583--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI- Relationship with one's ancestors

[Guest guest]

Question from Visveshwar:

Namaste, I would like to understand the relationship we have with our

ancestors and what specific sadhana we should do to enhance it. Why is

it important to enhance it?

 

Swamiji's response:

Each of us entered into the world to fulfill a certain destiny. Our

ancestors prepared the environment most conducive to our receiving

empowerment to fulfill our purpose. Therefore, we want to thank our

predecessors for performing their jobs so efficiently, because we are

certainly well along the road to the perfection of the karma. We are in

a good environment, with good associations, with all of our needs

provided, performing good karma along with other pure souls. THANKS

ancestors! You did a good job!

 

We demonstrate our appreciation to them by providing the same for our

children; nurturing them with pure examples and divine inspiration, and

respecting our elders in the way that we will want to be respected when

we are old.

 

Part of that is puja: especially shraddha and tarpana. The tarpana

viddhi is in the Cosmic Puja. We have not yet published the Shraddha,

but will shortly during our next series of classes.