Disciple: You have said that silent repetition (japa) is more powerful without the lips moving. Why do we do external repetition when the other one is more powerful? Shri Anandi Ma: We as humans have to deal with the mind, and the mind requires variety, even “spiritual entertainment,” so different things are offered to the
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In India, the nine days of Navratri* (see NOTE below) are spent in festivities that celebrate the victory of Shakti over negative influences. On the spiritual level the goal is for the individual soul to reach the state of Shiva gradually by sadhana (spiritual practice).

By Dileepji What is the meaning of the word anusthan? On analysis, it is composed of two words — anu and sthan. Anu means firm. Sthan means place, or residence — the original place of residence of the Lord. When one performs the following activities with firm conviction, that is an anusthan. Become aware of
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How should disciples process emotional difficulties such as anger, depression, frustration, or desires that arise during an anusthan? The benefit of an anusthan is that it very quickly brings to the surface the impurities that are within the three bodies. The Energy interacts at very subtle levels and hastens their removal. These are all processes
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The following is a transcription of Shri Anandi Ma’s Guru Purnima Blessing, which was sent via video while she and Bapuji are on sabbatical. The video of this blessing is posted here.   [audio:https://shaktionline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SoundClip1GuruPurnima20111.mp3″>MaChants1GuruPurnima2011] Dear Brothers and Sisters, When the devotee surrenders to the Lord, at that point the Lord no longer holds the faults of the
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In her Guru Purnima blessing, Shri Anandi Ma chants from the Ramayana about Bharatji. The following article gives some background on this amazing example of devotion. Among the greatest and most beautiful characters in the Ramayana is that of Shri Bharat, Lord Rama’s brother. During the time when Bharat was away from their home in
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In 1995 Shri Anandi Ma sent the following message and, seventeen years after Dhyanyogiji’s passing, it is still the absolute truth:    Dear Ones, It will be a year since our Guru, whom we called Shri Dhyanyogiji, left us, but our Guruji is still very much around us and with us constantly. Does our shadow
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This is the prayer referred to in Shri Anandi Ma’s 2011 Guru Purnima message, The Five Stanzas on the Sandals of Śrī Gurudev.  This, like all articles in Shakti Online, can be printed easily by clicking on the “Print Article” link at the top of the article.

PART TWO of an interview, which Ma gave in 2004. What are the fruits of the different anusthan practices; for example, doing malas of the Guru mantra versus writing it, reciting the Rama Raksha Stotram or the Hanuman Chalisa? The basic goal for any of those practices is to achieve a level of purification in
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This post now includes both a video and a transcription of the English translation (also published as: A Heart of Devotion).

Sita Ram,

Shri Anandi Ma has graciously sent us all her Guru Purnima Message and Blessing on video since she and Bapuji are on sabbatical.

The prayer to the Guru’s sandals, referred to in the talk is reprinted here.