Vedic Rituals

          Life Solving Ancient Technologies

                        Lighting Oil Lamp

The basic light ritual using oil lamp.  Modern Physics says that fundamental of everything thing in this universe including our body is only "light". Light is  nothing but an Electro-Magnetic field called as "photons." For this reason, a photon carries information about the physical world because it interacts with what it hits. Photon  is electromagnetic in nature and has no mass. It cannot decay on its own, although the energy of the photon can transfer (or be created) upon interaction with other particles at long distances.

Einstein made a revolution with his famous E=MC² which means that Energy can be converted into matter and vice versa, while the only thing that is constant is the speed of light. When you burn a camphor, the mass of camphor is converted to heat and also light.

Light the highest technology to bring changes at the material world and in our Awareness:

What this indirectly means is that, everything in this Universe is converted to Energy and matter and one that is not changing is the Light. Light is the fastest moving phenomenon as far as we know. Our senses act at the lightening speed (Vajra of Indra).  So we can could change our thoughts and influence the body and life through use of light. 

What we are now is nothing but our thoughts. Our personality or individuality is nothing put a pattern of thoughts. We have crystallized our thoughts formed our own life patterns. When  we disagree or unsatisfied in life or opt for different options,  then we may want to re-construct our thought patterns. The easy way is to bring at the fundamental level. Since light is our fundamental nature and sound can create patterns, the ancient technologies use light and sound to achieve this change. 

Lighting of the lamp and producing sounds of desires that we want to manifest is the basic of this ancient methodology. Sound and light together creates this effect. Fire is the dynamic form of transforming light. It is extensively used in the Vedic technology.  Let us understand the perspective of fire or light from the Vedic perspective.

       Fire (light) is the symbol of knowledge (Holistic Information). This is why Rig-Veda starts with the Chant "Agni Mela Purohitham". Translators merely knowing the language but not the Spiritual knowledge literally translated "Agni" as fire or the Fire god.

The energy that expanded in Big bag was in the form of light. That light is still coming to Earth in the form of Sun light. Physical science prove that light is nothing but powerful electromagnetic waves. Our brain thoughts are also electromagnetic. When we light a lamp we not only induce electromagnetic waves but also the subtlest Cosmic Energy. This Cosmic energy has a direct influence on our thought and well being.  Any thought in presence of light gets amplified like talking in front of a powerful amplifier, the voice gets amplified to a huge extent.

      The intelligence field can be corrected by doing rituals. Guruji (Shri.Jayachandraraj), hence recommends to light a lamp and then  chant Mantras (positive statements expressing desires). These new positive information fed in our IIF will have a dramatic influence on our thought process influencing our health and choice making behavior in life , finally changing the course of it.

Doing meditation in front of oil lamp enhances the quality of meditation.

Light is the the revealing principle. Even material objects are seen by the eyes that are reflected by objects. We are unable to see in dark, because eyes do not get the reflected light from objects. So light is that reveals objects. However even in the absence of external light, in our mind things are revealed through the light of Awareness. This "Inner" light (Awareness)  is symbolically represented by the "light" in Vedic traditions and in all other religious traditions.

Bringing Awareness as the first activity of the day helps to keep the inner awareness throughout the day.  Hence it is good to light the lamp after a shower. In Vedic tradition oil lamp is lit with cotton wicks in  particular direction.

In the morning wicks facing, West, North-East,  South-East, North-west and South-West are lighted.

In the evening two wicks, one facing East and another West is used.

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Why in particular direction:

Lighting lamp with wicks in particular direction is like turning electronic devises like cell phone, television to a direction to get better range of transmission signal. Here we are turning towards the source of Cosmic Energy to accomplish 100% desired results in life. Our "Ego-Mind (Selfishness)", blocks our connection to the Cosmic Energy.   Everyone can access to this Cosmic Source only if we have  "Selfless" attitude.

The other option is to tap to the Five elements (Pancha Bhootas), which is the manifestation of the Cosmic Energy. That is if we have selfish nature, then we need to gain Cosmic energy either by becoming Selfless or by doing certain rituals.

Who or what Governs the results of actions in life?.  Everything in this Universe is Sakthi or Energy. Hope you have read the previous sections about the relationship between Consciousness and Energy. The Energy when manifest as forms in this universe, self creates it own rules, which are five in number called as Pancha Bhootas. These Cosmic laws are expressed in nine attributes called  (Navagrahas)  or the Nine planets. In Layman language these Cosmic laws are symbolized as Gods in Vedic Tradition.

The five wicks that are lighted in five directions are directed to the five Cosmic Energy Laws, the Pancha Bhootas.  Lighting the lamp everyday brings Cosmic energy into our life "Energy". All the five Pancha Bhootas that govern the whole Cosmos also govern not only each and every human being but also each and every atom in the Universe.

Lighting lamp enlivens all the areas of the nine expressions of  the Cosmic Energy that governs the fate and destiny of our life. When water flows over a dry area, water is absorbed quickly and  fills shallow areas first and then deep pits. In the same way, after lighting the lamp , one experiences Awareness in aspects that require immediate changes and then slowly in radical changes.

Light and Sound:   Scientific studies shows that Sound influence  energy transfer in light. So Mantra chanting (Sound) in presence of light has a significant influence on influencing the information field around us. .

 The Mantras chanted are the technological 'subtle energy' vibrations that  bring out the desired results quickly with high efficiency. When Mantras are chanted before a lighted lamp with the five wicks, they make sure that the vibrations reach the Cosmic Source with 100% efficiency. It is very interesting that there are Mantras for all type of desires and are used in a highly technological manner, called Tantra.

What is the difference between Mantra, Tantra and Prayer?

Mantras are also words Tantric rituals, all the five forms of Pancha Bhootas in the form of Sound (space), Touch (Air), Sight (Fire), Taste (Water), Smell (Earth), are used to ensure that the subtlest vibrations can re-program the effects and create more Awareness as well. This is why prayers with rituals (Pooja / Puja) tend to bring enhanced results.