In my last post I talked about organizing the Peetha for the ritual. During the organization of the peetha, we invoke various gods and worship them in an order. The question thus arises, why do we worship them and why the order? Let’s see below the different actions performed in the worship ritual – Achmanam – Purifying with water. This is also offering the water to Vishnu inside one self Remembering Ganesha – Ganesha is personification of our consciousness. Remembering him makes your mind conscious. Being conscious helps avoid and overcome obstacles. Remember Ganesha is also known as “Vighnaharta”. Pranayam – Restraining the life force. A calm and relaxed mind can concentrate and focus better, compared to an agitated or tense mind. Breathing and mental state have a correlation. When mind is agitated, breathing is irregular and labored. When mind is calm, breathing is regular and smooth. Pranaayaama is a method of controlling the breathing and hence regularizing the life force
An indefatigable search for the self. Persistently asking the question for the purpose of every thing we do. Some questions are answered and some are not. Join me in my search and together we can uncover some more.