There are no such
requirements nor restrictions. You may choose to do in any room or
ouside in your back yard or your balcony. There are no restrictions.
Observe the personal cleanliness as much as you can. That is 'Pavitrya'
as you can.
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Should
we be using only brown rice or any rice would do..? |
Any rice is Ok. I
personally avoid rice grains such as boiled or paraboiled rice. This
is a staple item to some of our friends from S. India. Any dehusked
rice grains as the nature has given us or the rice that we use for
home cooking are Ok.
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Can
I use unsalted butter for making ghee or do I have to make butter at
home and then prepare ghee?
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Making ghee from sweet
unsalted butter is ok. Even cow's ghee that is available in the
stores is ok as long as it is Cow's ghee and not the 'Shuddha Ghee
as it is sold in India. Which may be made of Buffalo milk or butter
there of.
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Can
I also practice saying other mantras and make offering in the same
agnihotra fire. For instance Ganapati homa would mean saying the
ganesha bija mantra while making offerings to the agni. Is it
possible to do this...? can this be done once the agnihotra mantra
is completed? |
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Yes, you may do all the yajnyas. Regarding the 'Beej Mantra' I hope
you have received it from some preceptor. I know without agnihotra
all the rest may be of little help. I will leave it to you to make
your own decision.
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What
are the benefits of Agnihotra? |
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The benefits are infinite. The Agnihotra benedictions are not only
on a material level but envelope all the three levels that all
creation exists and you are a part of that Total existence. I may
speak for hours on end yet what good is it? The best thing is to
experience it yourself. My personal experience is phenomenal. At
least I may say I know what joy is, all my needs are fulfilled as
also my desires. When speaking of joy happiness is a very crude
word. If this may not be your wish or goal then perhaps Agnihotra
may not be for you. There are thousands of Muslims, Christians, Jews
that I have taught and are practicing Agnihotra for the last several
years. This is a perfect science and can be empirically proven.
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