Soc.Religion.Hindu Archives by Date
Starting: Mon 30 Jun 1997 - 14:26:44 EST
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Messages: 100
- Re: The Essence of Bhagavad Gita - Reply - Thu Jul 31 12:44:56 1997 EST
>>>Ram Chandran <chandran.burke@juno.com> wrote: "The most important
message of Gita is the assertion that actions are inevitable and excuses
are unforgivable."
In his reply Sankar Jayanarayanan <kartik@Eng.Auburn.EDU> wrote:
> ................................................................
- Re: Meaning of Prayer - Reply to Jerzy (conclusion) - Wed Jul 30 22:34:20 1997 EST
>>>Jerzy Tarasiuk <jt@fuw.edu.pl> writes
> Dear Ram Chandran,
> thanks a lot for your detailed explanations, they helped me
> to understand some aspects of your religion more than many
> books I have read on the topic.
- REQUEST : Durga - Wed Jul 30 17:06:39 1997 EST
>>>I am looking for basic information on Goddess Durga. Any
information in the form of e-mail or web site referral would
be highly appreciated.
Thank you.
- Re: REQUEST : Hindu wedding ceremony - Wed Jul 30 11:15:17 1997 EST
>>>Bill & Anne wrote:
>
> Hello -- I wonder if anyone has an English translation of the Hindu wedding
> ceremony?
>
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- Re: Request : for info on substances - Wed Jul 30 09:15:12 1997 EST
>>>durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula wrote:
> Lopamudra is founder of Haadi School (which is mainly VamaMarga).
> (Dattatreya is the topmost ofcourse).
> Agastya learned From Haigreva after already Lopamudre knew the SriVidya.
> (please follow the discussion between HayaGreva and Agastya.
- WWW : Hare Krsnas Website - Wed Jul 30 01:27:34 1997 EST
>>>Dear Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are pleased to announce a re-launch of The Hare Krsnas website, marking
the site's one-year anniversary. For the present time, the site will
continue to be located at http://www.islandnet.com/krsna. Happily, we just
...
- REQUEST : Revelation in Hindu Dharma - Tue Jul 29 16:50:44 1997 EST
>>>I AM LOOKING FOR HELP IN COMPLETING A BOOK. IN ORDER TO GET ALL FACT
RIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE HINDU RELIGION'S BOOK HAS A SECTION
ON THE END OF THE WORLD[EXAMPLE THE REVELATION IN THE BIBLE]
PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH INFO THE NAME NAME OF THAT BOOK OR A PLACE ON THE
ENTERNET TO FIND IT.
- Re: REQUEST : Mahabharata - the ending of the story - Tue Jul 29 14:25:57 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEE2D58.6q5@netcom.com>, venkatj@fstpitch.corp.sgi.com (Venkatesh
Jagadeeshwara) writes:
>In article <ghenEDx3v7.I36@netcom.com>, you write:
>
>|> Just been watching Peter Brook's Mahabharata. The ending intrigued
...
- Re: Request : for info on substances - Tue Jul 29 13:12:32 1997 EST
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
: I have never heard it being claimed that lopamudra, the wife of sage
: agastya was a follower of vAma mArga. In fact, canonical daxiNa mArga
: texts like the lalitA trishatI mention lopamudra. Usually the vAmAchara
: texts claim that they were revealed by shiva to devI or devI to shiva.
- Re: REQUEST : gandhi translation - Tue Jul 29 08:01:30 1997 EST
>>>Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think there is an English
translation of Geeta by Gandhi.
Anand Singh
Vendruscolo Michele wrote:
>
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- Re: REQUEST : skanda purana - Mon Jul 28 19:04:38 1997 EST
>>>Hans wrote:
>
> Where can I find a file with the text (and background info) of one of the
> 18 purana's: the skanda purana.
> Thank You.
- Re: The Essence of Bhagavad Gita - Reply - Mon Jul 28 12:48:46 1997 EST
>>>A long time ago, a very great scholar, renowned for his learning, went to a
king and said, "I have studied and understood the essence of the Gita. I can
teach it to you in a way no other teacher can." The king praises him, but
requests him to study it again for a year and then return. The scholar leaves,
and after a year, arrives in the king's court and makes the same announcement
...
- REQUEST : Ancient Hindu Mathematics - Mon Jul 28 12:34:03 1997 EST
>>>Hi.
I'm a computer science & philosophy student at the university of Tel
Aviv, Israel, and I'm doing a paper on ancient Hindu mathematics. Any
references to articles dealing with that topic would be very helpful to
me. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
- REQUEST : gandhi translation - Mon Jul 28 11:18:10 1997 EST
>>>I'm looking for a site where I can find the english translation
of the Gita by Gandhi.
Thanks a lot
Michele Vendruscolo
--
...
- Re: REQUEST : Mahabharata - the ending of the story - Mon Jul 28 11:03:57 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDx3v7.I36@netcom.com>, you write:
|> Just been watching Peter Brook's Mahabharata. The ending intrigued
|> me. All the Kauravs ending in heaven and Pandavs in hell. Can
|> someone throw any light on this??
|>
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- Info wanted: Ishwar & the Truth - Mon Jul 28 03:57:54 1997 EST
>>>I am trying to find the source of a story about Ishwar hiding the Truth in
men's mouths. I am helping to edit a book of religious parables and need to
check the accuracy of the story details.
thanks, Lee
...
- help wanted : ISKCON Membership - Sun Jul 27 22:29:36 1997 EST
>>>Dear sir or madam:
My name is Vijay Kumar Garg and I am a member of the
ISKCON INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS in CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB,
INDIA. We used to live in India and moved to USA. We still are the members,
but we would like to convert the membership to that of the USA. My membership
...
- WWW : http://www.dattapeetham.com/ - Sun Jul 27 13:26:59 1997 EST
>>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_01BC9AD2.29C1AEE0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I came across your quest for information on DATTATREYA on Deja News and
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- REQUEST : Durga - Sun Jul 27 11:26:00 1997 EST
>>>I am looking for basic information goddess Durga. Any information,
through e-mail or referral to web sites will be highly appreciated.
Thank you.
- REQUEST : Rozabal & Nebu Ball - Sat Jul 26 18:25:33 1997 EST
>>>x-no-archive: yes
Hello,
I am looking looking for information on the sites known as "Rozabal" and
"Nebu Ball"
in kasmir and was looking to obtain any and all information concerning
...
- Re: REQUEST : Mahabharata - the ending of the story - Sat Jul 26 15:47:48 1997 EST
>>>Please, tell me, where did you get the Peter Brook film ? I have it at
home on video, but I want to buy the video. Do you know where to get it ? I
live in Holland. It is my favorit film ! Actually, I have a Dutch televised
edition which was a world premiere at that time ! But it is only a 6 hour
version. Can you help me how to get a full version of Peter Brooks's
...
- REQUEST : Hindu wedding ceremony - Sat Jul 26 10:16:23 1997 EST
>>>Hello -- I wonder if anyone has an English translation of the Hindu wedding
ceremony?
My husband and I participated in a wedding in Bangalore and would like to
share the text with my niece who is getting married soon.
Thanks for your help.
- REQUEST : skanda purana - Fri Jul 25 15:50:44 1997 EST
>>>Where can I find a file with the text (and background info) of one of the
18 purana's: the skanda purana.
Thank You.
Thanks.
Hans.
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Fri Jul 25 14:18:41 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDsLMF.K2r@netcom.com>, Vidhyanath K. Rao
<vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>In article <ghenEDowrL.61D@netcom.com>, Illi Billi <ilibili@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
...
- WWW : Leela Prabhu Theater Arts - Fri Jul 25 09:50:11 1997 EST
>>>If you interested in the classical arts of India
please visit our web site at
http://www.skypoint.com/~anu_anil
...
- REQUEST : Hindu Temple Listing - Thu Jul 24 15:51:03 1997 EST
>>>Namaskaram,
Does anyone know of where I may get a complete Directory of all the Temples
in North America, including mailing address. I need it as a complete list
and not as the html format that is put up, superb on hindunet. Thank
Karthik
...
- REQUEST : Mahabharata - the ending of the story - Thu Jul 24 15:35:41 1997 EST
>>>Just been watching Peter Brook's Mahabharata. The ending intrigued
me. All the Kauravs ending in heaven and Pandavs in hell. Can
someone throw any light on this??
Also, Abhimanyu's widow's son is saved and is supposed to be the only
survivor. What's his name and who he does he reproduce with??
...
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Thu Jul 24 09:19:35 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDsLMF.K2r@netcom.com>, Vidhyanath K. Rao
<vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>In article <ghenEDowrL.61D@netcom.com>, Illi Billi <ilibili@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
...
- REQUEST : The Gita: verse 3:35 (= also 18:47) - Thu Jul 24 02:39:22 1997 EST
>>>Hej,
Can someone provide me commentories on verse 3:35 of The Gita:
"It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though
faultily, than another's duties perfectly. Destruction in the course
of performing one's own duty is better than engaging in another's
...
- Re: Request : for info on substances - Wed Jul 23 20:23:09 1997 EST
>>>durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula wrote:
> VamaMarga and DakshinaMarga are the right and left followers.
> The VamaMarga people tend to follow and great souls followed it.
> But as you said it is not necessary.
> (Wife of Agasthya is an example. She followed Vamamarga, also she is
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Wed Jul 23 15:16:12 1997 EST
>>>This is a little off topic, but I noticed the article mentioned
Pandurangshashtri Athvale. I was wondering if you are familiar with
Swadhyay (I'm assuming this is the same Athvale) and what you think of
it. Is it considered a "right-wing" group, etc?
...
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Wed Jul 23 12:57:47 1997 EST
>>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Illi Billi wrote:
> >
> > Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
> > Act in India? More accurately, a friend of mine and his cousin want to
> > marry: she is his mother's brother's daughter and they are both in love,
...
- Re: Request : for info on substances - Wed Jul 23 12:16:52 1997 EST
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote:
: matsya - fish. The collective five is called the pa.ncha makra. However,
: note that this is not "the shakta path" but rather vAmachAra, _one_ of
: the branches of shaktism. This is _not_ mainstream shaktism and has been
: denounced vociferously by the classical commentator laxmIdhara.
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Wed Jul 23 08:50:20 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDowrL.61D@netcom.com>, Illi Billi <ilibili@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
>Act in India? More accurately, a friend of mine and his cousin want to
>marry: she is his mother's brother's daughter and they are both in love,
>and apparently very deeply so. There is some dispute here: while some of
...
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Tue Jul 22 09:38:32 1997 EST
>>>On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Illi Billi wrote:
>
> Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
> Act in India? More accurately, a friend of mine and his cousin want to
> marry: she is his mother's brother's daughter and they are both in love,
...
- REQUEST : Sanskrit Language CD-ROM? - Mon Jul 21 20:57:48 1997 EST
>>>Is there a CD-ROM available that teaches Sanskrit to an English-language
student? Something along the lines of the "Power Japanese" CD-ROM, for
instance?
-- Onduma
...
- Re: REQUEST : please tell me about your faith - Mon Jul 21 20:29:07 1997 EST
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
> So what do people think from reading something like:
>
> http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Hinduism/Tantra/
>
...
- Re: Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Mon Jul 21 20:21:51 1997 EST
>>>Illi Billi wrote:
> Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
> Act in India? More accurately, a friend of mine and his cousin want to
No. Also the bar on the same gotra marriages is not enforced by the law.
It's only self imposed.
- ARTICLE : Reincarnation & Karma - Sun Jul 20 08:46:00 1997 EST
>>>>From what I get:
Knowledgeable apprehension about those essentials has been:
1) Lost, misunderstood, or not updated by hind* representatives.
2) Skipped, buried, forgotten, not rediscovered by most/any christian
confessions.
- REQUEST : Looking for volunteeropportunities - Sun Jul 20 05:32:40 1997 EST
>>>Hi!
I am looking for organisations around the world that offers
volunteeropportunities.
Recently I discovered that there are no good books that lists
volunteeropportunities throughout the world. I think that students and
...
- Re: Question: Sanskrit & Amba Mata - Sat Jul 19 13:43:59 1997 EST
>>>Namaste!
Permit me to add that one of the reasons "Samskrit",
with "m" instead of "n", became a popular way of writing
it in this medium because Mahatma Gandhi always pronounced
it that way. People in certain regions of Bharat substitute
...
- Hindu Marriages Act and cousins marrying each other - Sat Jul 19 06:24:01 1997 EST
>>> Hi,
Is there any bar on marrying cousins according to the Hindu Marriages
Act in India? More accurately, a friend of mine and his cousin want to
marry: she is his mother's brother's daughter and they are both in love,
and apparently very deeply so. There is some dispute here: while some of
...
- ARTICLE : Threat to temples in Russia - Fri Jul 18 18:13:56 1997 EST
>>>Namaste all,
Here is what I faxed to Russia. However, I did not appeal in the
name of Hinduism or freedom of religion itself as such. Others
might have done this already. Instead, I appealed in the name of
Russia and its nascent democracy alone, linking it to Freedom of
...
- Re: The Essence of Bhagavad Gita -Reply - Fri Jul 18 12:02:04 1997 EST
>>> Sankar Jayanarayanan <kartik@Eng.Auburn.EDU> wrote:
>
> namaste.
>
> I had hoped that someone would have by now pointed out the obvious
...
- Re: REQUEST : please tell me about your faith - Fri Jul 18 09:36:06 1997 EST
>>>So what do people think from reading something like:
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Hinduism/Tantra/
It seems that so many Hindus are worried about what Aerosmith says
that they ignore the words of the words and teachings of Swami
Nostradamus Virato, who heads the "Nepal Institute", reachable by
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Fri Jul 18 09:30:27 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDI8Cn.16M@netcom.com>, Anand Singh <singha@cray.com> wrote:
>You seem to implicitly say that missionaries provide long term service
>to tribals. Then why is it that most of the converted tribals are still
>poor suffering from diseases and lack of education.
[...]
...
- Re: REQUEST : Hindi Web Site - Thu Jul 17 22:33:07 1997 EST
>>>Sim Thiam Chye wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am looking for website that has Hindi scripts. No, I don't mean graphic
...
- Re: REQUEST : please tell me about your faith - Thu Jul 17 21:48:15 1997 EST
>>>neves wrote:
>
> How does one learn that Hinduism is the one true faith?
>
> Please respond via e-mail in addition to any post.
- INFO : An online book - Thu Jul 17 04:54:48 1997 EST
>>> For a long time we have been accustomed to the compartmentalization
of religion and science as if they were two quite different and
basically unrelated ways of seeing the world. I do not believe that
this state of doublethink can last. It must eventually be replaced
by a view of the world which is neither religious nor scientific
...
- WWW : MEDITATION WEB SITE - WWW.FISU.ORG - Thu Jul 17 03:59:13 1997 EST
>>>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
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Thu Jul 17 01:15:08 1997 EST
>>>> Then it should be extremely easy to convert these people to Hinduism
> by providing longer-term medical care, right? So why protest when it's
> so much easier to send them a big bottle of aspirin?
You seem to implicitly say that missionaries provide long term service
to tribals. Then why is it that most of the converted tribals are still
...
- Re: REQUEST : Guru Dakshina - Wed Jul 16 21:58:30 1997 EST
>>>On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Howard Robinson wrote:
> Can you post me the name of the great archer who sacrificed his thumb to
> his guru Dronacharaya as Guru Dakshina.
>From the Mahabharata: the great archer was named Ekalavya. Well,
"sacrificed" doesn't really convey the sentiment of the dakShiNa. It was
...
- Re: Question: Sanskrit & Amba Mata - Wed Jul 16 21:53:04 1997 EST
>>>Welcome Vicki,
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Vicki Jerome wrote:
> 1. I notice that in Sanskrit, the letters m and n sometimes appear to be
> used interchangeably - e.g. Sanskrit/Samskrit, and recently in a posting
> someone referred to Ahinsa (non-violence, harmlessness) which I have always
...
- INFO : Krishn Janmashtmi, Barsana Dham, TX - Wed Jul 16 21:01:06 1997 EST
>>>Krishn Janmashtmi Celebrations at Barsana Dham, Austin, TX Saturday August
23, 1997 6:00 pm - midnight. Further info: http//www.isdl.org
...
- Re: ARTICLE : The Essence of Bhagavad Gita - Part I - Theme - Wed Jul 16 19:54:18 1997 EST
>>>namaste.
I had hoped that someone would have by now pointed out the obvious errors in
this article, but no one seems to have commented on it so far.
>
> The Essence of Bhagavad Gita: Part I - The Theme >
...
- Re: REQUEST : Wedding vows - Wed Jul 16 16:09:57 1997 EST
>>>LTDJT@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a minister in the Universal Church of Life and I am performing my first
...
- Re: REQUEST : please tell me about your faith - Wed Jul 16 16:06:20 1997 EST
>>>neves wrote:
>
> How does one learn that Hinduism is the one true faith?
>
> Please respond via e-mail in addition to any post.
- REQUEST: Copy of Hindu pantheism - Tue Jul 15 10:16:43 1997 EST
>>>Subject: REQUEST : Copy of Hindu pantheism
Paul Merriam <pmerriam@cruzio.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know where I could get a copy of Hindu Pantheism: the
>Pancadasi of Sri Vidyaranya Svami, trans. to English by Dhole or anyone
>else.
- Re: Question: Sanskrit & Amba Mata - Tue Jul 15 08:39:48 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEDBzEq.J9x@netcom.com>,
Vicki Jerome <vjerome@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>Please could anyone help me with a couple of questions (totally unrelated):
>
>1. I notice that in Sanskrit, the letters m and n sometimes appear to be
...
- REQUEST : Hindi Web Site - Tue Jul 15 02:32:19 1997 EST
>>>Hi
I am looking for website that has Hindi scripts. No, I don't mean graphic
version.
I have a browser that can view Hindi fonts and I would like to find Hindi
websites to test it.
- Re: Request : for info on substances - Mon Jul 14 19:08:42 1997 EST
>>>Anand wrote:
> The shakta panth goes with the understanding the folowing five items are
> necessary for completion of the worship.
>
> Madya Liquor or similar substance
...
- INFO : Janmashtmi Celebrations at Barsana Dham, Austin, TX - Mon Jul 14 16:22:09 1997 EST
>>>Janmashtmi Celebrations at Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple, Barsana
Dham, Austin, TX on Saturday August 23,1997 from 6:00 pm - midnight arti.
Program includes Discourse by H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, Jhulan
darshan of Bal Gopal, Nam-Sankirtan and Cultural Program of Krishn Leelas
and devotional dances. Please dress suitably for a Hindu Temple. For
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Meaning of Prayers - Reply to Jerzy - Mon Jul 14 13:42:36 1997 EST
>>>Dear Ram Chandran,
thanks a lot for your detailed explanations, they helped me
to understand some aspects of your religion more than many
books I have read on the topic.
>>>>> "R" == Ram V Chandran <chandran.burke@juno.com> writes:
...
- REQUEST : Copy of Hindu pantheism - Mon Jul 14 12:54:45 1997 EST
>>>Does anyone know where I could get a copy of Hindu Pantheism: the
Pancadasi of Sri Vidyaranya Svami, trans. to English by Dhole or anyone
else.
Paul
pmerriam@cruzio.com
...
- Re: Request : for info on substances - Mon Jul 14 07:33:39 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenEAzCLM.80p@netcom.com>, knut.movik@iks.uio.no wrote:
>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
...
- REQUEST : Guru Dakshina - Sun Jul 13 11:42:18 1997 EST
>>>Can you post me the name of the great archer who sacrificed his thumb to
his guru Dronacharaya as Guru Dakshina.
Hope this question makes some sense...
please mail me the reply at vagrawal@cody.gac.peachnet.edu
...
- Question: Sanskrit & Amba Mata - Sun Jul 13 04:26:38 1997 EST
>>>Please could anyone help me with a couple of questions (totally unrelated):
1. I notice that in Sanskrit, the letters m and n sometimes appear to be
used interchangeably - e.g. Sanskrit/Samskrit, and recently in a posting
someone referred to Ahinsa (non-violence, harmlessness) which I have always
seen written as Ahimsa. Are they indeed interchangeable, or are there some
...
- REQUEST : please tell me about your faith - Sat Jul 12 08:32:14 1997 EST
>>>How does one learn that Hinduism is the one true faith?
Please respond via e-mail in addition to any post.
Thank you for your response.
Victor Neves
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Seva projects of VHP of America - Fri Jul 11 16:56:37 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenED52xo.94s@netcom.com>,
Krishnakant Udavant <kkant@bom2.vsnl.net.in> wrote:
>Title: Seva projects of VHP of America
>Author:
>Publication: Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America Texas Chapter
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Fri Jul 11 08:32:42 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenED52yB.9C1@netcom.com>, Anand Singh <singha@cray.com> wrote:
>
>Coversion to Christianity does not alleviate the sufferings of tribals.
>I have been to Jharkhand region and Madhya Pradesh where many tribals
>have been converted and there situation still remains the same. The
...
- Answer : Darshan and Satsang - Fri Jul 11 07:39:29 1997 EST
>>>Hi,
I am not sure as to whether you already received responses to your
question.
Both darshan and satsang are sanskrit words.
Darshan means seeing God or images of God, seeing, beholding, sight
...
- ARTICLE : Dignity and Peace - Thu Jul 10 22:30:28 1997 EST
>>> DIGNITY AND PEACE
When the joint family system is breaking in India, there is the need
for development of an alternative system to take care of the elders.
We came across a project which addresses itself to the issue, and is
implementing a MODEL SENIOR CITIZENS' HOME PROJECT, structured around a
...
- NEWS : Dholavira excavations throw new light on Harappan - Thu Jul 10 22:12:49 1997 EST
>>>Title: Dholavira excavations throw new light on Harappan civilisation
Author: United News of India
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: June 25, 1997
If the discovery of Mohenjodaro and Harappa in the 1920s changed the
...
- ARTICLE : Seva projects of VHP of America - Thu Jul 10 22:11:22 1997 EST
>>>Title: Seva projects of VHP of America
Author:
Publication: Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America Texas Chapter
Date: April 26, 1997
Support-A-Child
...
- NEWS : Giant Vishnu statue on vacation island - Thu Jul 10 22:10:23 1997 EST
>>>Title: Giant Vishnu statue on vacation island
Author:
Publication: The Hindu
Date: June 11, 1997
Work has begun on the construction of a 140-metre-high statue of Vishnu on
...
- ARTICLE : Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram to the fore - Thu Jul 10 22:09:11 1997 EST
>>>Title: Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram to the fore
Sub-Title: Drought relief operations in Orissa
Author:
Publication: Organiser
Date: July 6, 1997
...
- ARTICLE : Seva (Service) Projects of RSS Inspired Organizations - Thu Jul 10 22:06:04 1997 EST
>>>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SERVICES ACTIVITIES (1995 A.D.) BEING CARRIED CUT IN
BHARAT BY THE RSS-INSPIRED ORGANISATIONS. (RSS. i.e., Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh, is now interpreted by many as: RSS = (Always) Ready for Self-less
Service)
RSS Vanvasi Vishva Vidya Others Total
...
- REQUEST : Time Management and Empowerment in Hinduism - Thu Jul 10 10:27:56 1997 EST
>>>Dearest any good soul out there,
Hari AUM. I am in the midst of writing a Masters Thesis on the subjects
above based on educational setting. I am sincerely looking for answers to
the questions below:
1. Is there any time management and empowerment in the Hinduism
...
- REQUEST : Wedding vows - Thu Jul 10 08:26:02 1997 EST
>>>Hello,
I am a minister in the Universal Church of Life and I am performing my first
wedding on Saturday. The couple is young, and looking for a short ceremony
without the word obey included.
Thank you,
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Thu Jul 10 07:48:29 1997 EST
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
>
> The sarcastic tone of my letter indicates my lack of respect for
> people who carp about minor issues when there are so many major ones
> wide open. A few weeks ago, there was an article about how the "evil"
...
- REQUEST : Desires - Wed Jul 9 11:29:03 1997 EST
>>>Willk1@aol.com wrote:
Subject: REQUEST : Desires
> I know the Hindu religion is highly concerned with trying to get rid of
>selfish desire and replace it with good desire. I was just wondering, how do
>you go about replacing those selfish desires with good desires? What are some
...
- ARTICLE : Meaning of Prayers - Reply to Jerzy - Wed Jul 9 11:16:55 1997 EST
>>>Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl) wrote:
> Is here the term "energy" used in symbolic only, or in some
> spiritual or material sense?
When tragedy strikes us, human beings tend to lose our mental
strength and look for outside help. Such loss of mental strength can
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Wed Jul 9 08:23:58 1997 EST
>>>In article <ghenED1HC1.C6o@netcom.com>, Anand Singh <singha@cray.com> wrote:
>The sarcastic tone of Vivek's letter indicates his lack of understanding
>about the larger issue of Muslim muscle flexing. They always get what
>because politicians succumb to the pressure of vote bank politics.
The sarcastic tone of my letter indicates my lack of respect for
...
- REQUEST : vedic aryan hindu god Indra - Wed Jul 9 08:07:34 1997 EST
>>>To whom it may concern:
I need your assistance in locating a color photograph/lithograph of the
Vedic Aryan Hindu god Indra. I understand it is much revered in
Kathmandu Nepal. The Indrajatra is coming up in Aug-Sep and it would
mean a lot to me if you could help me locate a quality representation
...
- Re: QUESTION: Darshan/Satsong - Wed Jul 9 07:04:37 1997 EST
>>>David Garvin wrote:
>
> Please help me with definitions:
> What is darshan and satsong?
Darshan is to See (esp some one-great or devine!)
...
- QUESTION: Darshan/Satsong - Tue Jul 8 17:51:26 1997 EST
>>>Please help me with definitions:
What is darshan and satsong?
Thank you in adv. David Garvin
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Tue Jul 8 14:52:48 1997 EST
>>>The sarcastic tone of Vivek's letter indicates his lack of understanding
about the larger issue of Muslim muscle flexing. They always get what
because politicians succumb to the pressure of vote bank politics.
There is a dangerous axis of Islamic Terrorism emerging in Indian
Subcontinent. Pakistan, Bangladesh and border towns of Nepal have become
...
- REQUEST : A ritual question - Tue Jul 8 14:39:32 1997 EST
>>>This afternoon I received an invitation from a new neighbor (whom I
have not really officially met), inviting me to attend "Geeta and Shiv
Puran"...I assume (probably incorrectly) that this is an event of some
nature....I would appreciate as much information as you could supply
so I do not approach this with total ignorance.
- REQUEST : Information about FHA Activities - Mon Jul 7 14:48:28 1997 EST
>>>Namaskaar!
Brief research shows that the activities of the Federation
of Hindu Associations (FHA) include intense political
campaigning and similar activism. In the interests of
honesty, compliance with regulations on the organization's
...
- REQUEST : Mahendri - Fri Jul 4 19:02:56 1997 EST
>>>Can anyone tell me what the name Mahendri means? I believe it is the name of a
goddess but beyond that I really don't know what it means.
Many thanks for any information.
- Re: ARTICLE : Meaning of Prayer - Reply to Jerzy - Fri Jul 4 05:34:15 1997 EST
>>>>>>>> Ram Chandran <chandran@nmaa.org> writes:
Dear Ram Chandran,
thanks a lot again - seems your answer explained me a lot, maybe
next will explain some things, too. Let me ask more:
> important, it gave all of us hope. The prayers gave us the energy to
...
- REQUEST : what is religion - Thu Jul 3 18:58:37 1997 EST
>>>Hello,
I would like to contribute that this question can be answered from the
standpoint of differentiating between the kinds of sources of "truth".
I view religion as the following of other people's ideas about
cosmogeny--priests, rabbis, ministers, imams, etc, i.e., taking their
...
- ARTICLE : The Essence of Bhagavad Gita - Part I - Theme - Thu Jul 3 17:03:47 1997 EST
>>> The Essence of Bhagavad Gita: Part I - The Theme
Bhagavad Gita synthesizes Hindu Philosophical themes into a
single thesis comprising eighteen chapters. Gita was compiled by Sage
Vyaasa who was blessed by the Lord to complete this monumental task for
the benefit of humanity. Gita is a comprehensive summary of the profound
...
- Request for information : Wedding - Thu Jul 3 06:25:26 1997 EST
>>>I am trying to gather information regarding a Hindu wedding ceremony. I have
attempted to read some of the information available on the web, but it seems
to be inconsistent and hard to find.
My brother is marrying a Hindu women, we are Roman Catholic. They plan on
having two ceremonies; one Catholic and one Hindu. I would like to know what
...
- REQUEST : Hinud Wedding Ceremony - Wed Jul 2 09:34:08 1997 EST
>>>Hi,
I am looking for a book or any other
source that describes all of the activities
and rituals surrounding a hindu wedding. I will
be getting married soon and would like to know
...
- NEWS : Art Thieves Plague Cambodia - Tue Jul 1 23:43:18 1997 EST
>>>[Excerpts from a recent news item about a Hindu temple complex in Cambodia]
By CARL HARTMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) - A millennium after Angkor emerged in
Cambodia's jungle as capital of a great empire, thieves are still
sawing pieces off the ruins of the world's biggest religious
...
- Re: Question on Darsanas - Tue Jul 1 17:00:30 1997 EST
>>>>what is a darshanas and what do they have in common. Please help.
>
>Gidget
Dear Gidget,
Darsana in sanskrit means "vision" and it refers specifically to the
...
- Re: ARTICLE : Nike Bends for Muslims, What About Hindus? - Tue Jul 1 12:43:39 1997 EST
>>>Has it occurred to anyone that Nike is in fact the name of the Greek
Goddess of victory? How is this relevant, you may ask - simple:
- Nike is a Greek Goddess
- we know that there was interaction between the ancient Greeks
and the ancient Indians
...
- REQUEST : Desires - Tue Jul 1 08:30:18 1997 EST
>>> I know the Hindu religion is highly concerned with trying to get rid of
selfish desire and replace it with good desire. I was just wondering, how do
you go about replacing those selfish desires with good desires? What are some
of the various methods you use to replace your selfish desires with good
desires? How do these methods work? If you could answer these questions, I
...
- INFO : Swamiji Bala Siva Yogindra Maharaj - Mon Jun 30 14:26:44 1997 EST
>>>GREETINGS,
HIS HOLINESS DR. BALA SIVA YOGINDRA MAHARAJ WILL GRACE THE TELUGU
ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES, ANAHEIM
CONVENTION CENTER ON JULY 3, 4 AND 5.
HIS HOLINESS WILL BE PLEASED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON SPIRITUALISM DURING
...
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