Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. When I was growing up in Bombay, after I received the sacred thread, I was told taht it needs to be changed every year and the old thread is supposed to be immersed into the sea. Haribol! Your servant in Krishna Consciousness, Braja Hari das --- achintya wrote: > > ------------------------ Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Companion > Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click./L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM > --~-> > > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. sacred throwout > "rupavi" <rupavi > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:31:38 -0500 > "rupavi" <rupavi > sacred throwout > > In the early days of the movement, there was a > concept introduced called sacred throwout. I have > heard different ideas about how to treat items that > are sanctified but no longer useful. For example, I > have heard that tulasi limbs may be buried after > Tulasi has left, and the limbs are not useful for > beads, etc. I have also heard that She can be burned > in a yajnic fire. What about pictures, brahman > threads, broken Deity paraphernalia etc. I would > like to hear something authoritative on this. > > Rupa-vilasa dasa > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > Achintya Homepage: > achintya > > DISCLAIMER: All postings appearing on Achintya are > the property of their authors, and they may not be > cross-posted to other forums without prior approval > by said authors. Views expressed in Achintya > postings are those of their authors only, and are > not necessarily endorsed by the moderator or > spiritual leaders of the Gaudiiya school. > ------ > Links > > > achintya > > > ------ > > > > > Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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