Superstitions are rooted in belief.

 

Monday, 24-December 2012

Superstitions are rooted in belief.

Most popular superstitions have a long history. They are rooted in human experience, religion and belief. They have influence on human lives even if people make fun of them in their rational moments.

It is believed that crossed  fingers bring good fortune on any work of significance. This superstition was a way of making the Sign of the Cross. An innocent act of opening umbrellas indoors, something unnatural, is believed t bring ill-fortune on one’s head.

The mirror superstition dates back to olden days when glass mirror came into use.  As in disturbed waters, in a cracked mirror, the reflection is broken up. The primitive man believed that injury was done to him when his reflection  was broken up in disturbed water . Today people similarly believe that to break or crack a mirror is to do oneself injury.

To walk under a ladder is considered something unlucky and sinful act. Since ancient times people regarded ladder as revered symbol of man’s ascent from earth into paradise . So to walk beneath it is to misuse the sacred symbol and spoil one’s chances of getting info paradise.

In olden days the all-black cat with fiery eyes invisible in the dark was respected greatly with reverence and wonder by people. They thought that it was the close associate of the traditional witch who terrorised people with witchcraft.  Even today the black cat frightens people who meet him unexpectedly in any dark path.

Blessing the sneezers is a custom which began in 750 A.D It was recognised by Pope(Vatican) as a protection against infection when plague germs were believed to be airborne . By saying “God bless you” a person hoped that he sneezer would not die from an infection. Even today the practice of blessing the sneezer continues.

No substitute for a sense of values

What is needed is the resolute courage to stand up and be counted in support of a view which is not popular.

There is no substitute for a sense of values . it will enable you to find happiness within yourself and joy in the most ordinary of things which we often miss.

Talking of the inner strength of the Indian masses. Prof Galbrath observed that there is a “richness in their poverty”. The inner strength of our people which enables them to be dignified and to hold their heads high despite their adversity is the result of our age- old tradition of spiritual values. Today ,there is a definite risk of our losing that richness while failing at the same time to shed poverty.

There are periods in world history which are characterised by the loss of the sense of values and the time we live in are such an age. All our troubles may be summed up in three lines, if I may quote T.S. Elite; “Where is the life we have lost in living?” “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge ?” Where is the knowledge we have lost in information.

Quote from the True charm and Power of Vedanta.

We, Hindus , are criticised by other religionists as worshippers of idols, because foreigners do not understand our method of worship. This worship of God in His personal forms is the highest form or worship; for only that enables man to realise the highest love. Infinite God is not so glorious as finite God. Why?God’s nature is infinite; but when that infinite Being is forced to become finite, there is some power which is greater than that of the Infinite One , the power of love. In His infinite nature of God has several times appeared to several of His devotee. But God as a man, other nations and other religionists cannot understand. They bring in the aid of philosophy to understand Godhead, and it teaches them that God can only be infinite and omnipotent and omniscient and all gracious. He can be finite as well as infinite at any time; for His Maya sakti is inscrutable. With this power He can become finite, infinite and even something more. Through it the One appears as many the infinite appears as finite. This maya is also called Prakriti , the material cause of the universe. He is the Lord of this maya; apart from this He is the eternal One, always the same , beyond time, space and causation.

 But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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