The Red Dot on Indian Woman’s Forehead
What Does It Mean (A short article)
The Red Dot or the Red Bindi is worn by Indian women in the middle of the eyebrows; the point which is also referred to as the third eye.
For thousands of years, even the Indian men have worn the tilak in the middle of their eyebrows.
The point where the red dot or the tilak is placed is also referred to as the third eye.
Significance of a Bindi
There is a greater significance behind putting the tilak or wearing the Red Dot(Bindi) in the middle of the eyebrows.
In the olden days, when the consciousness of the people was very high, they understood that it was important to keep one’s dhyaan or attention on the third eye.
They knew that attention is everything.
Let’s understand this with an example.
You are playing with your child in the park. Suddenly you heard someone scream. You looked to the right while your child was just running towards you into your arms. Now because you did not pay attention, your child bumped into you.
Hence the concept of mindfulness came into the picture.
Many Saints, throughout our history, have drawn our attention towards the concept of mindfulness i.e. whatever action you perform, you perform it with complete awareness in the present moment or complete dhyaan.
The Rishis of India understood this point in the middle of the eyebrows as the Ajna Chakra; the point where the mind and the soul are knotted together.
The Purpose of Red-colored Bindi
While we have understood the purpose of wearing a bindi.
There is a purpose behind the red-colored bindi as well.
The red color is the color of happiness and love.
Therefore, Indian women have always worn red color on their marriage.
Spiritual Perspective
The lovers of God like Rumi and Mira Bai referred to the realization of the Truth as the merging of the Soul to the Supreme Soul or the marriage of the soul to the Supreme Soul.
When women wore Red Bindi on their foreheads, they reminded themselves every second of the day that their soul is married to the Supreme Soul.
That they are one with the Creator and that they are powerful and strong.
Trending Today
Today, the real meaning and the significance of wearing a bindi are lost somewhere.
Instead, both married and unmarried women wear the Red Bindi as per the occasion or the dress.
Note: this blog (in video form) was first published in 2019 on the channel karmicbuzz on youtube.
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