Guest guest Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Dear Saadhaks, While meditating we all concentrate on a shining point between our eye brows.Most people men and women mostly women keep a round TILAK at that point. Women keep Bindi of vermilion and some men keep a similar one. Shaivite men keep a black dot and three horizontal vibhuti lines on forehead. Vaishnavites keep a vertical vermilion line and two white lines (urdhwa pundras) on either side. Also on the surface of the body men and women keep Golden,silvery,copper or silk threads corresponding to the location of Chakras of Kundalini. I am curious to know the significance,importance and real meaning of Waist thread,Breat plate,Neck beads /lace Yagnyopaveetham , etc. Also can rings be worn on fingers other than ring fingers? And why ? Kindly give me a comprehensive order . yours truly ijswamy ~SWAMY http://gjnanaswarup.spaces.live.com/blog/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Many questions ijswamyji! I will answer as many as I can: > While meditating we all concentrate on a shining point between The 3rd eye of Agya chakra is one of the most important chakras. Since it controls or commands(agya) all others, just opening the 3rd eye automatically opens all other chakras, or at least gives control over them. So Gurus recommend we always focus there. One way to do that is to out a Tilak there, especially with something cooling like sandalwood, as then the mind will continually go there. This why most Hindus put a tilak there. What color Tilak you put there will in a way modify your thoughts slightly. Women put red there, as it is a passionate color. So do Bhaktas of fierce Gods like Kali, as they are trying to get Kalis fierce energies. Most people put orange in temples, as it is a weaker version of red(it is made by mixing red & yellow, another positive color). If you have seen Hindi movies, robbers & killers would put a black tilak, as black is tamoguni color. Some Sadhus put ashes of Yagya on their forehead, as these have positive energy of Yagya in them(in this case their color deosnt matter). Some Yogis also put white, & may sometimes draw patterns like Shaivs or Vaishnavs do. Its a complicated field, but we just have to remember the basic theory- the whole purpose is for attention to goto 3rd eye, everything else is unimportant detail. > Also on the surface of the body men and women keep > I am curious to know the significance,importance and real meaning >of Waist thread,Breat plate,Neck beads /lace Yagnyopaveetham , etc. I dont know much about this. Its not chakras, but certain Nadis people try to simulate when they wear threads, plates etc. But in most cases the reason has been lost, & they are just doing it out of habit. > Also can rings be worn on fingers other than ring fingers? And why Each finger corresponds to a planet- Wearing a ring on certain finger allows/absorbs the planets energies. this includes diamond rings most people wear. The ring finger is important, as it connects directly to the heart chakra, & hence directly to our center. love Shantnu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Shantanuji Many many thanks ijswamy shanracer <no_reply > wrote: Many questions ijswamyji! I will answer as many as I can: > While meditating we all concentrate on a shining point between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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