A Seminar on Home Deity Worship - ebooks
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A Seminar on Home Deity Worship - ebooks
A Seminar on Home Deity Worship A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Day 1 A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Purpose of this Seminar •To share some methods of Deity worship at home •To provide a forum where various doubts related home Deity Worship can be discussed A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Need for Deity Worship 1. Kåñëa’s Desire 2. Accessibility to the Lord 3. Degradation with time A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Kåñëa’s Desire man-manä bhava mad-bhakto mad-yäjé mäà namaskuru mäm evaiñyasi satyaà te pratijäne priyo 'si me Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty BG 18.65 Five manifestations of the Lord Para-Original form Vyüha - Quadruple expansions Vibhava - Pastime incarnations Antaryämé - The Supersoul Arcä -The Deity A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord – Para A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord – Vyuha A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord – Vibhava A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord – Paramatma A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord – Archa A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Five Manifestations of the Lord Name Para Place the form of SL in the spiritual world Vyuha Caturvyuha forms in Water in the Vaikuntha Cloud Forms in which He River water appears in different TPC Vibhava Paramatma In the heart Arca Vigraha Visible to eyes Analogy Ocean water Ground water Tap water Accessibility Inaccessible – unable to drink Inaccessible Accessible to people in certain TPC Accessible but one has to endeavor meditation Accessible for everyone A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty II. Accessibility to the Lord Kåñëa is all pervading and present everywhere but becomes accessible to the conditioned soul through His Deity. e.g.1.Cow & Udder 2.Television Program 3.Tap & Water A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty III. Degradation with time dåñövä teñäà mitho nåëäm avajïänätmatäà nåpa tretädiñu harer arcä kriyäyai kavibhiù kåtä My dear King, when great sages and saintly persons saw mutually disrespectful dealings at the beginning of Tretä-yuga, Deity worship in the temple was introduced with all paraphernalia. SB 7.14.39 A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Intent behind Action A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Spirit behind Ritual A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Connection behind Enaction A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Krsna is the Enjoyer & I am the Servant A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Philosophy behind Deity Worship •Deity worship Vs Idol Worship •Ritual to Spiritual. •Prayers for meditation. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Deity worship Vs Idol Worship A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Ritual to Spiritual •Definite procedures and rites used to perform a prayer, as an of act of gratitude or request A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Why Negative Connotation of Ritual these days? •Nobody explains the philosophy or science behind it. And because of this it gets carried away A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Other Reasons Time Waste of Energy Money A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Other Reasons Distraction Cheating Cases Intolerance Shackled by one book One thought process A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Blind Faith A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Are Only Indians Ritualistic ? •Every religion and even atheist believe in some form of Ritual A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Indian thought of culture was of seeking truth A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty What is the Philosophy behind Rituals? •We are spirit souls trapped in human body. Lord provides us all the necessary items for our survival. •As a act of Gratitude and understanding the Proprietorship of Lord and our Dependence on Him we offer him thanks and prayers which is the essence of every ritual. •Eventually it transforms into Love for the Supreme Lord. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Important Aspects in Ritual Realign Realize Reconnect Ritual Reciprocate Request A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Transformative •Spirit +Ritual Spiritual •Selfish Passions Selfless Service •Arrogance Humility •Envy Appreciation A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Can Rituals be Discarded? •No. Our External Influences our Internal. •You cannot watch a movie in a talkative crowd and disturbing moving train. We need proper ambience. •Procedures helps us to focus on the Internal. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Can Rituals be Adjusted? •Yes. Without Loosing the Essence and under the proper consultations and guidance •Example Arati timings (Although Arati means before night. We need to adjust timings according to place and circumstances) •Krishna is Bhavagrahi A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty What will Spirituality Lead to? Kindness Mercy Understanding Fraternity Love Divine Qualities A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Compassion What will Spirituality Lead to? Thanks Satisfaction Generosity Charity Tolerance Divine Qualities Forgiveness A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Result •When humans properly with standard ritual and love offer Lord what he has kindly given us, the entire world prospers and Lord bestows more Grace and Supreme Goal. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Day 2 A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Definition and Goal of Archana • Refer Class A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Qualifications for Archana? • Refer Class A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Cleanliness and Punctuality • Refer Class A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Only through Spiritual Master can we approach the Deity A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Requirements •Shelter of a bonafide spiritual master. •Punctuality & Cleanliness. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty The Five aspects of Deity Worship •Abhigamana •Upadana •Yoga •Ijya •Svadhyaya A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Pancaratrika Vidhi & Bhagavata Vidhi • Refer Class A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Mood of HH Radhanath Swami & Srila Prabhapada • Refer Class A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Bhagavat Vidhi & Pancharatriki Vidhi A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Worship Procedures Vedic Tantric Pancharatriki A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Benefits of Deity Worship for Beginners in Bhakti A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Over 32 Limbs of Bhakti are Covered in DW A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Changes Vision Personal enjoyment to SL’s enjoyment A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Inculcates Regulation A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Purify the ego, Without Infringing upon it A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Purify the ego, Without Infringing upon it A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Archana creates a tendency for Worship A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Helps take Complete Shelter of Lord A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Children grow with Practical Devotional Service A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty SB - Memories of Rescue a Fallen Devotee A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Steady the Unsteady Mind. (Narada Muni’s instructions to Dhruva) A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Transforming a place into holy place. yatra yatra harer arcä sa deçaù çreyasäà padam yatra gaìgädayo nadyaù puräëeñu ca viçrutäù Auspicious indeed are the places where there is a temple of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kåñëa, in which He is duly worshiped, and also the places where there flow the celebrated sacred rivers mentioned in the Puräëas, the supplementary Vedic literatures. Anything spiritual done there is certainly very effective. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty SB 7.14.29 Purification from Material Contamination sa nirgataù kaurava-puëya-labdho gajähvayät tértha-padaù padäni anväkramat puëya-cikérñayorvyäm adhiñöhito yäni sahasra-mürtiù By his piety, Vidura achieved the advantages of the pious Kauravas. After leaving Hastinäpura, he took shelter of many places of pilgrimages, which are the Lord's lotus feet. With a desire to gain a high order of pious life, he traveled to holy places where thousands of transcendental forms of the Lord are situated. SB 3.1.17 A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty To overcome Non-Devotional Tendencies 1. Empiricism – Understanding Kåñëa by logic 2. Callousness 3. Impersonalism A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Engagement for all senses Ambarish Maharaj A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Detachment 1.Maharaj Jaisingh 2.Padampat Singhania A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Benefits Summary 1. Opportunity to bring up children in an atmosphere of practical Devotional service 2. Srimad Bhagavatam describes how memories of Deity Worship rescues a fallen devotee 3. Arcana => Formal and Regulated offering of worship to the SL. 4. Bhajana => Taking complete shelter of SL 5. CSs do not have a Natural Tendency to worship SL. Therefore Arcana is important. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Benefits Summary 6. **Out of 64 items of Bhakti majority are related to the DW. Infact some appear same. e.g. accepting Incense, Maha garlands offered to SL 7. Pancaratrika Pradipa: Neophyte is not on the spontaneous platform, hence he needs proper place and time etc to worship the SL 8. The descent of the deity form of SL is a Causeless Mercy on the Neophyte. A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Benefits Summary 9. Neophyte has a general tendency to quarrel with others. 10.Therefore to purify the ego, without infringing upon it, DW is required. Because when one is absorbed in Deity worship, there is no time to quarrel. And in due course of time, they get purified and do not quarrel. 11. Helps change Neophyte’s Vision: See objects not for his own enjoyment but for SL’s enjoyment A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Hare Kåñëa Hare Kåñëa Kåñëa Kåñëa Hare Hare Hare Räma Hare Räma Räma Räma Hare Hare A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty Thank You A Seminar on Home Deity Worship, Sri Sri Radhagopinath Mandir, ISKCON Chowpatty