Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Thread
Starting: Tue 26 Nov 1996 - 00:00:-2598 EST
Ending: Tue 24 Dec 1996 - 00:00:-85512 EST
Messages: 100
NEWS : Turkish leader inspired by the Gita
INFO : Spiritual retreat in Singapore
ARTICLE : free will (what are we free to choose, and why is it important that we freely choose it)
WWW : Hindu Tantrik Home Page
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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ARTICLE : Puranas (was Re: REQUEST : Sai baba)
REQUEST : HELP !!!
REQUEST : symbols
INFO : Tithi Times for January, 1997
ARTICLE : Eternal distinction
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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NEWS : Doctors Say Religion is Beneficial
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 : 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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ARTICLE : Andre Malraux on Hinduism
ARTICLE : The crux of the matter - On Vastushastra
ARTICLE : Prehistoric inscriptions discovered in Bihar caves
ARTICLE : Sati and other outrages; and a response
Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas
Re: 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 : 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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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 : 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 : Krsna sucks His toe.
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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REQUEST : Hare Krishna Group
ARTICLE : Sri Aurobindo's "Invitation"
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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INFO : MEDITATION RETREAT Dec 27-29 Nondual Consciousness - 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 Needed: Ashram
Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas - 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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Re: 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
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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 : Social Conference held in Bombay - From the Times archives
ARTICLE : In defence of Hinduism - a book review
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 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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REQUEST : Why do you belive in Hinduism? - 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
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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.
WWW : Vedas
INFO : Religious Books from Sivananda Ashram
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 : 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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WWW : Vedic Discussions
Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas - 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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Re: 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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REQUEST : Saivism
ARTICLE : Arya/svastika - 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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Re: ARTICLE : Shankaracharya and the Bhagavat Purana
ARTICLE : A Bharathi poem - "jaya bErigai"
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
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REQUEST : Any Saivite Hindus?
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
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REQUEST : Jannists
Re: INFO : advaita vedAnta - FAQ
Re: 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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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 : 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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Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas - 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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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 : 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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REQUEST: Info on Arya
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.
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/
/
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Re: REQUEST : Bhavishya Purana and Atharva Veda
Re: ARTICLE : Shankaracharya and the Bhagavat Purana
REQUEST : Sai baba
Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas
ARTICLE : When saffron signified service
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