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Sacred thread (Lectures)

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Lectures

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Lecture on BG 1.32-35 -- London, July 25, 1973:

So everyone is born śūdra, but by cultivation of knowledge and culture, one can become... Saṁskārāt. Therefore, according to Vedic system, there are ten kinds of saṁskāra, reformatory method. This upanayana-saṁskāra, this is also one of the saṁskāra, sacred thread. Upanayana. Upa means near, and nayana means bringing. When the spiritual master brings nearer to spiritual consciousness, a person is given the upanayana, or the sacred thread. The sacred thread is the indication that "This man is now under the control of the spiritual master for advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness." This thread ceremony. This is called upanayana.

Page Title:Sacred thread (Lectures)
Compiler:Visnu Murti, Labangalatika
Created:28 of Aug, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=78, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:78