Achamana And Prokshana

• Achamana is sipping water three times, repeating the Names of the Lord. Prokshana is sprinkling water over one's body for the sake of purity, when a bath is not possible. This is for internal as well as external purity.

• One becomes pure by doing Achamana after he answers calls of nature, after walking in the streets, just before taking food and after food, and after a bath.

• This reminds you of the Lord now and then. Every act, every ritual, every symbol has a deep philosophical importance. They help you in changing the mental substance from Rajas and Tamas to Sattva.

• They give you an opportunity to think of God frequently.