Tyajyas – (things to be shunned) . A. Horse returning after bath, elephant in its rut, love-lorn bull and wicked scholar. B. Evil action, unhealthy region, evil wife and bad foods. Danas (Gifts) – Gifts daily given without expecting return or result is Nityadana. Gifts given to scholars (pundits) for the sake of alleviation of […]
Four – in Christianity number 4 is symbolically linked to the Cross and employed to signify what is solid and that which could be touched and felt. The symbolic meaning of number Four deals with stability and invokes the grounded nature of all things. Consider the four seasons, four directions, four elements all these amazingly […]
49. Ashtanga Pranam – while prostrating in front of Guru or God, touching the ground with eight parts of our body. They are knees, belly, chest, hands, elbows, chin, nose, and temple. Not recommended for women. 50. Ashta Lakshmi – eight Lakshmi, are the secondary manifestations of Shri-Maha-Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, who preside […]
29. ASTANGAYOGA(S). Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dhyana, Dharana and Samadhi. (1)Yama – That which prevents the yogis from doing prohibited things – Ahirhsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacarya and Aparigraha are yamas. (2)Niyama – Actions leading to Moksa. They are: (1) SAUCA – Cleanliness of the mind cleaning it of such bad qualities like jealousy. (2) […]
Eight – Every number has a certain power which is expressed both by its symbol to denote its representation and by its connection to universal principles. Numbers have relationships with all things in nature, thus making them supremely powerful symbolic expressions. Eight represents eternity and infinity. In fact in mathematics the symbol for infinity is […]
Symbolism in Numbers – 5 ( Contd..) Panca prasada – a temple with 4 pinnacles and a steeple. Panca bala – the 5 forces or strengths – faith, energy, recollection, self-concentration and reason. Pancavadi – places where these 5 trees are present – Aswatha, Bilva, Vata, Dhatri and Asoka. Panca valkala – a collection […]
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