Dear Seres,
its beautiful, that you want to engage in learning about Lalita. This in itself is a beautiful blessing. You found your way to Guruji, which is another super blessing.
You even know about the Amrita Janani Mantra, which I would count as just another wonderful blessing.
So, to me it seems, Devi is already guiding you towards her very much.
Below I posted some of Gurujis quotes on Diksha for your benefit. See what he calls a proper transmission!
After reading this, I would follow Janice' advise to listen carefully to the "Starter Regime" on Soundcloud! ;)
I guess all you really need, you can find from where you are right now.
But, visiting Devipuram and meeting GuruAmma is something that you can only experience in Devipuram.
Love
ps: Do you know the Book "A Jewel from my Mothers Crown"? If I was you I would have a wondering look on page 24! ;)
pss: Tomorrow is an eclipse. I heard many times, that for starting new things, it is better to wait two days before and two days after the eclipse is over. Some even say, that the time in between two eclipses can be bad for starting new stuff.
Dear Admin, is there something Guruji said about this, or something that Guru Amma would suggest?
Love
Bene
So here are Gurujis words:
And also , "I think 95% of learning can be done from your home by yourself with the help of videos and document files. You can post your questions answered also by internet. You are going to need help really in the last mile from a living guru. The highest transmission happens in total silence."
Sharing Tantra's Secret Knowledge
I have published mantras on the web. I am trying to do everything possible to make information available to people through interactive teaching media. So you have my take on this.
It is true I am taking on the karmas of all those who misuse it. Let me suffer gladly for that.
If i am connected to Goddess, she is taking on the karmas made by Her. Let Her enjoy it.
Ramanuja went to top of roof and shouted the mantra given to him by his guru who extracted a promise that he would not reveal it to any one.
My feeling is that information should be made available. Just because it is available, it does not imply that every one looks at it.
It is in this spirit that books on Parashurama Kalpasutra are published. Don't they contain the decoded Mantras? What is the essential difference in publishing it in a book or on the web?
The problem with books was that soundtracks were not there. Interactivity was not there. Now they are, courtesy of the Web. It is a proper auditory transmission from a guru to sishya.
How many so called Gurus are actually giving the information in such detail to sishyas now? The gurus themselves are just throwing the mantras not knowing any intricacies.
If our learned Gurus don't tell publicly the secrets, all kinds of wrong interpretations go round. The wise shall choose to speak. Otherwise, the unwise have their way.
Look at all the play with tantra in the form of sexual licence. Given that what we are saying is probably less than 0.1% of what is out there, should we not break the silence?
Who does not know about the use of Pancha Makaras? Is it any secret now? We need to direct the people to proper ways of using it by channeling correct information than hiding it.
The times of puritan rejection of disseminating information have to change to prevent damage.
I do not wish to entertain any further correspondence on this subject.
Need I say more?
Love, Guruji
Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati
