Are you superstitious?

vijay wrote:

Hope youvare right. Telengana was formed largely due to Congress but KCR usurped the credit and got elected as CM. Now he is doing funny things.

Yes.KCR is has done yet another funny thing, He has offered Veerabhadra Swamy at a place called Kuravi  Golden Mustaches.

Babu saroj wrote:

well we are talking about superstitious, So I request the member to stay on the topic.

The discussion is related to subject as they are talking about superstitious behavior of a minister so no question of diversion here.

Superstitions and caste system ae the pillars of Indian society. Very difficult to dilute their hold. The society would become rudderless.

Certain beliefs although not tested have gone on to become part of our lifestyle . Like for example, looking for an auspicious time for the muhurtha while fixing a wedding date . In some communities the couple to have to wait for a few days after the wedding until the proper day is fixed to have any kind of intimacy !!

A relative of mine had to wait for five days due to the panchak having set in.?

You mean referring an Almanac ? Is Panchak a Subha Muhurtam ? If that is so, it is definitely a top case of superstition.

I doubt if majority of the Hindu marriages take place without consulting the panchanga and it has become a common practice not top case of superstition..

Superstition is a regularly practiced by almost all Hindus. I do nit know abiut other religions but in Infia they also must be equally superstitious as the stock is same.

rambabu wrote:

Almost all;;Himdus .But not all;;Hindus

What kind of a stupid post is this? Other than give you points does it have any meaning at all? We are all adults here able to see through your gimmicks , so need for you to go around repeating the same thing in different ways ..

Babu saroj wrote:

well we are talking about superstitious, So I request the member to stay on the topic.

One more superstition we have is bad and good  Drishti as we call it. When certain people complement you if their intention is not good it can make you fall sick or do some harm. People go to ridiculous lengths to ward off bad eye because they seem to believe in it..

@ Usha. About this drishti thing, I gave a damn about it when I was young. But off late I confess that I care about it as a mother. When my younger one falls sick frequently, I do ritual of drishti( taking handful of salt) moving around her three times and flushing it. And psychological things are so strong, she is fine after that. My older one and my husband ridicule me for this. But a mother's heart is weak at times and falls for these beliefs and traps

Arunima Singh wrote:

@ Usha. About this drishti thing, I gave a damn about it when I was young. But off late I confess that I care about it as a mother. When my younger one falls sick frequently, I do ritual of drishti( taking handful of salt) moving around her three times and flushing it. And psychological things are so strong, she is fine after that. My older one and my husband ridicule me for this. But a mother's heart is weak at times and falls for these beliefs and traps

I can totally relate to that and I too have gone on to do things which seem irrational now but at that time seemed necessary..It also has a lot to do with peer pressure/family pressures ..

Arunima Singh wrote:

@ Usha. About this drishti thing, I gave a damn about it when I was young. But off late I confess that I care about it as a mother. When my younger one falls sick frequently, I do ritual of drishti( taking handful of salt) moving around her three times and flushing it. And psychological things are so strong, she is fine after that. My older one and my husband ridicule me for this. But a mother's heart is weak at times and falls for these beliefs and traps

I can totally relate, I too do that to my son quite often, my son ridicules me for it saying I am superstitious but that is how mothers are! But I feel that superstition  or no superstition, there are certain vibrations in the air, both negative and positive and indeed do affect children as they are more sensitive and vulnerable than older people are. Certain things cannot be explained and I feel this is one of them.

There is a lot in life that still has no answer ..There have been two occasions in the past when everything was going right , I suddenly got the feeling that this won't last ...And it turned out right ! Similarly, certain customs evolve because of these unexplained phenomenon and later it becomes a belief or a superstition..

usha manohar wrote:

Arunima Singh wrote:

@ Usha. About this drishti thing, I gave a damn about it when I was young. But off late I confess that I care about it as a mother. When my younger one falls sick frequently, I do ritual of drishti( taking handful of salt) moving around her three times and flushing it. And psychological things are so strong, she is fine after that. My older one and my husband ridicule me for this. But a mother's heart is weak at times and falls for these beliefs and traps

I can totally relate to that and I too have gone on to do things which seem irrational now but at that time seemed necessary..It also has a lot to do with peer pressure/family pressures ..

Being a mother myself I think most of the mothers get trapped to such things some time or the other. Though we do not firmly believe in it, we just take a chance hoping for a  positive result. I believe very strongly that there are few superstitious things which if we follow do not harm anyone then trying them with a positive frame of mind is nothing wrong. Either drishti tricks or medicines give good result regarding an ailing person then it's fine.

Drishti Or Dishti as it is called locally ,is a practice in AP to ward off the evil Spirits .It may work or may not work , but if such practices are followed,none will be harmed.

It's equivalent in north could be nazar lag jayegi and to ward it off a black dot is put on the face of the child. Yes it is harmless but nevertheless it is a belief.

I know.There is a saying in Hindi. " Buri Nazar wale, tera Muh Kala."

I usually think rationally and i do not think i am superstitious but yes like the other mothers pointed out... when it comes to my kids or family the rationale goes for a toss, i do agree to do things which a rational mind will not agree. :) the biggest example being the naming of my daughter... as per her star the astrologer said her name should contain even number of letters... though i do not believe in these things, i still did not want to take a chance with my little one and i named her Ruhi :):)

yes I am. but sometimes, esp when m doing something that's v imp and risky.