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26 March 2017

Performing Yagya, A Tradition That Balance Life

By Henry Peterson


Faith is a powerful thing that can turn the spirit of a human being, it is either from lacking knowledge or getting enlightened. But it can also be a flaw that if exploited by anyone, it can make even the most decent individual commit bad things that an individual is not willing to do. Religion, for example, plays the most vital part on this subject as it has more people involved in separate beliefs resulting into many arguments.

Cultures have been around the world for a very long time, varying from tribes, cultural norms, and tradition that community believe is real. Traditions like yagya, also known yajna is a ritual activity performed by the Vedic yagyas to construct positive effects and negative effects in the various areas of life. The word literally means to sacrifice, have faith, praise, and offer as referred by Hinduism as any offering done using fire joined with mantras.

This exercise is believed to be an act of surrendering anything to the gods. It must be performed by a sacred authority that will serve to save the men. The offerings are not rigorous than a person would imagine it would be, oblations such as pulse, cake, mixed milk, juice of soma plant, an animal, and other.

The service is said to improve the evolution, wealth, harmony, and health of a person. As became people interested, the tradition made its way into the internet with some sites that offer the services to those who are willing to pay for the experience. It also the ability to foresee life situations and suggest proper yagyas to maintain and restore balance in a life of an individual.

The culture is founded on basic principle, believing and entrusting your life in god, not that quite different compared to modern religion. Folks that follows the way of life are appreciative and lives in harmony with the environment and nature, which is why some mantras are conducted in some areas of the forest that these people live in. With this tradition stories about myths, legends, and gods are told as it is based on experience with one of their people.

The reason why they perform oblations thrown in flames is to present their offerings to the god of fire and messenger of gods, Agni. Offerings are then said to be carried by Agni to the gods, and in exchange, the gods are expected to grant boons and benedictions. Their rituals served as the spiritual exchange between supreme beings and the human beings.

This kind of tradition is considered ancient and others might find it preposterous to perform such activity to be able to get answers from your prayers. However, it is somewhat close to what modern civilization do in terms of their beliefs and culture. It may vary from several people and such exercise might look odd to someone who is not used to the ritual, but the purpose is the same.

However, humans have acquired knowledge in the world that there are individuals who do not have beliefs and or support any sort of religion. The basis of their existence depends on scientific facts of evolution and prefer the conditions of cause and effects that controls the situation of a person. They are not willing to devote their lives to something that is not certain or proven by science.

Facts are proven by science, while traditions are solely based on having faith, very intriguing how these to contradicting variables coexists with each other both being necessary. Without traditions, humans would not have a better understanding of its species, and in order to evolve, they must understand the facts before it. The tradition of yagya might be old, but they are essential to human beings as long as it causes positive effects to everyone.




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