(Post 10)
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/Sept_Oct/ShikhaSutra/)
Shikha and Sutra:
What are the emblems of this divine culture (the Rishi Culture / the Indian Culture) that remind us of its principles and disciplines to be followed in human life?
These are Shikha and Sutra - the idols of Gayatri that are enshrined in the temple of the human body.
[Shikha is a knot of hair, tied at the crown-point (right above the suture) on the central top of the head; this point is given distinctive importance in the science of yoga and spirituality, as the point of contact with the brain-centre of intellectual and emotional sensitivity.]
[Sutra is the sacred thread, also called yagyopaveet, which is worn on the shoulders and the chest after the sacrament of upanayana or thread-ceremony.]
Shikha symbolizes the presence of discerning intellect, farsightedness and the deity of knowledge upon our head.
It is a flag of human culture.
It reminds us of the religious principles of morality, righteousness, responsibility and dutiful awareness.
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/Sept_Oct/ShikhaSutra/)
Shikha and Sutra:
What are the emblems of this divine culture (the Rishi Culture / the Indian Culture) that remind us of its principles and disciplines to be followed in human life?
These are Shikha and Sutra - the idols of Gayatri that are enshrined in the temple of the human body.
[Shikha is a knot of hair, tied at the crown-point (right above the suture) on the central top of the head; this point is given distinctive importance in the science of yoga and spirituality, as the point of contact with the brain-centre of intellectual and emotional sensitivity.]
[Sutra is the sacred thread, also called yagyopaveet, which is worn on the shoulders and the chest after the sacrament of upanayana or thread-ceremony.]
Shikha symbolizes the presence of discerning intellect, farsightedness and the deity of knowledge upon our head.
It is a flag of human culture.
It reminds us of the religious principles of morality, righteousness, responsibility and dutiful awareness.
