Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 Preamble: Now Swamiji teaches the method of thanks giving to Guru. Verse 81 Urasaa shirasa chaiva manasaa vachasaa drushaa / Padhbhyaam karaabhyaam karnaabhyaam pranamoshtaanga uchyate // The chest, head, mind, word, look, legs, hands and ears -- these eight limbs with which the thanks giving is done is called SAASHTAANGA Namaskaar. When some people begin thanks-giving, bhajan or worship goes on like a Shataavadhaan (the art of answering a hundred questions). They will be chanting some spells with the mouth, seeing all things with their eyes and their mind is crowded with several thoughts. This is nothing but Shataavadhaan. This is not the proper way of worship. Whether you have devotion or not, when you do bhajan or chanting with your eyes closed, the sound waves produced from that will enter your veins through your ears. Not only the eyes, but also you should try to draw in the senses, besides steadying the mind. And that is the proper method for anyone to follow. It is for that purpose that you should practice thanks-giving in the SAASHTAANGA way (the aforesaid eight-fold one). GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities./ps/info1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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