Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Author
Starting: Mon 11 Nov 1996 - 00:00:-39082 EST
Ending: Thu 30 Jan 1997 - 08:19:15 EST
Messages: 221
- Posted By Ajay Shah
- NEWS : Quarry threat to Madhvacharya`s birthplace Fri, 17 Jan 1997 18:36:48 -0700 (MST)
>>>Pajaka Kshetra, a tiny village near Udupi, believed to be the birthplace
of 13th century philosopher-saint Madhvacharya, and its very serenity has
been threatened by reckless contractors
The merciless destruction of the rich ambience of Pajaka Kshetra has been
carried out with impunity for more than a decade, yet there have only been
...
- Posted By Ajayshah@aol.com
- Posted By Alaadami
- REQUEST : Translation of Shlokas 28 Dec 1996 05:46:51 GMT
>>>If there is anyone who has a translation of, or can translate the original
text of the Bhavishya Puran/ Shlokas 1-27 I would appreciate it if they
could e mail it to me at
atpx@aol.com And if you could tell me more about this Puran and when
it was written it would also be helpful.
- Posted By Anil Londhe
- ARTICLE : Religious conversion is wrong 6 Jan 1997 12:41:18 GMT
>>>Religious conversion is wrong. When one claims that one's religion is the
superior religion, then it becomes just as bad as saying that one race is
superior than the other race. God is too immense to be covered by one
religion.
All religions believe in God.
...
- ARTICLE : SANSKRIT- A CULTURED LANGUAGE 14 Jan 1997 16:41:17 GMT
>>>SANSKRIT - A CULTURED LANGUAGE
According to the Forbes magazine (July,1987), "Sanskrit is the most
convenient language for somputer software programming".
Sanskrit (means "cultured"), is the classsical language of Hinduism. It is
the oldest and the most systematic language in the world. It is vast and
...
- Posted By Anshuman Pandey
- Re: REQUEST : Help ! Brahman Sun, 12 Jan 1997 21:24:40 -0800
>>>On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, SteKenyon wrote:
> I need to know who or what Brahman is. (For a research paper). I cannot
> find adequate information elswhere - can someone help ?
Your question made me smile... I wish there was a simple answer. If you
expect to find out who or what Brahman is during the time of a few weeks
...
- Posted By Arthur Bourgeois
- Posted By Arthur Maloney
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- Posted By Balaji Telecommunications
- INFO : Hindu Medallions Sat, 25 Jan 1997 17:54:24 +1100 (EST)
>>> "Do you wish to give a gift to somebody you love? At the same time,
wish to support a worthy cause? Please view the page
"http://www.blaze.net.au/~balaji/shiva.html""
I hope this meets your announcement needs. Your help is very much
appreciated. If you wish, you could make the URL text as a link with an
...
- Posted By Bengt Gustavsson
- ARTICLE : About Bhagavad gita 15 Jan 1997 21:50:12 GMT
>>> The age and the author of Bhagavad gita
Most vaishnavas seems to be of the opinion that the Gita
is many thousends years old. Many authors however disagrees.
They are quite sure that the Gita could not be more than 2400
years old.There are even some authers who argues that the Gita is not more
...
- Posted By Bhaduri95@aol.com
- Posted By Bhavin Parikh
- REQUEST : Ramayana Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:10:47 -0500
>>>Namaskaar,
I am looking for "Ramayana" written in poem!!! Please help me.
I have read this long time ago but forgot the name who wrote it. If you
have any information on how to buy this great "Grantha", please write me
an e-mail.
...
- Posted By c2659
- REQUEST : I need information! 26 Jan 1997 16:24:31 GMT
>>>I'm doing a report on Hinduism and I don't know where to start!! I am
supposed to compare the Bhagavad Gita's teachings to those of Christianity.
If anyone has any input whatsoever, I would appreciate it. Thank you!
...
- Posted By Clarion Call Publishing
- INFO : Gift Offer Tue, 7 Jan 1997 13:40:11 -0800
>>>Gift Offer
"Any journalist worth his or her salt knows that the real story today is to
define what it means to be spiritual. That is the biggest story-not only of
the decade, but of the century."-Bill Moyers
And that's exactly what our magazine, "Gaudiya Vedanta" does. It defines
...
- Posted By CRUDDD@aol.com
- Posted By Cybervix
- Posted By Daly de Gagne
- Posted By Daniel Stern
- Posted By DEEPAK AWASTI
- Posted By Dinesh Mahtani
- REQUEST : Hinduism : Where do I start to learn? Wed, 08 Jan 97 23:52:05 GMT
>>>Hello!
I'm trying to 'get back to my roots' and understand the Hindu religion. I was
wondering if someone could help me by pointing me to a www site or a good book
that basically gives me some fundamentals of the religion.
There are so many things about the Hindu religion which I dont understand, and
...
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- Re: WWW : Hindu Calendar Page Online 9 Jan 1997 04:29:46 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3nn4x.46K@netcom.com> ,
on Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:19:45 UTC,
Global Hindu Electronic Network <ghen@netcom.com> posted:
> Global Hindu Electronic Network is pleased to
> announce a new webpage "Hindu Calendar" on its web
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Stand UP! Sat, 11 Jan 1997 06:20:02 -1000 (HST)
>>>In article <ghenE3toxx.3ss@netcom.com> you wrote:
: What Hindus need is an anti-defamation society, much like the Jewish
: people have with benai brith(sp?)!
An excellent suggestion, indeed.
Perhaps a charter for such an organization can be discussed
...
- Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula
- REQUEST: Editor/Mentor Needed 15 Jan 1997 07:29:34 GMT
>>>Namaste,
I am attempting to simplify Ramayana for the sake of American Born Kids.
I am writting it in simple poetry.
But it is taking much time for me to edit my own work.
(I am very bad at this for I overlook the work I do:-)).
- Posted By Frederick Glaysher
- Posted By Gary Stevason
- Posted By Gaury Adhikary
- Posted By gerri mintzer
- REQUEST : questions and answers Wed, 01 Jan 1997 15:48:30 -0800
>>>To whom it may concern,
I am new to the internet. I have just found the listings re syda. I
mean no disrespect in my vague address. Please respond to this note if
received. I would like to respond to some of what I read re Swami
Muktananda and Gurumayi but do not know how to proceed. Please advise.
- Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
- WWW : Hindu Calendar Page Online Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:13:07 -0800 (PST)
>>>Global Hindu Electronic Network is pleased to announce a new webpage
"Hindu Calendar" on its web site, The Hindu Universe. URL for this pages is :
http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_calendar/
This page contains comprehensive information about Hindu calendar, including
links to "Today in Hindu Calendar", "This Month in Hindu Calendar", festival
...
- Posted By H P Raghunandan
- Posted By H. Krishna Susarla
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Fri, 3 Jan 1997 15:21:02 -0600
>>>Namaste. Sorry for the late reply. I was not able to access my news server
for some time, so I decided to try out Deja News. I was rather refreshed to
see that I had received a reply from you that was at least relatively civil
this time.
Ramakrishnan wrote:
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hare Krishna Group Fri, 3 Jan 1997 15:21:14 -0600
>>>Kalyan Sundaram wrote:
>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.
- Re: ARTICLE : Bhagwad Gita Commentary Wed, 22 Jan 1997 22:13:07 +0000 (GMT)
>>>I had meant to get an answer to this thread sooner.
Someone asked about Gita commentaries other than Prabhupada's, to which
Randy made a list of such commentaries and said that they were not
acceptable, because the commentators introduced their own ideas or
something like that. He then said that he thought Prabhupada's translation
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Fri, 17 Jan 1997 05:31:51 +0000 (GMT)
>>>> >Finally, I read in a book titled "Hindu Castes and Sects" by J. N.
> >Bhattacharya (of Nadiya), that Chaitanya received sannyasa from one
> >Keshava Bharati of the advaita order. This sounded strange to me, as
> >I've never seen this name invoked in any of the postings by Gaudiyas
> >here. Is there any reference to a Keshava Bharati in the Caritamrita or
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary Fri, 17 Jan 1997 05:42:21 +0000 (GMT)
>>>> might assist the reader. Also, both these suffer from what I view as
> the serious shortcoming of differing from (and trying to improve upon)
> their respective claimed sampradaaya Gurus, Shankara and Madhva
> respectively. For instance, Prabhupada's claim that Krishna is in some
> sense a superior form of the Paramatman than other forms, is not
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:17:09 +0000 (GMT)
>>>Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote in article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>...
> Well, yes and no. These are stated to be statements of puurva-paksha
> in a PuraaNa. Ananda Tiirtha's Mahaabhaarata-taatparya-nirNaya
Just for my education, what does "puurva-paksha" mean?
> >can debate on that basis. However, the practice of quoting verses from
...
- Posted By Hari K Tadepalli
- Re[2]: REQUEST : Suicide Tue, 14 Jan 97 13:27:00 PST
>>>Ken Stuart wrote:
>
> I was wondering what the viewpoint is of the Vedic religions (aka
> "Hinduism") is concerning suicide?
If there is one aspect in which all major religions agree unanimously,
...
- Posted By Hariji
- Posted By Heather Michaud
- INFO NEEDED: Pandu Raj and Rishi Medhasa Thu, 9 Jan 1997 07:57:44 -0700
>>>I'm writing a paper about a place referred to in the Mahabharata (1,19 or
1,119) and the Puranas (the Markandaeya Purana, I believe) and I'm
wondering if you are familiar with the place, the characters, or the
references. Can you provide me with any information about the following,
or suggest where I might look to learn more?
...
- Posted By hochhau@ibm.net
- REQUEST : Aryan article Fri, 27 Dec 1996 22:33:24 -0700
>>>Dear Sirs,
I read the article "Myth of Aryan Invasion of India" with great
interest. I was wondering, however, if you know of any books that have
to do with the RAMA empire? I would really appreciate a response on
this. Thanks for your time.
- Posted By Isis Osiris
- REQUEST : Help!! Survey Thu, 9 Jan 1997 07:43:05 -0500
>>>Hi, I'm a high school senior in the USA, and I'm conducting a survey for my
American Government class. If you would please fill out this survey and
send it back to me, I would be most thankful. Comments are greatly
appreciated. Please, no flames. Thank You. :)
Isis
...
- Posted By Jacob Baltuch
- Request : help about Rig passage Fri, 27 Dec 1996 21:48:19 +0100
>>>Greetings:
Can someone provide the exact quotation (in English translation)
and the translitterated Sanskrit for the following approximate quotation
of a passage of the Rigveda, which states something to the effect that:
Only "he who is watching this world from on highest in heaven"
...
- Posted By Jahnu das
- ARTICLE : McCow-Killer Comes to India Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:17:27 GMT
>>>Arch enemy: McCow-killer Comes to India,
-------------------------------------------------------------The people who've served cow flesh to billions, beneath golden arches
around the world, have now come to the land where the cow is sacred.
And they are being ever so careful to be Indian.
.
- Posted By Jai Maharaj
- Posted By jeffthrash@aol.com
- Re: REQUEST : Sai baba 8 Dec 1996 04:25:29 GMT
>>>I have been to India and stayed at Sai Baba's compound for 1 week.
Although I know many "devotees", I haven't quite understood what it's all
about (the devotion). Most of the men I know that are involved with him
are VERY wealthy.
I would like to hear back from someone who has first hand experience, that
...
- Posted By Johnn78133
- Posted By K. Sadananda
- Posted By Kamal Parmar
- Posted By Kanaka Raj
- Posted By Kathi
- Posted By Ken Stuart
- Posted By Kenrick McLeod
- Posted By Kishore Krshna
- Re: REQUEST : Indian Mythology 3 Jan 1997 04:43:22 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3EvB0.72H@netcom.com>, p121281@soho.ios.com says...
>
>I am a 9th grade student in the United States of America assigned the
>task of obtaining 7-8 myths of Indian origin. I also have to collect
>backround articles on the topic.
- Posted By KLauze
- REQUEST : Vedic Philosophy 7 Jan 1997 16:15:48 GMT
>>>I previously considered myself a Buddhist. Despite the fact that there was
much about Buddhism that did not suit me, it was a religion that best fit
my views. Then I began to read about Vedic religion. Vedic religion
seems a much better fit for me. However, I am somewhat overwhelmed by all
the various works regarding the Vedas. Is there an introductory book on
...
- Posted By Laura Smith
- REQUEST : A Hindu environmental ethic? Tue, 21 Jan 1997 23:36:37 -0800
>>>I am looking for any information concerning Hinduism and how their
relationship with the environment/nature is perceived. Any suggestions
of literature that might be helpful on this subject would be greatly
appreciated. I am also curious about the sacredness of cows in India.
Is this strictly a Hindu belief? I have read some of the history on this
...
- Posted By lindires
- Posted By Madhava.Kumar@lana.zippo.com
- Posted By Mahananda1
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan
- Re: ARTICLE : Modern Discoveries in Ancient Works 06 Jan 1997 17:27:54 -0800
>>>kishore@mail.utexas.edu (Kishore Krshna) writes,
about Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati's surprising comments
on ancient Indian astronomical ``discoveries'':
> The intent of these short pieces is (apparently) to inspire readers to
> think about their heritage, excel in their pursuits, and hopefully to instil
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas (was Re: REQUEST : Sai baba) 05 Jan 1997 22:25:38 -0800
>>>"H. Krishna Susarla" <susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> writes:
> Well, as I have already pointed out, it is a mistake to think that Gaudiiya
> Vaishnava aachaaryas do not study the shruti.
To my knowledge, the Gaudiya tradition does not require
their adherents to perform Veda adhyayanam (recitation and
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 28 Jan 1997 15:51:03 -0800
>>>> Shrisha Rao (shrao@nyx.net) wrote:
> : There certainly does. No example can be found in any statement of the
> : six Gosvamis of the occurrence of the phrase "the science of Krishna
> : consciousness" or its equivalent in whatever language ...
Since the phrase Atma-jnAna-vidya can be reasonably translated
...
- Posted By mani@be.com
- Re: ARTICLE : About Bhagavad gita 16 Jan 1997 10:51:05 -0800
>>>While I do not agree that the Gita is many thousands
of years old (about 2500 or a little less seems right),
Phulgenda Sinha's work is a farce. He ignores nearly
all textual research into the historical Gita, completely
misunderstands key philosophical concepts, and is purely
...
- Posted By MARK ADKINS
- Posted By Matthew
- Posted By Michael Patrick Kepe
- ARTICLE : Ganesha Tue, 31 Dec 1996 15:41:19 +0100
>>>Hello everybody!I want to invoke the wonderful ganesha in my first
magic-mystical working at 1997. Please contact me for
specials ideas, tips, iformations and what ever you want
to make your mind to a part of it.
I hope for many mails and wish all people who read this
...
- Posted By Michael Paul Tandy
- Re: REQUEST : Sai baba Fri, 27 Dec 1996 12:53:27 -0600 (CST)
>>>On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote>
Namas te. Thank you for your lengthy reply. Since I have
myself taught others most of the things you've mentioned
here, for many years, I don't need to convince you that I
understand and agree with you about them. So I'll just comment
...
- Posted By Michael Tandy
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 9 Jan 1997 05:20:16 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3q2C4.ADC@netcom.com>, vijaypai@mridangam.rice.edu says...
>
>
>Vyaasa Tiirtha must have had hundreds of disciples; were all of them
>recorded? Apparently, B.N.K. Sharma knows of no such record:
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 8 Jan 1997 20:44:02 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3LwHz.F3v@netcom.com>, kenrickm@worldnet.att.net says...
>
>Can anyone tell me if there are any Bhagavad gita English commentaries
>other than by Swami Prabhupada ?
Frankly, I have found that, almost without exception, other Gita
...
- ARTICLE : Five factors of action 6 Jan 1997 18:16:16 GMT
>>>These are described in the Gita, 18.14-15:
adhisthanam tatha karta karanam ca prthag-vidham /
vividhas ca prthak cesta daivam caivatra pancamam //
"The locus and the doer, as well as the different types of facilities,
various separate endeavors, and, especially, Divine will--these are the
...
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music 29 Jan 1997 05:30:49 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE4G8yt.BKq@netcom.com>, rudra@singnet.com.sg says...
Guru Rama, Guru Vishnu, Guru
>> Deva, Hare Shwara, Guru Sasha, Hare Andara, Tashna Shrivi, Guri Nava,
It's been awhile since I heard the song, but I think the words are
wrong. My guess is that the above should have been:
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 14 Jan 1997 19:13:57 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3yoCu.H71@netcom.com>, parrikar@spot.Colorado.EDU says...
>Apropos of our issue - comparative and critical judgment of translations
>calls for expertise in both Sanskrit and English and also perhaps a good
>background in the tradition.
Is there anything that Lord Krsna Himself says in the Gita
...
- Re: REQUEST : Rajan's commentary 14 Jan 1997 20:03:47 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3yoCy.H8C@netcom.com>, parrikar@spot.Colorado.EDU says...
>
people who dismiss all the versions of The Gita
>(other than the one written by their own AchArya) so glibly as dubious,
>inaccurate, spurious etc are hardly in any position to ask others for
...
- Re: REQUEST : Vedic Philosophy 11 Jan 1997 18:32:24 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3toyp.413@netcom.com>, klauze@aol.com says...
>
>I previously considered myself a Buddhist. Despite the fact that there was
>much about Buddhism that did not suit me, it was a religion that best fit
>my views. Then I began to read about Vedic religion. Vedic religion
...
- Re: REQUEST : Help ! Brahman 11 Jan 1997 18:41:21 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3toy9.3wD@netcom.com>, stekenyon@aol.com says...
>
>I need to know who or what Brahman is. (For a research paper). I cannot
>find adequate information elswhere - can someone help ?
Since this same question is asked in the Bhagavad-gita (8.1),
...
- Posted By Mike Wolverton
- Posted By N. Tiwari
- Re: REQUEST : Tulsidas 3 Jan 1997 19:55:46 GMT
>>>R (richard@hotmail.com) wrote:
: Pungaliya wrote:
: > I am having some difficulty getting factual information on Tulsidas. I
: > would greatly appriciate it if you were to help me out.
I know a couple of facts about Goswami Tulsidas. One is his about
...
- Posted By N_Ramakrishan
- Posted By Navali
- Posted By News-Info
- Posted By News/ofbjp/.name
- ARTICLE : Pooja Vandalism in Bangladesh Sun, 22 Dec 1996 06:42:35 GMT
>>>Pooja Vandalism in Bangladesh
Bangladesh television in its news bulletins had prominently projected the
Durgapooja celebrations in Bangladesh this year. But by and large poojas
were not without the usual quota of attacks throughout Bangladesh. Pooja
pandals were not only attacked demolishing the idols of Goddess Durga but
...
- Posted By O.O.A.S.I.S., Inc.
- Posted By P. Patel
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:48:01 +0000 (GMT)
>>>More recently, the UK band Kula Shaker have released a song entitled
"Govinda", using the familiar Hare-Krishna movement chant "Govinda Jay Jay,
Gopal Jay, Jay" as its lyrics. Also the album sleeve carries a picture of
Lord Krishna on the cover. The song also contains a George Harrison sample,
the first time he has allowed this to happen.
- Posted By p121281@soho.ios.com
- REQUEST : Indian Mythology Thu, 26 Dec 1996 17:45:10 +0000
>>>I am a 9th grade student in the United States of America assigned the
task of obtaining 7-8 myths of Indian origin. I also have to collect
backround articles on the topic.
(Coud you help me?) Would you be able to assist me in my project
by suggesting sources where (Web sites?) the materials I require may
...
- Posted By Pegasus
- Posted By PhiEtaRm69@aol.com
- ARTICLE : Tom Petty / Hindu Thu, 23 Jan 1997 01:32:04 -0500 (EST)
>>> Tom Petty is not a Hindu, he is an artist who focuses on issues of
the people who are real fans of him, and these fans do not even think about
any ;religious background at all. Tom Petty is the God of every person e\who
has had a broken heart, atleast everybody who doesn't have a wooden heart.
Tom Petty is somebody who feels something that everybody in even a similar
...
- Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
- Posted By Prasad Gokhale
- Re: ARTICLE : About Bhagavad gita Mon, 27 Jan 97 03:57:19 GMT
>>>"Bengt Gustavsson" <ben_imme@algonet.se> wrote:
> The age and the author of Bhagavad gita
>They are quite sure that the Gita could not be more than 2400
>years old.There are even some authers who argues that the Gita is not more
>than 200 years before common era.It seems to me that the Gita
...
- Posted By R
- Re: REQUEST : Tulsidas Thu, 26 Dec 1996 11:55:59 -0800
>>>Pungaliya wrote:
> I am having some difficulty getting factual information on Tulsidas. I
> would greatly appriciate it if you were to help me out.
You can find biographies of several Indian saints at
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8107/index.html
...
- Posted By raj sharma
- Posted By Rajan P. Parrikar
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 9 Jan 97 20:25:41 GMT
>>>mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu (Michael Tandy) writes:
>In article <ghenE3LwHz.F3v@netcom.com>, kenrickm@worldnet.att.net says...
>>
>>Can anyone tell me if there are any Bhagavad gita English commentaries
>>other than by Swami Prabhupada ?
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Modern Discoveries in Ancient Works Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:41:28 -0700 (MST)
>>>kishore@mail.utexas.edu (Kishore Krshna) writes:
>I doubt that he meant to denigrate Newton's accomplishment as you're
>claiming - had he wished to do so, he could have easily said outright that
>Newton does not deserve any credit. His point, and I believe it is a
>valid one is the following (I don't think you disagree given the initial part
...
- RE : ARTICLE : Bhagwad Gita Commentary Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:23:42 -0700 (MST)
>>>I had written:
"Apropos of our issue - comparative and critical judgment of translations
calls for expertise in both Sanskrit and English and also perhaps a good
background in the tradition. I don't know Sanskrit very well and so I am not
competent to make these attempts since I have no way of definitively
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Modern Discoveries in Ancient Works 9 Jan 1997 07:06:54 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3q2BM.A8L@netcom.com>,
Mike Wolverton <m-wolverton@ti.com> wrote:
>I understand the scientist, for I am one myself. Also, inner perceptions
>are possible, but only if one tries this approach too. Finally please
>consider, namecalling is disrespectful, and inappropriate in this news
...
- Posted By Rajesh Patel
- Posted By Rajinder Nijjhar
- Re: ARTICLE : TYPES OF FEAR Sun, 19 Jan 1997 08:11:37 GMT
>>>On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Rajinder Nijjhar wrote:
TYPES OF FEARS.
Fears are as many as there are the types of men. These are as follows: DARR: This type of fear is to the simpletons in that if they are
caught doing wrong things they will be beaten by sticks and by other
...
- ARTICLE : HAPPY VS MISERABLE SIKHS Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:09:31 GMT
>>>HAPPY VS MISERABLE SIKHS.
This is an interesting test of intelligence or SURTTI. Many say that
the Sikhs are not happy in that they need this thing or that not
knowing that the House of Satguru Nanak Devji has presented to them
all in superb condition. Let us ponder over it.
- Posted By Rajiv Varma
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Re: REQUEST : Sai baba Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:19:09 -0500 (EST)
>>>Michael Tandy wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote>
> Namas te. Thank you for your lengthy reply. Since I have
> myself taught others most of the things you've mentioned
> here, for many years, I don't need to convince you that I
...
- Posted By Ramki Balasubramanian
- Posted By Randy Leighton
- Re: ARTICLE : Religious conversion is wrong Tue, 07 Jan 1997 17:04:02 GMT
>>>"Anil Londhe" <itechsom@voicenet.com> wrote:
>Religious conversion is wrong. When one claims that one's religion is the
>superior religion, then it becomes just as bad as saying that one race is
>superior than the other race.
Oh, I don't know about that. I think it's pretty clear that sanatana
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:40:15 GMT
>>>"Rajan P. Parrikar" <parrikar@spot.Colorado.EDU> wrote:
>mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu (Michael Tandy) writes:
>>In article <ghenE3LwHz.F3v@netcom.com>, kenrickm@worldnet.att.net says...
>>>
>>>Can anyone tell me if there are any Bhagavad gita English commentaries
...
- Posted By Ranju Kapadia
- Posted By Ravi Deshmukh
- Posted By Ray and Sinthia Fagan
- Posted By rosaphil
- Posted By S.Anand
- Posted By S.L.
- ARTICLE : A Tribute to Hinduism! 27 Jan 1997 01:03:06 GMT
>>>A Tribute to Hinduism!
Great Minds in the West have said the following of Hinduism and India:
Arthur Schopenhauer on Upanishads : In the whole world there is no such
study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has
been the solace of my life ; it will be the solace of my death.
- Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan
- Posted By SARVAGNA
- Posted By Shikaripura Harihareswara
- Re: REQUEST : Arya Samaj 22 Dec 1996 04:00:36 GMT
>>>NamaskAra !
The address of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of America is: Post Office Box 2,
Alma, MI 48801, USA. Shri Girish C. Khosla is the Secretary General.
Phone Number: (517) 463-4166; Fax: (517)463-2249. The E-mail address is:
aryamerica@aryasamaj.com. Their Prachar Secretary is Mr Chaman Lal Gupta
...
- Posted By Shikha
- REQUEST : hinduism and rock music 6 Jan 1997 17:47:58 GMT
>>>I'm writing an article on Hindu themes/images in western rock and pop music
and I am having trouble finding detailed information. Some Rock bands have
Hindu Names (e.g. Nirvana, Vishnu's secret, etc.), others use Hindu imagery
in their lyrics and videos (e.g. Tom Petty, Joan Osborne, etc.) Do you know
of any others? Has any one read any articles on this topic? If so could you
...
- Posted By Shrisha Rao
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 6 Jan 1997 08:48:05 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE3GqvK.8r6@netcom.com>,
H. Krishna Susarla <susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> wrote:
> So the position of say a dvaitin, on the verses
>>praising shiva in the Padma puraaNa, would be that it is apramaaNa. Note
>>however that this explicitly accepts the superiority of the vedas, atleast
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Sat, 18 Jan 1997 09:21:15 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE43G4D.40q@netcom.com>, V. Pai <vspai@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
>Actually, I have not seen any suffix associated with the person called
>"Lakshmipati", so I am not even sure if he was formally a sannyasi. In
>any case, I don't think it has ever been claimed that Vyaasa Tiirtha
>gave sannyas ordination into an Advaita order, only that he gave
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Sat, 18 Jan 1997 09:45:45 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE43G50.48w@netcom.com>,
H. Krishna Susarla <susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> wrote:
>Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote in article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>...
>
>> Well, yes and no. These are stated to be statements of puurva-paksha
...
- Re: Re[2]: REQUEST : Suicide Sat, 18 Jan 1997 09:55:31 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE43G58.4Br@netcom.com>,
Hari K Tadepalli <Hari_K_Tadepalli@ccm.co.intel.com> wrote:
>Two forms of sin rank highest in the Hindu theology: one is suicide and
>the other is the killing of an unborn child.
These may be called sins although I'm not aware of any such calling,
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 18 Jan 1997 03:41:46 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE467x1.Hq2@netcom.com>, "H. Krishna Susarla"
<susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> wrote:
> > might assist the reader. Also, both these suffer from what I view as
> > the serious shortcoming of differing from (and trying to improve upon)
> > their respective claimed sampradaaya Gurus, Shankara and Madhva
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:12:03 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE40M5y.L4z@netcom.com>,
Michael Tandy <mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu> wrote:
> Your approach to the Gita appears to be empirical rather than
> paramparagata. But you would know that better than me. At any rate,
> it is no harm at all to mention that the standard approach to
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Sat, 11 Jan 1997 15:25:42 GMT
>>>In article <5b5v8r$it9$1@news.ececs.uc.edu>,
Vidyasankar Sundaresan <vidya@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>Vijay Sadananda Pai wrote:
>>
>> In article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>, Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote:
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 12 Jan 1997 03:21:28 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE3q2C4.ADC@netcom.com>, vijaypai@mridangam.rice.edu
(Vijay Sadananda Pai) wrote:
> In article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>, Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote:
> >Very simple; because the person claimed to be Vyaasa Tiirtha's
> >disciple and Krishna Chaitanya's initiator's initiator is not called a
...
- Posted By srice@bbs.cruzio.com
- Posted By Stacey S. Shull
- REQUEST: College Paper Thu, 16 Jan 1997 11:06:40 -0400
>>>Hello!
I am a sophomore at Heidelberg College and looking for some help. I am
currently enrolled in Religions of the World, and part of the requirement
is to write a paper on a religion. I have chosen Hinduism because I am
fascinated by it. I would love to learn more.
- Posted By Star Promo
- Re: REQUEST : Aryan article 10 Jan 1997 18:41:17 GMT
>>>The principle book would be the RAMAYANA, which details the life of Lord
Ramacandra, who was ruling this planet, Bharata-varsa, from his capitol in
Ayodhya, India around two million years ago. He fought with and defeated
the King of the Raksasa demons who was ruling Brazil, then called Lanka
and his exploits are described in Valmiki's sanskrit work.
- Posted By SteKenyon
- Posted By Sumir Meghani
- INFO : FF 1997 Sun Jan 26 22:06:59 1997
>>>PRESS RELEASE
Date: January 24, 1997
Hindu Students Council will celebrate 50 years of Indian Independence
with Freedom Festival 1997
Hindu Students Council (HSC) will be commemorating 50 years of Indian
...
- Posted By Tarunjit S. Butalia
- INFO : 1997 Interfaith Calendars 26 Dec 1996 12:28:44 -0500
>>>Every year, the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio makes interfaith
calendars available to the community. The 1997 Interfaith calendars are now
available. The calendar covers the months of December 1996 - January 1998.
The colorful calendar highlights one religious community each month and
includes the holidays / significant days of each faith for the whole year.
- Posted By TEJMANI
- Posted By Tolety Siva Perraju
- Posted By V. Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 15 Jan 1997 09:43:04 -0700
>>>In article <ghenE3yoEM.HLp@netcom.com>, Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote:
>Whether he did or not is quite irrelevant actually. It is actually
>quite true that Vyaasa Tiirtha did have students who learned only
>Advaita from him, and that he did not try to "convert" them, etc., but
>taught them their own doctrine very well. (Even in this century,
...
- Posted By Vanyo, Bill
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music Sat, 18 Jan 1997 07:12:53 GMT
>>>"Shikha" <sakl0001@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>I'm writing an article on Hindu themes/images in western rock and pop music
>and I am having trouble finding detailed information. Some Rock bands have
>Hindu Names (e.g. Nirvana, Vishnu's secret, etc.), others use Hindu imagery
>in their lyrics and videos (e.g. Tom Petty, Joan Osborne, etc.) Do you know
...
- Posted By vedantas@west.net
- WWW : New VEDANTA SOCIETY website Mon, 20 Jan 1997 16:07:36 -0800
>>>The Vedanta Society of Southern California has a new and informative
website (http://www.vedanta.org). On it you will find information about
the Vedanta philosophy and how it has progressed from ancient India to
modern America. The site lists the worldwide Vedanta centers and covers
the Ramakrishna Order and Vedanta monasticism. There is also a monthly
...
- Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas Fri, 10 Jan 1997 00:18:33 -0800
>>>Vijay Sadananda Pai wrote:
>
> In article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>, Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote:
> >Very simple; because the person claimed to be Vyaasa Tiirtha's
> >disciple and Krishna Chaitanya's initiator's initiator is not called a
...
- Posted By Vijay Sadananda Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas (was Re: REQUEST : Sai baba) 7 Jan 1997 21:17:38 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3LwIH.F8x@netcom.com>, Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> wrote:
>If what I say is correct, and Gaudiyas do not do
>Veda adhyayanam, sandhyAvanda, etc., it cannot be said
>that they study the Veda or that they are Vaidikas in
>the same sense as other traditional scholars in India.
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 7 Jan 1997 23:29:06 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3LwI9.F6G@netcom.com>, Shrisha Rao <shrao@nyx.net> wrote:
>Very simple; because the person claimed to be Vyaasa Tiirtha's
>disciple and Krishna Chaitanya's initiator's initiator is not called a
>Tiirtha, as he would be were he a Maadhva.
"Vyaasa Tiirtha's disciple" (Laksmipati) and "Krishna Chaitanya's
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas 11 Jan 1997 03:25:11 GMT
>>>In article <5b5v8r$it9$1@news.ececs.uc.edu>,
Vidyasankar Sundaresan <vidya@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>Finally, I read in a book titled "Hindu Castes and Sects" by J. N.
>Bhattacharya (of Nadiya), that Chaitanya received sannyasa from one
>Keshava Bharati of the advaita order. This sounded strange to me, as
...
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: REQUEST : Hare Krishna Group 5 Jan 1997 17:20:21 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3Gqw7.8xI@netcom.com>, Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> wrote:
>Vivek Sadananda Pai <vivek@cs.rice.edu> writes:
>>
>> Now, please tell me how Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktaism are
>> related, otherwise it is _you_ who are comparing apples to oranges.
- Re: REQUEST : Sai baba 3 Jan 1997 16:42:25 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3EvBC.761@netcom.com>,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
[...]
>Yes, I have been aware of what plagiarize means for a long time, though I knew
>it as plagiarise before I came to the US. However that apart, there is no
...
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music 12 Jan 1997 20:57:03 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3toyJ.3z8@netcom.com>,
Shikha <sakl0001@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>Hindu Names (e.g. Nirvana, Vishnu's secret, etc.), others use Hindu imagery
>in their lyrics and videos (e.g. Tom Petty, Joan Osborne, etc.) Do you know
>of any others? Has any one read any articles on this topic?
...
- Re: REQUEST : Conversion 12 Jan 1997 21:03:24 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE3toy3.3un@netcom.com>, TEJMANI <tejmani@aol.com> wrote:
>Why are the Christian Missionaries seeking to convert the Hindus of
>GUYANA? PLEASE TELL ME. THANKS.
Is there some detail that's not present in the question? It seems too
simple as it's currently stated.
- Posted By Y. Malaiya
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