Sunandaji 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2004 Haribol !! i'd like to know if it'soffensive to keep a acamana cup on the sink in the bathroom to purify the hands after going to the toilet. i have the bathroom and the toilet in the same place. Thanx and sorry for a so practical question /images/graemlins/wink.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2004 wash your hands with soap and warm water. You use the santified water from the acamana cup before doing anything for the deities ie offerings - you keep the cup at the altar. You do not keep altar parapernalia in the bathroom. You have called the holy rivers to the water in the acamana cup and do not keep that in such a dirty place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 19, 2004 In Srila Prabhupada's bathroom in Bhaktivedanta Manor, there is an acamana cup on the sink. This leads me to think that Srila Prabhupada did acamana in the bathroom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sunandaji 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2004 also , do you just put fresh water in the cup (as i do) or there's a procedure like offering with mantras or something ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2004 put on the altar? I don't think we can compare our dirty selves to a pure devotee. I can only go by how I was taught. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingentity 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2004 mantras. And yes, you put fresh water in the cup in the morning, say the mantras etc and use it throughout the day. You do not throw the remaining water down the drain or in the toilet as it has been santified and should be treated with respect. Again, this is how I was taught to do this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites