Archive - Nov 5, 2007 | Devi Mandir - Temple of the Divine Mother

Archive - Nov 5, 2007

Date

Week of Nov 4 - Nov 10 2007

Sun,

Nov 4 2007

Tithi - Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Ekadasham

Learn more about lunar calendar here - Presentations

At the Mandir

4:30am and 6:30pm -- Arati

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1)Chant the Chandi

You can purchase the Chandi Path book here

2)Chant the Vishnu Sahasranama

You can purchase the Vishnu Puja book here

3) Recite Navagraha mantra for Surya today.

Learn the mantra for the planet here

Mon,

Nov 5 2007

Tithi -Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Dwodasham

At the Mandir

4:30 AM and 6:30 PM PT - Arati

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1)Siva Puja

Mondays are the perfect time to express our love for Siva! Siva Maharaj ki jai!

The Siva Puja book is available from our bookstore

4)Chant mantra for the Moon

If you would like to learn which planet should be worshipped each day, check out our websitehere

Tue,

Nov 6 2007

Tithi - Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Dwodasham (again!)

Learn more about lunar calendar here - Presentations

At the Mandir

4:30 AM and 6:30 PM PT - Arati

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1)Durga Puja

Offer rice pudding (the traditional offering for Ashwin) and a banana (traditional offering for a Tuesday!

To learn more about different offerings for the Goddess check out this page of out website.

2) Chant the Lalita Trisati

The fruit of chanting the 300 names of the Beautiful and Playful One is 10 million times that of any other text!

The Trisati is part of the Guru and the Goddess book available from our bookstore.

3)Chant the mantra for Mars.

"Om Hum Srim Mangalaya Namah"

Wed,

Nov 7 2007

Tithi - Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Tryodasham

Learn more about lunar calendar here - Presentations

At the Mandir

4:30 AM and 6:30 PM PT - Aarati

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1)Chant the Siva Sahasranama

Chanting the 1000 names is a great way to quickly get in the bhava and improve Sanskrit pronunciation

The Advanced Siva Puja book is availablehere

3) Chant the Mantra for Mercury

Om Aim Strim Srim Buddhaya Namah

Thurs,

Nov 8 2007

Tithi - >Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Chaturtham

It's Kali Puja!

At the Mandir

4:30 AM and 6:30 PM PT - Arati

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1) Chant the Chandi!.

It is very auspicious to chant the Chandi on the 8th, 9th and 14th days. The text is available at our bookstore.

2) Chant the Kali Sahasranama, the Adhya Stotram, and do Kali Puja.

This is the night to worship Kali with all our hearts!

Sing Kali's praises along with Maahere

3) Chant the Mantra for Jupiter

Om Hrim Klim Hum Brihaspataye Namah

Fri,

Nov 9 2007

Tithi - Aswin Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Amavasya

Learn more about lunar calendar here - Presentations

At the Mandir

4:30 AM and 6:30 PM PT - Arati f

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1) Chant the Kali Sahasranama

Continue Kali's worship through the New Moon as is traditional.

The CD of Shree Maa singing the 1000 names of Kali can be purchased here

2) Chant the Vishnu Sahasranama

What better way to hail in the new year than by praising Vishnu.

The text is available from our bookstore.

3) Chant the Mantra for Venus

Om Hrim Srim Sukraya Namah

Sat,

Nov 10 2007

Tithi - Kartik Maase, Sukla Pakshe, Pratipad

Happy New Year!

At the Mandir

5.00 PM PT - Hanuman Puja.

Tune into http://www.shreemaa.org/broadcasts and watch our weekly puja to Hanumanji. Please keep a copy of "Hanuman Puja" text handy. The book is available at our bookstore

6.30 PM PT - Kirtan with Shree Maa and Swamiji

Join the party! Sing and dance your heart out for God. For permission to visit/participate at this event at the Mandir, please write to info@shreemaa.org. Tune into our broadcasts page and watch the evening proceedings.

Suggested Sadhana for the Day

You can do one or more of the following

1) Prayer Club.

Chant the Mahamrtunjaya Mantra at least 21 times a day. Write to devi_mandir_prayer_club@yahoo.com for details. Click here for the words and to listen to the mantra.

2)Sing the Hanuman Chalisa.

Sing the Chalisa and instill the qualities of the perfect devotee in your heart.

3) Recite Navagraha mantra for Saturn today.

Om Aim Hrim Srim Sanaiscaraya Namah

webdev's blog

Submitted by webdev on Mon, 2007-11-05 20:25.

Spiritual Calendar

Guru Gita: English Classes

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Guru Gita

For every desire which an individual pursues, there is someone to demonstrate the means to its attainment. In Samskrt this is called a Guru. Every time an individual becomes inspired to take a new course of action, the example who conveyed that inspiration is a Guru. Gurus are examples which instruct, inspire, somehow cause us to change the objectives we pursue and/or the paths to their attainment. The word has been efficiently absorbed into the English language, according to its ever expanding nature, and now it is common to hear of Technology Gurus and Wall Street Gurus, all manner of specialization, even the lead carpenter on a construction crew may be referred to as the Guru by his apprentices. However, in Sanskrit literature the position of the Guru was regarded with considerably greater respect.

The ancient rsis actually maintained limited desires, primarily three: dharma, to attain an ideal of perfection; artha, to procure that amount of material necessary to attain that ideal; kama, to become free from all desires. The perfection of these three is called moksa, liberation, otherwise known as self-realization. For beings of such limited desires, the Guru is the example which inspires and instructs in the course of union with God. It is in accordance with this ideal of perfection that the Guru Gita calls the Guru "Supreme Divinity". He manifests the goal. He demonstrates the path. He illuminates the darkness, and thereby he becomes the purest reflection of one's highest aspiration.

To hear these classes below you should have the quicktime player.

01.Guru Gita 1
02.Guru Gita 2
03.Guru Gita 3
03.Guru Gita 4

webdev's blog

Submitted by webdev on Mon, 2007-11-05 16:05.