The Agnihotra fire remains burning and healing families in the city Jaen with the love and dedication of Eng. Luis Tafur and his family. Divine Grace unfolds at each step through selfless service.

"All concepts of TIME AND SPACE are subject to change."  
 
- Master Shree Vasant -

"The principles of life must be restarted now on this earth. All life must be made aware that Yajnya is necessary to survive. We withdraw nutrients from the environment; they must somehow be replaced. Yajnya is the means.
The earth is wasting away.

 Yajnya is the only way to save it."   
 
- Master Shree Vasant - 

"The children must be told. The children must be given the same assurance as We are giving to all of you. The children of today are greatly burdened with a world not of their making. They suffer from our diseases. They breathe our polluted air. They grow up with fear. Now is the time to replace this great burden and give the children hope that they cannot only survive but create a better world from the ashes of this one."

- Master Shree Vasant - 

Photos: Agnihotra in family; below: Roberto sharing Agnihotra at a school with teachers and students.

"If one looks at what is difficult in one's life as a challenge rather than as a blockage one can easily rise above the situation."   

- Master Shree Vasant - 

"With daily Agnihotra practice we begin the process of self healing and assist people in breaking down barriers to success, good health and inner wisdom."   

- Master Shree Vasant - 

"We are not here to change people. If they change or evolve in this atmosphere or in our presence, wonderful. If they are willing to serve, to help the work, spread Agnihotra, then we say "Thank you.

"It is interesting to note the word for happiness in Sanskrit is “SUKHA,” and its antithesis is “DUKHA.” SU means good and DU means bad. KHA means atmosphere. Happiness thus is merely good atmosphere and unhappiness is bad atmosphere. Agnihotra purifies the atmosphere, reduces disease in the area and brings nutrition to

plant life.

Sanskrit is the mother of all European languages. All this knowledge was first revealed at the time of Creation in Sanskrit. Sanskrit was no one’s mother tongue at any time on the planet.."   

 - Master Shree Vasant - 

"You are just being used as an instrument to help others. So if there is a “conductor” of the orchestra, why do you concern yourself with what is played next? Even in great orchestras changes are made. The orchestra members must be aware and listen and watch for their commands. Then they only have to take care of their instruments and keep them exactly attuned and ready.

Then, no matter what composition is called for, they are ready, instrument in hand, to create harmony all together."
 
- Master Shree Vasant  -

"Man amasses all material wealth by all possible means, wise or otherwise. He can thus become a candidate for the enjoyment of all this wealth.
However, one thing is certain. Unless he voluntarily renounces all this and unless all the desire for material enjoyment dries up, he can never be happy.
The practice of Fivefold Path will teach man how to be in this world but not of this world. Agnihotra is the biggest material aid to bring about this transformation of the mind.
“Be thou transformed by the renewal of the mind.”

–Romans 12:2 King James Version Bible  
 
 One may live in a palace or one may live in a humble hut. It does not matter. What does matter is how far your mind is attached to that palace or how much your mind is hankering after unfulfilled desires living in the hut.
Get rid of the hankerings and attachments and you are free.
Then it is only, “Thy will be done.”"
 
- Master Shree Vasant - 

Agnihotra Gives Protection.
"All houses in which Agnihotra is performed regularly will be blessed. No harm will come."   

- Master Shree Vasant - 

   A kind of mantra within a mantra is how we might think of ATMOSPHERE, PRANA, MIND.

Of course, the two mantras that must be said once in order to perform Agnihotra properly are crucial or, shall we say, non-negotiable.

When discussing the mind, it is helpful to reinforce the connection between the mind and daily sunrise/sunset Agnihotra.

In a nutshell, Agnihotra has beneficial effects on atmosphere. One way this is done is through the agency of Prana, life energy, which is attracted and balanced during and after Agnihotra.

And since Prana and mind are inextricably connected, the improvement in Prana is transposed to the mind.

And as we are going to discuss PSYCHOSOMATIC issues, looking at our minds may prove enlightening.

Everything may be psychosomatic. The power of mind is such that…..thinking, willing and feeling—what more is there?

I have quoted the new age healer who said,”whatever the question, the answer is love.”

Mind and body are usually referred to when a discussion of psychosomatic physical problems and psychological imbalances is undertaken. In some circles psychosomatic implies ‘not real,’ as in “Your pain is all in your head, not really in your foot.” It’s not that simple.

If we subscribe to the principle (goal) of training our minds to react with love in all situations or circumstances, certainly our attitudes and perspectives will be optimised.

When reacting, if we speak nicely, truthfully and only when necessary, the closer we will be to love.

If we ‘speak’ to ourselves using the same guidelines, or ‘behave ourselves,’ as my generation was told to do when we were children, it follows that we will more likely react to OURSELVES with love.

If we can smile at our missteps rather than calling in our army of punishers, self-sabaoteurs, self-judgments, etc., future missteps likely will be reduced.

For example, many nutritionists encourage their clients not to diet when trying to lose weight. We don’t react well to extreme restrictions.

Increased appetite and burning up less calories when resting are unwanted ‘collateral damage’ when dieting without breaks. The current popularity with intermittent fasting—not eating during or after certain hours—may be looked at as a kinder, gentler road to weight loss.

If I can train my mind to react with love—or at least with positivity and perspective—avoiding illness or minimising it will be one big reward.

   ¿How did Mother Teresa avoid catching leprosy when spending so much time with lepers? She thought, felt and willed with love. Her trained mind protected her.

Yes it is true that past karma to an extent dictates our present and future. The point here is that our reactions are instrumental to using our power of discrimination in the best ways. So it can be said that psychosomatic factors play important roles.

Have you ever willed yourself not to get sick? I was warned while participating in an intense self-development program many years ago not to get sick. Despite physical labor beginning at 4 am in the snow and with subzero temperatures, I didn’t dare get sick—and I didn’t! Power of the mind.

Reacting with love seems to defuse confrontations or even minor issues with others. Humility is easier to manifest when we lead with love. Feeling humble makes it much easier to choose serenity and peace over being proven right.

And lest we forget, we aren’t here to massage or elevate our egos. Being proven right may be an ego-driven action.

Might not it be better to remember that an intense road to enlightenment is via SERVICE? And since service divided by ego is the measure of our DEVOTION, it all gets back to LOVE. Do the math.

Devotion is love, selfless service is love.

Whatever the question, the answer is love.

See how simple it is. But yes, just because it is simple, does not mean it is easy.

Two other ‘simple but not easy’ concepts we have mentioned before come to mind.

Shree Vasant reiterated that the Fivefold Path —five easy to understand practices—

Vedas the ancientmost body of Knowledge known to Human Being have (4) four parts named Ṛg Veda, Sāma Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.

The “Sapta Śloki” / “Seven Verses” teaches us that in the first, original moment when all the Universes were created by the Almighty God, by divine strong will, “…Chaturveda samāyuktaṁ śāśvataṁ dharmamadiśat” / “…The set of the four Vedas was revealed transmitting and instructing the eternal Dharma to all living and sentient Beings.”

Each Veda is divided into (2) two fundamental parts, that is to say: 1) Mantra and 2) Brāhmaṇa.

1) Mantras and Sūktas (Hymns) are the essence of all Vedic Knowledge. They were transmitted metrically, id est: in verses, in Sanskrit, the perfect and archetypal Language.

This set of powerful vibrations in verses with a grammatical and mathematical perfection is known as Chandas. Actually, Chandas is synonym of Vedic Mantra.

2) The Brāhmaṇas are the explanation and interpretation of Mantras and Sūktas (Hymns) composed in philosophical and scientific prose (gādyaṁ).

Within the Vedic “Opus Magnum” (“Great Work”) made up of hundreds of thousands of Mantras, there is one Mantra absolutely exceptional: the Gāyatrī Mantra.

Gāyatrī is the main Vedic Metre composed of 24 akṣaras (syllables or letters), variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of 3 pādas of 8 akṣaras each, or in one line of 16 akṣaras and a second line of eight.

There are 11 varieties of this metre and the number of akṣaras in the mantric stanza (Vṛtta) varies from 19 up to 33.

In the Bhagavad Gītā, the Lord Kṛṣṇa / Krishna declares that of all the Vedic Metres, He is the Gāyatrī Metre.

The word Gāyatrī comes from the sanskrit verbal root : Gā (gai), gāyati, gāyate, gīyate, gītvā (gīya), gātum that means to “sing”. The words “Gītā”, “Gāthā” and “Geya” meaning “song” and “chanting” are related with this sanskrit verbal stem.

Gāyatrī is the Mantra of Mantras and it is believed to be the essence of the three main Vedas—which means that the Atharvaveda is excluded here. According to some conceptions, before he starts learning the Atharvaveda, a vedic student must go to a second upanayana ( saṁskāra or purificatory rite in which the child is invested with the sacred thread and imparted the Gāyatrī mantra). Generally, the Gāyatrī imparted to a child at the Brahmōpadeśa (Instruction in the Vedas or sacred knowledge) is called “Tripadā-Gāyatrī. It is so called because it has three padas or three feet. Each foot encompasses the essential spirit of one Veda. The Atharvaveda has a separate Gāyatrī.

Traditionally, the Gāyatrī Mantra must be chanted in the three saṅdhyās of the day, id est: at dawn, midday and dusk. But according to the instructions of the sage of India/Bhārat, Śhree Vasant Paranjpe, direct disciple of Parama Sadguru Śhree Gajānan Mahārāj – the most powerful moment for chanting the Gāyatrī with Yajña is at noontide (Madhyāhna) when the Sun is travelling through the part of the sky directly overhead (Zenith).
At dusk and at dawn, Agnihotra must be mainly performed.

The classic Gāyatrī Mantra may be found in the Ṛg Veda Saṁhitā, Maṇḍalaṁ 3, Sūkta 62, Verse or Mantra 10.

The Ṛṣi/Riṣhi or Vedic Sage who revealed the Gāyatrī Mantra was the renowned Viśvāmitraḥ Gāthinaḥ. The Devatā or Deity invoked is Savitā, the immanent and transcendent solar Divinity. The Chandas or Vedic Metre is Gāyatrī.

This sacred healing, protective and purifying Vedic Mantra is to be chanted preceded by the three main Vyāhrutis.

Gāyatrī Mantra:

Oṁ Bhūr Bhūvaḥ Svaḥ

Oṁ (The Primordial Sound, the Absolute, the Logos or Creative Verbum) Tat (That, Transcendental Reality) Savitur (The Sun) Vareṇyam (The Most Adorable, the Highest) Bhargo (Luster, Effulgence, Splendor) Devasya (Of the Divine Resplendent Being) Dhīmahi (We meditate upon) Dhiyo (Intellect, Understanding) Yo (Who) Naḥ (Us, Our) Prachodayāt (Illumine, Inspire)

“Oṁ Bhūr Bhūvaḥ Svaḥ
Oṁ Tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt Oṁ”

“Oṁ Bhūrlokaḥ Antarikṣalokaḥ (Atmosphere) Svargalokaḥ

Oṁ We meditate upon the highest Supreme Spirit (Savitṛ / Savitā) who illumines and guides our intellect. Oṁ”

The Śāstras state: “Gāyatrī Chandasām Mātā”, that is to say, “Gāyatrī is the Mother of the Vedas” and “Gāyantam trāyate yasmāt Gāyatrī ´ tyabhidhīyate”, “Whoever sings it is protected”, that is “Gāyatrī”.

To one who chants Gāyatrī regularly and with devotion, “Sarva roga nivārini Gāyatrī” = “The Gāyatrī Mantra is the reliever of diseases”.

“Sarva duḥkha parivārini Gāyatrī” = “The Gāyatrī Mantra wards off all pain and misery”.

“Sarva vāñca phalaśrī Gāyatrī” = “The Gāyatrī Mantra is the fulfiller of all desires”.