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how should we have - darshan of the paramatma?
should be silent and keep meditating on the image of the Paramatma.
Yome, let us learn the right and simple
method of having darshan of the Lord. Know the right way of having a darshan of the Lord so that our soul by having a darshan of the Paramatma may dive into a deep experience of delight and our hearts. our minds and our whole being might dive in this ocean of sublime serenity.
We should keep thinking of the benefactions of the Paramatma that are bestowed upon us. We should sing with perfect concentration the songs of prayer or glorification addressed to the Paramatma. Our minds, our hearts, our intellects must be plunged in His Divine love.
When we leave our house to have darshan of our Lord, we have to take some precautions :
Our body should be clean, pure and healthy. There should be no laziness or indolence in our body.
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Our dress, our clothes should be neat and clean. While going to the temple, we should not wear or carry any articles made of hides and skins. We should not wear sandals or shoes while going to the temple. If it is absolutely necessary, we should at least not wear leather made foot wear.
While approaching the temple, on seeing the towers of the temple and the flags flying high on the towers, we should with folded hands, bend our heads in deep devotion for the Paramatma. We should salute him uttering the expression, "NAMO JINANAM" (I bow to the Jin)
After leaving the house, while going to the temple, we should not allow any thoughts or problems of the worldly life to enter our mind.
As soon as entering the temple say three times Nisihi, Nisihi. Nisihi, we take a vow by uttering Nisihi that after entering the temple, we will not entertain worldly thoughts, we will not speak of worldly things and that we will not engage in any wordly activities or propensities.
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While going towards the temple we
JIN DARSHAN
