Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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The ritual of lighting a lamp

    Ideally, ritualistic worship should be done with
the flame in the soul. However, since most of us do
not even experience this inner light, let alone
perform worship with it, the ritual of waving lit
lamps is performed with a physical lamp. One should
light a lamp using ghee (clarified butter) because
when burned, frequencies emanating from it are more
subtle than those emitted by burning oil or wax. Ghee
can attract sattvik (pure) frequencies from as far as
heaven while oil can attract frequencies from a
distance of only one-meter.

    Today in this scientific age one might ridicule
lighting of lamps as one can have wonderful
electrification. We must remember that our ancestors
have attributed great importance to this after
in-depth study. They also did it with the spiritual
emotion of gratitude. Let us now compare electrical
and ghee lamps.

  Electric lamp  Ghee lamp 
1. Kind of light emitted  Blinding Mild, it reminds
one of the flame of the soud. 
2. Effects on man  Makes man extroverted and the
atmosphere chaotic.  Makes man introverted. 
3. Ability to light another lamp.  Absent It can light
a thousand more lamps. 


    The ghee lamp symbolizes the spiritual emotion, ‘I
will be (spiritually) enlightened and (spiritually)
enlighten others as well’. The ghee lamp burns to
spread light. One can pray for kindling the light
(spiritual yearning) within us and for the ability to
spread the light (Spirituality) to others.

The spiritual meaning of things used in aarti for God,
and the method and science of waving around the aarti

A small plate (Tabak):

It represents the five-vital airs (panchpran) of our
body. One should have such spiritual emotion when
performing aarti that ‘I am waving around aarti for
God with my five vital airs.’

A metal lamp-dish (Niranjan):

The flame of ghee’s niranjan represents our ‘Atmajyot’
(internal light). The spiritual emotion one should
have is ‘with my five vital airs this atmajyot is
alive, and with such flame I am waving around God.’
The five niches (mouths) in a niranjan indicate the
relationship between five vital airs and atmajyot.
Panchaarti is the one done with five vital airs.

Cotton wicks (Vaat/baati):

Cotton represents detachment. Such a wick is to
connect the five vital airs (pranvayu) with the inner
light (atmajyot).


     The image above is a depiction of the science
behind this ritual performed with five lamps (five
wicks in niranjan). When the ‘tabak’ is waved around
in a circular motion, the pure (sattvik) frequencies
emitted from the flame of niranjan spread out in a
circular fashion. Hence, these sattvik frequencies
gradually convert to raja frequencies. These
frequencies are like a ripple effect in water. A
subtle armor is created, which is known as ‘ripple
armor’, around the one who sings the aarti. The
duration of this ripple armor is proportionate to the
spiritual emotion one has while singing the aarti (the
more is one’s spiritual emotion, the longer it stays).
Hence, due to increase in inner purity, one can absorb
more divine frequencies in the Universe. As one’s
spiritual emotion increases, one will begin to see the
reflection of the center point (atmabindu) and will
feel that the raja frequencies actually originate from
this center point.
- The Guru Principle, through Mrs. Anjali Gadgil.
Why is aarti done in a clockwise motion - how many
times and what significance does it have?

    Aarti is done clockwise in a circular movement
from our left side. That simulates our Chandra (Ida)
nadi. It is a soothing effect. Usually five circles
are made during aarti, which represents the five
pranas, or vital airs.

What is the significance of offering lotus flowers,
tulsi leaves, and sheera or kheer as prasad (holy
sacrament)?

    Flowers have different colors. Those colors are
able to attract Pavitrakas (subtle particles) of
different deities. In this case, Lord Krishna being an
incarnation of Lord Vishnu is attracted most by white
lotuses and Tulsi (holy basil, occimum sanctum)
leaves.

    Prasad (holy sacrament) contains the pure
particles (pavitrakas) of a particular deity. In the
case of Lord Krishna, Kheer (a sweet dish made from
milk, sugar and rice/vermicelli) or sheera (a sweet
dish made from semolina, ghee and sugar) are offered.

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