Homa and Mantra Diksha
March 6, 2013After years of study and preparation, Saiva Siddhanta Church vratasishyas Tina Desai and Sahadevi Param received their samaya(mantra) diksha this morning, which means receiving spiritiual initiation from the Satguru to chant Aum Namah Sivaya 108 times daily on rudraksha japa mala. Prior to this, they were chanting Aum Saravanabhava Aum, and before that, mantras to Ganesha. Tina is from Ontario, Canada, and Sahanadevi is from California, USA.
The fire erupts as Tina and Sahanadevi give their offerings
The womens retreat is currently taking place so there were more people in the temple then usual
Bodhinatha burns prayers
Tina receives her instructions for chanting Aum Namah Sivaya
Sahanadevi receives her mantra diksha
escription: 'Bodhinatha gave a short talk, reading from a letter Gurudeva had wrote to a aspiring monastic. He discussed the gurus duty to make sure the devotee is challenged, so that they must draw on their inner strength and spiritual will to continue to give of themselves anyway, despite feeling overburdened.'
After his talk Bodhinatha blessed each monk and devotee present
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