Guest guest Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Dear friends, 1)With reasons please let me know if one should have temple at home in any form like a temple on house premises/separate room/a corner of a room/cupboard/kitchen(depending on the size of the house) . 2)If yes,should one have photos of various deities or should it be idols(if idols of what size should they be) or symbols like shivalinga/saligram etc? 3)If possible,advantages/disadvantages of having and not having a temple at home for spiritual growth. Thanks and with regards, Jagmeet P.S.Personally I am coming round to not having a temple at home. At least one can avoid the deity curses on self /family and descendents. Just go and pray at the various religious places without asking or hoping for gains of any kind will go further in all round positive growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Dear Jagmeet ji, Scriptures advise that a person who is in the Grahstha Asharama (family life) should have deities (not pictures). This strengthens the devotional service of the person and the home becomes a temple.Do not worry about curses when you can offer some simple service to the Deities (choose sattvic deities) and avoid actions that you will not do in a temple.So if you have Deities and lead your life around them you will be blissful. Hare Krishna Sudharsanjagmeet s dheendsa <jsdheendsa (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: Dear friends, 1)With reasons please let me know if one should have temple at home in any form like a temple on house premises/separate room/a corner of a room/cupboard/kitchen(depending on the size of the house) . 2)If yes,should one have photos of various deities or should it be idols(if idols of what size should they be) or symbols like shivalinga/saligram etc? 3)If possible,advantages/disadvantages of having and not having a temple at home for spiritual growth. Thanks and with regards, Jagmeet P.S.Personally I am coming round to not having a temple at home. At least one can avoid the deity curses on self /family and descendents. Just go and pray at the various religious places without asking or hoping for gains of any kind will go further in all round positive growth.Archives: vedic astrologyGroup info: vedic astrology/info.htmlTo UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology-....... May Jupiter's light shine on us ....... Please Chant ---- HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE and Be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Dear Jagmeetji, One should not have a temple inside house.But one can have a Pooja or prayer room in the North-East side of the house.You can have photos of Gods pasted in sucha way that God's faces are facing towards west and while you are praying your face to be on east . If you want to keep an idol in your Pooja Room,then it should not be more than 1.5 inches height.The Agama Tantra ie., principles for installation of deities in temples say that if anybody keeps an idol of more than 1.5 inches height,then it should be offered Pooja and Nivedya as per certain rules of Agama Tantra.So it is better to have idols of 1 inch size in Pooja Room. Now you can have Shaligram or Shiva Linga in your Pooja room and you can pray ..But even the Shiva Linga should not be more than 1.5 inch size. I hope this helps you. With Sri Narayana Nama Smarana, Ramadas Rao.jagmeet s dheendsa <jsdheendsa (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: Dear friends, 1)With reasons please let me know if one should have temple at home in any form like a temple on house premises/separate room/a corner of a room/cupboard/kitchen(depending on the size of the house) . 2)If yes,should one have photos of various deities or should it be idols(if idols of what size should they be) or symbols like shivalinga/saligram etc? 3)If possible,advantages/disadvantages of having and not having a temple at home for spiritual growth. Thanks and with regards, Jagmeet P.S.Personally I am coming round to not having a temple at home. At least one can avoid the deity curses on self /family and descendents. Just go and pray at the various religious places without asking or hoping for gains of any kind will go further in all round positive growth.Archives: vedic astrologyGroup info: vedic astrology/info.htmlTo UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology-....... May Jupiter's light shine on us ....... Win TVs, Bikes, DVD players and more! Click on India Promos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT";color:black">Jaya font-family:"URW Palladio IT";mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT"; color:black"> Jagannatha "URW Palladio IT";color:black"> "URW Palladio IT";color:black">Dear Sudharsan, "URW Palladio IT";color:black"> mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT";color:black">Talking about deities: I have been given a number of deities that I am not attracted to. font-family:"URW Palladio IT";mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT"; color:black"> Though I have managed to give Durga, Spatik Ganesh away, I still have a hoard of them to “house” them. Can I go to the local temple and present the rest to them? Will they take them in? Also the question of the pre-etched yantras from Shiva temple, what do I do with them? "URW Palladio IT";color:black"> "URW Palladio IT";color:black">Thanks, "URW Palladio IT";color:black"> mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT";color:black">Swee font-family:"URW Palladio IT";mso-bidi-font-family:"URW Palladio IT"; color:black"> "URW Palladio IT";color:black"> Sudharsan Srinivasan [sudhar108 ] 29 August 2003 23:06 To: vedic astrology Re: [vedic astrology] To have a temple at home or not Hare Rama Krishna Dear Jagmeet ji, Scriptures advise that a person who is in the Grahstha Asharama (family life) should have deities (not pictures). This strengthens the devotional service of the person and the home becomes a temple.Do not worry about curses when you can offer some simple service to the Deities (choose sattvic deities) and avoid actions that you will not do in a temple.So if you have Deities and lead your life around them you will be blissful. Hare Krishna Sudharsan jagmeet s dheendsa <jsdheendsa (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"> Dear friends, 1)With reasons please let me know if one should have temple at home in any form like a temple on house premises/separate room/a corner of a room/cupboard/kitchen(depending on the size of the house) . 2)If yes,should one have photos of various deities or should it be idols(if idols of what size should they be) or symbols like shivalinga/saligram etc? 3)If possible,advantages/disadvantages of having and not having a temple at home for spiritual growth. Thanks and with regards, Jagmeet P.S.Personally I am coming round to not having a temple at home. At least one can avoid the deity curses on self /family and descendents. Just go and pray at the various religious places without asking or hoping for gains of any kind will go further in all round positive growth. Archives: vedic astrology To UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology- || Om Tat Sat || Sarvam Sri Krishnaarpanamastu || Your use of is subject to the Terms of Service. 12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"> Please Chant ---- "Arial Black";color:blue">HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE and Be happy To UNSUBSCRIBE: Blank mail to vedic astrology- || Om Tat Sat || Sarvam Sri Krishnaarpanamastu || Your use of is subject to the Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 SARVAM GYANANANDAMAYAM JAGAT AUM GURUBYO NAMAH Dear Members, The purpose of temple,idols and pictures of gods and godesses is to help/enable the AK to surrender. Instead if it helps to boost/strengthen the AK then the purpose is defeated. When we start saying that i have a temple in my home it only means that the 'I' has established itself firmly and that it is happy about its possessions(my home/my temple). If the temple/idols/pictures at home helps the AK to identify its source then nothing can be construed to be wrong. To have the picture of the Guru and Ishta Devatha can really help the AK to surrender. For those upasakas who have developed intense prem bhava like a Mother carrying for a child then idols can be very helpful. It is like Devaki's devotion to Lord Krishna. When Krishna was with Yashodha she used to feed & dress up the idol/doll of Krishna and she used get out of that act, that happiness which Yashoda was able to derive. Those upasakas who worship devathas with an intention to harm others, to get material benefits then idol worship inside the house is forbidden. Panchayuthana puja at home is recommended as it helps in realising the importance of pancha tatwas and its merger. What is more important is the size of the AK/"I" rather than the size of the temple/idols. The place where AK is offered as Neivedya to the Ishta devatha is in real sense a temple/aalaya. Best wishes. Astrologically yours, psramanrayanan Over 6,70,000 brides and grooms. Click here to join for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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