dear sir,
The coconut is supposed to represent Ego..so having once being broken it should remain broken.
dear sir,
Technically two halves of a broken coconut can never be joined again cos once broken its broken...even if glue it the crack verily remains.
The coconut is supposed to represent Ego..so having once being broken it should remain broken.
Coconut is a product which can be seen and not so in the case of ego. How can coconut be compared with ego, when it has no form? Ego is an inborn quality of a person.
Why should a broken ego not be repaired?
What do you do with the broken ego?
Do you grate it,add salt and green chilly and make chutney to go with your idlies (white ones)? LOL.
I can list a few:
1. Ladies after having a bath coming out without tying the hair
2. Bathing in the night
3. Sitting with legs folded (Mandi)
4. Removing nails in the evening
5. Doing haircut on Tuesday or Friday
Is this to do list or not-to-do list?
Can you give the reasons for each action? Or just belief system and without reason?
If there is no reason in the present days, and was being practiced in olden times, there is no reason to keep following.
Removing nails after sun goes down may have reason. In the olden days there was no electric light and cutting nails in fading light would be dangerous. In the olden days they may not have the modern nail clippers.
It is like Cricket was played in daylight before floodlights and now you are not bound by sunlight.
Practices evolve over period of time, there is no sanctity in a practice itself.
What is somebody has knee problem, why must they suffer or feel guilty just because they are not able to sit Mandi position?
In North India Hindu shops were closed on Tuesday and Muslim shops were closed on Friday. May be we did not do certain things because of that. Today in 24X7 shopping why should we deny the shopkeepers business on these days?
Bathing in night, probably was a bad idea in olden days before indoor plumbing. You have to go to water source in dark and can be dangerous. So may have been taboo. There is no reason to shun bathing in night.
I expected a rational approach from a Technology person instead of superstitions.
Hey come on, I am not shooting the messenger. I am asking you to change the message with the times. You are well versed in internet to research your post, I expected that from you.Do not combine technology with spirituality...The OP is about the customs/daily practices of Tamil Brahmins...I am not here to debate whether it is scientific or superstitious..It is a custom that is being followed..For example we had discussed about having a hair cut on Tuesdays & Fridays earlier..There was a separate thread too about having a cut on Saturdays
http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/general-discussions/13390-hair-cut-saturdays.html
Our forefathers decided certain customs...Most had a scientific reason...But do not shoot the messenger who is bringing those customs to light
Namaste,
Even donating curd after sunset is a taboo... like this for donating many items - some oils if I'm right, but can't remember those rules.
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Being a strict vegetarian, avoiding chicken, mutton etc. during some specific months, to please the God.
Namaste,
Even donating curd after sunset is a taboo... like this for donating many items - some oils if I'm right, but can't remember those rules.
No Renuka,
To be honest with you, it is more like 'white things signify Lakshmi and it is not good to 'lend' Lakshmi after it turns dark, it is like giving away your household Lakshmi forever'... this is as much as I can remember.