Dearest Avinash,
greetings and salutations!Welcome to IBASI Healing Ministries! We have already discussed a little about your needs elsewhere and I would be happy to accept you as my student and future disciple. Please go to 'Registration Form' on the top left tab and fill out this form to sign up for free One-to-One mentoring through either Chakra_Ascension study group in yahoo (click entrance above ), or here in the IBASI Message Board.
To begin, there are several steps you will want to do in order to be successful here:
1. You will receive private email to complete your initiation into being a bramacharya (sadhuka, neophyte, follower, yogi student...) under my Spiritual Preceptorship.
1.a Let me know if you are ready to do #3. Read "What is a worthy student, what is a good disciple", and "I want Shaktipat Now!" in the Archives page. Write here and/or at Chakra_Ascension what your thoughts and feelings were about these articles.
2. Mantra Initiation.
3. There will be study, yogas, contemplation, meditation, counseling, dharsan, guru-seva (selfless service, volunteering for IBASI missionwork) and the usual for working towards self-healing, psycho-spiritual growth and development to self-realization.
3.a. Go to http://www.ibasi.org/archives.html and begin Lesson 1. "What is Satsang". Sign on to Chakra_Ascension as a member and in your own words, explain what you understand the definition and value of Satsang is, and any questions you may have.
3.b. Since English is a second language for you. Obtain a good Hindu-English dictionary. Here is a web search to get you started. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=TSHA,TSHA:2006-07,TSHA:en&q=hindu+english+online+free+dictionary . YOu may also want to purchase a Sanskrit-English dictionary through the IBASI bookstore at www.ibasi.org .
4. Tell me how you meditate (details), how often and why you think meditation is important. You may respond here and/or at Chakra_Ascension.
Also, Avinash, please let me know in the Registration form, if you will tuition-based, private mentorship or free public mentorship.
You have 2 weeks to complete the above assignments, by February 16th, 2008. Contact me here if you experience any difficulties.
Again, it is with great happiness that I welcome you home to my online 'mandir' and 'guru-siddhapith' and Ascension College. As your studies and skill-building develop with me, you will be going through a 'purification' process to allow you to eventually 'feel the Reiki', so you must have the right intentions and approach to begin with.
Blessings
Om Namah Shivaya,
Sw. Nostrumananda
(Rev. Dr. Devi Nostrum)
p.s. you may address me as Swamiji or Rev. Devi