Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hari OM it is very auspicious to walk around God - in Temple it is common practice to preform pradakshina We cannot draw a circle without a centre point. The Lord is the centre, source and essence of our lives. Recognising Him as the focal point in our lives, we go about doing our daily chores. This is the significance of pradakshina. Also every point on the circumference of a circle is equidistant from the centre. This means that wherever or whoever we may be, we are equally close to the Lord. His grace flows towards us without partiality http://www.saranam.com/Rituals/pradakshina.asp if we can not walk around God we turn around three or five times to the right being that God is in us - then prostrate ourselves before the Lord Jai Bhagavan Love baba Sriram S <sriram_s_98 wrote: Hi all, Having been to TVmalai many times and having been told by my dad that the Arunachala hill is considered to lord shiva I keep wordering about the significance of doing Giri Pradhakshnam. Some say that our sins will be cleansed and a few others say that we would have good health. Could you explain the real significance of this please. Have a great day. Hari Om. Regards Sriram.S Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Our Shortcut URL: http://www./community/RamanaMaharshi <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ramanamaharshi" rel="tag">ramanamaharshi</a> Religion and spirituality Religions spirituality Ramana maharshi Sri ramana maharshi Visit your group "RamanaMaharshi" on the web. RamanaMaharshi for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Pradikshana is auspicious because it is encouraged by bhagawan to all devotees.Thats all.No other reason is required.(Sorry if anyone is offended by my language) vijay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Bhagavan's explanation in "Talks", on 19th June 1936: --- Maharshi observed: Pradakshina (the Hindu rite of going round the object of worship) is “All is within me.” The true significance of the act of going round Arunachala is said to be as effective as circuit round the world. That means that the whole world is condensed into this Hill. The circuit round the temple of Arunachala is equally good; and self-circuit (i.e., turning round and round) is as good as the last. So all are contained in the Self. Says the Ribhu Gita: “I remain fixed, whereas innumerable universes becoming concepts within my mind, rotate within me. This meditation is the highest circuit (pradakshina).” --- In "Bhagavan Sri Ramana: A pictorial biography" published by Sri V.S.Ramanan, there is another explanation offered too (page 43): To go around this hill is good. In the word pradakshina the letter 'pra' stands for removal of all kinds of sins; 'da' stands for fulfilling desires; 'kshi' stands for freedom from future births; 'na' stands for giving deliverance through Jnana. -Sri Bhagavan. --- Sriram S <sriram_s_98 wrote: > Hi all, > > Having been to TVmalai many times and having been told > by my dad that the Arunachala hill is considered to > lord shiva I keep wordering about the significance of > doing Giri Pradhakshnam. > Some say that our sins will be cleansed and a few > others say that we would have good health. > > Could you explain the real significance of this > please. > > Have a great day. > > Hari Om. > > Regards > Sriram.S -------------------------- Work for the Employer with the best benefits! Work for God! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Dear all devotees; For the second time in the past three years, I visited Ramansramam. First time I did Giripradakshina in the outer path at 4-10 am with a group with Swami Shantananda. This past August, I went with my partner, and we did giripradakshina in the inner path. It was so truly amazing with the inner path, that only my soul can explain. It was so nice, that I just wished I could do that more often. The energy was magnificant, and the area holy. I wish that each one of you could experience this greatness. With love, Zoya Behnaz. --- S Jayanarayanan <sjayana wrote: > Bhagavan's explanation in "Talks", on 19th June > 1936: > > --- > Maharshi observed: Pradakshina (the Hindu rite of > going round the > object of worship) is “All is within me.” The true > significance of the > act of going round Arunachala is said to be as > effective as circuit > round the world. That means that the whole world is > condensed into > this Hill. The circuit round the temple of > Arunachala is equally good; > and self-circuit (i.e., turning round and round) is > as good as the > last. > So all are contained in the Self. Says the Ribhu > Gita: “I remain fixed, > whereas innumerable universes becoming concepts > within my mind, > rotate within me. This meditation is the highest > circuit > (pradakshina).” > --- > > In "Bhagavan Sri Ramana: A pictorial biography" > published by Sri > V.S.Ramanan, there is another explanation offered > too (page 43): > > To go around this hill is good. In the word > pradakshina the letter > 'pra' stands for removal of all kinds of sins; 'da' > stands for > fulfilling desires; 'kshi' stands for freedom from > future births; 'na' > stands for giving deliverance through Jnana. -Sri > Bhagavan. > > > --- Sriram S <sriram_s_98 wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Having been to TVmalai many times and having been > told > > by my dad that the Arunachala hill is considered > to > > lord shiva I keep wordering about the significance > of > > doing Giri Pradhakshnam. > > Some say that our sins will be cleansed and a few > > others say that we would have good health. > > > > Could you explain the real significance of this > > please. > > > > Have a great day. > > > > Hari Om. > > > > Regards > > Sriram.S > > > -------------------------- > Work for the Employer with the best benefits! Work > for God! > > > > > Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > > > Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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