Home pooja

It's not really necessary go to the temple to worship God, to ask him for the blessing. Everybody can make a little altar at home with Jesus picture, Buddha, or other deity or symbol that remind you about the purity, inner peace and gives you a strength.
 There is my today's pooja at home

Burning incense and candles;  Kurma, Buddha and Rama with Sita

You can just meditate on the picture, it gives you the inner balance. You can sing the mantras- the vibrations of the sound purify yourself and the environment.
Better do it in one separate place, where you can keep purity, calm, and nobody will distract you. Every time when you enter to this room, from the beginning your mind will go to the state of calmness. This is a psychological process, as often you spend the time in this place in the state of harmony, as faster your mind associate the state with the place. Later, even the thought about this place will guide you into the relaxing state.

One more thing to share with you. My three deities from the pictures are the avatars of Vishnu.  Kurma: the second avatar, the turtle incarnation, Rama- the king incarnation, the seventh avatar , and Buddha- the ninth incarnation. In total, there is ten avatars with different history that i will tell you next time

Om

Bala Atibala mantra

Mantra is a Simple way to meditate, those who can’t concentrate the mind on the abstract object can read or sing the mantras, it gives the same effect: concentration and peaceful mind.  There we are concentrating on the sound, but anyway-  this is the mind conquest.  Mantra is not only the word or sound, every letter makes the vibration that calm down the body (and the mind of course ), at the same time it purifies the nadis.

In the Ramayana, we can read the next words “And on going one and half yojana distance Vishvamitra addressed Rama in a harmonious voice calling, 'oh, Rama', on the southern riverbank of Sarayu. Take water, my boy, and like that you receive a group of hymns, bala and atibala from me, and let no time lapse.” (Book I Bala-Kanda, Chapter 22)

So, what is the Bala and  Atibala mantra that the sage Vishvamitra initiated Rama and his brother Lakshman?

Bala and Atibala mantras remove the thirst and hunger. Vishvamitra said “neither tiredness nor fever, nor disfiguring of personality can effect you” (Book I Bala-Kanda, Chapter 22)

This mantra has one more advantage: the long words to be read really involve a strong concentration  :)  So your mind makes the good concentration exercise :)

So let see the text :

balaatibalayoh viraat purusha rishih |

gaayatrii devataa | gaayatrii chandah |

akaara okaaramakaaraa biijaadyaah |

 kshudhaadi nirasane viniyogah|

klaamityaadi shadanga nyaasah |

klaam angushtaabhyaam namah |

kliim tarjaniibhyaam namah | kluum madhyamaabhaamnamah |

klaim anaamikaabhyaam namah | klom kanishtikaabhaam namah |

klah karatalakaraprishtaabhyaam namah ||klaam hridayaaya namah |

kliim shirase svaahaa | kluum shikhaayaivashat | klaim kavacaaya hum |

klom netratrayaayavaushat | klah astraaya phat | bhuurbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhah |

amrita karatalaardrau sarva sanjiivanaadhyaa

avaghaharana sudkshau veda saare mayuukhe|
pranavamaya vikaarau bhaaskaraakaara dehau

satatamanubhave'ham tau balaatiibaleshau ||

 om hriim bale mahaadevi hriim mahaabale

kliim catur vidha purushartha siddhi prade tatsavitur

 varadaatmike hriim varenyam bhargo devasya varadaatmike |

atibale sarva dayaamuurte bale sarva kshud bhrama upanaashini

dhiimahi dhiyoyonarjaate pracuryaa pracodayaatmike pranava shiraskaatmike |

hum phat svaahaa ||

evam vidvaan krita krityo bhavati |

saavitryaa eva salokataam jayati ||

iityupanishat ||



om aapyaayantu mamaangaani vaakpraanashcakshuh

shrotramatho balamindriyaanicasarvani |

sarvam brahmaupanishadam |

maaham brahma niraakuryaam maa maa brahma niraakarot |

aniraakaranamastu aniraakaranam me'stuh tadaatmani

nirate ye upanishatsu dharmaaste mayi santu te mayi santu ||

om shaanti shaanti shaantih |

One more interesting information, Ramayana was created in the 4^th - 5^th century B. C. , so can you imagine how ancient is this mantra?

  Hari Om Tat Sat!

Sunday's mantra

Finally, we are in the new year ! Hope he will bring you the peace and happiness!

   

So today is a Sunday, so I thought it can be good to write something special for this day.

Traditionaly, Sunday is a day of Rama. Rama is the greatest king of the solar dynasty. He was the sun of Dasaratha king and his wife Kausalya. It was a great warrior, he had fought Maricha and Tataka demons, he saved his wife Sita from tenheads deamon Ravana. Thats why we see Rama always with a bow in the hand. He is always ready to fight!

   

Rama is an energy of virtue, truthfulness and perfection in every aspects of the life. There is a lot different mantras to worship Rama. Today, I will share with you one of my favourite mantra to Rama. I learned it when I was on my yoga teachers training. It's a beautiful mantra, easy to read, to sing and it fills the heart and mind with happiness.

Prema Mudita Manase Kaho

Prema Mudita Manase Kaho

Rama Rama Raam

Sri Rama Rama Ram

Papa Kate Dukkha Mite

Lete Rama Nam

Bhava Samudra Sukhadanava

Eke Rama Nam

Sri Rama Rama Raam

Parama Shanti Sukhanidhana

Divya Rama Nam

Niradharako Adhara

Eke Rama Nam

Sri Rama Rama Raam

Parama Gopya Parama Ishta

Mantra Rama Nam

Santa Hridaya Sada Vasata

Eke Rama Nam

Sri Rama Rama Raam

Maha Deva Satata Japata

Divya Rama Nam

Kashi Marata Mukti Karata

Kahata Rama Nam

Sri Rama Rama Raam

Mata Pita Bandhu Sakha

Sabahi Rama Nam

Bhakta Janana Jeevana Dhana

Eke Rama Nam

Sri Rama Rama Raam

   Translation:

With mind filled with love and happiness

Repeat Ram's name

Ram's name burns all sins and sorrows

Ram's name is the only boat 

with which the ocean of Samsara can be crossed

Ram's divine name gives great peace

His name is the only support 

to those who is looking for

His name is the greatest secret and divine mantra

he always resides in the heart of sages

Mahadeva always sings Ram's divine name

Freedom is given by Siva

to those who repeat Ram's name

His name is mother, father, relation, friend and all

Ram's name is life's treasure for the devotees

Om

 To hear how to sing, you can go to this link.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwyQCIwHTSc&feature=related

    

Hari Om Tat Sat!