  I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed me

> > Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

> > transliteration around.  That was in the mid 90's I think.  An

> Indian

> > editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual

> bookstore

> > in Sydney and I grabbed it.  Several years ago I also found a copy

> of

> > the Kali  Puja in the same bookstore.

> > On and off over the years I would check the website but could never

> > listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet

> service.

> > Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to

> Swamiji....and

> > the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

> > Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

> > orders to one a billing period.  Probably better in terms of

> > assimilation.  And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the

> verge

> > of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad ahold

> > of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

> > And Maa she is always around.

> > Grace

> > The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of shakti,

> > love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

> >

> >>

> >>  Dear All,

> >>

> >>  Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> >>

> >>  I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> >>  had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share

> most

> >>  of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> >>  have anything much to add here.

> >>

> >>  I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> >>  meeting Maa.

> >>

> >>  Jai Maa

> >>  Nanda

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Links

> >>

> >> €    

> >> /

> >>  

> >> €     

> >>

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> >> €      Terms of

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Dar Muktimaa,

I think at times you are in pure bliss just nobody has pointed out that

this is the name of the experience you are having or relaying to us

all.

I sure wish I could figure out how to tape Swamiji's classes sjo that I

listen to them while I am engaged in mundane tasks and not just sitting

at the computer. I have tried to download them but that did not work

....I figured Swamiji had purposely loaded the classes so they could not

be downloaded.

Anyway, thank you for sharing.

Grace

On 19/01/2005, at 3:51 AM, muktimaa wrote:

>

>

> Jai Maa, Ardis [and everyone],

> i am weeping [yet again] smiling through my tears after reading what

> you wrote about your first experience of Maa and Swamiji. Everything

> you have said stuck a chord with me. That is exactly how i feel..even

> though i have not yet been with Them Physically, i feel like They are

> with me every moment. The more dedicated i become towards Them and my

> Sadhana, the stronger i feel Their Presence. It is growing everyday.

> To me, They are the living embodiment of Holy Mother and Sri

> Ramakrishna's teachings. There i said it! i too feel 'i have come

> home.' i have seen many 'Swami's' in this life, but never anyone

> filled with such sincere enthusiasm as our Swamiji. He burns with

> such devotional fire! And it is so catching! Stand near His Fire, and

> you can't help but be inspired! The First time i saw Their Pictures i

> had an inner feeling of Recognition! i feel such love radiating from

> Them! i can't even imagine what it is like to be in Their Physical

> Presence! i think i might dissolve into Pure Bliss!

>                 Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva

>                        muktimaa

> P.S. i still have dial-up...but when the online classes were first

> put up, i was able to hear them! i took my little tape re-corder and

> everyday spent the entire day [yes, literally the whole day!]

> recording every class!! i listened to them over and over and

> over....i still do! They have helped me more than i can ever begin to

> say...Pure Bliss and Inspiration! :<)

>

>

>

>

>

> , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

>

> > > I had the same experience that you did with dial-up and the

> classes. I just

> > got dsl a few weeks ago and am amazed at the treasure trove of

> classes with

> > Swamiji.

> >

> > By the way, IMHO there is nothing wrong with being a Buddhist. I

> spent 30

> > years as a Zen Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist before I met Shree

> Maa and

> > Swamiji. And all that meditation was truly wonderful. But on the

> day I sat

> > in front of their altar in March 1993, I knew I was truly "home".

> >

> > I can't really explain the experience. It was heavenly...to look

> into the

> > eyes of the Goddess and then to turn around and look into the eyes

> of Shree

> > Maa...to feel her loving welcome, her simplicity, her humility, the

> depth of

> > her meditation.  Then there was Swamiji. I had never met anyone

> like him in

> > my life. He embodied my ideals of perfection. To see his absorption

> at the

> > fire, to hear his voice full of love and devotion, to experience his

> > delightful smile and sense of humor, to see him hard at work at

> physical

> > labor, to learn of his life of learning. I think what hit me in my

> heart was

> > "Shree Maa and Swamiji are living life the way it was meant to be

> lived."

> > What more could you want from your teachers?

> >

> > My love and blessings to all who read this...especially to all who

> have not

> > met Shree Maa and Swamiji on the physical plane. May you meet them

> in your

> > hearts each day as you do sadhana.

> >

> > Ardis

> >

> >  on 1/17/05 11:42 PM, Grace Green at gmgreen108@w... wrote:

> >

> > > Dear All,

> > >

> > > I have never met either Shree Maa or Swamiji  in the physical

> form.

> > > For the last 5 or 6 years I have on and off tried to learn the

> Chandi

> > > Path.  I had attended a navaratri chant , when someone had showed

> me

> > > Swamjis' book and said this was the only translation and

> > > transliteration around.  That was in the mid 90's I think.  An

> Indian

> > > editon, from Motilal Banarsidass, turned up in the spiritual

> bookstore

> > > in Sydney and I grabbed it.  Several years ago I also found a

> copy of

> > > the Kali  Puja in the same bookstore.

> > > On and off over the years I would check the website but could

> never

> > > listen to what was available because I was on dial up internet

> service.

> > > Recently, I put in adsl, and suddenly I could listen to

> Swamiji....and

> > > the bookstore was loaded and took visa.

> > > Like a child at a candy store I have been...but I have to limit my

> > > orders to one a billing period.  Probably better in terms of

> > > assimilation.  And Swamijis' classes....wow, I was almost on the

> verge

> > > of becoming a buddhist cause I had nothing for my mind to grad

> ahold

> > > of... And so my sadhana has rocketed lately ...

> > > And Maa she is always around.

> > > Grace

> > > The first order arrived in Dec. and with it came a bundle of

> shakti,

> > > love, and joy.On 18/01/2005, at 3:45 PM, Nanda wrote:

> > >

> > >>

> > >>  Dear All,

> > >>

> > >>  Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> > >>

> > >>  I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and

> have

> > >>  had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share

> most

> > >>  of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I

> dont

> > >>  have anything much to add here.

> > >>

> > >>  I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences

> of

> > >>  meeting Maa.

> > >>

> > >>  Jai Maa

> > >>  Nanda

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Links

> > >>

> > >> €    

> > >> /

> > >>  

> > >> €     

> > >>

> > >>  

> > >> €      Terms

> of

> > >> Service.

> > >>

> > >>

>

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Dear Nirmalanda, thank you for shaing ...I was blown away reading and

it brought tears of joy to my eyes.

Grace

On 19/01/2005, at 6:49 AM, Nirmalananda Saraswati wrote:

> Namaste dear family,

>  

> I drove about 4 hours to Atlanta GA to meet Maa. I knew after seeing

> Maa's picture on the Daughters of the Goddess book, that I had to meet

> Her. The first program was a fire Yagya, and of course I got lost

> trying to find the house in a big Atlanta suburb. After driving all

> over the neighborhood, I finally found it, but was very late, which

> had caused me to be sort of distressed. I found my way to the back

> yard of the house and the Yagya was well under way. I had brought

> flowers for Shree Maa, but I saw immedeatly that I wouldn't be able to

> get anywhere near Maa because there was a huge crowd. I walked around

> to the back side of the perameter of the crowd and slowly resolved

> myself of the fact that I couldn't get close, and would have to be

> satisfied with seeing from a distance. Even from a distance though, I

> was spellbound. But just then, before even getting settled, one of

> Maa's devotees who was sitting RIGHT BESIDE HER, got up and came over

> to me and said, "there's a s eat right there". He pointed me to the

> open space. With my mind totally blown by this, I walked over to where

> Mother was seated, bowed, and took my seat. Shree Maa was just to the

> right of me, close enough to touch, Swami Ji was performing the Yagya

> just slightly farther away, and the fire was right in front of me. I

> was really blown away. It was the first time I had ever seen Shree Maa

> or Swami Ji. If I live for 100 more years, I'll never forget that day.

>  

> Jai Maa!

>

>

>

> Dear All,

>

> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

>

> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> have anything much to add here.

>

> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> meeting Maa.

>

> Jai Maa

> Nanda

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I have not met Shree Maa and Swamiji.

I am eager to meet them but I donot know their address. I know that they

live near San Francisco.

I live 45 miles from San Francisco.

So near but so far.

-- Durga

 

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>I really love that story! That makes me laugh and smile and feel really

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>Steve Connor <sconnor wrote:

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>

>i never met them personally. i found out about shree maa from a person

>at another spiritual forum. i wrote to maa. she wrote back. a devotee

>of hers visited the town i live in. she sent him with a can of

>chocolates to give me. he called me and we met. i asked him to teach

>me the shiva puja.

>

>when i thanked maa for the chocolates she wrote back, i did not send

>you chocolates to eat, i sent for you to be a chocolate.

>

>i have been working on being a chocolate ever since.

>

>thank you.

>

>

>

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>wrote:

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> > Dear All,

> >

> > Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

> >

> > I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> > had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

> > of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> > have anything much to add here.

> >

> > I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> > meeting Maa.

> >

> > Jai Maa

> > Nanda

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Hi Guys,

 

U all are great. Your sincerity despite of not meeting Maa and Swamijee

is amazing.

I found the Shree Maa web site just surfing the net. In a period of two

to three years I would go back to the site and browse through it, think

about ordering some books and then would not do anything about it. A

couple of months after having my baby boy, I had a dream

In which a lady in saffron with a tanpura was sitting with my departed

grandmother in her puja room. I think she was singing a Bhajan. Then she

scolded me and told me that I need to work harder and put efforts into

my puja.

I woke up wondering about this dream. During the day I went back to

Shree maa's website clicked on tour information and found out that she

was in Washington D.C that day.Somehow things worked out and in the

evening I was at the house and kirtan was going on. She was sitting

there amid devotees and I was just nervous, unsure and worried about

protocol.

I did pluck the courage and went and spoke to her. My son sat in her lap

and took her little drum. The next day during darshan she sad something

to me, but it was as if I was not listening, to this day I do not know

what she said to me. The whole time I was holding back. But later on I

approached her again and she said to me: that I need to work very hard.

The last four years have been a whirlwind. I am a very stubborn

difficult learner, but maa and swamijee have always been with me guiding

me, can't say if I have made any progress.

The only thing I can say is that there presence is the most wonderful ,

beautiful thing in my life.

 

Ruchi

 

 

 

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Re: How did you meet Shree Maa

 

 

 

 

 

i never met them personally. i found out about shree maa from a person

at another spiritual forum. i wrote to maa. she wrote back. a devotee of

hers visited the town i live in. she sent him with a can of chocolates

to give me. he called me and we met. i asked him to teach me the shiva

puja.

 

when i thanked maa for the chocolates she wrote back, i did not send you

chocolates to eat, i sent for you to be a chocolate.

 

i have been working on being a chocolate ever since.

 

thank you.

 

 

 

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai>

wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...

>

> I met them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have

> had the privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most

> of my encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont

> have anything much to add here.

>

> I would love to hear from you. Please post on your experiences of

> meeting Maa.

>

> Jai Maa

> Nanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Lovers of God:

 

what a great topic! reading everyone's posts, I realize how BLESSED I

am to have spent time with Maa and Swamiji...

 

in 1998-2000 I had some experiences that led to me becoming a devotee

of Kali, and I was eagerly reading everything I could on Shaktism and

related subjects. One of the things I read was _Daughters of the

Goddess_ by Linda Johnsen, with its marvelous description of Maa.

 

Shortly after that, I "just happened to" present a paper on Ramprasad

Sen at a professional meeting in Denver, and Maa "just happened to" be

visiting Boulder at the very same time. By the grace of a saintly UC

prof to whom I will always be grateful, I was allowed to come to a

religion class where Maa and Swamiji spoke.

 

It was--magic! Beyond belief! When the class was over, Maa walked up

to each of us and offered us a Hershey's Kiss, and as she did she

asked me, "Are you God?" I thought, "Well, no--but--uhh--maybe? Uhh--"

 

Like Ramakrishna, Maa shows us that God is everywhere, especially in

our own hearts when we open them to devotion and dharma. I believe she

IS Ramakrishna--I don't mean to offend anyone by stating that so

directly, but--I believe she has brought that bhava back to the world

when it needs it more than ever.

 

Later Mother blessed me by allowing me to spend time with her and

Swamiji at a retreat near Washington, DC--Maa's disciples are amazing

because they are people like me, raised in this materialist, atheistic

culture, and yet they are examples of such devotion and selfless

service. Once I prayed to Maa to help me find a spiritual community

like the one around her--knowing that this could never happen here in

the middle of the Bible Belt--and two weeks later I "just happened to"

meet a group of devotees with whom I've taken some amazing inner and

outer journeys.

 

Sorry to go on and on--but I owe Maa and Swamiji everything. And then

some.

 

Kalibhakta

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I believe that Shree Maa is none other than Sarada Devi, returned to

us in this new form. I too reside in the bible belt. All the best to

you.

 

Jai Maa!kalibhakta <dr_hampton (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Dear Lovers of God: what a great topic! reading everyone's posts, I

realize how BLESSED Iam to have spent time with Maa and Swamiji...in

1998-2000 I had some experiences that led to me becoming a devoteeof

Kali, and I was eagerly reading everything I could on Shaktism

andrelated subjects. One of the things I read was _Daughters of

theGoddess_ by Linda Johnsen, with its marvelous description of Maa.

Shortly after that, I "just happened to" present a paper on

RamprasadSen at a professional meeting in Denver, and Maa "just

happened to" bevisiting Boulder at the very same time. By the grace

of a saintly UCprof to whom I will always be grateful, I was allowed

to come to areligion class where Maa and Swamiji spoke. It

was--magic! Beyond belief! When the class was over, Maa walked upto

each of us and offered us a

Hershey's Kiss, and as she did sheasked me, "Are you God?" I thought,

"Well, no--but--uhh--maybe? Uhh--"Like Ramakrishna, Maa shows us that

God is everywhere, especially inour own hearts when we open them to

devotion and dharma. I believe sheIS Ramakrishna--I don't mean to

offend anyone by stating that sodirectly, but--I believe she has

brought that bhava back to the worldwhen it needs it more than ever.

Later Mother blessed me by allowing me to spend time with her

andSwamiji at a retreat near Washington, DC--Maa's disciples are

amazingbecause they are people like me, raised in this materialist,

atheisticculture, and yet they are examples of such devotion and

selflessservice. Once I prayed to Maa to help me find a spiritual

communitylike the one around her--knowing that this could never

happen here inthe middle of the Bible Belt--and two weeks later I

"just happened to"meet a group of devotees with whom I've taken some

amazing inner andouter journeys. Sorry to go on and on--but I owe Maa

and Swamiji everything. And thensome. Kalibhakta

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Namaste--and thank you.

 

Living here in the belt buckle used to seem oppressive, until Kali Ma

spoke to my heart and had me start reading all these Christian mystics

(Julian of Norwich, J.P de Caussade, Gabrielle Bossis, etc.)...and I

found that, yes, they were talking about Her, in their own language.

my ego was what was oppressing me.

 

Jai Maa!

 

Kalibhakta

 

, Nirmalananda Saraswati

<nirmalananda1008> wrote:

> Namaste Kali bhakta,

>

> I believe that Shree Maa is none other than Sarada Devi, returned to

us in this new form. I too reside in the bible belt. All the best to you.

>

> Jai Maa!

>

> kalibhakta <dr_hampton@h...> wrote:

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> Dear Lovers of God:

>

> what a great topic! reading everyone's posts, I realize how BLESSED I

> am to have spent time with Maa and Swamiji...

>

> in 1998-2000 I had some experiences that led to me becoming a devotee

> of Kali, and I was eagerly reading everything I could on Shaktism and

> related subjects. One of the things I read was _Daughters of the

> Goddess_ by Linda Johnsen, with its marvelous description of Maa.

>

> Shortly after that, I "just happened to" present a paper on Ramprasad

> Sen at a professional meeting in Denver, and Maa "just happened to" be

> visiting Boulder at the very same time. By the grace of a saintly UC

> prof to whom I will always be grateful, I was allowed to come to a

> religion class where Maa and Swamiji spoke.

>

> It was--magic! Beyond belief! When the class was over, Maa walked up

> to each of us and offered us a Hershey's Kiss, and as she did she

> asked me, "Are you God?" I thought, "Well, no--but--uhh--maybe? Uhh--"

>

> Like Ramakrishna, Maa shows us that God is everywhere, especially in

> our own hearts when we open them to devotion and dharma. I believe she

> IS Ramakrishna--I don't mean to offend anyone by stating that so

> directly, but--I believe she has brought that bhava back to the world

> when it needs it more than ever.

>

> Later Mother blessed me by allowing me to spend time with her and

> Swamiji at a retreat near Washington, DC--Maa's disciples are amazing

> because they are people like me, raised in this materialist, atheistic

> culture, and yet they are examples of such devotion and selfless

> service. Once I prayed to Maa to help me find a spiritual community

> like the one around her--knowing that this could never happen here in

> the middle of the Bible Belt--and two weeks later I "just happened to"

> meet a group of devotees with whom I've taken some amazing inner and

> outer journeys.

>

> Sorry to go on and on--but I owe Maa and Swamiji everything. And then

> some.

>

> Kalibhakta

>

>

 

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I never saw Shree Maa or Swamiji personally, but there is a long time

behind I read the book the Goddess's Daughters and I tried to do

contact with them.I almost read all of the books of the I Devi

Mandir, but was only our cyber sangha that helped me to dedicate my

time to the sadhana that they teach us. In the book Shree Maa the

Life of Saint, (p. 119) Swamiji tell us that when Shree Maa arrived

to the occident and she saw a computer, she said: "It looks like a

very efficient tool. I think you had better learn how to use one of

these." Fantastic!!!!She was right, the union of spirituality of the

east with the tecnology of the west is possible!!! This union can

help many people like me. I only have the privilege of worship

because I am in this wonderfull group with our forum, our class, our

sankalpas. So I decided do a thesi on our group. I think it is that

is an opportunity to bring their teachings here in Brazil. I love all

you and I thank all you very much and very specially

you querida Nanda. I bow to you. Namaste!

With love

KalachandraNanda <chandimaakijai > wrote:

Dear All,Can people share how they met Shree Maa and Swamiji ...I met

them in 1999 at Yogaville, VA , moved to CA in 2001 and have had the

privilege of meeting them often since my move. I share most of my

encounters /meeting minutes :) with the forum so ... I dont have

anything much to add here.I would love to hear from you. Please post

on your experiences of meeting Maa.Jai MaaNandaKalacandra dd

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