We lack the understanding behind several rituals and brand the superstitious and meaningless. Our ancestors are thoughtful in designing various patterns and customs for our holistic well-being.
Today I will introduce the top five rituals that are logical.
1. What is the significance of Navratri?
Navratri means nine auspicious Nights. It is observed at the beginning of Summer and next in the face of winters. If you follow the pattern, it is celebrated about the two junctures of seasonal change.
As the season changes, the inner chemistry of human beings also changes during this transition. The body immunity goes downhill. We are more vulnerable to infections.
So observing fast is found to be an intelligent way to handle the situation. Even if you are not fasting, it was advised to keep your diet light during the Navratri's.
This so-called superstition was a way to prevent diseases and an intelligent half-yearly Detox routine; whether it is Ayurveda or modern science, both are unanimous about the benefits of fasting. Ovid Navratri is an opportunity for the people to grow physically as well as spiritually wondered.
2. Why is the peepal tree worshipped?
This is because the peepal tree exhales help an extremely high amount of oxygen during the day. Women were advised to walk around the peepal tree early for ideal hormonal balance and easy conception.
The purpose of keeping an idol was to give them all the more reason to follow this practice diligently. Apart from this, Ayurvedic scriptures about numerous medicinal uses of peepal trees.
People believe a ghost resides in the peepal tree. Due to its dense nature, it also releases very high carbon dioxide during the night. Naturally, anyone sleeping Under The People Tree will be oxygen deprived.
This is nothing but an excellent example of how metaphoric language was used to simplify something Complex, which later gets constructed as a superstition.
3. Why tulsi plant considered sacred?
Tulsi plant is a natural antibiotic that reduces stress. It increases immunity, longevity, and a particular ability to keep the insect's mosquitoes and snakes in a way.
Modern Scientific research has acknowledged its medicinal properties.
4. What is the concept behind doing a prayer before meals?
No matter which religion came from, me Ave started with a prayer before meals. Death prayer instantly comes down our mind, and when we eat with a calm mind, we can eat food with more awareness, which again leads to better assimilation of nutrients.
5. Why does an Indian meal start with spicy food and end with sweet?
It is well known that when we eat spicy food, the body secretes digestive juices, ensuring a smooth and efficient digestion process.
Thus a meal starts with spicy courses first. Sweet at the end gives a pleasant taste and is also associated with the feelings of satiety.
It is incredible the insides our ancestors had about the septal chemical functioning of our body.
Indian superstitions were well thought of considering the various aspects of life.
The problem in India is most of us live in two extremes of the spectrum; other people blindly follow tradition or altogether reject them.
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