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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

Durga Removes Confusions and Difficulties

The mantra is the essence of your being. It is the eternal you. You, your divinity, your Guru and God are all one in the mantra. As you repeat the mantra remember your true self. Repeat the mantra frequently, and dive deep into meditation.

The nature of the mind is attachment. As you repeat the mantra, allow the egotism of thought, all of those attachments of egotism and possession, of "I" and "mine", to dissolve in the bliss of divine union.

She is our Divine Mother. Her essence is Sat-Chit-Ananda, Truth-Consciousness-Bliss. Just as the space within you is the same as the space outside you, allow Her Infinite Grace to fill your world completely.

Open up to that Grace and allow Her to dwell in your hearts. Recite Her mantra and flow into meditation. Live with that divinity both in the day and in the night, and remember that I love you.

- Shree Maa from Beginner Durga Puja

Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 827,436 mantras by August 31, 2010. Thank You!

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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

Swamiji writes on Ajapa Japa

Consciously we are making an effort to remain aware of japa by counting how many times we say the mantra, by moving our beads to keep the count, and by making a religious practice of cultivating the habit of listening to the mantra. After some time the mantra will remain with us. It is called ajapa japa when the mantra is making japa of us, instead of our making japa of the mantra, as when you listen to a tape of a mantra and the mantra is just there, even though we may be aware of other things.

The mantra is there like a stage or screen of consciousness, upon which all this material world is reflected. The mantra is the sound upon which all of the other sounds are heard.

- From Kashyapa Sutras, Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess

Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 790,068 mantras by August 15, 2010. Thank You!

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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

How does one describe the sounds of the Divine Mother

The written word cannot describe the tone of sound. Some things can only be learned from watching and listening to a qualified guru. We need to hear and to see, and only then can we inculcate into our own lives the tones of the Divine Mother. How can we describe Her being? After generations of reflection, the Vedic Rsis could only say, "Neti Neti, na iti, na iti; She is not this and She is not that." How does one describe the sounds of the eternal Divine Mother?

Call upon the Divine Mother, sing Her names, narrate the tales of Her saints, and become inspired to greater achievement. She is our Beautiful, Playful Beloved Mother. She grants the fruit of all karma. Worship Her with all your heart.

- From Swamiji's Introduction to the Lalita Trishati in Shree Maa: The Guru and the Goddess

Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 744,924 mantras by July 31, 2010. Thank You!

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