Guest guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Tarpana (Libations of water, milk etc)By Dr. Robert E. SvobodaThere are no permanent physical or mental cure for constitutionalweaknesses (constitution as defined by Ayurveda,the science of life and health).Once you have identified yourself as a V, P, or K type,or a combination of two of these, you are stuck with that constitution,and all its benefits and defects, until you die.[Note: V, P and K refer to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.]There are only two ways to escape.One way to escape is open to you if you are a spiritual aspirant,and follow strict spiritual disciplines.Under such controlled conditions there will be little occasionfor your constitution to display itself. It will not change,but it will not disturb you.The other way involves the ancient ritual of Tarpana.Related to the Sanskrit word Trpti, which meanssatiation or satisfaction, Tarpana is a processof gratifying your ancestors.There is a Law of Nature known as Bija Vrksha Nyaya:the Law of Seed and Tree.Your seeds are your genes and chromosomes,the essence of your parents' germ plasm (plasma).You are the tree, the product of those seeds.Half your genes come from one parent, and half from the other.No matter how far you try to distance yourself from your parents,in space, time, or interaction, your genes and their genes are identical,and resonate with one another.Your parents' emotions are bound to resonate with your emotions,no matter how far distant you may be from them,because of this fundamental identity.This is why a certain telepathic communicationsometimes exists between parent and child.Because your parents' genes originated in your grandparents,your emotions will be influenced by their emotions,and by the emotions of your great-grandparents, and so on,back at least seven generations.Even though most of your ancestors are already deadthe subtle effects of their personalities remain in your geneticenvironment and continue to affect you.Homeopathic medicine discusses miasms,inherited weaknesses that are passed down fromgeneration to generation in a family.These inherited weaknesses are referred to in Sanskrit asKutumba Dosha (faults in the family).Ayurvedic rejuvenation works on the physical manifestationsof these faults.Tarpana works more deeply, reducing the emotional charges,which have accumulated in you as a result of the activitiesof your forebears.Suppose one of your ancestors was overly fond of eating,so fond that he or she fantasized about food all day long.All cravings are forms of energy, which are broadcast intothe Ether (space) with every thought.Some of these thoughts will be rational and sensible,but many will be obsessive.You, who are permanently tuned to your ancestors' wavelengths,automatically receive these subtle broadcasts,which will induce you to become obsessive about foodif you are susceptible to them.Anyone who is really obsessive about food is likely to bethinking of food at the moment of death.This final broadcast message is more powerful than all thosewhich went before, because it is transmitted with all the anguishof an unfillable desire. Because of the power behind this desire,and the fact that the individual whose rational mind couldpartly negate it no longer exists, this last wish affects youmuch more powerfully than any living wishes can.[Note: Compare Bhagavad Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 13:"Uttering the monosyllable Om- the Brahman (God)- and remembering Me,he who departs thus, leaving the body, attains to the supreme goal."Also Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 10: "At the time of death, with unshaken mind,endowed with devotion and by the power of Yoga,fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyebrows,he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person."]Tarpana enables you to negate these desires.Once they are gone, the pressure on your genesto make you obsessive about food eases,and your diet and habits can induce other of your genesto begin to function, which changes your emotional climate.As long as these unseen influences continue to affect you,no amount of diet or routine can ever eliminate them becausethey do not strike at the source.99% of human and chimpanzee genes are identical;the differences between the two species occur becausesome genes are expressed more than others.You are your own creator, ceaselessly creating yourselffrom your own genes with the help of your physicaland mental food and habits.The traditional ritual of Tarpana is complex, but its essence is simple.It is much like the All Soul's tradition, when people visit their relativesin the cemetery. In preparation, consider what one food itemyour parent or grandparent was fondest of.May be it is the apple strudel your grandmother used to bake,or the ale your father used to drink.That food will act as a vehicle for your emotion.Sit comfortably facing south and visualize your dead ancestors,one by one, as far back as you can remember.Make each one sit in front of you.Telling them you want to help release them from any residualearthly desires they might have, offer them a spoonful of water,a spoonful of milk, and a spoonful of sesame seeds,preferably the black variety. These offerings are the same for everyone.Then offer a little of the special item, with the heartfelt wishthat this will satisfy any residual cravings and allow that individual,wherever he or she is, to continue with their own progressiontowards greater integration and clarity.You then request them to return whence they came,and feed the food you have offered to an animal,or put it into a river or the ocean.It is good to repeat this annually, preferably on the same New Moon Dayeach year. The best days for Tarpana are New Moon Days,especially those which fall in September (Pitr Paksha).You need not even believe in reincarnation,or even life after death, to perform Tarpana.Your parents and grandparents are still alive inside you,in your genes. You are simply projecting a part of your personality,contacting it, and requesting it to be pleased with youand to relinquish any inappropriate influence it may have over you.This visualization releases you from any unhealthy psychological habitsyou may have as a result of the influence of these previous beingswho also shared your genes, and of the images you haveof those beings.Tarpana is especially important for ancestors you knew personally.If you loved them, you show them your love in the only wayremaining to you, by remembering them and offering part of yourselfto them as a token of your love.If your relationship with them was marred by negative emotions,Tarpana allows you to forgive them, to heal the relationshipby sacrificing your negativity and offering them the healing powerof your love. Thankfulness for the genes which have given you life,and forgiveness for those genes which have limited your existence,transport the sacrifice to its intended target.If you are convinced that this procedure can actually helpeliminate any negativity remaining between you and the imageyou hold of your ancestor, it will.Faith is essential for it to work; you must make your offeringwith complete sincerity. Faith can truly make you whole.Faith can make our society whole as well.Tarpana is important to all of us who have forgotten our roots.It creates the bond which should exist between our ancestors and us.Hindu tradition regards Tarpana as a duty, which every child must performfor its parents. When we accept this responsibilitywe relinquish forgetfulness.Tarpana is an act of remembrance, which solidifies the linkbetween the generations. By opening ourselves to our ancestralinfluences and forgiving our forebears their imperfections,we open ourselves to their accumulated wisdom,which can cement our culture together.====================================URL -http://www.hinduism.co.za/tarpana.htmThe sitewww.hinduism.co.zais a storehouse of explanations aboutHinduism and its many tenets, rituals and traditions .. Related articlesRituals(Pitr Paksha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 GOOD MESSAGE! why not we spread the message of practicing TARPANA by every eligible HINDU all over!? thousands of temples,Riversides,lakes,ponds, open vinayakas under shades of trees...are available freely. just like Muslims doing namaz prayer even in hot sun in day [every day]blocking main roads for one hour... why not we hindus practice tarpanas in all our places mentioned above atleast for one Amavasa day in a month. your narration is thought provoking! GPS --- " P. Subramani " <subramani6912 wrote: > Tarpana (Libations of water, milk etc) > By Dr. Robert E. Svoboda > There are no permanent physical or mental cure for > constitutional > weaknesses (constitution as defined by Ayurveda, > the science of life and health). > Once you have identified yourself as a V, P, or K > type, > or a combination of two of these, you are stuck with > that constitution, > and all its benefits and defects, until you die. > [Note: V, P and K refer to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.] > There are only two ways to escape. > One way to escape is open to you if you are a > spiritual aspirant, > and follow strict spiritual disciplines. > Under such controlled conditions there will be > little occasion > for your constitution to display itself. It will not > change, > but it will not disturb you. > The other way involves the ancient ritual of > Tarpana. > Related to the Sanskrit word Trpti, which means > satiation or satisfaction, Tarpana is a process > of gratifying your ancestors. > There is a Law of Nature known as Bija Vrksha Nyaya: > the Law of Seed and Tree. > Your seeds are your genes and chromosomes, > the essence of your parents' germ plasm (plasma). > You are the tree, the product of those seeds. > Half your genes come from one parent, and half from > the other. > No matter how far you try to distance yourself from > your parents, > in space, time, or interaction, your genes and their > genes are identical, > and resonate with one another. > Your parents' emotions are bound to resonate with > your emotions, > no matter how far distant you may be from them, > because of this fundamental identity. > This is why a certain telepathic communication > sometimes exists between parent and child. > Because your parents' genes originated in your > grandparents, > your emotions will be influenced by their emotions, > and by the emotions of your great-grandparents, and > so on, > back at least seven generations. > Even though most of your ancestors are already dead > the subtle effects of their personalities remain in > your genetic > environment and continue to affect you. > Homeopathic medicine discusses miasms, > inherited weaknesses that are passed down from > generation to generation in a family. > These inherited weaknesses are referred to in > Sanskrit as > Kutumba Dosha (faults in the family). > Ayurvedic rejuvenation works on the physical > manifestations > of these faults. > Tarpana works more deeply, reducing the emotional > charges, > which have accumulated in you as a result of the > activities > of your forebears. > Suppose one of your ancestors was overly fond of > eating, > so fond that he or she fantasized about food all day > long. > All cravings are forms of energy, which are > broadcast into > the Ether (space) with every thought. > Some of these thoughts will be rational and > sensible, > but many will be obsessive. > You, who are permanently tuned to your ancestors' > wavelengths, > automatically receive these subtle broadcasts, > which will induce you to become obsessive about food > if you are susceptible to them. > Anyone who is really obsessive about food is likely > to be > thinking of food at the moment of death. > This final broadcast message is more powerful than > all those > which went before, because it is transmitted with > all the anguish > of an unfillable desire. Because of the power behind > this desire, > and the fact that the individual whose rational mind > could > partly negate it no longer exists, this last wish > affects you > much more powerfully than any living wishes can. > [Note: Compare Bhagavad Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 13: > " Uttering the monosyllable Om- the Brahman (God)- > and remembering Me, > he who departs thus, leaving the body, attains to > the supreme goal. " > Also Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 10: " At the time of death, > with unshaken mind, > endowed with devotion and by the power of Yoga, > fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the > two eyebrows, > he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person. " ] > Tarpana enables you to negate these desires. > Once they are gone, the pressure on your genes > to make you obsessive about food eases, > and your diet and habits can induce other of your > genes > to begin to function, which changes your emotional > climate. > As long as these unseen influences continue to > affect you, > no amount of diet or routine can ever eliminate them > because > they do not strike at the source. > 99% of human and chimpanzee genes are identical; > the differences between the two species occur > because > some genes are expressed more than others. > You are your own creator, ceaselessly creating > yourself > from your own genes with the help of your physical > and mental food and habits. > The traditional ritual of Tarpana is complex, but > its essence is simple. > It is much like the All Soul's tradition, when > people visit their relatives > in the cemetery. In preparation, consider what one > food item > your parent or grandparent was fondest of. > May be it is the apple strudel your grandmother used > to bake, > or the ale your father used to drink. > That food will act as a vehicle for your emotion. > Sit comfortably facing south and visualize your dead > ancestors, > one by one, as far back as you can remember. > Make each one sit in front of you. > Telling them you want to help release them from any > residual > earthly desires they might have, offer them a > spoonful of water, > a spoonful of milk, and a spoonful of sesame seeds, > preferably the black variety. These offerings are > the same for everyone. > Then offer a little of the special item, with the > heartfelt wish > that this will satisfy any residual cravings and > allow that individual, > wherever he or she is, to continue with their own > progression > towards greater integration and clarity. > You then request them to return whence they came, > and feed the food you have offered to an animal, > or put it into a river or the ocean. > It is good to repeat this annually, preferably on > the same New Moon Day > each year. The best days for Tarpana are New Moon > Days, > especially those which fall in September (Pitr > Paksha). > You need not even believe in reincarnation, > or even life after death, to perform Tarpana. > Your parents and grandparents are still alive inside > you, > in your genes. You are simply projecting a part of > your personality, > contacting it, and requesting it to be pleased with > you > and to relinquish any inappropriate influence it may > have over you. > This visualization releases you from any unhealthy > psychological habits > you may have as a result of the influence of these > previous beings > who also shared your genes, and of the images you > have > of those beings. > Tarpana is especially important for ancestors you > knew personally. > If you loved them, you show them your love in the > only way > remaining to you, by remembering them and offering > part of yourself > to them as a token of your love. > If your relationship with them was marred by > negative emotions, > Tarpana allows you to forgive them, to heal the > relationship > by sacrificing your negativity and offering them the > healing power > of your love. Thankfulness for the genes which have > given you life, > and forgiveness for those genes which have limited > your existence, > transport the sacrifice to its intended target. > === message truncated === ______________________________\ ____ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv./collections/265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 HARI OM TATSATI AGREELET US STARTNO NEED TO COMPARE WITH OTHER RELIGIONSWE CAN , AS A PROUD HINDU, DO OUR TARPANA - WITHOUT BLOCKING THE ROADS AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF LAW ABIDING HINDUS - NOT AS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, BUT RESPECTING THE LAWS OF OUR COUTRY FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH. OF OUR BEING HINDUS.ONE THING, MAY THE SO CALLED RATIONAL / ANGLICIZED HINDUS NOT MOCK AT OTHER HINDUS OFFERING TARPAN TO FOREFATHERSHARI OM TATSATParthasarathy Gopalan <gsarathy32 Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 9:59:39 AMRe: Tarpana, a Hindu Ritual. GOOD MESSAGE! why not we spread the message of practicing TARPANA by every eligible HINDU all over!? thousands of temples,Riversides, lakes,ponds, open vinayakas under shades of trees...are available freely. just like Muslims doing namaz prayer even in hot sun in day [every day]blocking main roads for one hour... why not we hindus practice tarpanas in all our places mentioned above atleast for one Amavasa day in a month. your narration is thought provoking! GPS --- "P. Subramani" <subramani6912@ gmail.com> wrote: > Tarpana (Libations of water, milk etc) > By Dr. Robert E. Svoboda > There are no permanent physical or mental cure for > constitutional > weaknesses (constitution as defined by Ayurveda, > the science of life and health). > Once you have identified yourself as a V, P, or K > type, > or a combination of two of these, you are stuck with > that constitution, > and all its benefits and defects, until you die. > [Note: V, P and K refer to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.] > There are only two ways to escape. > One way to escape is open to you if you are a > spiritual aspirant, > and follow strict spiritual disciplines. > Under such controlled conditions there will be > little occasion > for your constitution to display itself. It will not > change, > but it will not disturb you. > The other way involves the ancient ritual of > Tarpana. > Related to the Sanskrit word Trpti, which means > satiation or satisfaction, Tarpana is a process > of gratifying your ancestors. > There is a Law of Nature known as Bija Vrksha Nyaya: > the Law of Seed and Tree. > Your seeds are your genes and chromosomes, > the essence of your parents' germ plasm (plasma). > You are the tree, the product of those seeds. > Half your genes come from one parent, and half from > the other. > No matter how far you try to distance yourself from > your parents, > in space, time, or interaction, your genes and their > genes are identical, > and resonate with one another. > Your parents' emotions are bound to resonate with > your emotions, > no matter how far distant you may be from them, > because of this fundamental identity. > This is why a certain telepathic communication > sometimes exists between parent and child. > Because your parents' genes originated in your > grandparents, > your emotions will be influenced by their emotions, > and by the emotions of your great-grandparents, and > so on, > back at least seven generations. > Even though most of your ancestors are already dead > the subtle effects of their personalities remain in > your genetic > environment and continue to affect you. > Homeopathic medicine discusses miasms, > inherited weaknesses that are passed down from > generation to generation in a family. > These inherited weaknesses are referred to in > Sanskrit as > Kutumba Dosha (faults in the family). > Ayurvedic rejuvenation works on the physical > manifestations > of these faults. > Tarpana works more deeply, reducing the emotional > charges, > which have accumulated in you as a result of the > activities > of your forebears. > Suppose one of your ancestors was overly fond of > eating, > so fond that he or she fantasized about food all day > long. > All cravings are forms of energy, which are > broadcast into > the Ether (space) with every thought. > Some of these thoughts will be rational and > sensible, > but many will be obsessive. > You, who are permanently tuned to your ancestors' > wavelengths, > automatically receive these subtle broadcasts, > which will induce you to become obsessive about food > if you are susceptible to them. > Anyone who is really obsessive about food is likely > to be > thinking of food at the moment of death. > This final broadcast message is more powerful than > all those > which went before, because it is transmitted with > all the anguish > of an unfillable desire. Because of the power behind > this desire, > and the fact that the individual whose rational mind > could > partly negate it no longer exists, this last wish > affects you > much more powerfully than any living wishes can. > [Note: Compare Bhagavad Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 13: > "Uttering the monosyllable Om- the Brahman (God)- > and remembering Me, > he who departs thus, leaving the body, attains to > the supreme goal." > Also Gita, Ch. 8, Verse 10: "At the time of death, > with unshaken mind, > endowed with devotion and by the power of Yoga, > fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the > two eyebrows, > he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person."] > Tarpana enables you to negate these desires. > Once they are gone, the pressure on your genes > to make you obsessive about food eases, > and your diet and habits can induce other of your > genes > to begin to function, which changes your emotional > climate. > As long as these unseen influences continue to > affect you, > no amount of diet or routine can ever eliminate them > because > they do not strike at the source. > 99% of human and chimpanzee genes are identical; > the differences between the two species occur > because > some genes are expressed more than others. > You are your own creator, ceaselessly creating > yourself > from your own genes with the help of your physical > and mental food and habits. > The traditional ritual of Tarpana is complex, but > its essence is simple. > It is much like the All Soul's tradition, when > people visit their relatives > in the cemetery. In preparation, consider what one > food item > your parent or grandparent was fondest of. > May be it is the apple strudel your grandmother used > to bake, > or the ale your father used to drink. > That food will act as a vehicle for your emotion. > Sit comfortably facing south and visualize your dead > ancestors, > one by one, as far back as you can remember. > Make each one sit in front of you. > Telling them you want to help release them from any > residual > earthly desires they might have, offer them a > spoonful of water, > a spoonful of milk, and a spoonful of sesame seeds, > preferably the black variety. These offerings are > the same for everyone. > Then offer a little of the special item, with the > heartfelt wish > that this will satisfy any residual cravings and > allow that individual, > wherever he or she is, to continue with their own > progression > towards greater integration and clarity. > You then request them to return whence they came, > and feed the food you have offered to an animal, > or put it into a river or the ocean. > It is good to repeat this annually, preferably on > the same New Moon Day > each year. The best days for Tarpana are New Moon > Days, > especially those which fall in September (Pitr > Paksha). > You need not even believe in reincarnation, > or even life after death, to perform Tarpana. > Your parents and grandparents are still alive inside > you, > in your genes. You are simply projecting a part of > your personality, > contacting it, and requesting it to be pleased with > you > and to relinquish any inappropriate influence it may > have over you. > This visualization releases you from any unhealthy > psychological habits > you may have as a result of the influence of these > previous beings > who also shared your genes, and of the images you > have > of those beings. > Tarpana is especially important for ancestors you > knew personally. > If you loved them, you show them your love in the > only way > remaining to you, by remembering them and offering > part of yourself > to them as a token of your love. > If your relationship with them was marred by > negative emotions, > Tarpana allows you to forgive them, to heal the > relationship > by sacrificing your negativity and offering them the > healing power > of your love. Thankfulness for the genes which have > given you life, > and forgiveness for those genes which have limited > your existence, > transport the sacrifice to its intended target. > === message truncated === ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.. com/collections/ 265 Be a PS3 game guru.Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 thank you!how to start? people who know this art should come out doing/propogating in houses/temples/accepted public places/ its already being done in River beds like Cauvery.. we need volunteers/social/community workers/paid/free/ if so called rationalists mock its our right to fight back since the enemy in within! now people withdraw due to minority. let all hindus join together. GPS --- sadhujag sadhujag <sadhujag wrote: > > > HARI OM TATSAT > > I AGREE > > LET US START > > NO NEED TO COMPARE WITH OTHER RELIGIONS > > WE CAN , AS A PROUD HINDU, DO OUR TARPANA - WITHOUT > BLOCKING THE ROADS > AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF LAW ABIDING HINDUS - NOT > AS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, > BUT RESPECTING THE LAWS OF OUR COUTRY > FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH. OF OUR BEING HINDUS. > > ONE THING, MAY THE SO CALLED RATIONAL / ANGLICIZED > HINDUS NOT MOCK AT OTHER HINDUS > OFFERING TARPAN TO FOREFATHERS > > HARI OM TATSAT > > > Parthasarathy Gopalan <gsarathy32 > > Wednesday, July 4, 2007 9:59:39 AM > Re: Tarpana, a > Hindu Ritual. > > > > > > > GOOD MESSAGE! > > why not we spread the message of practicing TARPANA > by > > every eligible HINDU all over!? > > thousands of temples,Riversides, lakes,ponds, open > > vinayakas under shades of trees...are available > > freely. > > just like Muslims doing namaz prayer even in hot sun > > in day [every day]blocking main roads for one > hour... > > > > why not we hindus practice tarpanas in all our > places > > mentioned above atleast for one Amavasa day in a > > month. > > your narration is thought provoking! > > GPS > > --- " P. Subramani " <subramani6912@ gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Tarpana (Libations of water, milk etc) > > > By Dr. Robert E. Svoboda > > > There are no permanent physical or mental cure for > > > constitutional > > > weaknesses (constitution as defined by Ayurveda, > > > the science of life and health). > > > Once you have identified yourself as a V, P, or K > > > type, > > > or a combination of two of these, you are stuck > with > > > that constitution, > > > and all its benefits and defects, until you die. > > > [Note: V, P and K refer to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.] > > > There are only two ways to escape. > > > One way to escape is open to you if you are a > > > spiritual aspirant, > > > and follow strict spiritual disciplines. > > > Under such controlled conditions there will be > > > little occasion > > > for your constitution to display itself. It will > not > > > change, > > > but it will not disturb you. > > > The other way involves the ancient ritual of > > > Tarpana. > > > Related to the Sanskrit word Trpti, which means > > > satiation or satisfaction, Tarpana is a process > > > of gratifying your ancestors. > > > There is a Law of Nature known as Bija Vrksha > Nyaya: > > > the Law of Seed and Tree. > > > Your seeds are your genes and chromosomes, > > > the essence of your parents' germ plasm (plasma). > > > You are the tree, the product of those seeds. > > > Half your genes come from one parent, and half > from > > > the other. > > > No matter how far you try to distance yourself > from > > > your parents, > > > in space, time, or interaction, your genes and > their > > > genes are identical, > > > and resonate with one another. > > > Your parents' emotions are bound to resonate with > > > your emotions, > > > no matter how far distant you may be from them, > > > because of this fundamental identity. > > > This is why a certain telepathic communication > > > sometimes exists between parent and child. > > > Because your parents' genes originated in your > > > grandparents, > > > your emotions will be influenced by their > emotions, > > > and by the emotions of your great-grandparents, > and > > > so on, > > > back at least seven generations. > > > Even though most of your ancestors are already > dead > > > the subtle effects of their personalities remain > in > > > your genetic > > > environment and continue to affect you. > > > Homeopathic medicine discusses miasms, > > > inherited weaknesses that are passed down from > > > generation to generation in a family. > > === message truncated === ______________________________\ ____ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search./search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=summer+activities+for+kids & cs=bz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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