Comments on: Bindis: Why do Indians wear a red dot on their forehead? http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/ where the curious come to play! Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Erin http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-88363 Erin Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:52:17 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-88363 According to my husband, it depends on the state and/or "tribe" you fall into. As majority of Hindus in India are actually wearing them for decoration in recent times, those in the agricultural areas use the bindi to represent marriage and even wear the mark in the parting of the hair, as my mother-in-law does. Those who are single can wear different colors now, but married women still typically wear red. Most Hindus follow their Brahma and don't actually read to learn about their religious customs, like Jews, Christians, or Muslims. It is passed down through cultural traditions and through spiritual leaders. But my husband's family do also recognize that it helps to strengthen their connection to God and to channel inner wisdom from their chakra. According to my husband, it depends on the state and/or “tribe” you fall into. As majority of Hindus in India are actually wearing them for decoration in recent times, those in the agricultural areas use the bindi to represent marriage and even wear the mark in the parting of the hair, as my mother-in-law does. Those who are single can wear different colors now, but married women still typically wear red. Most Hindus follow their Brahma and don’t actually read to learn about their religious customs, like Jews, Christians, or Muslims. It is passed down through cultural traditions and through spiritual leaders. But my husband’s family do also recognize that it helps to strengthen their connection to God and to channel inner wisdom from their chakra.

]]> By: Poorani Sahasranaman http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-86548 Poorani Sahasranaman Wed, 05 Oct 2016 07:07:28 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-86548 Wow i had no idea this means so much in my culture. thanks for sharing!! Wow i had no idea this means so much in my culture. thanks for sharing!!

]]> By: Linda http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-85868 Linda Sun, 20 Mar 2016 01:02:21 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-85868 Truly the flame at the brow centre exists. It is an exquisite experience to receive this transmission from an enlightened being...I've experienced it 15 times. I've never been able to create the experience myself, however I have projected my consciousness through this Mandala centre twice. Once to the inner universe through a series of portals, mandala colours, white and dark and once through a multi coloured mandala to a past life. I first found this portal long before I met a guru. Yoga book I read and a yoga person mentioned this flame years before. The experience has many facets all lead to awakening to spiritual, divine, love energy. The Hindu religion calls it Shakti. Sakti Chiti Chitsakti or variations. Chiti is the play of consciousness. Shakti is the Goddess energy to Shiva. I'm still learning about the experience the theory etc... The experience is the most important. We have lots of words and religious practices for divine mergence. It's part of our full potential as human beings, we don't all believe this so we fill the void with materialism, drugs, sugar or distractions endlessly. But the Bindi ultimately represents the flame within that appears in a subtle realm that lights the way to the inner universe where we all aim to finally reside with blessing of God whatever that truly is is linked most definitely to the Bindi symbol. I've had the good fortune to see but it's because my passion for divine love and it's power to heal myself and others from the pain of ignorance. Love peace freedom... Truly the flame at the brow centre exists. It is an exquisite experience to receive this transmission from an enlightened being…I’ve experienced it 15 times. I’ve never been able to create the experience myself, however I have projected my consciousness through this Mandala centre twice. Once to the inner universe through a series of portals, mandala colours, white and dark and once through a multi coloured mandala to a past life. I first found this portal long before I met a guru. Yoga book I read and a yoga person mentioned this flame years before.

The experience has many facets all lead to awakening to spiritual, divine, love energy.
The Hindu religion calls it Shakti. Sakti Chiti Chitsakti or variations. Chiti is the play of consciousness. Shakti is the Goddess energy to Shiva. I’m still learning about the experience the theory etc… The experience is the most important.

We have lots of words and religious practices for divine mergence.
It’s part of our full potential as human beings, we don’t all believe this so we fill the void with materialism, drugs, sugar or distractions endlessly.

But the Bindi ultimately represents the flame within that appears in a subtle realm that lights the way to the inner universe where we all aim to finally reside with blessing of God whatever that truly is is linked most definitely to the Bindi symbol.

I’ve had the good fortune to see but it’s because my passion for divine love and it’s power to heal myself and others from the pain of ignorance. Love peace freedom…

]]> By: zar siwengu http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-84308 zar siwengu Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-84308 That's true, I see it to be more of a fashion than religion# interesting though That’s true, I see it to be more of a fashion than religion# interesting though

]]> By: reilly tomlin http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-81094 reilly tomlin Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:54:45 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-81094 this has nothing to do with a red dot on people forhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this has nothing to do with a red dot on people forhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Caroline http://www.saywhydoi.com/bindis-why-do-indians-wear-a-red-dot-on-their-forehead/#comment-9216 Caroline Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:33:36 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=2450#comment-9216 Thanks for using the time and effort to write something so interesting. I hadn't realized how curious I was about the question of bindis until I stumbled upon your article! Thanks for using the time and effort to write something so interesting. I hadn’t realized how curious I was about the question of bindis until I stumbled upon your article!

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