Guest guest Posted October 16, 1999 Report Share Posted October 16, 1999 It is true, but it must be remembered that Hinduism is not a religion, but a way of life. Unfortunately, people find it easier to perform a ritual than to practise what Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita say. What happens is that their concept of religion starts and stops in rituals. They think all they have to do to attain Moksha is to perform rituals and keep carrying on their lives as they wish. A few years ago, I came across a news of a prostitution racket being busted. The kingpin of the racket had several pictures of gods in his house and said he prayed regularly to ``keep god informed of his `activities' and clear his sins''. As Shri. Guha says, rituals must help us ``achieve mental concentration, aiding faith, devotion - and meditation'' and not go beyond that. Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:57:45 +0530 " Guha " <guha Rituals A flower, a fruit or a leaf are enough to please the Lord of the Universe, according to the Bhagavad Gita. There is a tendency among modern people to frown upon rituals followed by religious people. It must be understood however that not all of them are reproachable. Being normally in a `karma' mode, man is naturally a creature who believes in action. This action, by making an impression on the mind, helps achieve mental concentration, aiding faith, devotion - and meditation. It is similar to the effect of an audio-visual aid, which is more effective than a mere audio presentation. So, if you light incense, or place a flower before your favourite object of worship, you are not indulging in a savage ritual but doing your religious life a good turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 1999 Report Share Posted October 17, 1999 Just like that it came to mind that we it's best to meditate after getting fresh n bath in morning. The reason i came up with was that after the day's work much have gone in to our psyche n sort of mental distrubance is caused in us. While we sleep these the things present in psyche express themselves n leave our mind more calmer than before. When we get up we r sort of relaxed n mind is at peace. Then bath shakes the state of mind which we acquired during sleep. So it seems best to meditate after bath in morning. Similarly with evening. After the days work we r tired both physically n mentally. We need to expel out watever has gone in to our psyche. Similarly the meditation done during evening time recharges us both physically n mentally. When we r going for sleep we r in some state of mind. If we can make our mind calm then the sleep can become more beneficial n our mind will not wander as much as it wanders in dream. A prayer or sort of meditation does help in expelling the hatred n troubling thoughts out of the mind. Someone told me that Jain munis used to pray before going to bed asking for forgiveness for watever bad they have done n feeling sorry for that. This was one of the main reasons in their success in sadhanas. moreover i feel bath gives mental peace n alertness n freshness. The water kid of leaves us cool. Can it be that it takes away the bad energy (to some amt) that has covered us up. Alertness n fresness r realted to the flowing of energy (Prana) in body. It seems that somehow bath helps in balancing this prana energy. As bath gives some kind of mental peace n when there is mental peace there is sudden rise in kundalini energy. It can be that a kundalini awakened person does feel a sort of kick to kundalini energy after bath. On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Guha wrote: > " Guha " <guha > > A flower, a fruit or a leaf are enough to please the Lord of the Universe, > according to the Bhagavad Gita. > > There is a tendency among modern people to frown upon rituals followed by > religious people. It must be understood however that not all of them are > reproachable. > Being normally in a `karma' mode, man is naturally a creature who believes > in action. This action, by making an impression on the mind, helps achieve > mental concentration, aiding faith, devotion - and meditation. It is similar > to the effect of an audio-visual aid, which is more effective than a mere > audio presentation. > So, if you light incense, or place a flower before your favourite object of > worship, you are not indulging in a savage ritual but doing your religious > life a good turn. > > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Group Owner <para_anuloma wrote: Dear Amma, Thankyou very much. These days many people construe other people's goodness and dignified silence as weakness and end up exploiting them. I wanted to curb this tendency in the group and hence the need for such a posting. Rituals are a way to place a paper weight on the papers of life which fly with the smallest zephyr. One should not be against it nor any untoward proclivity be seen toward it. Rituals were made for man not man for rituals. To say that ritualistic details should not be discussed will imply rejecting the ageold experience of Upasakas and their anubhavas based on the rituals. Instead of this murky view, one must adopt a proactive view and term "rituals" as "labours of love". Then the perception of yours will turn positive. Om Dattatreyaaya Namaha Shreeram Balijepalli ------------Sairam Sreeram,How are you?I feel this group should share spiritual details not the ritual details..I don't know what told me to wite to you,and I always feel so good to read your detail mails with lot of information..as Sai is My mom and dad,i always respect everyone as him..Sairam(Name withheld for privacy reasons)_______________Want a degree but can't afford to quit? Top school degrees online - in as fast as 1 year http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearch=n & tm=y & search=education_text_links_88_h288c & s=4079 & p=5116 Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru Never Miss an EmailStay connected with Mail on your mobile. Get started! Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru It's here! Your new message!Get new email alerts with the free Toolbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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