Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi Everyone, A few weeks ago there was a post about using copper washers to throw in running water as an upai since the copper pennies were made of steel core. I tried to find copper washers in the hardware stores but they are hard to get as well. Is it possible to use square copper pieces instead? I was able to find copper strips that I cut into pieces using a metal cutter. Would that suffice or they have to be round and thick? I would appreciate if the respected gurujun's could shed some light on this as well as other upais that are hard to perform in US and other similar countries (like throwing things in water could potentially cause legal problems etc) Thanks Monty Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Monty, Bhagwat, You can get copper sheets or pure copper hinges/brackets from Home Depot. You can cut these into circular pieces with limited effort. This a tried technique and it works great. You should do the upaye with pure faith in a secluded area where people will not think you are doing some ilm or jadoo. Exercising common sense will prevent you from legal problems. In the event you are approached by someone/law enforcement, simply advise them that the materials (copper/coconuts/daal/rice etc...) were from a religious ceremony and that you have to depose of them in a respectful manner, and hence you place them in running water as per your religious teachings. Rivers do freeze over in the winters, but not entirely. In Hamilton Bhagwat, you could use the harbour, or Bronte Creek or the stream that runs out by McMaster university in the park as well. Usually, you will find that there are still openings in the ice/snow where the water is still flowing. You must complete the upaye with full faith. What happens to the materials downstream is of no relevance, for the act of placing them in the water is the important condition. Regards, Iqbal Toronto, Canadabhagwat_k <bhagwat_k wrote: Dear MontyI totally understand your concern about potential problem -legal or otherwise - of throwing things in river/canal in countries like the US and Canada (and probably other western countries as well) specially when throwing something highly visible like, say, coconuts. How would it affect the person performing the upaye if someone catches these coconuts a little down the stream?Apart from that, could the learned gurus please comment on the fact that majority of the rivers/canals here in North America get frozen in the winter months, and the flow is minimal. ThanksBhagwatlalkitab , Monty Sidhu <montysidhu> wrote:> Hi Everyone,> > A few weeks ago there was a post about using copper washers to throw in running water as an upai since the copper pennies were made of steel core. I tried to find copper washers in the hardware stores but they are hard to get as well. Is it possible to use square copper pieces instead? I was able to find copper strips that I cut into pieces using a metal cutter. Would that suffice or they have to be round and thick?> > I would appreciate if the respected gurujun's could shed some light on this as well as other upais that are hard to perform in US and other similar countries (like throwing things in water could potentially cause legal problems etc)> > Thanks> > Monty> > > > > Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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