A
Peace Yagam (fire Ceremony)
prescribed by Maa-Siddhar Babaji and the 18-Siddhars is going to be
performed
for the first time in London by Yogi Ram Sunthar and Babaji’s
kriya yoga
devotees. Yogi Ram sunthar has conducted over 100 such yagams in the
past. This
yagam is performed regularly at Aavalur Ashram in, Thiruvannamalai (
The Peace Yagam in pictures:
The
enlightenment circle, an arm of
Saiva Munnetta Sangam (UK), is organising this yagam, through yogic,
spiritual
and traditional means. This special ritual fire
ceremony performed by yogis, sages and kings for thousands
of years to achieve world peace, communal harmony, and the general well
being
of humanity. People of all communities, religions and castes can
participate in
this event, offering prayers to Babaji and invoke his blessings. A fire
is
grown in a geometrically designed (yantra), homa pot or homa kundam.
Particular
deities have particular geometrical shapes (yantra) associated with
them.
This
yagam will be reviving a
tradition that had become extinct.
This
is performed before every Kumba Mela Festival, once in every 12 years
in the
Yagam
falls into two categories:
(1)
Peace Yagam: in which the yoga
practitioners and the general public can participate. Any one
interested can
receive a Maha Mantra during this yagam from the Guru.
(2)
Yogic Yagam or Anthar Kriya
Yogam: is performed by Kundalini-Yoga-initiates only. This is a
four-day
retreat culminating in initiation into a Bija (seed) mantras.
This
Peace yagam will be dedicated to
Maa-Siddha-Babaji who lived in Kathirkamam in SriLanka and to
the18-siddhas. Babaji
was initiated by the legendary Siddha Bogar (Bhoganathar or
Bo-Yang-Laotsu), at
Kathirkamam approximately around 217AD. Bhogar installed the
Kathirkamam
murugan idol as he did in Palani South India.
A
fire pit Homa kundam will be made
and a yagam will be performed. 108
medicinal herbs with high spiritual vibration and nine-pulses or
nava-thaniam
are offered as part of
thanks giving to God who has provided everyone with all
kinds of fortunes. For nine hours devotees will
continuously chant Babaji’s
Maha-mantra to invoke Babaji and the 18 Siddhas. (Maa Siddha Babaji,
the
18-yoga Siddhas and karumarip-patti vellai Ananda Swamy (a sage who did
not eat
or drink anything for 12 yrs and is still alive in Karumarip-patti,
Thiruvannamalai-Malai) will bless the Yagam, which is performed as per
yogic
traditions.)
To
start with, lamps will be lit. This
symbolises light within each and every individual soul, and then Surya
Namaskar
or Sun worship followed by Kundalini pranayam and Dhyanam (meditation)
to
create life-energy (pranic energy) both inside us and in the cosmos.
This will
be followed by poosai (worship with flowers) and the chanting of the
108 names
of our Sat Guru. Then the Yagna fire will be lit symbolising
paramathma, the
divine. 45 householder couples will take turn and sit around the fire,
reciting
Babaji’s Maha Mantra and Bija mantra using 108 beads (mala)
to send a signal of
“unity in diversity”.
This
yagam will be a complete
spiritual bliss and through the grace of Babaji all living beings on
earth will
be happy, healthy, peaceful and blissful. In
this present age of stress, pain,
anger, agony, unrest and disturbance all over the world we will, on
mass, pray
and send positive vibrations to all suffering humanity throughout the
world;
with special thoughts to our fellow countrymen in
May
the world be peaceful!!
May
the wicked become gentle!!
May
all creatures think of mutual
welfare!!
May
their minds be occupied with what
is auspicious!!
And may our hearts be immersed in selfless love for the lord!!
Babaji Yantra
By:
Yogi Ram Sunthar
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