Introduction to blog 23 – My Personal Journey in Om Divine Grace Yoga.
The four specific components of Om Divine Grace Yoga are enumerated in the first five blogs Then blogs move on to a broad view of my own Om Divine Grace Yoga spiritual journey. Then comes the teaching material associated with this pathway. Blog 23 is the final blog and the last part of the Appendix. This is the last “chapter” of the book Om Divine Grace Yoga, which is now published on Amazon. (Paperback & eBook).
This part is a final “reminder” about Realisation & Mantras plus a Sanskrit hymn I use daily. Also some info about me as at the end of the book.
Om Divine Grace Yoga is designed to enable practical use by a practitioner interested in this pathway. Of course anything here can be approached as just reading matter of interest.
Historically, this pathway is approached via a Guru for initiation and guidance. In our modern world this might not be feasible or practical, given the nature of this dark era (Kali Yuga). It may not be possible to get a guru who can assist you in this area.
It is necessary now to offer this spiritual pathway and process as an option for any practitioner, desiring progress.
Om Divine Grace Yoga.
Appendix (Final part)
Realization and Mantras – a reminder.
Experience the Divine as Consciousness, but get there via the pathway of what seems to be a duality, where human is on side and God is another, over there somewhere. Where there is duality there is suffering, but there is suffering anyway whatever ones state of realisation. Fear occurs when there is another, a separate being or separate universe components. This is the norm though for humans, as it is what we started with when we lived in the Stone Age. Anxiety and angry reactivity have remained over our human history, as a long established human response, originally geared for survival. Along with a bunch of other emotional/mental activities. This now is what we have still got and what we have to work with even though we are not fighting off wild animals or killing woolly mammoths for dinner.
Fear, anger sexuality etc. have purposes beyond survival needs, and can be harnessed to engender success in the modern world, or they can destroy. In Divinity there is no fear, because that is a human creation. Never the less we can harness, transform and transcend fear through spiritual practice, where the duality of having on external Higher Power is the source of alchemic processes that lead us ultimately beyond duality. Thus the worship of a destructive or fierce Goddess is about addressing our human destructive tendencies, seeking to transform them via their surrender. God is not a benign presence as even the coming incarnation is depicted as a destroyer.
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This the Sanskrit Hymn I chant each morning
kumārī stōtram
jagatpūjyē jagadvandyē sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī |
pūjāṁ gr̥hāṇa kaumāri jaganmātarnamō:’stu tē 1
tripurāṁ tripurādhārāṁ trivargajñānarūpiṇīm |
trailōkyavanditāṁ dēvīṁ trimūrtiṁ pūjayāmyaham 2
kalātmikāṁ kalātītāṁ kāruṇyahr̥dayāṁ śivām |
kalyāṇajananīṁ dēvīṁ kalyāṇīṁ pūjayāmyaham 3
aṇimādiguṇādharā-makārādyakṣarātmikām |
anantaśaktikāṁ lakṣmīṁ rōhiṇīṁ pūjayāmyaham 4
kāmacārīṁ śubhāṁ kāntāṁ kālacakrasvarūpiṇīm |
kāmadāṁ karuṇōdārāṁ kālikāṁ pūjayāmyaham 5
caṇḍavīrāṁ caṇḍamāyāṁ caṇḍamuṇḍaprabhañjinīm |
pūjayāmi sadā dēvīṁ caṇḍikāṁ caṇḍavikramām 6
sadānandakarīṁ śāntāṁ sarvadēvanamaskr̥tām |
sarvabhūtātmikāṁ lakṣmīṁ śāmbhavīṁ pūjayāmyaham 7
durgamē dustarē kāryē bhavaduḥkhavināśinīm |
pūjayāmi sadā bhaktyā durgāṁ durgārtināśinīm 8
sundarīṁ svarṇavarṇābhāṁ sukhasaubhāgyadāyinīm |
subhadrā jananīṁ dēvīṁ subhadrāṁ pūjayāmyaham 9
iti śrī kumārī stōtram |
O worshiped by the universe, worshiped by the universe, in the form of all powers
Accept my worship, O maiden, mother of the universe, I offer my obeisance’s to you 1
Tripura, the basis of Tripura, the form of knowledge for all eras
I worship the goddess Trimurti, who is worshiped in the three worlds 2
She is the soul of time, transcendental to time, and has a compassionate heart
I worship the auspicious Goddess, the mother of auspiciousness 3
Anima and other qualities are the basis of this and other Akara forces.
I worship the goddess Rohini, the source of infinite power 4
Lustful, auspicious, beloved, in the form of the cycle of time
I worship Kalika who bestows desires and is merciful and generous 5
I always worship Goddess Chandika who is fiercely powerful 6
She is always happy and peaceful and is worshiped by all the gods
I worship Lakshmi Shambhavi who is the embodiment of all the gods 7
In the difficult to reach (troubles), the noble, (Goddess), is the destroyer of our suffering
I always worship with devotion Durga, fortress of destruction of all our troubles. 8
Beautiful in all colors and giving happiness and fortune
I worship goddess Subhadra, the eternal Subhadra 9
कुमारी स्तोत्रम्
जगत्पूज्ये जगद्वन्द्ये सर्वशक्ति स्वरुपिणि |
पूजा गृहाण कौमारि जगन्मातर्नमोस्तुते || १ ||
त्रीपुरां त्रिपुराधारां त्रिबर्षां ज्ञानरूपिणीम् |
त्रैलोक्य वन्दितां देवीं त्रिमूर्ति पूजयाम्यहम् || २ ||
कालात्मिकां कलातीतां कारुण्यहृदयां शिवाम् |
कल्याणजननीं देवीं कल्याणीं पूजयाम्यहम् || ३ ||
अणिमादिगुणाधाराम् अकाराद्यक्षरात्मिकाम् |
अनन्तशक्तिकलां लक्ष्मीं रोहिणीं पूज्याम्यहम् || ४ ||
कामाचारीं शुभा कान्तां कालचक्रस्वरूपिणीम् |
कामदां करुणोदारां कालिकां पूज्याम्यहम् || ५ ||
चण्डवीरां चण्डमायां चण्डमुण्डप्रभञ्जनीम् |
पूजयामि सदा देवीं चण्डिकां चण्डविक्रमाम् || ६ ||
सदानन्दकारीं शान्तां सर्वदेव नमस्कृताम् |
सर्वदेवात्मिकां लक्ष्मीं शाम्भवीं पूजयाम्यहम् || ७ ||
दुर्ग्गमे दुस्तरेयार्य्ये भवदुःखविनाशिनिम् |
पूजयामि सदा भक्त्या दुर्गां दुर्ग्गार्त्तिनाशिनीम् || ८ ||
सुन्दरीं सर्व्ववर्णाभां सुखसौभाग्यदायिनीम् |
सुभद्राजननीं देवीं सुभद्रां पूजयाम्यहम् || ९ ||
|| इति कुमारी स्तोत्र सम्पूर्णम् ||
The Author
In my younger time, from 1976, I was a monk in India for 10 years. (Paramhansa Ganesh Giri). Five previous books written to 2022.
I write & talk about Yoga, Mantras, Kundalini, and Gurus.
I was born in England in 1947 – Raymond Pattison. Four books under that name.
I have been a Mental Health Practitioner since 1980.
My Spiritual Practice & use of Mantras has helped to lead me towards mental, physical & spiritual health.
Also: Om Divine Grace podcasts
Mantra Guru-Raymond YouTube – for Kundalini tutorials.
I believe that Divine Grace has got me where I am, & now guides me, & inspires the writing. I share my experience & knowledge as a service, whilst respecting others beliefs, & what may work best
My books are in paperback & eBooks. Firstly – English-Man, Beggar-Man, Holy-Man
(My journey overland to India in 1976, & my 10 years there a monk).
Divine Grace Journey
The post-India years spiritual journey plus teachings
.Goddess Inspired – Collected Writings
Om Divine Grace
Just the India Years plus early teachings.
Under heading of Raymond Pattison (My Mantra Art).
https://fineartamerica.com/art/raymond+pattison
Mantra for Enlightenment from:
mantraguru.raymond@gmail.com
All writings are on my web/blog site:
Om Divine Grace 