Have you ever wondered how and what happens when the Balinese or others pray?
Hindu trinity: Brahma the creator, Wisnu the preserver and Siwa the destroyer.
- Sit quietly, men cross-legged, women kneeling – to calm themselves and breathe in harmony in preparation for prayer.
- Wash your face and hands in the smoke of the incense.
- Praying with empty hands to connect to your own soul.
- Hold a flower in your fingertips to pray to the supreme One.
- Having discarded the single flower now hold different coloured flowers in the fingertips to pray to the three God manifestations – Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. (Brahma, Wisnu and Siva)
- Holding three or more flowers honouring the manifestations of the One God in All
- Praying with empty hands beseeching peace in ourselves and others
- Wait quietly for the Priest (Pemangku) to come and sprinkle holy water and maybe ‘blessed’ rice as well.
© The Bali Advisor