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Starting: Wed 23 Apr 1997 - 16:59:13 EST
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Messages: 131
- Posted By Adina Dumitrescu
- Request: about lie Sat, 24 May 1997 18:31:34 +0200
>>>Namaskar !
Could someone give me an idea were to find (www if possible) texts about
the attitude towards lie and liars in Hinduism ?
Is it allowed to lie, is it prohibited, by whom, for whom , ... ?
Thank you,
...
- Posted By Alfred Micallef
- Posted By Anshuman Pandey
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- Posted By avatar
- ARTICLE : Narasimha-avatar Mon, 19 May 1997 01:08:32 GMT
>>>Dear friends,
The endearing story of how Lord Narasimha (the fourth of Vishnu's
dasavatara-s) saved His devotee Prahlada from a demonic tyrant has
perpetually fascinated mankind. Indeed, for millenia artists have
painted
...
- Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam
- Posted By Bijaya
- Posted By Bob McGill
- Re: project 14 May 1997 21:54:49 GMT
>>>I am doing a project on Hinduism for a civilizations class. I would like
to have/make a tradtional clothing, but I have no access to this culture
except for books. I would also like to make tradtional food. I have
recipes, but some of the ingredients are not in English and I am afraid I
don't know what they are. If any one could help me I would be much obliged.
- Posted By chad landry
- Posted By Charles Wikner
- Posted By Chintan
- ARTICLE : "Am I A Hindu" 2 May 1997 04:19:27 GMT
>>>everyone who wants to understand Hinduism, please read the book "Am I A
Hindu?".
it is written by Ed. Viswanathan. my friend recommended this book to me.
though i dont agree with some of the auther's own ideas or beliefs, i find
it very interesting. it is a fact book except some ideas by the auther.
- Posted By cstrong
- Posted By Das Devaraj
- Posted By DocIndigo@aol.com
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- Re: Temples in the Seattle/Tacoma area Tue, 06 May 1997 21:44:28 GMT
>>>In article <862872541.32571@dejanews.com>, ajaychavali@hotmail.com wrote:
> I am new to the Seattle metro area and was wondering if anyone
> could point me to some information about temples or hindu places
> of worship around this town. Thanks -ajay
An excellent source for information about temples is the web site
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- Posted By Dr. Johnson
- REQUEST : angel survey Mon, 19 May 1997 13:17:07 -0400
>>>Hello,
Please participate in a study we are doing of the public perception and
belief in angels. You will find it at this address:
http://angelart-gallery.com/survey/anglques.html
This is for a PhD thesis at International Seminary by Rev. Jimmie
...
- Posted By Eliseo Franco
- Posted By Girish G Hiremath
- Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
- Posted By Heidi Fadum
- Re: Sadhus and charas Sun, 25 May 1997 01:08:18 +0200
>>>Hi!
I am looking for litterature on the religious context of charas, ganja
or bhang. I have noticed that quite a few sadhus are smoking charas, and
that one of Shiva`s apects, Shankar, are connected to this herb. Though
I have problems finding references to this in literature on hinduism.
- Posted By i96vbodhani@bcoll.demon.co.uk
- Posted By Institute
- ARTICLE : Graceful Exits 16 May 1997 14:53:09 GMT
>>>Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die has just been
published and may be of interest to you. It contains the death stories
of 108 Zen, Tibetan, and Hindu masters. When she started work on the
book two years ago, my wife, Sushila Blackman, the editor and compiler,
had no idea how important it was going to become in her life. Recently
...
- Posted By Jacob Hollenberg
- Posted By James P. sweeney
- REQUEST : Collecting Stories on Faith Tue, 13 May 1997 01:10:15 GMT
>>>Why do you have faith?
What causes you to believe when it would be easier not to?
I am interested in collecting stories from people about why
they have faith, why they believe. If you came to your faith
in an interesting way, or you would like to share with others
...
- Posted By JAYABARATHI
- Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk
- Re: Idol Worship - Reply to Mani 29 May 1997 13:43:12 +0200
>>>>>>>> Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
> any average temple in India where worshippers
> pray, unadulterated by the modern shame with which
> most English-speaking, alienated Hindus approach idol
> worship. Ask these traditional practicants of the
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- Posted By Jon Richard Auman
- Posted By JustAnotherBrowser
- Posted By Karthi Palanisamy / Rajitha Rajalingam
- Posted By Kathi
- Posted By knut.movik@iks.uio.no
- Request : for info on substances Thu, 29 May 1997 14:38:54 +0200
>>>Hello.
I am a student of contemporary religion, and I wonder if anyone has any
information about the part of Shaivism where sadhus use
consciousnessexpanding substances like ganja, charas ,bhang or datura. I
know that some of the Shaivas recognize Shankar, one aspect of Shiva, as
...
- Posted By kris
- Posted By KRISHNAN
- ARTICLE : hare krsna! 3 May 1997 06:37:08 GMT
>>>Hare Krsna !
haribol ! prabhu...i'm a devotee from malaysia.......and i would like to
thank you for informing us about the new website....THANX!......haribol
prabhu !........hope to correspond with you..:)))))))
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 06 May 1997 09:43:20 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9q4x7.Hw1@netcom.com> "Rajesh J. Gajjar" <raju@iafrica.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> if a Vaishnava says that Rama or Krishna must be worshipped and all
> their devotees must be vegetarian, it becomes absurd! That is because
> there is no correlation between the lifestyle of Rama or Krishna and
...
- Re: REQUEST : cows 30 Apr 1997 10:14:02 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9FEFM.48p@netcom.com> Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
> [nonsensical blather deleted]
More strident misinformation I have not read in a long
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- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 30 Apr 1997 10:12:18 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DMA2.B4H@netcom.com> "Rajesh J. Gajjar" <raju@iafrica.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> Unh, unh, unh! If lower-level things operate mechanically and do not
> incur either merit or sin, then how do they advance in your system to
My understanding is that lower lifeforms, advance to the next higher level
...
- Re: REQUEST : cows 30 Apr 1997 10:31:17 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DM9F.Axx@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
As Mr. Varadarajan has insisted without details that what I've stated
here is wrong, I have decided to provide general references, and am
willing to provide specific references should he require:
...
- Re: REQUEST : cows 30 Apr 1997 10:36:50 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DM9F.Axx@netcom.com> nnyxsi@swap31-236.ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
There are legends describing fights between the Kshatriyas (warrior
castes) and Brahmins over the issue of eating cows, Brahmins refusing
to allow Kshatriyas to kill or eat cows and even refusing to recognize
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 30 Apr 1997 10:43:27 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DMA2.B4H@netcom.com> "Rajesh J. Gajjar" <raju@iafrica.com> writes:
As I've responded to Mr. Gajjar, if he does not give weight to
scriptures or does so selectively, that is fine. However, anyone who
claims the scriptures as their authority must explain the discrepancy
between the life of that person whom he worships and the lifestyle
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 30 Apr 1997 11:10:25 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DMA2.B4H@netcom.com> "Rajesh J. Gajjar" <raju@iafrica.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> Unh, unh, unh! If lower-level things operate mechanically and do not
> incur either merit or sin, then how do they advance in your system to
My understanding is that lower lifeforms, advance to the next higher level
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 12 May 1997 09:53:38 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9q4xL.Hzr@netcom.com> "Rajesh J. Gajjar" <raju@iafrica.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> The deer has no such desire to kill, so why is it introduced into the
> lion in the first place ? Obviously many lower lifeforms do not have
It is impossible to answer such a specific question with a single answer.
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 12 May 1997 11:04:02 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9DM9u.B2E@netcom.com> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
.. stuff deleted ..
> That is a matter of debate. The fact remains that Buddha was a
> non-vegetarian by the definition of vegetarians today.
There is no point in trying to dilute the fact that Buddha advocated
...
- Re: Why Cows are Sacred? 09 May 1997 13:54:01 -0400
>>>In article <ghenE9tL12.5pB@netcom.com> chandran@nmaa.org (Ram Chandran) writes:
.. stuff deleted..
perform duties spontaneously without expecting rewards! The behavior
of trees, flower plants and the cows remind the Hindus to follow their
examples! I cannot think of any more valid reason treating cows as
...
- Posted By Lilia Stepanova
- Posted By Magne Antonsen
- Posted By Mani Ramachandran
- INFO : Kumbhabhishekham in Australia 14 May 97 13:36:57 GMT
>>>The Mandir Society of Australia, Canberra is to perform the
kumbhabhishekham of its new Vishnu Shiva temple on June 1, 1997 according
to agamic rituals. The main deity in the moolasthaanam is Lord
Venkateswara. The other deities are Shiva Lingam, Subramanya, Ganesha,
Radha Krishna, Ram Darbar, Maha Shakti, Navagrahams, Nandi and Garuda. The
...
- Posted By Mani Varadarajan
- Re: Idol worship 01 May 1997 13:25:51 -0700
>>>"Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> 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
> local temple where invoking was done at the time of pratiShThApana, or I
...
- Re: Hindu diet 29 May 1997 11:43:29 -0700
>>>kevink@intergate.bc.ca (Kevin) writes:
> As a vegetarian, I notice the Hindu diet on the planes and was wondering:
> Is the Hindu diet vegetarian? Are there any other dietary restrictions?
The so-called Hindu menu on airlines such as Singapore Airlines
is just beef-free and often includes chicken or fish. It is not
...
- Re: Idol worship Wed, 21 May 1997 14:17:24 -0700
>>>Sankar,
You wrote:
> There are times, for example when the "sannidhi" (inner sanctum) of the
> deity in the temple is to be cleaned, when the "power" in the idol (ie, the
> deity who has graciously consented to be present in the idol) is "transferred"
...
- Re: Idol worship 16 May 1997 12:33:04 -0700
>>>robert.harder@real.net.au (Robert Harder) writes:
> Maybe I have missed the point of the original posting, but as a
> Hindu I have been told that the substance or shape of the murthi
> is fairly irrelevant. The important step in making it a channel
> to God is the enlivening of the murthi by a special ceremony.
- Re: Idol worship 09 May 1997 11:33:53 -0700
>>>I had written:
> I fail to see how [Hindu temple worship] can be called
> anything other than image or idol worship.
To which Narahari B. N. Achar replied:
> BECAUSE THE PARTICULAR ICON OR IMAGE DOES NOT MATTER ( eg. a lump of
...
- Posted By Michael Carson
- Posted By Mike Wolverton
- Posted By Mikkey Panchal
- Posted By N. Tiwari
- ARTICLE : Vedas and Sikhism 5 May 1997 18:10:35 GMT
>>> This post of mine is an attempt to higlight the
regard, which the Sikh Gurus held for Vedas and
the wisdom embedded in them.
Quite often, modern Sikh scholraship has claimed
that Vedas and Sikh thought stand diametrically opposed
...
- Posted By Narahari B. N. Achar
- Re: Idol worship Wed, 07 May 1997 13:13:37 -0700
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
>
> "Narahari B. N. Achar" <nachar@msuvx1.memphis.edu> writes:
> > 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
...
- Posted By Nathan Parker
- Posted By Paul
- Posted By Perwesh Sharma
- Posted By Prabhat Avasare
- Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
- Posted By praveen k. varshney
- Posted By R Shivaramakrishnan
- Posted By Rajalakshmi Ganesan
- Posted By Rajesh J. Gajjar
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 3 May 1997 09:36:58 GMT
>>>> The deer has no such desire to kill, so why is it introduced into the
> lion in the first place ? Obviously many lower lifeforms do not have
It is impossible to answer such a specific question with a single answer.
I can think of a number of reasons, but I certainly can't quote from
scriptures that will answer your question. My belief is that the deer
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 3 May 1997 10:36:52 GMT
>>>> if a Vaishnava says that Rama or Krishna must be worshipped and all
> their devotees must be vegetarian, it becomes absurd! That is because
> there is no correlation between the lifestyle of Rama or Krishna and
> that recommended to the devotee.
Ok, now I see where you are coming from. Forgive me, but I just joined
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Why? 12 May 1997 16:27:00 GMT
>>>> As for Krishna I'll have to check the details, but if their descent is
> indicative of culture, Yayati the father of Yadu was also a hunter. I
> would be most surprised if the Yadavs somehow afterward became pure
> vegetarians!
No, I'm afraid that just because Ram hunted, does not make him a
...
- Posted By Rajwinder Singh
- Re: Ram in Sikh Thought 19 May 1997 02:46:15 GMT
>>>N. Tiwari (ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu) wrote in article <5kqfcm$870@news.bu.edu> on 5 May 1997 14:50:43 GMT :
>The full verse follows:
>ram gyo, ravan gayo, jaa kahu bahu parivaaru
>kahu nanaku thir kachu nahi, supney jiu sansaaru
>The message what Nanak is trying to convey is that
...
- Posted By Ram Chandran
- ARTICLE : Idol worship and Hindu Symbolism Thu, 08 May 1997 23:40:43 -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.
...
- Re: Why Cows are Sacred? Mon, 05 May 1997 21:31:28 -0400
>>>Why do Hindus regard the cow as sacred?
The question is complex and let me try my level best to answer it. I
am aware that there are other valid explanations besides this in Hindu
scriptures. Hinduism is truly a way of life and certain traditions such
as treating cows sacred are symbolic. In Hindu families there are givers
...
- ARTICLE : Why do Hindus regard the cow as sacred? Wed, 30 Apr 1997 22:21:54 -0400
>>>Why do Hindus regard the cow as sacred?
The question is a complex let me try my level to answer as complete as I
can. I am aware that there are other valid explanations besides this
available in Hindu scriptures. Hinduism is truly a way of life. In
Hindu families there are givers and takers. The parents and grand
...
- ARTICLE : Idol Worship - Reply Tue, 27 May 1997 21:53:36 -0400
>>>Dear Shri Mani Varadarajan:
I respect your point of view and your Bhakti. In fact I am from
Madurai, India and during my school days, I used to visit Meenakshi
Temple almost every day. I was fortunate to witness the divine
marriage ceremony of Goddess Meenakshi & Sundareswarar almost every year
...
- Re: Corruption in India Fri, 23 May 1997 01:46:49 -0400
>>>Srinivas Saraswatuala <srinivas@uspam.ibm.com> writes:
> I have been wondering about this topic for a while. Why is Indian
> society so corrupt - morally? Why can (a majority of) people no longer
> tell the difference between right and wrong?...................
Let me first admit that I am not attempting to give an answer to this
...
- Posted By Ram V Chandran
- Re: Idol Worship - Reply to Mani Sat, 24 May 1997 23:55:24 EDT
>>> Varadarajan writes:
> Now, when it comes to the belief systems of the modern,
> English-speaking, alienated Hindu, such as those who regularly
> frequent SRH and quote isolated phrases from the Upanishads and
> the Gita with gay abandon -- well then, all bets are off.
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Re: Idol worship Wed, 21 May 1997 17:17:15 -0500
>>>Srinivas Saraswatula wrote:
> > robert.harder@real.net.au (Robert Harder) writes:
> > > Maybe I have missed the point of the original posting, but as a
> > > Hindu I have been told that the substance or shape of the murthi
> > > is fairly irrelevant. The important step in making it a channel
...
- Posted By Randy Leighton
- Posted By Reuben King
- Posted By Richard Grant
- INFO REQ: Proto-Shiva seal from Mojenjo-daro 18 May 97 09:00:43 -0500
>>>I am researching an article (for a journal called GREEN EGG published
in California) about connections between the early Hindu tradition and
the ancient spiritual and/or shamanic traditions practiced
concurrently in Europe. The problem is that we know so very little
about the latter, in comparison to the former. Some scholars, for
...
- Posted By Robert Harder
- Re: Idol worship 15 May 1997 10:08:57 GMT
>>>Maybe I have missed the point of the original posting, but as a Hindu I have
been told that the substance or shape of the murthi is fairly irrelevant. The
important step in making it a channel to God is the enlivening of the murthi by
a special ceremony.
Rob
...
- Posted By SandRaLita@aol.com
- Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan
- Re: Idol worship Mon, 19 May 1997 17:06:05 -0500
>>>Mani Varadarajan <mani@be.com> wrote:
> robert.harder@real.net.au (Robert Harder) writes:
> > Maybe I have missed the point of the original posting, but as a
> > Hindu I have been told that the substance or shape of the murthi
> > is fairly irrelevant. The important step in making it a channel
...
- Posted By shuddha@ibm.net
- WWW : Who Am I ? Sun, 04 May 1997 01:09:29 -0500
>>>The new book that details the answer to this eternal question in
prashnotari...question answer satsang format in satsangs with The Gnani
is now accessible in its full form at the following URL site:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/9195/whomi.html
Caution: This is a very large file. 1.3 megabytes.
- Posted By sns@popd.ix.netcom.com
- ARTICLE : Beware of unholy bias Fri, 09 May 1997 14:39:18 -0500
>>>THis is from the Indian Express Dated 5/9/97
____________________________________________________________________________
Beware of unholy bias
The recent tragedy at Mina in Saudi Arabia where at least 94
Indian hajis met a fiery end highlights all that is wrong with
...
- Posted By Srinivas Saraswatula
- Re: Idol worship Mon, 19 May 1997 09:48:12 -0400
>>>Mani Varadarajan wrote:
>
> robert.harder@real.net.au (Robert Harder) writes:
> > Maybe I have missed the point of the original posting, but as a
> > Hindu I have been told that the substance or shape of the murthi
...
- Posted By Stanley Arcieri
- Posted By Sunita Sawh
- Posted By venkata dharbhamulla
- Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan
- Posted By Virender Dayal
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : Beware of unholy bias 22 May 1997 17:27:38 GMT
>>>In article <ghenEAKI2D.75o@netcom.com>,
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
>> This is so strange - religious/historical references to the Kama Sutra
>> were disallowed on SRH about a year ago, but now, homosexual
>> innuendoes carried in political articles seem to get approved.
- Re: ARTICLE : Beware of unholy bias 16 May 1997 18:03:45 GMT
>>>In article <ghenEA2xLL.KAI@netcom.com>, <sns@popd.ix.netcom.com> wrote:
[...]
> India bends backwards or more suggestively bends forwards to
> please the Saudis.
This is so strange - religious/historical references to the Kama Sutra
...
- Posted By Y. Malaiya
- ARTICLE : Indian Cooking Terms (Re: project) Mon, 19 May 1997 11:33:54 -0600
>>>Bob McGill wrote:
> I am doing a project on Hinduism for a civilizations class. I would like
> to have/make a tradtional clothing, but I have no access to this culture
> except for books. I would also like to make tradtional food. I have
> recipes, but some of the ingredients are not in English and I am afraid I
...
- Posted By Yogesh Patel [C]
- Re: REQUEST : Suicide in Hinduism Fri, 16 May 1997 09:19:26 -0500
>>>Swaminarayan Sampraday follower's code of conduct specifically
mentions that one should not take his/her life. Here is a reference:
One should not take his or her life even at holy places, even
with anger, even when one has committed unworthy act one should
not take his or her life.
- Posted By Your_real_name
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