Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Author
Starting: Sat 29 Mar 1997 - 12:07:54 EST
Ending: Tue 29 Apr 1997 - 17:43:19 EST
Messages: 198
- Posted By ac70@cityscape.co.uk
- Posted By Ajay Shah
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- Posted By bgarun@travel-net.com
- REQUEST : Need some info about Ugaadi Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:40:05 -0400 (EDT)
>>>To whom it may concern:
I am in need of some information on the celebration of Ugaadi in Karnataka
and if possible some of the history associated with the festival. I would
greatly appreciate if you could send some info in this regard or direct me
to the relevant source ASAP. Thanking you in anticipation.
- Posted By Bharat Bhushan
- Posted By BHARTI
- ARTICLE : INDIA 50 CELEBRATION IN LONDON 11 Apr 1997 09:28:07 GMT
>>>Hindu Council (Brent), a registered charity and cultural
organisation in the London Borough of Brent is celebtrating the
50th anivesrary of India's independent day on Friday 15th August
1997.
Chief guest is Mr Arun Shourie, a well known bold jourlaist,
...
- Posted By caalexander
- Posted By Chris Cahill
- REQUEST: Initiation Rituals 18 Apr 1997 10:10:49 GMT
>>>I am a religion teacher in a Catholic high school. Among the classes I
teach is one on 'Religions of the World.' To complete an assignment I have
given, one student is looking for information on initiation rituals,
whether it involves welcoming a newborn child into the community or
initiating converts. I had heard of a Hindu infant naming ceremony that
...
- Posted By Cyber Maadhva Sangha
- Posted By Daly de Gagne
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? Tue, 15 Apr 1997 07:00:20 -0500
>>>Namaste.
Mikkey Panchal wrote:
> ...yet there are
> brothers/sisters/uncles and aunties out there that freely consume meat.
> Why is it for them ok to eat fish, chicken etc, but not beef? If you
...
- Posted By Data Information Systems
- REQUEST : A good cause... Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:27:07 +0800
>>>Hi Guys
Here's your chance to do something good....
A hospital is being built in Dahod, Gujarat and if you can contribute
some money (however small the amount may be), it will help.
Also it will be much appreciated if you can forward this message to your
...
- Posted By David Jacobs
- REQUEST : Burial tradition? 17 Apr 1997 14:14:35 GMT
>>>We have neighbours on our street who recently lost their young son to
cancer. How do Hindus deal with the deceased. We would like to understand
what traditions are followed as we are of a Christian background.
Thanks David
...
- Posted By Dohn Joe
- REQUEST: The Hindu cult of Thuggee? Thu, 03 Apr 1997 19:50:40 -0500
>>>I am doing research on the Hindu cult of Thuggee, disciples of Kali who
committed ritual stranglings of travelers to sacrifice to that god.
Under the British Empire this cult was eradicated, as the English found
their practices unacceptable.
Any additional information that someone could provide on this lost
...
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- ARTICLE : Mass Suicide a Sign of the Times Sat, 29 Mar 1997 10:07:06 -1000
>>>Someone wrote:
> 39 grains of sand decided the tide was to much, what a great example
> they set for the world to follow. The thieves of Russia are at least
> trying to survive, working with the tide as best they can.
> A blade of grass growing through man's concrete world gives more to
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- Posted By F.B.S.
- Posted By FISU
- Posted By Gandalf
- Posted By Gary Stevason
- Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? Tue, 8 Apr 1997 15:07:36 GMT
>>>Vishal (vishal@singnet.com.sg) wrote:
: 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
...
- Posted By Gateway 2000 licenced user
- REQUEST : BHAGVAD GITA VIDEO 7 Apr 1997 10:51:51 GMT
>>>I am looking for a version of
Bhagavad GIta:SOng of the Lord
Has anyone seen this film ??? or know where I can get it from
I have also heard of a Manga version of the Ramayan IN English..
I am desperaely seeking to find these films..
- Posted By Gatmen@aol.com
- Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
- Posted By Hans Andersson
- Posted By Hari Kumar
- ARTICLE : God: A Mathematical Analogy 1 Apr 1997 11:12:09 GMT
>>>**GOD: A MATHEMATICAL ANALOGY**
It has been Man's eternal problem to define, if not prove the very
existence of God using the tools of his intelligence and logical reasoning.
Even though the very need to bring God within the confines of a logical
proof may be debated, the fact remains that amongst us there remains a
...
- Posted By Jay Thirumalai
- Re: REQUEST: Where was Pataliputra? 11 Apr 1997 14:44:29 GMT
>>>I believe Pataliputra has been mapped to the city of Patna in the state of
Bihar, by most scholars.
Patrick Prohaska <ppatrick@lark.cc.ukans.edu> wrote in article
<ghenE8AF64.Fo7@netcom.com>...
> Vatsyayana was from Pataliputra. Where exactly was this city, and
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) 11 Apr 1997 15:23:50 GMT
>>>I am not a frequent poster to this newsgroup, but the issue seems to be
sufficiently seminal to merit a response. Apart from the theological issues
which have been explored by Mani, and which definitely have their place in
the scheme of things, I am more concerned with the attempt to secularize
idolatry to fit it within the realm of abstracted Western Judeo-Christian
...
- Posted By JAYABARATHI
- Posted By Jonathan Dahlberg
- REQUEST: Reincarnation 3 Apr 1997 11:01:17 GMT
>>>I am a swedish student who want to know more about what Hindus think about
Reincarnation, what happends after you are dead, how and "who" decides what
you are going to be incarnated into, etc.
Jonathan Dahlberg
...
- Posted By Kelly Warner
- REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery Tue, 01 Apr 1997 14:09:30 GMT
>>>I am an American who has been extremely interested in Hinduism for
many years. I recently decided to take my interest further and to
investigate converting to Hinduism.
I have corresponded with Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from the
Kauai's Hindu Monastery (whom I found on the Web). He sent me a
...
- Posted By Ken Stuart
- Posted By Kunal Singh
- Re: REQUEST: Where was Pataliputra? 09 Apr 1997 09:45:33 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8AF64.Fo7@netcom.com> ppatrick@lark.cc.ukans.edu (Patrick Prohaska) writes:
Vatsyayana was from Pataliputra. Where exactly was this city, and
does anyone have any information on it?
Thank you, Patrick
Ah, reading up on the Kamasutra eh ? Surprised that you haven't
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- ARTICLE : HINDUISM: The Meaning Behind the Legends 02 Apr 1997 14:07:08 -0500
>>>A while back on the net, while battling Vaishnavs I had suggested that
Puranic legends were actually historical accounts of the battles
between the various deities in Hinduism. The suggestion was met with
great opposition particularly by the devotional Vaishnavas who
practiced "bhakti" yoga and who insisted that the stories were
...
- Re: REQUEST : cows 28 Apr 1997 15:43:31 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyxt.AG@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I wanted to point out a few things to Mr. Sethi of Vaishnava beliefs:
1. The Cow is not a "Goddess".
2. The Cow is to be protected as she provides us with milk, butter, cream,
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- Re: REQUEST : cows 28 Apr 1997 10:44:53 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8rr7p.642@netcom.com> Hans Andersson <hans@oden.se> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
Can someone explain the supreme position of the cow among the animals?
The cow has a special position in Vaishnavism. Legends indicate that
special religious significance was ascribed to the cow during the
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- ARTICLE : On Viswamitra and Cow-killing (was Re: Why ?) 28 Apr 1997 11:23:14 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9806p.H8n@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
Kunal Singh (nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com) wrote:
: In article <ghenE925LK.4Kr@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
: I wanted to add that Satyavrata, later known as Trishanku, also killed
: a cow and fed the meat to Vishwamitra's family during the time when
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 24 Apr 1997 16:30:27 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE95KD0.E5s@netcom.com> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> .. stuff deleted ..
>
> There is a gradation of jiva's or souls. Killing a higher life form
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 23 Apr 1997 09:48:54 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE925LK.4Kr@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
Viswamitra was a non-vegetarian and ate meat, this is mentioned in
several places in the Puranas. Once he even ate dog's meat when none
other was available. Secondly in the legends of Parasurama, in the
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 21 Apr 1997 14:53:38 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyw7.n07@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
How canthe battle between Vasishtha and Viswamitra
be interpreted about to eat or not to eat. Nothing
in any scripture tells me that the fight was about
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 21 Apr 1997 14:59:30 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyxF.71@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> Krishna himself and Arjuna as well were part of the Kshatriya
> tradition which did not at all abstain from killing! Please read the
> story of Krishna's life again.
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 21 Apr 1997 15:08:30 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyxF.71@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> Krishna himself and Arjuna as well were part of the Kshatriya
> tradition which did not at all abstain from killing! Please read the
> story of Krishna's life again.
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 21 Apr 1997 16:14:30 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zywq.n37@netcom.com> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
There is a gradation of jiva's or souls. Killing a higher life form
causes more suffering than killing a lower life form. For example
the lives of bacteria lost during breathing or consuming curd is not
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 22 Apr 1997 11:12:19 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8rr7M.62z@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I did give references here in the vegetarian topic to the Vedic home page,
there people find references to text in the Vedas that forbid meat eating.
Eating beef is very sinful.
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 17 Apr 1997 14:45:38 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8rr88.6A3@netcom.com> Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I agree with Mr. Kumar.
Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
: I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
...
- Re: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science 15 Apr 1997 12:12:34 -0400
>>> >Subject: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science
>Srikar Chunduri <S-Chunduri@tamu.edu> wrote:
>There is a discussion on Religion and Science in our school
>need info. references and quotes on Hinduism and Science.
>Like what does hinduism say about evolution of man, big bang theory,
...
- Re: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science 15 Apr 1997 14:15:10 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8Fq0F.8F7@netcom.com> Srikar Chunduri <S-Chunduri@tamu.edu> writes:
On the subject of science and Hinduism, I would like to add that the
organization of the deities in Hinduism is quite significant in that
regard.
Typically, all scientific understanding was subject to the
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Posted By M Suresh
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? Mon, 21 Apr 1997 05:17:06 -0500
>>>On Mon, 14 Apr 1997 Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
> I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
> sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
> killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
> brothers/sisters/uncles and aunties out there that freely consume meat.
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? Mon, 21 Apr 1997 05:21:34 -0500
>>>On Thu, 17 Apr 1997 Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca wrote:
> Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
> : I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
> : sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Posted By Mahendra Joshi
Posted By Mahi Palanisami
- REQUEST : Interested in orphanages Mon, 31 Mar 1997 21:54:18 -0600
>>>Dear sir,
I'm 18 and have been visiting my relatives in Tamilnadu every
summer for about a month for the past couple years. They are all pretty
well off to do farmers, and nothing really changes between my visits.
To be blunt, I'm sick of seeing my rich, lazy relatives. I want to
...
Posted By Mani Varadarajan
- ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) 08 Apr 1997 11:07:13 -0700
>>>"Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> Although we offer puja to icons, it is not idolatry, because,
> the icons are only representations of the paramaatma and the pujas are
> offered to the paramatma and not the icons. The icons are only a means
> for concentrating on the IMMENSE.
- Re: REQUEST : cows 29 Apr 1997 17:42:56 -0700
>>>nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
> [nonsensical blather deleted]
More strident misinformation I have not read in a long
time. Kudos, Kunal, for getting nearly every fact about
Indian social and religious history wrong.
- Re: Idol worship 24 Apr 1997 11:17:41 -0700
>>>"Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> It was also posted, "let's be proud of being polytheists". Now,
> polytheism is not Vedas say. That's all.
This is the kind of reactionary revisionism that I dislike.
You may not choose to believe that the Vedas are polytheistic,
...
- Re: Idol Worship 23 Apr 1997 13:58:27 -0700
>>>I beg the reader's permission to wax theological here.
Narahari Achar <NACHAR@MSUVX1.MEMPHIS.EDU> writes:
> [The deity] can be invoked in almost any object: an areca nut, a
> lump of Turmeric,a lump of clay or even a lump of cowdung as "pillari" in
> kannada,"pilleyaar" in tamil. We invoke bysaying "....bimbesmin sannidhim kuru"
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) 15 Apr 1997 15:16:53 -0700
>>>"Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
>
> The Christians/Muslims and Jews call us idol worshipers and in the Bible
> there are verses that ask for idols to be destroyed. This is why they
> always say we worship idols. Idol worship has a very negative meaning.
Posted By Manoj Nanda
- Re: ARTICLE : Regarding "Hindu-ism" and other "isms" Tue, 08 Apr 97 12:26:00 PDT
>>>People who judge you by your skin colour are of similar ignorance which
parallels with racism, if your are a HIndu your basic belief system would
encompass the concept of reincarnation.meaning that regardless of how you
look the real you is the atman. Progress in the mysticism in Sanatana
Dharma would enable people to see each other as the atman but then you
...
Posted By mary@dragontree.com
- REQUEST : Any C.S.Lewis readers here? Sun, 13 Apr 1997 14:29:38 -0700
>>>I have been an admirer of Hindu doctrines for many years, and often wish
that I could find them explained in idiomatic English, as Lewis
explained Christian doctrines. Also, some of Lewis' ideas sound more
Hindu than Christian, when really examined.
Has anyone else here read Lewis? Any comments?
...
Posted By mganesan
Posted By Michael Erlewine
- REQUEST : Mala Question 10 Apr 1997 20:13:04 GMT
>>>Hi,
I have worked with Tibetan Buddhism for many years and am familiar with how
their malas (prayer bead rosaries) are made, used, etc.
But I have a general interest to learn a little more about how other sects
of Buddhism create and use malas. Also the various Hindu-oriented malas
...
Posted By Mikkey Panchal
- REQUEST : Theory! 19 Apr 1997 05:22:52 GMT
>>> I'm Hindu myself, and had a quick question. It is said that
Hinduism is the oldest known religion to mankind, and all other religions
have came about from Hinduism (one way or another). Being a computer
science student I cannot help but analyze this statement. Does this mean
that all other religions are a subclass of Hinduism? If that is true
...
- ARTICLE : Why? 11 Apr 1997 13:28:06 GMT
>>> I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
brothers/sisters/uncles and aunties out there that freely consume meat.
Why is it for them ok to eat fish, chicken etc, but not beef? If you
...
Posted By Mohan Marette
Posted By N. Tiwari
- Re: REQUEST: The Hindu cult of Thuggee? 8 Apr 1997 13:49:25 GMT
>>>Dohn Joe (dohn_joe@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: I am doing research on the Hindu cult of Thuggee, disciples of Kali who
: committed ritual stranglings of travelers to sacrifice to that god.
: Under the British Empire this cult was eradicated, as the English found
: their practices unacceptable.
- Re: REQUEST: Reincarnation 3 Apr 1997 19:50:16 GMT
>>>Jonathan Dahlberg (jonathan.dahlberg@swipnet.se) wrote:
: I am a swedish student who want to know more about what Hindus think about
: Reincarnation, what happends after you are dead, how and "who" decides what
: you are going to be incarnated into, etc.
It is said that your acts, (karma) decide as to what
...
- Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism 2 Apr 1997 15:28:55 GMT
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: 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:
...
- Re: REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls? 1 Apr 1997 22:04:22 GMT
>>>Vishal (vishal@singnet.com.sg) wrote:
: 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
...
- ARTICLE : Ram in Sikh Thought 24 Apr 1997 14:36:13 GMT
>>>This post of mine is an attempt to higlight the
bhakti of 10 Gurus, of the saguna aspect of God.
Quite often, the modern SIkh clergy has claimed,
incorrectly in my opinion, that God and form, do
not go together, as per the Sikh thought. One of
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 24 Apr 1997 18:54:58 GMT
>>>Kunal Singh (nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com) wrote:
: In article <ghenE925LK.4Kr@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
: I wanted to add that Satyavrata, later known as Trishanku, also killed
: a cow and fed the meat to Vishwamitra's family during the time when
: wild game was scarce. He actually killed Vasistha's cow and Vasistha
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 21 Apr 1997 14:37:22 GMT
>>>Kunal Singh (nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com) wrote:
: Yes, actually Hinduism seems to have legends where Kshatriyas
: conflicted with Brahmins on the issue of eating cows -- battle between
: Vishwamitra and Vasistha, legend of Parashurama etc. What is
: interesting is that Magadha had a tradition of eating cows and it rose
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Ramnavami 17 Apr 1997 14:47:19 GMT
>>>On the occasion of Ram_navami: Here is a beautiful composition
from Goswami Tulsidas. It describes the birth of Lord Ram,
the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
bhaye prakat kripaalaa, deen dayaalaa,
kaushalyaa hitkaari
...
Posted By Narahari Achar
- Re:Idol Worship Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:13:55 -0600 (CST)
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote on 9th Apr:
" It is offensive to me as a practising Hindu to be told that the idol that I
worship is a mere 'means for concentration'....more offensive when the author's
aim is to spread the 'truth' about Hinduism."
My whole point was that the words "Idol" and "Idol worship" have a derogatory
...
Posted By Narahari B. N. Achar
- Re: Idol worship Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:29:33 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote on Apr. 24:
>there is a world of difference between a lump of turmeric or cowdung and a sAlagrAma or the temple murti. The former are mere pratIkAs.."
>But, the Deity I worship is the same Ganesha, whether invoked in a lump
of turmeric at home or at the temple. Srinivasa is the same whether I
worship after invoking in a mUrti at home or worship the mUrti at the
...
Posted By Nidhi
Posted By NiyatAshraya
Posted By Paliath Narendran
- Re: Idol Worship 22 Apr 1997 15:34:40 GMT
>>>The discussion on idol-worship has been very interesting and
educational for me. Perhaps it will be a good idea to also
discuss the objections (of Muslims, Jews, etc.) to our practices.
I have often felt that much of this depends on how the term
"idol-worship" is defined and who defines it. Such derogatory
...
Posted By Patrick Prohaska
Posted By Perwesh Sharma
- Re: REQUEST: Where was Pataliputra? Wed, 9 Apr 1997 03:14:26 +0100
>>>I believe present day Patna is Patliputra of the old.
In article <ghenE8AF64.Fo7@netcom.com>, Patrick Prohaska
<ppatrick@lark.cc.ukans.edu> writes
>Vatsyayana was from Pataliputra. Where exactly was this city, and
>does anyone have any information on it?
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:32:03 +0100
>>>Mikkey, as far as I recollect there is no mention of Hindu in Bhagawat
Gita except in later commentaries. Perhaps the other can put me right
on this one.
Rgds, Perwesh
In article <ghenE8n1C5.ExJ@netcom.com>, Mikkey Panchal <mpanchal@jupiter
...
Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
Posted By R Shivaramakrishnan
- ARTICLE : Ramnavami Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:48:01 -0400 (EDT)
>>>Let us pray to Lord rAmA on this holy day of
his birth in this earth as the eldest son of King Dasharath
and his Queen Kausalya.
|| lokAbhirAmam raNarangadhIram rAjIvanetram raghuvaM.shanAtham
kArunyarUpam karunAkarantam shrI rAmachandram sharanam prapadye ||
...
Posted By Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 15 Apr 1997 20:27:55 GMT
>>>Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
: I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
: sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
...
Posted By Raja Segar
- REQUEST : Hindu Marriage Rites Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:33:17 -0800
>>>I am trying to compile an article, in English, that explains the South
Indian Hindu marriage rites and the meaning of the mantras that are
generally used. I would be grateful if someone could point me to
resources or sites that are available in the net. Alternatively, are
there any books that are available.
Posted By Rajan Lakhani
Posted By Rajesh J. Gajjar
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 27 Apr 1997 09:12:57 GMT
>>>Here's a link that will interest everyone following this thread:
http://www.hindunet.org/vegetarian/
Some of my personal thoughts on this topic:
> indifferent to meat or vegetables but vegetarians have a strong
> aversion towards meat.
Posted By Rajinder Nijjhar
Posted By Ram Chandran
Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Re: Idol worship Mon, 28 Apr 1997 09:34:28 -0500
>>>Narahari B. N. Achar wrote:
> same thread. I salute to all who are proud to be Hindus,and are not
> ashamed of it. But, at the same time let us be careful about the words we
> use. It was also posted, "let's be proud of being polytheists". Now,
> polytheism is not Vedas say. That's all. Regards-Narahari Achar
...
- Re: Idol Worship Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:04:32 -0500
>>>Narahari Achar wrote:
>
> Mani Varadarajan wrote on 9th Apr:
> " It is offensive to me as a practising Hindu to be told that the idol that >I
> worship is a mere 'means for concentration'....more offensive when the >author's
...
- Re: REQUEST : Status of Lakulisa? Sun, 20 Apr 1997 14:28:11 -0500
>>>NiyatAshraya wrote:
> What is the view of modern Hindu authorities on the Pasupata sage,
> Lakulisa?
lakulIsha is suppposed to be an incarnation of shiva. I think the vAyu purANa
describes how this incarnation took place. A corpse was revived by shiva and
...
- Re: Request: Need info. on Hindusim and Science Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:59:57 -0500
>>>Pradip Gangopadhyay wrote:
> I would also like to point out here that there is no line of separation
> between spiritual and secular in some of the Vedantic schools of thought like
> Advaita (Only Brahman is) or Vishistadvaita (Jiva and Jagat are the bodies of
> Brahman: sarira-sariri). So from that point of view, study of nature (Physics,
...
Posted By Ranjani Ramamurthy
Posted By Ray Fagan
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu Marriage Rites 2 Apr 1997 18:41:07 GMT
>>>Raja Segar <rajas@nyp.ac.sg> wrote:
>I am trying to compile an article, in English, that explains the South
>Indian Hindu marriage rites and the meaning of the mantras that are
>generally used. I would be grateful if someone could point me to
>resources or sites that are available in the net. Alternatively, are
...
- Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery 2 Apr 1997 19:11:21 GMT
>>>bubastis@mindspring.com (Kelly Warner) wrote:
>I have corresponded with Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami from the
>Kauai's Hindu Monastery (whom I found on the Web).
>Does anyone know if this is a reputable source of information on
>Hinduism? Is he legitimate? There were several requests for monetary
...
- REQUEST : Do Hindus Consider themselves Pagan? 1 Apr 1997 19:29:25 GMT
>>>Namaste,
I've been following a discussion about the definition of the term 'Pagan'
on another newsgroup. There is considerable disagreement among the
people who responded as to the status of Hindus. As far as I know I am
the only Hindu who has responded to the discussion so I am posting an
...
Posted By Reuben King
- Re: Idol worship Sat, 26 Apr 1997 23:05:03 -0500
>>>[This followup was posted to soc.religion.hindu and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]
In article <ghenE9806w.H9q@netcom.com>, mani@be.com says...
>
> "Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
...
Posted By RHS Linux User
Posted By root@nntpb.cb.lucent.com
Posted By SahasrAksa
- Re: Idol Worship Fri, 25 Apr 1997 20:18:40 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
> The mainstream Western religions are inherently opposed to any form
> of image worship; it matters not whether we choose to call it idol
> worship. To them, the very existence of an image in a temple to which
> we offer flowers, incense and prayers is itself an abomination. Why
...
Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan
Posted By shayne dunbar
- ARTICLE : Shree Maa 18 Apr 1997 16:55:30 GMT
>>>I am looking for any information on Shree Maa. As I am interested in
traveling down to the Ashram. Has anyone encountered this group. I am
always wary of what is found on the web, yet enterested.
please E-mail me at shayne.pond.net or post reply here.
thank you in advance.
Posted By Shikaripura Harihareswara
Posted By Srikar Chunduri
- REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science Wed, 09 Apr 1997 08:55:23 -0500
>>>There is a discussion on Religion and Science in our school
need info. references and quotes on Hinduism and Science.
Like what does hinduism say about evolution of man, big bang theory,
uncertainity principle, medicine, surgery, pursuit of science for
pleasure, pursuit of science to help mankind (& womankind too), women in
...
Posted By Stuart Resnick
- HELP!!: Ganesh chant Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:22:45 -0700
>>>I am performing a wedding tomorrow, & the parents of the bride are
Indian & want me to begin by invoking Ganesh. I vaguely recall a 4-line
stanza to do so, that begins something like:
GAJANANAM BHUTA GANADHI SEVITAM
KALPITA JAMBHU...
Posted By Subash
Posted By sudheer birodkar
Posted By Sunil Sethi
- Re : ARTICLE : Idol worship 26 Apr 97 09:18:26 GMT
>>>Hi All,
The only way we can confront these people is to make them aware of what a
deity is and what an idol is. I am proud of my faith and this is the best
means of slapping them in the face. True it makes no difference what
language we use. But they certainly take notice of you when you say "No I
...
- Re: REQUEST : cows 19 Apr 97 09:08:08 GMT
>>>Hans,
This has already been explained a number of times and references made to
various homepages, but ....
1. The Cow is not a "Goddess".
2. The Cow is to be protected as she provides us with milk, butter, cream,
...
- Re: REQUEST : Mala Question 19 Apr 97 09:29:06 GMT
>>>Hi Michael,
>
> If you use a mala, how is it contructed? How many beads? Is there a guru
> bead? Marker beads? How are they arranged? What stones, seeds, etc. are
> used? How are they placed? Are there counters? Etc. Also for what group
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 20 Apr 97 12:26:08 GMT
>>>Hi Kunal,
It states in the Gita that
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> : killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu and abortion 1 Apr 97 13:16:46 GMT
>>>Hi There,
>From the point of view of the Vedas abortion is a sinful activity. As a
lesson the birth of Sri Krishna and the killing of the children by Kamsa
and the outcome was the Mahabharat.
Kamsa was not a rigtheous person and he was told by Narda Muni that he will
...
- Re: REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus 1 Apr 97 13:35:28 GMT
>>>Hi Manoj,
See the following homepage as it contains very good references that will
help you:
www.spiritweb.org/spirit/veda/overview.htlm
Further Srimad Bhagavatam First Canto - Part One titled Krishna is the
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 17 Apr 97 02:09:25 GMT
>>>Hi Perwesh,
In the Gita Lord Krishna says :
Offer fruit, grains, water or flowers with love and devotion and I shall
accept them.
Other items such as meat, fish, eggs etc. are not mentioned. It is also
...
- Re: REQUEST : Any C.S.Lewis readers here? 17 Apr 97 03:18:21 GMT
>>>Hi Mary,
I have been introduced to C.S Lewis and his teachings by some Indian
Christians. The conclusion I came to after discussing things with these
people was that C.S Lewis was just using trying to find a means of
preaching to the Hindus, in a hope to convert them.
- Re: ARTICLE : Idol worship (was Re: Pagan) 14 Apr 97 11:41:11 GMT
>>>Hi Mani,
You are right in what you have said. The Deity is really Krishna when
installed. The Vedas have prescribed the installation of the Deity
according to certain rites, which welcome the Lord to enter the deity form.
The name of the Lord is non-different to the person, in other words Krishna
...
- Re: REQUEST : Do Hindus Consider themselves Pagan? 11 Apr 97 02:46:42 GMT
>>>Hi Kelly,
I do not hate anyone. I am glad that you wrote as this gives an insight
into how some people think and the suffering they cause. I was treated less
then an animal at times, kicked, beaten, spat on and had beef thrown on my
plate because I was a Pagen and an Idol worshipper. People don't even
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs 11 Apr 97 12:53:38 GMT
>>>Namaste Daly Ji,
Thank-you and I too have experienced what you have regarding the Gita,
every time I see something new that is wounderful and meaningful. I see
myself in Arjuna as I too feel what he felt and it goes beyond emotion it
is so deep and meaningful.There is peace, love, honour, compassion and so
...
- Re: REQUEST: The Hindu cult of Thuggee? 11 Apr 97 12:59:58 GMT
>>>Hi Joe,
Thuggee as seen in Indiana Jones and The Temple of doom !!! That film says
it all and did the usual to lie about Hinduism, a typical Christian lies.
Kali Mata is a devotee of Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She
is a surrendered soul and what you are describing is an abuse by people to
...
Posted By Swaminathan Narayanan
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 17 Apr 1997 22:52:45 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE8rr88.6A3@netcom.com>, Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca writes:
|> Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
|>
|> OK, it's good to promote vegetarianism. But please throw away the notion
|> that Hinduism is for vegetarians alone.
Posted By The Archangel
Posted By Trish Wong
- REQUEST : Customs 10 Apr 1997 19:56:26 GMT
>>>Hi,
Does anyone know a good source of Hindu customs?
I would like to understand more, ie: drinking milk in
a new house is required (my friend's mother insists this
is customary as well as when her husband dies, she must stay with
...
Posted By Vedic Guy
Posted By VIKRAM GOPAL
Posted By Virender Dayal
- Re: REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus Mon, 31 Mar 1997 04:14:06 GMT
>>>"Gateway 2000 licenced user" <mn@langley.softwright.co.uk> wrote:
>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.
- Re: REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:41:08 GMT
>>>>Srikar Chunduri <S-Chunduri@tamu.edu> wrote:
>There is a discussion on Religion and Science in our school
>need info. references and quotes on Hinduism and Science.
>Like what does hinduism say about evolution of man, big bang theory,
>uncertainity principle, medicine, surgery, pursuit of science for
...
- Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:37:41 GMT
>>>jsodha@uwichill.edu.bb (Sodha, Dr. Janak) wrote:
> 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
...
Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery 14 Apr 1997 18:01:57 GMT
>>>In article <ghenE8Fq1K.8qC@netcom.com>,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
>I didn't reply to the original mail by Kelly Warner. You are quite right in
>being wary of any group which charges money. IMHO, you need not join any of
>these sects including the Hare Krishna's to learn about Hinduism.
...
Posted By Y. Malaiya
- Re: REQUEST : Gotr and jaat Mon, 21 Apr 1997 15:08:00 -0600
>>>Perwesh Sharma asked:
> What are ehe origins of Gotr and Jaat? How are
> they different? How do they relate to Surnames.
By Jaat I assume you are thinking about jnati(gyati) like
the Saraswat brahmins or Agrawal vaishyas etc. The term
...
Posted By Ziggy
- REQUEST : About KALI ..... 24 Apr 1997 10:01:36 GMT
>>>Hi all,
I'm a "fan" of the Hindu goddess -- Kali, because of its
mystic wrathful form and the meaning of destroy (???).
Can anyone pls tell me more about her background and
show me the way to find her images on the net. Any
...
- REQUEST : About KALI....... 23 Apr 1997 07:53:42 GMT
>>>Hi all,
I'm a "fan" of the Hindu goddess -- Kali, because of its
mystic wrathful form and the meaning of destroy (???).
Can anyone pls tell me more about her background and
show me the way to find her images on the net. Any
...
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