Should we go to the temple ?

[Guest guest]

My fellow Saadhaks, ,

 

 

Please enjoy this poem by a great poet shri Rabindranath Tagore,

winner of the nobel prize for literature.

 

 

Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God,

 

First fill your own house with the fragrance of Love.

 

Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God,

 

First remove the darkness of sin from your heart.

 

Go not to the temple to bow down your head in prayer,

 

First learn to bow in humility before your fellowmen.

 

Go not to the temple to pray on bended knees,

 

First bend down to lift someone who is down trodden.

 

Go not to the temple to ask for forgiveness for your sins,

 

First forgive from your heart those who have sinned against you.

 

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Sree Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari Resides in the shrine of your

hridaya-kamalam , lotus heart. This body is the temple that houses

HER . How many of us can honestly claim we have reached this level of

realization? Till then, everything helps- Rituals, scriptural

readings, yantra-puja, visits to the temple, meditations,

pranayama ,mantra-japa and what have you.

 

AUM chandra-moulesshwrayaii namaha ! Aum maha tripura sundarayaii

namaha! Aum shri gurave namaha !

[Guest guest]

Dear Saroja and fellow saadhaks,

 

 

Continuing along the same lines, with the body being the temple for Sree Lalita

Maha Tripurasundari…..

 

First fill this temple with the fragrance of Love

Clean and maintain it in good health

Exercise to keep it strong and firm

Nourish it with healthy food

Give it enough rest

Let there be a good supply of air (oxygen) filling every part

Attend to the parts where there is dis-ease

And, with the continuous chanting of Her name, fill every part of this temple

Keep every part shining and glowing….befitting a temple for Sree Lalita!

[Guest guest]

"Continuing along the same lines, with the body being the temple for

Sree Lalita Maha Tripurasundari…..

 

First fill this temple with the fragrance of Love

Clean and maintain it in good health

Exercise to keep it strong and firm

Nourish it with healthy food

Give it enough rest

Let there be a good supply of air (oxygen) filling every part

Attend to the parts where there is dis-ease

And, with the continuous chanting of Her name, fill every part of

this temple

Keep every part shining and glowing….befitting a temple for Sree

Lalita!

 

 

Thank you, this make more sense to me.

 

Instead of Should we go to the temple, lets change it to : We are the

temple !!

 

Just to add a few if you dont mind ...

 

Plenty of Sunshine !

Best nourishment for our body is the Sun.