This was taken two summers ago. I let my children plant a few plants of their choice and take care of them.. This was the result of their efforts.
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The Number Three is considered a Divine Number. A number representing Balance. I grew up with Three hidden in most everything I did or said.
We had 3 meals a day(yes, I had to talk of food first). Before starting our meals we made three pinches(held between all the fingers) of food as an offering to all of our ancestors who came before us.
We circumambulated the temple 3 times. When we took the Aarthi(the offering of light) we circled our palms over the flame of the lamp three times. At the start of the daily prayers, we said OM 3 times and ended the prayers with a Peace Shloka(Hymn) and we said -Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi- 3 times. Later I was told that it was meant as Shanthi in the Heavens, Shanthi on Earth and Shanthi in the world of transition/the land of the dead/underworld. When we talked of the important aspects of our Gods we spoke of Trimurthi(trinity) the Male aspects and the Tridevi, the female aspects. The triangle, represented Shiva, the Lord of renewal/destruction. The Six pointed star, with an upright and an inverted triangle represented the madala for a Balanced Meditative state, where the Mind is in harmony with the Divine.
When we touched our elders feet to seek blessings, we touched it three times. At the time of Death, the dying person is given holy water from the Ganges or any of the Sapta Sindhu(the seven sacred rivers in Hinduism)in three sips. When we spoke of giving our all for a cause, person or life, we meant the three aspects of our physical life - body, mind and wealth. This was Me growing up as a Hindu.
As I learned/read more, I realized three holds significance in other religions/cultures too. The Christains have The Holy Trinity- The father, the son and the Holy spirit ; The Buddhists have the Three Jewels - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha; The Jews have the Three Patriachs - Abhraham, Issac and Jacob; Taoism has Three Pure Ones - from whom all of the universe came forth. The pure ones evolved from the interaction of Yin and Yang and the Yin and Yang evolved From Pure energy, the Qi/Chi.
In Cartesian Geometry we represent what we see in three dimensions. In Physics most of our laws are based on Three Dimensions.
The More I look around, the more I see that Three is a number loaded with Meanings.
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Orange Poppies
The Number Three is considered a Divine Number. A number representing Balance. I grew up with Three hidden in most everything I did or said.
We had 3 meals a day(yes, I had to talk of food first). Before starting our meals we made three pinches(held between all the fingers) of food as an offering to all of our ancestors who came before us.
We circumambulated the temple 3 times. When we took the Aarthi(the offering of light) we circled our palms over the flame of the lamp three times. At the start of the daily prayers, we said OM 3 times and ended the prayers with a Peace Shloka(Hymn) and we said -Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi- 3 times. Later I was told that it was meant as Shanthi in the Heavens, Shanthi on Earth and Shanthi in the world of transition/the land of the dead/underworld. When we talked of the important aspects of our Gods we spoke of Trimurthi(trinity) the Male aspects and the Tridevi, the female aspects. The triangle, represented Shiva, the Lord of renewal/destruction. The Six pointed star, with an upright and an inverted triangle represented the madala for a Balanced Meditative state, where the Mind is in harmony with the Divine.
When we touched our elders feet to seek blessings, we touched it three times. At the time of Death, the dying person is given holy water from the Ganges or any of the Sapta Sindhu(the seven sacred rivers in Hinduism)in three sips. When we spoke of giving our all for a cause, person or life, we meant the three aspects of our physical life - body, mind and wealth. This was Me growing up as a Hindu.
As I learned/read more, I realized three holds significance in other religions/cultures too. The Christains have The Holy Trinity- The father, the son and the Holy spirit ; The Buddhists have the Three Jewels - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha; The Jews have the Three Patriachs - Abhraham, Issac and Jacob; Taoism has Three Pure Ones - from whom all of the universe came forth. The pure ones evolved from the interaction of Yin and Yang and the Yin and Yang evolved From Pure energy, the Qi/Chi.
In Cartesian Geometry we represent what we see in three dimensions. In Physics most of our laws are based on Three Dimensions.
The More I look around, the more I see that Three is a number loaded with Meanings.
