Yagnya
Yajnya: Agnihotra, the
Smallest Form of Yajnya based on circadian rhythm corresponding
sunrise and sunset.
The ancient science of bioenergy given through the Vedas states that
there are numberless billions of solar systems of which our planet
is a tiny speck. The layer of useful atmosphere surrounding our
planet Earth is very thin. Any change induced in this layer of
atmosphere automatically leads to
a corresponding change in PRANA, the life energy that pulsates
through us all and connects man with the cosmos. Prana and mind may
be taken to be like two sides of the same coin and hence, a change
in the atmosphere is automatically transposed to the realm of the
mind.
The Vedic science of Yajnya states that mind is affected by rhythms
of nature corresponding to undulations of our planet. Yajnya is a
process based on biorhythms of which man is a prisoner.
Various rhythms of nature corresponding to the rotation of the Earth
and other cosmic objects affect the human body and mind. Burning
specific organic substances into fire and uttering certain Mantras
under the conditions of certain rhythms of nature produce a specific
mind and mind
becomes tranquil. Our happiness depends on the reactions of the mind
and hence, Yajnya is a AGNIHOTRA is the smallest form of Yajnya
based on one circadian rhythm corresponding to sunrise and sunset.
The following was revealed in 1974:
AT SUNRISE THE MANY FIRES, ELECTRICITIES, ETHERS AND MORE SUBTLE
ENERGIES EMANATING FROM THE SUN EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE EARTH AND
PRODUCE A FLOOD EFFECT AT THOSE COORDINATES WHERE THE SUN IS SAID TO
RISE. IT IS AWESOME. THE
FLOOD ENLIVENS AND PURIFIES EVERY- THING IN ITS PATH, DESTROYING
WHAT IS IMPURE IS ITS WAKE. THIS TORRENT OF LIFE SUSTAINING ENERGIES
CAUSES ALL LIFE TO REJOICE.
AT SUNRISE THAT MUSIC CAN BE HEARD. THE MORNING AGNIHOTRA MANTRA IS
THE ESSENCE OF THAT MUSIC. IT IS QUINTESSENTIAL SOUND OF THAT FLOOD.
AT SUNSET THE FLOOD RECEDES.
Thus, burning of specific substances and uttering of Mantra are to
be synchronized with the timing of sunrise and sunset. This, in
short, is Agnihotra, the smallest Yajnya which anyone in any walk of
life can practice with a little effort.
The fire is to be prepared in a copper vessel which has a pyramid
shape. The metal itself, as well as the shape, have an effect on the
subtle energies which induce a change in the atmosphere leading to a
beneficial change on the mind. Agnihotra is a great material aid to
unburden the mind
and you begin to feel free. THIS LEADS TO CONTENTMENT IN LIFE SINCE
A PUSH IS GIVEN TO THE MIND TO REACT WITH LOVE.
Agnihotra is also a process of fumigation which affects the
intensity of pathogenic bacteria. Agnihotra atmosphere gives
nourishment to plant life. Within three weeks you can notice the
effect on plants if they are kept in a room where Agnihotra is
practiced regularly. Agnihotra atmosphere
results in better absorption of the sun's rays by the water
resources on Earth. Thus, the energy cycle of the planet is kept in
rhythm.
Pollution in the atmosphere has a dastardly effect on the human body
and mind and hence we witness so much misery despite material
plenty. Agnihotra puts the whole process in reverse gear and you
feel free and happy. If you practice Agnihotra you might very well
say goodbye to psychiatric troubles. When the tension on the mind is
lessened, one-pointedness of mind is achieved. Hence, Agnihotra is a
great material aid to happiness. Our breathing is connected to
phases of the moon. A
definite change in breathing rhythm takes place exactly at sunrise.
If you are in bed at sunrise the change may not be as nature has
planned it. Practice of Agni-hotra automatically insures that the
change in rhythm will be in tune with nature. This avoids a
disharmony in equilibrium and thus
proneness to disease is lessened.
Practice of Agnihotra leads us to a happy state of mind and you
automatically begin to experience more love. Anger and envy are
lessened. What cannot be achieved by reading several books or
listening to several sermons is achieved in a short time by the
performance of Agnihotra. Agnihotra makes you a better person in
your family. The reason is simple. It is transformation of the mind.
Agnihotra is an exact technique for psycho-physiological victory
over passion and greed.
Thousands of families all over the world on every continent are
practicing Agnihotra. Automobile pollution, pollution due to
exhausts from factory chimneys, water pollution, noise pollution,
nuclear radiation and much more have terribly disturbed the useful
layer of atmosphere around our planet. Many species of birds and
fish are disappearing. All plant life is unhappy. The ancient
science of Vedic medicine called AYURVEDA states that if the
atmosphere is starved of the nutrients which result from YAJNYAS we
experience baneful changes in the atmosphere, the seasonal cycle is
disturbed and the medicinal qualities of plants deteriorate.
AYURVEDA comes from ATHARVAVEDA where the science of bacteriology is
given.
Modern medicine is slowly veering towards the Vedic science of
medicine and a grow-ing awareness that health is influenced by
subtler force of which it knows little. Many biological activities
correspond to the rotation of our planet around the sun. This leads
to undulations in intensity regarding performance ability. Manic
depression, hypertension and several other disorders are influenced
by changes in biological activities that come about due to
undulatory planetary cycles. Agnihotra is based on one such cycle
called a circadian rhythm (rhythm around a day). The specific
cond-itions of nature at the critical points of sunrise/sunset, the
effect of burning specific
substances in a vessel of prescribed metal having a prescribed shape
and size, and utterance of specific vibrations have a combined
effect on the atmosphere. This affects our biological functioning
and gives a push to the mind in the direction of LOVE. If practiced
regularly as a part of
the Fivefold Path it improves meditation. Then the stage comes when
no special meditation sittings are necessary. All the reactions of
the mind spring forth from LOVE.
Today we notice that there is more disease despite advances made by
the science of medicine. There are more cases of cancer, leukemia
and respiratory ailments. We see old diseases in new forms and new
diseases which defy solution. Pollution in the atmosphere disturbs
the functioning
of PRANA and since PRANA and mind are like two sides of the same
coin the disturbance is transferred to the realm of the mind. We
witness that two honest, intelligent, good-intentioned people find
it difficult to get along together. There is more quarreling,
alienation and disorder in family life. Psychiatric clinics crowded
with patients are a testimony to this. Practice of Agnihotra means
goodbye to psychiatry. Mind is subtle matter and Agnihotra gives a
push to the mind to function in the direction of love. When our car
is stuck in mud we need something to pull or push it.
The mind is in the grooves of habits (repeated actions) and practice
of Agnihotra enables the mind to get out of them and absorb new rein
forcers of TAPA. By practice of Agnihotra you will experience how
your anxiety and tension become less and how you are catapulted into
a state of joy. This
makes the journey on the Path of Light facile.......from works of
Shree Vasant Paranjape
Perform Agnihotra and believe your own experience...
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