Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Subject
Starting: Fri 21 Nov 1997 - 11:26:05 EST
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Messages: 77
- 3rd RFD: talk.religion.bahai
- ADMINISTRIVIA : SRH Resumes
- ARTICLE : A Scholarly Look at the "New Age"
- Posted By Fearless Books Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:01:05 GMT
>>>The ill-defined, much-maligned social movement called the "New Age" is
the subject of a new scholarly study just released by a prominent
American university. You can read more about it in the upcoming issue
of THE CONTINUING STORY, which will be posted to the Usenet newsgroup
"talk.religion.course-miracle" on Dec. 15 and e-mailed directly to
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- ARTICLE : An Article on Triple Connotations of a Single Syllable 'da' - 'dama, dAna and dayA'
- ARTICLE : Andal -- a most remarkable saint
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan Tue, 23 Dec 1997 11:41:31 -0800
>>>[The month of December-January (Margashirsha) is famous
in many parts of India for the recitation and celebration
of Andal's "Tiruppavai", a lyrical, philosophical poem
dedicated to Vishnu, the Universal Beloved God. This
short article describes Andal's life and poetry.
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- ARTICLE : angels not in hinduism but in Raj yoga meditation of Brahma Kumaris
- Posted By CO-TRAIN Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:30:05 +0800
>>>Om Shanti !
I am a Filipino who practices Raj Yoga meditation. I stumble here on my
search for angels. In Brahma Kumaris angels are called Avyakt. The
Brahma Kumaris Founder Prajapita Brahma (Dada Lekraj) is now an Angel.
BTW, we are going to celebrate Day of Remebrance on the 18th of
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- ARTICLE : Ethinic Cleaning of Hindu from Bhutan
- Posted By Dipendra N. Lamichhane Mon, 01 Dec 1997 02:50:20 -0500
>>>" BHUTAN" a small country of south asia and half of its population
are hindu. The DURK government of bhutan is kicking all the hindu out of
their own country.
Lets show our support and faith for 200,000 of hindus
living in refugee camp of Nepal and India.
- ARTICLE : Jesus in India
- Posted By NEVPETE Sun, 28 Dec 1997 14:21:16 EST
>>>I am currently reading A Search for the Historic Jesus. The author is from
Kashmir and goes into this in great detail.
There is also an interesting web site called Geoff and Heidi's homepage
(Towbridge is in the address).
Good luck.
- ARTICLE : karma = invented, non-scriptural, a myth (bad karma)!
- Posted By mike@sporitu.compulink.co.uk Mon, 22 Dec 1997 11:48:06 GMT
>>>The validity of the law of karma does not depend on it being
documented in an original scripture any more than the validity of the
law of gravity depends on its formulation in Newton's origianal notes.
The law of karma is best described in the Gita. The Gita is widely
mis-understood as a religious book which should be worshipped and this
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- Posted By Hagen Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:10:05 +0100
>>>These are some messages I have send to ISKCON (Hare Krishna),
and other experts on Hindu beliefs.
Until now, I have not received any response that has showed me wrong
on my conclusions regarding the concept of the law of karma.
Maybe someone in this newsgroup can proof my wrong, about the invented
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- ARTICLE : krishna
- ARTICLE : Shinto and Hindu ism
- Posted By Dipak Basu Thu, 04 Dec 1997 17:53:46 -0800
>>>Shinto is the ancient way of life in Japan, not exactly religion. Those
who believe in Shinto are also Budhist at the same time. almost all
Japanese are Budhists and Shinto, except a minute number of Catholics,
mainly in Nagasaki area. Shinto deities are different natural forces,
just like ancient Greek and Vedic religion. Different people have created
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- ARTICLE : Tiruppavai -- Verse 8 (keezh vaanam)
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan Tue, 23 Dec 1997 11:40:49 -0800
>>>[ Today, December 23, is the 8th day of Margashirsha.
(December-January). On each day of Margali,
one verse from Andal's divine poem ``Tiruppavai''
is savored. Today's verse "keezh vaanam".
What I have presented is the surface meaning.
- ARTICLE :TOI Article : All Indians are Hindus
- Brahman - Nirguna or Saguna...or Neither...or Both???
- Posted By JAI_HIND Wed, 10 Dec 1997 19:27:24 +0000 (GMT)
>>>Namaste _/I\_
In response to Priti ji's request for something to relieve her boredom
(must be the time of yearor something...seems like the boredom thing is
doing the rounds these days!!), I am forwarding an article I wrote a few
months ago, about the nature of well...call it what you will - God, Aum,
...
- Halal Haram
- Posted By rajwanim@cl.uh.edu Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:45 -0600 (CST)
>>>> ghen@netcom.com
>
> I read the comments regarding halal haram and would like to further comment on them.
> 1. Hinduism has the most well known cast system. Within this cast system hindu's themselves are divided and the lowest cast system are "shudurs" which are considered to be deprived of all sort of basic human rights. The person who is not a hindu, I dont know what level he resides, this seems to be full of racism to me.
> 2. You contradict your own statement as you said
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- INFO : 1998 Interfaith Calendars available
- Posted By Tarunjit S. Butalia 29 Dec 1997 21:38:48 -0500
>>>The 1998 Interfaith calendars are here. The full size colorful calendar runs
from December 1997 to January 1999. The Interfaith Association of Central
Ohio is in its fourth year of distributing interfaith calendars.
The calendar lists hundreds of religious holidays from 14 faith traditions.
It highlights one religious community each month. It features the following
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- INFO : A Note to Shirdi Sai Devotees
- Posted By Srinivasa Chakravarthy 21 Dec 1997 17:52:16 GMT
>>>Sairam Devotees!
Many of us might be aware of the heightened ongoing Shirdi Sai activity in
U.S.
Shirdi Sai temples have come up in the states of New York (in FLushing),
Florida (in Inverness) in the recent years. Another huge temple project is
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- INFO : FS: The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett
- Posted By Edward Sevcik 24 Dec 1997 17:10:53 GMT
>>>One copy of "The Mahatma Letters to A.P.Sinnett"
3rd edition revised, Adyar, 1962. In fair-good
condition with slightly stained and torn
dust jacket. first reasonable offer gets it.
thanks - Ed
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- INFO : hindu university
- INFO : Moksha
- Posted By rahul desikan Sat, 20 Dec 1997 09:44:17 -0500
>>>Hello,
I am pleased to announce from HSC-Boston, MOKSHA, a journal of Indian
philosophy and religion. We at HSC-Boston have started a scholarly
publication concerning itself with Indian philosophy and religion and
called it Moksha. The goal of this journal is to invoke the powers of the
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- INFO : Sarasvati River and civilization
- Life after Death
- Posted By Michael Plumecocq 12 Dec 97 13:59:16 GMT
>>>In soc.religion.hindu James Herbert <jmnherbert@miracles.win-uk.net> wrote:
: I have a web site pointing at guidance from various religions about Life
: After Death, My link for Islam seems to be old and I would also like a link
: for Hinduism if available. If anybody could point me to such resources I
: would be grateful.
- Matri devo bhava, pitri devo bhava
- Posted By Bhaven Thu, 11 Dec 1997 10:12:57 -0000
>>>Jay Shri Swaminarayan.
An interesting shlok I found relevant was
YAAVJIVVAM CHA SHUSHRUSHA KARYA MATUHU PITURGURO
ROGARTASYA MANUSHYASYA YATHASHAKTI CHA MAAMAKIHI
"One shall serve their mother, father, guru and ill person to the best of
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- Of Vedas, Gurus and The Supreme Truth
- Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk 30 Nov 1997 19:47:48 +0100
>>>>>>>> Pradip Gangopadhyay <pradip@lism.usc.edu> writes:
>means is that it is very difficult for most people to comprehend the Vedas on
>their own. Suppose someone gives you a book by Professor Hawking on the latest
>ideas about theory of Gravitation. Would you be able to understand the book
>without undergoing rigorous training?
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- Posted By JAI_HIND Wed, 26 Nov 1997 21:49:08 +0000 (GMT)
>>>Namaste _/I\_
I agree entirely, you didn't mention alot of the things I said in that
article - the reason for them being there were because the article wasn't
written in response to what you said, but some of the things in the
article were relevant to what you said, and I therefore forwarded it to
...
- REQ: Matri devo bhava, pitri devo bhava
- Posted By sohna Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:04:16 +0000
>>>Namaste _/I\_
I am looking for any scriptural mantras, shlokas, shabads, etc. dealing
with praise of and respect for (a) the mother, (b) the father and (c) both
together. Also, I would like if anyone could provide any dealing with
duties/responsibilities/qualities of a son wrt his parents, and also any
...
- REQEST: Shiva's Gita
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:00:47 -0500 (EST)
>>>In article <ghenELExpH.Ao3@netcom.com> you write:
>I heard in passing of Shiva's Gita. Does anyone know of an English
>translation and where I might get it from?
The shiva gItA is from the padma purANa. There is brief description of the text
in "The Puranas", by Ludo Rocher. There is a commentary on this by some
...
- REQUEST : mohenjo-daro
- REQUEST : Address of nearest RK Mission
- REQUEST : CAN HINDUS LEGALLY DIVORCE?
- Posted By Elsie Bucovetsky Wed, 24 Dec 1997 00:42:56 -0500
>>>Dear Sir or Madam,
I hope that you can help me on this one: can a person of the Hindu
faith divorce from their spouse? Is polygamy recognized? I's
appreciate it if you could please respond with the answers to the
questions that I seek.
...
- REQUEST : Hindu Creation Story
- Posted By Nitin Paul Batra Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:47:24 -0800
>>>On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Dennis Curran wrote:
> What do Hindus believe regarding the creation of the earth and life upon
> it? I heard (somewhere) that of the world's major religions, the Hindu
> creation story was the only one that gave an age for the earth close to
> the current scientifically accepted age. The number I vaguely remember
...
- Posted By athiest 6 Dec 1997 06:12:47 GMT
>>>>From what I understand, there are more than one views, depending on the
systems you are dealing with (Hinduism does not consist of one
philosophy or theology. There were, according to Buddhist texts, 62 of
them around the time of Buddha - in fact the term makes little sense
theologically.) One of the oldest hymn (and my favourite) is plainly
...
- Posted By Dennis Curran Wed, 03 Dec 1997 23:54:10 -0800
>>>What do Hindus believe regarding the creation of the earth and life upon
it? I heard (somewhere) that of the world's major religions, the Hindu
creation story was the only one that gave an age for the earth close to
the current scientifically accepted age. The number I vaguely remember
was some tens of millions of years. Is my memory correct? Could you
...
- Posted By gautham Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:25:44 -0600
>>>The Hindus believe that the world was created a very long time ago, as
you already seem to know. As you may know, Hinduism belives heavily in
the cyclical nature of things and so, it is said that the world has been
created 9 times. I am not sure when (the number of years) it is said
that the earth was created, but I can tell you that it was much bigger
...
- Posted By SAL Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:18:51 -0500
>>>Here is a great site to explore on this subject:
http://www.hawaiian.net/~durgadas/Barrier/6000yb.html
HINDU COSMOLOGICAL TIME CYCLES
The structure of Hindu astronomy is built upon the foundation of their
unique concept of cosmological time cycles. No other culture on Earth has or
...
- REQUEST : Hindu University in Iowa
- Posted By Berrett W Rice 30 Nov 1997 19:13:16 GMT
>>>Does anyone know anything about the hindu university in iowa? I
understand that it's one of the largest hindu centered organizations in
the US. Does anyone know the name, location, phone number, or any other
information about this place? If so please let me know -- i prefer
replies by email, but i'll check the group periodically if you want to
...
- REQUEST : Intro to Hindu dharma
- REQUEST : Krishna historical?
- Posted By Y. Malaiya Thu, 04 Dec 1997 16:55:14 -0700
>>>mary@dragontree.com wrote:
> Could someone kindly tell me whether Krishna is a historical figure like
> Buddha and Mahavir? If so, when did He live?
Yes. The date would depend on dating of the Mahabharata war.
Puranas mention that Mahapadma-Nanda became king 1,050 after
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- REQUEST : krishna's birth story
- REQUEST : Looking Vaisheshika from Kanada
- REQUEST : Question regarding Jainism
- Posted By jody s weissler 1 Dec 97 05:43:52 GMT
>>>I am currently in the process of trying to discover information about
Jainism. One of the greatest challenges of my research is distinguishing
whether or not Jainism is a denomination of Hinduism or a sect.
If you have any information, references, or personal knowledge of this
matter please send me or post a reply.
- REQUEST : Sanskrit sloka from Yajur Veda.
- Posted By Ranjani Ramamurthy 29 Dec 1997 12:05:48 -0500
>>>Hi,
Sometime back a friend of mine read this prayer - a part of the
Sandhya Vandhanam portion of the Yajur Veda - and shared it with
me. I was able to recognize a couple of the verses as those
I had memorized as a child. I would be very happy if somebody could
...
- REQUEST : School report
- Posted By Mikkel Wrang 10 Dec 1997 13:44:39 GMT
>>>Hallo,
I am from Denmark in Europe, i would like to write with who knows some
things about hindus. If you know any one from Denmark who does that, pleas
tell him to write me, because i have to do a school report
Mikkel Wrang
...
- REQUEST : soc.religion.hindu: Mirabai
- Posted By Shree Tue, 23 Dec 1997 08:31:07 -0500
>>>Umakant Kori wrote:
> Does anyone know the words to Mirabai's bhajan "Mohe lagi lataka guru
> chranaa na ki...:
mohi laagii lagana guru charanana kii ..
charana binaa mohi kachhu nahi.n bhaave
...
- REQUEST : tilak on the forehead...
- Posted By Anand-Gurdas Singh Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:13:38 -0800
>>>Namasté,
Could someone please share with me, if they know, the different markings
for the worship of the different deites, I am wondering if Ma Kali has
a particular marking, often in her images she has just a bindu and above
it a crescent moon.
- REQUEST : What is the "bread and butter" of Hinduism?
- Posted By JAI_HIND Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:19:21 +0000
>>>> I am interested in learning more about Hinduism as a religion that is
> PRACTICED. What are its guideposts? I am familiar with Vedanta, which looks
> at all religions with an emphasis on Hinduism, but what is the "bread and
> butter" daily life of Hindu practice like? Christianity, for example, has
> the Ten Commandments. Is there a similar bedrock of "moral behavior" in
...
- REQUEST: I need any info about HOLY COWS
- REQUEST: Jesus in India Question
- Posted By Raven Sat, 29 Nov 1997 13:05:23 +0000
>>> Sankaran Jayanarayanan <kartik2001@hotmail.com> wrote:
Namaste
Hi Sankaran,
I have been lurking here for a short while, to try and get a
better understanding of your religion. (If the only interaction
...
- Posted By Anshuman Pandey Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:05:06 -0800
>>>> Sankaran Jayanarayanan <kartik2001@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Undoubtedly, that would be good evidence or justification for the
> beliefs for the person who touched Christ's hand. But hardly any reason
> for another not to reject the claim as mere hallucination.
>
...
- REQUEST: Krishna historical?
- Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:40:36 -0500 (EST)
>>>Gary Stevenson wrote
> I believe that the idea that material creation is annilhilated after
>each yuga is not correct though. It is actually after many many cycles
>of the four yugas - the entire lifetime of Lord Brahma before the material
>world is dissolved. The Vedas reveal that the four yugas cycle a thousand
...
- Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk 10 Dec 1997 12:17:22 +0100
>>>>>>>> Balasubramaniam santhanam <santhan@ee.gatech.edu> writes:
> I do remember reading that when Lord Krishna is killed by
> the arrow of a hunter that strikes his padam (inner portion of
> his foot) and that the entire lineage of both the Pandavas, the
This seems to be similar to ancient Greek myth of Achilles who
...
- REQUEST: Shiva's ows
- Posted By gautham Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:49:15 -0600
>>>Well, the breaking of Shiva's bow signifies the obstacles that Shiva has
put on the earth such that only Vishnu is able to overcome them. For
example, at Sita's swayamvar, there were many powerful kings and princes
present among the suitors of Sita and only Rama was able to break that
bow. Without breaking that bow, Sita would not be married to Rama and
...
- Survey Responses Needed!!!
- Tr: karma bad /good
- Posted By CHERBIT PIERRE Sat, 20 Dec 1997 01:53:29 +0100
>>>Don't worry too much about a concept that hindus push on the side of fate
and buddhists on deliberate action; both have a goal: make believers
feel uncomfortable . The next step will be to teach believers how to think,
speak, and act (for a radious future of course!).
- Wiccan faith - (was REQUEST: Jesus in India Question
- Posted By athiest 6 Dec 1997 03:52:07 GMT
>>>Raven wrote:
> Ah, a simalarity between our two beliefs, The Wiccan (a pagan
> path) statement : "If that which thou seekest, thou findest not
> within thee, thou wilt never find it without thee" would be akin
> to your 'self-enquiry'?
...
- WWW : Please visit Sri Anandamoyi Ma's HP http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/eliot/6/1ma.htm
- WWW : Collection of Bhajans
- WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG
- Posted By FISU Sat, 06 Dec 1997 16:49:10 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 : Sarasvati River and USA TODAY News
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