What do the 18 steps in Sabrimala represent?
Steps Explained👇🏼
Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa
Steps Explained👇🏼
Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa
1)Ears (sound) - Listen only to good talks related to Bhagwan (satsangs) avoid gossiping that strengthens our Ego.
2)Eyes (sight) - See things that are good and create inner inspiration. .
2)Eyes (sight) - See things that are good and create inner inspiration. .
Avoid sensual sights that trigger unwanted desires in us, like sexual content or material possessions.
3)Skin (Touch) - Stimulating touch (sex) is to be avoided. Enjoy sense of touch of japa-maala (rosary beads) that helps in Chanting Bhagwan's name
3)Skin (Touch) - Stimulating touch (sex) is to be avoided. Enjoy sense of touch of japa-maala (rosary beads) that helps in Chanting Bhagwan's name
4)Nose (smell) - associate smells of flowers and scents related to Bhagwan's pooja & control temptation on the aromatic smell of food.
5)Tongue ( Taste)- Eat satwic food that does not create addiction and over-indulgence like sweets and spicy hot foods.
5)Tongue ( Taste)- Eat satwic food that does not create addiction and over-indulgence like sweets and spicy hot foods.
6)Kama (Desire or possession) - To have control over materialistic desires
7) Krodha - To control (anger when desires do not get fulfilled or when desired possession is lost)
8) Lobha - To control (greed to fulfill the desire or not allowing anyone partake in one's possession),
7) Krodha - To control (anger when desires do not get fulfilled or when desired possession is lost)
8) Lobha - To control (greed to fulfill the desire or not allowing anyone partake in one's possession),
9) Moha - To control infatuation of the obtained result or having the possession
10) Mada - To control the pride of getting the desire fulfilled or having a possession
11) Matsarya - To control Jealousy
12) Tamas: To control laziness or sluggish attitude is Tamasic
10) Mada - To control the pride of getting the desire fulfilled or having a possession
11) Matsarya - To control Jealousy
12) Tamas: To control laziness or sluggish attitude is Tamasic
This is overcome by doing getting up early in morning having cold-water-baths doing pooja or worship. We dont want to do these because we are lazy in doing this. Only by doing these we overcome Tamasic nature.
13) Rajas: Action oriented with the feeling of "I"
13) Rajas: Action oriented with the feeling of "I"
By constant mantra Japa of Saranam Ayyappa,With this Iam doing the action feeling gets diminished.
14)Sattva: Goodness.The feeling of I am good is also a Ego feeling. That also should be transcended
14)Sattva: Goodness.The feeling of I am good is also a Ego feeling. That also should be transcended
15) Raga: The strong likes or attachments that we use in making decisions. This is possible only by developing Bhakthi to Ayyappa. This means to surrender all likes to Bhagwan for the common good.
16) Dvesha: Same way the strong dislikes also should be given up in making decisions. Also through surrender attitude (Bhakthi) we can transcend this attitude.
17) Avidya: The Knowledge about physical material things
17) Avidya: The Knowledge about physical material things
alone is Avidya. Vidya is the knowledge of Truth. By attending satsangs of Guru alone will help to gain the highest knowledge.
18) Ahamkara (Identity): All the attachments is summarized as this one factor, This is the final step or block in reaching Ayyappa
18) Ahamkara (Identity): All the attachments is summarized as this one factor, This is the final step or block in reaching Ayyappa
Wearing black clothes and addressing ourselves and others as "Swami Ayyappa" dissolves this identity.
Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa
Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa
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