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Post by venkatswam on Sept 10, 2012 12:47:27 GMT 5.5
Fundamental principles from Dharma Sastram that could be easily followed on a day-to-day basis. While Dharma sastra mandates a ‘DO IT COMPULSORILY’ tone, for the benefit of members and to encourage them, I have completely softened the tone (I have no authority to do it, but atleast it will help us gradually follow). Let us all strive to follow these to the maximum. - Grihastaas can make it a habit to wear Panchakachcham and do their nithyakarmas.
- It can be made a habit to sit and drink liquids. (drinking liquids with standing posture is prohibited)
- Yagynopaveetham should be made as a ‘maalai’ (niveetham) and should be elevated and wound up around the right ear while using the bath rooms. This practice can begin at home (one may find it easier to follow this even in office – it is not as hard as one thinks)
- To the extent possible one may gradually reduce the intake of onions and garlic even though there are other ‘nishiddha’ vegetables
- At least for one day official (or even personal) tours, one can take chapattis made at home for lunch/dinner etc and to the extent possible avoid eating outside.
- Brahma yagynam is very easy and it is less time consuming than even Sandhyavandanam. Rishi Tarpanam and Deva Tarpanam (which are part of this) is much needed in this hour. It normally takes less than 5 minutes. While it must follow Madhyanikam, please consult with your ‘aathu vaadhyar’ if it can be done just after Sandhyavandam also.
- ‘Lalaata Soonyam Smasana Samanam’ – An empty forehead, - without respective talisman is considered to be equivalent to a cremation ground. So, to the extent possible please have your respective symbols – Vibuthi, Kumkum, Vaishnava symbols etc. Agreed that it may vanish during the course of the day, but it can stay fresh and alive if we are careful about its existence and considering that lot of us are in air-conditioned atmosphere. Even when you are taking some photographs, ensure that you not only comb your hair, but also make sure your forehead is not empty.
I will try to follow this up with some very basic ‘stree dharmam’ shortly. |
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Post by athmapremprakash on Sept 10, 2012 12:53:41 GMT 5.5
hara hara sankara jaya jaya sankara
useful dutiful
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Post by Kanchi Periva on Sept 10, 2012 15:40:11 GMT 5.5
Good post, very practical too. Thanks for sharing
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Post by sakthigadadhar on Sept 10, 2012 17:15:27 GMT 5.5
It was very useful note. Thank you very much. Even if we take a step forward in fulfilling one of the steps, Iam 100% sure that Mahaperiyava based on our sincerity of purpose, will ensure that we follow all the steps. Jai Ma.
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Post by aussrin on Sept 10, 2012 17:19:01 GMT 5.5
A must to do thngs have been listed in short. To be adopted certainly.
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Post by kishmudk37 on Sept 10, 2012 18:40:36 GMT 5.5
 This is very very easy to follow as experienced by me.
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Post by radha on Sept 11, 2012 3:05:52 GMT 5.5
A great appeal indeed especially when there is a decline in observing the age old tradition. These simple duties ,if followed daily with faith, we can see a marked improvement in our attitude and thinking habits.It is only for our benefits. If the parents do it, their children will also follow it and the whole family environment will change for the better.If we follow and observe Dharma, dharmam will protect us.Hari Om. Thanks for the post which is timely.
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Post by gomata on Sept 11, 2012 8:15:08 GMT 5.5
... One clarification .... may I know are these selected by you ... when the following sentence says ...... I ............"While Dharma sastra mandates a ‘DO IT COMPULSORILY’ tone, for the benefit of members and to encourage them, I have completely softened the tone (I have no authority to do it, but atleast it will help us gradually follow). Let us all strive to follow these to the maximum......."
.....................sorry to ask , but Paramacharya would never would want to compromise on anything .....including Sandhya procedure .. may be I am wrong. Please correct me if I am wrong.... however your good intent is very clear in the posting Sir ! Thanks ! But please clarify........because this forum is also a way for me to connect to Paramacharya ... !
Regards
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Post by venkatswam on Sept 12, 2012 6:30:37 GMT 5.5
Member, I think you are referring to the 'can' tone instead of 'must' tone. My intention is not to moderate the procedure and agreed, Paramacharya would never compromise on any procedure. But my suggestion is for people already doing Sandhya, but dont know what are the correct procedures are. If I say, one MUST do only with kacham etc, Must not eat out etc. there are possibilties that one could just refrain from doing Sandhya at all. Dharma Shastram says that Dharmam must be followed gradually and not suddenly. Generally it is said that "Alparambaha Kshemakaraha"
There are many dharmams that Paramacharya would want us to follow, including having Shikhai, wearing Panchakachams always etc. The point is that we should slowly but steadily move towards that path
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Post by baloo on Nov 23, 2012 8:03:55 GMT 5.5
Good post, very practical too. Thanks for sharing it is wonderful and I have already stopped eating food outside. It is not difficult. I have been doing it for the past 30 months. Brahma yagnam is also a good suggestion.As suggsted let me consult aathu vadhyar. |
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Post by kramans on Nov 25, 2012 12:44:27 GMT 5.5
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Post by venkatswam on Nov 27, 2012 7:14:45 GMT 5.5
Thank you for sharing this sir
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Post by venkatasubramanan on Jan 5, 2013 11:12:19 GMT 5.5
If I am not mistaken, I would say that even those people who perform SANDYAVANDHANAM are not properly doing. I think classes for sandyavandhanam should be conducted whereever possible People visit several shetrams to get rid of navagraha doshams unfortunately they are not knowing the fact that all such remidies are there in sndyavandhanam.
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Post by baloo on Jan 22, 2013 7:36:24 GMT 5.5
namaskarams to mahapriyava. I was very happy to go through the article by Dr Kalyanaraman. I am visitor to the mutt sice the age of 8 and now 62. I had the oppertunity to dine along with Dr at the mutt. I have been observing his simplicity and his contributuon to the mutt is huge and still he behaves so well with the employees of the Mutt and totally unassuming character. I know his relative Mr V H Ramakrishnan being his colleague. Both have contributed a lot to the mutt,Periyava is always with such people
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Post by s. padmanabha iyer on Feb 18, 2013 12:27:47 GMT 5.5
good, we should follow
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This is very very easy to follow as experienced by me. 
