P883 Satsang/Karina (60min)

Satsang每個月才有一次，是老師們自動自發開設的課程，並不支薪。課程內容則是我最喜歡的Chanting，所以今天無論如何都排了這節課。本來一小時的課程，但Karina準備的內容很豐富，發了講義給我們，加上Linda的翻譯，這節課最後上了90分鐘。

12個同學中有第一次選課的，其實Satsang在Pure也沒有幾次，中間曾停過很長的時間，今天是我第三次選課，之前兩次還是Julie老師在的時候哩。

第一首Mantra是Guru Prayer：
Gurur brahma gurur Vishnu
Gurur devo maheshwara
Guru saakhsaat par brahma
Tashmai shri gurve namah

第二首是Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra：
Om Tryambhakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat

Om-We worship the three eyed -one (Lord Shiva ) who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings; may He liberate us from death for the sake of Immortality even as a cucumber is severed from its bondage(to the creeper).

Om Sarvesham Svastir BhavatuSarvesham
Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu
Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu

Om-may auspiciousness be unto all. May prosperity be unto all. May fullness be unto all. May prosperity be unto all.

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niramayaah
Sarve Bhadrani Pasyantu
Ma Kaschid-Dukha-Bhag-Bhavet

Om-may all be happy May all be free from disabilities. May all look to the good of others. May none suffer from sorrow.

Asato Ma Sat GamayaAsato Ma
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya

Om-Lead me from the unreal to the Real From Darkness to Light.
From mortality to Immortality

Om Purnamadah PurnamidamPurnamadah
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnameva Vashishate

Om That is whole. This is whole from the whole the whole becomes manifest. From the whole when the whole is negated. What remains is again the whole.

Om Shantih Shantih Shantih

第三首是Bhajo Raadhe Krishna，跟著CD唱：
Bhajo Raadhe Krishna bhajo Raadhe Shyaama (2X)
Soham Soham, Shivoham Soham (2X)
OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM (2X)

I am that I am, I am that I am (2X)

I am neither body nor mind, lmmortal Self I am (2X)

I am not this body, this body is not mine,
I am not this mind, this mind is not mine.

I am not this prana, this prana is not mine,
I am not these senses, these senses are not mine.

I am not this intellect, this intellect is not mine,
I am not these emotions, these emotions are not mine.

I am that I am, I am that I am, I am that I am, I am that I am.

I am Satchidananda, Satchidananda, Satchidananda, Satchidananda.

Existence Absolute, Knowledge Absolute, Bliss Absolute, Satchidananda.

第四首Kali Ma：
kali ma kali ma kali ma kali ma (3)
durga…laksmi…sarasvati…mary…mother…
be with me…set me free…

第五首Govinda Narayana：
Gauinda Narayana Gopala Narayana
Gouinda Govinda Narayana
Hari Gouinda Ananda Narayana

第六首Samba Sadasiva：
Samba Sadasiva samba Sadasiva
Samba Sadasiva Samba Sivam Hara
（Lord Siva’s names）
Om Mata Om Mata Om Sri Mata Jagatamba
Om Mata Om Mata Om Sri Mata Jagatamba
（Glory to the Divine Mother）
Uma Parameswari sri Bhuvaneswari
Adi Para Shakti Devi Maheswari
（Universal Mother’s names）

Karina說Sanskrit syllables與Mantra不同，而Mantra還分為Saguna Mantra是有form（唸神明的名字，有的神明有很多不同的名字）或是Nirgwna Mantra抽象的兩種形式。她今天介紹給我們一些比較普遍的Mantra，本來需要由Guru挑選最好，但我們也可以選擇一個自己喜歡的作為Bija Mantra重複頌唸，通常要連續唸上三十分鐘以上才能感覺到Energy，可以大聲loud或小聲wishper的唸，也可以Mental Japa無聲的在腦中默念，還有一種方式是用寫的Likhita Japa。

接著就是mantras for japa，11段Saguna Mantra：
1.OM Sri Maha Ganapataye Namah（Lord Ganapati）
2.OM Namo Narayanaya（Lord Hari）
3.Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya（Lord Krishna）
4.Om Sri Maha-Lakshmyai Namah（Sri Lakshmi）
5. Om Sri Sarasvatyai Namah（Sri Saraswathi）
6. Om Sri Kalikayai Namah（Sri Kalika）
7.Om Sri Hanumate Namah（Sri Hanuman）
8. Om Sri Durgayai Namah（Sri Devi）
9. Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare;
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare（Lord Krishna）
10. Sri Rama Rama Rameti, Rame Rame Manorame;
Sahasranama Tattulyam, Rama Nama Varanane（Lord Rama）
11.Om tryambakam yajamahe ugandhim pushtivardhanam
urvarukamiva bandhanaan mrityor mukshiya maamritaat（Lord Shiva）

4段Abstract Mantras：
1.Soham（I am That I am）
2.Aham Brahma Asmi（I am Brahman）
3.Tat Twam Asi（That Thou Art）
4.OM
（我找到個不錯的網站有很完整的資訊http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/japayoga.htm）

Karina說可以用Mala念珠來幫助頌唸，108顆珠子加上一顆大的meru bead母珠，mala放在右手，從母珠開始，只用大拇指與中指來滾動mala，因為index finger通常代表ego（指責人時常用食指），數到母珠時不可跨越，要反方向再重複，以代表敬意。

最後也是進行Arati的形式，Karian放CD，我們看著歌詞跟著唱，
Jaya Jaya Arati Vighnavinayaka
Vighnavinayaka Sri Ganesha
Jaya Jaya Arati Subramanya
Subramanya Kartikeya
Jaya Jaya Arati Venugopala
Venugopala Venulola
Papavidura Navanita Chora
Jaya Jaya Arati Venkataramana
Venkataramana Shankataharana
Sita Rama Radheshyama
Jaya Jaya Arati Gauri Manohara
Gauri Manohara Bhavanishankara
Sambasadashiva Uma Maheshwara
Jaya Jaya Arati Raja Rajeshwari
Raja Rajeshwari Tripura Sundari
Maha Lakshmi Maha Saraswati
Maha Kali Maha Shakti
Jaya Jaya Arati Anjaneya
Anjaneya Hanumanta
Jaya Jaya Arati Dattatreya
Dattatreya Trimurti Avatara
Jaya Jaya Arati Adityaya
Adityaya Bhaskaraya
Jaya Jaya Arati Senishwaraya
Senishwaraya Bhaskaraya
Jaya Jaya Arati Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya Adwaitagurave
Jaya Jaya Arati Sadguru Natha
Sadguru Natha Sivananda
Jaya Jaya Arati Jesus Gurave
Moses Gurave Buddha Gurave
Jaya Jaya Arati Mohammed Gurave
Laotse Gurave
Samasta Guru Bhyo Namah
Jaya Jaya Arati Venugopala

Om Na Tatra Suryo Bhati
Na Chandra Taarakam
Nema Vidyuto Bhanti Kutoyaamagnihi
Tameva Bhanta Manubhati Sarvam
Tasya Bhasa Sarvamidam Vibhati
Om Gange Cha Yamune Chaiva
Godaveri Saraswati
Narmade Sindhu Kaveri
Namastubhyam Namo Namah

由於Mantra很長，Karina右手拿著燭火要順時鐘一直配合mantra轉動，我看她最後都用左手撐著右手手腕，應該很酸吧？而那麼長的詞她都背得起來，我想如果是中文，我可能還不一定記得住哩。頌唸之後Karina把燭火帶到每個人的面前，我們兩手由外往內重複二次bring light inside，最後Linda老師把奉獻給神的水果傳給大家分享，據我所知，這也是志願的老師們自己掏腰包買的，今天準備的是葡萄，謝謝老師啦。

下課後我在電梯遇到Linda，問她如果Satsang一小時不夠，是不是下次能把時間延長呢？她說這節其實是初級同學就能上的課，但很多人可能剛開始沒辦法坐那麼久，所以才設為60分鐘，不過也許以後會考慮延長為75分鐘，這樣也許時間控制上會比較剛好。

期待下一次的Sansang囉。