Paratpar Guru (Dr.) Athavale’s message for Gurupurnima 2019
Getting prepared to face the adverse-times amounts to obeying the orders of the Guru as per the significance of times !
Pola
This festival is of great significance amongst the farmers. After sowing of seeds, the bullocks are freed from their work in the fields; they are scrubbed and bathed.
O Youth, how will you well plan your day ?
Nothing is more precious in human life than time. An English saying goes, ‘Time is money’. Money lost can be recovered with efforts but time lost is lost forever.
Message on the occasion of Gurupurnima
It is most appropriate for seekers not to expect favourable outcome of any karma; because, outcome of virtuous karma is good and that of non-virtuous karma is bad.
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.
