Annaprashan (ritual of feeding the first morsel of food to the baby)
For a baby boy the sixth or eighth month and for a baby girl the fifth or any other odd numbered month is appropriate to perform the rite of Annaprashan.
Let us make a resolve (sankalp) to establish Ramrajya (Rama’s rule of righteousness) on the occasion of Ramnavami
Ramrajya was a state of affairs in which the life of subjects was full of contentment, there was no crime, corruption, etc. Let us be determined to establish such an ideal state (a Hindu nation).
In which posture should you sleep ?
The purpose of sleeping is to give the physical body rest. From this viewpoint ‘the body posture which gives the body maximum rest is the best. This is a thumb rule.
Astrological viewpoint : On which days nails should to be cut?
An English quote says ‘When nails grow long, we cut nails, not fingers. Similarly, when misunderstandings grow, cut your ego and not your relationships.’ Here nails have been synonymized as ego.
The method of preparing rice is important !
What is our traditional way of cooking rice ? Let us study the temperatures involved in it.
Give up junk food and embrace Ayurveda
Junk food is harmful to health. As proven by different research it weakens the intellect, accumulates unnecessary gas and fat in the body and causes lethargy.
Should sweets be eaten at the beginning or end of a meal ?
We Bharatiyas have a preconceived notion that what the Westerners do is the best so they have started imitating not only their clothes and lifestyle but also their eating habits. Dessert is another such practice. In the West it is eaten after the meal. However, Ayurveda says that the meal should be commenced with a sweet dish.
Do not use aluminium or hindalium vessels for cooking
Diseases which can be caused from the food cooked in aluminium vessels depression, anxiety, dementia (forgetfulness), bone diseases (such as osteoporosis), diseases of eyes, decrease kidney function, diarrhoea etc.
Significance of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin
Sharad Navaratra, Vijayadashami, Kojagiri Pournima, Vasubaras (Gurudwadashi), Dhanatrayodashi, Narak Chaturdashi, ritualistic worship of Indra, Kuber and Lakshmi.
Reasons for shraddha karma (rites for the dead) not performed after death of infants
As infants are neither attached to the world nor do they have any give-and-take account to be completed in that birth these embodied souls do not get trapped in the nether region (bhuvalok).
