Reverence - meaning of Pooja

9, 2008

Reverence - meaning of Pooja

Sri Sri: REVERENCE Reverence is what takes you toward non- violence. In Sanskrit, Reverence has a beautiful word, "Pooja" - that which is born out of fullness. 'Poo' means fullness & 'Ja" means born. Reverence to all things in creation means you are in revernce to the Creator. If you appreciate the art, you are appreciating the artist. If you are filled with reverence for everything, life is so full. If you don't have reverence for yourself, you can't have reverence for anything else. Before you start 'Pooja' you have to honour the one who is doing it. This is the
ancient method of reverence to the Self.

Ancient seers gave one method, first ask youself who I am & come out of all the identifications-I am this, I am this. If you think you are intelligent, foolish, rich, poor, Christian, Buddhist, Jew, Muslim, male, female- all these identifications will limit you from knowing who you are. It's not that your identifications are bad. But beyond these who are you? And the journey one has to make on one's own. Who am I? What is the purpose of life? These questions bring depth, profoundity in one's life.