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Dear Friends, I am writing to you from Albuquerque. I am very much looking forward to the annual gathering here for the Summer Program August 5-10. Places are still available. If you cannot come next month, I hope you will put it on your calendar for Summer 2015. Invitation to join the Mantra Teacher Community: Lately, there have been more people joining the Teacher of Mantra program, which is a self-study course. It includes membership in a closed Yahoo Group, which is a lively discussion board between students and Certified Mantra Instructors, Pujaris and Priests. When certified after passing the exam, the Mantra Instructor is ordained in Sanatana Dharma Satsang, a nonprofit religious corporation, and has all the legal protections of any ordained minister. Testing is being done by me and Certified Mantra Instructors. We will do testing in other countries via Skype or other services. Over the years, the Certified Priests, Mantra Teachers, Pujaris, and students have developed a supportive community that will grow and thrive. I hope you will want to join with us. Please check out the program via the link in the column to the right. I received Jill Jardine's newsletter today, and it was so positive I wanted to share it with you. Astro News from Certified Mantra Teacher and Intuitive Astrologer, Parashakti Jill Jardine: So what can we expect from the current planetary transitions as Jupiter goes into Leo on July 16, for 13 months, and the Sun transits Leo for 30 days beginning July 22, 2014, and Mercury into Leo on July 31? Lots of fun and excitement, and much more! Leo rules the heart, and the joy an open heart can attract, including romance, flirtation, play, children, recreation, sports, personal sovereignty, creativity, art, and other heart-centered activities. New energies are available now as we receive the blessings of Jupiter in Leo and embrace the light of creative self, the Divine Self, and allow more love into our lives. There is no room for fear, panic, anger, shame, and guilt, in our personal vibration.. Mars moving from Libra into Scorpio will force those subconscious saboteurs from the psyche into the conscious mind for healing. The Jupiterian and Leo influx will help process heavy emotional blocks so they can be replaced with hope, expectancy, anticipation, release, and relief. This is time to open up to the abundance, joy, and love frequencies blasting the planet. Access the light of the the Creative Self and the Divine Self as Source activates our beings within our vehicles of time and space, and forces our bodies to release the old patterns of limitation. There can be re-booting the DNA and reactivating of the personal cosmic blueprint. Many thanks to all of you from whom I receive so much support during the workshops and from your prayers and chanting, especially for my Leo birthday this month. Prem & Blessings, Satyabhama |
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Krishna, the 8th Avatar
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Krishna was born about 7,000 years ago in the Dvarpara Yuga as the "dark one." Lord Krishna is the embodiment of love and divine joy, that destroys all pain and karma. He is the protector of sacred utterances and cows (Lakshmi.) Krishna is an instigator of all forms of knowledge and born to establish the religion of love. Little Krishna Krishna was born as the 8th child of Devaki, sister of the cruel demon king Kamsa. Sage Narada had predicted that Kamsa would be killed by his nephew, so the king killed Devaki´s first six children. The 7th, Balarama, escaped and the 8th, Krishna, was secretly exchanged for a cowherd's daughter, who was really Durga. When Kamsa tried to kill her, she revealed her true form and told him he would be killed before long by Krishna. Krishna was brought up in a cowherder family and loved to play the flute to entertain the other cowherders (gopas,) the milkmaids (gopis,) and the cows. As a child, Krishna had great love for his foster-mother Yashoda, and their relationship stands as a great example for the love between a mother and her child. Krishna and Bhakti in the Mahabharata After Krishna killed Kamsa, he became king. He married Rukmini, who became his first queen. He had 6 other wives, and after Rukmini died, he married Satyabhama. In the great Mahabharata epic, Krishna spoke memorable words on the essence of Bhakti Yoga or the yoga of pure spiritual devotion. During the battle of Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna revealed to Arjuna the essence of Bhakti Yoga, of love for God. This revelation is found in the great Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita.
Krishna is usually described as the most complete of the ten Avatars of Vishnu. This means that this entity carried more of the energy of Vishnu than any of the other very powerful beings which were also Avatars of Vishnu.
When Krishna was an adult and took up his spiritual work full time, he admonished all: "Do not try to copy me. Do not try to imitate me." He all but told everyone that he was not human in the sense that they were.
Krishna demonstrated an overpowering attraction of women. It is reported that 16,108 women fell in love with him. Some mystical teachers maintain that the love was not physical but that the libido was transformed into Divine Love. Others maintain that the love was physical, with the same end result: Divine Love.
The roots of his involvement with so many women lie in the incarnation of Rama. When that Avatar was in the forest for 14 years, he came across many saints and sages who had taken refuge there from the forces of the demonic Ravana and Kumbarnaka. When they encountered Rama, they were astounded to observe that their love for him included a physical attraction. Rama, observing this, stated that in this incarnation he was the faithful husband and could not fulfill their desires. However in his next incarnation, they could all enjoy a physical embrace with him. Thus this story, which supports the act of physical love by Krishna, postulates that the sages were reborn as women who came to enjoy their final physical desire before experiencing true Divine Love, which would lead them unerringly to final liberation. Those who deny this interpretation maintain that Krishna was capable of imparting bliss far superior to physical love and therefore merely took the women directly to the realm of Divine Love.
Krishna's consort is Lakshmi, in the form of his first Queen, Rukmini, who is his power. However, another portion of her shakti is Radha, the shakti of bliss, also called Hladini Shakti. While stories are told about relationship with his married neighbor, Radha, when he was a child, her name does not even appear in the Mahabharata. Krishna exacts a promise from Uddhava. Uddhava was Krishna's cousin-brother, that is they were cousins, and Krishna was raised by Uddhava's mother, Yashoda. Towards the end of his life, he told Uddhava and others that he had to leave the body, because the energy of the coming Kili Yuga* was too dense for him to be able to maintain a body. Uddhava and others were astonished and cried out, "Adharma will predominate during Kili Yuga. That is the time we will need you the most." Krishna asked the group, "Since I cannot manifest a body, who will come for me to bless the people." Uddhava volunteered to incarnate as an amsha avatar (partial avatar,) which he does regularly, so he is always here to uphold the dharma. Krishna's Janmasthami (birthday) is celebrated annually in July-August. This year it will be August 17, 18th in the US. Statues of Krishna are placed in wooden chariots and paraded around each temple. There are pujas and other ceremonies all over India and wherever Krishna is worshipped. *Kaali is time, the Goddess Kaali is the ruler of time (as is Shiva as Kala.) Kili is dark, so the Dark Age is Kili Yuga. The confusion is in transliterating two different Sanskrit letters as the same Roman letter. |
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Mantras of the month:
For order and proper rhythm to all of life's activities by the grace of Sri Krishna:
Krishna Krishna Maha Yogin
Bhakta Nama Bhayam'kara
Govinda Param'ananda
Sarva Mae Vasha'mana'ya
Salutations to Krishna, King of the Yogis! I am your devotee. Make me fearless and let those things that concern me come under my control.
Om Radha Krish'naya Namaha
Since Radha is Hladini Shakti, this mantra opens and empowers a channel for the shakti to enter the Hrit Padma, activating that bliss, achieving which, one wants nothing else.
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Mantras for Healing the Earth
Om Vighna Nasha'naya 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 U'cchista Gana'patayae Namaha
To destroy negativity
Om Vakra'tundaya Hum
To correct something that is not working properly.
Om Dhumra Kaetuvae Namaha
To bring difficult circumstances under an umbrella of peace.
Om Gana Dhyak'shaya Namaha
To bring healing to a group. In this case, the people harmed by the earthquakes and tsunami.
Om Kshipra Prasada'ya Namaha
For immediate assistance.
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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:
If you wish to have a puja performed for you, purchase it online, and one of the priests/pujaris will contact you to make arrangements with you as to which puja or fire ceremony/yajna you want and when.
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The works of Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Guru Namadeva Acharya) give unprecedented, detailed instruction in how to empower yourself using the techniques of the ancient sages and rishis. He and Satyabhama were given the mission by their Gurus Sadguru Sant Keshavadas and Satguru Rama Mata to bring these teachings to everyone. They were both empowered to be gurus by Satguru Rama Mata in 2009.
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. She has recently written a Shiva-Shakti Workshop, which is being presented in the US, UK, and Canada this year.
We have founded a religious organization, Sanatana Dharma Satsang, which has a Gayatri Temple in Beaverton, Oregon. The link to it is in the right column.
These works are offered in a spirit of service. We sincerely hope that they will further you on your path.
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Prem & Shanti,
Satyabhama (Margalo Ashley-Farrand)
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Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony, Volumes I, II & III books & CD-sets, available separately or bundled with or without the books.
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Dr. Wright's Clean Out Technique -
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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.
Ganesha's Abode of Bliss - Guided Meditation (CD)
Gayatri Mantra Meditation -2CDs with the long and short versions of the mantra, an intensive Gayatri Discipline and 1000 Names & Powers of Gayatri on Disk 2.
Mantra Therapy for Prosperity CD
- Help with karmic blocks to prosperity and mantras to bring it in.
Other Mantra Therapy CDs in the series:
Healing Intensives 1,2 (2 CDs) Mantra Therapy for Deeply Imbedded Habits, Addictions (Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking) 2-CD set Mantra Therapy for Undereating, Anorexia, Bulimia Mantra Therapy for Overeating Restoration of Dharma & Peace-- Excellent for clearing space, eliminating negativity
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.
Rama & Sita Workshop, Co-Starring Hanuman - The Ramayana, amusingly taught by Namadeva Acharya, with many esoteric mantras. 16 CDs
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2014 Schedule of Workshops
Satyabhama will be teaching her new Shiva-Shakti workshop in the following places, except for Niagara and NYC:
September - Canada: Niagara Falls, ON; Calgary, AL. Also New York City
October - Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO;
Keene, NH; Boston, MA
2014 information: Click on Events on the top of Sanskritmantra.com
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Click here for
Events at the Gayatri Temple
Gayatri Meditation Every Thursday at 7 pm
Aug. 24
Ganesha Chatrthi Puja
Aug. 29-31
Satguru Mata Programs
Aug. 30 - (Sat) 2 pm
Sudarshana Chakra Yajna
(Participation in absentia will be announced.)
Oct. 1 - Namadeva Acharya's Fourth Mahasamadhi Celebration - Guru Puja
Dec. 21 - 7 pm
Winter Solstice Planetary Puja
January 1,2015 -Albuquerque
New Year's Day Gayatri Celebration
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Los Angeles, CAAtma Jyoti Chanting Group, Contact Jagadamba, Certified Mantra Instructor: jawrestler1@aol.com
Chicago, IL - St. Louis, MO
Contact Nita Turnage, Certified Mantra Instructor, at yourinnervoice7@aol.com
Boston, MA
Western MA
Contact Rev. Bharata/Bill Barry, Certified Priest, at bill.barry@wildblue.net
New Hampshire
Keene: Contact Rajeshwari, Certified Priest at
Moultonborough: Contact Don Campbell and Chris Walsh, Certified Mantra Instructors: walsh.campbell@gmail.com
New York-Upstate
Contact Saraswati/Mary-Ann Muth, mamuth@nycap.rr.com
Austin, TX
New Braunfels, TXContact Roger Hays at
Sherman, TX
Listed at Dr. Jennifer Laing's website:
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