rote:
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> Sorry, Ben, but if a puja.net website or any other site calls Vedic
> Devatas "Mythology" (as in "Vedic Mythology Podcast") they disqualify
> themselves from being taken seriously.
> It's a shame.
> Shaas
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@ya
Because we're all really Hindu...(okay, so maybe it is just me)
The annual Shivaratri festival is coming up soon and I've posted on
the puja.net site a sizable collection of information on Shiva and
Shivaratri. There are 3 videos about Shivarati, 10 thirty minute
podcasts about Shiva and his plac
Navaratri starts next week and the mantra text usually recited during
the nine nights is called Chandi Path or Durga Saptashati. It is 700
verse that tell the story of the Divine Mother.
I have posted a traditional rendition as chanted by some Varanasi
pundits, online at www.puja.net. You can al
Full article is here: http://www.chopra.com/node/1064
Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national
psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly
illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the
Republican convention in Minneapolis this w
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Jun 7, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Rick Archer wrote:
>
> > But there is NO law in the universe, that you are able to TAKE BACK
> > knowledge.
>
>
> Actually in Hindu traditions, there is a belief and practice for a
> master
There are 80+ different audio hymns for Shiva on www.puja.net. There
are several different versions of Rudram, OM Namah Shivaya, etc.
Ben
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> Hi Amarnath,
>
> Do you know the title of the Amma CD with multiple Om N
Shivaratri is coming soon and if you're into these Hindu tradtions and
festivals, it is a celebration of great peacefulness and silence.
I've posted lots of information about it on my www.puja.net site.
-Explanation of the Shivaratri festival
-1 hour video of Shivaratri 2006 in India (really
ven though I last sat with Maharishi more than 10 years ago, he left an
indelible
impression, as he did on everyone. His extraordinary qualities are known to the
world.
Without him, it's fair to say, the West would not have learned to meditate.
During the Cold
War era a reporter once challeng
I was given a complete set of Yajur Veda by some pundits in India and
I have it posted on-line to listen to any time.
Here's the link: http://puja.net/Pages/MainMenus/Multimedia.htm
Enjoy!
Rudram is indeed one of the great Vedic mantras. I have posted a
video of it being chanted by a pundit from the Kanchipuram
Shankaracharya Mutt. You can find it at the bottom of the opening
page at puja.net. There is also a podcast about the meaning of Rudram
in the podcast section a couple epis
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> I heard today that he passed away on December 25th. Does anyone have
> any news about him?
>
He passed away of a heart attack in Pasadena, CA. It was rather
unexpected in spite of his advanced years.
Navaratri, the nine night celebration of the Divine Mother in various
forms, starts this week on Saturday. Traditionally one would read or
listen to Chandi Path during this time. Chandi Path tells the story
of the creation of Durga, a form of the Divine Mother and her various
battles against diff
>
> From what I understand, most Sanskrit scholars believe that the
pundits with Southern Indian
> accents are closer to accurate than the ones with Northern accents
like MMY has.
>
This is absolutely true. My priest friends are from the south and I
can understand them when they chant, but tak
You know, this is a great story because it illustrates just how wrong
people get the vedic yagya stuff. The thinking seems to be "if I do
this yagya or puja, then this result will happen". And of course it
doesn't.
The way it is supposed to work is that you do the puja or yagya and it
supplemen
> >
> >
> > Jerry was great! He is,as always, a sincerely spiritual person
> and I
> > see him there from time to time. He's still doing TM and as
> devoted
> > as ever (I doubt anything would change that) although...and this
> is my
> > opinion, I think a little mystified by the current
Jerry was great! He is,as always, a sincerely spiritual person and I
see him there from time to time. He's still doing TM and as devoted
as ever (I doubt anything would change that) although...and this is my
opinion, I think a little mystified by the current state of the movement.
--- In Fa
I just wanted to mention that I saw Jerry at the Malibu Hindu temple
on Tuesday. We had a nice chat and it was really great to see he is
doing well; happy, healthy and still sporting that great Jerry Jarvis
smile.
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> on 4/26/06 12:41 PM, benjaminccollins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I've been creating a Vedic Mythology, Music, and Mantras podcast
and have
> > just released my 20th episode; "Parvati curses King
Chitraketu...and he
> > doesn'
I've been creating a Vedic Mythology, Music, and Mantras podcast and have
just released my 20th episode; "Parvati curses King Chitraketu...and he
doesn't care" It's actually pretty good.
In each show I present some amusing stories from the Vedic tradition plus
some traditional vedic chant
With Shivaratri coming up soon, I posted a series of MP3 files on
www.puja.net so that anyone can download the sections of Yajur Veda
that are traditionally chanted during Rudra Abishekam.
Specifically you will find Rudram, Chamakam and other selections, plus
transliterations and translations.
I do jyotish consultations as a part of my puja.net project.
There is no charge and those interested can email me.
Ben
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> on 1/4/06 2:20 PM, bluecabbagerose at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Hmmm... I had heard a
I have a few thoughts on the whole Tom Pall situation. Bear with me
for a bit...
Each Christmas time the yagya group does a special project to go to a
vedic patasalas in Kanchipuram where young priests are being trained.
The boys there generally range in age from 10 to about 18. In
Kanchipuram
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> on 12/6/05 10:41 PM, benjaminccollins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I went to Goddard too! I was there until around 1972 or so.
>
> I just posted a photo of my band at http://tin
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> on 12/6/05 9:45 PM, ysoy10li at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I would have been at Goddard from the Fall of '72 'till I left for
MIU in '75.
> > I
> > remember Bill Brunelle , although he didn't live in the TM- do
Well I suppose I should just let this all pass. But since Tom made
some specific accusations I feel I should respond just to set the
record straight.
Professionally I am an adjunct faculty member teaching multi-media
and programming at a small college in Long Beach, CA. I've been
here for 6
> > PS. With reference to another recent discussion here on FFL,
I'll just
> > mention that I have been involved in arranging yagyas for George
> > Harrison and his family both before and after his passing.
Before he
> > died George was mostly into Yogananda and the usual plethora of
> > spiritua
> My prasadam for my first Mahalakshmi Yagna arrived today. A beautiful
> yantra, card from the chief priest in some Indian language, English
> from my contact at YBC and two very blessed rudraksha bead malas. I
> can feel the power coming off of these. It's just tremendous.
I'll just add th
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stretching the metaphor a little too far
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "brahmachari108"
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> Greetings,
>
> Wondering if anybody has visited major temples or done yagyas in
India and what
> experiences were?
>
> Jai Guru Deva
>
I have many times in Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh. As many here know
I ha
Right! My mistake. Sorry!
Ben
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
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> >snip
> > I have some recordings of Lalit
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>
> Kenny,
>
> I havea setup that I use for my Vedic Mytholoogy podcast. Personally,
> I like using Sony Audio Studio for recording software. It is readily
> available from
mplification at times.
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
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> > I have some recordings of Lalith Sahasranam which I will post on
> > www.puja.net so anyone who wants them can downl
Kenny,
I havea setup that I use for my Vedic Mytholoogy podcast. Personally,
I like using Sony Audio Studio for recording software. It is readily
available from a variety of sources and not too expensive $69.
Then I suggest going to a place like MusiciansFriend.com and buy
yourself a good cond
I have some recordings of Lalith Sahasranam which I will post on
www.puja.net so anyone who wants them can download for free. I think
I also have a transliteration and translation which I will also post
in case you are interested. The links will be towards the bottom of
the main page.
Interesti
In the world there are invisible ladders, leading step by step to the
summit of heaven.
There is a different ladder for every group, a different heaven for
every path.
Each one is ignorant of the other's condition in this wide kingdom
which has no end or beginning.
This one is amazed at that one an
Navaratri is starting tomorrow. I tis a holiday in honor of the
goddess as Divine Mother. It is traditional to recite or listen to
Chandi Path during this time.
I have posted the entire Chandi Path in four MP3's on www.puja.net.
You'll see a link under the "What's New" section on the left sid
Well, I suppose I have to respond to the things that Tom says in some
way.
I've been organizing yagyas for about 10 years now and have used the
best resources available to me; primarily priests in Kanchipuram who
were trained in the Shankara tradition. They've done really well for
the group ov
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pretty much every heterosexual man I've ever met quite enjoys breasts,
> regardless of size. The Vedic comic books I remember seeing all had
> fairly well-endowed women, and the carvings on the temples
> in south India all
Well, I'm not going to get drawn into a big flame war, but what I had
in mind was prompted by the following excerpt from a yagya participant:
<>
As for the rest of what Tom said, from my perspective it is far too
uninteresting to dissect other than to say that I have learned that
working with
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
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> > I'v enjoyed reading all the discussions in yagyas. I, of course,
> have
> > my own perspective on this subject and thought that I add a few
> >
I'v enjoyed reading all the discussions in yagyas. I, of course, have
my own perspective on this subject and thought that I add a few
observations.
Yagyas are a tool for evolution, just like TM is. There is much to be
learned and one ultimately comes to one's own conclusions regarding
yagyas
As quoted in E-Online:
<<"I could wake up one morning, and I could be king of a country. I
would be comfortable being a king."
--One of the many jaw-dropping quotes in OK! magazine from P. Diddy,
who recently shortened his name to Diddy (though we prefer Piddy). >>
Oh, have we got a deal for you!
There were about 350 people in a park in Woodland Hills (the valley)
this evening all holding candles in silence. A very inspiring event.
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> Couldn't agree more. I really want jyotish to be
> accurate, but its predictions are usually so vague and
> general that they have no meaning. Might as well read
> sheep entrails!
Indeed you are correct. But that is, IMHO, t
In the announcement there is this little gem:
<<>>
The GREAT EXPLORER Richard Quinn Discovered I think this
qualifies for a WhatTheF***! The land is just north of NYC.
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> "Raja Paul Potter, the Raja of New Y
Excuse me but I beg to differ.
I would say that while Ketu is with Jupiter, it is not a good
combination for most worldly matters. One could say that Ketu, being
the planetary representative (karaka in sanskrit) of enlightenment it
has some value spiritually. But Ketu is pretty unpredictible b
July 20, 2005 -- IF you think Tom Cruise is wild about Scientology
and Madonna is crazy about Kabbalah, eccentric filmmaker David Lynch
is about to give both of them a run for their money.
Tomorrow, the Oscar-nominated director of such graphically violent
movies as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland D
July 20, 2005 -- IF you think Tom Cruise is wild about Scientology
and Madonna is crazy about Kabbalah, eccentric filmmaker David Lynch
is about to give both of them a run for their money.
Tomorrow, the Oscar-nominated director of such graphically violent
movies as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland D
The article at this link:
http://www.exoticindia.com/article/ramakrishna/
is great not because it is about Ramakrishna, but because it is about
what seems to be the worst possible devotee imaginable. The stories
are great and very amusing.
Here's the start of one:
One night, while Girish was in
the priests at the malib temple have showed me how to empower and work with
yantras.
It isn't that complicated and requires only a little knowledge to empower them
adn use
them. Send me an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll explain what I know.
Unless you are doing some weird tantric stu
I have long been interested in the power of yagyas to modify the
experience of trends that are seen in an individual's jyotish chart.
At least in my experience yagyas are consistently effective within
reasonable expectations.
I know that many here regard this topic with (deserved) scepticism.
Pre
A few years ago I helped Mike's friend Narasimha organize Mike's 61st
birthday celebration in India. We had 108 pundits chanting from all
the Vedas for a week. I found Mike to be very nice, kind and generous
to the priests, and with a pretty good head of hair.
At meals he'd tell funny stories
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Animation is very cool and very very time consuming. That animation
>
Animation is very cool and very very time consuming. That animation
was created with #D Studio Max by Discreet Software. Check out their
web site for some very very cool stuff. http://www.discreet.com/
My guess is that little animation took 60-100 hours to create.
I teach multimedia and 2D ani
You Are the Only Student You Have
You are the only faithful student you have.
All the others leave eventually.
Have you been making yourself shallow
with making others eminent?
Just remember, when you're in union,
you don't have to fear
that you'll be drained.
The command comes to speak,
an
Sorry, I forgot the web address:
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I almost hesitate to post this in anticipation of the criticism that
will no doubt be soon heading my way...but...
my little yagya group is sending our priest to Varanasi (Benares) to
perform 3 days of Shiva yagyas to honor our ancestors, to ensure (or
increase the liklihood of) our enlightenment,
A baby pigeon stands on the edge of a nest all day.
Then he hears a whistle, Come to me.
How could he not fly toward that?
Wings tear through the body's robe when
a letter arrives that says,
"You've flapped and fluttered against limits long enough.
You've been a bird without wings
in a house witho
Gandhi used Ram as his mantra. From what I uderstand from the priests
that I know who are well versed in the Vedas, it is the bija mantras
that have power. Mantras like "Ram" are good for developing or
expressing devotion, but don't seem to "do" much. So it makes sense
to me that MMY would
I have lots of chanting on www.puja.net.
What makes it different is that the chanting is in the context of
yagyas and vedic recitation rather than studio. Plus you can download
it for free.
Ben
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks, Bob. Wo
In the south of India (Tamil Nadu for example) they laugh about all
those dropped letters as a "northern thing"...which by the way, is an
insult.
> POWER of YOG
> >
> > So, in addition to "jogging" it would be good
> > to do some "yogging"? (Those Hindi "truncated"
> > forms of Sanskrit wor
Sorry, but I don't get to read FFL every day and things move pretty
quickly here so I am a little behind the curve on the discussion of
puja rooms and statues.
Personally, I like religion and I like Hinduism the most. My best
friend is the Chief Priest at the Hindu Temple in Malibu. He's
trai
Hey...who you callin' unhealthy.
My kids love the puja room and go in there to read or do home work
because they find it peaceful. Scary? How do you get that? the
Ganesha is big and fat and friendly looking. The Durga is an antique
from a temple, carved out of mango wood. The paint is ni
those religious idols made her nervous, her being a New York
Jewish/American Princess and all...
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> snsnip
> >
> > My kids all know that I meditate, and that I do pujas, and go to the
> > Hindu Temp
I taught my daughter to meditate
My daughter is 10. She is tall and blonde and has bright eyes and a
quick wit. Her name is Anna, although I always call her Annie which
she is starting to dislike because she's getting older. She is in the
5th grade in the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Stud
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> >Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:04:05 -
> >To:
> >Subject: [FairfieldLife] R
I agree the transliteration that you found is pretty bad. I have
corrected it to match the way the pundits that I know recite it. I
will try to find it in Sanskrit for you.
Sudharshana Gayatri Mantra
Om Namaschakraya Vidmahey
Sahasra Jwalaya Dheemahe
Tanno Sudarshana Prachodayaat
Sudharshan
Just go to Google.com and sign up. You don;t need an inivtation any more.
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> Would someone please send me an invitation to gmail? Thanks and may
> your tm practice bring you to the heights of cosmic consciousness
>
I will send it to you. In the mean time you can click on the
following link and choose Sudarshana Ashtakam to listen to it and
other related mantras.
http://puja.net/Pages/Multimedia/Pages/Gods/GodsMenu.htm
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>
I think so...either that or from Yajur Veda.
>
> Is it, perchance, from Rgveda?
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orrectly / optimally. How valid do you believe
> > this is?
> >
> > Instead of importing pundits, long run it would seem prudent and
more
> > efficient to train pundits locally. In the US start training local
> > boys and girls. Not from a long l
Well, as a social reality, temple pundits would not be likely to leave
to do this, and 40 days is a long time. AS you can imagine the
temples have very structured events that must take place in a timely
manner and which generally require large numbers of priests. A few
could go, but not a large
ery impressive. It is not a
gentle peace love and understanding sort of mantra. So if MMY pulls
this off, we can expect some fireworks in some form.
Ben
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s to subcontract to the current 100 000 pundit/40 day MMY yagya?
>
>
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> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > HeyI don't get to read FFL all that often...so what is this?
> > Puja.net is
retty afraid of the government, wire taps, etc.
Ben
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins"
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> > HeyI don't get to re
HeyI don't get to read FFL all that often...so what is this?
Puja.net is really my own pundit project and has NOTHING to do with
TMO! I started it 5 years ago because I couldn't afford TMO yagyas.
Yagyas when performed by qualified priests are great and effective.
Nothing agains MMY, but he
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