Hindu Rituals and Routines - Why do we follow them?
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Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life. Unlike other religions, Hindu dharma has many specialties. This is not known as a religion, it is known as the dharma; Sanaathana Dharma. Sanaathana means, according to Bhagavath Geetha, which cannot be destroyed by fire, weapons, water, air, and which is present in all living and non living being. Dharma means, the way of life which is the ‘total of all aachaaraas or customs and rituals’.
Sanaathana Dharma has its foundation on scientific spirituality. In the entire ancient Hindu literature we can see that science and spirituality are integrated. It is mentioned in the 40th chapter of the Yajurveda known as Eesaavaasya Upanishad that use scientific knowledge for solving problems in our life and use the spiritual knowledge for attaining immortality through philosophical outlook.
Remember that in each and every aachaaraa there will be a component of spirituality in it. Without spirituality, nothing exists in Sanaathana dharma. Generally everyone bear a wrong impression that this spirituality is religion. Spirituality is different in Hindu dharma. Here the question of religion does not exist at all, because Hindu dharma was not created by an individual, prophet or an incarnation. Spirituality is a part of every Hindu custom in the
normal life of a Hindu.
Aachaaraas are to be followed based on their merits available from the self experience; you need not blindly follow a teacher or someone who gives advice without reasoning. All these aachaaraas are mentioned for the prosperity of the human beings and it should be the prime focus for practicing the Hindu aachaaraas.
Achaaryaath paadam aadatthe
paadam sishya swamedhayaa
paadam sa brahmachaaribhya
sesham kaala kramena cha
This is an important advice given in smruthies. It means a person can get only one quarter of knowledge from Achaarya - the teacher, another quarter by analyzing self, one quarter by discussing with others and the last quarter during the process of living by method addition, deletion, correction, and modification of already known aachaaraas or new aachaaraas.
Aachaaraath labhathe hi ayu:
aachaaraath dhanamakshayam
aachaaraath labhathe suprajaa:
aachaaro ahanthya lakshanam
Aachaaraas are followed for the psychological and physiological health and long life; Aachaaraas are followed for prosperity and wealth; Aachaaraas are followed for strong family and social bondage and following the Aachaaraas give a fine personality, dharmic outlook and vision, says our harmasaastra.
In India everyone followed Aachaaraas for the above mentioned psychological, physiological, family relation, social benefits and national integration based benefits. It is your right and duty to understand scientifically, rationally and logically the meaning of each and every Aachaaraas and follow the same in your life systematically.
normal life of a Hindu.
paadam sishya swamedhayaa
paadam sa brahmachaaribhya
sesham kaala kramena cha
aachaaraath dhanamakshayam
aachaaraath labhathe suprajaa:
aachaaro ahanthya lakshanam
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Why do we light a lamp? In almost every Indian home a lamp is lit daily before the altar of the Lord. In some houses it is lit at dawn, in some, twice a day – at dawn and dusk – and in a few it is maintained continuously - Akhanda Deepa. All auspicious functions commence with the lighting of the lamp, which is often maintained right through the occasion. Light symbolizes knowledge, and darkness - ignorance. The Lord is the 'Knowledge Principle' (Chaitanya) who is the source, the enlivener and the illuminator of all knowledge. Hence light is worshiped as the Lord himself. Knowledge removes ignorance just as light removes darkness. Also knowledge is a lasting inner wealth by which all outer...
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Rohit Thakur
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Any activity or place which gives you enough piece of mind and stability in life...should be followed regularly!
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sudhakar
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Mr Raju & Mr.Murali Thanks for Referral. The concept of Akhanda Deepa is to ward of bad elements and Kumkum for warding of evil looks.
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When the grown ups tell their children to wake up in the Brahmamuhoortha and learn their lessons, the children scarcely listen. But the fact is that if you get up in the early morning and study your lessons, you will never forget it. All that you study in the early hours remain in your memory. An agency that conducts study on the learning defects in the children has approved of the practice of studying in the early hours of the day. Brahmamuhoortha starts some forty eight minutes before sunrise. The auspicious time is named after Lord Brahma whose wife Goddess Saraswathi, the diety of all Learning and Arts, too is believed to start working at this time. Hence this time is called Saraswa...
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Sk Naharul Haque
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ALL IS TRUE BUT MOST IMPOSSIBLE THING IN OUR LIFE WHERE WE HAVE TO WORK MORE AND MORE.IN MY KNOWLEDGE ANY ONE WHO INVOLVE IN CIVIL PROJECT OR IN IT SECTOR THEY HAVE NO LIMIT OF WORK HOUR SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WAKE UP REGULARLY IN EARLY...
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Namrata Chauhan
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Thank u so much raju sir for sharing the amazing fact, today's we almost forget about this culture students doing just opposite, they sleep by mrng and wake up by afternoon, they even dont know about the feeling of mrng. and that's why only they...
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Kavitha Shankar
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Murlidharan Sir ji your comment is longer than the insight :) Anyways yes getting up early is crucial. It definitely increases our productivity.. Just went through this in morning before your insight http://toostep.com/idea/how-to-improve-personal...
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Our sages have long since directed us to live in harmony with the nature. They envisaged an environmental balance and a life style, essential for the survival of all living beings. It is vegetarian food that inculcates in a person noble thoughts and enlivens his mind and body. Practitioners of Naturopathy claim that vegetarians can enjoy health and longevity. Indian philosophers are of the opinion that human body is like a temple which should be constructed and maintained using vegetables, fruits and products thereof. Vegetables contain fat that gives the body maximum energy. Fruits and pulses contain proteins that augment the process of digestion. Further, fibre that helps in the smo...
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S. Muralidharan
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There are two sets of people, Mr. Raju - (1) First set, they eat for living; (2) they live for eating. For first set of people, Vegetarian Food is sufficient enough for survival, whereas for the second set, its too difficult.
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The people of ancient India preferred to eat gruel and ghee for breakfast. However, they had evident reasons for their choice. Meanwhile the new generation yearns for modern styles of food and fast food stuffs. They no longer care for gruel, ghee, leaf-dishes, pulses and the like. Those, whose breakfast comprised of gruel and ghee, made it a habit to eat pulses and leafy vegetables along with it. This food habit is said to have a 'sathwika' (substantial) attribute. The rice soup consumed along with the gruel, helps to strain out the elements of poison and other filth that remain accumulated in our blood. Further, the vitamins contained in the gruel help to safeguard our body healthy. ...
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pragati parihar
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I think that ghee must be avoid in breakfast, we have to take spoudes,juice in the morning as it said we have to take heavy breakfast, medium lunch and light dinner.
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Ancient time onwards, the Indians gave much importance to turmeric in cooking. It was an essential ingredient in every recipe. But today, for lack of proper realization, the new generation ignores its true values. Turmeric is not merely a colouring agent. Ayurveda reveals that if you prepare a paste of turmeric and consume it regularly, it leaves your body in high spirits. If turmeric is added to your food, it cures you of all skin diseases and urinary diseases and kills germs iin the intenstine. Sometimes, poison and filth enter our body through food. Turmeric acts as an agent to curb away such elements instantly. Turmeric is a proven cure for gas trouble and burning sensation in the...
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pragati parihar
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These are essential components of cooking and good for our health. such a good article sir, thanks for referral.
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S. Muralidharan
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Mr. Raju, both turmeric and ginger are meant to be essential ingredients in every recipe having great therapeutic effect, proved scientifically too, if they are grown in the organic farming methods. What we get in the market, of late, are grown...
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In olden days, night-blooming plants were deliberately grown close to the houses. It is interesting to find that modern science approves of this, for some proven reasons. We all knows how the Sun cures the nature of its various ailments during the daytime. However, nobody seems to know how things are set right during the night. The modern science confirms that the night-blooming plants undertake this function. Their specific features purify the air and balance the negative-positive energy that pervades our surroundings. However certain trees and plants are strictly prohibited from being planted near the house. The nux vomica tree, terminalia, a variety of neem, cactus, black palm, etc...
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MS_Pi
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Crataeva is not bilva patra. Bilva tree is known as bel tree.
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pragati parihar
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thanks for information about plants and trees. kindly edit in simple.
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It is harmful to let the papaya tree grow talller than the roof of the building. The concept held good when there were thatched houses all over. In rural India fruit trees of all types were widely cultivated. Consumption of fruits rich in vitamins accounted for the health of the old generation. Papaya is of high medicinal value. The latex of the raw papaya smeared on papads and fried, kills the germs in the stomach of children, according to an ayurvedic prescription. It is widely prescribed for digestion and general health. Inspite of all this, if the tree grows taller than the house, it is cut down without even the least hesitation. Papaya tree is one of the weakest of trees. If you ...
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pragati parihar
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i can't believe the information about the lemon trees it is exactly real!!! I have seen many people grow lemon tree in their gardens as i also have a lemon tree in my home garden. it is really surprising!!!!!
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Suryanarayan Murthy
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Good article. Enlightened on Lemon Trees !!
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Indians give much importance to Sooryadarshan (watching the waking Sun with folded hands in piety) and Soorya Namaskar (kneeling before the rising Sun and making prayers in a ceremonial way). There is a belief that being exposed to the risiing and setting sun adds to the charm of the body. However, preceptors have warned against the timing one should not look at the sun. There are numerous poems as well as stories tat describe the Sun as a miraculous phenomenon that determine the life on Earth. Long since, the Sun, the nucleus of the Solar System has been the deity of man. The Sun temple of Konark in Orissa stands proof to this. The Sun that stands 15 crore kilometres away from the Eart...
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Jaygopal Raghavan
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@ Raju, i beg to differ with you. IF you go through the process of surya namaskar again you will find that it is done with the eye closed and not directly looking at the sun. In other words you are supposed to concentrate with your eyes closed and...
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S. Muralidharan
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Mr. Raju, yet another great article. Mr. Murthy, really, is a blessed son of his parents! Other famous Sun Temples in India are: Dhakshinaarga (Gaya, Bihar), Brahmanyadev temple (Unnav, M.P. - close to Jhansi), Soorya Pahaar (Assam), Arasavalli...
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It is our age-old belief that looking at the Sun during the eclipse is harmful to eyes. The modern science too approves of this. If you look at the Sun directly, the Sunrays that fall on the eye can burn the retina. This is true whether it is during the eclipse or normal occasion. The sunrays are that hot. But during the normal occasions, as you attempt to look at the Sun, the eyelids get closed on their own unable to bear the brightness of the light. This to an extent prevents retina from getting burnt. However, during the eclipse, the moon hides a major portion of the Sun. Hence the intensity of the Sunrays gets reduced. Now one can keep one'e eyes wide open. But if the eyes are ...
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It is believed that Gayathri spell contributes to one's intellect. In India traditionally, a certain clan of people observed this spell. They deliberately propogated an unwritten law that they were the sole authority to observe Gayathri chanting. But later on every section of people including the women folk started chanting this spell. Apart from Indians, people all over the world now experience the potency of this spell and enjoy its benefits. Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yo Na Prachodyat This is Gayathri mantra (spell). This spell is called Devamatha (mother of Gods). 'Bowing before you heaving Ohm, the Pranava (the eternal form), I meditat...
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Raju V P
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Murthy garu, How can we know the correct mantra? Can you teach it to us?
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S. Muralidharan
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Thanks Mr. Raju for sharing this wonderful wisdom. To know more about the astonishing power of Gayatri Mantra, as explained by "Gayatri Priwar" (visit: www.awgp.org), thus, "The secret of the supernatural impact of Gayatri Mantra in the physical...
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