oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ | Namaskar. My name is Vijay Jyotish. Hello and welcome to this series on the
‘Secrets of Sanātana Dharma’. In Episode 1, we unveiled the truth behind
Polytheism in Sanātana Dharma. Today, we will explore the scientific secret behind
lighting oil lamps in Sanātana Dharma. There is a tradition or sampradāya in
Sanātana Dharma to light oil lamps in our homes and temples typically in the early
morning and early evening hours. Why do we do this? In addition, Astrologers like my
self also
prescribe lighting ghee lamps as a simple, cost-effective and potent remedy for malefic
planetary influences. How can this possibly work? I’m sure you’ve heard of well-articulated
reasons in this regard from many gurus like Sadhguru, Sri Sri Sri Ravishankar, Swami
Sarvapriyananda, and perhaps many others. I am not going to repeat them
here. But what you’ll hear today is something you have likely NEVER heard before. I will give you the INDISPUTABLE evidence for the true scientific b
asis of this
practice in Sanātana Dharma. First, I’m going to start with
a quick Science lesson so you can understand the link between Science
and lighting oil lamps in Sanātana Dharma. Most, if not nearly all of us, are unaware that there are tiny electrical
particles flowing in the air around us. It is here right now as I’m speaking to you and
around you as you watch or perhaps listen to this video. These tiny electrical particles
in the air play a very significant role in promoting all
life forms on planet Earth. Science knows these electrical charges as ‘Ions’, and the process of their
creation is called ‘Ionization’. Each molecule of the air around
us, when in perfect equilibrium, has a nucleus with positively-charged protons
and an equal number of negatively-charged electrons revolving around the
nucleus in one or more orbits. By the way, there are other particles
in the atomic structure like neutrons, and so on. But these are not relevant to
the discussion today. We
will focus on the positively-charged protons and
the negatively-charged electrons. You’d be surprised to learn that these
revolving electrons are nearly 1836 times lighter than protons, and as such,
are easily displaced from their orbits. When one or more electrons are
displaced from their orbit, and there are a number of different ways in which
this can happen, then the equilibrium in the air molecule is disturbed and a
positively-charged ion is created. This is because there are now
mor
e positively-charged protons than negatively-charged electrons in this
molecule. Science calls such molecules, “cations”. Some of these displaced free electrons moving
in the air attach themselves to other regular molecules making them negatively-charged
ions. Science calls them “anions”. The electrical charge in the air comes
from such ions that either have extra positively-charged protons or
negatively-charged electrons. These positively-and-negatively
charged ions come in different size
s, ranging from small to large. Scientific research has
shown that having more negatively-charged ions in the air appears to be more
beneficial to life forms on Planet Earth. For example: Have you noticed the freshness in the air is
fantastic after a thunderstorm? Have you experienced a sense of peacefulness and relaxation in the
mountains, or near the ocean? I have too. All of these environments have a higher proportion of negatively-charged ions in the air. So
it is these negatively-charge
d ions that are contributing to the positive
effects in those environments. Sometimes there is a surplus of positively-charged
ions in the environment around us. When this happens, it appears to affect human life
significantly, some more than others. If you are feeling UNUSUALLY depressed,
experiencing anxiety, feeling irritable, or suffering any dis-ease with your
environment, then there might be a surplus of positively-charged
ions in the air around you. In Nature, any such ionization im
balances with either positively-charged or negatively-charged
ions are a temporary and transient phenomenon. In addition to natural processes on Earth
that contribute to such ion imbalances, it has been observed by Scientists that even
distant planetary positions can contribute to ionospheric and magnetic
disturbances in our atmosphere! So you can clearly see that ion
activity in the air around is a constant, natural, and cosmic phenomenon. As with all things Mother Nature, any such
imbala
nces in the air with either positively-charged or negatively-charged ions are remedied as
Nature continuously strives for equilibrium. So any temporary ionization imbalances in the
air will balance out over a period of time. However, significant ionization imbalances
can also result from man-made activity. For example: Have you experienced that
the peacefulness of being in nature is missing in the concrete jungles
of modern cities? Yes, I have too. Such man-made places have a higher proport
ion
of positively-charged ions in the air. And when such an ion imbalance
happens due man-made activity, there is unfortunately no quick, easy and
natural return to equilibrium. Because this man-made activity continues
periodically or continuously, and never allows for Mother Nature to bring
the air back to complete equilibrium. For example, let’s say that you have
an air conditioner blowing either hot or cool air every 10 minutes.
This could seriously upset the ionization balance in the
air with a
surplus of positively-charged ions. And while Mother Nature tries to bring equilibrium,
the AC keeps kicking-in periodically, and pumping more positively-charged
ions, making this quite difficult. So human beings can make the air very sick
with our modern technologies and not even know it. This electrical sickness is not like the
pollution that we can perceive with our senses. The air around us can feel perfectly
pure to our senses but simultaneously be terribly sick from an ele
ctrical
charge or ionization point of view. So the goal of this explanation was to
share with you the concept of ionization and that negatively-charged ions promote all
life-forms and well-being on this planet. Now, the beauty of Sanātana Dharma is that when an
oil lamp is lit, it can release ions into the air! This is because the high temperatures
generated even in the small flame is sufficient to break apart molecules
in the air, creating free ions. And you’d be surprised to note that
th
e oil lamp releases a very high number of the good negatively-charged ions
to the environment. This is why there is a sense of peace and relaxation
when you are around the lamp. In some temples in Kerala, for example,
they strictly use only oil lamps. Any form of electrical appliances for lighting
is prohibited in the sanctum sanctorum. And if you’ve been to one of these temples,
you can really feel the presence of God there. And this ionization towards the
good negatively-charged particle
s is so significant with the oil lamp, that
each flame feels like an ion factory. I know that some of you will wonder if
this is pseudo-science. No need for that. I’ve got some good news for you. I’m going to share
scientific evidence, right here and right now! This here, is an Ionometer, which
can be used to measure the number of positively-charged and negatively-charged
ions. We will use this to see if my claim here about the oil lamps and beneficial
ionization stands up to scrutiny. Typ
ically, in the scientific process,
there is a hierarchy of evidence. First, it starts with an expert opinion making
a hypothesis with supporting background information. If you are generous, you could
equate that with the claim I’m making here. Then, this is followed by a number of verifying
steps. 1. Case Report. 2. Case Control Study 3. Cohort Study 4. Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
5. Meta Analysis and 6. Systematic Review. As you can see the scientific
process is very rigorous and right
fully so. I’m not going to go
through all of that today. Instead, we will do a simple experiment to establish
the initial evidence for my claim. I’m going to take a baseline reading
before I light the lamp and I'll show it to you. Then we’ll take another reading after lighting
the lamp, and then we'll see the difference. To have a reasonable amount of initial
confidence in the validity of my claim, what we are looking for with the lamp reading is (1) whether there is a significant spike in
ionization activity after lighting the lamp. (2) And if this ionization is markedly
skewed towards the creation of the good and life-promoting negatively-charged ions. So let’s say that the initial ionization reading is
about 20 negatively-charged ions per cubic centermeters of air. And after I light the lamp, if this value jumps to 1000 negatively-charged
ions per cubic centimeters of air, then this is strong initial evidence
that supports my claim. And then the rest of the steps in the
hier
archy of evidence that I mentioned can be carried out to confirm the
scientific validity of my claim. So let’s begin the experiment and find out
the secret being lighting the oil lamp. Alright, I have the Ionometer up and running now. We'll
take a baseline reading. It looks like there are less than 5x10^3 positively-charged ions and
negatively-charged ions in the air around me. So, you can take a look at that baseline reading. And now, I'm going to take the
reading over the ionization of th
e flame and we'll see what that comes out to. So this cycle of reading will
probably take 15 to 20 seconds as it draws the air around the flame
and measures the ions in that air. So you can see it jump to minus 32x10^3 ions. I'm going to measure some more. Minus 204x10^3. Compare that
to the three in the positive. Minus 932x10^3! So you can see
we started off with less than five and it's jumped up to the 900x10^3
/ 1,000x10^3 scale. So that's the amount of positive (beneficial) negatively
c
harged ions that are being created. So as you can see, we saw a very significant increase
in the ionization of the air and creation of the beneficial negatively-charged ions as a
result of lighting a simple flame using an oil lamp. If this small flame can do this, imagine
what the fire of a Havan or Homam can do for you. So this will be the focus of my next video where I’ll unveil all the scientific secrets
behind our Havan Sampradāyā. This will focus not just on ionization but all
other aspe
cts of the Havan as well. I hope this was helpful to
you. Thanks for your time today. I hope your life brims with auspiciousness. For those interested in a personal astrological
reading, you’ll find details on my website vijayjyotish.com. I have added a link in
the description below for your convenience. Thanks again and have an auspicious day. Bye-bye.
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