Fire sacrifice to be done by all (aupasana)

Aupasana is the fire sacrifice (agni homa) to be done by all.

For more details about it refer -
1. Aupasana.com
2. http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part19/chap2.htm
3. http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part19/chap4.htm (aupasana to be performed by women) 

How to perform aupasanam?

(Do sandhyavandhanam)
For sandhyavandhanam refer -

http://www.vishuji.org/sandhya_worship1.htm
http://hinduonline.co/DigitalLibrary/SmallBooks/UpakarmaVidhanaSanEng.pdf
http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_veda/Sandhyavandanam.pdf


Ohm bhur bhuva swah I 
(Light the fire with cow dung cake and little ghee. Can also use camphor)

Ohm aditeanumanyasva II (spray water at right side of homa gunta - bottom to top)

Ohm anumatheanumanyasva II (your side right to left)

Ohm saraswathenumanyasva II (left side - bottom to top)

Ohm devah savithah prasuvah II (around from left bottom to right bottom)

Chathvari shrungaaha – thrayo asya paadhaaha – dve sheershe asya I

Thridha badhdha – vrushabhaha – roraveethi – 

mahadevaha – marthyaan – avivesha I

Esha he devaha – pradhishaha – anusarvaaha – 

puurvaahi – jaathaha – sa u garbhe – anthaha I

Sa vijaayamaanaha – sa janishyamaaNaha – 

prathyangmukhaaha thishtathi – vishvatho mukhaha I

Prangmukho deva he agne mama abhimukhe bhava II

Agnyalankaranam

Indhraya namaha I yamaaya namaha I

Nirruthaye namaha I varunaaya namaha I

Vaayave namaha I somaya namaha I

Ishaanaya namaha I agnaye namaha I

Aathmane namaha I sarvebhyo braahmanebhyo namaha I

(Offer the rice to the fire while saying “swaha” in the below mantra)

(morning) Suryaya swaha I Suryaya idham na mama I

Agnaye svishtakruthe swaha I agnaye svishtakrutha idham na mama II

(evening) Agnaye swaha I Agnaye idham na mama I

Agnaye svishtakruthe swaha I agnaye svishtakrutha idham na mama II

(Chant the following mantra offering one samith in the fire while saying “swaha”)

Age naya supathaa raaye asmaana visvaani deva vayunaani vidvaan I

yuyodhyasmajjuhuraaNameno bhuuyishtaam the nama ukthim vidhema swaaha II

(then can meditate for few minutes)

Ohm aditeanvamaghusthaaha II (spray water at right side of homa gunta - bottom to top)

Ohm anumatheanvamaghusthaaha II (your side right to left)

Ohm saraswatheanvamaghusthaha II (left side - bottom to top)

Ohm devah savithah praasaavihi II (around from left bottom to right bottom)

Agnerupasthanam karishye II

Raksha I (apply the bhasmam in between the eyebrows, chanting the manthra below)

Bruhath saama kshathrabhrudh – vrudhdha vrushniyam –

thrishta bhaujashshbhitha – bhugraveeram I

indhrasthomena panchadhashena

madhyamidham vaathena sagareNa raksha II

manthra heenam kriyaheenam bhakthiheenam huthashana I

yadh huitham thu maya dheva paripurnam thadhasthu the II

prayashchiththaanyasheshaaNi  thapaha karmaathmakaaniv vai I

yaani theshaamasheshaaNam krushnaanusmaraNam param II

shri krushna krushna krushna I abhivaadhaye II

(then say samarpana manthra of sandhyavandhanam)

How to get out of stress?

The way we get stress inside and undergo emotional turmoil, there is a way to get out of stress and feel peaceful. There are few steps to follow.

Heavy energy has to be below the hip, if that comes up, that becomes stress and the whole body becomes heavy.

1. Do physical exercise for the hip region. 10 situps, lie down (folding legs/ straighten legs) and get up with out support etc. 

  

2. Then do some yogasanas and pranayamas if you know.

3. Then sit up right and think from the bottom with the colors as shown. Each time connect with the nature, in form of flowers, Greenery and the sky. Then the colors like violet and pink. Taking deep breath each time will help.

4. For the muladhara or below the hip area - red color

Above that in the abdoman area (swadhistana) - Orange, in the stomach region (manipuraha) - Yellow. 

5. In anahatha - heart region - green. Vishudhi - throat - Blue, Aagna - Head - Violets. 

6. Above that white. This will give relaxation.If possible connect with the real trees and sky.

JaiGurudev!!!

Why to be a vegetarian? A must read to all, pls.

1) What are the animals which eat non-vegetarian food? Tiger, lion etc

How are their nails and teeth? very sharp

If we were made non-veg by nature, then we would have had such sharp nails and teeth. But we do not have them. So we are made vegetarian by nature.

What the lion does? It eats non-veg food and sleeps for long. How long the python's food takes for digestion? More than 2 days.

2) Do you know about the length of the intestine of those animals and us?

We have very long intestine than those animals (4 times longer). So the food will take longer time to travel for us than them.

3) When the animals get killed, they are fearful. So the vibration of fear is set in all the cells of those animals and so we will also get the same fear, if we eat that flesh.

4) The animals aten by humans, eat many unwanted food items like insects etc. So intern those food items will get into our system. 

5) What is the time taken for the food items to get digested by humans?

Fresh vegetables and fruits - 2 hrs

Boiled Rice and proteins      - 4 hrs

For non-vegetarian foods     - 72 hrs

So it takes three days for the non-veg food to get digested. 3 days is a very long period. Any cooked food will get spoiled in 3 days. So the non-veg food will get spoiled completely inside the small intestine. The probability of getting intestine related issues is very high.

6) When we cook the non-veg food items, methane emission which depletes the ozone is very high. So why to torture our system and the environment?

7) If we say that we do not get energy from the vegetarian food, then i have a question -

Which is the animal we refer for bal or shakthi or high energy?

Elephant - Which is a vegetarian animal. So veg can be powerful

Which is the animal we refer to measure the speed of vehicles?

Horse - Which is a vegetarian animal. So veg can be faster.

Vegetarian food is safer and healthier. 

புலால் மறுப்பு

இறந்த உடல்களைப் புதைக்க - என் உடல்
என்ன இடுகாட்டைப் போன்றதா?
இறந்த உடல்களை ஜீரணிக்க - என் குடல்
என்ன சிங்கத்தைப் போன்றதா?
இறந்த உடல்களை அறுக்க - என் நகம்
என்ன புலியைப் போன்றதா?

பிறந்த உயிர்களைக் கொல்ல - நான் என்ன
இறைவன் ஆனவனோ?
பிற உயிர்களை வெட்ட - அதிலுருவான பயம்
எனக்குள்ளும் அல்லவோ?
பிற உயிர்கள், உண்ட உணவின் விஷமது
என்னுள்ளும் பாயுமன்றோ?

இரு மணி ஜீரண நேரம் - பச்சை காய், கனி
வகைகளுக்கு அன்றோ?
இரு*இரு மணி நேர ஜீரணம் - பருப்பு, சாத
வகைகளுக்கு அன்றோ?
இறந்த உடல்களின் ஜீரண நேரம் - மூன்று
நாட்கள் இதை அறிந்திடுவேனே?

வாகன வேகத்திற்கு, நாம் ஒப்பிடும் - குதிரை, ஒரு
மாமிச உண்ணியோ?
மனித உடல் பலத்திற்கு ஒப்பிடப்படும் - யானையும்
மாமிச உண்ணியோ?
வேகமோ, பலமோ, மாமிச உணவால் மட்டும்
வருவதில்லையே?

புலாலை மறுப்போம், கருணை, அருள், அறம்
வளர்ப்போம்.
கொல்லாமை செய்வோம், பிற உயிர் நலம்
காப்போம்.
புலால் சமைத்து வரும் மீத்தேனைக் குறைத்து
சுற்றுச் சூழலைக் காப்போம்

JaiGurudev!

Common Prayer - Christian & Hindus

By Hindus - common known statement -  Matha Pitha Guru deivam

Matha - Female aspect of the body. In arthanaareeswar it is in the left side. Mother who is the first one to influence us.

Pitha - Male aspect of the body in the right side. Father who is the second one.


Guru - In the center of the head. The energy which is guiding us through awareness and knowledge.

Deivam -  It is in the heart. Love, it is the divine. Thru Guru We realize and experience the divine love.

During Sandhyavandhan (Upanayanam), the sacred ash is put 7 places in the body. Out of those the first 4 places are similar.

Ohm Medhavi Bhuyaasam (Forehead) - May I be Intelligent
Ohm Thejasvi Bhuyaasam (Herat) - May I be Bright and powerful
Ohm Varchasvi Bhuyaasam (Right shoulder) - May I be Energetic
Ohm Brahma Varchasvi Bhuyaasam (Left Shoulder) - May I become Holy

The last 3 are naval, throat and top of the head.

Christian prayer is very similar.

  All the religions teach us good things. We only need to follow them daily. 

JaiGurudev!

Arundhathi Vrath

Arundhati Vrata is observed on Pratipada ie first day, of the Chaitra Month. Accoeding to a legend when Vasishtha was given a place in the skies in the Saptarshi Mandala he accepted it only when his wife Arundhati was allowed to accompany him. In remembrance of the Rishis love for his wife the Vrata is performed.
People bathe in a water body on the first day and take a pledge not to indulge in wrong doings. A fast is observed with an oath of loyalty for the spouse. On second day a Kalasha is put on a heap of rice and worshipped as Ganesha. Idols of Arundhati, Vasishtha and Dhruva are also installed. On third day Parvati and Shiva are worshipped for prosperity.

Arundhati Vrat is observed by married women as a commemoration of Sage Vasishta’s love and affection towards his wife Arundhati. Arundhati Vrat katha or the legend of this vrata says, when Vasista was offered a place in the Saptarshi Mandala, he accepted it only when his wife Arundhati was allowed to accompany him.

Strict fasting is observed by the performers during Arundhati Vrata. Those who observe this vrata for three days should keep fasting on the first day. Lord Ganesha is installed in the form of Kalasha on the second day and Ganesha Pujan is observed. Arundhati and Vashishta are also installed at puja place and offered pujan. On the third and concluding day, Shiva and Parvati are worshipped. Those who observe Arundhati vrata on Tritiya day will perform all the above rituals on the single day.

A real Valantine

The aura of a person has different colors with respect to the chakras.

 

This aura map is very similar to the Lingothbhavar seen in south indian temples.

We can see the representation of negatives as an animal form under the feet in lingothbhavar. This negativism should not go up in the body and positivism should be retained. For that the dress was designed. e.g. Panchakacham. UnStitched cloth with fleets going under. 

Similar to the vertical aura, horizontal aura is in the shape of heart full of love.

This makes one very cool.

Three dimensional view of the aura of a person. This also can be in the shape of a heart.

 Energy retention and sharing are given above. Energy is received from the cosmos.

The day when One sees his/her heart and experiences his/her aura would be a real valentine's day.

JGD!

333 - 3 ladies - 3 poses - 3 emotions

Saraswathi

She is depicted with her right leg folded. If we sit and observe, we feel energetic and creative which is in the stomach region. So in the image, she is shown as sitting in white lotus with veena (music), book (learning), japamala (chanting) and with a peacock at the background (dance). One becomes peaceful.

Brahma.

Saraswathi singing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdceK43P_eg
Saraswathi playing veena - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vaq5sLWD4c

Lakshmi

She is depicted with both the legs folded. If we sit and observe, we feel the energy being in the heart region. So in the image, the hand is shown as giving. Contentment and gratefulness can bring generosity and joy. The elephant represents the mental strength and security.

Vishnu.

Krishna dance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKECsYwAnwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gETmUql7g04
 

Durga 

She is depicted with her left leg folded. If we sit in that pose and observe, we can feel the energy being in the head region. So in the images, the head is shown with a fire or snake at the background. Awareness can bring authoritativeness and boldness. 

Shiva.

Shivathandavam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD3wWmThCxs
Shiva parvathi dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7-0eI4dPG8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaTuGHIesuw

These are again symbolic representation of various energies and emotions.

Jgd!!!

555 - 5 Ladies - 5 Bhoothas - 5 Activities

Water - It always flows down.(Jala)
Ganges at the top of the head of Lord Shiva. With the flow of celestial energy through his head, he is cool. We can relate it to cool moon and meditative mind.He has tied her and one has to tie the mind or keep it under control to the extend to cool oneself.

Space - Everything has space inside and everything is in the space. (Aakasha)
Paarvathi sharing half of the body. It represents energy.

Fire - It always faces up. (Agni)
Saraswathi (Wife of Brahma) represents Gnanam or Vidhya. (e.g. arts like music, dance or spiritual learnings) This can burn the bad bodily emotions otherwise one will be burnt by the bodily emotions. We say kamagni and Gnanagni. One should be learner always. (Brahma is in the lotus of Vishnu's stomach.)

 Air-Life exists with this. (Vaayu) 
Lakshmi in the heart or chest area of Lord Venkatesa. This also represents love. Our heart should be filled with air of love.

Earth - It is heavy. To be kept at the lower part of the body. (Prithvi)
Bhoodevi is made to sit on the lap of Varaaha murthy or Lord Narasimha. All the earthly energies should be kept below the hip.

 

JaiGurudev!!!

Chinese and Indian cultures meet

In Acupuncture, the organs are categorized as Yin and Yang.

1) Yin organs' channels start or end at Wood element. (Wood - Energy Out)

Yang organs' channels start or end at Metal element. (Metal - Energy In).

2) Yin organs' channels start or end around the chest region.

Yang organs' channels start or end in head region.

If we combine these two, Metal is related to head and Wood is related to the chest.

 Let us come to Hindu Gods, mainly Shiva's family and Mahavishnu.

Shiva, Parvathi and Lord Karthikeya have metal instruments in their hands. It represents energy in and out through head.

In dhashavathar, we can note that all the human forms have a wooden instrument in their hand.(vamana - a wooden umbrella, Parashurama - axe, Rama - dhanush, Balrama - plough (kalappai), Krishna - Flute). It represents energy in and out through heart.

We have seen before that Shiva represents head (metal) and Vishnu represents heart (wood). Somehow they are matching here in form of their instruments.

More pictures with these instruments.

With this wood and metal thought, we can go to the other extreme. The places where the evils are removed, we can see a nail being pierced in a tree. The bad energy is sucked by the small metal piece, pierced and sent into the tree. The energy gets absorbed by the tree and sent to the cosmos.

Somewhere spirituality and the science of acupuncture are meeting.

JaiGurudev!