An altar created with the deity and its sacred geometry, the yantra, and mala beads that are used in chanting of mantras provides focus for the energy of the divine and a seat of our consciousness. Center yourself and release any stress you may feel, breathe in through your right nostril and out through the left. Repeat with the left nostril. Release all negativity and open your heart to the energies of the divine. Ringing of a bell and inviting the energies, chanting the mantras and the cleansing and dressing of the deity, we are creating a connection with the cosmic divinity.
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Glory, glory to Mother Kundalini, who through Her Infinite Grace and Power, kindly leads the Sadhaka from Chakra to Chakra and illumines his intellect and makes him realise his identity with the Supreme Brahman' - Sri Swami Sivananda.
Puja is believed to harness cosmic energy to achieve material or spiritual goals. "If one offers me a simple leaf, fruit, or flower with love and devotion, I will accept it." - Bhagvad Gita. Simply puja is only meant as an external aid, and is not an end in itself.
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