arati

To purify the energy in your meditation area, you can use a short ritual called arati at the end of each meditation session.

The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

For more advanced meditators we recommend a practice called arati see page 105.

The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

It was noted earlier that a qafilabashi fee of Rs. 2 and arati tax of Rs. 1 was charged on all camels collecting at Jamrud for the tax-free conveyance of Durrani state merchandise through the Khaibar.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Abd al-Rahman ordered his Peshawar qafilabashi to collect arati or commission fees on all products the nomads brought to market in Kabul.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

It is unclear how the qafilabashi documented the nomads 'arati payments for the increasingly textually inclined Durrani state, but if other tax-payment practices serve as an interpretive guide, it is likely that the qafilabashi issued receipts to the nomads and that a munshi recorded those payments in a challan.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

The purpose of performing arati is the waving of lighted wicks before the deities in a spirit of humility and gratitude, wherein faithful followers become immersed in God's divine form.

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Besides mantra repetition there are other practices that help to develop devotion: rituals like offerings of flowers or arati see left, or prayers to a chosen aspect of God.

The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

The text of the arati used at the Sivananda Yoga Centres is on page 159.

The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

If you are travelling and have to meditate in a different place for a period of time, try to perform arati before meditating as it clears the space of any negative energies.

The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

After arati and many other ceremonies are performed, the kankanan, which is merely a bit of saffron, is tied to the right wrist of the young man, and to the left wrist of the girl.

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