How to Bless

Blessing

Blessing is a way of connecting to the divine and passing the divine / cosmic power to the needed one, who is currently incapable of  getting it due to his/her own mental or physic or energy blocks.

There are 3 parts in a Blessings.

1.   Blesser (Person who gives Blessing)

2.   Blessings (Divine Power)

3.   Receiver of Blessing (Person)

How to Bless

• Receiver will sit or stand where his/her head will be near the heart level of the Blesser with eyes closed.
• Before giving Blessing the Blesser should do any meditation which will make them Natural [Sahaj]. Their breath will be slow and deep

• Start : Blesser will close their eyes and invoke their Guru or deity whom they trust by chanting the following Mantra
• GURUR BRAHMA, GURUR VISHNU, GURUR DEVO MAHESHWARAH, GURUR SAAKSHAAT PARA-BRAHMA, TASMAI SHRI GURUVE NAMAH (1 time). OR
• Jai Gurudev (3 times)
• Blesser will place their hands warmly on the head of the Receiver as shown in the above figure for a few moments
• If they are sensitive then both of them can feel the divine energy flowing. Although a bit difficult for the mind to understand.
• Close :  Blesser will chant the following Mantra to Close the Blessing
• Om Namah Shivay (3 times)

• Both of them can open their eyes now.

Key Points:

• Blesser is only any instrument to pass necessary divine energy to the receiver. Blesser does not pass their energy. If they pass then that is not blessing.
• E.g. A Person (Receiver) Drinking Water (Divine Energy) through a straw (Blesser)   
• There is a huge possibility that the blesser may enter into ego trap. A blesser should be very cautious about this and they should be aware that they are only instruments of the divine.
• It is a wrong notion that Blessing belongs only to a particular religion or Guru. It is the divine / cosmic energy through which we get blessings.
• Blessing can be given to anyone by anyone, the key is that the Blesser should be in a natural state of being.
• Never give blessing to anyone who do not have trust in blessings, because  their mind will block any divine energy flowing to them. 
• Being sensitive is one of the key for blessings.

Wisdom Pointer:

Zen is not bothered about anything superhuman; its whole concern is how to make ordinary life a blessing. - Osho

How to do Aarti

Aarti

As per Wikipedia, Aarti also spelled arati, arathi, aarthi (from the Sanskrit word aratrika with the same meaning) is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a part of puja, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities.

Today we will see a very simple, powerful core breathing technique accompanied with Mantra for performing Aarti.

How to do Aarti ?

• Take a lighted camphor lamp or a lighted ghee lamp
• Stand in front of the deity / living person / photograph
• Close your eyes and feel the empty inner sky / space  
• Move the lamp from right side to left side (i.e. clockwise) completing a circle.
• It should cover the entire deity / living person / photograph
• Start from Bottom – Breathe In – Chant “Om” or “Aum” till you reach the top of head (Clockwise)
• Then from Top Head till Bottom – Breathe Out – Chant “Shivaya Namah” till you reach the bottom (Clockwise)

How many times

• Minimum 3 times (1 time means 1 breath in and 1 breath out)
• Maximum – till the time you see your clean aura with eyes closed

Whom can we do Aarti?

• Any deity whom you trust
• Any living person. They should be present before you
• Your own self

Key Points:

• Aarti is not necessary only for deities, it can be to anyone living or non-living
• Aarti should be performed from the right side to left side. If you are doing with your own hands to your own self, then it will be anti-clockwise
• Aarti cleans all the negative energies or blocks surrounded by us. Thereby it helps us to set our frequency with the deities which in turn helps us to connect with existence.

Wisdom Pointer:

Mantra Meaning:

• Om (Aum) – Existence
• Shivaya – The Auspicious one (Not a person or deity but essence)
• Namah – Surrender or Bow down