Archive - Mar 21, 2007
Please Note : Information given in descending order of date. Please scroll down to see the earlier dates.
Sat,
Mar 24 2007 |
Tithi - Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Saptami
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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
6.00 PM PT - Kumari Puja.
Watch the Mandir residents perform puja to the Goddess in the form of a young girl about 3 or 4 years old. 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.
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Prayer Club.
Chant the Mahamrtunjaya Mantra atleast 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. Shukla Saptami is generally a good tithi for praying for one's health, and so today is especially a good day for chanting this mantra.
2) Recite Navagraha mantra for Saturn today.
Learn the mantra for the planet here
3) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire
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Fri,
Mar 23 2007 |
Tithi - Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Shashti
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At the Mandir
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Chant the Mantra for Venus
Learn the mantra for the planet here
2) Chant the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
It is beneficial to pray to Lakshmi especially on Fridays. Hear Shree Maa sing this text - here The words are available in the Lakshmi Puja book from the bookstore.
3) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire
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Thurs,
Mar 22 2007 |
Tithi - Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Panchami
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At the Mandir
6.30 PM PT - Different styles of chanting the Sundarkand with Swamiji at the Mandir.
To participate online, go to http://www.shreemaa.org/broadcasts
To ask questions live from where ever you are located, add Mandirclass@yahoo.com to your yahoo messenger buddy list and login at 6.30 PM PT. You can also email Mandirclass@yahoo.com with your questions. The Sundar Kand book can be obtained at our bookstore . You can view the earlier classes in our archives
To watch our sadhaks chant various texts throughout the day, watch our broadcasts
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Chant the Guru Gita
Thursdays are wonderful days to honor one's Gurus. The Guru Gita text is available at our bookstore.
See our compendium of Guru worship and questions here
2) Chant the Mantra for Jupiter
Learn the mantra for the planet here
3) Worship of Saraswati.
Perform Saraswati Puja. Learn about the two different bija mantras of Saraswati in the FAQ section. Look for "Sam and Aim Bijas" in this page.
Hear the Saraswati Stotram sung by Shree Maa "In the Temple of the Heart" CD here
4) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire
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Wed,
Mar 21 2007 |
Tithi - Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Tritiyai before Sunrise/Chaturthi after Sunrise.
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At the Mandir
6.30 PM PT - Different styles of chanting the Sundarkand with Swamiji at the Mandir.
To participate online, go to http://www.shreemaa.org/broadcasts
To ask questions live from where ever you are located, add Mandirclass@yahoo.com to your yahoo messenger buddy list and login at 6.30 PM PT. You can also email Mandirclass@yahoo.com with your questions. The Sundar Kand book can be obtained at our bookstore . You can view the earlier classes in our archives
To watch our sadhaks chant various texts throughout the day, watch our broadcasts
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Worship of Ganesh
Perform the Ganesh puja - the text is available at our bookstore
Read about a few of the FAQ on Ganesh here
2) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire
3) Chant the Mantra for Mercury
Learn the mantra for the planet here
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Tue,
Mar 20 2007 |
Tithi - Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Dwitiyai
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At the Mandir
6.30 PM PT - Different styles of chanting the Sundarkand with Swamiji at the Mandir.
To participate online, go to http://www.shreemaa.org/broadcasts
To ask questions live from where ever you are located, add Mandirclass@yahoo.com to your yahoo messenger buddy list and login at 6.30 PM PT. You can also email Mandirclass@yahoo.com with your questions. The Sundar Kand book can be obtained at our bookstore . You can view the earlier classes in our archives
To watch our sadhaks chant various texts throughout the day, watch our broadcasts
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Chant the Mantra for Mars
Learn the mantra for the planet here
2) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire.
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Mon,
Mar 19 2007 |
Tithi -Chaitra Maase, Shukla Pakshe, Prathipad.
Spring Navaratri begins.
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At the Mandir
6.30 PM PT - Different styles of chanting the Sundarkand with Swamiji at the Mandir
To participate online, go to http://www.shreemaa.org/broadcasts
To ask questions live from where ever you are located, add Mandirclass@yahoo.com to your yahoo messenger buddy list and login at 6.30 PM PT. You can also email Mandirclass@yahoo.com with your questions. The Sundar Kand book can be obtained at our bookstore . You can view the earlier classes in our archives
To watch our sadhaks chant various texts throughout the day, watch our broadcasts
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Perform your individual sankalpa for Navaratri .
At the Mandir, the residents are performing a group effort of 100,000 Navarna mantras at the fire
2) Chant the Mantra for the Moon
Learn the mantra for the planet here
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Sun,
Mar 11 2007 |
Tithi - Falgun Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Amavasya
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At the Mandir
9.30 AM PT - Chant the Chandi Path with Swamiji at the Mandir.
For permission to visit/participate at this event, please write to info@shreemaa.org. To participate online, go to the broadcasts page. You can get the Chandi Path book with Sanskrit/ English translation/ transliteration at our bookstore.
The audio/mp3 CD of this recitation is available at our music store
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Suggested Sadhana for the Day
You can do one or more of the following
1) Chant the Chandi with Swamiji
See above for details on participation
2) Chant the Mantra for the Sun
Learn the mantra for the planet here
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Submitted by webdev on Wed, 2007-03-21 22:21.
Congratulations to Debi on completion of her sankalpa!!! She shared her exhilaration with us and says "Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!"
Donna from Florida admits that the sankalpa is not always smooth . "At times it got tough" she said and there were days she "just didnt want to do it" ! This reminds me of a Swamiji story - He once said that (and I paraphrase) regardless of what the mind tries to trick us into, we should "keep our knees down" ie we should keep our asana and continue our sadhana regardless !
Sitara from Toronto , Canada says "This mantra has been wonderful for me." and said that will share the "details soon". We look forward to hearing from you Sitara !
Sundari from Berkeley wrote in to share this
"The sankalpa has really helped me deepen my regular practice in beautiful ways. The UPS is such a huge goal to work toward - 100,000 repetitions just can't be done in a day. Or maybe it can, if you recite really fast! (It would require 7 repetitions per minute for 24 hours straight.) With what I am able to do (anywhere between 3-10 malas a day), I just have to come back to it every day, whether I'm feeling like it or not. I feel a sense of accomplishment at every major milestone, but also humbled and challenged by the weight of what is left. And inspired, too! I believe that such a strong and sweet intention can and will transform world consciousness, eventually.
The support from the online community has been especially powerful, and the whole thing inspired me to deepen my sadhana."
All the very best to you Sundari !
Here are the numbers for those of us that preferred to chant the mantra at the fire (Week ending March 18th 2007)
| Name |
Number of Mantras
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| Swamiji & Mandir Residents |
Priceless
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| Michael |
12,960
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| Janitri |
6,048
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| Mousumi |
10,908
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| Parvati |
1,080
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| Total |
30,996
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And for those of us that chanted without the fire
| Name |
Number of Mantras
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| Arati |
7,000
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| Babu |
1,296
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| Bharata |
60,000
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| Bharati |
10,800
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| Brendan |
3,711
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| Carie |
1,920
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| Chocatane |
24,408
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| Chris K |
18,900
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| Chris W |
26,294
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| Debi |
111,111
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| Donna |
25,490
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| Durga |
5,616
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| Egyirba |
9,180
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| Eric |
71,928
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| Gauri |
10,044
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| Georgiann |
7,007
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| Henny |
28,512
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| Janitri |
14,296
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| Jayadeva |
26,784
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| Julia |
20,430
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| Kalachandra |
20,736
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| Kaliananda |
20,520
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| Kamalaji |
30,049
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| Kanda |
21,600
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| Karen |
22,000
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| Kathy |
20,116
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| Marsha |
20,088
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| Maruthi |
47,000
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| Mausumi |
17,280
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| Michael |
10,800
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| Michele |
5,710
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| Morningsong |
26,460
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| Muktimaa |
13,176
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| Nickolas |
1,500
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| Nirmal |
5,184
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| Nirmalananda |
12,900
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| Nanda |
14,115
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| Papia |
25,920
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| Patty |
23,248
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| Prasana |
10,840
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| Prathibha |
20,422
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| Raghu |
24,948
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| Rebeca |
18,700
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| Rick Veda |
82,620
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| Robin |
18,600
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| Rolf |
18,900
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| Rukmani |
6,696
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| Sadhu Maa |
10,044
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| Shubal |
12,420
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| Sitara |
5,004
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| Sundari |
24,840
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| Shankari |
11,880
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| Surya |
111,111
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| Susan |
31,536
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| Usha |
74,736
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| Vasantha |
90,000
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| Wendel |
19,500
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| Wendy |
27,972
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| Vinay |
2,160
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| Visveshwar |
34,236
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| Yogini |
70,200
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| Total |
1,563,494
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Submitted by webdev on Wed, 2007-03-21 21:40.
Submitted by webdev on Wed, 2007-03-21 14:37.
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