It may be a beginning or an end.
The occasion could be a simple meal, or a grand marriage ceremony.
We may celebrate birth or perform the solemn duties after death of a loved one.
Our purpose may be to recite Scripture or to start a new venture.
Everything in India starts and ends with supplication.
Groups of people remember God with folded hands.
This is a sign of India.
We praise God, and offer thanks for the bounties we enjoy.
We pray together and for each other.
Supplication in India is both universal and personal.
Each prayer has parts handed down by our Guru, and others that we compose on our own.
That is why each supplication is unique.
All supplication, individual variations notwithstanding, has one timeless and unitary aim.
Waheguru
2 comments:
Kudos for bringing out the innate nature of Indians in your write up. Our Gurus and sages have always recommended making supplication to God with folded hands. It is a sign of humility. Ego in our acts or deeds does not work. Supplication does. There is a hymn in Gurbani which confirms this – Jo tudh bhave so karsi hukm na karna jaey- meaning thereby that the Lord does what pleases Him; commands do not work with Him. Hence Indians always believe in supplication in all that they do. When God gives them joy, they supplicate to God, with folded hands, to accept their thanks giving. When they get sorrow, they seek forgivance with folded hands. When they wish to start a new endeavor, they seek permission to commence their new venture. If we supplicate thus, with folded hands, even a haughty person gets moved. But God is so compassionate and merciful; won’t he bless us with His Grace? Supplication indeed is unique; it characterizes the spiritual heritage of India.
The comment of Group Captain (Retired) Premjit Singh is most inspiring. I offer my humble Ardhas for the success of the Ujjal Jeevan Charitable Trust.
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