How do you respect your elders? When you do, do you receive blessings? Our theory is that doing pairi pouna is the form of respect that the elders most give back blessings. Also, everyone knows that sound does not travel in space but bounces of the atmosphere. It is also scientifically proven that energy never dissapears. It can change and alter its form, but it never dies. Therefore, when people give you blesssings, the blessings will keep richocheting around the atmosphere and keep hitting you. If you work long enough, you can have an eternal shield of love, kindness, and blessings that will come back again and again.
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Interesting post! Don't you think that would be a bit selfish if pairi-pauna was solely intended to seek an elder's blessings? I think it is merely a ritual designed to acknowledge the wisdom and experience of someone older than you. To me, it helps establish who is the teacher (guru) and who is the disciple (shishya). Bowing is a sign of humility. I think it is all about showing respect. Of course, a useful side benefit of pairi-pauna is that you get to stretch your back and stomach muscles ;-)
IMHO, nice writing. Not sure about the title :-). Interested in finding out why do you think there is a connection between the ritual and the respect.
Ok, all right. How about this. Since apparently I am young and unknowledgeable, how about on Diwali, we turn on Skype and have a forum. Then I will make up my mind.
Rupal, that was cute.
Here are my comments :
I think the ritual is put in place, only to seek blessings and love from parents. The respect packaging is there, just to make it easier for parents to dole out blessings. Try saying mean things to a person and ten seconds later, demand for love and wishes. Get my point.
Now, according to India Posts, this is a very selfish reason to practice Pari Pouna. May I point out a key difference. An act that benefits you and doesn't hurt others is not "selfish", it is an "opportunity".
.. so, Vishesh, in case, you feel that an elder is inconvienced, or doesn't subscribe to your thinking, leave him or her alone. Otherwise, care, work hard, love immensely to generate as many positive vibes in the atomsphere as you can. And even when your elders are gone, their vocal blessings would run into you every so often in life. I've experienced it.
Rupal, that was cute.
Here are my comments :
I think the ritual is put in place, only to seek blessings and love from parents. The respect packaging is there, just to make it easier for parents to dole out blessings. Try saying mean things to a person and ten seconds later, demand for love and wishes. Get my point.
Now, according to India Posts, this is a very selfish reason to practice Pari Pouna. May I point out a key difference. An act that benefits you and doesn't hurt others is not "selfish", it is an "opportunity".
.. so, Vishesh, in case, you feel that an elder is inconvienced, or doesn't subscribe to your thinking, leave him or her alone. Otherwise, care, work hard, love immensely to generate as many positive vibes in the atomsphere as you can. And even when your elders are gone, their vocal blessings would run into you every so often in life. I've experienced it.
The key difference is in the intent. If an action is purely self serving--even if it does not hurt the other person--I wouldn't call it an opportunity. Besides, how can we know for sure if we are not hurting the other person? Is drinking a cow's milk an opportunity or a selfish act? I'm tempted to call it exploitation.
Milking a cow is sure an exploitation. Cow's milk was meant for the calf and not for the human. In our case, the assumption is the blessings you are getting are for you and were always meant for you only. Hence an opportunity and not an exploitation.
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