Wednesday, 20 November 2013


Upanayana

Upanayana is the thread  ceremony done among Hindus. Being born from the mother’s womb is normal birth. During Upanayana, the updesa of Gyaatri Mantra is given. This is the second birth (dvija).

Gayatri is the mother of all vedas, protector of all living beings.

After initiation into Gayatri mantra, it has to be chanted 3times a day. Periods 4a.m to 8a.m& 4pm to 8pm are called Satvic time. The period between 8am to 4pm is called rajasic time. The period between 8pm to 4pm is called Tamasic time.

The best time to chant the Gayatri is around 6am, 12noon &6pm. The Goddess Gayatri manifests in 3 phases & confers the boon of intelligence as Goddess Gayatri, protection as Goddess Savitri & learning as Goddess Saraswati.

Gayatri is therefore called sarva  devta  swarupini
By chanting the Mantra, at least twice a day in the morning & evening. The sins committed unknowingly that day are destroyed & the leftover Karma is burnt. In time the person moves closer to Divinity an getting purified.

Now a days people say that they have no time for Gayatri Japa . But any body who has the will to do, can do it, at least twice a day

Chant the mantra while having a bath . This serves a dual purpose of chanting the mantra as well as performing  abhhisseka to the mantra.

Chant the mantra thrice before eating lunch. The food gets purified and also becomes naivedya to the mantra.

Repeat the same during the evening. If you do this every day, you need not chant any other mantra.

Gayatri is all powerful & protects you from calamities & confers upon you intelligence, learning & success.

It is observed that boys with dull brains, get transformed to intelligent energetic boys with good character after their upanayana. Just as the sun dispels the darkness, Gayatri Mantra drives out  ignorance, the indolence & sloth in you & develops all your faculties.

In  olden days, upanayana was performed for girls also . In Ramayana there  is mention of king Janak performing upanayana for his daughter, Sita. In the course of time the sacred thread given to the girl has become dorman, the thread tied to the right wrist on festive day.


SRI SATYA SAI BABA’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Sri satya sai BABA’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
       
23rd November is the Divine Lord Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Birth Anniversary.

The following are a few of his words.
Baba says ., “While chanting a mantra one should contemplate on the form also. You should meditate on HIM selflessly with the feeling that HE belongs  , not only to you, but to everyone &as the lord of the Universe. You can meditate on any mantra. Just as all the rivers reach the ocean, all the mantras lead to God. Even if a number of sins have been committed   , they will be washed away in the continuous contemplation of God.

While chanting a mantra  , if the letters of the mantra appear before you, meditate on the mantra for some time  & then on the form for some time . Keep on alternating between mantra & form, and finally make your mind stick to the form. You might say that you have not changed and are the same. Without your knowledge, Your state of ‘being’ will have changed.

Performing rite, rituals, pilgrimages , bhajans with devotion, darshan of holy men and so on reduces karma. One can totally change one’s destiny by contemplating on God. I ordain you to contemplate on God with confidence & devotion while undergoing your karma .I will see to it that you do not feel the pain & you would not even know that you are undergoing the effects of your past karma.

Your past karma (sanchita) is like a rice bag. Karma you undergo now (prarabdha) due to past deeds is like taking a small quantity of rice from the bag for cooking  now and then end eating it . The waste created is the consequence for the future (agami). Using rice will empty the rice bag one day. But , the seeds of past deeds will sprout in the form of present karma. Before it grows, burn it with fire of namasmarana. Then it will become ash finally.

Thus Namasmarna is supreme.

As devotion becomes stronger, your behaviour becomes purer. You will not engage in wrong or bad activates  & will be endowed with good qualities’’.