Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse
On 4/15/2014 6:25 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: Hindu Superstition that is TM Gospel through the ignorance of believing Marshy was an infallible god: Even if it makes you like like a bigot, never pass up an opportunity to express your prejudice if it will help you win a religious debate. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse
I woke up a few minutes after totality to take a geezer pee, and I looked out the window to see it. It was a gorgeous sight.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse
Hopefully while doing this you were chanting the name of God after purifying yourself, followed by bathing yourself while wearing the clothes you were wearing and making donations according to your means. :-) From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse I woke up a few minutes after totality to take a geezer pee, and I looked out the window to see it. It was a gorgeous sight.
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I would confess to having been Buck naked, except I'm quite certain that Buck was born with clothes on and has never once taken them off. Petra admonishes me about the bad juju of looking at eclipses, but I love seeing cool astronomical phenomena. Last year, I grooved on seeing four of Jupiter's moons through binoculars, and right now, Mars is spectacular. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Hopefully while doing this you were chanting the name of God after purifying yourself, followed by bathing yourself while wearing the clothes you were wearing and making donations according to your means. :-) From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse I woke up a few minutes after totality to take a geezer pee, and I looked out the window to see it. It was a gorgeous sight.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse
I wished I had read this before last night, I woke up with a severe *moon burn* . On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:25 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com wrote: Hindu Superstition that is TM Gospel through the ignorance of believing Marshy was an infallible god: Eclipse Why should we follow the rituals during and after the eclipse and how should they be followed? How to remain pure during the eclipse? Why should we take a bath after an eclipse? Back to Main Q.1 Why should we follow the rituals during and after the eclipse and how should they be followed? A. There are two types of eclipses: solar and lunar eclipses. When an eclipse occurs, only certain regions of the world are affected. The rule for following the eclipse ritual is as follows: if the eclipse affects the region that you are living in, then you should follow the rituals as prescribed by the scriptures. However, if the eclipse does not affect your region, then you should not follow the rituals laid out for the eclipse. In the Shikshãpatri, Bhagwan Swaminarayan says: At the time of a solar or lunar eclipse, instantly stop all activities and chant the name of God in a purified state. After the eclipse, householders should bathe with the clothes they are wearing and then make donations according to their means. (Shik 86/87) The Hindu scriptures, the Purãns (written by Ved Vyãs), narrate the story of how the eclipse came into existence: After the churning of the ocean by the devas (gods) and daityas (demons), amrut - immortalizing the nectar - was produced. It so happened that the demons got the nectar first, but the devas created an apsarã (a beautiful celestial woman) called Mohini. She tricked the demons and took the nectar away from them. Once the devas received the amrut, they asked God to distribute the amrut to all the gods equally. While God was serving everyone amrut, a demon, named Rãhu, through yogic powers transformed himself into a deva and sat in line to receive amrut and thus become immortal. He sat between the Sun-god and the Moon-god. They both recognized the demon in the form of a deva. When God unknowlingly served amrut to Rãhu, both the sun and the moon revealed that it was a demon. So God beheaded Rãhu instantly with his sudarshan chakra. But by the time God beheaded Rãhu he had drunk the amrut. The amrut had reached Rãhu’s throat, making his head immortal. Rãhu’s head thus became a planet. Since the Sun-god and the Moon-god told God about Rãhu, Rãhu was deeply disappointed and nursed a hatred for them. Therefore it is believed that during certain times of the year Rãhu holds the sun and the moon by his mouth (grahan), hence the existence of the solar and lunar eclipses. The Shikshãpatri states that one should instantly stop all activities and chant the name of God at the time of an eclipse. The reason for doing so is to chant and pray to God for the release of the sun or the moon from the grasp of Rãhu. Be it a solar or lunar eclipse, the rules to follow before, during and after the eclipse are as follows: Before the eclipse: One should not eat 12 hours before the solar eclipse begins. One can drink water. One should not eat 9 hours before the lunar eclipse begins. One can drink water. In addition, one should not offer meals to God during this pre-eclipse period. However, one is allowed to perform arti, pray and sing devotional songs during this period. There may be times when the solar eclipse occurs before sunrise. Therefore one may see the eclipse only after the sun has risen. In this case, one should not eat after sunset the previous night. During the eclipse: While the eclipse is taking place one should sit in one place, chant the name of God and sing devotional songs. One should observe a waterless fast while the actual eclipse is in progress. After the eclipse: One should take a bath with one’s clothes on immediately after the eclipse. It is best to take a bath in cold water after the eclipse is over. The Satsangijivan, written by Shatãnand Muni, states that after one purifies oneself, one should offer donations according to one’s income. If donations are offered with love and devotion, one will receive appropriate returns as stated in the scriptures. It is in the joy of the Sun and/or Moon-god being released from the clutches of Rãhu that the devotees offer donations. Since sadhus have no money, they rejoice by performing puja.
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The real reason to meditate and practice siddhis during an eclipse is they become much more powerful. Maybe they should have held flying sessions at the dome during the eclipse and people might float. :-D On 04/15/2014 04:25 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: Hindu Superstition that is TM Gospel through the ignorance of believing Marshy was an infallible god: Eclipse Why should we follow the rituals during and after the eclipse and how should they be followed? How to remain pure during the eclipse? Why should we take a bath after an eclipse? Back to Main Q.1 Why should we follow the rituals during and after the eclipse and how should they be followed? A. There are two types of eclipses: solar and lunar eclipses. When an eclipse occurs, only certain regions of the world are affected. The rule for following the eclipse ritual is as follows: if the eclipse affects the region that you are living in, then you should follow the rituals as prescribed by the scriptures. However, if the eclipse does not affect your region, then you should not follow the rituals laid out for the eclipse. In the Shikshãpatri, Bhagwan Swaminarayan says: At the time of a solar or lunar eclipse, instantly stop all activities and chant the name of God in a purified state. After the eclipse, householders should bathe with the clothes they are wearing and then make donations according to their means. (Shik 86/87) The Hindu scriptures, the Purãns (written by Ved Vyãs), narrate the story of how the eclipse came into existence: After the churning of the ocean by the devas (gods) and daityas (demons), amrut - immortalizing the nectar - was produced. It so happened that the demons got the nectar first, but the devas created an apsarã (a beautiful celestial woman) called Mohini. She tricked the demons and took the nectar away from them. Once the devas received the amrut, they asked God to distribute the amrut to all the gods equally. While God was serving everyone amrut, a demon, named Rãhu, through yogic powers transformed himself into a deva and sat in line to receive amrut and thus become immortal. He sat between the Sun-god and the Moon-god. They both recognized the demon in the form of a deva. When God unknowlingly served amrut to Rãhu, both the sun and the moon revealed that it was a demon. So God beheaded Rãhu instantly with his sudarshan chakra. But by the time God beheaded Rãhu he had drunk the amrut. The amrut had reached Rãhu’s throat, making his head immortal. Rãhu’s head thus became a planet. Since the Sun-god and the Moon-god told God about Rãhu, Rãhu was deeply disappointed and nursed a hatred for them. Therefore it is believed that during certain times of the year Rãhu holds the sun and the moon by his mouth (grahan), hence the existence of the solar and lunar eclipses. The Shikshãpatri states that one should instantly stop all activities and chant the name of God at the time of an eclipse. The reason for doing so is to chant and pray to God for the release of the sun or the moon from the grasp of Rãhu. Be it a solar or lunar eclipse, the rules to follow before, during and after the eclipse are as follows: Before the eclipse: One should not eat 12 hours before the solar eclipse begins. One can drink water. One should not eat 9 hours before the lunar eclipse begins. One can drink water. In addition, one should not offer meals to God during this pre-eclipse period. However, one is allowed to perform arti, pray and sing devotional songs during this period. There may be times when the solar eclipse occurs before sunrise. Therefore one may see the eclipse only after the sun has risen. In this case, one should not eat after sunset the previous night. During the eclipse: While the eclipse is taking place one should sit in one place, chant the name of God and sing devotional songs. One should observe a waterless fast while the actual eclipse is in progress. After the eclipse: One should take a bath with one’s clothes on immediately after the eclipse. It is best to take a bath in cold water after the eclipse is over. The Satsangijivan, written by Shatãnand Muni, states that after one purifies oneself, one should offer donations according to one’s income. If donations are offered with love and devotion, one will receive appropriate returns as stated in the scriptures. It is in the joy of the Sun and/or Moon-god being released from the clutches of Rãhu that the devotees offer donations. Since sadhus have no money, they rejoice by performing puja.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse
You could send Buck to Munich. :-D http://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2014/04/14/nudity-goes-legal-in-munich/ On 04/15/2014 07:54 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote: I would confess to having been Buck naked, except I'm quite certain that Buck was born with clothes on and has never once taken them off. Petra admonishes me about the bad juju of looking at eclipses, but I love seeing cool astronomical phenomena. Last year, I grooved on seeing four of Jupiter's moons through binoculars, and right now, Mars is spectacular. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote : Hopefully while doing this you were chanting the name of God after purifying yourself, followed by bathing yourself while wearing the clothes you were wearing and making donations according to your means. :-) *From:* j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:27 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Eclipse I woke up a few minutes after totality to take a geezer pee, and I looked out the window to see it. It was a gorgeous sight.
