Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Many times we enter the temple room several times in a period of few minutes, so should we offer obeisances every time we enter and leave the temple? Specially when we are doing some cleaning service, where we step out only for a few seconds and than have to enter the temple for another few seconds...........should obeisances be offered each and every time? When offering obeisances (Not full dandavats) what prayers should be chanted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 God is a person who wants to be treated personally, though with proper reverance. Consideration of rules and rituals should not be allowed to interfere in what essentially is a personal relationship. Without becoming overly casual, better to trust in His unconditional love and mercy than fear the consequences of imperfectly following certain details. Prayers are perhaps most personal of all and while particular ones are given for various circumstances, formal diety worship especially, robotic repetition can easily become obsessively oppressive. No matter how well we follow directions or try to perfect the technical side, truth is we can never let ourselves become complacent or feel anything other than unworthy. Devotional service will always remain a gift of His Divine Grace. Appreciating that is the most important thing to keep in mind while so engaged, in front of dieties or with devotees, so we continue to act with gratitude rather than mechanically or impersonally, which is the basis of most offensiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 . Krishna is Great I am teeny Therefore I should offer my most humble obeisances from the core of my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Specially when we are doing some cleaning service, where we step out only for a few seconds and than have to enter the temple for another few seconds. --you are making service for sri krsna.. this is in itself an obeisance, a worship, puja, homage, prayer, mantra. So do not go at the opposite behaviour to be over familiar with deities, but consider also the essence of service and the practical side When offering obeisances (Not full dandavats) what prayers should be chanted? --the same ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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