Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Namaste friends, One gentleman asked me a question privately. He does homam everyday. Originally, he was doing inside the house with a small fire (a few dry coconut pieces). In the summer and autumn, he was doing in his garage with a big fire (wood logs). At that time, he observed that a particular thing was happening within himself during homam. In the winter, he moved back inside the house and switched to small fire. The homam was still nice, but that particular thing stopped happening. Recently, he did with a big fire again and the same thing occurred again. So he concluded that homam with a big fire is more effective than homam with a small fire. If doing homam with a big fire increases your fire, he wondered if doing homam with a small fire lowers your fire. He asked me to shed some light. * * * Look at it like this. If you spend time in the company of a saint who is more advanced than you, some of the saintly qualities in him may rub on you. Similarly, spending some time with a big fire increases the bhootaagni inside you and burn bloockages. If one is pure enough already, it can even give some experiences. If you spend time in the company of a spiritual person who is not of the same stature, it is still a good thing. It is better than wasting time in the company of worldly people. You may not get the same benefit as you do when you meet a great saint, but atleast your mind is thinking about spiritual things. Thus, homam with a big fire is similar to spending time in the company of a great saint and homam with a small fire is similar to spending time in the company of a normal spiritual person. Both are good, but the former is better. * * * However, those who cannot do homam with a big fire because of the conditions they live in can still do homam with a small fire and benefit from it. Best regards,NarasimhaDo a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpanaSpirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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