You must have often seen saints wearing saffron colour have you ever wondered why they wear this particular colour out of all the colours. Is this colouring a custom for those who take the spiritual path or this colour has some other importance too? The saints could have adopted white, red or any other colour for that matter then why do they wear saffron colour only. Anyone doing a temple in a temple or doing other services of God will wear the saffron colour.

The Physical Reasons

When you start to wear the saffron colour the world starts to see you in a complete different perspective.  For example people know that you have taken the spiritual or the religious path and they start to respect your privacy. No one will offer you a smoke or ask you to accompany you for a drink.

Even if you have been a chain smoker for year’s people will not offer you a cigarette. Similarly no one will smoke and drink in front of you. This is required as when people start to treat you in a different manner you yourself will also start to look at yourself in a different perspective. This will make you more spiritual and ensure that you stay in the path you have chosen.

You will get more focused and you will be able to concentrate on your goal more. In India it has been a custom for saints to wear saffron clothes since a long time. When you wear the saffron colour it means that a new light has entered your life. The colour saffron is very similar to the colour of the morning sun. This is why in ancient India saffron was chosen as the colour for the saints. Saffron basically means a new morning in your life.

Just the Start of the Journey

If you just wear saffron attire you will not become a saint immediately. When you wear saffron attire you are basically trying to prove to the world that you are trying to become a saint and you are trying to get away from all your shortcomings. You will have to ensure that you are seriously working towards becoming a sanyasi and you start to ensure that all the material things in this world holds no impotence to you anymore.

As you wear the saffron colour the people around you start to treat you with a difference and this helps you to become a saint in the true sense. The people around you will also start to think about what exactly they should discuss with you and what the conversations that they must avoid are. They will not come and talk to you on movies or any other distractions for the matter. People would start to talk to you about spiritual and religious matters. As a result you yourself will slowly get away from all distractions and addictions which will help you to attain better self realisation.

A Big Responsibility

Wearing the saffron colour means a lot of responsibility. Just wearing the colour is not important you have to understand the essence of spiritualism. You must wear it only when you can respect it and ensure that you are serious about your religious goals. By just wearing the saffron colour you will not become a saint who has all the knowledge. It will not give you all the knowledge that you need. This dress is a must for both men and women. You will have to seriously work towards it.

The Chakra Connection

Our body has seven chakras. Of this there is once chakra tha is called the agya chakra. The colour of this chakra is also saffron. This chakra is meant for acquiring knowledge.

The intention of those who take the spiritual path is to reach the highest level of the chakra. With the help of saffron colour you will be able to reach this point easily and effectively. Another indication of wearing the saffron colour is that it is a colour of anything that is ripe. Almost all fruits become saffron after them ripe. If you choose to wear this colour you are trying to prove that you have become ripe as a person and you are more receptive to all these changes that are happening in your life.

Saffron colour brings a sense of humility. No matter how rich or poor you are you can always wear this colour. You will ensure that all those who are willing to become saints wear the same colour and there is no discrimination whatever between the saints. This will help you to become better saint. It brings a feeling of equality among the saints. It is not easy for anyone to become a saint so easily and get rid of all their shortcomings.

So now you know

So next time you wear a saffron cloth ir you decide to wear one you will find this article informative.  You will thus need the saffron colour not only for your own development but for the spiritual development of others too. This colour was indeed selected by our ancestors very carefully and intelligently. If you want to understand and feel what we are talking about you must start to wear saffron clothes. Next time you wear a saffron colour cloth or you see someone wearing it your perspective will change.