Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 I think Tom has nailed the discontinuity in our discussions. It is true that during a Hindu cremation the person's head points to the South. -Girish On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, tomgull wrote: > I think some of the confusion comes from a head "facing" > versus "pointing". A head "facing" South would have the chin > pointing South and head pointing north. > > I had heard that sleeping with your head pointed North, especially if > you sleep on the ground, makes you feel more refreshed because of the > Earth's magnetic forces running North to the South. When I first > started sleeping on the floor (just a sheet over the carpet) a few > years ago, I experienced this when I had my head pointed to the > East. A couple times as I fell asleep or first thing I woke up, I > felt like I was lying sideways in a river. I switched my head to > the north and have been fine ever since. The only exceptions is on > Saturdays when it seems more comfortable to nap with my head in the > south. > > I had read somewhere that a person's head points to the South > (direction of Yama the god of death) during the funeral rituals and > cremation. > > tom > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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