Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Why aren't we supposed to blow out candles? Brian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Namaste Brian, The candle/oil lamp when lit during the puja, is symbolic of the presence of the deity during the puja. When we close our puja , we let the deity withdraw and we use a flower to snuff out the light. If we blow out the candle we are in a way "spitting" on the deity ... again defiling the puja with our impurity. This ofcourse didnt apply to the ardent devotee Kannappa Nayanar . He loved Shiva with a passion, but was a hunter and didnt know the "rules". So to bathe Shiva, Kannappa went to the near by river, and filled his mouth with water, and offered that as abhishek to the lingam. But he was a devotee who didnt know any better and all he knew was his mad love for Shiva. I suppose when we are in that kind of a zone that Kannappa was in, purity and impurity doesnt matter . Until then , we go by rules and our sense of right and wrong :-) JAI MAA Latha , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > Why aren't we supposed to blow out candles? > > Brian > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 it is a matter of what you feel to be respectful, isn't it. your devotional attitude on the inner dimension. it really is an art ... the worship i mean. speaking of flowers, where do people get all those little puspas? steve , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Namaste Brian, > > The candle/oil lamp when lit during the puja, is symbolic of the > presence of the deity during the puja. > > When we close our puja , we let the deity withdraw and we use a > flower to snuff out the light. > > If we blow out the candle we are in a way "spitting" on the deity ... > again defiling the puja with our impurity. > > This ofcourse didnt apply to the ardent devotee Kannappa Nayanar . He > loved Shiva with a passion, but was a hunter and didnt know > the "rules". So to bathe Shiva, Kannappa went to the near by river, > and filled his mouth with water, and offered that as abhishek to the > lingam. But he was a devotee who didnt know any better and all he > knew was his mad love for Shiva. > > I suppose when we are in that kind of a zone that Kannappa was in, purity and impurity doesnt matter . Until then , we go by rules and our sense of right and > wrong :-) > > JAI MAA > Latha > > > > > > > , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > Why aren't we supposed to blow out candles? > > > > Brian > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Krista and I have been blessed with a back yard full of them. The little ones, the locals call "weeds" are beautiful as well. Brian At 01:51 PM 4/10/2004, you wrote: >it is a matter of what you feel to be respectful, isn't it. your >devotional attitude on the inner dimension. > >it really is an art ... the worship i mean. > >speaking of flowers, where do people get all those little puspas? > >steve > >, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> >wrote: > > Namaste Brian, > > > > The candle/oil lamp when lit during the puja, is symbolic of the > > presence of the deity during the puja. > > > > When we close our puja , we let the deity withdraw and we use a > > flower to snuff out the light. > > > > If we blow out the candle we are in a way "spitting" on the >deity ... > > again defiling the puja with our impurity. > > > > This ofcourse didnt apply to the ardent devotee Kannappa Nayanar . >He > > loved Shiva with a passion, but was a hunter and didnt know > > the "rules". So to bathe Shiva, Kannappa went to the near by >river, > > and filled his mouth with water, and offered that as abhishek to >the > > lingam. But he was a devotee who didnt know any better and all he > > knew was his mad love for Shiva. > > > > I suppose when we are in that kind of a zone that Kannappa was >in, purity and impurity doesnt matter . Until then , we go by rules >and our sense of right and > > wrong :-) > > > > JAI MAA > > Latha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > > Why aren't we supposed to blow out candles? > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 Links > > > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.645 / Virus Database: 413 - Release 3/28/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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