Spreading Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj's Teachings
OM is one of the most chanted sounds in India; it has a profound effect on the body and mind of those who chant it as well as the surroundings. Most mantra and vedic prayers start with OM. It is even used as a greeting – OM, Hari OM. It is repeated as a mantra or meditated upon. Its
The practice of circumbulation by Hindus is called Pradakshina. Why do we do Pradakshina? We cannot draw a circle without a centre point. The Lord is the centre, source and essence of our lives. Recognising Him as the focal point in our lives, we go about our daily chores. This is the significance of the Pradakshina. Also, every point on
In the Christian tradition, food is partaken after a thanks giving prayer grace. Indians make an offering of it to the Lord and later partake of it as prasada – a holy gift from the Lord. In temples and in many homes, the cooked food is first offered to the Lord each day. Our entire attitude to food and the
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A teacher is needed to guide us through school, our parent are needed to guide us through our lives and a Guru is needed to guide is on the spiritual path. Only a true guru knows how to reach God, we have to accept a true Guru who embodies the saintly qualities of God as described in the Hindu shastras.
The Hindu religion has had prayer beads for a long time. Its rosary consists of 109 beads — 108 to mark the 108 names of God and one to mark the beginning of the prayer cycle, “Dancing Shiva, who shows grace, peace and creative power, and destroys and treads on the evil dwarf.” Sakyamuni, the East Indian who was
Prathna is a way to communicate to God. By offering prayers to God, we thank Him, ask Him for forgiveness for the mistakes we might have made and ask Him to help us become enlightened and attain peace in our lives. God hears all prayers that come from the heart. By offering prayers to the Supreme God, we are able
Puja is a time when devotees offer devotion to God. We can talk to Him and He will bless us. We can thank Him for all the wonderful things He has gifted us with. We show our devotion to God by making a connection with Him. God Himself is present in the murtis. We are symbolically offering our lives to
The First day is called Dhanteras or Dhantryaodashi, which falls on the thirteenth day of the month of Ashwin The Second day of Diwali : Narak Chaturdasi It is the fourteenth lunar day (thithi) of the dark forthnight of the month of Kartik and the eve of Diwali. On this day Lord Krishna destroyed the demon Narakasur and made the
Physically Aarti is the ritual of waving the divas in a circular motion before Gods image. There are several underlying sentiments of Aarti: One is that the divas illuminate the whole of the Lords body with light so that devotees can do darshan of the whole body. The second sentiment is that devotees can lovingly welcome Bhagwan during Aarti, by offering
Great Kings are great teachers. There was once such a King, his ministers had no unity amongst themselves. To teach them unity, the King commanded that a quiver full of arrows be bought to the court. When it arrived, he said, “anyone who can snap this whole quiver into two will be given my kingdom”. All the ministers, one