Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Author
Starting: Mon 27 Jan 1997 - 18:31:01 EST
Ending: Fri 28 Feb 1997 - 08:57:51 EST
Messages: 117
- Posted By Abdul Syed
- Posted By ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu
- Posted By Alex Arrese
- Posted By Alex Jablonski
- REQUEST : Wanted Srimad Bhagavatam 2 Feb 1997 17:04:31 GMT
>>>Hare Krsna. PAMHO AGTSP
Hello. The Ottawa Temple is looking to buy copies of the one volume Srimad
Bhagavatam. Neither the BBT nor Krishna Culture have any in stock. If any
individuals who read this newsgroup are affiliated with temples or persons
who have extra copies of the one volume Bhagavatam available for sale,
...
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- ARTICLE : DIMENSIONS OF CONVERSION Tue, 11 Feb 97 14:08:06 EST
>>>DIMENSIONS OF CONVERSION
Reproduced by VHP (UK)
The problem of religious conversion has been dogging humanity
throughout modem history. Islam and Christianity are the main
accused. Conversion has ceased to be a simple, holy, beneficial
...
- Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam
- Posted By Bengtsson Martin
- Posted By Brian Strader
- Posted By C.S.Raghavendra
- Posted By Carlos Silva
- Posted By Chandima de Silva
- Posted By Christopher Vagnone
- REQUEST : Philosopher Varday???? Tue, 04 Feb 1997 01:26:18 -0800
>>>Was wondering, a friend asked of me and I wasn't sure of the spelling of
the name, let alone where to find info, but could someone please tell me
where I can find info on the Hindu philosopher Varday? Also, if I have
mispelled the name, could you also provide the correct spelling. Thanks
and much appreciated.
- Posted By Cybervix
- Posted By Daly
- Posted By Daly de Gagne
- Re: REQUEST : Gayatri meditation? Thu, 27 Feb 1997 12:23:04 -0600
>>>hlf@hotmail.com wrote:
> Manufactured mantras and mantras received from sources outside the
> authorized disciplic successions (apasampradayas) will not be
> effective or produce the desired results. Thus, receiving the mantra
> from a bona fide source, is as, or more important than the chanting of
...
- Posted By Dhruba Chakravarti
- The vishvarUpa Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:53:41 -0600
>>>Dear Friends:
This is a question I had for a long time. What did arjuNa really see in
the battlefield of kurukshetra? Did he see God the kilo-limb giant? Or
did he see something else?
There were at least three occassions when Sri kR^ishhNa showed vishvarUpa;
...
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula
- Posted By Erik Ballagh
- Posted By Gary Stevason
- Re: REQUEST : I need information! Thu, 6 Feb 1997 07:38:45 GMT
>>>c2659 (c2659@rea-alp.com) wrote:
: 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!
Hi C2! What a great straight line. I spent a lot of time revelling in
...
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music Fri, 31 Jan 1997 01:06:37 GMT
>>>P. Patel (UGM4PP@leeds.ac.uk) wrote:
: 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,
...
- Re: REQUEST : hinduism and rock music Mon, 10 Feb 1997 14:11:51 GMT
>>>Gary Stevason (caitanya@torfree.net) wrote:
: P. Patel (UGM4PP@leeds.ac.uk) wrote:
: : 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
...
- Posted By H. Krishna Susarla
- Re: REQUEST : Sai baba Sun, 02 Feb 1997 01:46:27 +0000 (GMT)
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
<ghenE4wEt5.78J@netcom.com>...
> I'll also take the opportunity to answer HKS's claim that the Gaudiya
tradition
> has great respect for the vedas since Baladeva wrote commentaries on the
...
- Posted By Heidi Pickman
- Posted By hlf@hotmail.com
- Posted By James McKellips
- Posted By Jean-Francois Lozier
- REQUEST : Hindu cosmology? 6 Feb 1997 03:35:15 GMT
>>>Hello, I need information about how the hindus viewed the earth and the
universe for a project on ancient indian astronomy (esp. about
Brahmagupta, the 7th century, and how he changed the ancient beliefs).
I've heard that ancient hindus viewed the earth as a half-shere, supported
by elephants, sitting on top of a giant turtle. Can someone give me more
...
- Posted By Jesus Christ Superstar
- Posted By Komal Pandya
- NEWS : HSC NYC Temple trip Mon, 10 Feb 1997 21:24:40 -0500 (EST)
>>> The Hindu Students Council of Hunter College in Manhattan, New
York recently organized a mini-yatra. Members of Queens College and NYU
HSC's also participated in the event.
The mini-yatra was held on Sunday, January 12-a cold and icy but
unforgettable day for the group of 17 who visited 5 mandirs and 2
...
- Posted By Krisitina Bek
- Posted By laltren@ozemail.com.au
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan
- Posted By Michael Tandy
- Re: REQUEST : Refs. Wanted: Hindu Sacred Music 4 Feb 1997 15:29:26 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE51wC3.70y@netcom.com>, pdixon@darkwing.uoregon.edu says...
>
>Hi all. I'm looking for references, etc, for Hindu music. What I'm
>hoping to find are diety-specific ragas, and their requisite performance
>practice. Tips or references to books, web pages and liner notes on
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary 1 Feb 1997 03:41:41 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE4r42H.B2n@netcom.com>, mani@be.com says...
>
>> 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
...
- Posted By N Sundar
- REQUEST : Questions on Dualism (dvaita) 13 Feb 1997 16:13:55 -0500
>>>Hi folks,
It is good to see that this newsgroup is visited by people familiar
with the dvaita (dualist) tradition of Sri Madhvaachaarya, because I am not
very familiar with it. I'll say what I have understood of this system and
I'll appreciate if the knowledgeable can correct me.
- Posted By N. Tiwari
- Posted By Patrick David Dixon
- REQUEST : Refs. Wanted: Hindu Sacred Music 28 Jan 1997 02:30:32 GMT
>>>Hi all. I'm looking for references, etc, for Hindu music. What I'm
hoping to find are diety-specific ragas, and their requisite performance
practice. Tips or references to books, web pages and liner notes on
albums, tapes and CDs would be extremely helpful.
Thanks for your time,
...
- Posted By Paul Ciszek
- "Stupid" Questions about Hinduism Tue, 18 Feb 97 22:22:28 MST
>>>The various textbooks I have read in high school and college classes
were not terribly consistant regarding Hindu beliefs. One implied that
Brahma had the status of "supreme being" (my terminology, not theirs)
distinct from the many other gods. A later textbook implied the same
thing about Vishnu, and in a later section, Shiva. So, I have some
...
- Posted By pexpress
- ARTICLE : God in the 90's 11 Feb 1997 04:51:26 GMT
>>>Hi!
I am posting this message because I believe that there is a major change
happening in the Universe, we are starting to believe in God again! God
doesn't seem to be the same God brought to us by our parent's religion.=20
God seems to be more of a personal, spiritual experience of the heart,
...
- Posted By Phantom of the Opera
- ARTICLE : What's going on? Help Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:11:14 GMT
>>>When I chanced upon this newsgroup a while back, I thought I
found a forum for people interested in exchanging ideas and
experiences with Hinduism. Little did I realize until recently
that what is Hinduism to a lot of active "posters" is the
upholding of their traditional opinions. I do agree that once
...
- Posted By Philip Stoneman
- Posted By Rajinder Nijjhar
- Re: Third Community of Khalsas Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:41:30 GMT
>>>In message <ghenE64Bto.DwE@netcom.com>
rajwi@bu.edu (Rajwinder Singh) writes:
> Rajinder Nijjhar (gnostic@zetnet.co.uk) wrote in article
<ghenE5yuJ4.ML1@netcom.com> on Fri, 21 Feb 1997 18:40:16 GMT :
I am not a super donkey carrying Holy Books. Do you think the BEERR
...
- Third Community of Khalsas Thu, 20 Feb 1997 23:54:56 GMT
>>>THIRD KHALSA PANTH.
This fact is well known to all the people but which are the other two?
Thinking logically, Khalsas do the philanthropic work of God and,
thus he must have a knowledge of God.
This knowledge he acquires from Ad-Granth, which is for the Sikhs.
...
- Re: REQUEST: Hinduism Today Fri, 14 Feb 1997 08:07:28 GMT
>>>> In message <ghenE5Fn3v.15M@netcom.com>
> Erik Ballagh <ballagh@erols.com> writes:
> What do you think are the most pressing issues in the world today that
> relate to Hinduism? Any response to this question would be much
> appreciated. Thank you-
...
- Posted By Rajiv Sood
- Posted By Rajwinder Singh
- Re: Third Community of Khalsas 22 Feb 1997 18:26:27 GMT
>>>Rajinder Nijjhar (gnostic@zetnet.co.uk) wrote in article <ghenE5yuJ4.ML1@netcom.com> on Fri, 21 Feb 1997 18:40:16 GMT :
>Further, a person cannot be a Sikh of a Satguru unless he is a
>disciple of a Pandit guru who imparts the
>worldly knowledge of his physical parents and how to lead your life
>in the political circles. The duty of a
...
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Posted By Roy Raja
- Posted By Ruud Muschter
- Posted By S.L.
- Posted By Sally Raven
- Posted By Sankara Narayanan
- Posted By Shafiur Rahman
- Murugan Mon, 24 Feb 1997 12:54:15 +0000
>>>Could someone give me some information on the god Murugan please ? Is it possible to send me an image of him ? Was he associated with Alexander the Great ?
Rather than posting the info, please send it directly ( if possible ) to me:
shafiur.rahman@socstud.oxford.ac.uk
Many thanks
Shafiur Rahman
...
- Posted By Shikaripura Harihareswara
- ARTICLE : The Cosmology/Creation Hymn in Rgveda 7 Feb 1997 12:13:07 GMT
>>>The Cosmology Hymn in the Rigveda
There is a hymn in the Rigveda (10:129) known as The nAsadIya sUkta, starting with : "nAsad AsInno sad AsIt tadAnIm, ...." (Ref. 1=
), meaning, "Then neither Being nor Non-Being was..." has, for several reasons, attracted the attention of many Vedic scholars, ph=
ilosophers - both eastern and western. (I am giving the translation of this mantra at the end of this article.)
This sUkta of Cosmology (sometimes referred as the Creation Hymn) has generated volume...
- Sri Satyasandha's commentary on Sri Vishnu Sahasra Naama 19 Feb 1997 05:14:14 GMT
>>>:: Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama & its Commentaries ::
1. Here is a list of commentaries given by Sri R Anantha Krishna Shastry in his introduction to the translation of Sri Vishnu Sa=
hasra Nama (hereafter abbreviated in this article as 'VSN') (along with Shankara Bhashya) published by the Adyar Library & Research =
Center, 1980 Edn, pp. xx-xxi).
" According to Aufrecht's Catalogue Catalogorum, the last part of which appeared in 1903, the following commentaries on the S=
...
- ARTICLE : The Cosmology/Creation Hymn in Rgveda 14 Feb 1997 01:53:32 GMT
>>>The Cosmology Hymn in the Rigveda
There is a hymn in the Rigveda (10:129) known as The nAsadIya sUkta, starting with : "nAsad AsInno sad AsIt tadAnIm, ...." (Ref. 1=
), meaning, "Then neither Being nor Non-Being was..." has, for several reasons, attracted the attention of many Vedic scholars, ph=
ilosophers - both eastern and western. (I am giving the translation of this mantra at the end of this article.)
This sUkta of Cosmology (sometimes referred as the Creation Hymn) has generated volume...
- Posted By Shree
- Re: REQUEST : I need information! Fri, 21 Feb 1997 14:42:51 -0500
>>>You can look up the site on world scripture - A Comparative Anthology of
Sacred Texts at http://www.rain.org/~origin/wscon.html
As an example refer to the following in the section "THE TRUTH IN MANY
PATHS" on the page http://www.rain.org/~origin/ws/theme00a.htm;
"This section gathers passages from various scriptures which affirm that
...
- Posted By Skanthakumar Jagannathan
- Posted By SNS
- Posted By Srinivas Prasad
- Moksha 27 Feb 1997 05:45:26 GMT
>>> Hi,
Question: If Astrology were to be true , Is there any strong reason why INDIA
has such large population who are below middle class can't afford basic
needs. So can we conclude that all poor people in india are born with bad
charts?
...
- Posted By Srinivasa Chakravarthy
- Tales of Prison Life - Part 4 Fri, 28 Feb 1997 09:53:18 -0600
>>>This is a part of a series of postings from Sri Aurobindo's writings
on his experiences in Alipore jail.
__________________________________________________________________
(Continued from an earlier posting...)
"..This was my first lesson...to see the cruelty and futility
...
- Tales of Prison Life Tue, 25 Feb 1997 21:31:09 -0600
>>>This is a part of a series of postings from Sri Aurobindo's writings
on his experiences in Alipore jail. Below he describes some rare samples
of the younger generation who were working for India's freedom, and who
were with him in the prison.
________________________________________________________
...
- Tales from the Prison Mon, 24 Feb 1997 09:38:06 -0600
>>>A lot of people know about Sri Aurobindo in connection with the Alipore
bombingcase. Sri Aurobindo was falsely accused of plotting the
assasination of
a British officer and imprisoned for an year in the Alipore jail. The
one year term in the prison happened to be a turning point in his life.
- Posted By Stephen R. Berlant
- Posted By Thomas J. Olson
- Posted By V.M. Bhide
- REQUEST : Saint Dnyaneshwar! 5 Feb 1997 21:14:40 -0500
>>>Hello Everybody:
A colleague of mine told me a few days back that there was a big
conference/convention in India fairly recently with regards to the Sant
(Saint) Dnyaneshwar! I was wondering if anyone had heard about it this
and if so can you please send me some information. Any help would be
...
- REQUEST : Mahabharata 30 Jan 1997 21:24:34 -0500
>>>Hello Everybody:
Boy am I glad that a newsgroup like this exists. I am currently a student
in my fourth year of University. I am also taking an independent study
course on the Mahabharata. Living in the electronic information age, I
decided to try the net to tap into some potential resources. In my
...
- Posted By Vallath Nandakumar
- Posted By Vipramukhya Swami
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : What's going on? Help 17 Feb 1997 21:56:31 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE57CEJ.4uu@netcom.com>,
Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> wrote:
>I like your emphasis. If spirituality and not religious studies is our
>interest, we need to move into the realm of experience and dare to seek
>the vision of God. It's interesting that the young Vivekanandaji,
...
- Posted By Will Shetterly
- Re: ARTICLE : Raising Vegetarian Children in America 5 Feb 97 22:04:39 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE542Ay.A0L@netcom.com>, ambika@mbnet.mb.ca wrote:
> I was on a panel recently with a dietitian who questioned whether it was
> healthy to raise children under 5 as vegetarians. As our discussion
> progressed, it struck me as increasingly racist to even ask that
> question given it is no secret that Indians of Asian origin have for
...
- Posted By Y. Malaiya
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