I was asked by many people as to the difference between prayer to GOD and pariharams. What people are doing now is not prayer and only pariharams.
I think to understand the difference it requires clear and well thinking mind or in short ATHMA VISION. Let me explain as follows:
From childhood, every person is taught to go to temples to get rid of some problems or doing well in schools, getting admission in colleges, getting Job, getting married etc.., etc.. and every time the person is made to go to temple with thrust on getting some benefits for him.
This is exactly called pariharam. A person approaches GOD to get some benefits whereby he/she ask for pardoning, to get their things done. This is what is called pariharam and not prayer. When you do pariharam like this ,perhaps some time it may click and mostly it will fail, depending on where a person does this pooja, for what purpose and how is his planetary positions in the horoscope.
Let me go in detail pariharams later, but let me explain about prayers. Prayers are not for any benefit to the individual. He/She is one, who has clear ATHMA Vision knowing fully well about the body /life etc., realises the fact that all the things that glitters in this world, are all illusions. This body will vanish once ATHMA goes out and no escape routes from death/birth cycle.
He understand fully that flesh in the body gives attraction and it is an illusion to tempt you to do wrong things. Great ADI SANKARA says that birth and death is usual phenomena and it will never end , it goes on and on. We can see in the real life and in front of us and the world as a whole, people/ rulers do many things to ensure they are in power and authority. They violate law and ensure that their enemies are not allowed to live. In the process, they not only commit lot of SINS, but also their entire team of family and friends are made to tow their line. Thousands and may be millions are forced to commit SINS.
This is what GOD explains in BAGAWAD GITA that whatever and however high person or king may be, when a person follows the path of dharma, then GOD will come for an individuals sake.
These things are well known to those who do prayers and aim at only getting closer to GOD and/ or be with him. This does not mean all the people living in temples are all doing prayers and have ATHMA VISION. A person with ATHMA VISION doing prayers to GOD will not have ambitions/likings/dislikes. HE will not feel different from all other lives in the world. HE will have no wishes or ambitions and HIS only aim and concentration of mind will be on GOD and his actions.
PRAYER here strictly mean that it should be from his /hers heart and his way of living,talking actions are all always very simple, not looking for others etc., Normally they are not among the people and shall always like to be away from them. They close their eyes and always visualise GOD’s actions, going on around this globe.
Therefore, it is always better to understand as to what we propose to do for getting rid of problems and also aim for getting Athma vision. These are people will do prayers to GOD without any expectations, but will also be doing pariharams. But these people in my experience gets frustrated at some point of time. This is because they mix up prayer and pariharams and confuse themselves.
Prayers as explained above, will not relieve us from problems/hurdles and perhaps may have to face severe strain in leading normal life. Whatever happening to an individual is nothing but his KARMA and has nothing to do with prayers. A person may perform various rituals prescribed and will look like great pandit , may be in nromal life, may look like doing prayers to GOD. But HE is only discharging his KARMA.
Person doing prayers, will not be visiting temples and will have the vision to see GOD everywhere. He is the super scientist and HE knows everything happening in this world.
The LAGNA of such a person will be very clear and for E-g , Lord RAM’s chart, where Lagna Lord is exalted with Jupiter in Lagna exalted. What else is needed to be like GOD ?, when such a planetary disposition is there.
Therefore LAGNA is the kingpin for the entire chart and I will continue in my next article.
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