This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hi I have doubt on this. If it is to self realization then why we can mark on our arm instead Forehead. Is there any specfic reason behind that. By the i love hindu samskruthi. There are seven chakras and Ajna is the place of self realization. When we place the bindhi there, it prevents any negative energy from affecting us, and in fact repels it.
It is not true that widows put black bindis in the south. They can wear Vibhoothi sacred ash , Chandan, or red tilak tamil brahmins. They do not wear as sindhoor on their heads, but can and must wear on their forehead, as it is a protection.
In our custom, the Lord is the ultimate and only purush and a widow considers Him as her Lord as a result of self realization. When that is the case, even kumkum is put on the forehead as it is his prasad, and a sign of His auspiciousness, and also acceptance of the fact that He resides in us and that we respect Him. The 3rd eye is the source of the inner guru. Our higher self that is always guiding us. The bindi is a reminder of our higher self every instance.
That is the only purpose. To remember our higher self all the time in all our mundane activities. I do share ur links to my friends in WhatsApp. Thanks for sharing our history. It originated as a symbol of marriage or status. A bindi represents the […]. I am a Hindu woman and I would not consider it inappropriate just because a non-Hindu wore a bindi. I would consider it an opportunity to educate that woman and myself about the significance of wearing a bindi.
The important take-away here is that the ultimate goal of every human being, hindu and non-hindu is self-realization — the bindi is one tool to help us on our path.
Thank you for sharing this. I would like to wear a bindi, for the very reason you state: as a tool to help me on the path to satchidananda existence, knowledge, bliss.
But I was not born Hindu. I believe there are many paths towards this goal. I would also like the extra help, through a bindi, to help me better keep inner eye gaze, focus towards Truth. But I was thinking along the lines of getting a piercing, so I can feel it and remember.
Or I was thinking of a small tattoo. I would never wish to offend. This is a very personal journey for me, as it is for anyone. Why not? Its a privilege and pleasure to learn others language,culture and traditions. We all here to learn and integrate. I was wondering if one wanted to convert to Hinduism how would they go about that?
What steps would I have to take? Hinduism is an open source faith. You can follow any path to reach the GOD. Bindi paint to save that energy and accumulate wisdom.
Bindi can still be translated as "full moon" or "full moon". This mark protects its owner from evil spirits and evil eyes. Putting a red dot before, and today - the prerogative of a married woman. So she demonstrates her social status, and bindi is called to give prosperity, happiness and tranquility in the family. If a woman is widowed, she does not do bindi at all, thereby showing that she no longer has a husband. In ancient times it was even possible to judge the caste belonging to the bindi.
For example, on a black dot on a woman's forehead, a woman could be recognized as belonging to a kshatriya, and on a red one to a brahmana.
Today the application of bindi is not only a tradition, but also an original decoration. You can find dots on the forehead and red, and yellow, and golden, and blue. Now fantasies have no limits. Because of the many languages and dialects spoken throughout India, it is important to note that bindis are otherwise known by many other names, including kumkum, sindoor, teep, tikli and bottu. However, the meaning behind the ornament, regardless of region or language, remains the same.
Around BC, the rishi-muni ancient seers of Hinduism wrote the Vedas, in which they described the existence of areas of concentrated energy called the chakras. Hindu tradition holds that all people have a third inner eye. The two physical eyes are used for seeing the external world, while the third focuses inward toward God.
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