Making our land a beacon of spirituality

Question that a Sanatani faces is, ‘God is everywhere and omnipresent. Then why does one need a temple to demarcate Godhead?’

- LAKSHMI BAY!

There are 27 asterisms or Nakshathrams under which each human being is born.

On the 28th day the whole cycle starts again. Therefore on the 28th day after birth, parents and family tie a black thread on the child. For those who can afford it, golden bangles, waist chain and anklets are also put on the infant. Some care givers decide, very sensibly, to pierce the earlobes of the child.

It is said that the shape of the ears is that of the foetus in the mother’s womb. In ancient India, both men and women used to have their earlobes pierced. It was believed to help facilitate the opening of the Brahma-randhram, or the very top of the skull where the Four quarters of the skull called Fontanels meet.

Prana or Life enters the mother’s womb and after a proper period of gestation a child is born. The place through which the prana exits determines it’s next course of action. Ancient Sanatanis believe that we all contain the same Divinity. It is in fact the Leela or the play of this very spark which has resulted in this vast creation that we perceive as the Universe. What comes from the Parabrahman or the formless, endless Energy has to return there. Our many births facilitate us to complete the journey.

There are Seven Chakras in the body. The Sahasraara Chakra is the one on top of the skull. When the prana exits the body through this way, it is poised for Salvation or a higher birth in the very least. The human body is beautiful and complete in itself. Yet the desire to adorn it is almost part of birth.