Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 I came across an article on Sanskara long time back. The article in it's full length is quite volumonous but i will try to translate the basic things about Sankaras. The biggest boon which Lord has given to Human Being is that of Life. Prakriti through it's subtle and special act initiates the creation of life and to be born this child grows up in mothers womb. This journey starts right from that time. none of the acts of Lord are without an aim and he in his own image creates the form of Purusha (Man) and Prakriti ( Nature ) or in other words in the form of Nar ( Man ) and a Naarri ( Woman ). Life is created through Mother Father under the grace of Divine and from this very day the responsibilities of a Mother and Father start. In vedaas lot of importance has been given to the building of a life, in which the journey of this life right from Garbaadhaan ( when the baby starts concieving ) in mother's womb to death is given in detail. . The word " Sanskara " means " The form caused due to touch " or in other words developing the seed to complete satisfaction and happiness by " Touch " ( Samparsh) is what is called " Sanskara " . " Sanskara " means " the pure form " ( Shuddh Aakaar ) which means that in whole life the situation of uniousness may not come and one lives the whole life with High ideals, supreme knowledge. The word " Sanskriti " has come up from the word " Sanskar " . At different places one can find people with different " Sanskaras " and it's due to these sanskara's that we have different sanskritis. Our Sanskriti is called " Arya Sanskriti " and in this " Vedokta Sanskriti " ( Culture as said in vedas ) lies the procedure for converting a man in to Purushotam ( The perfect man ). Sanskara is an unending act and we will reap wat we sow. " Jo boyei peda babul ka, aam kahan se hoy " In other words it's foolish to think that we can get Mangoes from the Babool tree which we have planted. Life has been divided in to five parts and these are :- Baalyavasthaa , Kishoravasthaa, Yuvaavashaa, Prodhaavasthaa and Vridhaavasthaa. In Vedic Sanskriti for the proper building of the life of an individual a well thought over direction to life is shown and for it proposes the 16 sanskaras. Every country or religion has sanskaras in one form or the other, but in Vedas and shaastraas the great importance of sanskaras has been displayed. In vedas it is said that " Janmnaam jaayatei shudraah sanskaaraad divij uchayatei | " Even after being born to dvij family the child can still remain Shudra or Asanskaarit. It's only though Sanskaras that he gains the respect of being called dvij. This Sanskara is possible only due to Guru. Rishis have felt the necessity of vedic sanskaras in removing the sins that we get as soon as we are born ( Janamjaat Dosha) and shortcomings which an individual suffers from. The glorious pillars of Indian History - Veda Vyasa, Ram, Shree Krishna, Ramanujaacharya and Shankraacharya and pious like these became a reality only due to this tradition of Sanskaras which they got from their Gurus. Importance of Sanskaras -------------------------- Angiraa has said following about the Sanskaras Chitram Karmaadyathaanei kayi rangayirunmilyatei shanayih, Brahahmanyapi tadavtsyat sanskarayi vidhipurvakayih | which means that a picture is made by filling different colours with help of a painting brush, in the similar way if the sanskaras have done as the said rules then this body becomes capable of knowing what Brahma is. 16 Sanskaras ------------- Mahrishi Gautam has considered 40 and Mahrishi Angiraa has considered them to be 24 but according to Mahrishi Veda Vyasa the major importance is given only to 16 sanskaras. to be continued.... On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Gokulmuthu N wrote: > Gokulmuthu N <gomu > > Hello, > > > once a friend of mine told me ( Something which he came to know > > from the knowledge imparted by BrahamaKumaris ) that if we do a act again > > and again then it's the repetition of this act due to which this act > > becomes or is cause of Sanaskaara in one. > > > > Repetition of good, pious thoughts and acts will move towards creating > > good sanskaaras in one. A day will come when the acts will be done wihout > > thinking due to this hard ingrained Sanskaara. > > > > I guess by instinct we mean sanskaara. > > Sanskaara is tendency. Every act (mental, verbal or physical) creates > three effects: > 1. Phala > 2. Karma > 3. Samskaara > Phala is the result seen in the outside world in the near future. Karma is > the seed stored for the future circumstances which will unfold at a favorable > time. Samskaara (also called vaasana) is the tendency based on which the > individual will be naturally (instinctively ?) driven to act. > > For example, let us assume that a person is hungry. His friend buys him > an apple. The phala is that his hunger is quenched. The karma is that he is > indebted to his friend. The samskaara is that next time he sees an apple > when he is hungry, he will naturally want to eat it. > > It took some time for me understand the difference and unconnectedness > of karma and phala. A realised soul will have karma. That is the reason > he is still embodied. But, he will have no samskaaras. That is what makes > him a saint. In the absence of samskaaras, the ego is absent (or 'ripe' in > the words of Sri Ramakrishna), and thus no new karma is created by action. > > By any action, karmas are reduced in number. By egoistic action, > samskaaras are strengthened and new karmas are added. By non-egoistic action, > no new karmas are added and the samskaaras are not changed. By discrimination, > enquiry and right understanding samskaaras are weakened. Samskaaras can also > be weakened by directing them towards the Lord. > > With love, > Gomu. > > -- > ---------- > Email: gomu > Phone: +91 80 6689904 > Webpages: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1863 > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2973 > ---------- > > ------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% > Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! > http://click./1/937/1/_/411454/_/952851500/ > ------ > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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