Group Sankalpa - March 8th is a BIG day-Take 2

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Dear Nanda,

As you offered to find out the auspicious time for geographical

locations...what is the best for Sydney , Australia.

Jai Maa Jai Swamiji

Grace

PS Thank you for the love and commitment you bring to you seva. I

know it helps me go that extra bit as I am sure it helps others.

On 26/02/2005, at 5:44 AM, Nanda wrote:

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> Grace said :

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> I would love to join in the Sankalpa but I do not own the Shiva

> Puja book.  I think I have a copy of the Shive Mahimna in an old

> chanting book.  Will this suffice?

>

> Sankar said :

>

> I have the book Siva Puja. Which portions are applicable for the

> Beginner?

> [..]

> What about the Siva Ratri Vrata?

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> Latha's response :-  Thank you for your questions. To make it simple

> and for many people to join, we will make our Shiva puja a bare

> minimum one

>

> a) Chant "Om Namah Shivaya" 1008 times or 10 rounds of mala.

> b) Offer a little milk to Shiva - either as a direct abishekam (bath)

> to the deity , if you have a Shiva Lingam or atleast offered in a cup

> to your altar.

>

> Anything else that you would like to do for Shiva depends on what you

> have at hand. So if you would like to chant Shiva Mahima go for it. If

> you would like to take portions from the Advanced Shiva as part of

> your puja , go for it. There is NO particular section taken from the

> Adv Shiva Puja book that would constitute the Beginner Shiva book, but

> we can take ANY section from it and make it part of our own puja.

>

> Regarding the Vrata or fasting we will leave it to each individual's

> capacity. The group sankalpa is a barebones one , and every one is

> encouraged to add to it as they feel meaningful to them.

>

> JAI MAA

> Nanda

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