Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Subject
Starting: Tue 26 Nov 1996 - 00:00:-2598 EST
Ending: Tue 24 Dec 1996 - 00:00:-85512 EST
Messages: 100
- ADMINISTRIVIA : SRH Vacation
- ARTICLE : Social Conference held in Bombay - From the Times archives
- ARTICLE : A Bharathi poem - "jaya bErigai"
- ARTICLE : Andre Malraux on Hinduism
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule Tue, 10 Dec 96 14:14:43 EST
>>>Title: Andre Malraux on Hinduism
Author: Jawharlal Nehru in his book Discovery of India
Publication: Biblio: A Review of Books
Date: November 1996.
Eight or nine years ago, when I was in Paris, Andre Malraux put me
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- ARTICLE : Arya/svastika
- Posted By Michael Tandy 5 Dec 1996 16:39:08 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE1vvys.Ist@netcom.com>, Sskish69@aol.com says...
>
>
>The English commentator of my edition, Bhaktivedanta Swami, translates arya
>as "one who knows the value of life." He explains, "The word Aryan is
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- Posted By Sskish69@aol.com Tue, 3 Dec 1996 15:37:26 -0500
>>>Hello Suman,
Both words are originally Sanskrit words. The term arya, now bastardized by
Hitler, in the Hindu context is referred to in the Gita 2.2:
sri bhagavan uvaca: kutas tva kasmalam idam visame samupasthitam
anARYA-justam asvargyam akirti-karam arjuna
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- ARTICLE : Clarifications regarding Advaita
- Posted By Sourav Fri, 29 Nov 1996 18:07:25 -0500
>>>I have seen that some of my posts are being dropped without
me being informed, however I shall again pose a question on
Advaita which I had posted as an RFC. I would like the
adherents of Advaita to give the answers by following up
rather than pointing to a FAQ etc., because they do not seem to
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- ARTICLE : Eternal distinction
- ARTICLE : free will (what are we free to choose, and why is it important that we freely choose it)
- ARTICLE : Hinduism: Mankind blissfully unaware of its past
- Posted By Kashyap Marg Sun, 15 Dec 1996 18:22:35 +0000
>>>*****************************************************
* KASHYAP MARG *
*****************************************************
* Dedicated to disseminate information related to *
* History, Culture, Language, Literature, Customs *
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- ARTICLE : In defence of Hinduism - a book review
- ARTICLE : Krsna sucks His toe.
- Posted By Michael Tandy 15 Dec 1996 16:08:45 GMT
>>>vihaya piyusa-rasam munisvara
mamanghrir ajiva-rasam pibanti
iti sva-padambuja-pana-kautuki
sa gopala-balam sriyam atanotu vah
"'Why do the best of the sages reject even nectar and instead
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- ARTICLE : Mukunda-mala Stotram
- Posted By Michael Tandy 18 Dec 1996 16:42:58 GMT
>>>madana parihara sthitim madiye
manasi mukunda padaravinda-dhamni
hara-nayana-krsanuna krso 'si
smarasi na cakra-parakramam murare?
"O Cupid, you should flee from my mind, which is now the abode of the
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- ARTICLE : Prehistoric inscriptions discovered in Bihar caves
- ARTICLE : Puraanas
- Posted By Shrisha Rao 3 Dec 1996 17:25:27 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE1ts11.8vL@netcom.com>,
Michael Tandy <mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu> wrote:
>In article <ghenE1IMKx.Eu0@netcom.com>, shrao@nyx.net says...
>
>>>Is there an English translation of "pramANa lakSaNam" ?
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- Posted By Shrisha Rao 3 Dec 1996 17:31:38 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE1trzz.8n5@netcom.com>, Sourav <sourav@hotmail.com> wrote:
>shrao@nyx.net (Shrisha Rao) wrote:
>> If you need further clarification, perhaps it would be as well to
>> approach a scholar in the tradition.
>
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- Posted By Sourav Fri, 29 Nov 1996 17:31:31 -0500
>>>shrao@nyx.net (Shrisha Rao) wrote:
> If you need further clarification, perhaps it would be as well to
> approach a scholar in the tradition.
In a few months time, I would be in Bangalore. Can I find anybody there ?
> >2) How does apaurusheyatva entail faultlessness ?
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- Posted By N. Tiwari 12 Dec 1996 01:29:57 GMT
>>>Shrisha Rao (shrao@nyx.net) wrote:
: In article <ghenE1ts11.8vL@netcom.com>,
: Michael Tandy <mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu> wrote:
: >In article <ghenE1IMKx.Eu0@netcom.com>, shrao@nyx.net says...
: >
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- ARTICLE : Religious conversion of Young Hindus in the U.S.
- Posted By Anil Londhe 11 Dec 1996 13:30:08 GMT
>>>Here is an interesting article from the Net:
GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST
7/30/94 PRAY FOR A STRONG CHURCH AMONG THE YOUNG HINDUS IN THE USA
BY THE YEAR 2000.
"Are you going to the conference this year?" Ganesh asked Supu as
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- ARTICLE : Rhythms of Life......
- Posted By Jonathan Neal Fri, 29 Nov 1996 20:57:24 -0700
>>>Rhythms of Life....
Human nature dictates that we find an anchor to build our lives
around. In our desperate search we go from door to door, we bounce
from person to person and we jump from coattail to coattail to find
something stable, someone we could depend on, in times of crisis. At
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- ARTICLE : S.N.Tikku: How Deep are the Hindu Roots in Kashmir?
- Posted By Kashyap Marg Sun, 15 Dec 1996 18:20:46 +0000
>>>*****************************************************
* KASHYAP MARG *
*****************************************************
* Dedicated to disseminate information related to *
* History, Culture, Language, Literature, Customs *
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- ARTICLE : Sati and other outrages; and a response
- ARTICLE : Shankaracharya and the Bhagavat Purana
- ARTICLE : Sri Aurobindo : Is India Civilized?
- Posted By Srinivasa V. Chakravarthy 29 Nov 1996 00:21:42 GMT
>>> In reply to a criticism (by an English critic, Mr. Archer, who wrote
a whole blighted book titled 'Is India Civilized?' in the same vein)
that India hardly produced any great people, Sri Aurobindo writes:
"He [Archer] tells us for instance that Inida has contributed only
one or at most two great names to the world's Pantheon. By that, of course,
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- ARTICLE : Sri Aurobindo on India's Oneness
- Posted By Srinivasa Chakravarthy Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:39:18 -0600
>>>"The whole basis of the Indian mind is its spiritual and
inward turn, its propensity to seek the things of the spirit and the
inner being first and foremost and to look at all else as
secondary, dependent, to be handled and determined in the light of the
higher knowledge and as an expression, a preliminary or field
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- ARTICLE : Sri Aurobindo on the Hindu-Muslim Issue
- Posted By Srinivasa Chakravarthy Mon, 09 Dec 1996 10:56:14 -0600
>>>"The real problem introduced by the Mussalman conquest was not that
of subjection to a foreign rule and the ability to recover freedom, but
the struggle between two civilizations, one ancient and indigenous, the
other
mediaeval and brought in from outside. That which rendered the problem
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- ARTICLE : Sri Aurobindo's "Invitation"
- ARTICLE : Stand UP!
- Posted By dawnpub Fri, 29 Nov 1996 14:01:06 -0800
>>>Hinduism is being, constanly, insulted by the media. For example, the
ongoing abuse of the words: "Guru" and "Mantra." We now have "Gadget
Gurus," "Diet Gurus," etc.
"Yoga" is also abused. It has come to mean just exercise, and, non-Hindus
(and non-Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs) pose as "Yoga teachers."
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- ARTICLE : The crux of the matter - On Vastushastra
- ARTICLE : When saffron signified service
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule Sat, 16 Nov 96 18:38:06 EST
>>>Title: When saffron signified service
Author: Press Trust of India
Publication: The Observer of Business and Politics
Date: November 15, 1996.
For a change, the much-maligned saffron brigade came in for praise
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- INFO : advaita vedAnta - FAQ
- INFO : MEDITATION RETREAT Dec 27-29 Nondual Consciousness
- Posted By srice@bbs.cruzio.com Wed, 27 Nov 1996 21:35:26 GMT
>>>--------------------------------------------------------THE CLEAR EXPERIENCE OF NONDUAL CONSCIOUSNESS-A MEDITATION RETREAT ON THE NATURE OF ONESELF
Three days of Joyful Wisdom: DECEMBER 27, 28, 29, 1996
with the guidance of two Self-Realized sages.
es.
- Posted By srice@bbs.cruzio.com Fri, 13 Dec 1996 00:24:04 GMT
>>>--------------------------------------------------------THE CLEAR EXPERIENCE OF NONDUAL CONSCIOUSNESS-A MEDITATION RETREAT ON THE NATURE OF ONESELF
Three days of Joyful Wisdom: DECEMBER 27, 28, 29, 1996
with the guidance of two Self-Realized sages.
es.
- INFO : Religious Books from Sivananda Ashram
- INFO : Spiritual retreat in Singapore
- INFO : Tithi Times for January, 1997
- Info Needed: Ashram
- Posted By tremblae@post.queensu.ca 12 Dec 1996 17:22:45 GMT
>>>Hi All,
I need some information regarding Ashrams.
1) Can someone tell me what they are and what role they have in society?
2) The priests that work in the Ashram are they special priests in some
way? What is there common dress like?
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- NEWS : Doctors Say Religion is Beneficial
- NEWS : Turkish leader inspired by the Gita
- REQUEST : Any Saivite Hindus?
- Posted By Lily 2 Dec 96 23:29:56 GMT
>>>Hi! Are there any Shaivite Hindus at this news group?
I am interested in learning all I can about Saivism.
*Om Namasivaya*
*Om Shanti*
*Lily*
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- REQUEST : Arya Samaj
- Posted By Sunil Bhat Tue, 17 Dec 1996 08:59:06 -0600
>>>Hi,
One of my friend(not Indian) is interested in converting to Hinduism
and they plan to get married in the Indian traditional way. They
found out that Arya Samaj is the only organization that is ready to
convert religions. Can you tell me if they have any offices in Bombay
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- REQUEST : Bali vs India
- Posted By Rajinder Nijjhar Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:00:35 GMT
>>>In message <ghenE1IMLE.Exx@netcom.com>
"Hans Hilmersson" <hasseh@fixturlaser.se> writes:
> Is there anybody out there ....
> Please help me, I need to know the difference in hinduism between India and
> Bali, do anyone have a hint ..?
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- REQUEST : Bhavishya Purana and Atharva Veda
- Posted By Y. Malaiya Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:39:11 -0700
>>>The quotes D. Lesser (atpx@aol.com) mentions are from a web
site
http://soaserver.tuc.uc.edu/org/msa/meci/otherscripture1.html
maintained by the Muslim Student Association of University of
Cincinnati.
- REQUEST : gay marriages
- Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:45:43 -0800
>>>Someone recently asked about Hindu views on gay marriages.
To the best of my knowledge, the traditional law books neither allow
them nor do they specifically prohibit them. One has to remember that
there is no institution strictly analogous to a Church in Hinduism,
which can take official stances on such issues. Marriage is usually seen
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- REQUEST : Hare Krishna Group
- Posted By Michael Tandy 22 Dec 1996 00:48:24 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2q4GM.93C@netcom.com>, vidya@cco.caltech.edu says...
>
>It is fine if you are uncomfortable with the blanket term Hindu to
>designate widely disparate groups. But think carefully before you deny
>that any such thing as Hinduism even exists.
- Posted By kalyan_sundaram@nt.com 20 Dec 1996 17:16:17 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2LK37.G3M@netcom.com>, "H. Krishna Susarla"
<susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> wrote:
> To call Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktaism, Smaarthaism all as Hinduism is
> like calling Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as Jordanism.
A more proper analogy is calling Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists,
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- Posted By Michael Tandy 18 Dec 1996 17:14:34 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2Jtv3.CBL@netcom.com>, eagle@aapi.co.uk says...
>
>Question - why does the Hindu religion support the Hare Krishna group when
>it neither recognizes or agree with the Hindu faith
>
...
- Posted By H. Krishna Susarla Wed, 18 Dec 1996 18:36:10 +0000 (GMT)
>>>> "In this way ISKCON faithfully continues the core
> traditions of the Hindu faith. ISKCON's teachings are
> non-sectarian and non-denominational, for they are not
> limited to any particular historical religion.
> Vaishnavism inculcates the essential and universal
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- Posted By Shrisha Rao Tue, 17 Dec 1996 13:54:57 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2Jtv3.CBL@netcom.com>, Matthew Bell <eagle@aapi.co.uk> wrote:
>Question - why does the Hindu religion support the Hare Krishna group when
>it neither recognizes or agree with the Hindu faith
Perhaps because it is essentially self-contradictory? Since "the
Hindu religion" is the subject of your sentence, the entity referred
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- REQUEST : HELP !!!
- REQUEST : Hindu Mythology
- Posted By S. Sivaloganathan Fri, 13 Dec 1996 15:40:37 +0000 (GMT)
>>>Hello
I am new to this Newsgroup. In fact, I am new to Newsgroups completely.
However, I am interested in Hindu Mythology and South Indian Temples.
does anyone know of any Web sites, Newsgroups or Mailing lists where I
can get more information or get in contact with other people with these
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- REQUEST : Interfaith marriage?
- Posted By eckfeld@aol.com 4 Dec 1996 15:37:57 GMT
>>>I am writing an article for a national women's magazine about interfaith
couples, and would like to interview you. If interested, please respond
promptly.
If you are willing to be interviewed over the phone, please include your
phone number(s) as well as convenient times for me to call you.
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- REQUEST : Jannists
- REQUEST : need information about gay marriages
- Posted By mabtucker@aol.com 28 Nov 1996 01:52:18 GMT
>>>i am doing a report about gay rights and the constitution with regards to
gay marriages.
i don't know anything about the hindu faith and would appreciate any
information you could provide for me.
what i can't use is personal opinion. what i need is cold, hard fact from
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- REQUEST : Sai baba
- Posted By shaun 9 Dec 1996 03:48:17 GMT
>>>"James G. Beasley" <beasleyj@mwr.kic.or.jp> wrote:
>Mr. Tandy
> My girlfriend is a true believer of Sai Baba and basis everyday
>decisions on how she is guided by him. IS this another cult? Is their
>validity to the accusation?
...
- Posted By Shrisha Rao 19 Dec 1996 07:48:27 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE26ur7.Knr@netcom.com>, "James G. Beasley"
<beasleyj@mwr.kic.or.jp> wrote:
> Mr. Tandy
> My girlfriend is a true believer of Sai Baba and basis everyday
> decisions on how she is guided by him. IS this another cult? Is their
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- Posted By Bon_Giovanni EarthSpirit.org Sat, 14 DEC 96 13:35:20 -0500
>>> Doctor in training "H. Krishna Susarla"
<susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> in message
<ghenE2E8DA.7BG@netcom.com> briefly described his impressions
of Dr Prasad, (a man with whom I have enjoyed frequent
satsangh). In describing his impressions of Dr Prasad, Sri
...
- Posted By Michael Tandy 15 Dec 1996 15:31:53 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE26ur7.Knr@netcom.com>, shaun@home.com says...
Sincere apologies to Michael if what I have surmised is not
>correct!
>
Thanks Shaun, but to be quite honest, I don't even remember
...
- Posted By Michael Tandy 15 Dec 1996 15:47:16 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2E8DA.7BG@netcom.com>, susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu
says...
>
>Once when I was attending the 1996 American Telugu Association conference
>in Houston, I had an opportunity to meet in person a very active follower
...
- Posted By Bon Giovanni Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:29:23 GMT
>>>In a previous article, "James G. Beasley" <beasleyj@mwr.kic.or.jp> wrote
an email letter to one person, but instead posted it to all readers:
>> >Mr. Tandy
>> > My girlfriend is a true believer of Sai Baba and basis everyday
>> >decisions on how she is guided by him. IS this another cult? Is their
...
- REQUEST : Sai baba)
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai 23 Dec 1996 23:24:16 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE2q4G7.8zn@netcom.com>,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
[...]
> else, not even the Madhvas seem to have heard of this verse and given
> your school's record of quoting non-existent verses, eg, from the
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- REQUEST : Saivism
- Posted By Lily 3 Dec 96 21:55:08 GMT
>>>Hi! I am interested in learning all I can about Saivism. Are there any
Saivites at this news group?
*OM Namasivaya*
*OM Santi*
*Lily*
...
- REQUEST : symbols
- REQUEST : Tulsidas
- Posted By Pungaliya Sun, 15 Dec 1996 18:30:53 +0000
>>>Greetings,
I am a student at Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey. I am writing
a term paper on the hindi poet, Tulsidas. From reading the web pages, I
know that you have some knowledge on this wonderful Poet and writer.
I am having some difficulty getting factual information on Tulsidas. I
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- REQUEST : Vasishthas and tat savitur varenyam
- Posted By N. Tiwari 12 Dec 1996 01:26:06 GMT
>>>Vidhyanath K. Rao (vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: I know that this is really a silly question, but I want to be sure,
: instead of relying on my impressions.
: Do men of Vasishtha gotra use `tat savitur varenyam ...' in their
: Sandhyaavandana, or do they use something else (whose seer was not
...
- REQUEST : What does the Prayer 'Om Jai Jaga-tee....' Mean?
- Posted By Dinesh Mahtani Fri, 06 Dec 96 23:23:10 GMT
>>>Hello!
I've heard this prayer so many times, I even know it by heart.
Unfortunatley, I have no idea what it means.
There are two or three versions I have heard, and was wondering if anyone had
a translated copy (into English) available.
- REQUEST : Why do you belive in Hinduism?
- Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula 8 Dec 1996 19:35:24 GMT
>>>: They perform a variety of rituals, but dont know the meaning of them. When I
: ask them 'why do you do this?' they reply 'our parents told us to do so'.
: As a result of this, I stopped beliving in Hinduism.
Congratulations, that makes it two of us and I am with you.
: Is there anyone out there that can point me to a page (or other
...
- Posted By Gary Stevason Mon, 9 Dec 1996 05:32:35 GMT
>>>Dinesh Mahtani (mahtani@mozart.inet.co.th) wrote:
[...]
: Is there anyone out there that can answer any of these questions?
[...]
Dinesh, believe me, Krsna appreciates your genuine interest in religion.
...
- Posted By Dinesh Mahtani Fri, 06 Dec 96 23:23:08 GMT
>>>Hello!
My mother is a Hindu, as is my father.
They perform a variety of rituals, but dont know the meaning of them. When I
ask them 'why do you do this?' they reply 'our parents told us to do so'.
As a result of this, I stopped beliving in Hinduism. I dont belive in the
...
- Posted By Shrisha Rao 14 Dec 1996 05:50:26 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE26urC.KpG@netcom.com>,
AHNEMANN <ahnemann@cybernex.net> wrote:
>Why are questions not answered on this newsgroup?
That's somewhat like the question, "How do you keep a fool in
suspense?" which forms the substance of its own answer.
- REQUEST: Diacritical and swara marks
- Posted By Sriram Narayan 17 Dec 1996 21:06:00 GMT
>>>I am looking for PC software in Windows/DOS that
puts diacritical marks and swara marks (i.e. chant marks)
on Sanskrit text transliterated into English. I would also
like to know if there is software that puts swara marks on
Sanskrit text.
- REQUEST: Info on Arya
- WWW : Astrology-dot-Net
- Posted By Astrologer Sat, 30 Nov 1996 10:50:58 -0800
>>>I'd like to invite you to visit Astrology-dot-Net, newly expanded and
updated with much more astrological information!
The best Astrology site on the Web is even better now, with the addition of
Daily Horoscopes and information about Jupiter's position, your Lucky Sign.
You can even ask the Oracle to help you look within yourself for answers to
...
- WWW : Expanding SAT WWW Page--Sri Ramana, Vedanta, Peace
- Posted By srice@bbs.cruzio.com Wed, 27 Nov 1996 21:17:45 GMT
>>>----------------------------------------------------------GROWING HOME PAGE OF THE SOCIETY OF ABIDANCE IN TRUTH (SAT)
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, the tradition of spiritual
Nonduality in general, and Advaita Vedanta in particular
The home page address is: http://www.SATRamana.org/
/
...
- WWW : Hindu Tantrik Home Page
- WWW : Hindu Temples Reference Center Online
- Posted By Ajay Shah Tue, 3 Dec 1996 00:12:46 -0700 (MST)
>>>Namaskar,
Mandir : Hindu Temples Reference Center is a complete web site with about
100 separate documents. It is co-sponsored by GHEN (HSC) and VHP of
America. Mandir contains listing of Hindu temples including Jain, Sikh,
and Buddhist temples. Temples in several countries are listed with
...
- WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG
- Posted By FISU Sun, 15 Dec 1996 13:46:04 GMT
>>>SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT
MEDITATION WEB SITE AT :
http://www.fisu.org
Our first reaction in life when faced with problems be it health,
stress or just unhappiness is to seek a remedy from an external
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- WWW : Vedas
- WWW : Vedic Discussions
- WWW : Zen Buddhism on Internet
- Posted By Lee C. Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:58:21 GMT
>>>There is a very informative site on the Web about Zen and
Zen Buddhism.
It provides simple instructions on Zen practice.
Its approach is down-to-earth and straightforward.
I recommend a visit: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8516
...
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