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04-17-2009, 07:07 AM
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Hi I believe that most or all the rituals or customs in different religion either have an hidden scientific message or were created to suit the lifestyle then. I have often wondered on certain aspects like 1. why do men and women in hinduism wear a red dot on their forehead at auspicious time? 2. most of the religions i know encourage the wear of an headgear during worship..wat significance does this have? I suspect this relates to the flow of eternal energy within us...well that was just a guess. can anyone enlighten me on this aspect would be really interesting to know your views |
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04-17-2009, 12:19 PM
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I think that Indian women wear the red (or other colour) dot because that symbolises third eye chakra but I might be wrong here. You can just ask directly the people in such religions what that means. |
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04-18-2009, 10:47 AM
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hmmm Simonarich, I asked a few and i got varied answers most of them donnot know themselves. some said ornamental some said it was to distinguish themselves. however as you say i guess it shud have connections wiht the 3rd eye. spacedout i donnot think much of ego is involved in the customs ..well maybe now but initially no. I firmly believe there has to be a reason to everything be a a trivial one. |
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04-20-2009, 01:39 AM
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I think you are right, and the idea fascinates me. Every custom, every habit, has a lifestyle-related reason behind it. This is why I love travel so much; there are such stark lifestyle differences. |
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