tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46381364994666031952024-03-13T01:50:26.492-07:00Hinduism is not Religion its dharmaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-5901070464048377372014-01-01T01:58:00.000-08:002014-11-23T01:05:40.768-08:00The Only Hindu Temple Built By the British<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In 1879, when there was British were ruling in India, Lt. Col. Martin of Agar Malva was leading the army in the war <span class="text_exposed_show">against Afghanistan.<br />
Col. Martin used to regularly send messages of his well-being to his
wife. The war continued for long & Lady Martin stopped getting
messages. She was very upset. <br /> Once riding on her horse, she passed
by the temple of Baijnath Mahadev. She was attracted to the sound of
Conch & Mantra. She went inside and came to know that the Brahmanas
were worshipping Lord Shiva. They saw her sad face and asked her
problem. She explained everything to them. They told her that Lord Shiva
listens to the prayers of devotees and takes them out of difficult
situations in no time. With the advice of the Brahmanas she started the
“Laghurudri Anushtthan” of the Mantra: “Om Namah Shivaya” for 11 days.
She prayed to Lord Shiva that if her husband reaches home safely, then
she would get the temple renovated.<br /> On the last of the “Laghurudri” a
messenger came and gave a letter to her. Her husband had written: “I
was regularly sending messages to you from the battle grounds but
suddenly the Pathans surrounded us from all sides. We were entrapped in a
situation where there was no scope of escaping death. Suddenly I saw a
Yogi of India with long hair, carrying a weapon with three pointers
(Trishul). His personality was amazing and he was maneuvering his weapon
with a magnificent style. Seeing this great man, the Pathans started
running back. With his grace our bad times turned into moments of
victory. This was possible only because of that man of India wearing a
lion skin & carrying a three-pointer weapon (Trishul). That great
Yogi told me that I should not worry and that he had come to rescue me
because he was very pleased with my wife’s prayers.”<br /> Tears of joy
were falling down the eyes of Lady Martin’s eyes while reading the
letter. Her heart was overwhelmed. She fell into the feet of Lord
Shiva’s statue and burst in tears.<br /> After a few weeks Col. Martin
returned. Lady Martin narrated the whole incident to him. Now both
husband & wife became devotees of Lord Shiva. In 1883 they donated
Rs. 15,000 for renovating the temple. The information engraved slab for
the same is still there in the Baijnath Mahadev Temple of Agar Malva.
This is the only Hindu temple built by the British.<br /> When Lady Martin left for Europe she said that they would make Shiva Temple at their home and pray to Him till the end of life</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-34863031532200243702013-12-25T19:38:00.000-08:002013-12-25T19:38:25.330-08:00 Like A Child, A Yogi Enjoys Eternal Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yunjannevam sadaatmaanam<br />
yogee niyatamaanasaha<br />
shaantim nirvaanaparamaam<br />
matsamsthaam adhigacchati<br />
Thus
spoke Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagvadgeetha. Such a Yogi is always immersed
in the pure state of self, being continuously engulfed in Brahman. Yoga
means to be one with Parabrahman. To be ever indulged in Him and being
focused on is to be full of Satu Chitu Anand. For such a Yogi whose
mind and heart are always dwelving in Satu, the experience is,
everything is Brahman and nothing other than Brahman. The great
Bhagavata & Jnani Saint Nammalwar exclaims:<br />
“Unnum Shorum Paruhu Neerum Thinnum Vethilai Ellam Kannan”<br />
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the food I eat, the water that flows and even the betel leaf I eat, are
all nothing but Sri Krishna”. Sri Nammalwar sings and dances in ecstasy
and tries to describe the Lord thus in his Tiruvaymoli - Dear father,
how at all can I describe you in my poor words. Shall I say you are this
very earth, this vast sky, the great oceans, the flying birds, the
great sun, moon & fire or as one who has surpassed all these and
grown beyond”.<br />
What is the mental state of such a Jnani? How does
he behave? How to identify him? - are of some of the frequently asked
questions, which can be answered thus. A Jnani will be like a child.
He will be like the child which is innocently sleeping on the Banian
leaf, on the waters of the Mahapralaya, suckling & enjoying the toe
of his own feet. The vedic utterance precisely explains the same
status. He will be like a child in its mother’s womb, in the 8th month
of pregnancy, when he is blessed with the vision of Narayana, and thus
totally immersed in Brahmananda.<br />
The jnani will be like the great
Sanaka, Sananda, Prahlada and Shuka. Such a Yogi may also be like a mad
man - infatuated person - infatuated in the Parandhama, Parabrahman.
In the eyes of this world, a jnani is nothing but a “totally mad” man.
But actually the jnani will be in his - a condition beyond the
comprehension of our mind. His words are sometimes unintelligible, his
actions non-decipherable; he drinks whatever he likes, eats whatever is
unpalatable to a worldly person. But in the eyes of other Jnanis, he is
a well established in the higher divinity. Such a great celestial
condition has been described by Purandaradasa in his devaranama - Huchhu
Hidiyitu Enage”.<br />
An established Yogi enjoys the eternal happiness
just like a child or mad man and some times appearing to be both. This
is the very condition, described by Sri Shankaracharya as “enjoys”. Such
a jnani is a living witness for the vedic definition - Brahman is
nothing but the highest truth, knowledge, boundless and happiness. Such
a Jnani is ever immersed in the divine light form of Sri Krishna,
enjoying the divine sound of Pranava from his flute and being an
embodiment of eternal happiness.<br />
This article has been taken from
the book A Torchlight in the Path of Salvation, Bhaja Govindam- Pray to
Govinda by K V Varadaraja Iyengar<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-33044803804613745692013-12-14T09:25:00.002-08:002013-12-14T09:25:23.417-08:00Parliament Denies Seat For Hindus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="rt-date-posted">Saturday, 14 December 2013 17:22 </span>
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Written by Saleha Sadat </span>
<img alt="alt" src="http://www.tolonews.com/TOLOnews_photo/afghanistan/sikhs-afghan-31-july-13.jpg" /><br /><br /><strong>The Lower House on Saturday rejected President Hamid Karzai's legislative order that created a seat for Hindus in Parliament. </strong><br />
During Saturday's session, the order of President Karzai was taken
for up discussion and a majority of the members considered it to be
against the Constitution.<br />
"President Karzai legislative order in regards to an assigned seat
for Hindus was rejected with majority of votes" said Abdul Rauf
Ibrahimi, Chairman of House of Representatives.<br />
This marks the second time Karzai has had an order to create a hindu Parliament seat rejected.<br />
House members argued seats are based on election, so alotting a chair for Hindus was aken to an appointment.<br />
"House of Representatives seats are based on elections; it is the
right of the people to choose their representatives," Herat MP Khalil
Ahmad Shaheed said. "These seats can't be just given away."<br />
Others were concerned witht he precedent such a move would set.<br />
"We don't want to give this privilege to Hindus because there are
many other minorities in Afghanistan, and if give it to Hindus, then we
must give to all other minorities as well," Herat MP Munawar Shah
Bahaduri said.<br />
But there were other MPs who agreed with the legislative order and wanted a Hindu seaet.<br />
"If Kochis are provided with 10 seats in election law, then Hindus should be assigned one seat as well," MP Ahmad Behzad said.<br />
"We demand a seat for our Hindu countrymen, I think that minorities
must not be excluded from political rights," Balkh MP Gulalai Noor Safi
said.<br />
At the moment, there are 249 seats in the House of Representatives.
If President Karzai's legislative order was approved, there would be
250.<br />
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Courtesy:tolonews.com </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-13316056072068490852013-12-11T10:23:00.002-08:002013-12-11T10:23:26.412-08:00The untold story of Nelson Mandela and the Bhagavad Gita:<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hare Krishna. I thought you might like to know a little bit of the untold side of Nelson Mandela. He came several times to ISKCON's Ratha Yatra in South Africa while he was president of the nation.
The first time Bhakti Tirtha Swami met him, in the course of their conversation, Maharaja quoted a Gita verse. Half-way thru the verse, Mandela quoted the rest of it.
BT Swami was surprised. He asked "You know the Gita?"
Mandela said "Try me."
Every Gita verse Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja knew, Nelson knew as well.
Naturally, BT Swami asked "How is this?"
Nelson Mandela explained that he was imprisoned on Robbins Island along with some of his fellow leaders of their political party, the ANC.
One of them was an Indian-bodied lawyer. The South African government tried to break them by giving them mindless labor and routine.Realizing that they needed to keep their minds actively engaged, the Indian lawyer taught Nelson Mandela Gita verses which they quoted and discussed back and forth to transcend their daily drudgery.
Nelson Mandela told Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja that learning the Gita helped keep him sane and did much to infuse his view of the world and his strategies for bringing independence and a better future for the South African people.
Bhakti Chaitanya Maharaja, the GBC for South Africa adds: "When Mr. Mandela visited our temple the first time (he came several times thereafter as well) he, with dignity and humility bowed before Srila Prabhupada, and then asked (me) "How did he do it?", meaning how did Srila Prabhupada spread Krishna consciousness all overthe world.
We then had a brief discussion about how Srila Prabhupada gave Krishna consciousness to all nationalities and types of people, without discrimination, and Mr Mandela was deeply struck by this, and was very appreciative of Srila Prabhupada.
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<span class="userContent">Hare Krishna. I thought you might like to know
a little bit of the untold side of Nelson Mandela. He came several
times to ISKCON's Ratha Yatra in South Africa while he was president of
the nation.<br /> The first time Bhakti Tirtha Swami met him, in the
course of their conversation, Maharaja quoted a Gita verse. Half-way
thru the verse, Mandela quoted the res<span class="text_exposed_show">t of it.<br /> <br /> BT Swami was surprised. He asked "You know the Gita?"<br /> Mandela said "Try me."<br /> Every Gita verse Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja knew, Nelson knew as well.<br /> <br /> Naturally, BT Swami asked "How is this?"<br />
Nelson Mandela explained that he was imprisoned on Robbins Island along
with some of his fellow leaders of their political party, the ANC.<br /> <br />
One of them was an Indian-bodied lawyer. The South African government
tried to break them by giving them mindless labor and routine.Realizing
that they needed to keep their minds actively engaged, the Indian lawyer
taught Nelson Mandela Gita verses which they quoted and discussed back
and forth to transcend their daily drudgery.<br /> <br /> Nelson Mandela
told Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja that learning the Gita helped keep him sane
and did much to infuse his view of the world and his strategies for
bringing independence and a better future for the South African people.<br /> <br />
Bhakti Chaitanya Maharaja, the GBC for South Africa adds: "When Mr.
Mandela visited our temple the first time (he came several times
thereafter as well) he, with dignity and humility bowed before Srila
Prabhupada, and then asked (me) "How did he do it?", meaning how did
Srila Prabhupada spread Krishna consciousness all overthe world.<br /> <br />
We then had a brief discussion about how Srila Prabhupada gave Krishna
consciousness to all nationalities and types of people, without
discrimination, and Mr Mandela was deeply struck by this, and was very
appreciative of Srila Prabhupada.</span></span><br />
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<br /><span class="userContent">Courtesy-->Paramshreya Phillip T Rabe</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-20710829764656983722013-11-25T07:06:00.002-08:002013-11-25T07:06:18.804-08:00Why the West Needs to Know More About Hinduism ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last month I had the pleasure of taking part in a panel discussion at the South Asian Literature Festival
- which was held in the beautiful surroundings of the University of
Westminster on London's Regent Street. The discussion, which was chaired
by the author Sarwat Chadda, was on the theme of Revisiting Mythology.
One of the questions we discussed was why Hindu mythology was not better
known in the 'West'. <br />
Sarwat said that he had been motivated to write books that centred on
mythology (he is the author of the hugely popular 'Ash Mistry' series)
because although he was fascinated by the Hindu myths when growing up,
the only material he could find on them tended to be rather dry and
instructional - at odds with the vivid nature of the stories. Sarwat's
books are now helping to bring Hindu mythology to a wider audience. But
why aren't these myths better known already? <br />
I suspect that our education system and traditions bear some
responsibility. In some quarters, there may be a reluctance to teach
something unfamiliar (unfamiliar to the teachers as much as the
children). There is perhaps a feeling that Hinduism is 'unusual',
because it is pantheistic, has more than one god. That's understandable
(if unreasonable), since the culture in Britain for centuries has
reflected a monotheistic religion, Christianity, and a powerful church -
powerful both socially and spiritually.<br />
In my case, it was precisely this difference of Hinduism that
appealed to me. My encounters with Hinduism on my travels in the
Himalayas, and my later interest in the religion, reminded me that many
societies have thought of 'gods' as sharing our world with us rather
than living in a world 'above' us. <br />
To encounter a different way of viewing the world is very refreshing.
But the differences between world religions can also obscure their
shared heritage. As the author Ashwin Sanghi wrote in his contribution
to JJ Books' series of guest posts on illustration, the similarity
between the names 'Brahma' and 'Abraham' point at this shared heritage -
as do similarities between the myths themselves. Sarwat reported great
success with introducing Hindu mythology to schoolchildren - which I can
easily imagine. <br />
Even according to the most conservative estimates, there are now over
800,000 Hindus who live in the UK - and around 1.5 million in the US.
And stories related to Hinduism increasingly crop up in the news.
Consider the recent controversy over teaching yoga in Californian
schools, or the one over delays to laws ending caste discrimination in
the UK. If we are going to have discussions like this within our
societies, then we need to know more about what we are discussing.<br />
There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Contemporary retellings
or reinterpretations of Hindu myths are certainly becoming more
popular. (Alongside Sarwat's books, the graphic novel Adi Parva by
Amruta Patil is another good example.) Another positive development was
the recent publication of the international edition of the 11-volume
Encyclopedia of Hinduism - the product of 25 years of research by almost
1,000 scholars from India, the US and Europe. It suggests that there is
a growing appetite for serious engagement with the religion. <br />
Another member of the discussion panel was the novelist Sangeeta
Bahadur, who believed that one reason Hindu myths are not as well known
as they could be is that Hindus have been too touchy to let Hollywood
play around with them on the big screen. It's true that since Hinduism
is a living tradition, creative artists need to be sensitive to
practising Hindus when they address their mythology. But equally, the
fact that Hinduism is a living, breathing tradition also lends its myths
a great deal of power.<br />
Historically, there is a strong link between Britain and India.
Unfortunately, in my view there are still sometimes lingering elements
of 'imperial conceit' - that late nineteenth century mentality whereby
the British considered themselves and their culture superior to others.
Happily that tendency is now fading, and being replaced by a desire to
understand the cultures of others on their own terms. <br />
It's certainly high time that we in the West got to know Hinduism
better. If your experience is anything like mine, you will find the
learning process not so much an obligation, as a pleasure.<br />
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by john jackson <br />
Courtesy:huffingtonpost dot co dot uk</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-22818872143804877442013-11-25T06:44:00.001-08:002013-11-25T06:44:57.337-08:00How do we find truth through Hinduism, but not orthodoxy?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If these things do no satisfy me, what then do I seek? I seek a light
that shall be new, yet old, the oldest indeed of all lights. I seek an
authority that accepting, illuminating and reconciling all human truth,
shall yet reject and get rid of by explaining it all mere human error. I
seek a text and a Shastra that is not subject to interpolation,
modification and replacement, that moth and white ant cannot destroy,
that the earth cannot bury nor Time mutilate. I seek an asceticism that
shall give me purity and deliverance from self and from ignorance
without stultifying God and His universe. I seek a scepticism that shall
question everything but shall have the patience to deny nothing that
may possibly be true. I seek a rationalism not proceeding on the
untenable supposition that all the centuries of man’s history except the
nineteenth were centuries of folly and superstition, but bent on
discovering truth instead of limiting inquiry by a new dogmatism,
obscurantism and furious intolerance which it chooses to call common
sense and enlightenment; I seek a materialism that shall recognise
matter and use it without being its slave. I seek an occultism that
shall bring out all its processes and proofs into the light of day,
without mystery, without jugglery, without the old stupid call to
humanity, “Be blind, O man, and see!” In short, I seek not science, not
religion, not Theosophy, but Veda - the truth about Brahman, not only
about His essentiality, but about His manifestation, not a lamp on the
way to the forest, but a light and a guide to joy and action in the
world, the truth which is beyond opinion, the knowledge which all
thought strives after - yasmin vijnate sarvam vijnatam. I believe that
Veda to be the foundation of the Sanatan Dharma; I believe it to be the
concealed divinity within Hinduism, - but a veil has to be drawn aside, a
curtain has to be lifted. I believe it to be knowable and discoverable.
I believe the future of India and the world to depend on its discovery
and on its application, not to the renunciation of life, but to life in
the world and among men.<br />
In these articles I shall not try to
announce truth, but merely to inquire what are those things in Hinduism
by following which we may arrive at the truth. I shall try to indicate
some of my reasons - as far as within these limits it can be done - for
my faith in my guides and the manner in which I think they should be
followed. I am impelled to this labour by the necessity of turning the
mind of young India to our true riches, our real source of power,
purification and hope for the future and of safeguarding it in the
course of its search both from false lights and from the raucous
challenges and confident discouragements cast at us by the frail modern
spirit of denial.<br />
I write, not for the orthodox, nor for those who
have discovered a new orthodoxy, Samaj or Panth, nor for the
unbeliever; I write for those who acknowledge reason but do not identify
reason with Western materialism; who are sceptics but not unbelievers;
who, admitting the claims of modern thought, still believe in India, her
mission and her gospel, her immortal life and her eternal rebirth.<br />
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Courtesy:newindianexpress dot com </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> According to Acharya Chanakya these are three things which should never be touched with foot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Acharya Chanakya says</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Balak ke aru vridh ke, Pag na Lagavahu Yet<br /> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1)fire is considered sacred to the god. That's why touching fire with foot is considered unlucky</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />3)Touching these seven things( fire, the spiritual master or a brahmana, a cow, a virgin, an old person or a child.) with foot even unknowingly is considered inauspicious</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><b>Mathurabihari Of this baba's name is Hanuman Das baba lives in vrindavan he is More then 170 years old while doing vrindavan parikrama HH Indradyumna Swami having blessing that baba was born in jhansi in India around 1850 and leaved his home and came to vridavan Became devotee. he founded a wonderful Gosala of 1000 where cows are being served there. his Mother was serving the queen of jhansi who died in 1857 at que team he was present.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><b>Jahnava Nitai Das : Once I asked this Baba how old he was. He Replied he could not remember his age, but Recalled he was 12 years old When Jhansi Rani fought the British. You can deduce his age from that. He would be around 170 years old. Also he has grown a second set of teeth, que something happens to some people after 100 years. I have seen and heard of many other babas who grew second sets of teeth after 100 years.</b></span><br />
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<strong>J K Sharma, a large Sikh man in a black turban,
works out of a small room lined with jars and herbs in the ruined and
dusty Shor Bazaar in Kabul. In a war-ravaged country where miracles are
in short supply, Sharma makes a living as a magician, providing advice
and talismans to Muslim Afghans for a fee.</strong><br /><br />On an August
afternoon, Sharma, who refused to divulge his real name, stroked his
salt-and-pepper beard as a nervous Afghan man sought help to getting the
girl he loved to marry him in the face of parental objections. Sharma
stared intently at the two dice with markings after he had rolled them a
few times. “Don’t worry, you will get the girl,” he declared with a
broad smile. The magician charged the man 1,000 Afghan rupees, or $17,
for an amulet.<br /><br />Shor Bazaar, once a famed center for musicians and
a home for businesses run by Afghan Hindus, is now the haunt of
self-proclaimed magicians who are mostly Afghan Sikhs. Fortunetelling is
one of the few occupations left for the Sikhs, who are on the verge of
disappearing from Afghanistan, along with the Hindus. <br />
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Community leaders of these two religious minorities
estimate that 35 years ago around 100,000 of them lived in Afghanistan.
After three decades of fleeing from conflict to countries like India,
Canada and Germany, only 3,000 are left. The majority of the 300
families remaining are Sikhs. Sharma had also left with his family to
seek asylum in India, but he returned to Afghanistan after failing to
make a living in their new home. Every month, he remits a big part of
his earnings to his family in India.<br /><br />Most of the Hindus and Sikhs
who remain in Afghanistan are weary of religious discrimination and
absence of economic opportunities, and they are hoping to leave their
country as anxieties grow about their prospects after American troops
withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of 2014. In September, for
instance, president Hamid Karzai had to issue a legislative decree to
reserve a single seat for Sikh and Hindu Afghan nationals in the lower
house of Parliament after lawmakers refused to do so.<br /><br />Among those
trying to get out of Afghanistan is Ram Prakash, who owns the oldest
photography shop in Kabul established in 1955. With most of his family
already in India, the elderly Prakash is only waiting for a good offer
to sell his business, but none has come so far. “There is no point being
emotional about it. Our shop is a famous institution and that also
makes us targets,” he said.<br /><br />Under the Taliban regime from 1996 to
2001, Hindus had to identify themselves by yellow markings on their
forehead or wearing a red cloth. On a late afternoon in August, a few
people lazing around the Asamai temple grounds in Kabul shared different
memories of the time.<br /><br />One man recalled that Hindus with a yellow
dot could get away without a beard but that terrible retribution was
unleashed on a Muslim who shaved. Another said that he was forced to
convert to Islam by the Taliban and marry a Muslim woman because he was
seen speaking to her in a shop. In recent years, some Afghan Hindus and
Sikhs have made their way back home, at least temporarily because of
financial pressures. Most of those who returned to find work left their
families behind.<br /><br />But a few like Balram Dhameja, the caretaker of a
Hindu temple in Kabul, came back with their daughters and wives.
Dhameja returned to Afghanistan with his family after 14 years because
he couldn’t make a living in India.<br /><br />Dhameja said that he served
in the Afghan police force when the country was led by the Moscow-backed
president Mohammad Najibullah, who was toppled in 1992 by the
America-backed mujahedeen, and hanged from a lamp post by the Taliban
four years later.<br /><br />The former police officer recalled fleeing to
India in 1992 along with at least 15,000 other Hindu families. “It was
easy to get refugee status then because the Indian government responded
to it like an emergency,” he said. “The hard part was finding jobs to
stay on and make a good life.”<br /><br />Refugees say that India is slow to
grant them citizenship, and without it, they have a difficult time
finding work. A 2009 report from the Centre for Civil Society in Delhi
found that 90 per cent of the 9,000 Afghan refugees in India were from
the religious minorities, and out of them only 1,000 had been granted
citizenship. An additional 3,000 had been waiting for 12 years.<br /><br />For
over a decade, Dhameja sold tea in Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi,
but the family of five found it hard to cope with the expenses. In
2006, the rent of their apartment had gone up to Rs 3,000 from Rs 500 in
1992. They left in 2006 after his tea shop was demolished in a
government raid on illegal constructions.<br /><br />No future<br /><br />But in
the long-term, Dhameja said he wanted to head back to India because he
saw no future for his children in Afghanistan. He was trying to save
money to send his 18-year-old son to find work in Germany in the next
few months.<br /><br />Fearing harassment, the majority of Hindu and Sikh
families don’t send their children to schools in Afghanistan, especially
the girls. They have for a long time demanded exclusive schools to be
set up for their children. <br /><br />Anarkali Kaur Honaryar, the only Sikh
female in the Afghan Parliament, explained that such primary schools
are running in Kabul and Jalalabad for the past two years but that it
wasn’t possible to set up exclusive schools in provinces where only two
or three families are staying. For such places, Honaryar said, the Hindu
and Sikh parents want their children to be registered in a government
school until the sixth grade, or age 12, while being tutored privately
in the Sikh temples.<br /><br />“We want the young ones to be protected from
any kind of teasing. But teenagers can take care of themselves better,”
she said. Even now when the country had more schools, Honaryar said
that Hindus and Sikhs did not take education seriously. Instead, they
had their girls married off by the age of 14, often driven by fear for
their security, and sent their young boys to work.<br /><br />The
36-year-old politician, who grew up in Khost Province said that her own
family, who had studied in Afghanistan before and after the Taliban, was
an example that education could be pursued despite obstacles. When the
Taliban took power, Ms Honaryar had finished the 12th grade and was
teaching in the local primary school while starting her first year
studying mathematics in the government college of the country’s north
Baghlan province.<br /><br />Her father, an engineer, was fired from his job
because only Muslims could work for the Taliban government. Honaryar
left college and donned a burqa to attend vaccination courses at the
local hospital in Baghlan. When they moved to Kabul, her sister
privately tutored boys and girls of all religions.<br /><br />Though the
Taliban issued several warnings, Honaryar recalled, they never used
violence to stop the classes. And after their rule ended, she got her
degree in dentistry from Kabul University and then joined the Afghan
Independent Human Rights Commission. President Karzai later chose her
for Parliament. Her sister pursued law and her brother took up medical
studies.<br /><br />While she has buried her dream of becoming a pilot,
Honaryar said she still planned to pursue law when she gets time from
her political career. “We have all been educated here even when times
were very hard. Without education there will be no future for us,” she
said. “Now, there are some dangers, but nothing so big to prevent
children being sent to school.”<br /><br />Harminder Kumar is a Hindu boy in
Kabul who insisted on being sent to a regular school despite his family
concerns. Kumar, 16, studies in the fourth grade because he has
disrupted his schooling several times due to harassment. “I want to be a
doctor. Going to a school with proper teachers is the only way of
getting quality education,” he said.<br /><br />The only Hindu boy in his
school, Kumar said that he is often taunted over his religion and has
even had a knife pulled on him three times. His mother has complained to
the mothers of the bullies. And the principal and teacher of the school
have intervened to protect him. “But when you seek help they threaten
you even more,” he said. “I have some friends in the school here as
well. But to study more seriously, I think India will be better for me.”<br /><br />Despite
the bleak prospects that face Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan, a
handful of these minorities have endured three decades of conflict to
stay in their home country, having forged relationships with Muslims
that eclipsed religious persecution.<br /><br />One Sikh family lives
quietly in a fortress-like home with high mud walls on the outskirts of
Kabul. Guarding it is a Muslim family headed by Haji Faizal Rehman, who
has served as chief custodian of their property and 24 hectares of
farmlands for 17 years.<br /><br />The Muslim family is left in charge when
the Sikh family moves to India during the Afghan winter months. A large
man with a bushy beard, Rehman said that in his employer’s absence, he
had warded off bribes and intimidation by local mafia groups attempting
to take over the land. <br />“We have a special bond of trust between us. I would never work for anyone else,” he said.<br />International New York Times<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-64112658918047524842013-11-06T10:59:00.002-08:002013-11-06T10:59:35.703-08:00 Yoga May Help Patients With Lung Disease <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 29, 2013 (Deccan Chronicle): Yoga may be a
simple and low-cost method to improve quality of life in patients with
an inflammatory lung disease, according to a study by doctors at the
premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).<br /><br />The
study presented at the CHEST 2013 meeting here found that lung function,
shortness of breath, and inflammation all showed significant
improvement in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
after they completed 12 weeks of training.<br /><br />COPD, most commonly
caused by cigarette smoking, affects both men and women, and often,
symptoms are seen in people in their 40s. Patients with COPD have
trouble pushing used air out of their lungs, making it difficult to take
in healthy new air. Although there is no cure for COPD, a patient's
quality of life can be improved by controlling symptoms, such as
shortness of breath, researchers said.<br /><br />"We investigated to see
whether simple, structured yoga training affects the level of
inflammation, shortness of breath, and quality of life in patients with
stable COPD," said Randeep Guleria, professor and head, department of
pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders at AIIMS, New Delhi.<br /><br />The
study included 29 stable patients with COPD, who received yoga training
in a format that included the use of physical postures (asanas),
breathing techniques (pranayama), cleansing techniques, (kriyas),
meditation, and a relaxation technique (shavasan) for 1 hour, twice a
week, for 4 weeks. Following the 4-week period, patients were trained
for one hour every two weeks, with the remaining sessions completed at
home.<br /><br />A repeat assessment was done at the end of the 12-week
training session. All parameters showed significant improvement at the
end of the 12-week period. "We found that yoga can be a simple,
cost-effective method that can help improve quality of life in patients
with COPD," said Guleria.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-77174180244608799742013-11-03T10:02:00.001-08:002013-11-03T10:02:13.880-08:00Zardari felicitates Hindus on Deewali<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Former president Asif Ali Zardari has greeted the Hindus of Pakistan on
the occasion of Deewali being celebrated on Sunday and called for
strengthening interfaith harmony and protecting minorities' rights.</div>
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"I
wish to extend on my behalf and on behalf of the Pakistan Peoples'
Party's heartiest greetings to the Hindu and Scheduled Castes community
on the occasion of Deewali," he said in his message.</div>
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"Deewali
is known as the festival of lights and is commemorated by members of
some of the world's oldest religions to celebrate the triumph of good
over evil. It is a time for celebration, but it is also a time for
reflection.</div>
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us rededicate ourselves to continually striving in the path of good and
noble. Let us also remember that there are always others less fortunate
than us," he said.</div>
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"We
partake in Deewali celebrations also for promoting interfaith harmony
as a means to fight religious apartheid and those who seek to impose
their ideological agenda on the people," the former President said.</div>
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"On
this occasion, I wish to reiterate that the Hindus, indeed all
minorities, of Pakistan are equal citizens of the state and entitled to
equal rights.</div>
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I
also wish to reiterate our commitment to respect and uphold the UN
Resolution calling for interfaith harmony and the pledges contained in
the manifesto of the Party to safeguard the rights of all minorities in
accordance with the teachings of the founder of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam
Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the founder of the Party Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto."</div>
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more :<a href="http://hindu-news.blogspot.in/2013/11/pakistan-president-mamnoon-hussain.html" target="_blank">Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain greets Hindus on Diwali</a> </div>
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<span>SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT TO BE UNDER LIMITS WITH NO HARM TO ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH<br /> <br /> Corruption Spoils even Life after Death<br /> <br /> O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,<br /> <br /><br /> [June 26, 2012] The development of any limb of a human being is <br />desirable as it grows from the childhood onwards. But, the growth of any<br /> limb should be within the proper limits. The growth of the finger <br />should not be equal to the growth of the leg. Similarly, the development<br /> of science should not cross the proper limits so that there is no harm <br />to the global environment and the health of humanity. In ancient India, <br />sages also developed sciences. But, the sages were strong devotees of <br />God and hence, the development of the research in science and technology<br /> did not cross the limits of danger by the grace of God.<br /> <br /> For <br />example, let us take the ancient system of herbal medicines (Ayurveda). <br />All these medicines were effective in controlling the corresponding <br />diseases. At the same time, there was no side reaction to lead to <br />another disease and no medicine damaged the tissue cells. The medicines <br />were active in developing the resistance of the body to disease. Almost,<br /> no medicine was directly involved in attacking the disease. Today, the <br />modern medicines are directly involved in attacking the disease and as a<br /> result, the resistance of the body decreases and the tissue cells get <br />damaged by the negative effects of the medicines. What is the reason for<br /> this difference? The research in medical science in ancient India was <br />under the supervision of God so that unwarranted sides were blocked. <br />Today, the scientists develop the research in very fast way without the <br />supervision of God. The scientists neglect God and slowly become the <br />atheists, who negate God. Negligence in course of time becomes negation.<br /> Therefore, the development of science in the directions of safety of <br />the humanity is very important. My criticism, about the dangerous <br />directions of the growth of science and technology, should not lead to <br />the conclusion that I am against the development of science and <br />technology. I am a scientist, who worked in the Institution of <br />Technology throughout My life period.<br /> <br /> In fact, the knowledge of<br /> science was given by God (Vedaah shaastraani vijnanam etat sravam <br />janaardanaat…). The knowledge of science and technology was used in <br />ancient India for earning livelihood in various professions. The growth <br />of science was limited so that the natural balance was not disturbed. <br />For example, there were no synthetic chemical fertilizers. Only natural <br />fertilizers like cow dung, etc. were used. The knowledge that the crop <br />requires fertilizer was known, but, too much research leading to the <br />manufacture of chemicals acting as fertilizers was not there. There was <br />no danger to health due to natural fertilizers. But, there is a lot of <br />danger to health due to the toxins entering the body from the present <br />fertilizers. Therefore, in those days, research in science never <br />developed in the harmful direction due to the grace of God. Today, a <br />scientist does not like the name of God thinking that God is unaware of <br />science! When you neglect God, He keeps silent about the research in <br />science without any interference. As a result, science developed in all <br />the ways without any supernatural control so that the ecological balance<br /> is disturbed.<br /> <br /> The development of industries involving various <br />applications of energy lead to the global warming. Scientists predict <br />the global destruction, if the warming results in the increase of two <br />degrees more. The applications of energy and the development of <br />scientific research in various directions resulted in the discovery of <br />several artificial amenities. These amenities have been stamped with the<br /> higher status of life. To maintain these amenities, more and more money<br /> is needed. To earn more and more money, unlawful ways are invented, <br />which formulate the network of corruption. As of result of corruption, <br />the poor becomes poorer and the rich becomes richer. As a result of this<br /> increase in the gap, social revolutions have come and terrorism is one <br />of those. Sin is the basis of corruption and this spoils even the life <br />after death in the upper worlds. The controlled growth of science in <br />ancient India developed very few amenities only, which could be <br />available to everyone even with little money.<br /> <br /> Hence, the very <br />basis of corruption was absent in those days. Today, scientists find <br />that these amenities are responsible for the environmental pollution, <br />leading to global destruction. Therefore, all the steps of this analysis<br /> end in the uncontrolled growth of science and technology.<br /> <br /> The <br />growth of science leads to negligence of God, which is the basis for <br />doing the sin without fear. In ancient India, very little development of<br /> science and technology was present, creating minimum number of <br />amenities, which could be attained by everyone easily. There is no need <br />of much argument in this topic because there is a clear practical <br />resultant difference between the people of ancient times and the people <br />of modern times that the ancient people lived with more longevity, with <br />better physique and more mental peace and the exact contrast is seen in <br />the modern people. The actual aim of science blessed by God was only to <br />analyze the creation and realize that creator is beyond all this <br />creation. Every item in this creation, including awareness was subjected<br /> to scientific analysis to arrive at the conclusion that no created item<br /> is the creator (neti neti… Veda). By this, it became easy to recognize <br />that God was unimaginable. <br /> <br /> The faith in the existence of the <br />unimaginable power, the God, was the basis of the establishment of the <br />golden society without corruption and global destruction. Major portion <br />of scientific analysis was only to understand that God is beyond this <br />imaginable creation, rewarding the good deeds and punishing the bad <br />deeds done by any human being in this society through His unimaginable <br />power since God by Himself is unimaginable.</span><br />
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राजनीति में धर्म का बेजा इस्तेमाल इन दिनों बहस का विषय बनता जा रहा है और<br /> लोग इससे नाराज़ हैं और उनका कहना है कि इसके लिए कांग्रेस ही मुख्यरूप से<br /> जिम्मेदार है.<br />आज तक ने अपने पाठकों से पूछा था कि राजनीति में धर्म के धंधेबाज कौन हैं? <br />हमने यह प्रश्न तालकटोरा स्टेडियम में 14 दलों के नेताओं की तथाकथित <br />सेक्युलरिज्म पर हुई बैठक के मद्देनज़र पूछा था.<br /><br />पाठकों में से 68.9 फीसदी पाठकों ने कहा कि इसके लिए कांग्रेस ही जिम्मेदार है|<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-28867246610629893682013-11-02T11:35:00.000-07:002013-11-02T11:35:02.780-07:00Communal tension before Deewali in Muzaffar Nagar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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मारपीट के बाद मोरना में साम्प्रदायिक तनाव</h1>
मोरना(मुजफ्फरनगर)। भोपा थानाक्षेत्र के कस्बा मोरना में दुकान के सामने<br /> से ट्रक हटाने को लेकर मारपीट के बाद तनाव पैदा हो गया। अफवाह के चलते <br />मोरना का बाजार बंद हो गया। मौके पर दोनों समुदाय के सैकड़ों लोग इकट्ठा हो <br />गये। सूचना पाकर पुलिस में हड़कंप मच गया। आनन-फानन में पुलिस अधिकारी मौके <br />पर पहुंचे और भीड़ को शांत किया। इस दौरान पुलिस को भीड़ के विरोध का सामना <br />करना पड़ा। पुलिस ने घायल को मेडिकल के लिये भेज दिया। दुकानदार ने मारपीट <br />करने वाले के खिलाफ पुलिस को तहरीर दी है।<br />
मोरना निवासी पवन की जानसठ रोड पर पवन गारमेंट के नाम से दुकान है। पवन<br /> के सामने चौरावाला निवासी फैनूदीन की लोहे की दुकान है। शनिवार लगभग तीन <br />बजे फेनूदीन की दुकान पर एक ट्रक खड़ा हुआ था। ट्रक खड़ा होने के कारण पवन की<br /> दुकान पर जाने वाले ग्राहकों को परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ा रहा था। इसके <br />चलते पवन ने चालक से ट्रक हटाने को कहा। इसके चलते ट्रक चालक और पवन की <br />कहासुनी हो गयी। यह देखकर फेनूदीन मौके पर पहुंचा और उसने पवन के साथ गाली <br />गलौज कर दी। इसके बाद फेनूदीन ने पवन के साथ मारपीट शुरू कर दी। शोर शराबा <br />होने पर मौके पर भीड़ लग गयी और दोनों समुदाय के लोग जमा हो गये। अफवाह के <br />चलते पूरा बाजार बंद हो गया और भगदड़ मच गयी। सूचना पाकर पुलिस चौकी से कुछ <br />सिपाही मौके पर पहुंचे, लेकिन कुछ ही देर में आसपास के सैकड़ों लोग मौके पर <br />जमा हो गये और हंगामा करने लगे। सूचना पाकर सीओ भोपा सुबोध कुमार, एसओ भोपा<br /> विजय सिंह, ककरौली व जानसठ पुलिस और पीएसी के साथ मौके पहुंचे। भीड़ ने <br />मारपीट करने वाले आरोपी की गिरफ्तारी की मांग करते हुए हंगामा कर दिया। <br />पुलिस ने भीड़ को बामुश्किल समझाकर शांत किया। पुलिस ने घायल पवन को मेडिकल <br />के लिये भेज दिया था। पवन ने मारपीट करने वाले के खिलाफ पुलिस को तहरीर दे <br />दी। तनाव को देखते हुए मौके पर व क्षेत्र के संवेदनशील इलाकों में फोर्स <br />तैनात कर दिया गया।<br />
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Courtesy:jagran dot com <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-17278696677085789932013-10-25T11:56:00.002-07:002013-10-25T11:56:40.320-07:00Genes link Australia with India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
SYDNEY: People from the Indian sub-continent migrated to Australia and mixed with Aborigines 4,000 years ago, bringing the dingo dog with them, according to a study published on Tuesday.<br /><br />The continent was thought to have been isolated from other populations until Europeans landed at the end of the 1700s.<br /><br />But researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reported "evidence of substantial gene flow between Indian populations and Australia about 4,000 years ago".<br /><br />They analysed genetic variation from across the genome from Australian Aborigines, New Guineans, Southeast Asians, and Indians.<br /><br />"Long before Europeans settled in Australia humans had migrated from the Indian subcontinent to Australia and mixed with Australian Aborigines," the study said.<br /><br />It found "substantial gene flow from India to Australia 4,230 years ago ie... well before European contact," it said.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-69811607589850500732013-10-25T11:23:00.000-07:002013-10-25T11:23:08.271-07:00Lord Rama myth or truth - Observation Points<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">1. Ramayan was written by Valmiki, who also took care of Luva, Kusha and Sita; so it can be aptly called Rama's biography.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">2.
All the places mentioned in Ramayan, like Ayodhya, Kishkindhya, Lanka
are traceable, with unique identity. So it lends credibility</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">3.
Bharata's journey from Kekaya (now in around Pak) to Ayodhya (UP) is
mentioned as crossing 3-4 rivers, in the sequence they are
today geographically.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">4. Saraswati river is mentioned, which vanished 4500 years ago. So Ramayana is at least 5000 years old.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">5.
Several events (including Rama's birth, Bharata's birth, Rama's
coronation, Vali badha, Hanumana finding Sita in Lanka, Army march,
Meghanada badha) have been described with the star-pattern in sky at
that time. Putting that in "Planetariam" software, gives exact date and
time of those events.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">6.
Rama's birth date comes out as 10 January 5114 BC. Bharata's date comes
as 11 Jan 5114. Ramayana mentions Bharata was born 16 hours after Rama.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">7.
Rama's coronation date comes out as 4 Jan 5089 BC. Ramayana mentions
Rama was 25 years old while being coronated. Again, consistent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">8. Khar-Dushana episode describes a solar eclipse and Hanuman finding Sita accompanied a lunar eclipse; both dates consistent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">9.
Now (in 2008) Rama Navami occurs at 21 April, adrift 100 days from 10
Jan. It is consistent with motion of equinox which leads to 1 day
adjustment in 72 years, so 100 days in 7200 years.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">10.
There is literary, geographical, astronomical and local legends around
the places mentioned, all supporting Ramayana as history and not
mythology. Archaeology is the only thing missing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">11. After 7000 years, easier to find archeological evidence in sea, than land, like Dwaraka was discovered as underwater city.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">12. The setu was called Nala setu, later called Rama setu, before muslims and euopians called it Adam Bridge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">13.
The construction of the setu is described in great detail. Linear
construction. Length 100 yojanas. 1:10 breadth-length ratio. First
woods/trees on rock bed, then rocks , etc. Moving aside the accumulated
sand, we may get to the wood region, probably carbonated now (can give
accurate date).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">14.
Many kings on both lanka and indian side were called Setupati or
similar names. Many coins on kingdoms of both sides have "setu" written
on it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">15. Al-Biruni describes the places like Kishkindhya in his book. Marcopolo mentions Ramasetu.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">16. Madras presidency manual 1902 mentions that Ramasetu was used as foot bridge till 1480, when a storm destroyed it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">17. NASA satellite images show the possible outline of this underwater bridge</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">18.
Today this waterway is on average 2 meter below water. It should be 1
meter above water originally. Oceanography tells, roughly 9 ft rise in
sealevel in 7000 years.</span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Sati actually means a pious woman.... i.e. Pati-Vrata Nari </span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Some people
are give fake translations from atharva veda by saying that, <i>3. A virtuous
woman is one who dies on the funeral pyre of her dead husband and avails the
privilege of serving her husband in the other world. (Atharva Veda 18-3-1)</i></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here is fact</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #840000; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Atharva veda - 18-3-1<br />
Eeyam Naari Patilokam Vranana ni padyatt oop tva matarya pretam<br />
dharmam puranmanupalyanti tasyai prajam dravidam ceh dehi </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">yeh
naari patikul ke hith ki abhilasha karti hui swadharm ka nirvah karne hetu aayi
hai. Dharma mei neerat iss naari ke liye sansaar mei putra, pautradi tatha
dhan-sampada pradan kare. </span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The meaning of this shloka is that once a husband dies, his wife is
considered as the owner of his family and wealth. No one it states that a wife
should be burnt of a husband's pyre !!</span></u></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #840000; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">uddisharva naaryabhi jeevlokam gatasumetmup shesh
ehi<br />
hastagrabhasya didhishostvedam patyurjanitvambhi sam babhoot </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oh woman, ur husband has already died and now u must
give up the attachment. Leave his body and now walk towards the worldly affairs
, i.e. ur family. Your beloved ones i.e. ur children and ur grandchildren will
protect u after the demise of ur husband. Stay near them only.</span></div>
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This shows that a woman should give up the attachment she had with
the body of her husband, who is now dead and she would stay under the
protection of her children, who're a part of her family.</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #840000; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">apyasham yuvatim neeyamanaam jeevaam mretebhaya
parineeyamaanaam<br />
andhen yat tamsa pravartaseet prakto apachimanayam datenaam</span></div>
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We've seen the young woman who was following the funeral of her dead husband
towards the graveyard, she turned back towards her home. This woman was deeply
disturbed by the darkness of the grief. </span></div>
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">this shloka shows that women used to take part in the final rites
of her husband. All these shlokas show that there is no mention of sati pratha
in atharva veda, and on the contrary, they support the life of the wife after
her husband's demise.</span></u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">However, when the muslim invaders started looting India... they,
killed millions of innocent Hindus. looted their homes, shops and temples.. These
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Muslim invaders used to kidnap Hindu
woman to rape <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and keep them in their
harem....and to save their honour, the women preferred to be killed. Often the Hindu
rulers, died with their army, and their women committed Sati, to save their
honour....<br />
<br />
These lusty invaders, never even spared the corpses of dead hindu women to
satisfy their lust and hence, the Hindu women preferred to burn their bodies,
rather than let these muslim invaders get their corpses. Hence, this practice
was started and later on unfortunately, it was attached to religion.... by some
ignorant people and became mandatory.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-15589434275602951312013-10-25T09:53:00.001-07:002013-10-25T10:21:52.694-07:00Chanting mantras or stotras can lead to tremendous universal benefit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chant and reap the benefits!</div>
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Chanting the below mantras/stotras can lead to tremendous universal benefit, below are few<br />
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1)
Gayatri mantra - As Brahmins it is our natural duty to our community
and society at large to chant this inestimable source of all power and
prosperity. Chant it 108 times (if not, at least 21 times) in the
morning and evening. Preferably offer water to the Sun while chanting.<br />
<br />
2)
Aditya Hridayam - This is an excellent prayer for the eradication of
all health issues, boosts self confidence, energy and leads to all
sucess in war. It was advised by Sage Agastya to a depressed Shri Rama
who chanted it 3 times just before killing Ravana in battle.<br />
<br />
3)
Vishnu Sahasranama - This is a great source of curative powers. Chanting
this stotra will lead to mental peace, prosperity and wisdom, as well
as worldly benefits. Shankaracharya, Ramanuja, Madhva and many other
scholars belonging to differing sects, have all extolled this stotra.<br />
<br />
4)
Hanuman Chalisa - The benefits of this short prayer are truly great. It
gives great confidence, self belief, energy and gives relief from pain<br />
<br />
5) Any chapter from the Bhagavad Gita daily - This will also give great energy, as well as helps us find more meaning in life.<br />
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6) If you chant it for one mandalam-48 days your wishes will come true.But your wishes should be a good one.. <br /><br />7) the Rudram from Krishna Yejur Veda!!!! Sage Yajnavalkya said that chanting this daily gives both material as well as spiritual ascension!!!! <br />
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Chant them daily, for 41 days together, and you would have seen massive positive changes in your life. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-52772350164717546722013-10-25T09:33:00.001-07:002013-10-25T09:33:46.461-07:00Why should we go to temple??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I heard from many people that "if god is in our hearts
then what is the need for going to temple for praying and worship???" <br />
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So my Point is , there is absolute need of going to temples and other holy
places, let's take a very simple example, " We go to university for
studies, even though for the same subject all the books, software's are available
at market, we can buy them or just download them form internet, but still we
go, Why ??? because there we have special persons to guide us, have atmosphere
to learn more effectively and most importantly only university has power to
grant you degree as a result of your work." similarly for devotional
service temples and other holy places are like universities going there and
having associations of devotees will improve our knowledge and love for our
dear lord and will make us eligible to gain the degree of love and devotion.
Also to keep healthy body we go to gym, visit doctors regularly for healthy
tips similarly it is also necessary to go to temples and get association of
devotees to get tips to keep our soul/thinking/thought process healthy. as all
the great sages, people, scriptures repeatedly said " Human is nothing but
the man of his thoughts" or " you become what you think of yourself"
so healthy thought process is absolutely essential for a healthy life and
healthy thoughts comes from a healthy mind, mind is healthy when given right
association and knowledge and right association is association of a learned
soul a mahatma who have devoted himself in service of humanity.. right
association is association of scriptures who define life and guides us towards
living a valuable life.. As doctors are found in clinic and scientists are
found in lab, similarly These learned soul and teachings of scriptures are
found in resident of god i.e. Temple</div>
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"Temples are more like a recharge centres for high spiritual energy (attain/ sustain) to put in simple terms" </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-40789044242118989602013-10-25T09:31:00.000-07:002013-10-25T09:31:36.782-07:00Ganeshotsav in Trinidad and Tobago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">GANESH
Utsav, an Indian festival brought to Trinidad and Tobago by indentured
labourers more than 150 years ago, was this week celebrated by Hindus
throughout the country.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The
ten-day worship to Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles, culminated with a
procession, where Ganesh murtis were immersed in the sea yesterday.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Hindus sang praised to Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed God, as they walked to the water courses and coasts from daybreak.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The procession was held in St Margaret's, Claxton Bay, Debe, Penal, South Oropouche and other communities.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The event followed nights of worship, conducted at mandirs across the country.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Pundit
Khemraj Vyas, secretary of the pundit purshard, said Lord Ganesh was
one of the manifestations of divinity. "Hinduism preaches that there is
only one God and this God takes on many different forms front time to
time. Ganesh is one such form. His birth is described as taking place in
this particular month," he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Vyas said Hindus observe the birth of Lord Ganesh with a ten-day festival. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">He
said a murti of the Hindu God is made out of clay and ceremonies are
performed. He said offering are made to the murti, including water,
coconut and flowers as devotees wave the sacred light (aarti). </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">"Hindus
perceive (Lord Ganesh) as the remover of obstacles and the Lord of
beginnings. The worship of Lord Ganesh is very important," he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The
Hindu festival season begins with Ganesh Utsav and will continue with
Pitri Paksha, a period during which offerings are made to the soul of
departed ancestors. When Pitri Paksha ends, the festival of Ram Leela
would be celebrated and would be followed by Divali, the Festival of
Lights.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Courtesy : http://hindu-news.blogspot.in/2013/10/ganeshotsav-in-trinidad-and-tobago.html</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-34945835344691448902012-10-16T08:38:00.000-07:002012-10-16T08:38:31.034-07:00Maharishi Mahesh Yogi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born January 12, 1917), the founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, has inspired numerous schools, colleges, universities, health-care facilities, Peace Palaces, and Invincibility centers that bear his name. In approximately 1939 Maharishi became a disciple of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, who, from 1941 to 1953, was the Shankaracharya (spiritual leader) of Jyotir Math, which is located in the Indian Himalayas. Maharishi credits him with inspiring his teachings. Since his first global tour in 1958, Maharishi's techniques for human development have been taught to millions of people around the world, and he continues to focus on systematically re-enlivening all aspects of the Vedic Literature for public use. Since 1990 Maharishi has coordinated his global activities from his residence in the town of Vlodrop in the municipality of Roerdalen in the Netherlands<br />
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Early life</h1>
Maharishi (Great Sage or Great Seer) was born to a Hindu family living in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Born Mahesh Prasad Varma, he earned the equivalent of a master's degree[citation needed] in physics at Allahabad University.<br />
In 1941, having completed his studies, Maharishi became a secretary to the Hindu Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, who gave him the name Bal Brahmacharya Mahesh. He remained with Brahmananda Saraswati until the latter passed away in 1953. Describing his first meeting with his Master, Maharishi said: "As a thirsty man arrives at a well, so I arrived at the feet of my Master. The quest of a perfect Master was there. The first sight of his personality was enough to make me surrender at his feet." In 1953, Maharishi retired into silence for approximately two years in Uttarkashi, a valley in the Himalayas known as the Valley of the Saints, where his own Master had lived in previous decades with his Master, Swami Krishanand Saraswati. In 1955, Maharishi left Uttarkashi, possessed of the knowledge of life bestowed on him by his Master. Maharishi later recalled his deep concern about the two apparent divergent realities of life. He noted the exalted quality of Indian Vedic Literature that depicts all life as bliss, and compared that reality to the suffering humanity endures. He felt that “there was no reason why there should be a gap, because it's so simple for the individual to be on that level of universality and immortality…. This was the natural feeling that was deep in my mind, that something should be done so that people don't suffer."<br />
In 1955, Maharishi began publicly teaching what he states is a traditional meditation technique that he later renamed Transcendental Meditation. The Spiritual Regeneration Movement, the first of many organizations he founded, began in 1957, in Madras, India, on the concluding day of the Seminar of Spiritiual Luminaries. By 1958, Maharishi had begun the first of many worldwide tours.<br />
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Transcendental Meditation technique</h1>
According to the official Transcendental Meditation website, Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation program has been taught worldwide to over 5 million people. Practising Transcendental Meditation involves the use of a mantra, or sound, and the proper technique of how to use it. Some TM practitioners report that during the practice their mind becomes very alert but their body receives deep rest, and these effects continue afterward. Maharishi calls this state "Transcendental Consciousness" or restful alertness. He says that mantras come from the age-old Vedic Tradition, and are sounds designed as vehicles for the mind to settle down to the quieter states of awareness at its finer levels. It is practised for 20 minutes, twice a day, while sitting in a relaxed but upright posture with eyes closed. Certain studies have shown that Transcendental Meditation and other meditation techniques can lower blood pressure, heart rate, and other physiological measures. (Psychosomatic Medicine 46: 267–276, 1984; American Psychologist 42: 879–881, 1987; Hypertension 26: 820–827, 1995; Journal of Human Stress 5: 24-27, 1979.)<br />
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World Tours and expansion of teachings</h1>
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World tours begin</h2>
The first stop of the first world tour was in Rangoon, Burma, now Myanmar, on the Bodhipurnima day. The following day Maharishi was met by an aged Buddhist monk along with his disciples, who had all come to seek his blessings. For over a year the monk had been predicting the arrival of a great yogi from the Himalayas on the Bodhipurnima day. Maharishi remained for about six months in countries of the Far East, teaching Transcendental Meditation to all areas of society.<br />
On the last day of 1958, the Honolulu Star Bulletin published an article about Maharishi saying: "He has no money, he asks for nothing. His worldly possessions can be carried in one hand. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is on a world odyssey. He carries a message that he says will rid the world of all unhappiness and discontent."<br />
In 1959, Maharishi gave his first instructions in the Transcendental Meditation technique on U.S. soil on the islands of Hawaii. During the 1960s and early 1970s practitioners of the technique became seen as part of the then current "counter-culture" phenomenon, at which time a number of celebrities learned the technique. Celebrity students at that time included The Beatles, the Beach Boys, (including singer Mike Love, who became a TM teacher) and singer-songwriter Donovan, who befriended Maharishi and put his picture on the back cover of his A Gift from a Flower to a Garden album. Comedian Andy Kaufman and magician Doug Henning were also students of Maharishi, while Clint Eastwood and David Lynch are two notable directors who have practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique. Lynch is currently involved in an effort to raise $7 billion to teach the technique to all students in the USA, via his David Lynch Foundation.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662228993838100576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638136499466603195.post-15993799063891061692012-10-16T08:33:00.000-07:002012-10-16T08:35:04.815-07:00WORDS OF WISDOM AND BITTER TRUTH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">"Hindu Dharma is like a
boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more
treasures you find."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"They come to my country and abuse my forefathers, my
religion, and everything; they walk near a temple and say 'you idolators, you
will go to hell', but they dare not do this to the Mohammedans of India, for the
sword will be out but the Hindu is too mild."<o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p> swami vivekanand</o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">"</span>Hindu Society has been suffering a sustained attack from Islam
since the 7<sup>th</sup> century, from Christianity since the 15<sup>th</sup>
century, and this century also from Marxism. The avowed objective of each of
these three world-conquering movements, with their massive resources, is the
replacement of Hinduism by their own ideology, or in effect: the destruction of
Hinduism</span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Koenraad
Elst<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> (1959 -) Dutch historian,<span lang="EN-GB">
born in Leuven, Belgium, on 7 August 1959,</span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span><br />
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1) <strong>40 More Christian families Re - embrace Hinduism </strong>28/02/2012 01:14:26 Agniveer - Press Release<br />
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In an Agniveer sponsored event, 40 Christian families in Western UP reverted back to Vedic Hindu Dharma yesterday jettisoning fanatic belief that those who do not believe in some son of God would go to eternal Hell.<br />
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Of these 40 families, one member from each family will receive training as Purohit from Agniveer so that they become respected Brahmins and are able to conduct religious and social rituals. Also they would be able to conduct Vedic induction ritual for others. This is our way of slapping the faces of casteism and blind evangelization.<br />
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Also you would be glad to know that the person conducting the Shuddhi ritual was an ex-father of church himself and several of those who came back to religion of Ram and Krishna were Christian missionaries themselves.<br />
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We are committed towards making a noble Brahmin out of every Dalit Christian.<br />
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<i>Learn more about Agniveer at <a href="http://agniveer.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://agniveer.com/</a></i><br />
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<em>2) </em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Odisha: 3000 reconverted to Hinduism</strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;">24/02/2012 12:18:27 PTI</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Rourkela: The VHP on Friday claimed that over 3,000 people of 658 families from three states were reconverted to Hinduism at a function held in Sundargarh district. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">People from Odisha and neighbouring Jharkhand and Chhattishgarh congregated at Sundargarh town where the function, described by the VHP as "home coming", was held yesterday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Several people, particularly poor and uneducated tribals and dalits had converted through allurement, international executive president of VHP Pravin Togadia said at the function demanding a strict law against conversion. </span><br />
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Valsad, 28 February, 2012In a dharma jagaran function held at Valsad district’s Veri bhavada <br />
village, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad welcomed 288 converted Christian <br />
tribal families back to Hindu faith with religious ceremony.Large number of local tribal, sadhus and VHP leaders participated in this function.VHP has brought thousands of converted Christian tribal back to Hindu<br />
faith in number of such functions in south Gujarat in recent past.<br />
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Valsad, 28 February, 2012In a dharma jagaran function held at Valsad district’s Veri bhavada <br />
village, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad welcomed 288 converted Christian <br />
tribal families back to Hindu faith with religious ceremony.Large number of local tribal, sadhus and VHP leaders participated in this function.VHP has brought thousands of converted Christian tribal back to Hindu<br />
faith in number of such functions in south Gujarat in recent past.<br />
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5)<br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">-15,000 MORE CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS WELCOMED BACK IN HINDU FOLD(3500 Christians in Chhatisgarh, Raipur , 1200 Christian families – 6636 members in Mandla, 750 muslim families – 3650 members in Agra and 1250 Muslims in Saharanpur)-thy fill very happy n send ths word-We Hindus in America are very happy and thankful to those who worked hard to bring our brothers back to Hindu fold. - Darshan Bhavaskar</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> 6)</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"></span><br />
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Highlights from the Shuddhi event held in Kolkata on Jan 29, 2012 where 75 enlightened souls embraced Vedic Dharma/ Hinduism and became Brahmins. The homecoming of our Muslim brothers and sisters was a seemingly impossible feat due to unfriendly political environment and law & order. But it was made possible to due relentless efforts of selfless volunteers. After all why should 'universal peace' bow down to any selfish or fanatic pressures?</div>
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<strong><u>From Abrahamic
religions<br /></u></strong>.<br /><b><u>ISLAM</u></b><br />.<br /><b>Bukka I</b> - King
of Vijayanagara empire who converted to Islam, then reconverted. The early life
of Bukka as well as his brother Hakka (also known as Harihara I) are relatively
unknown and most accounts of their early life are based on
theories.<br />.<br /><b>Nargis</b> - noted Bollywood actress, politician, and
social worker. Mother of actor Sanjay Dutt she converted to Hinduism and took
the name of Nirmala Dutt on her marriage to actor Sunil
Dutt<br />.<br /><b>Annapurna Devi (born Roshanara Khan)</b> - surbahar (bass sitar)
player and music teacher in the North Indian classical tradition. She converted
to Hinduism upon marriage.<br />.<br /><b>Harilal Mohandas Gandhi</b> - son of
Mahatma Gandhi. Upon converting to Islam he adopted the name Abdullah Gandhi,
but later again reverted back to Hinduism.<br />.<br /><b>Asha Gawli - (born
Ayesha)</b> Wife of Arun Gawli, notorious gangster turned politician from
Mumbai, India. She converted to Hinduism upon marriage.<br />.<br /><b>Harihara
I</b> - King of Vijayanagara Empire who converted to Islam, then
reconverted<br />.<br /><b>Aashish Khan (born Ustad Aashish Khan Debsharma)</b> -
Indian musician<br />.<br /><b>Hassan Palakkode</b> - Malayali writer on
Islam<br />.<br /><b>Netaji Palkar</b> - Maratha noble and commander-in-chief of the
army of Shivaji, 19 June 1676<br />
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<strong>Sarmad</strong> - 17th century mystical poet and sufi saint, arrived from Persia
to India, beheaded for assumed heresy by the Mughal emperor, Aurungzebe. Sarmad
renounced Judaism, briefly converting to Islam and then Hinduism. He later
denounced all religions and rejected belief in god.<br />.<br /><b>Anwar Shaikh</b>
- British author.<br />.<br /><b>Ifa Sudewi</b> - Chief judge for the 2002 Bali
bombing trials<br />.<br /><b>Khushboo Sundar</b> - Tamil movie actress. She
converted to Hinduism upon marriage.<br />.<br /><b>Haridas Thakura</b> - Prominent
Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of Hare
Krishna movement.<br />.<br /><b>Zubeida</b> - Hindi film actress, on whose life
story the film Zubeidaa was based. She converted to Hinduism upon
marriage.<br />.<br /><b>Nalini Patel (born Nayyara Mirza)</b> - Miss India finalist
of 1967, was the first Muslim to participate in the pageant. She converted to
Hinduism after marriage. She is settled in the USA<br />.<br /><b>Sonam (born
Bakhtawar Murad)</b> - Wife of Bollywood director Rajiv Rai. She converted to
Hinduism upon marriage. She is the niece of character actor Raza Murad and
granddaughter of veteran character actor Murad. She is the cousin of actress
Sanober Kabir.<br />.<br />.<br /><b><u>CHRISTIANITY</u></b><br />.<br /><b>George
Harrison</b> converted from Christianity to Hinduism<br />.<br /><b>Julia
Roberts</b> converted from Christianity to Hinduism<br />.<br /><b>Chantal
Boulanger</b> - French anthropologist who wrote widely on Tamil culture.<br />.
<br /><b>Russell Brand</b> - British actor and comedian.<br /><br /><b>Job
Charnock</b> - British trade agent who has been controversially described as the
founder of Calcutta<br /><br /><b>Ilan Chester</b> - Venezuelan singer, keyboardist,
arranger and composer<br /><br /><b>Alice Coltrane (raised Baptist but became a
follower of Satya Sai Baba)</b> - American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and
composer<br /><br /><b>Michael Cremo</b> - American creationist, author, and editor <br />
<strong>Bhagavan Das (born Kermit Michael Riggs)</strong> - Western Yogi and former born
again Christian <br /><br /><b>Roy Eugene Davis</b> - American Kriya Yoga
teacher<br /><br /><b>Krishna Dharma</b> - British author and convert to Gaudiya
Vaishnavism under ISKCON<br /><br /><b>David Frawley</b> - author on Hinduism, Yoga
and Ayurveda<br /><br /><b>Elizabeth Gilbert</b> - author of Eat Pray Love
<br /><br /><b>George Harrison</b> - popular English musician, best known as a
member of The Beatles who died chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra in the
company of monks from ISKCON.[13] He is also known for donating Bhaktivedanta
Manor, a Hindu temple to the Hare Krishna community in
Britain.<br /><br /><b>Ilaiyaraaja</b> - Tamil music director.<br /><br /><b>Christopher
Isherwood</b> - Anglo-American novelist<br /><br /><b>Jomol</b> - Malayali actress
<br /><br /><b>Swami Kriyananda (born J. Donald Walters)</b> - direct disciple of
the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda<br /><br /><b>Timothy Leary</b> - Harvard professor
and American writer and psychologist<br /><br /><b>Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami</b> - one
of the eleven senior Americans selected to become an initiating guru in
ISKCON.<br /><br /><b>Savitri Devi Mukherji (born Maximiani Portas)</b> - French
woman who became enamoured with Hinduism and Nazism, trying to synthesise
Hinduism with Nazi philosophy and racial ideology<br /><br /><b>Sister Nivedita
(born Margaret Elizabeth Noble)</b> - Anglo-Irish social worker, author, and
teacher<br /><br /><b>Leelawathy Ramanathan</b> - Australia-born Hindu writer and
activist. Converted upon marrying Ponnambalam Ramanathan<br /><br /><b>John Levy</b>
- British philosopher who translated books on Advaita Vedanta<br /><br /><b>Joseph
Ritson</b> - English antiquarian and traveller<br /><br /><b>Julia Roberts</b> -
American Actress.<br /><br /><b>Han Snel</b> - Dutch painter of
Bali<br /><br /><b>Satyananda Stokes</b> - Famous English farmer in Himachal
Pradesh<br /><br /><b>Bhakti Tirtha Swami (born John E. Favors)</b> - American Hindu
leader and disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada <br />
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<strong>Romapada Swami</strong> - Preacher of ISKCON<br /><br /><b>Kenneth R. Valpey</b> -
Gaudiya Vaishnava Theologian who studied at Oxford University, St. Cross
College<br /><br /><b>Richard L. Thompson</b> - American mathematician, academic,
creationist, and author <br /><br /><b>Shaunaka Rishi Das (born Timothy Kiernan)</b>
- Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu
Studies<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Judaism</u></b><br />.<br /><b>Krishna Das (born Jeffrey
Kagel)</b> - singer who performs Indian chants called kirtans[citation
needed]<br /><br /><b>Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert)</b> - syncretist, and follower
of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Professor of psychology at Harvard
University<br /><br /><b>Hridayananda Goswami (born Howard J. Resnick)</b> -
American spiritual leader of the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness<br /><br /><b>Tamal Krishna Goswami (born Thomas G. Herzig)</b> -
governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness[citation needed]<br /><br /><b>Radhanath_Swami (born Richard
Slavin)</b> - is a Gaudiya Vaishnava guru and a member of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), author of The Journey Home:
Autobiography of an American Swami[citation needed]<br /><br />.<br /><u>From other
Dharmic religions</u><br />.<br /><b><u>Buddhism</u></b><br />.<br /><b>Mihirakula</b> -
Huna ruler.<br /><br /><b>Rajasinghe I</b> - Sri Lankan king who conquered
Kandy<br /><br /><b>Rishabhadatta</b> - Satrap viceroy<br /><br /><b>Rudradaman I</b> -
Satrap ruler and conqueror of the Satavahanas<br /><br /><b>Vasudeva I</b> - Kushan
king and numismatist<br /><br />.<br /><b><u>Jainism</u></b><br />.<br /><b>Mahendravarman
I</b> - Pallava King and patron of the arts.<br /><br /><b>Vishnuvardhana</b> - King
of Hoysala empire and prominent temple-builder<br /><br /><b>Tirunavukkarasar</b> -
Saivite saint and one of the most prominent of the sixty-three
Nayanars<br /><br /><br /><u>Other</u><br />.<br /><b><u>Other faiths and
religions</u></b><br />.<br /><b>Charairongba</b> - Manipuri
ruler.<br /><br /><b>Heliodorus</b> - Greek minister to King
Bhagabhadra<br /><br /><b>Pamheiba</b> - Manipuri King <br />
<strong>Suhungmung</strong> - Ahom kingdom ruler who extended Assam up to the Kamarupa
Kingdom<br /><br /><b>Supangmung</b> - Ahom kingdom ruler who recaptured Guwahati.
Converted to Vaishnavism after a killing to make
amends<br /><br /><b>Susenghphaa</b> - Ahom king, during his rule the Ahom-Mughal
conflicts began<br />.<br /><br /><u>From non-religious
backgrounds</u><br />.<br /><b>Annie Besant (former atheist)</b> - Theosophist,
orator and feminist<br /><br /><b>John Dobson (former atheist who became a believer
in Vedanta)</b> - astronomer and telescope designer<br /><br /><b>Sita Ram Goel
(former atheist)</b> - Indian commentator, writer and Hindu
activist<br /><br />.<br /><u>Undetermined former religion</u><br />.<br /><b>Agehananda
Bharati (born Leopold Fischer)</b> - academic Sanskritist, a prolific author
about religious subjects, and a Hindu monk in the Dasanami Sannyasi
order<br /><br /><b>Alain Daniélou (convert to Shaivism)</b> - French historian,
intellectual, musicologist, and Indologist<br /><br /><b>Ambarish Das (born Alfred
Ford)</b> - American businessman, great-grandson of Henry Ford, and a follower
of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (the founder of ISKCON)<br /><br /><b>Urmila Devi
Dasi (born Edith E. Best)</b> - senior female ISKCON leader and
educator<br /><br /><b>Geoffrey Giuliano</b> - American biographer<br /><br /><b>Nina
Hagen (follower of Haidakhan Babaji)</b> - German singer<br /><br /><b>Aldous Huxley
(disciple of Swami Prabhavananda)</b> - English writer who emigrated to the
United States, author of Brave New World<br /><br /><b>Joe Don Looney (follower of
Swami Muktananda)</b> - football player<br /><br /><b>J. Mascis</b> - Lead vocalist,
guitarist, and drummer for Dinosaur Jr.<br /><br /><b>John McLaughlin (became a
disciple of Sri Chinmoy)</b> - jazz fusion guitar player<br /><br /><b>Shaunaka
Rishi Dasa (Irish convert and member of ISKCON)</b> - founder of the Oxford
Centre for Hindu Studies<br /><br /><b>Lex Hixon (syncretist and disciple of Swami
Nikhilananda)</b> - poet, philosopher, spiritual practitioner and teacher <br />
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<strong>Mathias Rust</strong> - German daredevil pilot<br /><br /><b>J. D. Salinger</b> -
American author best known for The Catcher in the Rye<br /><br /><b>Kelli
Williams</b> - American actress who played Lindsay Dole Donnell on the ABC legal
drama The Practice.<br /><br /><b>Ricky Williams</b> - Miami Dolphins football
player<br /><br /><b>Crispian Mills</b> - English rock singer named Krishna Kantha
dasa. He wrote a foreword to a book by Bhaktivinoda Thakur titled Sri
Siksastaka.<br /><br /><b>Jeffrey Armstrong </b>- Canadian Author, Speaker, Poet <br />
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NAMASTE...I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the place in you, where lies your love, your light, your truth and your beauty. I honor the place in you, where...if you are in that place in you ... and I am in that place in me...then there is only one of us!"</dir>
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I believe what it says is correct. <br />
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Anyways, This is my 1st post on my journey into my new religion (Sanatana Dharma/Hinduism). I am a former catholic, who is now practicing Hinduism. It was a little overwhelming at first, but I started researching about the religion and things started to get easier. I got books from my local library to read up and learn about things. Just two days ago, I got through a condensed version of the Gita. The pieces were starting to come together. I started praying to the Gods. I feel more connected to Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha. I feel more at peace with my new religion, then I ever have (and ever would) with catholicism. The beginning of journey is so uplifting and inspiring to me...It feels so great!!! <br />
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Well I'm making another post to explain about how I got interested in Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). I met a wonderful Guy (He is now my boyfriend and we've been together for almost a year now) and he invited me over to his families house. At first things seemed strange at first. I saw: crosses, pictures of Krishna, Jesus and other various gods in their home. Little did I know about them at first, but it seemed like they were calling to me. I was curious to find out more about those images, so I went on a quest to find out. <br />
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One day I asked my boyfriend what religion he was and he said he was Christian. I also asked if his mom was Christian and he said "no, she is practicing Hinduism, and she goes to a temple for service." I wanted to know what Hinduism was, so I started research. Then one day, Just before I was to go to Catholic Church, I was online and had the urge to research some more and it hit me...The more information I found out about Hinduism, the more I felt connected with this religion, and less connected with Catholicism. I remember one night in particular, I had a dream, but it was no ordinary dream. In my dream it seemed like I was at some music concert. As I watched, I saw dancers dancing and chanting. As the dream went on there was sounds to it and people were chanting "Hail Krishna". I decided to find out more, so I started reading the Gita and instantly knew that Hinduism was the religion for me. <br />
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I didn't want to be Catholic anymore. I hated all the rules, that if you did even a tincy thing wrong it was considered a sin. I felt more comfortable with myself by practicing Hinduism. I understood the meaning that heart, mind, body, and soul should be at perfect balance in order to find God. I believed that In my past life I was a practicer of Hinduism. I found a connection to the name AAshna, when I was randomly bored and looked up Indian baby names. Aashna means: beloved, devoted to love. I like that and maybe it was my name in my past life. Who knows, it could a sign for the future. I hope to one day find peace with myself and create a great future for my future family (whenever that may be) and teach them the wonderful ways of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).<br />
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Today, I received shocking news from a friend who read my blog. My friend told me that even people who are devotees of Krishna can sometimes go their whole lives without a clear vision of him (awakenings). She said that I'm very special, because Krishna has chosen me as his own and put his love in my heart. She also said that I am like a angel, that I have the power to turn bad/negative situations into good/positive ones. <br />
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I want to one day, help children learn about the ways of Hinduism and teach them to have the love of Krishna/the gods in their hearts. Children like me for some reason and look up to me. They are the future and we should cherish them. It is very inspiring to see the reaction of your teachings in them, them doing good and having the love of Krishna/the gods in their hearts :D! <br />
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I want to also share something to you. My boyfriend said to me a few days ago... <br />
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"You need to learn on your own to fix your own habits, not rely on me or you will never learn from your mistakes." <br />
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That is so very true indeed!!! <br />
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You can not learn to fix things, if you rely on someone to do it for you. It makes you lazy. Put your life in motion, make it worth something. Krishna and the gods gave you a life so make the most of it. <br />
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One of my favorite personal quotes... <br />
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"May the Gods bless you. Thank the Gods for everyday is a blessing, a gift. Don't let your life go to waste. Celebrate your life and praise the Gods always, for they have created you. They gave you a life, a heart, and a soul. Be glad your alive. Always do good, never do bad (Karma)." <br />
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I strive to live it in my heart and share my knowledge and love for Krishna/the gods, with others. I hope to inspire people to do good, and have love for Krishna/the gods too!<br />
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Sorry I haven't blogged lately. I have been researching a lot about Hinduism. I came across a copy of the <i>Bhagavad Gita</i>, that I love reading. It is easy to understand and is annotated/explained. I am also reading <i>Autobiography of a Yogi, By: Paramahansa Yogananda</i>. I can't stop reading that book. I feel his heart and soul when I'm reading the book. It is as if he is actually with me telling me the story face-to-face. <br />
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Over the past few days, I have felt more myself and more devoted to my Gods. When I went to my Catholic church (I go because, I sing in the choir there), I imagined people (like priests) dressed in Middle Eastern/Indian outfits with red dots on their foreheads. While I was praying in church, I could hear the voice of Lord Shri Krishna speaking to me. I am still trying to understand the meaning of all this (If it was part of my past life or is my future...the path I should take). But, eventually this will all make sense in the end.<br />
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I had a dream last night and I would like to share it here. In my dream, I was talking to someone (looked like a woman). I saw kids coloring books...one with Jesus and Saints, and the other with Hindu Gods. I asked the person if they were raising their kids both religions (look like this person had kids). She said yes. I took a liking to a perticualar book the person had. It had to do with prayers to Lord Brahma. I told the person this was my favorite book (I don't know why or how it was my favorite book). Then I told the person that I want to raise my kids to practice Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). I think the dream is my soul telling me that it recognizes the self-realization thing. That it is more then just flesh and bones. It has a past life. The balance perspective (heart, mind, body, and soul acting as one). <br />
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I have no clue why I had this dream, but I do remember before going to bed and having the dream, that I was doing something strange. I was sitting on the couch still (like a statue), and not moving or speaking. People have seen me get still and not move or say anything for a few minutes. They/I have no clue why I do this, But I think it is me in meditation mode. As I was still and quiet, I could hear the voice of Lord Shri Krishna speaking to me. I said if you are really Krishna, then show yourself to me. I wanted to see how strong of a connection I have with him. I still don't know why Krishna has personally chose or took a liking to me. But, I do believe that in due time the answer(s) will be reveled to me.<br />
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Namaste To All, <br />
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Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I've been busy finding myself the past few days. I am so excited to say that I am on a wait list to take a yoga class at my local college. I went to go see my Boyfriend on the 20th of this month (It was our one year relationship anniversary). It was great, I didn't have to hide myself and the Gods gave me an opportunity to tell his mom about my new religious path. She understood about everything and I'm grateful to have her support in this amazing journey :) ! The Gods have blessed me so much the past few days and it is wonderful. <br />
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Here's a prayer I got for one of my great friends... <br />
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Lord I surrender everything to you, no matter what, I shall continue to love and worship thee, please increase your love in my heart with every breath and step I take <br />
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I resite this prayer every night before I go to bed. It has opened a lot of doors for me. I thanks the Gods every night for blessing me with, a wonderful boyfriend, and his mother, and for everything else that is wonderful in my life.<br />
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A big apology to all my readers, <br />
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It has been several months since I last posted. I got so caught up in my life, and never had time to post regularly on here. I am now back and I will try to be more up-to-date on my post. Thanks for understanding. <br />
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Now to my post... <br />
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It has been an amazing journey so far. The past few months have been great. I love the Hindu Temple I go to. The people there are so wonderful and all of them (even me) are so committed/devoted to the faith. I went to festivals at the temple throughout New Year's weekend and enjoyed it immensely. I had a few Indians (India, not Native American) come up to me. Two of the ladies said I should major in Hinduism in school, since I am so passionate about the faith and one lady in particular told me the most amazing comment ever. To quote...She said: "I wish my children were as devoted as you are!", it made me smile the biggest smile ever ( :D ) !!! I had so much fun and on New Year's weekend the latest I stayed out till was like 5:00AM (at the temple of course). <br />
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~I love being Hindu sooooo much and the experiences I have will last a lifetime. I want to teach my children (when the time comes) the wonders of Hinduism. In fact, I want to become a Hindu Religious Education Teacher, and teach the future generations (children) about the glorious wonders of Hinduism!!!~<br />
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This week at temple I had a very inspiring encounter with a Swamiji. Swami Mukundananda came to my temple to speak and do yoga/meditation. I loved his yogasans. They made me feel more flexible and brought me one step closer to better health. The meditations helped me become more focused and at peace. Clear mind & healthy mind = a healthy & fit body. After the yoga/meditation and lectures the people were given indian food. I was blessed to sit by Swamiji. He remembered my name from when i told him earlier in the week. He asked me how I got started in Hinduism. He seem very interested in what I was saying. He seem to like the part where I said I had dreams about Brahma and Krishna. He finished eating and left before he left I waved at him and he waved back. I went and handed him a paper I wrote on my spritual journey. He seemed very happy to recieve it from me. This is a week and a expirance I will never forget. -Jai Shree Guru- <br />
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