royalphillie
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Namaste, Recently I have had my interest in Krishna sparked. I own the Bhagavad Gita As it is, and it is very enlightening. I have also downloaded all the PDF's off of Krishna.com. What are the basic practices of ISKCON/Hare Krishna? I am only into Chapter 4 in the Gita, so I haven't come across these as of yet (unless I missed something?) By basic practices I'm referring to prasadam, puja, jappa, etc. Is it possible to honor and worship Krishna without being a member or initiate of ISKCON? Is Gauda Vashnavism part of Sanatana Dharma? I know this is a lot of questions, but they all came to me all of a sudden. I'll probably have more in the future. Thanks for any help that can be provided! royalphillie
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Namaste, I was not born into a Hindu family but have come to consider myself Hindu. I goto the local Temple as much as I can, which is usually once a week as it's an hour from where I live. Tonight I'm going and I was going to ask the priest about the Upanayama ceremony. I know the priest will answer my questions, but I would just like to ask opinions of others. Since I wasn't born into a Hindu family and am now 22 years old, would Upanayama ceremony be required to wear the Sacred Thread, or would a less elaborate ceremony be okay? Less elaborate as in I take the vows and receive the Thread from the priest. After I receive the thread, would it then be okay for me to perform the Sandhyavandanam at sunrise and sunset? I realize none of this may be expected of me, but I want to do it. I'm a Hindu so I want to do things as a Hindu. I thank you all for your help, Justin Ganesha sharanam, sharanam Ganesha
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Namaste, Thanks for answering my other question. In aarati lamps would it be okay to use vegetable oil or scented oil? Thanks, Justin Aum Nama Shivaya
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Namaste, Is it possible to buy ghee or butter oil in a grocery store? Thanks. Aum Namah Shivaya, Justin
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Namaste, I was just wondering what kind of oil is put in aarati lamps; scented, vegetable, etc.? Would round cotton wicks be good enough for the wick? Thanks. Justin Aum Namah Shivaya