Agnihotra is the smallest form of Yagna. It is the basic form  of purification of the atmosphere. By inducing change in the atmosphere you bring about changes in PRANA (Life Energy). PRANA and the mind are like two sides of the same coin and hence, the beneficial change is transposed to the realm of  the mind. For Agnihotra, A copper pyramid of prescribed  size is recommended. There are specific varieties of trees prescribed for firewood  to prepare the fire for the specific purpose If  they are not available you may use any firewood. However, firewood from trees with thorns or from trees  bearing bitter fruit should be avoided. Ghee prepared from cow's butter is  another item required. It is a must. Take pure butter,  unsalted, unadulterated butter from cow's milk and heat it  on low heat, bringing it to a slow boil. Remove the white substance that rises to the top and discard it. Pass the liquid through several layers of cheese cloth or a paper  towel. What passes through is ghee. Store it in a container.  It could be stored without refrigeration. Apply a little ghee  to firewood sticks and arrange the sticks in the pot in a log  circulate. Take a few pieces of dry cow dung and keep one small flat piece at the bottom touching the pyramid cabin fashion to allow air to enter and put the rest on top of the fire sticks in the pot. How to prepare dry cow dung? By using a rubber hand dash cow dung and let them dry in  the sun. If weather does not permit, then dry the pieces in  the house under an electric sun lamp. Store the dry dung cakes for daily use. Put a little ghee on cow dung pieces before lighting fire. Sunrise and sunset are the timings for Agnihotra. You can find timings from an almanac which should be adjusted to local time. You may consult the nearest weather station (or http://www.almanac.com/)About two minutes before sunrise or sunset, light the fire. The fire should be ablaze at sunrise or sunset time. Utter the first Mantra and add the first portion of rice into fire. Then utter the second  Mantra and add the second portion of rice into fire. Raw rice, preferably brown rice, should be used for Agnihotra. The    quantity of rice that you can hold in the tips of your fingers  constitutes one portion. Keep enough rice ready for two  portions. Apply ghee to the body of rice and put portions on fire after Mantras. Try to spare as many minutes as you can for meditation after each Agnihotra. Keep one corner of your room aside for Agnihotra. If you have plants growing in the room you will soon notice that Agnihotra gives nourishment to plant life. Agnihotra ashes should be kept aside for use as fertilizer for plants. With Agnihotra atmosphere and Agnihotra ash, you can grow large crops in a small area. The taste, texture, color and quantity improve by this method of gardening. Agnihotra is the smallest though basic form of homa Agnihotra removes the tension from the mind. It unburdens the mind. You will soon notice that anger and greed become  less and you feel free. This brings about happiness. You will soon notice that you are moving in a happy atmosphere if you practice getting rid of your Medicines are prepared from emotional cycles, which leads you to  tranquility and peace. Agnihotra ash. Agnihotra is the basis   for holistic healing. Vedas describe Agnihotra as a process of fumigation also. Practice of Agnihotra nullifies the effect of pathogenic bacteria. Agnihotra, if practiced regularly, yields great HEALING POWER to the atmosphere as well as to the individual. Thus, Agnihotra has three disciplines: 

c. Specific timings

corresponding to one circadian  rhythm  of nature, i.e. sunrise, sunset. If you miss the timing, then it is not Agnihotra. Vibratory effects of certain metals such  as copper and gold are known to the scientist. When specific substances are burnt in a pyramid made of copper with Mantra and the timings, for example, specific effect is  guaranteed to occur. The layer of useful atmosphere surrounding the earth is very thin. Automobile pollution, pollution due to factory exhausts, water pollution, noise pollution, the disturbance caused to marine biology due to  the disposal of nuclear waste in the oceans, the effect of radiations on human physiology, indiscriminate cutting of forests for raw materials, indiscriminate probing into the bowels of earth for raw materials to feed the industrial  complex, indiscriminate use of pesticides, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, deodorants, room freshener, all these  adversely affect the atmosphere. This leads to tension on the mind and increase in the incidence of disease, nervousness and psychiatry. All this must go if we wish to be happy. The Fivefold Path of the Vedas is a manual for happy living. The first aspect of the Five fold path is Agnihotra for    purification of the mind. You may belong to any formal religion, you may be an  atheist or agnostic you will benefit from Agnihotra of the Fivefold Path. The Fivefold Path sets up life patterns based on the bio-psychological techniques given through Vedic   knowledge. You need not carry the hypothesis of God to practice the Fivefold Path. You start the practice and  knowledge will be unfolded to you from within. Believe only what you experience. This is the approach of the true  scientist. 

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