guv Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 what is the actual meaning and etymology of the word puja? looking it up in a panjabi dictionary i get: worship, adoration, veneration, respect, devotion. but there is a big difference between worship & respect. can puja mean both of these things? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guv Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 ...anyone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheena Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 poojna...to worship...Pooja is the act of worship. Respect does not always bring worship. Puja is the act in whic you display your devotion and your Bhaav is the force that directs your love. Respect can be a stepping stone, but definetly not the elevator that worship is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawal1977 Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 but i guess we need to know the right way of worshiping the god ..... as babaji says "ram ram karta sab jag phiray !! ram na paya jaay !!" ........ here babaji means that just by saying ram ram or waheguru waheguru or doing path etc etc is not a right/sufficient way to worship the god, we need to do the good jobs also 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhi Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 another way of looking at it could be that worship is respect but at a much higher level with more emotions involved in it than simple respect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawal1977 Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 well we got several religions & by those we got several ways to worship god, according to SIKHISM respect & worship have lot difference in them. its like giving respect to ur class teacher in ur school & studying in school. in SIKHISM logic of worship/simran is to make you feel strong, so you might not get away from your right path, for example babaji says "aay janam tumharay lakhay madho!!" & "mayra mujh may kich nahi!! jo kich hai so tayra!!" simran/worship is a prectise of "aarpan" giving urself to god. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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