Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Subject
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- ARTICLE : God: A Mathematical Analogy
- Posted By Hari Kumar 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
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- ARTICLE : HINDUISM: The Meaning Behind the Legends
- Posted By Kunal Singh 08 Apr 1997 14:56:36 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8AF6s.Frs@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
Hello Sunil,
Ever wonder why Bhakti Yoga is described LAST in the Bhagavad Gita,
after Samkhya and Raja Yoga, and even after Karma Yoga ? :-) Just a
retort to your claim that Bhakti Yoga is the highest Yoga ACCORDING TO
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- Posted By Sunil Sethi 6 Apr 97 07:12:20 GMT
>>>Hi Kunal,
Kunal Singh <nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com> wrote in article
<ghenE81yrx.BG6@netcom.com>...
> A while back on the net, while battling Vaishnavs I had suggested that
> Puranic legends were actually historical accounts of the battles
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 14 Apr 97 11:48:24 GMT
>>>Kunal Singh <nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com> wrote in article
<ghenE8CILD.I60@netcom.com>...
>
> In article <ghenE8AF6s.Frs@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi"
<ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 14 Apr 1997 10:58:39 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8CILy.IAs@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
Kunal Singh (nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com) wrote:
Kunal:
In your opinion, is Shavism only Gyana Yoga. Or does
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- ARTICLE : Hindus and Pagans
- Posted By Ray Fagan 3 Apr 1997 14:47:20 GMT
>>>"Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai@mantra.com> wrote:
>Elsewhere, Ray Fagan (r.fagan@mail.utexas.edu) wrote:
>> Namaste,
>> I've been following a discussion about the
>> definition of the term 'Pagan'
...
- ARTICLE : INDIA 50 CELEBRATION IN LONDON
- Posted By BHARTI 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,
...
- ARTICLE : Mass Suicide a Sign of the Times
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj 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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- ARTICLE : Ram in Sikh Thought
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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
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- ARTICLE : Ramnavami
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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 R Shivaramakrishnan 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 ||
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- ARTICLE : Regarding "Hindu-ism" and other "isms"
- Posted By Manoj Nanda 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
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- Posted By N. Tiwari 8 Apr 1997 14:26:34 GMT
>>>F.B.S. (anandsi@slip.net) wrote:
: Namasté
: I would like to make an observation, and see what others have to say
: regarding that observation.
: Previous to the British colonization, and other factors, there was no
...
- Posted By F.B.S. Sun, 06 Apr 1997 15:50:47 GMT
>>>Namasté
I would like to make an observation, and see what others have to say
regarding that observation.
Previous to the British colonization, and other factors, there was no
such thing as a religion refered to as "Hindu-ism", in fact, looking
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 13 Apr 97 12:28:03 GMT
>>>Hi There,
This is a good posting and you have had many of your questions answered. I
would like to comment on :
>
> I know that I may be stepping on some toes, and I certainly don't wish
...
- ARTICLE : Reply to Mani Varadarajan : Significance of Idol Worship
- Posted By Ram Chandran Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:10:31 -0400
>>>Significance of Idol Worship in Hinduism
First let me assure Mani Varadarajan that I do not doubt his sincerity
in his beliefs and values. But I request him to be less emotional and
more understanding. I agree with the general sentiment expressed on the
discussion concerning "idol worship." We don't need to be apologetic.
...
- ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord S
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 26 Apr 97 09:11:54 GMT
>>>Hi Mani,
>
> I am also finding the animated dialogue between Sunil and Kunal
> amusing. Their "my god is better than your god" arguments are
> just another form of the neverending quest for totemistic
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 28 Apr 1997 10:26:05 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE98071.HB7@netcom.com> Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I am also finding the animated dialogue between Sunil and Kunal
amusing. Their "my god is better than your god" arguments are
just another form of the neverending quest for totemistic
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 24 Apr 97 08:25:19 GMT
>>>Hi Ramakrishnan,
You obviously did not read the article by Kunal !!! Where he refered to the
"battle" he has been fighting.
Sunil
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 24 Apr 1997 11:10:54 -0700
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> It also provides good humor I must say. Eg, explanations of why rudra, shiva,
> nIlakanTha etc all represent vishhNu and similar explanations of how nArAyaNa,
> vishhNu etc represent shiva never fail to provide humor. The algorithm goes
> something like this:
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 21 Apr 1997 16:10:07 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE8zyxB.5v@netcom.com> "Sunil Sethi" <ssethi@onaustralia.com.au> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
...
- Posted By Ken Stuart Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:45:26 GMT
>>>Hello,
Are we back to autopilot moderation?
I am a reader/supporter of soc.religion.vaishnava, which is where this
article belongs.
However, in soc.religion.hindu, we really don't need divisive "my
...
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:18:04 -0500
>>>Sunil Sethi wrote:
> One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
> only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
> to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
Would the kind sir explain to the srh readers what this "so much from
...
- ARTICLE : Shaivites only worship the top most Vaishnav Lord Shiva himself, All Glories to Lord Shiva
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 20 Apr 97 13:03:56 GMT
>>>One hears so much from the Shiviates and their so called battles, yet they
only worship Krishna but are attracted to the modes of ignorance. According
to the Gita in Chapter 10 verse 23 it is stated :
Of all the Rudas I am Lord Shiva, of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am Lord of
wealth[Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire[Agni], and of mountians I am Meru.
- ARTICLE : Shree Maa
- Posted By shayne dunbar 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.
- ARTICLE : Silent revolutionary - On Pandurang Shastri Athavale
- ARTICLE : vegetarianism
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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:
...
- ARTICLE : Why?
- Posted By Rajesh J. Gajjar 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 N. Tiwari 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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.
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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.
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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.
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Posted By M Suresh 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.
- Posted By M Suresh 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
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
...
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Swaminathan Narayanan 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 Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca 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 Sunil Sethi 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
...
- Posted By Perwesh Sharma 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 Mikkey Panchal 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
...
- Article: Regarding "Hindu-ism" and other "isms"
- DHRMAKAUBHAND, KASHMIRNU AGNISNAAN
- Posted By BHARTI 29 Apr 1997 14:15:21 GMT
>>>Reader friend,
I am looking for two books.
1. DHARMAKAUBHAND
This book is about the Swaminarayan faith. I have heard that
book exposes about the sect's practices unacceptable to mass.
- HELP!!: Ganesh chant
- Posted By mganesan Sat, 26 Apr 1997 01:54:44 -0700
>>>The mantra is
OM SUKLAM BARATHAM VISHNUM SASIVARNAM SATHURPUJAM
PRASANNAA VATHANAM THYATHET SARVA VIGNOBA SANTHAYE
Dear friend'
;Keep up your wonderful work. Lord Ganesha the 21st century Hindu deity
...
- Posted By Stuart Resnick 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...
- Idol worship
- Posted By Narahari B. N. Achar 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 SahasrAksa 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 Reuben King 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 Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian 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
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 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,
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 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"
...
- Posted By Paliath Narendran 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 Narahari Achar 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
...
- INFO : "Youth in Action" - A Cultural Programme in Stockton, CA
- INFO : Disfiguring of Shree Krishna On Aerosmith Album Cover
- Posted By Ajay Shah Thu, 3 Apr 1997 11:15:22 -0700 (MST)
>>> Amrican Hindu Anti-Defamation Coalition : Call For Action
------------------------------------------------WWW : http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/sony/
E-mail : ahadc@hindunet.org
---------------------------------------------------
...
- INFO : Holi on the Beach
- INFO : Revolutionary Lesson in "Spoken Sanskrit"
- Posted By VIKRAM GOPAL Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:32:01 -0500
>>>"Speak Sanskrit" by Sri Krishna Shastry
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND A REVOLUTIONARY TEACHING TECHNIQUE IN SPOKEN
SANSKRIT.
* LEARN TO SPEAK IN SANSKRIT FIRST!
* THE INSTRUCTOR WILL SPEAK WITH YOU IN SANSKRIT FOR ONE DAY.
- NEWS : Answer to petro-dollar conversions
- NEWS : Bangla elders decry anti-Hindu remarks
- NEWS : Harappan culture unearthed in Gujarat
- NEWS : Harappan jigsaw complete
- NEWS : Idols yield clues to Indus creeds
- NEWS : Shankaracharya to visit Kashmir on peace mission
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule Mon, 07 Apr 97 17:59:12 EDT
>>>Title : Shankaracharya to visit Kashmir on peace mission
Author : Press Trust of India
Publication : The Indian Express
Date : April 5, 1997
Jagatguru Shankaracharya of Puri today said he would undertake a
...
- NEWS : Shiv temple in Oman
- News : SONY Apology to Hindu Community
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj Thu, 24 Apr 1997 14:53:23 -1000
>>>On 1997/04/21, in article <ghenE8zyyt.I0@netcom.com> ,
Mahendra Joshi <joshim@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA> wrote:
>
> Congratulations on your success in getting the apology and
> the offending CD off the market! You make Hindus proud.
- NEWS : Taliban threaten to blow up Buddha statue
- NEWS : Unique Ayyanar, Vishnu sculptures found
- Pagan
- Pagan)
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 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.
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 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 Sunil Sethi 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
...
- Posted By Jay Thirumalai 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
...
- Press Release : AHADC Efforts Leads to Sony Apology to Hindus
- Posted By Ajay Shah Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:31:46 -0700 (MST)
>>>The following press relase was issued by Ajay Shah on behalf of American
Hindu Anti-Defamation Coalition.
For Immediate Press Release
AHADC Efforts Leads to Sony Apology to Hindus : Offending CD Cover to Be
Withdrawn Immediately
...
- Prophcies of Ages
- Question: Worship of the Mother
- Re : ARTICLE : Idol worship
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
- REQUEST : A good cause...
- Posted By Data Information Systems 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
...
- REQUEST : About KALI .....
- Posted By Kunal Singh 28 Apr 1997 10:32:32 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9807F.HEM@netcom.com> "Ziggy" <norbu@angelic.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
Hi all,
I'm a "fan" of the Hindu goddess -- Kali, because of its
mystic wrathful form and the meaning of destroy (???).
...
- Posted By Ziggy 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.......
- Posted By Nidhi Thu, 24 Apr 1997 09:50:57 -0700
>>>Ziggy wrote:
> 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
...
- Posted By Ziggy 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
...
- REQUEST : Advice Sought re Talks to an Amewrican Audience
- Posted By Kunal Singh 01 Apr 1997 12:06:43 -0500
>>>In article <ghenE7Ls4w.K1K@netcom.com> ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
I focus on:
a) Hinduism is a way, that can not only be talked about
but also lived. As that done by Gandhi.
- Request : Any C.S. Lewis reader here?
- REQUEST : Any C.S.Lewis readers here?
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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.
- Posted By mary@dragontree.com 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?
...
- REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita
- Posted By Virender Dayal 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
...
- REQUEST : Bhagawat Gita - interested in your thoughts
- Posted By Perwesh Sharma Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:04:47 +0100
>>>I have been pondering over the origins of the Bhagawat Gita for a while.
It is one book that has had lot of commentaries written on it, probably
more than most. Each claims to be the authority and each just as
intriguing. I have not read them all but those that I have read fail to
give me the answer to this question.
- REQUEST : BHAGVAD GITA VIDEO
- Posted By Gateway 2000 licenced user 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..
- REQUEST : Burial tradition?
- Posted By David Jacobs 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
...
- REQUEST : Cloning of Sheep: Duplicate Souls?
- Posted By Gary Stevason 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 N. Tiwari 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
...
- Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:31:14 -0600
>>>Vishal 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 Sunil Sethi 1 Apr 97 13:24:52 GMT
>>>Hi Vishal,
There is nothing to be confused about. The soul is the real us and is the
REAL EGO where as the body is the FALSE EGO.
According to the Gita Sri Krishna tells Arjuna, when he is faced with his
kith and kin and didn't want to fight and was lamenting :
...
- REQUEST : cows
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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,
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 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.
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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,
...
- REQUEST : Customs
- Posted By Trish Wong 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
...
- REQUEST : Do Hindus Consider themselves Pagan?
- Posted By Kelly Warner Fri, 04 Apr 1997 13:51:08 GMT
>>>>I am interested in other opinions about Hinduism as a Pagan religion, how
>you define the term 'Pagan', and if you believe any Pagan tradition still
>exist in India.
"Pagan" is a word used by Christians/Muslims/Jews to refer to anyone
who is not of their religious tradition. It might be like saying
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 5 Apr 97 02:49:39 GMT
>>>Hi There,
This is an old Christian thing, when they invaded other nations they
justified it along the lines of "we saved the pagans souls". Nothing seems
to have changed.
The British and Europeans spent over 200 years in India and learnt nothing,
...
- Posted By Ray Fagan 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 Sunil Sethi 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
...
- REQUEST : E-mail address for
- removed from archives
...
REQUEST : Gotr and jaat
- Posted By Y. Malaiya 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
...
REQUEST : Hindu myths and beliefs
- Posted By Daly de Gagne Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:32:25 -0500
>>>Namaste Sunil Ji:
Thank you for your response which made me very happy.
Sunil Sethi wrote:
> 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
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
REQUEST : Hindu and abortion
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
REQUEST : Hindu Calendar
REQUEST : Hindu Marriage Rites
- Posted By Y. Malaiya Thu, 03 Apr 1997 17:28:28 -0700
>>>Ray Fagan wrote:
> There is a good site at www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/marriage.html. I
> found some good information there last summer before my marriage. I
> don't remember if it has translation of mantras, but the information was
> very good.
- Posted By Ray Fagan 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
...
- Posted By Y. Malaiya Wed, 02 Apr 1997 16:13:58 -0700
>>>Raja Segar 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
...
- Posted By Raja Segar 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.
REQUEST : Information on Arya Samaj, Chicago
- Posted By root@nntpb.cb.lucent.com 28 Apr 1997 17:44:42 GMT
>>>I would like to know the phone number(s) of the Arya Samaj in
the Midwest Area, preferably in Chicago. Any contacts will be
appreciated. We are looking for a priest to conduct a wedding in
July near Chicago.
The Arya Samaj Web Page doenst seem to respond.
REQUEST : Interested in orphanages
- Posted By Mahi Palanisami 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
...
REQUEST : Mala Question
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
- Posted By Michael Erlewine 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
...
REQUEST : Meaning of Sloka from Vishnu Sahasranamam
- Posted By Ranjani Ramamurthy 24 Apr 1997 12:37:29 -0400
>>>Hello,
I would very much like to know the meaning of the following
sloka from the vishnu sahasranamam.. It reads as;;
"vanamaali gadishaangi shankhi chakri cha nandaki
srimaannarayano vishnu vasudevobhirakshatu"
...
REQUEST : Need info. on Hinduism and Science
- Posted By Srikar Chunduri 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 Virender Dayal 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
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan 14 Apr 1997 15:01:23 -0700
>>>Pradip Gangopadhyay <pradip@lism.usc.edu> writes:
> There is, in Hinduism, a distinction between 'higher knowledge' and
> 'lower knowledge' according to the Mundaka Upanishad I.i.4.
>
> The lower knowledge includes all knowledge that endows a man with the
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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,
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:00:07 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>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,
...
REQUEST : Need some info about Ugaadi
- Posted By bgarun@travel-net.com 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.
REQUEST : Origin of "Patel"
- Posted By Y. Malaiya Wed, 02 Apr 1997 16:43:10 -0700
>>>KPATEL wrote:
> I am writting a artical about origin of "Patel" in my town directory.
>
> Anyone know about this ,please kindly E mail me,at
Patta is a flat surface for writing, the term was often used for
...
REQUEST : Picture of Shiva and Parvati
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 1 Apr 97 13:40:07 GMT
>>>Hi Birendra,
See www.spiritweb.org/spirit/image-gallery.htlm
In the past I have seen many beautiful pictures there are pointers to other
sites that have more pictures. Good luck.
Sunil
...
REQUEST : Prophecy of Hindus
- Posted By Virender Dayal 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.
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
REQUEST : Question on Extraterrestial Life and Hinduism
- Posted By Gandalf Mon, 21 Apr 1997 00:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
>>>I'm wondering. What does Hinduism say about intelligent life (or rather,
just life itself) outside Earth? From what I've heard about christianity,
God did not create life outside of this planet. Could you clear this up
for me?
Daynesh Mangal
...
REQUEST : Religion debates
REQUEST : Shree Ma Ashram
REQUEST : Status of Lakulisa?
REQUEST : Theory!
- Posted By Mikkey Panchal 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
...
REQUEST : travel information for swamiji from India
- Posted By Cyber Maadhva Sangha Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:30:16 GMT
>>>Dear readers,
some of us in the Dvaita mailing list are working on inviting one of the
Swamijis from the Udupi mutts to US this summer. As most of you would know,
swamijis (regardless of which school of thought they belong to) carry
items for puja and other things that they generally do not like to open
...
REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery
- Posted By Kelly Warner 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
...
REQUEST: Initiation Rituals
- Posted By Chris Cahill 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
...
REQUEST: Advice on Kauai's Hindu Monastery
- Posted By Daly de Gagne Wed, 09 Apr 1997 20:25:03 -0500
>>>Namaste.
Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
> I don't know how much they charge converts, but I posted excerpts from
> Hinduism Today some time ago where they most definitely seemed to
> suggest that it cost at least one thousand US dollars to become a
...
- Posted By Ray Fagan 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
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 14 Apr 97 11:35:12 GMT
>>>Hi Ramakrishnan
> 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
...
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai 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.
...
REQUEST: Need info. on Hinduism and Science
- Posted By Srikar Chunduri Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:16:25 -0500
>>>Thankyou for your responses. The information posted by all
is valuable.
In the same line of thought I have another question. (I promise its the
last one).
How did the progress in science infulence the practice of hinduism?
...
Request: Need info. on Hindusim and Science
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian 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 Pradip Gangopadhyay Tue, 15 Apr 1997 15:38:14 -0700 (PDT)
>>>Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
>If I may interject, while this twofold classification of earthly
>vs. divine knowledge is a valuable one, it is not the import
>of the Upanishad passage in question.
>The Mundaka Upanishad speaks of two levels of knowing the Absolute.
REQUEST: Reincarnation
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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
...
- Posted By Jonathan Dahlberg 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
...
REQUEST: The Hindu cult of Thuggee?
- Posted By Bharat Bhushan Wed, 09 Apr 1997 13:22:20 MET
>>>Hi Joe,
Thugi tradition lived and thrived in the Central West part
of the India (which is still called Vidarbha). The two main
cities of vidarbha and where Thugs operated are Jabalpur and
Nagpur. Nagpur used be capital of whole central-west India
...
- Posted By N. Tiwari 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.
- Posted By Dohn Joe 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 Y. Malaiya Thu, 10 Apr 1997 12:35:12 -0600
>>>Dohn Joe 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
...
- Posted By Sunil Sethi 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
...
Request: Valampiri Sankh
REQUEST: Where was Pataliputra?
- Posted By Perwesh Sharma 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?
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
- Posted By Jay Thirumalai 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
...
REQUEST:Cloning of sheep:Duplicate Souls?
- Posted By JAYABARATHI Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:57:36 -0800
>>>Question by Vishal(vishal@singnet.com.sg)
"Creating a clone is creating a new life.....?"
Creating a clone is NOT creating a new life.
By means of taking a living cell and cloning it ,
you can duplicate the physical structure of of the organism,but you do
...
Why ?)
- Posted By Kunal Singh 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
...
WWW : Prophcies of Ages
WWW : Books
WWW : Contribution of the HINDUS to the World's Culture
- Posted By sudheer birodkar Tue, 29 Apr 1997 05:06:40 PDT
>>>Namaste,
I read your message in the Guestbook of the site on Hinduism.
I am a student of Indology, and have recently completed a book on the subject,
"India˙ffff92s Contribution to World Culture".
I invite you to visit the home page for the book:
...
WWW : Hindu Tantrik Home Page
WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG
- Posted By FISU Tue, 01 Apr 1997 18:43:33 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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- Posted By FISU Sun, 13 Apr 1997 08:41:28 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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