Benjamin_D
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When, where and why do Hindus wear the Bindi?
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Don Penguinoini
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It signifies the third eye. A mark of intelligence. One of the Hindu deities, Shiv has a third (vertical) eye.
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Here's some more info,..
'Bindi' - Why Hindus in India Wear It
by Kanan Saksena
Today in India and in other Southeastern countries, that little decorative item called a 'Bindi' or 'Tik ka' worn by Hindus on their foreheads, by both men and women, in between the eyebrows, is just that, a decorative item. It comes in all shapes, sizes and colors, made from powder, sometimes felt and sometimes colored glass stones and semi precious stones!! Now an item of beauty and fashion you will find the poet eloquently describing how the 'Bindi' enhances the beauty of the beloved.
Do you wonder whether there is any significance attached to wearing a Bindi? Was a higher thinking involved when the concept of a Bindi was conceived? Yes, the Bindi has a spiritual, health and social purpose as well as a decorative purpose.
I'll start with the Spiritual purpose as it is the most important one of them all. As per Hinduism the purpose of life is to find your true self, to realize the Infinite Reality. Every morning one takes a bath and sits in prayer, (not to say prayers like a parrot), to seek for the absolute truth through every ritual and prayer. However, one has to make a living and cannot sit in prayer the whole day. Thus, as one leaves the prayer room one is expected to put some mark on one's forehead (between the eyebrows - which is the seat of memory) to remind one during the day and through all activities of the 'purpose of life'. As we cannot see the mark on our own foreheads when we see it on another we recall the purpose of our life. The idea is to remember that all actions in the external world are dedicated towards the achievement of this supreme goal of self realization. The purpose is to recall the purpose, reflect and contemplate upon Reality in and through all activities throughout the day.
'Bindi' - Why Hindus in India Wear It
by Kanan Saksena
Today in India and in other Southeastern countries, that little decorative item called a 'Bindi' or 'Tik ka' worn by Hindus on their foreheads, by both men and women, in between the eyebrows, is just that, a decorative item. It comes in all shapes, sizes and colors, made from powder, sometimes felt and sometimes colored glass stones and semi precious stones!! Now an item of beauty and fashion you will find the poet eloquently describing how the 'Bindi' enhances the beauty of the beloved.
Do you wonder whether there is any significance attached to wearing a Bindi? Was a higher thinking involved when the concept of a Bindi was conceived? Yes, the Bindi has a spiritual, health and social purpose as well as a decorative purpose.
I'll start with the Spiritual purpose as it is the most important one of them all. As per Hinduism the purpose of life is to find your true self, to realize the Infinite Reality. Every morning one takes a bath and sits in prayer, (not to say prayers like a parrot), to seek for the absolute truth through every ritual and prayer. However, one has to make a living and cannot sit in prayer the whole day. Thus, as one leaves the prayer room one is expected to put some mark on one's forehead (between the eyebrows - which is the seat of memory) to remind one during the day and through all activities of the 'purpose of life'. As we cannot see the mark on our own foreheads when we see it on another we recall the purpose of our life. The idea is to remember that all actions in the external world are dedicated towards the achievement of this supreme goal of self realization. The purpose is to recall the purpose, reflect and contemplate upon Reality in and through all activities throughout the day.
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Shrinidhi Kowndinya
Why Hindhus Wear Bindi??
as far as my friends have given many discriptions and all of them are convincing i am giving the Scientific Reason Behind it....
Bindi is usually worn in the Middle Path of the Forehead... the Middle Path of the Forehead is the Spot where the Body Balance looses its weight a Bit(very Minute).... that makes your Thinking Slow and also affects some Rapid Works continuesly.... so the Ancestor Generation People knew about this and they have introduced the Bindi Concept... when we wear a Bindi in that Spot... that Body Balance Weights Becomes Perfect....
in Indian Sanskrit Language the Bindi Spot is known as "Shakthi Kendra" or "Energy Centre"
So this is the the Scientific Reason behind Hindhus Wearing Bindhi to Equalize the Body balance energy level...
Hope that will Sustian you...
Thank You Very Much
Well i am also a Hindhu
B.H.Shrinidhi Kcoundinya
as far as my friends have given many discriptions and all of them are convincing i am giving the Scientific Reason Behind it....
Bindi is usually worn in the Middle Path of the Forehead... the Middle Path of the Forehead is the Spot where the Body Balance looses its weight a Bit(very Minute).... that makes your Thinking Slow and also affects some Rapid Works continuesly.... so the Ancestor Generation People knew about this and they have introduced the Bindi Concept... when we wear a Bindi in that Spot... that Body Balance Weights Becomes Perfect....
in Indian Sanskrit Language the Bindi Spot is known as "Shakthi Kendra" or "Energy Centre"
So this is the the Scientific Reason behind Hindhus Wearing Bindhi to Equalize the Body balance energy level...
Hope that will Sustian you...
Thank You Very Much
Well i am also a Hindhu
B.H.Shrinidhi Kcoundinya