THE FIVE tools around which Homa Psychotherapy revolves sometimes seem to concentrate so much on Agnihotra that the other 4 can get little or no attention if care isn’t taken.

Homa Psychotherapy, like the Fivefold Path, has five tools—Yajnya (Agnihotra), Daan, Tapa, Karma and Swadhyaya.

Sunrise/Sunset Agnihotra copper pyramid healing fire normally gets the most attention, as through their own experiences, people are intimately and repeatedly convinced of the manifold benefits of Agnihotra — physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually, So it may not be surprising that steps 2-5 of the Fivefold Path get much less attention.

The purpose here is to point out that THIS IS NOT THE ONEFOLD PATH, or twofold or threefold path. It is 5 as the number of fingers most of us have on each hand.

It is at our own risk if we forget this—risk of not availing ourselves of the AID TO TRANSFORMATION offered by this resuscitation of Vedas.

It has been said that regular performance of Agnihotra “opens the door” to higher consciousness and such.

However, if one does not walk through the open door, you can’t get inside the house (unless you climb through a window somewhere).

However, if one does not walk through the open door, you can’t get inside the house (unless you climb through a window somewhere).

So, for example, an appreciation for Step 4–KARMA—whereby we take care to avoid engaging in thoughts and actions that in most cases are universally derided, and instead attempt to access our Higher Selves and, in a nutshell, behave properly at a minimum, and at high standards ideally .

Failure to take advantage of the wisdom behind this step may stall our progress and potentially lead to regression—moving backward.

So, to be clear, whether one has just begun doing regular Agnihotra or has been doing it for quite some time, the challenging—some might say, ‘horrific’— times we live in demand that we push aside halfway measures, put our big persons’ clothes on and at the very least see what happens if we decide to dive into the pool of Daan, Tapa, Karma and Swadhyaya.

Should that appear too daunting, perhaps choose 1 or 2 of these 4 and work at them for a specific time period. Just as Agnihotra surprised many of us with such profound benefits to our physical, emotional and spiritual progress, so may this action serve to enhance.

So far we have centered on the person doing Agnihotra. What about all of the other people in our lives? Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That is how we begin to help the planet.

And by becoming a better person, we affect all those with whom we come in contact.

Plus, the wide-ranging effects of Agnihotra—1 1/2 kilometres diameter on Earth from where it is done, and 12 kilometres vertically into a part of the atmosphere badly in need of repair—makes doing the fire truly a win-win situation. Everyone and every place benefits.

The condition of Planet Earth cries out for help. Those of us in position to hear those cries can do service beyond our wildest expectations.