Rules for Immersing Objects in Water Neena

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Dear Neena,

 

[ 1 ] It is always desirable to immerse it gently into the water.

Had it not been so, I would have been using the word 'throw' instead

of 'immerse'. The upaya you did by throwing from the bridge need not

be repeated. It is done alright.

[ 2 ] Its ok. You didn't do it on purpose. The rice would get out of

the plastic bag anyway.

[ 3 ] There is no alternative.

 

Sincerely,

 

priya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " Neena " <n_arora04

wrote:

>

> Dearest Priya ji,

>

> As I read through the advice you generously offer to all group

> members, I get clarification as to how the uppayas are meant to be

> done. I have a few questions:

>

> 1. I had initially done several uppayas which required immersing

> something in the water (including the immersing of the copper

snakes

> on a Sunday). Until recently, I did not know that one should not

> throw it in the water, but manually do it. However, I was not

aware

> of that and when I done my uppaya, I had (with a prayer in my

heart)

> thrown the thing over a bridge making sure it fell into the water

> which it did. Please let me know if that is okay? Of course, from

now

> on I will be doing any and all immersion by my hands itself.

>

> 2. Prior to doing the immersion, I had placed the object (rice

that

> had been soaked in milk since I was away from my home in the midst

of

> an uppaya)in a plastic bag to ensure that it did not fall out. As

I

> did not before that one cannot immerse anything else with the

object,

> please let me know if this is okay. I had done this uppaya a few

> months ago.

>

> 3. When one does not have access to a water-body (canal, river,

sea)

> is there an alternative place where I can do the immersing uppaya?

>

>

> As always, many many thanks Priya ji.

>

> Humbly,

> Neena

>