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  • Re: REQUEST: mantra for opening the heart chakra   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:50:30 GMT
  >>>Ken Stuart (kstuart@jps.net) wrote: : Hello, : In an eloquent manner, mushroom <mushroom@earthlink.net> elucidated: : >Do you have mantras specifically for opening the heart charkra? : >If yes then please e-mail me with them. I am also seeking mantras ...
• Posted By Andrew F. R. Rogers
  • REQUEST : Unusual Harihara iconography   Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:23:56 +0700
  >>>I have recently seen a Khmer early 8th century stone sculpture of Harihara, where the one remaining hand, the proper upper right, is holding Vishnu's chakra rather than the trident or other attribute of Shiva. Aberrant iconography is not that unusual in Khmer sculpture but this is the first Khmer example of this form I have seen in stone, ...
• Posted By Anita98@aol.com
  • REQUEST : hindu temples   Sun, 14 Sep 1997 20:53:19 -0400 (EDT)
  >>>Could I please have the list of the hindu temples in North America? Thank You! Sincerely, Anita Ravi ...
• Posted By Anshuman Pandey
  • Re: REQUEST: mantra for opening the heart chakra   Tue, 9 Sep 1997 02:15:31 -0700
  >>>On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, mushroom wrote: > Do you have mantras specifically for opening the heart charkra? > If yes then please e-mail me with them. I am also seeking mantras > for opening all other chakras as well. Some caution ought to be exercised when handling chakras. It might seem ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Color of God   Tue, 9 Sep 1997 02:17:44 -0700
  >>>On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Bharat Vasudevan wrote: > here is a question to see if we indians are on the right track > > what color was rama and krishna and balarama....... > ...
• Posted By Art D'Adamo
  • INFO : Religion and Science   Sun, 21 Sep 1997 22:18:19 GMT
  >>> 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 ...
• Posted By Arun
  • REQUEST : Without my permission nothing happens.....   Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:40:38 -0600 (MDT)
  >>>hi all, Could anyone of you enlighten me of a doubt I have? I and my friend had a small argument as regards to a statement made by Lord Krishna either in Gita or elsewhere. I am pretty sure (or I thought I read it somewhere) that he makes a statement saying that nothing happens on this ...
• Posted By Arwen Dayton
  • REQUEST: day-to-day Hindu life, religious activities, names   Thu, 25 Sep 1997 09:53:10 -0700
  >>>I am beginning character research for a screenplay, and I would like to discuss the following subjects with anyone who would care to: 1) I am aware that Hindus engage in a very broad array of religious activities, but I would like to discuss some specifics in day to day life, such as when one might worship in a temple, when at home, and what form ...
  • REQUEST: day-to-day Hindu life, religious activities, names   Wed, 24 Sep 1997 14:18:13 -0700
  >>>I am beginning character research for a screenplay, and I would like to discuss the following subjects with anyone who would care to: 1) I am aware that Hindus engage in a very broad array of religious activities, but I would like to discuss some specifics in day to day life, such as when one might worship in a temple, when at home, and what form ...
• Posted By bgupta@traveltales.com
  • ARTICLE : Dog is one, names are many   Wed, 03 Sep 1997 15:48:42 -0800
  >>> [Article taken from clari.news.religion] BOMBAY, Sep 3 (AFP) - A Hindu cult near Bombay is worshipping a pet dog as the "reincarnation" of a holy man who died many years ago, a newspaper said Wednesday. The Asian Age said a two-year-old white Pomeranian, named "Sai" ...
• Posted By Bharat Vasudevan
  • REQUEST : Color of God   Mon, 08 Sep 1997 13:26:14 -0400
  >>>here is a question to see if we indians are on the right track what color was rama and krishna and balarama....... P.S. This aint a trick question!!!!!! ...
• Posted By Carolyn Moon
  • REQUEST: pain rituals   18 Sep 1997 03:45:49 GMT
  >>>I recently saw a documentery concerning pain rituals. I am interested in the one I saw concerning Hinduism. On the "god's" feast day people participate in a procession, in which men and woman put fish hooks or large pins in their flesh. there support team put ash on them. They enter the temple and hooks etc. are removed.
• Posted By cerdmann
  • Request: "The Toy Cart"   Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:09:14 -0400
  >>>Can someone broaden my horizons on the sanskrit play, "The Toy Cart?" I had sent a previous email, but I think the format may have been inappropriate. Thank you, Peace ...
• Posted By ChristRM@aol.com
  • REQUEST : Hindu Wedding   Thu, 25 Sep 1997 23:01:16 -0400 (EDT)
  >>>I am a student at Lakeland College in Wisconsin. I am doing a paper comparing the traditions of Hinduism,Buddism and Christian marriage traditions. I would like information on the vows and on the traditions of marriage for my paper. I would really like it if someone could help my out. Thank you!!! ...
• Posted By Claire
  • REQUEST : Questions on Ramayana   29 Aug 1997 20:31:46 GMT
  >>>Hi everyone, I have been doing some research on the Ramayana but am finding each version I read the ending seems somewhat vague. For example, one version I read states that Rama kills Ravana after having trouble cutting off ten heads. It says he eventually kills Ravana with a "Brahma weapon" ...
• Posted By Curtis M. Harrell, Jr.
  • REQUEST : The New Mythos   Tue, 02 Sep 1997 00:29:52 GMT
  >>>World Light Book Shop Web Page: http://www.worldlightcenter.com/bookshop/cathofna.htm Amazon.com Web Page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1886094411/6954-4622092-00 7606 ...
  • REQUEST : The New Mythos   Tue, 02 Sep 1997 00:29:52 GMT
  >>>The New Mythos by The Generic Institute What is the source of the Voices of our shared spiritual past, those same Voices that have created all of the most important religious doctrines of our world? What are their roots? ...
• Posted By Cyrenka@aol.com
  • REQUEST : Meru bead   Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:24:32 -0400 (EDT)
  >>>Can anyone tell me the significance of the "meru" bead that begins a mala. I have always been told not to cross over the meru bead while doing japa, but wondered why. Cyrenka ...
• Posted By David
  • Re: ARTICLE : Religious conversion of Hindus   Fri, 19 Sep 1997 19:50:15 -0700
  >>>India must put a halt to all foreign missionaries. There must be an end to prosilytizing!! ...
• Posted By dayu knopfler
  • Re: REQUEST : What Do You Think?   Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:06:12 -0700
  >>> None.......All though they are the same. Heather Robinson wrote in article ... >What is the relationship between self-knowledge and social pressure? >->--------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
  • ARTICLE : an excerpt from the movie mahabharata...by peter brooks   Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:47:48 -0700
  >>> Arjuna throws his bow and arrows on the ground as he feels the emotion of going into war to kill his cousins,uncles,and teacher.... Krishna says:What is this maddened shameful weakness? stand up and fight.. Arjuna says: I am in anguish....I cant see where my duty ...
• Posted By Dev Thakur
  • Re: REQUEST : Linga   Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:32:16 -0400
  >>>>> I have heard that the Linga represents Shiva's male organ, is this true? >Yes. While it it a phallic symbol, it does not simply represent a crude sexuality, but fertility.
• Posted By distressed
  • ARTICLE : Religious conversion of Hindus   18 Sep 1997 11:52:32 GMT
  >>>here are some of the interesting sites that I found about religious conversions on the net: LIGHTSOURCE: "Never before have we seen such blatant, hard-core worship of worthless idols," they recall. "The streets are congested with cows and sadhus (holy ...
• Posted By dubal
  • Re: REQUEST : Linga   14 Sep 1997 04:10:49 GMT
  >>>Shivalinga represents in stone the vedic sutra (formula) about the Universe: Ekam Brahman, Anyam Shoonaym which means "the one central truth - God - around which the universe is formed".
  • Re: REQUEST : World creation   14 Sep 1997 04:05:55 GMT
  >>>Before the creation, there was only God. He was alone. Ekohum, Bahusyam Prajayey - Rigved. He wanted to be many. For company, for love, for play. He created the universe 'Sankalpmatren' - He willed and He created. He is almighty.
• Posted By durgaprasad ayyalasomayajula
  • Re: REQUEST : Color of God   16 Sep 1997 20:27:28 GMT
  >>>Anshuman Pandey <apandey@u.washington.edu> wrote: Namaste, The color of the infinite is the color of the God. Look at the deep sky. it appears blue. Look at the Ocean and it too appears blue. But They don't have any color in fact. But they are not the real infinite.
• Posted By E. R. RAMDASS
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu equivalent of Sabbath   Sat, 20 Sep 1997 21:26:41 -0400
  >>>You wrote: > I am producing a television documentary, and am trying to find out if the > Hindu faith has such a day as a Sabbath, where worship is particularly > encouraged (as in, for example, Christianity), or whether worship is > encouraged at any time.
• Posted By E. Robert
  • REQUEST : hatha-yoga   Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:07:58 -0700
  >>>Hello Is there anybody here really interested in the practice of hatha-yoga and the principles of Patanjali? I myself practive asanas for some years, in a group following the method of Sri Mahesh, who developed hatha-yoga in France since the sixties.
• Posted By Eliseo Franco
  • INFO : Advent Day of Srila B.P.Puri Maharaja   Sat, 27 Sep 1997 12:37:32 -O5
  >>>Dear Vaishnavas: On Octuber, the 2nd we are celebrating the 100 Vyasapuja of Srila Bhakti Promode Puri Maharaj. Srila Puri Maharaj, as the president of the WVA, has insipired many devotees from many missions in all the world to join and participe in all the meetings to further ...
• Posted By GANI POLA
  • INFO : 'Annamayya' (For temple fund raising)   Sun, 14 Sep 1997 20:12:23 -0500
  >>>""""""""""""""""""HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURAL SOCIETY OF USA ,INC""""""""""""""""""""""" ''''"""SRI VENKATESWARA TEMPLE(BALAJI MANDIR) AND COMMUNITY CENTER"""""" ============================================================================ raising money for Temple construction through SCREENING " ANNAMAYYA " ...
• Posted By Gary Stevason
  • Re: ARTICLE : color of God   Sun, 14 Sep 1997 20:17:19 GMT
  >>>Sumasundram (vetrivel@tm.net.my) wrote: : if you wanted the colour potrayed by krishna then its blue(dark blue) : and rama as blue but frankly the colour indicates darkness in skin : colour megha varnam and hence is only a variation of the normal human : skin colour blue may add to the beauty ...
• Posted By Gautham
  • Re: INFO : Club Karma Defames Hindu Values!   Wed, 24 Sep 1997 17:03:52 -0500
  >>>EVERYONE PLEASE GO TO THIS WEBPAGE AND SIGN THE PETITION PROTESTING THIS UNRULY ACT AGAINST OUR DEITIES. On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Rajiv Pandit wrote: > > Check out this website for shocking photos of club Karma and what you can do ...
  • REQUEST : Hindu Children   Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:23:42 -0500
  >>>Hi Everyone, I have a question for all Hindu parents who have had children here in the U.S. I was wondering why parents are not taking the time to teach the children about Hinduism and instilling the values that their own parents did in them. Why are children of this generation becoming more and more ...
  • Re: REQUEST : hindu temples   Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:51:17 -0500
  >>>Anita, If you go to this page, it may be a beginning for you to find the temples in North America http://www.yahoo.co.uk/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Hinduism/Temples/ It has some of the temples listed. I will e-mail you if I find a ...
  • ARTICLE : ramayana   Fri, 19 Sep 1997 21:27:26 -0500
  >>>Claire, You pose some of the very essential questions that I myself have questioned and I think I have found the answers to these questions, or at least good enough answers to satisfy myself. Ok, you read right in the version that your read that Ravana was killed ...
• Posted By Global Hindu Electronic Network
  • WWW : Announce Your Events on Hindu Universe   Mon, 8 Sep 1997 20:04:32 -0700 (PDT)
  >>>Global Hindu Electronic Networks : The Hindu Universe website would like to invite you to announce the Hindu dharma related events organized by your organization or temple on the Hindu Events page on the Hindu Universe. The events may be announced by filling out an on-line form on the page ; ...
  • WWW : Temples on Web   Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:59:45 -0700 (PDT)
  >>>There have been some queries about Hindu temples on the web. GHEN's Hindu Universe web site has a comprehensive list of temples along with directory information online. To Visit Mandir : Hindu Temples Reference Center : http://www.hindunet.org/temple_info/ ...
  • INFO : Q&A Forum to Learn Hindu Dharma with Bansi Pandit   Sun, 14 Sep 1997 00:03:22 -0700 (PDT)
  >>> Q&A Forum to Learn Hindu Dharma with Bansi Pandit Global Hindu Electronic Networks : The Hindu Universe is honored to announce that the distinguished author Shree Bansi Pandit along with several distinguished scholars on Hindu dharma will host a forum titled "What is Meant to be a Hindu" on the Hindu Universe website.
• Posted By Heather Robinson
  • REQUEST : What Do You Think?   Sat, 13 Sep 1997 11:21:31 -0500
  >>>What is the relationship between self-knowledge and social pressure? ...
• Posted By homernoh@aol.com
  • ARTICLE : A deeper look...   Thu, 04 Sep 1997 11:29:38 -0700
  >>>My friend, You are taking the issue of "halal" as a racist dogma against Hindus and Sikhs. On the contrary, it is not. Yes, the animal must go through "ziba" by a Muslim to be considered halal. However, you will realize this tradition started much sooner with the Jews! Kosher is the Jewish ...
• Posted By houston@iskcon.net
  • WWW: New Web pages for Hare Krishna Index, Houston temple   6 Sep 1997 03:53:12 GMT
  >>>We're pleased to announce that the popular Hare Krishna Index and Houston temple home pages have moved to a new server. Please include the following URLs in your bookmarks or links: A Hare Krishna Index http://www.iskcon.net/hkindex/ ...
• Posted By IVY LAU CIN
  • REQUEST : Percentage of Hindus   Thu, 04 Sep 1997 14:00:56 -0700
  >>>Sir, Would you mind tell me what is the percentage of Hinduism from the total percentage of Malaysia and the world. Thanks ...
• Posted By Jane A Matthew
  • Re: ARTICLE : bindi   Sat, 13 Sep 1997 10:05:25 -0400
  >>>Dear Syyoon, I have not heard any stories about the bindi being a mark of slaves and that being why women wear them. Now, in some families it is tradition to wear them, but more commonly now younger women wear them either only or special occaisions or daily for fashion reasons. Of course, the ...
• Posted By JMartin993@aol.com
  • REQUEST : Indian Civilization   Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:26:12 -0400 (EDT)
  >>>Can you give your view on; How you think the numerous migrations in early Indian Civilization may have played a part in the develpment of the caste system? ...
• Posted By JOHN P. GIUNTA
  • REQUEST : Vedic syllabification?   4 Sep 1997 14:05:33 GMT
  >>>Hello, Does anyone on the list know of an English Language work that would name and describe the rhythms in the Vedas, numbers of syllables per line, and any related information? I am a musician and yoga teacher living in Vienna, Virginia.
• Posted By Joseph Michael Bay
  • Re: ARTICLE : Hindu deities on Hercules TV show   19 Sep 1997 04:04:57 -0700
  >>>tkd <tkd@calweb.com> writes: >Namaste. I thought you might be concerned to find out that the producers >of the Hercules TV show are intending to do a series where Hercules >encounters "Hindu deities." The hero or main character of the >"Hercules" show is supposedly the Greek god Hercules. The program ...
• Posted By Kainam.Thomas.Wong@mozo.cc.purdue.edu
  • ARTICLE : Mother Theresa's State Burial   18 Sep 1997 14:55:16 GMT
  >>>The state burial of Mother Theresa unquestionably represented a very magnanimous gesture from the Indian government and the nation of India towards a "lowly" (in terms of material riches and in terms of rank in worldly economic power structure). I have difficulties comprehending the national psychology (and maybe the political calculation) behind ...
• Posted By Kalpana Subedi
  • REQUEST : Teej!   Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:47:33 -0400
  >>>Hello freinds! Namaste! I am doing a small research in Hindu religion and I have picked TEEJ as a festival for discussion. Can anybody help me by telling me the significance of teej, and of fasting that day? I would appreciate it ...
• Posted By Ken Stuart
  • Re: REQUEST: mantra for opening the heart chakra   Tue, 09 Sep 1997 15:57:56 GMT
  >>>Hello, In an eloquent manner, mushroom <mushroom@earthlink.net> elucidated: >Do you have mantras specifically for opening the heart charkra? >If yes then please e-mail me with them. I am also seeking mantras >for opening all other chakras as well.
  • REQUEST : Shambho   Wed, 03 Sep 1997 01:58:58 GMT
  >>>Hello, I am looking for the literal translation from Sanskrit to English of "Shambho". Please no interpretations tinged with theology, just the literal translation. Namaskar, Ken ...
• Posted By Kevin Rae
  • REQUEST: Sati help!!!   Mon, 01 Sep 1997 11:51:36 +0100
  >>>Hi my name is Kevin Rae and I am a a 4th year student who is about to embark on a study into the Hindu practice of sati, with particular reference to Roop Kanwar and the areas of Rajasthan and Bengal. I would also like to find out who was the last sati before Roop Kanwar as well as were I might find statistical information on 'reported' accounts of ...
• Posted By Krishnakant Udavant
  • NEWS : Hindus in South Africa protest against conversion attempts   Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:05:45 +0500
  >>>Title: Hindus in South Africa protest against conversion attempts Author: Dr Yashwant V. Pathak Publication: Organiser Date: August 31, 1997 The hall of the Phoenix Stanmore Regional Hall, Grove End Drive, was packed ...
  • NEWS : Jain Samaj Rebuffs move to Divide Hindus   Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:04:27 +0500
  >>>Title: Jain Samaj Rebuffs move to Divide Hindus Author: Publication: Organiser Date: August 31, 1997 The Jain Samaj has made it clear to all concerned including the government ...
  • NEWS : Tamil to unseat Sanskrit in TN temples   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 00:44:14 +0500
  >>>Title: Tamil to unseat Sanskrit in TN temples Author: Malini Nair Publication: The Telegraph Date: August 17, 1997 The Tamil Nadu culture minister, Mr M. Tamizhkudimagan, last week ...
• Posted By Krsna Kirtan Das
  • WWW : Krishna Conscious Sites On The WWW (new ones)   Tue, 2 Sep 1997 19:07:10 -0400
  >>>Dear Prabhus at BTG, Please make a note of the new and updated address of Krsna Conscious sites on the web. It is great to see the support of BTG for Internet preaching with a new section of sites on the web recently placed on the magazine. As ISKCON.NET is now responsible for the Hare Krishna Index and trying to ...
• Posted By library
  • ARTICLE : GAYATRI METER   Fri, 29 Aug 1997 13:19:19 -0700
  >>>Gayatri Mantra has to have 8 syllable meter in every line I question the first line "Om Bhur Bhuvaha Svaha" as read by North Indians. It constitutes only 7 syllables and does not fullfill the gayatri meter It should be read ...
• Posted By Lo Wan Ling
  • REQUEST : interested in Hinduism   9 Sep 1997 05:20:31 GMT
  >>>Hi, everyone, I am a non-Indian, but very interested in hinduism. I had done History in college on the ancient civilization of India. The ancient religion of induism mesmerises me and I am very keen in getting to know the religion. Can anyone recommend any books or serve as a mentor to me and guiding me in my path of achieveing knowledge? ...
• Posted By Manda Clair Jost
  • REQUEST : Snake charming?   Wed, 03 Sep 1997 13:15:30 -0400
  >>>I am trying to find out how snake-charming is done. I know that some snakes can and can't be "charmed", and that the music itself has nothing to do with it. Is there a method by which you can train a snake to "charm"? Any info would be appreciated, thanks.
• Posted By Mani Varadarajan
  • Re: REQUEST : Shambho   04 Sep 1997 12:21:31 -0700
  >>>kstuart@jps.net (Ken Stuart) writes: > > Hello, > > I am looking for the literal translation from Sanskrit to ...
• Posted By Markus =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sepp=E4l=E4?=
  • REQUEST : World creation   Sat, 06 Sep 1997 11:50:49 +0200
  >>>I would like to know how the world/universe was created according to Hinduism. It's for a school project. If anybody has a detailed description or a good website, please mail me back. -- Markus Seppälä, Sweden ...
• Posted By Martin
  • REQUEST : Marma Chikitsa   12 Sep 1997 13:46:26 GMT
  >>>I am looking for good information regarding Marma Chikitsa. I am a yoga teacher and interested in Ayurveda. Please email. Martin ...
• Posted By me
  • Re: REQUEST: Jesus in India Question   Thu, 25 Sep 1997 14:36:45 -0700
  >>>The theory that Jesus visited India during his lost years and after his crucifiction is very thought provoking and interesting. However, I have found this to be simply a theory not founded in evidence. Many stories have circulated but I have not come across any hard evidence of this(i.e. first hand accounts by disciples or Indian historians, etc.). ...
• Posted By Mizar
  • REQUEST : HINDU FRIENDS   27 Sep 1997 11:51:06 GMT
  >>>Hello! I am an Italian girl and would like to find Hindu friends to talk about our respective traditions. I'm Catholic and curious to know about other religions. Please write me to theta_scorpii@hotmail.com Mizar. ...
• Posted By mushroom
  • REQUEST: mantra for opening the heart chakra   Mon, 08 Sep 1997 02:19:43 -0700
  >>>Do you have mantras specifically for opening the heart charkra? If yes then please e-mail me with them. I am also seeking mantras for opening all other chakras as well. thanks, mushroom ...
• Posted By nisha suresh parikh
  • REQUEST : Looking for spiritual friend(s)   Fri, 26 Sep 1997 23:19:50 -0500 (CDT)
  >>>to whom it may concern: i am hoping this will go to the owners of the club Karma. all i have to say is that if you do not understand the purpose of the Hindu religion and the indian culture, why do you use these symbols or icons to create a theme. if you want to cater to indians, fine. all that other stuff is ...
• Posted By OCFUser
  • REQUEST : mala and mantra   Fri, 19 Sep 1997 17:02:10 -0400
  >>>I'm not sure who I am sending this to, but I am looking for information on the use of a mala in the Hindu faith and if it coincides with mantras. I am not Hindu and would like to learn more about these things. Please email me back at wiecher@bc.edu.
• Posted By Output Solutions
  • REQUEST : Sri Sarada Devi   Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:29:55 -0400
  >>>greetings: I won't waste my time lurking. Any person sense strength in Mother since the passing of Sister/Mother Teresa in Calcutta? Are there any devotees of Ramakrishna order here? namoste ...
• Posted By Patrick S. Dunn
  • REQUEST : Brahma Astotara   Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:34:12 -0500
  >>>If anybody knows if there is still in existence an astotara for Brahma puja, please let me know! Thanks Scott mailto:pdunn01@mail.llion.org ...
  • REQUEST : Brahma consciousness   Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:07:22 -0500
  >>>Is there a Brahma consciousness one can attain just like those who worship Krishna? And I was also wondering if anybody could tell me anything about mantras or info on Brahma as Godhead? Thanks, Scott ...
• Posted By Peregrine McGehee
  • REQUEST : Meaning of the name 'Meera'?   Thu, 25 Sep 1997 07:26:37 -1000
  >>>Hi, I am curious as to what the original meaning of the name 'Meera' or 'Mira' is. I know in modern usage it refers to the saint, but I would like to ...
• Posted By Perwesh Sharma
  • Re: REQUEST: mantra for opening the heart chakra   Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:04:49 +0100
  >>>Me too! In article <ghenEG81G3.7ME@netcom.com>, mushroom <mushroom@earthlink.net> writes > >Do you have mantras specifically for opening the heart charkra? ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Questions on Ramayana   Thu, 4 Sep 1997 03:39:27 +0100
  >>>In article <ghenEFwzCs.Au5@netcom.com>, Claire <claireNoJunk@www.3rddoor.com> writes > >Hi everyone, > ...
  • REQUEST : Vishnu Upnishad   Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:33:55 +0100
  >>>Pardon my ignorance. Is there such a thing called Vishnu Upnishad. If so, is it available on the net anywhere? If not can someone briefly tell me about it. Thanks and Regards, Perwesh -- ...
  • Re: ARTICLE : Religious conversion of Hindus   Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:37:22 +0100
  >>>Hinduism or more accurately the Sanatan Dharam lives on. These 'do take ke fakir' come and go in the vastness of eternity and there are plenty of unsteady soul they feed on. It is their path and if we loose a few misfits, they so be it. Hell, even if there are no Hindus, Sanatan Dharam lives on. We do not seek converts and this is the main reason ...
• Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay
  • REQUEST : Help about Shankara for a frenchman   Fri, 29 Aug 1997 14:12:52 -0700 (PDT)
  >>>atmasurfer" <david.dubois@hol.fr> wrote: Subject: REQUEST : Help about Shankara for a frenchman >Hi, I'm new on the web and I'm very interested in Shankara. >I'm looking for all the texts of vedanta, and all their shankara's comments >( upanishads, bhagavad gita, brahmasutra, ... ). There are nearly nothing ...
• Posted By R.Nagarajan
  • REQUEST : Renovation of ancient Shiv temple, pls. HELP !   Thu, 10 Apr 1997 04:54:10 -0400 (EDT)
  >>>Dear Sir, I am collecting funds for an ancient Shiv temple in MAthur, South India. We plan to conduct the KHUMBHABHISHEHAM ( sacred purification ) of this temple next month. I would like you to advise me how to post this msg. for funds, so that the holy mission can be an unqualified success. My student, Sainath Athreya Nagarjan has already posted a msg. on the 'hindunet' . Kindly spread the msg. around as we need funds urgently. Every dollar and dime will help our dream come true. My addre...
• Posted By Rajiv Pandit
  • INFO : Club Karma Defames Hindu Values!   Mon, 22 Sep 1997 21:50:00 -0500
  >>>Check out this website for shocking photos of club Karma and what you can do to protest: http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/karma_club/ --------------------------------------Friends, , ...
• Posted By Rama Rao Kotapally
  • REQUEST : festivals   Wed, 24 Sep 1997 00:51:45 -0400
  >>>Hi , Does anyone have a list of all festivals in India. ( including heir dates) Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
• Posted By Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
  • Re: REQUEST : Linga   Wed, 03 Sep 1997 22:21:10 -0500
  >>>Stefan Dilchan wrote: > I have heard that the Linga represents Shiva's male organ, is this true? Yes, it's true. The pedestal on which it is mounted is called the Yoni Pitham which represent the organ of shakthi, the consort of shiva. However, it would be a grave mistake to assume that people are ...
• Posted By Ramesh Kumar
  • REQUEST: Tamil-Hindu Weddings   Sat, 20 Sep 1997 16:57:46 +0800
  >>>I would be very grateful if anyone out there can give some information regarding the DETAILED meanings and the significances behind the rituals, ceremonies which take place in a Tamil-Hindu wedding. I'd be equally obliged if any references (translations in English ) which goes in depth regarding the matter.
• Posted By RAVINESH C DEO
  • Request : About Ramayana and Mahabharat   Tue, 09 Sep 1997 18:50:19 +1200
  >>>I am a Hindu. I have never been to India though I love it from within my heart.Can anyone answer the following questions forme please? 1.Is the "Setu" (Bridge) that lord Rama built from India to Sri Lanka still there? Or is there any sign of this at the Sindhu Bank? 2.People say that the "KuruShrtra" (the place where the Pandavs fought the ...
• Posted By remembrance@mailcity.com
  • REQUEST : What makes an action intrinsically sinful?   17 Sep 1997 00:09:40 GMT
  >>>I would like to know what hindus think makes an action sinful. It seems to me that the only thing that makes an action bad is that it hurts human relationships. ie., if I am on a tropical island and pick a fruit off a tree that belongs to no one, nobody is going to say that I sinned. But if the tree belongs ...
• Posted By Robert Lobo
  • REQUEST : Hindu temples in LA   Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:58:28 -0700
  >>>Hi I am looking for details of Hindu temple(s) in the LA area. Anyone who knows about it please post me an Email. My Email id is jyothikg@hotmail.com ...
  • REQUEST : Hindu Temple   Wed, 03 Sep 1997 04:43:40 -0700
  >>>I live in California, Los Angeles. My address is 5463, Halbrent Av. Sherman Oaks CA -91411-3515 ...
• Posted By robert young
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu goddesses again   Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:35:36 -0400
  >>>> > If a British family living in Bombay during WWII were to bring an > > enamelled Hindu goddess figurine back home to England at the end of the war, > > which goddess might that most likely be? > > This is impossible to determine with certainty, but I'd be interested > > in your educated guesses. ...
  • REQUEST : Hindu goddesses again   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:51:19 -0400
  >>> I found some intriguing 1995 postings on the Web from this newsgroup regarding Hindu goddesses, the fact that they are all manifestations of one God, information on Lalita the Playful, Ambika, etc. I'm going to be reading up on all of this--fortunately there are 77 books at Harvard that have been assigned the subject heading "Goddesses, ...
• Posted By sadhu
  • REQUEST : Looking for spiritual friend(s)   Sun, 28 Sep 1997 23:50:35 GMT
  >>>Namaste. I am a practicer of Raja Yoga and I am looking for spiritual friendship with other men who are following the same or a similar path. I am male, 30, and single. I live a life of spiritual discipline, inner renunciation, and control of all the senses. My commitment to liberation and God-realization is total and complete, ...
• Posted By Sandeep Sane
  • Re: ARTICLE : GAYATRI METER   Fri, 05 Sep 1997 14:36:59 -0700
  >>>library wrote: > > Gayatri Mantra has to have 8 syllable meter in every line > > I question the first line ...
  • Re: ARTICLE : The call of divine duty   Fri, 05 Sep 1997 14:50:27 -0700
  >>>Krishnakant Udavant wrote: > > Title: The call of divine duty > Author: > Publication: India Today ...
• Posted By senthilandavar
  • Re: REQUEST: day-to-day Hindu life, religious activities, names   Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:52:36 +0800
  >>>Arwen Dayton wrote: > > I am beginning character research for a screenplay, and I would like to > discuss the following subjects with anyone who would care to: > ...
• Posted By Shikaripura Harihareswara
  • Announcement: A Symposium on sIta (of Ramayana) in Coumbia   Sat, 20 Sep 1997 04:38:58 +0000
  >>>================================================== SITA SYMPOSIUM The Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center at Columbia University is pleased to be the main sponsor for a "Sita Symposium" to be held at Columbia University, May 1-3, 1998. ...
• Posted By Shreyas Sarangan
  • WWW : Sri Oppiliappan Temple Home Page   Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:48:41 -0400
  >>> I am pleased to announce that the home page of the Sri Boomi Devi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan is ready for viewing and online at http://www.temple.net/oppili/ Oppiliappan Sannidhi, located near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, is one of the most important of the 108 sacred Sri Vaishnavite shrines ...
• Posted By Shyam
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu Children   29 Sep 1997 04:25:19 GMT
  >>>Gautham <g-rao@students.uiuc.edu> wrote in article <ghenEH05JC.L4p@netcom.com>... > Hi Everyone, > > I have a question for all Hindu parents who have had children here in the ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu Children   26 Sep 1997 08:47:42 GMT
  >>>Gautham <g-rao@students.uiuc.edu> wrote in article <ghenEH05JC.L4p@netcom.com>... > Hi Everyone, > > I have a question for all Hindu parents who have had children here in the ...
• Posted By sns@ix.netcom.com
  • REQUEST : Indian Babudom discriminates against Indians -50 years after freedom :(   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:23:19 -0500
  >>>Hello: I saw an article (clipping given below) on clari.world.asia.india, about IA and AI flying extra planes for Mother Theresa's funeral what was amusing and sad was one IA spokesman stating that no Indians would be allowed on flights ...
• Posted By Stacy Horn
  • INFO : Chat w/author Jeff Zaleski   5 Sep 1997 15:47:40 GMT
  >>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Echo the virtual salon of nyc announces the next ... ECHOLIVE! ...
• Posted By Stefan Dilchan
  • REQUEST : Linga   Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:13:37 -0400
  >>>I have heard that the Linga represents Shiva's male organ, is this true? ...
• Posted By Sudhir Kalapala
  • Re: REQUEST : Linga   Sat, 06 Sep 1997 10:15:46 -0500
  >>>Stefan Dilchan wrote: > > I have heard that the Linga represents Shiva's male organ, is this true? > > -- ...
• Posted By Sumasundram
  • Re: REQUEST : Without my permission nothing happens.....   Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:46:51 +0800
  >>>Arun wrote: > > hi all, > Could anyone of you enlighten me of a doubt I have? I and my friend had > a small argument as regards to a statement made by Lord Krishna either ...
  • Re: REQUEST : hindu temples   Sat, 20 Sep 1997 23:30:06 +0800
  >>>Anita98@aol.com wrote: > > Could I please have the list of the hindu temples in North America? Thank > You! > Sincerely, ...
  • ARTICLE : janamajeya   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 02:46:58 +0800
  >>>janamajeya was the son of pariksheet and who did the sarpa sastra to avenge the death of his father pariksheet son of abhimanyu, he heard the recital of the mahabaratha by the disciples of vyasa ...
  • ARTICLE : color of God   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 02:54:21 +0800
  >>>if you wanted the colour potrayed by krishna then its blue(dark blue) and rama as blue but frankly the colour indicates darkness in skin colour megha varnam and hence is only a variation of the normal human skin colour blue may add to the beauty ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu-Muslim Issue   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 03:11:04 +0800
  >>>Linda Brown wrote: > > I have been reading most of the articles that come in the religion section > > >for > > >quite some time.I just would like to invoke a question so that I can recieve ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Hiindu Women   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 03:17:31 +0800
  >>>Annie Grills wrote: > > Hello, > > My name is Melanie and I'm a 17-year-old student from Australia. I am ...
  • Re: REQUEST : Looking for volunteeropportunities   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 03:21:36 +0800
  >>>Tomas Wennstrom wrote: > > Hi! > > I am looking for organisations around the world that offers ...
• Posted By Tara Cleary
  • REQUEST : Hindu equivalent of Sabbath   Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:37:01 +0200
  >>>I am producing a television documentary, and am trying to find out if the Hindu faith has such a day as a Sabbath, where worship is particularly encouraged (as in, for example, Christianity), or whether worship is encouraged at any time. I look forward to your reply.
• Posted By Thomas Roy Trumbull
  • Request: Purusha & Prakriti   13 Sep 1997 20:32:16 GMT
  >>>Can anyone give me an answer to the questions: Why under any circumstance can't Purusha & Prakriti be Causal? Also why can't Purusha & Prakriti be relateted? These questions where asked to me in my non-western philosophy class--I am taking this semester. Please reply to my email address ...
• Posted By tkd
  • ARTICLE : Hindu deities on Hercules TV show   Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:22:10 -0700
  >>>Namaste. I thought you might be concerned to find out that the producers of the Hercules TV show are intending to do a series where Hercules encounters "Hindu deities." The hero or main character of the "Hercules" show is supposedly the Greek god Hercules. The program regularly features fictional accounts of him fighting with other Greek ...
• Posted By Tom Beaudoin
  • ARTICLE : Internet Religion Survey! Please help. Thanks..   Wed, 10 Sep 1997 19:31:42 -0400
  >>>I'm writing now to ask folks for the favor of a response in a survey i'm conducting across the Net. Please feel free toforward this message to friends or acquaintances! I would like as many responses as possible. Responses must be in by September 15. I am working on an article about the religious or theological importance ...
• Posted By Varadarajan
  • REQUEST: Any known program to generate horoscopes on the internet???   Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:35:56 -0700
  >>>Preferable free ones?? Thanks, Varada.
• Posted By Veresh Sita
  • REQUEST : HINDUISM & AIDS   Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:08:57 -0700
  >>>I'm looking for input about the Hindu viewpoint to Aids. I am also looking also looking for various opinions on Hindu ritualism Thanx. -- ___________________________________ ...
• Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan
  • Re: REQUEST : Hindu goddesses again   Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:46:40 -0700
  >>>> If a British family living in Bombay during WWII were to bring an enamelled > Hindu goddess figurine back home to England at the end of the war, which > goddess might that most likely be? (Or could it just be a "generic" > goddess, since they are all part of the one God?) > This is impossible to determine with certainty, but I'd be interested ...
• Posted By Vijay Sadananda Pai
  • Re: REQUEST : Vishnu Upnishad   3 Sep 1997 12:31:49 GMT
  >>>In article <ghenEFwzC8.AoF@netcom.com>, Perwesh Sharma <ksperwesh@primex.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >Pardon my ignorance. Is there such a thing called Vishnu Upnishad. If >so, is it available on the net anywhere? If not can someone briefly ...
• Posted By Vivek Sadananda Pai
  • Re: INFO : Club Karma Defames Hindu Values!   24 Sep 1997 19:24:23 GMT
  >>>In article <ghenEH05Io.KvB@netcom.com>, Rajiv Pandit <rpandit@wpo.it.luc.edu> wrote: > > The underlying theme that is upsetting to many people is the > presence of symbols of holiness and purity within environments that ...
  • Re: Announcement: A Symposium on sIta (of Ramayana) in Coumbia   23 Sep 1997 17:26:58 GMT
  >>>In article <ghenEGxMq8.1vJ@netcom.com> , Shikaripura Harihareswara <HOYSALA@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > ================================================== > SITA SYMPOSIUM > ...
• Posted By Vvmurthy
  • INFO : ROOTS - An orientation program on Hindu culture for Students outside India   Wed, 10 Sep 1997 02:36:19 -0400
  >>> R O O T S Guided Tour to Historical Places and a Camp on Hindu Culture for University Students outside India Dec 22, 1997 - Jan 3 1998 Bangalore, India ...
• Posted By Y. Malaiya
  • Re: REQUEST : Percentage of Hindus   Mon, 08 Sep 1997 09:24:11 -0600
  >>>IVY LAU CIN wrote: > Would you mind tell me what is the percentage of Hinduism from the total > percentage of Malaysia and the world. Thanks In 1980, Malaysia's population was 13,070,372 of which 920,393 were Hindu. In 1994, Hindus were 13.5% of the world population, compared with 33.6% ...

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