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Messages: 114
- Posted By ac70@cityscape.co.uk
- Posted By Ananth
- Posted By Ananth Krishnamoorthy
- Posted By Anil Tuladhar
- Re: REQUEST: What is religion 27 Jun 1997 03:17:15 GMT
>>>Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl) wrote:
: >>>>> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
: >> I'm doing some research on the meaning of the term "religion".
: >> Specifically, what religion means to different people. I'd like to know
: > Religion is an attempt find an explanation of human existence and
...
- Posted By Annette Yoshiko Reed
- Posted By annika and mark
- Posted By Ashok V Chowgule
- Posted By athiest
- Re: request: Mans will Vs the Destiny Sat, 14 Jun 1997 15:38:12 +0000
>>>> jaggu wrote:
> > I will appreciate if someone could tell me if mans karmas are decided by
> > his actions( of his own will) or by Predestinations. If it is predestined
> > that I should commit a sin, then where is the scope for me to 'do' good to
> > redeem my self.
- Posted By Bal Prasad
- Posted By Balasubramaniam santhanam
- Posted By Balasubramanian Viswanath
- ARTICLE : Free will and destiny Fri, 27 Jun 1997 18:52:50 -0400
>>>Hi Jaggu,
As an amateur astrologer myself, I wish to answer your question, if I may.
I think the answer to your question lies in the understanding of the word
"karma'.
In my humble opinion, 'karma' means the fruits of our bad and good deeds
...
- Posted By Barsana Dham
- Posted By cg
- REQUEST : Hindu religion Sun, 01 Jun 1997 13:15:03 GMT
>>>Hi!
I would like to learn more about the Hindu faith as I have no idea about
it. Are there books which are any good? Is it similar to Chritianity or
Islam where people follow a 'holy book'?
Excuse my ignorance but any information will be gratefully received.
- Posted By cosmic@hol.fr
- Posted By coveru2@flash.net
- REQUEST : Hinduism vs. Buddhism Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:55:51 -0700
>>>Hi there...
I'm doing a report on the similarities and differences of Hinduism and
Buddhism. I've Read many books and have been looking all over the
internet and thought i might get real live actual living people's
opinion. Though I'm not looking for any really deep stuff (mostly just
...
- Posted By danek@epix.net
- Posted By Dr. Jai Maharaj
- Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu religion 17 Jun 1997 21:13:23 GMT
>>>Jerzy.Tarasiuk@fuw.edu.pl wrote:
Jerzy,
Thanks for pointining out many important concepts.Some of them are wrong according to a Hindu
and some of them are acceptable to me as a human being. I will try to give my own feelings answering both of you.
yes Hinduism is a religion just like any other religion. You can find many interesyting websites related to hinduism if you go to YAHOO or ALTAVISTA and search for hinduism.
- Posted By e96029a52@omega.ntu.ac.sg
- Request about mantra 21 Jun 97 11:48:00 +0800
>>>Hi,
Does anyone know the mantra that is said by the priest (which I believe
should be said by the husband) when a 'thaali' is tied during a wedding?
If someone could also explain the meaning, I would be grateful.
cK
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- Posted By Erkki.Aalto@Helsinki.FI
- Posted By FISU
- Posted By Gateavisa
- Re: Sadhus and Drugs Fri, 13 Jun 1997 18:37:11 +0100
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
> >=20
> None of shiva's aspects are connected with ganja, bhang or whatever.
> There are some people who use this as an excuse to indulge in whatever
> they please and that's about it. There is no evidence AFAIK in the
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- REQUEST: Sadhus and Drugs Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:06:38 +0100
>>>Hi!
I'm working on a thesis conerning altered states of consciousness, and
I am looking for information on the religious context of use of
charas, ganja, bhang and datura among the sadhus. I have noticed that
quite a few sadhus are using these substances, and I know that one of
...
- Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
- Posted By jaggu
- request: Mans will Vs the Destiny 9 Jun 1997 22:38:20 GMT
>>>I will appreciate if someone could tell me if mans karmas are decided by
his actions( of his own will) or by Predestinations. If it is predestined
that I should commit a sin, then where is the scope for me to 'do' good to
redeem my self.
Jaggu.
- Posted By jaison chand
- Posted By JErce17190@aol.com
- Posted By Jerry Leventer
- Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk
- Re: Idol worship - Reply to Jerzy 06 Jun 1997 11:11:20 +0200
>>>Hello, Ram Chandran
it's very kind of you that you answered some of my questions,
thanks a lot. But I still have some - maybe answers are obvious
for you, but not for me - we belong to different culteres, we
speak in different languages, and some words may have different
...
- Re: REQ:How man came about? 06 Jun 1997 11:19:02 +0200
>>>>>>>> vanita <atinav@mbox2.singnet.com.sg> writes:
> have Adam and Eve and Darwin believes we came from apes.Is there anything
Sorry for saying off-topic in this group, but Darwin did
not believe we came from apes. It was invented later as
misinterpretation of his description of evolution.
- Re: Idol Worship - Reply to Mani 31 May 1997 20:44:46 +0200
>>>>>>>> Ram V Chandran <chandran.burke@juno.com> writes:
> worship." Few years back Prof. V. Krishnamoorthy, a retired faculty from
...
> paragraph from his book on "Idol Worship" (page 5, paragraph 2).
> "An Idol serves the same purpose for a religious devotee as a
...
- Re: REQUEST: What is religion 28 Jun 1997 18:47:44 +0200
>>>>>>>> Anil Tuladhar <tuladhar@unixg.ubc.ca> writes:
> Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl) wrote:
> : >>>>> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
> : > By this definition science is also a religion. It is a widespread
> : By my definition it is not, although it may be similar.
- Re: Request about mantra 25 Jun 1997 11:14:18 +0200
>>>>>>>> e96029a52 <e96029a52@omega.ntu.ac.sg> writes:
> Does anyone know the mantra that is said by the priest (which I believe
> should be said by the husband) when a 'thaali' is tied during a wedding?
> If someone could also explain the meaning, I would be grateful.
I would like to know it, too (what these words of the mantra mean
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu religion 23 Jun 1997 14:15:56 +0200
>>>>>>>> durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula <saibaba@ccs.neu.edu> writes:
[about BhagavadGita]
> Many people interpreted it (rather translated it according to their
> own understanding) and I don't find any fault.
Have you read translation made by Srila Praphupada? I noticed
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- Re: REQUEST: What is religion 23 Jun 1997 10:12:19 +0200
>>>>>>>> M Suresh <msuresh@india.ti.com> writes:
>> I'm doing some research on the meaning of the term "religion".
>> Specifically, what religion means to different people. I'd like to know
> Religion is an attempt find an explanation of human existence and
> the universe around him. It is also an attempt to get to the root
...
- Question: term "energy" (="hare"?) 23 Jun 1997 10:28:03 +0200
>>>I noticed some religious sects coming from Hindu religions
frequently use term "energy" to denote something spiritual,
and I would like to know:
- is it widely used in Hindu religions, or in few sects only,
- if it is used widely what does it mean (precisely),
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Hinduism 16 Jun 1997 15:23:42 +0200
>>>>>>>> Srinivas Prasad <prasad@nsrc.nus.sg> writes:
> Subject: Hinduism through Video Games
Very interesting article (if it is good, I am not proper person
to judge since my very poor knowledge about hinduism), thanks.
I have some question: usually video games are designed to give
...
- Posted By Jerzy.Tarasiuk@fuw.edu.pl
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu religion Fri, 6 Jun 97 12:27:45 +0200
>>>>>>>> cg <cg@ottokar.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I would like to learn more about the Hindu faith as I have no idea about
> it. Are there books which are any good? Is it similar to Chritianity or
> Islam where people follow a 'holy book'?
While my info is limited since I'm not a Hindu, I will try say
...
- Posted By Joan Sotkin
- Posted By Karthik Venkataraman
- Posted By Kevin Solway
- INFO : GENIUS-L email discussion list Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:46:45 +1000
>>>Announcing a new discussion list that may be of interest to those with a
special attraction to advaita vedanta.
GENIUS-L is an unmoderated discussion list devoted to discussing
the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to enlightenment.
There is no emphasis placed on any particular religious or
...
- Posted By Knut Movik
- Re: ARTICLE : Sadhus and Drugs Thu, 19 Jun 1997 13:55:30 +0200
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
> Really! First you say you are looking for material connecting shaivism
> to ganja and what not and now you claim to know some ancient myths
> connecting shiva to ganja. Make up your mind.
Make up my mind about what? Even if I know myths picturing Shiva as Lord
...
- Posted By Kunal Singh
- Re: Request: Advaita Question 23 Jun 1997 18:15:06 -0400
>>>In article <ghenEBnL32.JK1@netcom.com> Pradip Gangopadhyay <pradip@lism.usc.edu> writes:
Subject: REQUEST : Advaita Question
Ram Gopalaswamy (tg@etsd.ml.com ) wrote:
>The words "nirGuna" and "Ananda" sound contradictory in the following
>Adavaitic cliche statements.
- Re: REQUEST : Marma points 09 Jun 1997 13:08:20 -0400
>>>In article <ghenEBH7vL.CoI@netcom.com> "Martin " <octagmc@iafrica.com> writes:
Can anybody help me with information regarding the marma points according
to Ayurveda?
The marma points are described in the Sushruta Samhita. I'm sure they
would be described in the Charaka Samhita as well.
- Posted By Kurt Keutzer
- Posted By M Suresh
- Posted By Martin
- Posted By Matha
- Posted By megan
- Re: REQUEST : Hinduism vs. Buddhism 21 Jun 1997 02:21:44 GMT
>>>hi there -
i'm a student of southeast asian art here in toronto.
my impression of the relationship between buddhism and hinduism goes
something like this:
buddha was born and lived a hindu. buddhist art and buddhist practice in
...
- Posted By Mikkey Panchal
- REQUEST : Krishna 9 Jun 1997 17:39:25 GMT
>>> Just had a question. All this time I have been going to the
help, I hear about Krishna and his Gopis. I recently have learned that
he was married to another women, yet his love for Radha was so great.
I'm just a little confused about this. Can someone please explain me
this triangle. thanks in advance.
- Posted By Per Kistler
- Re: REQUEST: Information about SYDA Sat, 21 Jun 1997 16:57:54 +0200
>>>Hi Terry
That group goes back to Swami Nityananda and his pupil Swami
Muktananda from Ganeshpuri in India. There is there main ashram.
South Fallsburg is the main center in the west. Nice Shiva statue
there:-). Swami Chidvilasand and here brother have become the
...
- Re: REQUEST : Darshanas Sat, 21 Jun 1997 17:08:59 +0200
>>>Hi Jaison
The six darshanas of hinduism are:
Yoga, samkhy, purva mimamsa, uttara mimamsa, nyaya and vaisheshika.
These are diffent concepts of the practice of hinduism. For example,
nyaya consists of many logico-philosophical treatises, whereas
...
- Posted By Peregrine McGehee
- Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
- Request:Vedanta Thu, 5 Jun 1997 11:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
>>>Subject: REQUEST : Vedanta
>Raju (Raju100@aol.com) wrote:
>I am looking for Vedanta/Bhagbatam/Yoga Basistha. topics or to read . Thank
>you . Raju
You can try www.vedanta.com in the net to order Vedantic books. You can also
...
- Posted By Prayer Wheel Project
- Posted By RAJARAM VENKATARAMANI
- Re: Request: Paper on Bhagwat Gita Sun, 29 Jun 1997 13:27:47 -0700 (MST)
>>>Dear ghen,
There are two energies of Lord Krishna. One is the inferior energy or
the material energy which is composd of matter in its different elements
namely earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego.
( ref. bhumiir aapo.. 7.4 ). Besides this there is a superior energy
...
- Posted By Raju100@aol.com
- Posted By Ram Chandran
- Posted By Ram Gopalaswamy
- Posted By Ram V Chandran
- Re: Spiritualism - Reply to K. Susarla Sat, 07 Jun 1997 23:22:24 EDT
>>>Krishna Susarla <susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> writes:
> ............. It is a standard BJP article ..............
> What I found interesting about it is that while it seeks to correct
> misconceptions of spirituality (ostensibly Hinduism or Vedic
spirituality),
...
- Re: Idol Worship - Reply to Jerzzy Tue, 03 Jun 1997 22:55:01 EDT
>>>Dear Jerzy: (>>>>> Jerzy Tarasiuk < jt@fuw.edu.pl>)
I am glad to see your profound reply with several thoughtful
questions. Let me try an honest attempt to explain. If my explanation
clears your doubts, it is because of the grace of God and if it confuses
you, I am responsible!
...
- Re: Idol worship - Reply to Jerzy Sun, 01 Jun 1997 21:32:57 EDT
>>>Jerzy Tarasiuk <jt@fuw.edu.pl> writes:
> I'm not sure if I correctly understand your words, but
> seems (for me) they are almost clear statement that
> people of Hindu faith "think the image itself is the
> very manifestation of the Deity". My questions:
...
- ARTICLE : Idol worship - Reply to Reply Tue, 10 Jun 1997 00:20:44 EDT
>>>Jerzy Tarasiuk <jt@fuw.edu.pl> writes:
> ...... What mean "very manifestation" and "symbolic representation"
> here? The possible range of meaning is (surely I call too wide
> but it is better than too narrow) from <<something that is to
> mean "God" just like a word "cat" means some animal>> to
...
- Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
- Re: ARTICLE : Sadhus and Drugs Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:50:05 -0500
>>>Knut Movik wrote:
I seem to remember replying to someone called gateavisa (sp?). Anyway,
> > Really! First you say you are looking for material connecting shaivism
> > to ganja and what not and now you claim to know some ancient myths
> > connecting shiva to ganja. Make up your mind.
- Re: Sadhus and Drugs Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:10:36 -0500
>>>Gateavisa wrote:
[ ... ]
> Yes, parts of the tantric deal with this. But even if you don=B4t find=20
> sanctions in the vedas and puranas, it=B4s worth noting that Shaivism=20
> doesn=B4t have its roots in the invading vedic tradition. As I guess you=20
...
- Re: REQUEST: Sadhus and Drugs Thu, 12 Jun 1997 11:08:05 -0500
>>>Gateavisa wrote:
> I'm working on a thesis conerning altered states of consciousness, and
> I am looking for information on the religious context of use of
> charas, ganja, bhang and datura among the sadhus. I have noticed that
> quite a few sadhus are using these substances, and I know that one of
...
- Posted By Rebekah Berger
- Posted By Sankar Jayanarayanan
- Re: request: Mans will Vs the Destiny Mon, 16 Jun 1997 12:35:03 -0500
>>>jaggu@singnet.com.sg wrote:
> I will appreciate if someone could tell me if mans karmas are decided by
> his actions( of his own will) or by Predestinations. If it is predestined
> that I should commit a sin, then where is the scope for me to 'do' good to
> redeem my self.
- Posted By Selvan
- Re: REQ:How man came about? Thu, 19 Jun 1997 14:02:59 -0400
>>>vanita wrote:
>
> I would like to find out the Hindu's perception of evolution.The Christians
> have Adam and Eve and Darwin believes we came from apes.Is there anything
> in Hinduism that tells us how we came about?Any reply would be greatly
...
- Posted By Shree
- Posted By SREENI@TAMU.EDU
- Posted By srice@bbs.cruzio.com
- Posted By Srinivas Prasad
- ARTICLE : Hinduism 11 Jun 1997 06:35:18 GMT
>>> Subject: Hinduism through Video Games
**************************************
A very good article!!!
________________________________________________________
You may copy or reprint the following article for 'Not for Profit'
...
- Posted By Stephanie
- Posted By Teja & Barbara Arboleda
- REQUEST: What is religion Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:32:45 +0000
>>>Hi,
I'm doing some research on the meaning of the term "religion".
Specifically, what religion means to different people. I'd like to know
what the people in your newsgroup think about it.
I'd like to have people, if they would, write a short definition of what
...
- Posted By Terry Lacy
- REQUEST: Information about SYDA Wed, 18 Jun 1997 21:15:31 GMT
>>>I hope this isn't too far off topic, here.
Does anybody here know about SYDA (Siddha Yoga Dham of America
Foundation)?
Does anyone know about the spiritual leader of this group, Gurumayi
Chidvilasananda, or the ashram located near South Fallsburg, NY?
...
- Posted By thompson@proaxis.com
- Posted By vanita
- REQ:How man came about? 1 Jun 1997 05:04:16 GMT
>>>I would like to find out the Hindu's perception of evolution.The Christians
have Adam and Eve and Darwin believes we came from apes.Is there anything
in Hinduism that tells us how we came about?Any reply would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.
- Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan
- Re: REQUEST : Advaita Question Thu, 12 Jun 1997 15:00:03 -0700
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
[..]
> shrI sha.nkarAnanda (10-11 century AD) in his commentary to this upanishhad
> states that the advanced sAdhaka can grasp the true nature of brahman
A quick comment: the date of Sankarananda has to be 13-14th century AD.
- Posted By Vijay Sadananda Pai
- Re: Question: term "energy" (="hare"?) 26 Jun 1997 14:41:35 GMT
>>>In article <ghenECB7KA.40A@netcom.com>,
Vidyasankar Sundaresan <vidya@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>Jerzy Tarasiuk wrote:
>> Also, one of religious groups using the term is Hare Krishna
>> movement (they say "Hare Krishna" means "energy of Krishna"),
...
- Posted By Virtual_G
- REQUEST : Buddhism vs. Hinduism ?'s Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:18:03 LOCAL
>>>Hi.
Rest asured that by placing a "vs" in the middle there I am not implying that
I am pitting the two against eachother.
I am, however, looking for major differences and similarities between Buddhism
(in general) and Hinduism. What are the different views on reincarnation,
...
- Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
- Re: ARTICLE : Church luring Gujarat tribals to Christ 11 Jun 1997 18:33:43 GMT
>>>This whole article can be summarized in a few lines:
There are people in India who have been ignored to this day by the
right-wing crusade, and now that the Christian missionaries have the
audacity to actually pay even a modicum of attention to these people,
the self-proclaimed Hindu leadership is up in arms.
- Posted By Willk1@aol.com
- REQUEST : Paper on Bhagwat Gita Mon, 2 Jun 1997 11:50:18 -0400 (EDT)
>>> I am writing a paper for a religion class. The paper is on how Bhagavad-Gita
shows the nature of the higher and lower self.
The way my teacher described the higher and lower self went something like
this. We think we are American but we are really not, because our being
American passes away. It is only our soul that passes on after we are dead.
- Posted By Y. Malaiya
- Posted By Ziggy92@aol.com
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