ACTIVITY OF THE DAY🔗

Most ancient Hindu
Temples floors have the
engraved inscription or
carvings in stone on the
temple floor showing
devotees doing sashtanga
namaskara in the direction
of the main temple deity.
Sashtanga namaskara is a
full body prostration done
with folded hands where
the entire body touches the
ground to signify the
surrender of our ego or
intellect and as a mark of
respect to God. It is a
symbol of dropping the ego
and taking refuge at the
Lord's feet.

Let us now learn how to do a Sashtanga
Namaskara. The posture of the
salutation differs according to one's
gender. Follow the illustrations below:

All the above concepts
demonstrate that matter can
change its form. Matter can
become energy. Energy can
become matter. All matter at its
core is energy. The source or
form of energy may differ eg.
light energy, wind energy,
thermal energy, sound energy,
electrical energy, kinetic energy,
potential energy etc. but the
energy itself is one and the same -
it is cosmic energy. This
superconscious energy is what all
cultures and religious traditions
refer to as “God”. Therefore,
everything is God. To love god is
to have loving devotion towards
all beings.