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Dr. Shanker Adawal
Yogyas and Poojas
Yogas and Poojas are
traditional forms of Vedic worship to specific Deities or planets.
This method of
astrological remedy is emphasized on the classical Jyotish scriptures.
God is the ultimate
controller of the planets and dispenser of karma, and everything is possible
under his/her grace. There is a very advance knowledge in the Vedic tradition
about how to invoke a specific Deity or one of the manifestations or powers of
God through the proper ritual and mantras.
By this act, the Deity
representing the planet is invoked, invited to come and is served by offerings
of a special seat, foods, flowers, clothing, water, milk, ornaments, jewels,
light, fire, incense, and other sacred objects. There are specific powerful
mantras in the form of Vedic hymns for invoking those energies.
The sincerity of the
worshipper in wanting to purify his mind and ego is very important.
The Pooja is a simpler
ritual that any person with a little training and sincere intention can do,
whereas the Yogyas are more sophisticated and elaborate rituals which should be
conducted by a traditional Vedic priest, who does the offerings and rituals in
the name of the worshipper.
Austerities
and Fasts
One way of astrological
remedy is to do certain form of austerities. Austerities or “tapas” is a form
of accepting voluntarily a penance or self-restraint, in order to pay a karmic
debt. Tapas strengthens the mind, will power and capacity to endure any
difficulty in life. It takes the mind away form the duality of “likes and
dislikes”, Raga and Dwesha.
Tapas activates the
“Tejas” or fire element in the mind and body, which bestows inner strength,
sharp mind and the capacity to achieve any desired situation and overcome any
difficulty in life.
Instead of trying to avoid
any form of pain at all means, which is what the mind usually does, the Yogi
takes upon himself some challenge to become stronger.
Tapas can be especially
powerful to counteract any negative influence from Saturn or to strength the
Mars or Sun energies if weak on the birth chart.
The
most recommended Tapas are:
Doing service to the poor,
the sick, the personal teacher or the wise people, refrain from pleasures that
are not healthy and make the mind scattered and attached, observing a pure
simple moderated diet, occasional fasats, keeping silence or only speaking what
is absolutely necessary and beneficial, getting up early in the morning to do
Yoga, meditation or other spiritual practices, assuming and maintaining or
other spiritual practices, assuming and maintaining a steady posture without
movement for meditation, sleeping on a hard bed, sitting on the floor.
One of the highest (and
most difficult, but recommended) tapas is: “Bear insult and injury”, not
responding with aggression or negativity towards an offender, not identifying
with the ego.
But tapas don’t mean
torturing the body by extreme or “masochist” means, which harm the physical
body. Some people cut, burn, beat, pierce their bodies. This kind of extreme
Tapas is considered as “Tamasic” or born out of ignorance and delusion.
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