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27/04/2018 CHAPTER 6 1. Hindu Rituals -2, 3, 4, 5. 2. The Ceremony, 3. Arghya, 4. Pranayama and Japa, 5. Suryopasthana The important features of this ceremony are: (i) Achamana or sipping of water with recitation of Mantras (viz., Achyutaya Namah, Anantaya Namah, Govindaya Namah, etc.), Marjana or sprinkling of water on the body which purifies the mind and the body, Aghamarshana or expiation for the sins of many births, and Surya Arghya or oblations of water to the Sun-god, (ii) Pranayama or control of breath which steadies the wandering mind, and silent recitation of Gayatri, (iii) Upasthana or religious obeisance. 3. Arghya The first part up to Arghya consists of hymns addressed to water and its benefits. The sprinkling of water on the face and the head and the touching of the different organs (the mouth, nose, eyes, ears, chest, shoulders, head, etc.) with wetted fingers, are meant to purify those parts of the body and invoke the respective presiding deities on them....

Opinion       22/04/2018                   1205 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS )              Sub :   MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA TO MANKIND : 3-10.8.3                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Swami Chidananda               (A series of 3 talks given by Param Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on the mornings of December 20, 21 and 22 1999, at the Sangeet Kala Kendra, Kol...

09/04/2018 CHAPTER 6 1. Hindu Rituals -1.i, ii. 1. Sandhyopasana :- i, ii. Sandhyopasana literally means ‘worship at the junctions of time.’ It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandhi) of night and morning, forenoon and afternoon and at the junction of evening and night. The Arghyapradana to the sun and the meditation on and recitation of Gayatri, form the heart of the worship. Properly understood, the whole Sandhya is an earnest prayer addressed to the Lord to forgive all one’s sins committed during one’s routine, daily activities and to bestow illumination and grace. Sandhyopasana must be performed at the proper Sandhyas. Then only the performer can derive much merit. There is a special manifestation of force at Sandhyas. This force disappears when the Sandhya is past. i. An Obligatory Duty :- Sandhyopasana is the daily religious practice of the Hindus whose investiture with the holy thread has been performed. Sandhya is a Nitya Karma or ...

Opinion       04/04/2018                   1189 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS )              Sub :   MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA TO MANKIND : 3-2                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Swami Chidananda               (A series of 3 talks given by Param Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on the mornings of December 20, 21 and 22 1999, at the Sangeet Kala Kendra, Kolkata)...

28/03/2018 CHAPTER- 5. HINDU TENETS-15 & 16. 15. The Doctrine Of Grace : The Bhagavatas had their own scriptures called the Pancharatra Agamas which expounded the cult of Vasudeva and which were, therefore, looked upon by them as being equal to the Upanishads. Their religion was based on God’s Grace to erring humanity. It, therefore, greatly emphasised the doctrine of Avatara or incarnation and popularised the immortal stories which were afterwards collected together in the Harivamsa, Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana. If you study these books, you will clearly know about the glory of Lord Krishna. You can attain God-realisation through worship of Avataras like Krishna and Rama. Many have already attained God-realisation. Tukaram, Ramdas, Surdas, Mira Bai, Tulsidas and several others have seen God face to face. Their powerful writings bespeak of their high spiritual attainments. 16. Degree Of God’s Manifestation : There are Purna-Avataras (full incarnations), A...

Opinion       19/03/2018                   1172 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS )              Sub :   MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA TO MANKIND : 3-10.8.1                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Swami Chidananda               (A series of 3 talks given by Param Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on the mornings of December 20, 21 and 22 1999, at the Sangeet Kala Ken...

13/03/2018 CHAPTER- 5. HINDU TENETS-13&14. 13. How To Break The Bond Of Samsara : The chains that tie you to this wheel of Samsara or Bhava-Chakra or round of births and deaths, are your desires. So long as you desire objects of this world, you must come back to this world in order to possess and enjoy them. But, when all your desires for the mundane objects cease, then the chains are broken and you are free. You need not take any more births. You attain Moksha or the final emancipation. You wander in this Samsara as you think that you are different from the Lord. If you unite yourself with Him through meditation and Yoga, you will obtain immortality and eternal bliss. Cut the bonds of Karma through Knowledge of the Eternal and enjoy the Supreme Peace of the Atman, thy innermost Self and Inner Ruler. You will be freed from the round of births and deaths. Freed from sin, freed from passion, you will become a Jivanmukta or liberated sage. You will see the Self in the sel...