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Why do we prostrate before parents and elders?  

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Why do we prostrate before parents and elders ?

tells us to prostrate before parents......Indians prostrate before their parents, elders, teachers and noble souls by touching their feet. The elder in turn blesses us by placing his or her hand on or over: Prostrating fully with the feet, knees, stomach, chest, forehead and arms touching the ground in front of the elder....Indians prostrate to their parents, elders, teachers and noble souls by touching their feet

Posted in Puja & Rituals by Arle Rambabu at 6:50 PM on October 03, 2008

We prostrate before god but ,Why do we prostrate before parents & elders? a sign of respect for the age, maturity, nobility and divinity ?

...] is called ; PROSTRATE IN ESOTERIC SCIENCE. thanks, with divine love and blessings. ...........shiva....We prostrate before parents and elders as a mark of respect, and we prostrate before God because He worshipping ina temple or the end of a puja, we leave the place only doing this namaskaram. We prostrate before elders, & pandits in respect to their age, knowledge, wisdom & maturity. We need

Posted in Puja & Rituals by My creations at 4:20 PM on February 16, 2008

What is the origin and meaning of touching the feet of older people in India?

Indians prostrate before their parents, elders, teachers and noble souls by touching their feet. The elder in turn blesses us by placing his or her hand on or over our heads. Prostration is done daily, when we meet elders and particularly on important occasions like the beginning of a new task, birthdays, festivals etc. In certain traditional circles, prostration is accompanied by abhivaadana

Posted in Puja & Rituals by riya sen at 2:26 AM on October 24, 2008

Why do we prostrate before parents and elders?

coz of genaration gap

Posted in Miscellaneous by Rajani at 9:37 PM on July 05, 2007

Why do we prostrate before parents and elders?

coz of genaration gap

Posted in Others by Rajani at 9:37 PM on July 05, 2007

Why do we prostrate before parents and elders ?

..................... ............................sh iva....We prostrate before parents and elders because they are second to God and manifestations of God. It is with the blessings of the enlightened souls that one goes ahead in life. Second if not for God we would not have our parents in life...hi balraj touching the feet in prostration is a sign of respect for the age, maturity, nobility and divinity that our elders personify. It symbolizes our

Posted in Puja & Rituals by Raj Brar at 12:21 PM on March 21, 2008
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Why do we prostrate before parents and elders ?

We protest before parents and elders because of generation gap. Elders can;t change themselves and youngsters cannot accept..

Posted in Puja & Rituals by My creations at 2:43 AM on February 13, 2008

What is the proper way to prostrate Sastanga Pranam ?

, knees, body, mind, and speech. This namaskaram is generally done by men.The greetings or namaskarams are more elaborate when one shows respect to older siblings, parents, elders, mahatmas and monks..................... .............................. ..............SHIVA....Spirituality, Proper Prayer. Improve your life and your communication with God by praying the way we were originally taught. ... your hands together, nor is it necessary to prostrate

Posted in Puja & Rituals by Vijay Kayal at 6:53 PM on August 07, 2008

Father who has two sons with the age 25 and 23purchase property on the name of his younger sonage 23, son dies untimely, who will get the property n how?

parents...property gets to younger sons because he is alive...d entire property gt 2 his elder son/ bcoz d yngr sons prprty goes 2 him...i dont how the son of the father dies but in this case the propert otherwise to his mother...if he is married than his wife will get this,otherwise his parents if they are here i mean on earth, and than you...elder son...in my view ,father gets the property bz that is his money

Posted in Law by ankur gupta at 5:22 PM on February 27, 2008

How Do I Pay Respect to My Parents and Teachers?

person.Namaskaara - paying homage in the form of namaste.Upasangrahan - touching the feet of elders or teachers.Shaashtaanga - prostrating fully with the full body touching the ground in front of the elder

Posted in Puja & Rituals by prem kumar at 10:24 PM on November 21, 2008

My sister is angry over me for a petty issue. But its getting bigger. Please Help!

her feel that U luv her immensely.A special gift will do.If not ...just take help of ur parents or elders.ok...be clear....dear jst tell her d whole issue n shes gonna help ualthough she is ur sis yaar, because if she is younger than you, you can do duty of elder and let her help to understand the respect for the elser, and if she is elder than you, then you can think that she is elder than you and you can

Posted in Agony Aunt by mansi at 2:08 AM on December 25, 2007

The ritual prostrating fully with the full body touching the ground in front of the elder is known as

/tradition/culture/bhakti or you may named it as acting to ahive something dramatically....Saashtang pranaam....V prostrating fully with the feet, knees, stomach, chest, forehead and arms touching the ground in front of the elder

Posted in Puja & Rituals by My creations at 10:56 AM on March 08, 2008

Why do we prostrate before elders?

When we prostrate before elders they give us positive energies in the form of blessings and so we prostrate before elders.

Posted in Puja & Rituals by twinklecandy at 7:06 PM on October 30, 2007

My elder brother wants to marry a girl 3 years older than him,my parents are very disturbed now.What to do?

...there is nothing wrong in it if both are happy i think aishwarya was also elder to abhshek bachan...Your parents are right in their thinking. But as a matterof fact now if the girl is elder than the boy for men to marry older woman, my brother married a woman who is 4 years elder to him, they are happy, as parents they would surely worry..it would be good for all of you to sit and consult...then make a

Posted in Agony Aunt by Sipun Arora at 4:21 PM on March 03, 2008

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