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Saturday, February 06, 2010

Why do we not touch papers, books and people with the feet?


JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Radhekrishna to one and all!

Let us discuss yet another question related to our Hindu customs and traditions in this post. The question is, “Why do we not touch papers, books and people
with the feet?”

If you have observed among Hindus, whenever one touches a book or any document, that person will immediately apologize in one’s mind. It is again something which one learns naturally through observing others doing it.

To Indians, knowledge is sacred and divine. So it must be given respect at all times. Nowadays we separate subjects as sacred and secular. But in ancient India every subject - academic or spiritual - was considered divine and taught by the guru in the gurukula (Gurukula was the then called school where the children were sent to obtain knowledge. The system was thus that they had to stay at the hermitage of the Guru for several years till they completed the process of obtaining education. They were not allowed to visit their home till that time).

The custom of not stepping on educational tools is a frequent reminder of the high position accorded to knowledge in Indian culture. From an early age, this wisdom fosters in us a deep reverence for books and education.

…to be continued

Section II: Information about Indian herbs

In this post, the herb about which we will tell you is called as Karer in Hindi, also known as Caper Berry in English and Capparis Decidua in Latin.

1. It is a bushy plant growing to a height of 3 metres, having beautiful red flowers and fruit in size ranging from a Bengal gram to a plum
2. It’s unripe fruit is used for making pickles which relieves flatulence
3. It is a useful remedy for enlarged spleen
4. It kills intestinal parasites
5. Powder of the burnt wood of the plant made into a linctus with honey deals effectively with cough

That concludes the second section of our post. Till the next post on 22nd Feb, do keep chanting the Radhekrishna namam. Please give us your priceless feedback regarding our blog articles. We will be happy to receive your feedback.

Radhekrishna!

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

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