Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Candles or Ghee Lamps

http://forumforhinduawakening.org/articles/id/understandinddharna/comparative-study-of-the-effect-of-holding-a-lit-candle-and-a-lamp-lit-using-clarified-butter

 

Candles have been in use for thousands of years. ‎During the 18th century candles were mainly made ‎from tallow and were widely used to aid travellers at ‎dark and for lighting homes and places of worship at ‎night. These days candles are mainly made from ‎paraffin and come in various shapes, sizes and ‎fragrances. Even though candles are no longer a major ‎source of light, they are still very widely used whenever ‎there is an electricity outage at night, in the absence of ‎inverters and other alternatives. Lit candle vigils are ‎also prevalent worldwide as a means of protest. In ‎many countries of the world candles symbolise ‎celebration, mark romance, define ceremony, and ‎accent decor. Besides this, candles are also frequently ‎used on graves, and to commemorate memory of ‎people who have passed away. Another very popular ‎use of candles is lighting them at the altar. In some ‎parts of the world lamps fuelled by clarified butter ‎‎(ghee-lamps) are used instead, though their use is ‎rapidly on the decline.
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Though a lit candle serves many purposes, are we ‎aware of what happens at a spiritual level when a ‎candle is lit? To ascertain the effect of a lit candle and ‎a lamp lit using clarified butter (ghee-lamp) at a spiritual ‎level, with the help of modern equipment, we did a ‎comparative study using the electrosomatographic ‎technique on ten seekers from around the world – five ‎seekers without negative energy distress and five ‎seekers with negative energy distress. We used the ‎DDFAO equipment for this study.‎

 

Detrimental effect of Tama component ‎from a lit candle

•             When seekers without spiritual distress hold a ‎lit candle, due to contact with its tamasik ‎vibrations, Tama component gets ‎concentrated in their body. Due to this, the ‎activity of their upper and lower ‎chakrasdecreases.‎

•             Black energy centres in the body of an ‎individual with negative energy distress ‎respond swiftly and maximally to the ‎distressing vibrations emitted from the lit ‎candle. That is why the duration of the effect ‎of a lit candle lasts longer than that of a lit ‎ghee-lamp. On the other hand, the sattvik ‎vibrations from a lit ghee-lamp are utilised for ‎destroying the distressing centres in the body. ‎Hence, its effect lasts for a shorter period.‎

•             Effect of a lit candle lasts as per the severity ‎of negative energy distress: The duration of ‎the effect of a lit candle lasts for a shorter time ‎in an individual with mild negative energy ‎distress. This is because the Tama component ‎from the lit candle is imbibed to a lesser extent. ‎Individuals possessed by a superior mantrik ‎imbibe Tama component to a greater extent. ‎That is why its effect lasts longer.‎

‎5.2 Benefit of sattvikta from a lit ghee-lamp

•             When seekers without spiritual distress hold a ‎lit ghee-lamp, due to contact with its sattvik ‎vibrations, Sattva component gets ‎concentrated in their body. Due to this the ‎activity of their upper four chakrasdecreases. ‎In seekers following the Path of Action, even ‎the activity of their lower three ‎chakrasdecreases.‎

•             In seekers with a spiritual level above 60% and ‎without spiritual distress, due to contact with ‎sattvik vibrations from a lit ghee-lamp, the ‎Sattva component in their bodies increases. ‎As a result, their upper four chakrasgive up ‎their sagun status and move to the nirgun ‎state. That is why their activity decreases.‎

•             By holding a lit ghee-lamp which emits sattvik ‎vibrations, the black energy covering on the ‎upper four chakras of seekers with negative ‎energy distress decreases. When seekers with ‎negative energy distress hold a lit ghee-lamp, ‎due to contact with its sattvik vibrations, the ‎black energy covering on their upper four ‎chakrasdue to storage of black energy ‎decreases. Hence, the activity of those chakras ‎increases. In seekers possessed by inferior ‎negative energies, the activity of the lower ‎three chakrasalso increases.‎

•             When seekers with mild negative energy ‎distress hold a lit ghee-lamp, the Sattva ‎component imbibed from it decreases slowly. ‎Hence, its effect lasts longer. In seekers with ‎severe negative energy distress, the imbibed ‎Sattva component is used to destroy ‎distressing black energy centres in the body. ‎As a result, its effect lasts only for a short ‎duration.‎

•             Upon holding a lit ghee-lamp, the duration of ‎its effect on the seven Kundalini chakrasis ‎shorter in the case of seekers going from the ‎nirgun to the sagun state. In case of seekers ‎going from the sagun to the nirgun state, the ‎effect lasts for a longer period.‎

‎6.1 Minimise use of candles‎

This experiment showed us the detrimental effect of ‎being in contact with a lit candle. Presently the use of ‎lit candles is highly prevalent. Having understood its ‎effect, we can try to limit its use to the minimum.‎

‎6.2 Steps to limit the adverse effect of ‎candles

When it is unavoidable to use candles, we can try to ‎minimise their adverse effect. This can be achieved by ‎creating a protective border by writing the chant of ‎God's Name around the lit candle. We can also pray to ‎God with spiritual emotion , for protection from the ‎adverse effects of contact with a lit candle.‎

‎6.3 Try to use a lit ghee-lamp wherever ‎possible

This experiment also showed us the beneficial effect of ‎using a lit ghee-lamp. The practice of using a lit ghee-‎lamp is fast declining. Besides reasons such as being ‎a bit cumbersome compared to using a candle, an ‎important reason is lack of awareness of its highly ‎beneficial effect. Having understood its importance, we ‎can make efforts to use it wherever possible.‎

‎6.4 Importance of lighting a ghee-lamp in ‎front of the altar

The main spiritual objective in lighting a candle or lamp ‎in front of the altar (Images or symbols of God) is to ‎imbibe the sattvikta emanating from the altar. When we ‎light a candle, not only are we unable to imbibe the ‎sattvikta, we also spread tamasik vibrations in our ‎environment. On the other hand, when we light a ‎ghee-lamp, we are best able to imbibe the sattvikta. ‎Taking this into consideration, as far as possible we ‎can try to light a ghee-lamp in front of the altar.‎

 

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