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is there any information about amber in the vedic tradition?

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Hi John,

 

I have never seen reference to Amber in Vedic texts. I'm not sure it's

sacred or not, because in Vedic tradition tree sap is considered as 25%

the the sin of killing a brahmin - taken by the trees - to help Indra.

So it has said that tree sap is sinful.

 

But again, many things are made from tree sap, including rubber. So it

doesn't make much sense.

 

Best rgds,

Richard

 

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guggul - camphor - sandalwood oil

as for amber it was sap but has gone through such a transformation - calling it

sap is like calling a diamond just carbon

http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/transfor.htm

the history

http://www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/abrief.htm

to this swami it is held in the highest regard

the urn that contains my mother's ashes has a large piece of Baltic amber in a

silver setting tied around the neck of the urn - her ashes are very dear to

This

we each in our own way bring sacredness to objects

Jai Maa

Love baba

 

"Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual

gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,Every morsel

I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy

feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,Let it all be a

form of worshiping Thee."From Verse 27 of Shankara's Saundaryalahari

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Hari OM

attached is the amber I spoke of

along with the mortal remains of my beloved mother

Jai Maa

Love baba

"Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual

gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,Every morsel

I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy

feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,Let it all be a

form of worshiping Thee."From Verse 27 of Shankara's Saundaryalahari

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I know amber is sacred in some other traditions. Among the teutonic

peoples it was believed to be the tears of the goddess Freya, and to

the greeks it was the tears of the daughters of the sun, mouring their

brother Phaeton. I know that amber is found in the himalayas, so I

thought maybe it would be mentioned somewhere in the scriptures. If

anyone runs across anything about it, let me know.