Changing cultural values - Mobile world
Mobile has changed the world and so does people lifestyle. Mobile brings people together but at the same time, I notice it somewhere creating a hole in the cultural system. India is known for its various pligrimiage location. People visit these places to offer prayers and to worship. But mobiles are creating a mess and creating chaos nowadsys. I have seen people busy in their mobile with video calling or recording rather than focus on the worshipping.
Recently, I went to a pligrimiage site. During the evening prayers, I saw everyone took out their mobile and start sharing the event with their known one. No doubt people loves to capture the all important event in life and mobile plays an important role in making these memorable. But doing such thing in middle of worshipping doesn't make sense.
Few month ago, in one such visit, I saw people using mobile inside the temple for taking pictures of the main idol. Rather than offering prayers they were more interested in taking idol pictures. This is quite disturbing as these pligrimiage location are meant for offering prayers and taking the blessings.
It has been said, that when you make visit to such places then concentrate and spend some silent time to absorb the energy feel the power. Some of the places are very meaningful and powerful. People have witness many miracle by visiting such places. But now the trend is changing. Rather than silent time people are busy on mobile for capturing the moments sharing in social media.
Rather than seeking attention from the lord, they were interested in seeking attention from the social media followers. People makes "reels" , "short videos" to share them on social media, to garner more follower and reach. While they were enjoying doing so, other people find them very disturbing.
Earlier, when we visit any pligrimiage location, we offer prayers with joined hands like "🙏" but now I saw people carrying mobiles and making videos. Few of them were busy making video calls to their known one. Sharing special ocassion is not wrong but doing it in right moment is important. Firdt offer prayers, take out time for the lord. Complete your purpose of visiting the places and then you make things for others. This is my perception.
Finding people busy on mobile is very frustrating and I am completelly against them. Even though carrying mobiles inside the temple complex are restricted, still many people manage to sneak in and create mess. Not everyone are lucky enough to make upto such places, if you are blessed enough to make it to such places then make it count by offering prayer and doing all meaning ful things, rather than creating chaos.
I also have had the same feeling. Some people take a video of everything and they want to share it with their WhatsApp contacts. The bitter truth is that they don't even watch that video the second time.
I recently visited Vishvanatha temple in Varanasi. They have lockers where we can keep our phones and electronics. Mobile phones are strictly not allowed. That should be the case in all the temples.
That sould be the case at every site...in visvanath temple mobile is not allowed inside the entire complex..not only to temple. Which is a good practice....but few people try to oversmart themselves.
2007 में मेरे दोस्त ने बद्रीनाथ मंदिर परिसर के भीतर स्मार्ट बनकर फोटो क्लिक करने की कोशिश करी थी और उसे पुलिस ने पकड़ लिया जिसके बाद उससे फाइन लिया गया. मुझे फाइन वाली व्यवस्था का इंतजार है सभी मंदिरों में.
I heard of similar penalty system in kedarnath....but unknowingly I took it inside...but didn't snap
Kedarnath mandir mein photo click karna varjit hai abhi tak mandir simiti ne koi saja ka pravdhan nahi lagu kiya
Yes it happens in many temples. But from what I saw, this temple had a good security check.
Aree guru ji kb pahuche yha.
जय बाबा केदार जी 🙏🙏🔱🔱
Bas bhai.. Sunday Monday I was there..🙏🙏
Behavior has really changed. Along with behavior attitudes of people are shifting due to mobile culture. Now whoever go to pilgrimage site they just make videos for TikTok, shorts and for Snapchat and these sites are now priorities of youth.
With the usage of mobile our youth is also shifting their attitude like they are becoming more arrogant and don't have the time to listen anyone's advice.
People are seeking more attention for social media.....gone are the days when they seek blessings from God....earlier it used to be a good deed but now visiting a pligrimiage is like making a tourist spot
It's really sad to see that people take some things lightly, unknowingly to them they are no longer serving their gods but their mobiles and they don't even see anything wrong with that.
People will continue to be stubborn about these things but I hope they come to the knowledge of the truth someday and do what is right.
It is like losing the ethics....they are more interested in recording but hardly ever goes back to gallery to watch them. They make video calls but forget about own rituals...people are going insane
Exactly, they just focus on the pleasure they can get at a particular time and after that they just forget about most of it.
समय बदल गया है, तकनीक ने इंसानी दिमाग पर कब्जा कर लिया है. मैं यह नहीं कहूँगा कि जो हो रहा है वो गलत है बल्कि मैं यह कहूँगा कि जो पागलपन मोबाइल के आने से शुरू हुआ है वो बहुत देर से शुरू हुआ. यह एकदम बन्दर के हाथ में माचिस देने जैसा है. हमारे सामने क्या है उसे हम आँखों से नहीं बल्कि मोबाइल से देख रहे हैं.
क्योंकि मोबाइल अब ज़िन्दगी का हिस्सा हो गया है इसलिए यह हम ऐसे ही चलेगा, व्यवस्था भी अपने आपको बदल लेगी. पहले तो मंदिर के पंडित भी शास्त्रों को किताब से पढ़ते थे, शादी करवाते तो पौथी पत्र लाते लेकिन मेरे चाचा की शादी में शेयर मन्त्रों का उच्चारण मोबाइल से पढ़कर ही किया पंडित ने. यह बदलाव की हवा है और अब यह ऐसे ही बहने वाली है.
This is extreme of mobile usage....if any pandit does that in our area,...we simply throw him away....this is kind of losing ethics and it is upto us if how we make things to happen....what I notice is that...gone are the day of praying by joining hands....and this is not good sign for Sanatan
Niyam banna chahiye iske upar...
Yeah I do agree with you on this. People are losing themselves day by day, constantly gluing themselves to their phone, the world. It is harder to make a meaningful conversation and spending undisturbed connection with someone nowadays. I always believe in "Disconnecting to Connect".
That is very true quality words.....
Your post gave me some inspiration on what I could talk about in the next post that I'm submitting for the Weekend Engagement topic 😅
Glad....looking forward to read them.....this week topics are really good one
Yeah looking forward to working on it right now! Should have it up tmr! 😊
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There are absolutely challenges and issues with the overuse of phones I can agree there. The other aspect of it though for me is I like to take pictures of these things so I can remember what it looked like in a way. Our memories aren’t what they used to be for some things so pictures do help! I do know that there’s a respect line to be drawn though, where it’s also important to be respectful.