Saraswati Publications Newsletter

(sanskritmantra.com)

November 2013

Satyabhama

Namaste Divine Brothers and Sisters,

Sunday, November 3rd, was Diwali, the Festival of Lights and India's New Year. At the Gayatri Temple, we did a Lakshmi puja. It was also a Solar Eclipse New Moon, with Sun and Moon in Scorpio. I hope you took advantage of the eclipse to be present in the moment and set your intentions for what you want in life. The sun has not moved to Sagittarius, making things easier for us. See below.

I have also posted my chanting of planetary mantras on YouTube. Click here to go to my YouTube channel:

We are having a Cyber Monday sale--Please see the right column for information.

I am wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving full of love and blessings.

Prem & Shanti,

Satyabhama

Gratitude

An attitude of gratitude shifts your energy from anger, resistance, fear into being open to receiving more blessings from the Divine. Divine Mother is full of love for us, and just like human moms is ready always to send you love, blessings, health, wealth and the fulfillment of every desire.

While the planets have not been as friendly lately but better now in Sagittarius, and the economy is has been difficult for many, we need to help ourselves by not letting it get to us. When the cold winds blow, put another log on the fire of your spirit and expect Mother to bring you your heart's desire in due time.

Rev. Jill Jardine, Certified Mantra Instructor and intuitive astrologer says

"Sun [went] into Sagittarius on November 21, 2013, lightening some of this heavy Scorpionic energy that has been predominant for the past months. This Sagittarian ingress will shine the light where you need to embark on new journeys and follow transformational paths. The focus is on living your light, cultivating the fires in your life and having fun, just in time for the Holidays! This Thanksgiving, align with the positive in your life and more will manifest. Make your list of Gratitudes and focus on that everyday. This will allow you to manifest more positive experiences, and let go of what no longer serves you. Remember energy flows where attention goes. Put your intentions on what you want more of in your life and surrender it to the Divine Source of all Good!"

The mantras of the month are designed to assist you in obtaining your desires.

Mantras of the month:

Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyae Namaha

Om Shashti'daya'yae Namaha
Salutations to that Lakshmi who is the bestower of abundance, we invoke her now.

Om Shak'ambara'yae Namaha
Dhanya Lakshmi the Goddess of Food, we invoke you now to provide for us.

Om Vijaya'yae Namaha
Salutations to the Lakshmi, who is the Goddess of Victory. we invoke you now.

Mantras for Healing the Earth

These mantras are to aid with the earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, storms, tornadoes and the radiation from Fukushima:

All of these mantras are powerful Ganesha Mantras.

Om Vighna Nashanaya Namaha

To relieve energy blockages especially for the Devas that work with the energies of the various species: wind, water, plant, bird, mammal, fish and human.

Om Ucchista Ganapatayei Namaha
To destroy negativity

Om Vakratundaya Hum
To correct something that is not working properly.

Om Dhumra Ketuve Namaha

To bring difficult circumstances under an umbrella of peace.

Om Gana Dhyakshaya Namaha

To bring healing to a group. In this case, the people harmed by the earthquakes and tsunami.

Om Kshipra Prasadaya Namaha

For immediate assistance.

We offer a number of pujas and fire ceremonies which may be done on your behalf for various purposes. You will find a list of them here: Pujas in Absentia

If you wish to have a puja performed for you, purchase it online, and one of the priests will contact you to make arrangements with you as to which puja or fire ceremony/yajna you want and when.

Priests and Pujaris certified by Sanatana Dharma Satsang are available for pujas in absentia. Please click here for further details: Pujas in absentia.

Sri Savitri Devi, Certified Priest,

living in Ashland, OR, is available for pujas and fire ceremonies.

Maheshwara, Certified Priest, living in So. California, is available for pujas and fire ceremonies.

Bharata/Bill Barry, a Certified Priest who lives in Massachusetts, is available for pujas and yajnas in his area. Please contact him at bill.barry@wildblue.net

Rajeshwari/Gretchen Carmel is a Certified Priest, living in Keene, NH. She is available for pujas and yajnas in her area. Please contact her at TheYogaSpace@gmail.com

Shivani/Silvia Sune is a Certified Priest, living in Miami/Hollywood, FL area. She is available for pujas and yajnas in her area. Please contact her at shaktimalas@verizon.net

Mahavir has been certified by Sanatana Dharma Satsang as a Pujari for 10+ years. He is available to do pujas or yajnas in Brooklyn or at your location in the New York City area on a donation basis. He can be reached at marcalexanderbennett@gmail.com

Parvati/Pat Murphy J has been certified by Sanatana Dharma Satsang as a Pujari. She is available for pujas and yajnas in Los Angeles area. Please contact her at patmurphyj@sbcglobal.net

Lalita/Deanne Lozano has been certified by Sanatana Dharma Satsang as a Pujari. She is available for pujas and yajnas in Chicago. Please contact her at seekerlight@sbcglobal.net

Rama Das/Esly Caldwell has been certified by Sanatana Dharma Satsang as a Pujari. He is available for pujas and yajnas in Miami. Please contact him at esly3@yahoo.com

The works of Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva Acharya) (1940-2010) give unprecedented, detailed instruction in how to empower yourself using the techniques of the ancient sages and rishis. He and Satyabhama have been given the mission by their Gurus Sadguru Sant Keshavadas (d. 1997) and Satguru Rama Mata to bring these teachings to everyone.

To that end, he wrote and recorded a number of works. He also traveled to North America and the UK to teach workshops, which Satyabhama is now continuing.

Bi-annually, we lead a Pilgrimage Tour of India's Holy Places, visiting with the Shankaracharayas at Kanchi Math, Vishwa Shanti Ashram (our gurus ashram), and Kanchi, among the highlights of the trip.

We have founded a religious organization, Sanatana Dharma Satsang, (a 501(c)3 nonprofit) which has opened a Gayatri Temple in Beaverton, Oregon. The link to it is in the right column.

Our new place in Albuquerque, NM, is the location of some workshops, particularly the Annual Summer 5-day program. We hope to expand to the East Coast and other locations.

These works are offered in a spirit of service. We sincerely hope that they will further you on your path.

Prem & Shanti,
Satyabhama (Margalo Ashley-Farrand)
Saraswati Publications, LLC

In This Issue

Gratitude

Mantras of the Month

Mantras for Healing the Earth

Certified Priests & Pujaris

Events at the Gayatri Temple

The Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony

Visit Sanskritmantra.com

Please consider items from our online store for holiday gifts. Also, you may wish to let your friends know if you want an item or two from the store for yourself.

CYBER MONDAY - ALL PURCHASES WILL GET A 20% REBATE/REFUND WITHIN 24 HRS.

Single CDs, CD $15, or $10 for download. Double CD sets, CDs $25, download $18.

Books:

Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony, Volumes I, II & III CD-sets now available separately or bundled with or without the books.

Healing Mantras book and CD

Shakti Mantras book and CD/download, Mantras of the Goddesss

Chakra Mantras

Recordings Available as CDs or Downloads:

Dr. Wright's Clean Out Technique - guidedpranayama for healing and releasing negativity

Mantra Therapy programs are mantra intensives designed to help with serious issues by chanting all of them daily.

Mantra Therapy Healing Intensives 1,2

Disk 1 - Systemic Disorders,

Disk 2 - Mental, Emotional Disorders

Mantra Therapy for Prosperity CD

- Help with karmic blocks to prosperity and mantras to bring it in.

Mantra Therapy for Overeating, Overcoming Obesity CD

Mantra Therapy for Under Eating, Anorexia, Bulemia CD

Ganesha's Abode of Bliss - Guided Meditation (CD)

Gayatri Mantra Meditation -2 CDs with the long and short versions of the mantra, an intensive Gayatri Discipline and 1000 Names & Powers of Gayatri on Disk 2

Piercing the Knots-Granthis CD - A Mantra & Visualization Meditation to gently release the Kundalini from its home at the base chakra, through the knots and to the crown chakra, then back again.

Mantra Therapy for Deeply Imbedded Habits: Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking - 2 CD set

Mantra Therapy for Traumatic Injury, PTSD - for recovery from accidents, surgeries and PTSD from any cause.

Mantra Therapy for Restoration of Dharma & Peace - Very effective Shakti mantras to destroy evil energies within and without. Positive energy to change our world.

COMING IN SPRING 2014: Mantra Therapy for Recovery from Sexual Abuse, Negative Attitudes About Sex - CD

Recorded workshops:

Adventures of Sita & Rama, Co-Starring Hanuman, a version of the Ramanaya with mantra intensives, including the Bala Ati Bala mantra -16 CDs

Mantra, Path to Spiritual and Material Attainment

- a 15-hour workshop on 14 CDs. This is a comprehensive overview of Eastern and esoteric cosmology and spirituality with mantra intensive practice.

Mantra: Sacred Words of Power - CDs, no download.

DVDs:

Puja at Home/Pancha Devata Puja - 5 Pujas on one disk, puja information on second disk.

Health, Healing and Reduction of Karma - a 2 DVD set: workshop on one disk with full Navagraha/Planetary puja on second disk.

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Preview of Ganesha Puja from DVD

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2013-14 Schedule of Workshops

Satyabhama will be doing workshops in the following places:

2013 information: http://www.sanskritmantra.com

December 21, 2012, Tampa, FL
7:00 pm-
Navagraha/Planetary Puja for the Solstice

Other workshops are in the process of finalizing their dates.

2014

March and April, dates TBA:
London, England
Boston, MA
Keene, NH

May 2014 India Pilgrimage

May 2-18 (2 weeks & the next weekend,) flying from JFK/New York.

We will travel to Chennai/Madras, Kanchi, Bangalore, Pushkar, Kolkata, Taj Mahal, Delhi, Rishikesh and return from Delhi. The emphasis for this trip is visiting Goddess Temples.

This trip is a week shorter than previous trips, omitting the last week in the Himalayas, and consequently less cost.

Gayatri Murthi
Events at the Gayatri Temple

January 1- Gayatri Puja to bring in the Spiritual Light for the New Year. Click on the Events link above for more information. If you shop online, you can help Sanatana Dharma Satsang, and it won't cost you a cent! You can donate to Sanatana Dharma Satsang just by shopping, if you join iGive. Hundreds of stores give a percentage of your purchase to your cause, so please join. The way it works is you join iGive and name your nonprofit beneficiary, Sanatana Dharma Satsang, then when you shop online through the iGive link, a percentage of the sale is donated by the store to us. If you shop online, you'd probably prefer to make Shopping = Giving to SDS. Using the iGive button means it's completely free; all costs are paid by the stores. Over 1,000 online stores participate. All you have to do is install the button on your browser. (Full instructions are given when you click the link below.) It only take a moment. The iGive Button makes it really, really simple. It automatically makes sure that a portion of your purchases at over 1,000 stores becomes a free donation to Sanatana Dharma Satsang = giving year 'round. The Button makes sure every purchase counts, even if you forget. Pretty easy! Click here to get the button: www.iGive.com or go to Sanatana Dharma Satsang

CHANTING GROUPS

Portland, OR
Gayatri Temple Meetup

Thursdays at 7 pm

Gayatri & Healing Mantras Meditation

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Contact Helen at info@harmonyyogastudio.ca

Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Contact k.labonte@shaw.ca

Los Angeles, CA
Atma Jyoti Chanting Group, Contact Jagadamba, Certified Mantra Instructor: jawrestler1@aol.com

Orange County, CA
Contact Maheshwara, Certified Priest: maheshwara.df@gmail.com

Kilauea, HI

Contact Anandra George, Certified Mantra Instructor: info@truefreedomcoaching com

Chicago, IL

Contact Lalita/Deanne Lozano at seekerlight@sbcglobal.net

St. Louis, MO
Contact Nita Turnage, Certified Mantra
Instructor, at yourinnervoice7@aol.com

Western MA Contact Rev. Bharata/Bill Barry, Certified Priest, at bill.barry@wildblue.net

New Hampshire

See Certified Priest Rajeshwari Carmel's website:
http://theyogaspacenh.com/

Contact Don Campbell and Chris Walsh, Certified Mantra Instructors: walsh.campbell@gmail.com

New York-Upstate

Contact Saraswati/Mary-Ann Muth, at mamuth@nycap.rr.com

Austin, TX

Contact Sara Minnis: sara1122@attglobal.net

New Braunfels, TX
Contact Roger Hays at rhays@msn.com

Sherman, TX
Listed at Dr. Jennifer Laing's website: