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(Christian book distributors) The Definition of Spiritual Ceremony - Puja

By Jack Bauer

 When I was arrived at Peetha Nilaya, I was glad that I could appear in a Puja ceremony conducted by Swami Vishwananda. The term puja is used to include all forms of ceremonial worship beginning with the simple daily offerings of flowers, fruit, leaves, rice, sweetmeats and water to the deities in homes or temples, by all pious Hindus. Puja is also an act to show admiration of gods or the higher spiritual powers which involves singing, praying or invocations. An essential part of puja for the Hindu devotee is making a spiritual connection with the Divine. The connection or the link is often through an object. For example, it can be a sculpture, a vessel, a painting or a print. Swami Vishwananda. says:”Puja is the offering to a specific deity. Also Swami Vishwananda says the main purpose of the object is you can be drawn near the higher spiritual power. Therefore it can be a statue of Mary, Jesus Mother, or Krishna, one of the Hindi gods. Whatever form of the Divine you feel closest to”. In a puja ceremony you can offer the deity incense, flowers, food or drink.

The symbols used during puja means human can now to be connected to the gods. This icon is not the deity itself; rather, it is believed to be filled with the deity’s cosmic energy. Therefore people can focus praising and communicate with God during this spiritual exercises. This shows you have loyalty to the gods that are worshipping. This just likes you are looking after your little brothers and sisters, parents or friends. It is also like playing with God, like a child plays with his toys. This is a ceremony that can be completely personal and brought into your own home. Many of us have icons of saints or deities in their homes already. Lighting a candle each day at the altar to your heart’s choice of icon is another offering of puja.

“My work is to open the hearts of people and make them realise they have infinite love within themselves and that it is very easy to give this love away unconditionally to others around them.” says Sri Swami Vishwananda.

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La Felicidad

By rulins

 Nosotros los seres humanos nos la pasamos toda nuestra vida y existencia embarcados en una bsqueda eterna de la Felicidad, invertimos mucho tiempo, esfuerzo y trabajo en conseguirla pero sin xito, son pocas las personas que pueden decir con certeza que la han alcanzado realmente, la mayora de los que decimos que somos felices en realidad no lo somos, el problema principal es que estamos buscando la felicidad en el lugar equivocado, la buscamos afuera de nosotros en los bienes materiales, en el trabajo, en otras personas olvidndonos de nosotros mismos, has escuchado hablar de la fbula del Pjaro Azul?, esta fbula grafica claramente porque las personas no somos felices y no podemos hallar La Real y Suprema Felicidad, en resumen la historia comienza con dos nios que viven en el bosque con su padre que es leador, ellos tienen una amiguita que vive muy cerca de donde ellos viven, pero ella est muy enferma y slo puede ser sanada por El Pjaro Azul, ellos tienen en casa un pjaro, pero este pjaro es de color gris, as que los nios se disponen a encontrar al Pajaro Azul y se internan en al bosque para hallarlo, all viven una serie de aventuras y peligros, durante mucho tiempo se mantienen obsesionados por hallar al Pjaro Azul, pero finalmente se dan por vencidos al no poder encontrarlo, ya muy decepcionados deciden regresar a su casa y al entrar en ella quedan muy sorprendidos, el pjaro gris que ellos tenan, ya no era gris, era azul, El Pajaro Azul, slo que cambiaba su plumaje en distintas pocas del ao, esto es exactamente lo que nos pasa a nosotros en la bsqueda de la felicidad, hacemos todo lo posible por encontrarla, pero nunca la hallamos, porque la buscamos en el lugar equivocado, afuera de nosotros, la verdadera felicidad se encuentra dentro de cada quien, una vez hallada nunca nadie podr arrebatarla, porque es parte de nosotros mismos, porque es parte de nuestra esencia de nuestro ser y eso nadie se lo puede llevar.

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Buddhist Meditation Guides

By TomMack

 Basically and essentially, a good meditation guide takes the guess work out of meditation. You will know in full how, when, where and most importantly why you meditate. You will know what to expect along the path to spiritual enlightenment. And you will learn about the many benefits that come as part of the meditative experience, including truth, purity, peace and love; both for yourself and for others in your life. There are the more strict techniques which are found in the more traditional schools such as zen or to a certain extent the traditional Buddhist meditations. These are not really that suitable for the use of music as the idea is to enforce a sort of nothingness.

You have to simply allow any sort of thoughts or distractions appear in your mind and float away without you exploring them or becoming attached to them. Another pointer to remember to succeed in meditation is to block out any possible distractions which may include loud noises, uncomfortable clothing, extreme temperatures, and the like. The idea is to create a space and assume a position where you body and mind can relax and let go of the demanding thoughts and feelings that usually plague them.

We lose our selves in running ahead of our selves in the possibility of a better future. We get lost in the concern of passing time. We get extremely caught up with our daily routines. We ignore our most important value sometimes just to be accepted by others and we loose our dignity and self-esteem by not following the small promises we make to our own selves. Meditation helps to attain a peaceful state of mind so that stress can be reduced. In mindfulness meditation you need to become more aware of your surroundings. As you become aware with the help of mindfulness meditation you will also become aware of the complicated issues to be faced in life. In mindfulness meditation you have to sit in a quite room and relax.

You must be thinking about hoe to start with the practice. So there is no need to worry if you have no one to guide you. You can use the Mindfulness Meditation Mp3 that is easily available in the market. These MP3s are very helpful especially for the beginners. Another thing that will help you acclimate with the meditation that you want to go out and do is to meditate on the same place again and again. Having a consistent place that you can go out and meditate to will enable you to acclimate faster. In the last several years, studies have been performed on meditation and its effect on the body. This research has indicated that meditating even 10 minutes a day can bring dramatic effects to the body.

Those who practice Buddhist meditation are, for the most part, more relaxed and serene. They are happier, healthier people with a greater degree of focus and concentration, and are even known to be more honest and just.

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