Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Author
Starting: Fri 28 Feb 1997 - 23:24:43 EST
Ending: Sun 30 Mar 1997 - 12:14:49 EST
Messages: 193
- Posted By CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN
- REQUEST : Mahabharata 14 Mar 1997 18:17:43 GMT
>>>Greetings to all and namaste. I am a Graduate student in Religion at
Concordia University in Montreal and have just begun my MA thesis on the
Mahabharata. Does anyone know of any useful (i.e. in-depth) web sites,
ftp files and the like regarding the MBh? Thanks for whatever advice you
can provide either to this NG or to my e-mail address.
- Posted By -Bhatt,H.B.
- news - templeton award 6 Mar 1997 17:07:32 GMT
>>>RK (Reuter) - The founder of an Indian spiritual
self-knowledge movement, Pandurang Shastri Athavale, was named
Wednesday the winner of the 1997 Templeton Prize for Progress in
Religion, worth more than $1.2 million.
Athavale, 76, more than 40 years ago initiated the practice
...
- Posted By Ajay Shah
- Posted By Alex Jablonski
- REQUEST: Srimad Bhagavatam (one-volume) 9 Mar 1997 15:24:26 GMT
>>>Hare Krsna. PAMHO. AGTSP.
Haribol everybody. I'm looking to buy two copies of the one-volume edition
of the Srimad Bhagavatam, one for the Ottawa ISKCON temple and one for my
friend Paramahansa dasa. Neither Krishna Culture, Govinda's Importers nor
the BBT has any. If any of you prabhus know of any temples or persons who
...
- Posted By Anil Trivedi
- Posted By Anil Tuladhar
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs 21 Mar 1997 01:34:37 GMT
>>>Daly de Gagne (ambika@mbnet.mb.ca) wrote:
<very nice stuffs deleted>
: When people open themselves to the power of Hindu myth and story, it
: becomes a powerful channel for spiritual experience which transcends
: specific systems of belief and philosophy. Such experience cannot be
...
- Posted By Anwar Hussain
- Re: "Stupid" Questions about Hinduism 1 Mar 1997 07:24:30 GMT
>>>> Balasubramaniam santhanam (santhan@ee.gatech.edu) wrote:
>
> The various gods are "powers" of the Supreme source. Aspects.
> Through various rituals, one can come into contact with these powers,
> converse with them, use them. They are conscious and independent
...
- Posted By Arora Yogesh
- ARTICLE : Hindutva in my opinion Thu, 27 Mar 1997 22:09:20 -0500 (EST)
>>>Anant Aparam Paar, Infinite and Timeless, that's the definition of God=20
according to Hindu religion. For us God is not localized in space or time,
God is present everywhere and everytime. That will confuse the persons
who believe God is only one, so let's have a look at definition of one.=20
First let's look at few example of one a character is one, a pen is one
...
- Posted By Arthur Bulul
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- Posted By Ashwin Gokhale
- Mahabharatha 7 Mar 1997 02:44:06 GMT
>>>I am looking for a good version of the Mahabharatha. I have one that is
prety good, but it says it is heavily abridged. The fatter the better. Any
reccomendations?
-Ashwin
--
...
- Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam
- Re: Birth customs Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:40:24 -0500
>>>Shikaripura Harihareswara wrote:
>
> seago <dmalsea@wolfe.net> wrote:
> >Are there any particular traditions or worship of specific deities
> > practiced in the Hindu religion to celebrate a birth?
...
- Posted By barry basham
- Dot on forehead Wed, 05 Mar 1997 22:12:13 -0800
>>>In our Social Studies class we are studying Hinduism. Our teacher asked
us to research the colored dot on the forehead of women and to find out
what it means. We connot find the exact meaning. HELP!!!!
Maygen Basham
Tennessee
...
- Posted By Bhajans Collection Project
- REQUEST : Bhajans Site Sun, 23 Mar 1997 13:20:26 -0500
>>>Namaskaar,
I am writing to ask for your help in the Bhajan Collection Project. If
this request is not appropriate for this forum, please excuse my posting
here.
Currently I am working on collecting all the chanting bhajans as well as
...
- Posted By Birendra Agarwal
- Posted By Bob the Cat
- Re: "Stupid" Questions about Hinduism 3 Mar 1997 19:32:36 GMT
>>> x-no-archive: yes
Anwar,
Thank you for so ably and efficiently exemplifying the spirit of your own
religion. Nothing like that 'ol religious tolerance to make the world a
better place for all of us worshipping the Supreme Being in our own way(s).
- Posted By Carlos Joao
- REQUEST : Upanishads Sun, 23 Mar 1997 19:39:35 GMT
>>>Can anyone advice me on a good edition of the Upanishads (english
version)?
I guess that is very difficult to have a complete edition but I would
like to have a *good* translation of the most important Upanishads.
Thanks in Advance
...
- REQUEST : Varna Sun, 09 Mar 1997 21:09:51 GMT
>>>Perhaps is a stupid (and european...) question but I would like to
know if it is possible to recognize visually to which varna (caste) a
hindu belongs (for example, symbols, dressing, ...)
Thanks in advance
Carlos
...
- Posted By Chris Austin
- Re: Re. Mahabharata characters Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:37:11 -0500
>>>On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, MikeGhouse wrote:
> Could you please give me a list of all characters of Mahabharata?
There are hundreds of characters! Furthermore any one character is often
referred to by various epithets. However, for an excellent geneological
chart of the main characters see J.A.B. Van Buitenen's translation of the
...
- Posted By Christopher A. Betts
- REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs Sat, 08 Mar 1997 12:59:27 -0500
>>>I am a beginning student, attempting to write a paper comparing the
Hindu myths with that of Zoroastrian and Egyptian. I am having
difficulty with information describing basic Hindu beliefs and myths.
Any suggestions? Find me at heman@postoffice.ptd.net Thank you.
- Posted By Daly de Gagne
- Re: Question: Worship of the Mother Sun, 02 Mar 1997 08:28:15 -0600
>>>Namaste.
There was a time when, as a western-brought up male, it seemed strange
to me to think of the Divine in feminine terms, let alone worship God as
She. Through a very strange and mystical process spanning a period of
years, I learned that for me it is the most natural thing in the world
...
- Posted By David Weinstein
- Re: Birth customs Sat, 8 Mar 1997 11:30:07 +0000
>>>In article <ghenE6n1n8.J7n@netcom.com>, seago <dmalsea@wolfe.net> writes
>Are there any particular traditions or worship of specific deities
> practiced in the Hindu religion to celebrate a birth?
>
> Thanks,
...
- Re: Vegetarianism Sat, 8 Mar 1997 11:40:45 +0000
>>>In article <ghenE6n1Mw.J4M@netcom.com>, Paul Ciszek
<pciszek@nyx10.cs.du.edu> writes
>Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> writes:
>
>>Most of these quotations come from an excellent feature Hinduism Today
...
- Posted By dharma bum
- Posted By Dheeraj Chand
- REQUEST : I am very confused. Thu, 27 Mar 1997 14:47:49 -0600
>>>Hey,
I'm probably going to get flamed out the ass, but let me ask anyway. I
have heard it said both ways, that the polytheistic teachings etc. are
to be taken literally, and that they are to be interpreted
symbollically. People have argued passionately in favor each way,
...
- Posted By Dilip Makanjee
- REQUEST : Religious Education Programme 13 Mar 1997 07:38:20 GMT
>>>As an Indian living under the influence of very strong Western influences,
we recognise the need to uphold our very important culture and religion. In
South Africa, we have recently embarked on an education programme directed
primarily at younger Hindus. It would be greatly appreciated if other
centres around the world that have similar programmes in place, offer us
...
- Posted By Dinesh OSHO Harursampath
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- Re: Vegetarianism Wed, 12 Mar 1997 03:53:26 -1000
>>>My simple comment about what can be a long argument is that
there are many animal-eaters who call themselves Hindu.
Jai Maharaj
Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
http://members.tripod.com/~Jyotishi
...
- Posted By DU Narsai
- ARTICLE : Holi Celebrations Wed, 19 Mar 1997 10:50:23 GMT
>>>Lets all pray to the Gods on this festive day that comes once a year....
Lets all dance and sing with the many colours being spread on us....
Lets all keep our religion and traditions flying high for the future of our
children........
*Namaste*
...
- Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula
- Posted By Enter Your Real Name Here
- REQUEST : Science and the Vedas Tue, 11 Mar 1997 15:27:19 -0800
>>>I am interested in discussion about the various sciences presented in
the
vedas.For example I read somewhere that there was detailed presentation
about the state-of-the-art aircrafts of vedic times in "vimanayana
sastra" of Atharva veda.Does any body know of books and scholarly works
...
- Posted By Frank Whitehead
- Kundalini yoga 3 Mar 1997 06:35:54 GMT
>>>Dear Friends,
I would like to find any help on locating either the written(in english)
teachings or the locations of any American ashrams of Yogi Bhajan and/or
any Kundalini Yoga teaching(again in english) I can find. I am looking for
both myself, a Mahayanna Buddhist and my friend Gulshan a Hindu.
...
- Posted By FVF
- REQUEST : Hindu and abortion Sun, 23 Mar 1997 15:52:34 GMT
>>>Hi. I'm doing some research, internet style.
I'm attempting to discover the Hindu position on abortion. Are
abortions legal? When is a fertilized egg considered a separate
being? How many abortions are performed a year among Hindus?
I'm not here to criticize, I'm just gathering information.
- Posted By Gateway 2000 licenced user
- REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus 27 Mar 1997 12:59:41 GMT
>>>It is of my limited understanding that the
BHaivishya PUranas contains informtaion about all past and future
incarnactions of Vishnu wither as Guru or as Avataar.
I have also heard that Guru Nanak was also a divine incarnation.
I am looking for specific verses relating to this and any other references
...
- REQUEST : Antiquity--Help needed 13 Mar 1997 11:39:59 GMT
>>>I am looking for information be it web links, book references or your own
knowledge concering Vedic culture and its origins particularly
excavational information ie VijayNagar.
I am also very keen to find any information in the VEdas which correlates
with modern day science findings this would be akin to the foetal
...
- Posted By Girish Beeharry
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Mon, 24 Mar 1997 15:56:27 GMT
>>>>Never said so! Frankly, I don't think Ramakrishna was an advaitin in the
>sense of sha.nkaran advaita. I merely made the statement that
>Vivekananda cannot be regarded as having no relevance. However, you were
>the person who introduced the example of your grandmother to make a
>point about "English educated people" :-).
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Sat, 15 Mar 1997 10:01:19 GMT
>>>namaami,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
>Well let me give another example. Thiru Anna Subramanian was the
>Principal of RK Mission high school and very prominent in the RK
>circles. He is also quite close to the Sringeri people. His scholarship
...
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Fri, 14 Mar 1997 10:27:21 GMT
>>>namaami,
>Let me next address the first question, that of relevance to
>the average, non-elite Hindu. You may not realize this from
>your position as an educated, English-speaking brahmin, but
>the average Hindu never felt alienated from his or her religion
...
- Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
- Posted By GOUNDER
- ARTICLE : vegetarianism Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:19:50 +1200
>>>Yes it is rue that taking another life just for filling your own stomach is a
sin that is believed in Hinduism.God created all the beings and gfave them the
natural food to satisfy themselves.We can see that some of the birds are vagans
anbd would only feed on natural food.The cow is another example.Try to give
a cow some tinned fish mixed with hay and see whether it eats or not.
- Posted By hara peruri
- Posted By HMusapeta@aol.com
- REQUEST : Hinduism Fri, 14 Mar 1997 18:47:11 -0500 (EST)
>>>Dear Sir,
I am the president o Hindu society in the city of Tulsa the United states of
America. Recently I was confronted by a question by an American which was "
Meaning of Death in Hinduism " . I really could not find the exact answer for
the same , for the depth he wanted was immense.
- Posted By Jan Roelens
- Posted By jeyanth thanapalasingam
- Posted By John Trappett
- REQUEST : Bhakti practices Sun, 09 Mar 1997 05:03:16 GMT
>>>Greetings,
I am interested in finding out the key points of Bhakti practice in
the Hindu religion. Could someone please email me a summary of them,
or indicate where on the Web I might locate such a document?
Thanks in advance,
...
- ARTICLE : Bhakti practice again! Mon, 10 Mar 1997 22:54:27 GMT
>>>Greetings,
I am sorry if this message has already appeared on this group. I had
trouble with my reader so I wasn't sure the first attempt made it.
I am interested in finding out the key points of Bhakti practice in
Hinduism. Could someone please email me a summary of them, or
...
- Posted By karma@globalnet.co.uk
- Posted By KPATEL
- Posted By Latha
- Vegetarianism Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:09:40 -0800
>>>Hi I have a question that I hope someone will be able to answer: Does
Hinduism state that taking another life is not correct, unless needed
for survival? And if so, in what scriptures is this written?
Thanks for your help...
.
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan
- Re: Vegetarianism 06 Mar 1997 16:50:36 -0800
>>>Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> writes:
>Most of these quotations come from an excellent feature Hinduism Today
>did on vegetarianism a few years ago. The article stated: "There
>developed early in India an unparalleled concern for harmony among life
>forms, and this led to a common ethos based on non-injuriousness, and a
...
- Re: Dot on forehead 06 Mar 1997 16:28:23 -0800
>>>barry basham <bbasham@InfoAve.Net> writes:
>
> In our Social Studies class we are studying Hinduism. Our teacher asked
> us to research the colored dot on the forehead of women and to find out
> what it means. We connot find the exact meaning. HELP!!!!
...
- Re: Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar 05 Mar 1997 15:00:09 -0800
>>>The answer is quite straightforward. Dharma (right conduct)
is essential for bhakti to bear fruit. While dharma by itself
is not the means, it is invaluable in purifying the mind of
clearing the way for the presentational vision of the Absolute
that is the culmination of bhakti.
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader 19 Mar 1997 09:13:53 -0800
>>>Regarding the sexual element in the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
>
> Yes, he leaves it out. However sha.nkara himself does not go into any
> detail like the madhu brAhmaNa for example.
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader 14 Mar 1997 10:58:01 -0800
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> Certainly many more people would find Vivekananda's teaching relevant than
> Ramanuja's teachings, which are pretty much confined to Iyengars, who
> themselves are a minority in the brahmin population itself. But I am sure you
> wouldn't use that as a yardstick to judge Ramanuja's philosophy, would
...
- Re: REQUEST : Significance of mangalasutra(taali) 12 Mar 1997 11:41:36 -0800
>>>Global Hindu Electronic Network <ghen@netcom.com> writes:
> Women from Gujarat and Maharashtra (Western states of Bharat (India))
> do wear mangal sutra. Wearing a mangal sutra is also part of the wedding
> ceremony in these two states.
I apologize for the error. I was not aware of this custom
...
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader 12 Mar 1997 12:52:38 -0800
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> The smArtha-s in TN do not consider Swami Vivekananda
> or his movement as irrelevant. [...]
> Further the Ramakrishna Mission is hardly irrelevant. Rather, they have
> been doing signal service (at least from the smArtha point of view) by
...
- Re: REQUEST : Varna 11 Mar 1997 10:31:22 -0800
>>>cjc@mail.telepac.pt (Carlos Joao) writes:
>
> Perhaps is a stupid (and european...) question but I would like to
> know if it is possible to recognize visually to which varna (caste) a
> hindu belongs (for example, symbols, dressing, ...)
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Bhakti practice again! 11 Mar 1997 21:24:00 -0800
>>>jtrappett@mailbox.uq.edu.au (John Trappett) writes:
> I am interested in finding out the key points of Bhakti practice in
> Hinduism. Could someone please email me a summary of them, or
> indicate where on the Web I might locate such a document?
John,
...
- Re: Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar 10 Mar 1997 11:44:35 -0800
>>>mpt@dhc.net (Michael Tandy) writes:
> Even asuras
> can gain moksa, but only one who is graced with the mercy of the
> Lord or His devotees can gain pure bhakti ...
This is unphilosophical theologizing. In Vedanta, moksha is
...
- Posted By Manoj Chopra
- Posted By Michael Tandy
- Re: Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar 6 Mar 1997 21:18:14 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE6L6Dt.Drv@netcom.com>, patelyg@cig.mot.com says...
>
>The fruits of "dharma" is heven -- which is not for ever.
>The fruits of "Bhakti" is "moksha" which is for ever.
Moksa is but a coincidental fruit of bhakti; that is to say that
...
- Re: Question: Worship of the Mother 6 Mar 1997 05:17:34 GMT
>>>Speaking of Devi, there is an interesting reason she is called "Uma." She
was executing severe austerities in order to wed lord Shiva, such that one
would see that beautiful young girl in such an emaciated condition and
immediately say, "U mA!" (Oh, don't!).
-m
...
- Posted By Mr. Jerry DiGennaro
- Plea for help from 6th grader 5 Mar 1997 22:09:27 -0500
>>>My son, a 6th grader in Pennsylvania is working on a report on Hinduism.
One of the questions he has to answer is "Who are the people (or person)
responsible for the beginning of the religion. Tell about what the
people (or person did)." Try as he might he has been unable to answer
this question. He has asked me to hit 'the net' for help.
- Posted By N. Tiwari
- REQUEST : Shanti Mantra 26 Mar 1997 22:09:45 GMT
>>>Can someone post the exact Shanti Mantra that is repeatedly used in
a large number of Hindu scriptures. I would prefer the ITRANS version
as well as its meaning. I mean, that there are some parts like
"oshadhayah shanti"
but I am not sure as to what they hint towards. Literally, "aushadhi"
...
- Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism 27 Mar 1997 15:15:21 GMT
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: In article <ghenE6vtIB.57@netcom.com>, GOUNDER <S96007831@usp.ac.fj> wrote:
: [...]
: >Iam myself a vegan and Iam proud of it that Iam following the word of God.
: >Iam in my late teens.
...
- Posted By News
- Posted By Nixon Patel
- Re: Kundalini yoga Sat, 08 Mar 1997 17:35:37 -0500
>>>Frank Whitehead wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
> I would like to find any help on locating either the written(in english)
> teachings or the locations of any American ashrams of Yogi Bhajan and/or
...
- Posted By Oracle
- Re: Dot on forehead Sun, 09 Mar 1997 18:59:37 -0500
>>>barry basham wrote:
>
> In our Social Studies class we are studying Hinduism. Our teacher asked
> us to research the colored dot on the forehead of women and to find out
> what it means. We connot find the exact meaning. HELP!!!!
...
- Posted By Paul Ciszek
- Re: Vegetarianism 5 Mar 1997 13:53:27 -0700
>>>Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> writes:
>Most of these quotations come from an excellent feature Hinduism Today
>did on vegetarianism a few years ago. The article stated: "There
>developed early in India an unparalleled concern for harmony among life
>forms, and this led to a common ethos based on non-injuriousness, and a
...
- Posted By Perwesh Sharma
- Re: Dot on forehead Sat, 8 Mar 1997 04:10:51 +0000
>>>Bindi or dot on the forehead of our women as opposed to Tilak
(variations on the foreheads of menfolk) is normally worn to signify a
married woman accompanied by Sindhoor (Red powder in the parting of
hair) although sindhoor usage is decreasing in the new generation.
A sindhoor dot may also be placed on females forehead during a religious
...
- Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
- Posted By prasad
- Re: "Stupid" Questions about Hinduism 4 Mar 1997 16:53:11 GMT
>>>Well my friend, I am afraid that your conclusions are quite incorrect.
Hinduism, is, unlike any other religion, designed to be completely
analyzed by its constituents. This means that you can still be an
atheist, theist, or agnostic and call yourself a Hindu. Hinduism can
stand all the grilling questions that you want to present, fire away.
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism 17 Mar 1997 16:23:05 GMT
>>>HMusapeta@aol.com writes:
> Dear Sir,
>
> I am the president o Hindu society in the city of Tulsa the United states of
> America. Recently I was confronted by a question by an American which was "
...
- Posted By R Shivaramakrishnan
- mahAshivarAtri 5 Mar 1997 19:11:21 -0500
>>>This year, the holy day falls on the 7th of March, 1997, this coming
Friday.
om namaH shivAya
--
------------------------------------------------------------------
...
- Posted By Rajinder Nijjhar
- Re: Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar Fri, 7 Mar 1997 16:23:57 GMT
>>>In message <ghenE6L6Dt.Drv@netcom.com>
"Yogesh Patel [C]" <patelyg@cig.mot.com> writes:
> The fruits of "dharma" is heven -- which is not for ever.
You are right. Key to the kingdom of heaven was given to the
Pandits; they themselves won't go; not allow any one else to go in.
- Re: WHY PAINTTI(35) Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:58:48 GMT
>>>In message <Pine.SUN.3.95.970321215209.18220A-100000@netcom19>
Global Hindu Electronic Network <ghen@netcom.com> writes:
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Rajinder Nijjhar wrote:
WHY PAINTTI.
There are thirty five letters in Panjabi and Ad Granth is written
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism Sat, 22 Mar 1997 10:12:13 GMT
>>>In message <ghenE78w4G.DDo@netcom.com>
prasad <prasad@stud.uni-frankfurt.de> writes:
Whose incarnation was Krishna? Why he was called by so many names
and the one favourite one was "GOBINDA"? Do you think Har Gobind and
Gobind Singh have anything to do with Krishna?
...
- Posted By Rajwinder Singh
- Re: Third Community of Khalsas 5 Mar 1997 20:48:25 GMT
>>>Rajinder Nijjhar (gnostic@zetnet.co.uk) wrote in article <ghenE6BvC8.Mrt@netcom.com> on Fri, 28 Feb 1997 19:26:32 GMT :
[ irrelevant materials deleted ]
I repeat my question, regarding your original post:
>> What is the scriptural/historical basis for these opinions?
Vaaheguroo ji ka Khalsa Vaaheguroo ji ki Fateh!
...
- Posted By Ram V Chandran
- Posted By Ramakrishna Mission
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:56:19 -0500
>>>Girish Beeharry wrote:
> The point is that what is being discussed here is whether Sw. Vivekananda is
> still relevant today. Is it because the RK mission provides translation of
> Skt texts that it necessarily implies that they are the 'sole representatives'
> of Advaita! :-)
...
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Sat, 15 Mar 1997 22:51:23 -0500
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
> Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> > Certainly many more people would find Vivekananda's teaching relevant than
> > Ramanuja's teachings, which are pretty much confined to Iyengars, who
> > themselves are a minority in the brahmin population itself. But I am sure you
...
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:17:48 -0500
>>>Girish Beeharry wrote:
> This, IMHO, is very true. The baabus-turned-into-'English-speaking brahmin'
> are in fact doing a disservice to themselves. My grandmother, who was taught by
> her paNDita father, probably knows more about vedaanta than most 'English-speaking
> brahmins' I know; but I can't generalize from one instance.
- Re: Plea for help from 6th grader Fri, 14 Mar 1997 11:30:42 -0500
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
> A perfect example is Swami Gambhirananda's translation of
> the BrhadAranyaka Upanishad. The last section of the Upanishad
> deals with rituals designed to ensure the birth of a son.
> Sankaracharya, a serious philosopher if there ever was one,
...
- REQUEST : Some verses on Ishvara Sat, 8 Mar 1997 16:35:56 -0500 (EST)
>>>When I was reading some stotra-s etc, on shiva rAtri, I came upon some verses
which I liked very much. here are some of them.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Glory of Ishvara as told by Lord Krishna:
-----------------------------------------
...
- Posted By Ramer129@aol.com
- Posted By ravindra peravali; ENEE
- Posted By renato
- Posted By Robert W. McGee
- REQUEST : Looking for authors Mon, 24 Feb 1997 11:35:34 +0000
>>>The Journal of Accounting, Ethics & Public Policy is looking for
articles on THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION written from various religious,
sociological, philosophical and secular perspectives. Prospective
authors contact:
Robert W. McGee, editor
...
- Posted By S.L.
- ARTICLE : "Deep River" - A Japanese Odyssey to Holy Ganga 12 Mar 1997 19:22:23 GMT
>>> "Deep River " A Japanese Odyssey to Holy Ganga.
The movie "Deep River" has won acclaim at New Delhi's International Film
Festival. It depicts how a few Japanese tourists find their "lost Indian
roots". According to Kei Kumai, "We Japanese are very much influenced by
Indian culture and, from the point of view of a Japanese, India is our
...
- ARTICLE : A Tribute to Hinduism! 11 Mar 1997 15:53:18 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
...
- Posted By Santanu Mitra
- Posted By Santosh Kumar
- Posted By seago
- Posted By Sethu R Rathinam
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism 20 Mar 1997 02:53:36 GMT
>>>HMusapeta@aol.com wrote:
: Dear Sir,
: I am the president o Hindu society in the city of Tulsa the United states of
: America. Recently I was confronted by a question by an American which was "
: Meaning of Death in Hinduism " . I really could not find the exact answer for
...
- Posted By SHANKAR BALAKRISHNAN
- Posted By Shikaripura Harihareswara
- Re: Dot on forehead 7 Mar 1997 11:18:42 GMT
>>>There is an interesting article by Ms. anAmikA bhAradwAj on the subject,
which could be accessed by:
http://rbhatnagar.ececs.uc.edu:8080/alt_hindu/1995_Aug_1/msg00007.html
Wish you good luck!barry basham <bbasham@InfoAve.Net> wrote:
>In our Social Studies class we are studying Hinduism. Our teacher asked
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- Re: Birth customs 11 Mar 1997 05:59:35 GMT
>>>seago <dmalsea@wolfe.net> wrote:
>Are there any particular traditions or worship of specific deities
> practiced in the Hindu religion to celebrate a birth?
>
> Thanks,
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- Posted By Shree
- Posted By simpsont@datastar.net
- Re: Dot on forehead Sat, 08 Mar 1997 20:13:05 GMT
>>>On Thu, 6 Mar 1997 20:16:28 GMT, barry basham <bbasham@InfoAve.Net>
wrote:
>In our Social Studies class we are studying Hinduism. Our teacher asked
>us to research the colored dot on the forehead of women and to find out
>what it means. We connot find the exact meaning. HELP!!!!
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- Posted By sns@ix.netcom.com
- Posted By Sodha, Dr. Janak
- REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:43:18 -0400
>>> I am the excutive member of the Hindu Religous and Cultural Organisation
(HRCO) in Barbados. WE are currently two years old. Having finally
coverted a home into a temple, and brought a pundit from Guyana, we
hold a Satangh every Sunday. What we need is to get a hold of about
50 copies of the Bhagavad Gita.
- Posted By Srinivasa Chakravarthy
- ARTICLE : Tales of Prison Life - 7 Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:24:58 -0600
>>>"Let me speak of two educated young men. These were the two Kavirajs of
Harrison Road, Nagendranath and Dharani. The manner in which quietly
and contentedly they too suffered this sudden mishap, this unjust
punishment was astounding. I could never find in them the slightest
anger or censure or annoyance over those for whose fault they
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- Posted By Stephen R. Berlant
- Posted By Steve Hampton
- REQUEST : Children's Books 26 Mar 1997 14:54:01 GMT
>>>I'm looking for books which will give a thorough story of the hindu epics
Mahabharata and Ramayana which contain many illustrations. They have to be
in English and can be multi-volume.
Further comments on appropriate childrens books are appreciated.
Please respond to e-mail shampton@king.igs.net
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- Posted By Sunil Sethi
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs 30 Mar 97 12:38:48 GMT
>>>Namasta Daly Ji,
Thank-you for your reply and I am glad you wrote. I think you understand
where I am coming from as I suffered for many years but I never gave up
even though I wanted to, as it would make life easier but Krishna is so
important to me he is the very breath of my life.
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism 30 Mar 97 12:56:29 GMT
>>>Namaste Rajinder,
The meaning of the Name Krishna, it means The All Attractive Person. What
does this mean ?
In the material world no person has all the opulances but only some of them
BUT Krishna has all 8 of them and these are :
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- Re: REQUEST : I am very confused. 30 Mar 97 13:18:10 GMT
>>>Hi Dheeraj,
I went throught the same as you are going through and can not answer the
question for you. You have to be open to receive it. The best way is to
approach Krishna and he will answer the question in fact it is already
answered in the Gita in chapter 9 verse 20 on wards, this chapter refutes
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- Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs 23 Mar 97 12:39:38 GMT
>>>Hi Daly,
Why I said what I have said. The reason being having lived and grown up
with westerners I have noticed that they do use the word "myth" to mean
exactly what it means. I have seen both Christians and Muslims trying to
undermine our faith and to say it is false. I see no reason why they should
...
- Re: Devadasi makes young girls become prostitutes? 10 Mar 97 07:49:25 GMT
>>>Hi Kristina,
If you read the Bhagavad-Gita you will know that prostitution is not
condoned as it represents a preversion of the teachings. In India there are
many bogus people, just think of the size of the country, nearly 1 billion
people. Each person has a mind and will of their own and we are a
...
- Posted By tamizhan
- Posted By Truptesh Shah
- Posted By Viraj Sardesai
- STORY : Hinduism and Multiple Heads Wed, 26 Mar 97 14:44:35 EST
>>>________________________________________________________________________
You may copy or reprint the following article for 'Not for Profit'
purposes only. When reprinting please include this and the note at the
bottom of this article.
_______________________________________________________________________
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- Story : Hinduism and Computers Thu, 20 Mar 97 15:21:00 EST
>>>You may copy or reprint the following article for 'Not for Profit'
purposes only. When reprinting please include this and the two notes
at the bottom of this article.
_______________________________________________________________________
Hinduism for Beginners series - 2
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- Story : Hinduism and Video Games Fri, 21 Mar 97 14:57:53 EST
>>>For SRH
__________________________________________________________________
You may copy or reprint the following article for 'Not for Profit'
purposes only. When reprinting please include this and the statement
at the bottom of this article.
- Posted By Virender Dayal
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism Fri, 28 Mar 1997 00:30:02 GMT
>>>rathinam@netins.net (Sethu R Rathinam) wrote:
>HMusapeta@aol.com wrote:
>: Dear Sir,
>: I am the president o Hindu society in the city of Tulsa the United states of
>: America. Recently I was confronted by a question by an American which was "
...
- Posted By Vishal
- REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? 28 Mar 1997 09:50:37 GMT
>>>You probably would have heard about the cloning of the sheep
Dolly. Doesn't this conflict with the Hindu belief that every living thing
has a soul? Creating a clone is creating a new life and a life must have a
soul. This means we are creating a new soul. How do you explain this
under the light of Hinduism.
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism 29 Mar 1997 00:18:06 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE7qoIE.4H8@netcom.com>,
N. Tiwari <ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu> wrote:
>Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
>: In article <ghenE6vtIB.57@netcom.com>, GOUNDER <S96007831@usp.ac.fj> wrote:
>: [...]
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- Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism 25 Mar 1997 15:38:04 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE6vtIB.57@netcom.com>, GOUNDER <S96007831@usp.ac.fj> wrote:
[...]
>Iam myself a vegan and Iam proud of it that Iam following the word of God.
>Iam in my late teens.
Given the importance of butter, honey, and yogurt in Vedic texts, how
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- Re: Vegetarianism 8 Mar 1997 00:50:58 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE6n1Mw.J4M@netcom.com>,
Paul Ciszek <pciszek@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
>Daly de Gagne <ambika@mbnet.mb.ca> writes:
>
>>Most of these quotations come from an excellent feature Hinduism Today
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- Posted By William DeRaymond
- Posted By WITZ123@aol.com
- REQUEST : religions Sun, 16 Mar 1997 12:47:04 -0500 (EST)
>>>If it is possible, can you either fax me or mail me some information on the
following religions: Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Shikhism,
Catholocism, Confucianism, and Shintoism. I need to know the following for
each of those religions listed: it's founder, the number of gods worshipped
in the religion, the major areas the religion is practiced in, it's dietary
...
- Posted By Woj
- REQUEST : Any Swami's out there? 16 Mar 1997 15:45:52 GMT
>>>I'd like to hear from any one that has found a way to live a spirtual life
and survive. I seem to need to work so hard to get ahead that it is hard to
find the energy for my spiritual aspirations. There must be a better way.
Any suggestions?
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- Posted By Y. Malaiya
- Re: REQUEST : Varna Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:49:46 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
>
> Only one caste can really be easily identified. Orthodox brahmin
> males invariably wear the yajnopavIta, a sacred thread that hangs
> from their left shoulder across their torso. Of course, they can
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- Posted By Yogesh Patel [C]
- Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar Wed, 05 Mar 1997 09:38:03 -0600
>>>The fruits of "dharma" is heven -- which is not for ever.
The fruits of "Bhakti" is "moksha" which is for ever.
As Gita says, the purpose of Purusottam's incarnation on the Earth is
to establish "dharms" not "Bhakti" -- But the fruits of "Dharma",
compare to "Bhakti" are inferior and temporary.
- Re: Dharma/Bhakti and Avatar Wed, 12 Mar 1997 09:50:04 -0600
>>>Here is the question as documented in Vachanamritm and the answer.
Those with access to Vahanamritm -- see Gadhada - III, 21.
---------------------------------------------------------------Question:
If it is Bhakti by which Jiva is redeemed of Maya and attains
s
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