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Re: ARTICLE : Becoming Hindu
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Becoming Hindu
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 19:36:56 GMT
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Apparently-To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Consolidated Braincells Inc.
> From "janahan (j.) skandaraniyam" <skandar@nortel.ca>
> Organization Bell Northern Research
> Date Sat, 26 Oct 1996 01:09:13 GMT
> Newsgroups soc.religion.hindu
> Message-ID <ghenDzuz7D.FA9@netcom.com>
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> "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com> wrote:
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> >There's a word for someone who helps themselves to anothers treasure.
And
> >it isn't mystic.
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> If you can apply that word to anyone, the word can be applied
> to you too. You certainly don't "own" the treasure.
On the contrary I do. As a Brahman the Veda is my patrimony from time
immemorial.
However even if you don't accept this view, all are in agreement that one
receives knowledge as the gift of a Guru in the eternal parampara. It
isn't just something you charge into on your own.
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Jaldhar H. Vyas [jaldhar@braincells.com] I will choose.-_|\ free will
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