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  1. La_Sonadora

    What Sort of Hindu Are You?

    4, ....what inspires you , and in what way ? eg , what inspires you to read , .....or to study , ...or to worship ? I'm sorry that i'm not quite sure how to answer this , other than I am drawn.
  2. La_Sonadora

    What Sort of Hindu Are You?

    2. ...for newcomers , what attracted you to Hinduism ? This was essentially the religion that "fit" the spontaneous experiences I had as a child the most. It started as what now appears to be a past life memory. In 1995, I was getting ready for school and saw footage of Ganesh consuming...
  3. La_Sonadora

    What Sort of Hindu Are You?

    I know this is a rather old thread, but I felt as if it would be great for clarification. 1. ...How would you describe your self , what kind of Hindu are you ? Hinduism has been the culmination of an experience I had that started around the age of four. Since ten or fifteen years ago, my...
  4. La_Sonadora

    Which Hindu religious/spiritual literature(s) influenced you?

    This is a continuation from my discussion on the "visiting temples" thread that I felt got a bit off topic. I thought that this question was best placed in a section devoted to such a vast query.
  5. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    I just realized that I need to start a seperate thread for this. Sorry.
  6. La_Sonadora

    I would like some help with finding an english translation for these bhajans

    "Is my Mother Really Black?" by Kamalakanta Bhattacharya Is my black Mother Syama really black? People say Kali is black, but my heart doesn't agree. If She's black, how can She light up the world? Sometimes my Mother is white, sometimes yellow, blue, and red. I cannot fathom Her. My...
  7. La_Sonadora

    I would like some help with finding an english translation for these bhajans

    Now i'm curious why this is called Devi Stuthi in many places, and Devi Suktam on this video.I want to apologize to one of the original posters..I didn't see their explanation above until now, which was also far more in depth than mine.
  8. La_Sonadora

    I would like some help with finding an english translation for these bhajans

  9. La_Sonadora

    I would like some help with finding an english translation for these bhajans

    The second video is the Devi Stuthi..it is a part of the Devi Mahatmyam..It is commonly read during the nine days of Navaratri.I thought i'd find the lyrics for you and the translation.Btw, it is in Sanskrit, I guess the first video is in a regional dialect. Ya devi sarvabhuteshu Vishnu-mayeti...
  10. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    I should have added Anandamayi Ma to that list as well.
  11. La_Sonadora

    Dear Fireside, I'm not ignoring you, i'm just a mentally impaired newbie with the attention...

    Dear Fireside, I'm not ignoring you, i'm just a mentally impaired newbie with the attention span of a rabid monkey.
  12. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    Kalibhakta, you are welcome. Oh, another site that may be of interest is Biographies of Saints, Teachers and Seekers in the Indian Tradition Since we're off to a very Shakta start, look at the following biographies in particular: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Prahlad Chandra Brahmachari, Jadhunath...
  13. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    It's fine, Kalibhakta, the first thoughts I had were of some websites I stumbled upon which may be helpful/inspirational to a devi bhakta. Here is the first one. Spiritual Diary There's also a connected page that has the author's spritual art, which is here: Home - Spiritual Vision Art This...
  14. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    Yes I am. I haven't been there in years, so i'm unsure of what is happening there now. Interesting coincidence, this person's name was devi_bhakta and has some really good articles on the site.Oh, by the way..i've found all sorts of interesting Shakta related stuff online over the years. If...
  15. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    Namaste Fireside, Years ago, I made a friend from the Shakti Sadhana website who was affiliated with that temple, the guru, and his guru's guru. He's an incredible writer and we had fantastic conversations. By the way, I own that book. He was a muse to me.
  16. La_Sonadora

    Temple Visits

    Greetings everyone, I was curious if anyone has ever visited the Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam in Rush, New York.
  17. La_Sonadora

    Hinduism Book Recommendations

    Ooh, maybe this is second tier stuff, but has anyone suggested.. "The Living Goddess" by Linda Jonsen and "Dancing with Siva" by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami? The first is sort of Shakta 101 and the second is a fairly simple book written from a Shavite perspective..
  18. La_Sonadora

    Hello everyone

    It's lovely to be here. .I've been gravitating to Hinduism since I was about twelve years old when I saw the "milk miracle" on tv before school.That was in 1995, so it's been a while. I suppose the other interesting thing of note was that I was later introduced to the panychAkshara mantra...
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