>>>This is a part of a series of postings from Sri Aurobindo's writings
on his experiences in Alipore jail.
__________________________________________________________________
(Continued from an earlier posting...)
"..This was my first lesson...to see the cruelty and futility
...
>>> Hi,
Question: If Astrology were to be true , Is there any strong reason why INDIA
has such large population who are below middle class can't afford basic
needs. So can we conclude that all poor people in india are born with bad
charts?
...
>>>This is a part of a series of postings from Sri Aurobindo's writings
on his experiences in Alipore jail. Below he describes some rare samples
of the younger generation who were working for India's freedom, and who
were with him in the prison.
________________________________________________________
...
>>>Subject: Updated Free HSC Website
Hello Everyone,
The Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have put
together an Indian Web Site. The URL is
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/HSC
...
>>>Dear Friends:
This is a question I had for a long time. What did arjuNa really see in
the battlefield of kurukshetra? Did he see God the kilo-limb giant? Or
did he see something else?
There were at least three occassions when Sri kR^ishhNa showed vishvarUpa;
...
>>>A lot of people know about Sri Aurobindo in connection with the Alipore
bombingcase. Sri Aurobindo was falsely accused of plotting the
assasination of
a British officer and imprisoned for an year in the Alipore jail. The
one year term in the prison happened to be a turning point in his life.
>>>Could someone give me some information on the god Murugan please ? Is it possible to send me an image of him ? Was he associated with Alexander the Great ?
Rather than posting the info, please send it directly ( if possible ) to me:
shafiur.rahman@socstud.oxford.ac.uk
Many thanks
Shafiur Rahman
...
>>>I am trying to find the scripture in which the story of Valmiki's
(author of the Sanskrit Ramayana) conversion is first reported. Can
someone please give me chapter and verse?
The story, approximately, goes like this. Valmiki used to be a
highway robber. Once three rishis came along. He tried to rob them
...
>>>We are a group of English girls who want to worship the SupreMe Goddess
in our everyday lives. Can any one tell us what is the authentic way of
doing this?
...
>>>Check this out:
Hindi Bhajans - Indian Devotional Songs in Real Audio format
and links to Bhajan Texts
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4637/
If you know of any other Bhajan Sites, please let me know.
>>>You can look up the site on world scripture - A Comparative Anthology of
Sacred Texts at http://www.rain.org/~origin/wscon.html
As an example refer to the following in the section "THE TRUTH IN MANY
PATHS" on the page http://www.rain.org/~origin/ws/theme00a.htm;
"This section gathers passages from various scriptures which affirm that
...
>>>THIRD KHALSA PANTH.
This fact is well known to all the people but which are the other two?
Thinking logically, Khalsas do the philanthropic work of God and,
thus he must have a knowledge of God.
This knowledge he acquires from Ad-Granth, which is for the Sikhs.
...
>>>rafiq@ksc9.th.com wrote:
>
> In Sura Al ANBIYA of the Holy Quran it is written:
>
> " Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth
...
>>>The Fall of Abhijit (the star Vega)
The article, kindly provided by Prasad Gokhale, is available at
http://members.tripod.com/~Jyotishi
Jai Maharaj
Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
...
>>>The various textbooks I have read in high school and college classes
were not terribly consistant regarding Hindu beliefs. One implied that
Brahma had the status of "supreme being" (my terminology, not theirs)
distinct from the many other gods. A later textbook implied the same
thing about Vishnu, and in a later section, Shiva. So, I have some
...
>>>:: Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama & its Commentaries ::
1. Here is a list of commentaries given by Sri R Anantha Krishna Shastry in his introduction to the translation of Sri Vishnu Sa=
hasra Nama (hereafter abbreviated in this article as 'VSN') (along with Shankara Bhashya) published by the Adyar Library & Research =
Center, 1980 Edn, pp. xx-xxi).
" According to Aufrecht's Catalogue Catalogorum, the last part of which appeared in 1903, the following commentaries on the S=
...
>>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
---------------------------------19411131721929
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Here is an interesting philosophical poem of six stanzas by Acharya Sri
...
>>>In article <ghenE5HBKA.54M@netcom.com>,
Heidi Pickman <hap117@ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi, does anyone know anything about the goddess Kali? basics and
> references would be great
...
>>>Hello,
I'm a Swedish journalist having some question about prostitution among
poor, young women in Karnataka.
I read in an article that the Devadasicult should lead thousands of
girls to become prostitutes. Is that really correct? If it is - is
...
>>>The Cosmology Hymn in the Rigveda
There is a hymn in the Rigveda (10:129) known as The nAsadIya sUkta, starting with : "nAsad AsInno sad AsIt tadAnIm, ...." (Ref. 1=
), meaning, "Then neither Being nor Non-Being was..." has, for several reasons, attracted the attention of many Vedic scholars, ph=
ilosophers - both eastern and western. (I am giving the translation of this mantra at the end of this article.)
This sUkta of Cosmology (sometimes referred as the Creation Hymn) has generated volume...
>>>Title : Arunachal Pradesh - an ornament of Bharat
Author : Editorial
Publication : Yuva Bharat
Date : January 1997
Arunachal Pradesh is a beautiful ornament of Bharat. This gifted
...
>>>Title : Vedas rich in science knowledge : Sharma
Author :
Publication : The Hindu
Date : January 22, 1997
The President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, today called upon Vedic
...
>>>Title : Epoch making Hindu, Buddhist and Shinto meet
Author :
Publication : Hindu Heritage
Date :
KYOTO, the cultural capital of Japan. was witness to a unique
...
>>>Title : Seeking closer ties with Hinduism
Author :
Publication : Hindu Heritage
Date :
The Japanese religious scholars and intellectuals representing the
...
>>>Title : Mewat Jogis return to Hindu fold
Author : Pramod Kumar
Publication : Organiser
Date : January 19, 1997
Amidst slogans like Garva se kaho ham Hindu hain, Guru Goraksha
...
>>>Title : Two rivers that spring from a common source
Author : Rajesh Kochhar
Publication : The Times of India
Date : February 8, 1997
The Parsis arrived in India in the 8th century AD as refugees from
...
>>>DIMENSIONS OF CONVERSION
Reproduced by VHP (UK)
The problem of religious conversion has been dogging humanity
throughout modem history. Islam and Christianity are the main
accused. Conversion has ceased to be a simple, holy, beneficial
...
>>>Hi folks,
It is good to see that this newsgroup is visited by people familiar
with the dvaita (dualist) tradition of Sri Madhvaachaarya, because I am not
very familiar with it. I'll say what I have understood of this system and
I'll appreciate if the knowledgeable can correct me.
>>> The Hindu Students Council of Hunter College in Manhattan, New
York recently organized a mini-yatra. Members of Queens College and NYU
HSC's also participated in the event.
The mini-yatra was held on Sunday, January 12-a cold and icy but
unforgettable day for the group of 17 who visited 5 mandirs and 2
...
>>>Namaste,
I some times wonder at the action-result theory.(KARMA theory or
Newtons third law of motion). The problem I face is on the question
"does the result lead to action or does action lead to result(s)(but always
plural)?".
>>> About ten years back in India, there were articles in many newspapers
about the finding of binary number in vedic texts. I have not been
able to locate the source, or whether it is true. Does anyone know
more about this.
Raja
...
>>>Hi!
I am posting this message because I believe that there is a major change
happening in the Universe, we are starting to believe in God again! God
doesn't seem to be the same God brought to us by our parent's religion.=20
God seems to be more of a personal, spiritual experience of the heart,
...
>>>Gary Stevason (caitanya@torfree.net) wrote:
: P. Patel (UGM4PP@leeds.ac.uk) wrote:
: : More recently, the UK band Kula Shaker have released a song entitled
: : "Govinda", using the familiar Hare-Krishna movement chant "Govinda Jay Jay,
: : Gopal Jay, Jay" as its lyrics. Also the album sleeve carries a picture of
...
>>>What do you think are the most pressing issues in the world today that
relate to Hinduism? Any response to this question would be much
appreciated. Thank you-
...
>>>Can anyone give me info on Gurumayi. Are they good guys or do they
need to be treated with caution? I am particularly interest in contacts
in Australia with both postive and negative experiences.
Thanks
Alice.
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
<ghenE57CDr.4oG@netcom.com>...
> I am not sure if you are saying that Lord Krishna or Lord Shiva are _not_
> established in the truth. sha.nkara does not support that the guru has to
be
...
>>>Hi,
i was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about the origins and/or
significance of objects called MUKTAPHALA, such as those sculpted at the
Temple of Somanathpur in Mysore.
My thanks in advance.
>>>Title : City doctors join Vedic association
Author :
Publication : Mid-day
Date : February 1, 1997
About 50 city doctors became members of the newly formed Vedic
...
>>>Title : Americans bring Vedic medicine to India
Author :
Publication : The Times of India
Date : February 2, 1997
In an irony of sorts, doctors from the United States are seeking to
...
>>>Title : The learned pandit
Author : Rajlakshmi Iyengar
Publication : Mid-day
Date : February 1, 1997
Sanskrit shlokas roll off his tongue as easily as scribbling a
...
>>>Title : Caste-away
Author : Rajinder Puri
Publication : Mid-day
Date : January 31, 1997
If From India Gate we take a taxi to Parliament House and pass
...
>>>Title : Women priests overtaken male counterparts in Maharashtra
Author : PTI
Publication : The Hindu
Date : February 5, 1997
With an increasing number of men of religion taking up other more
...
>>>The Cosmology Hymn in the Rigveda
There is a hymn in the Rigveda (10:129) known as The nAsadIya sUkta, starting with : "nAsad AsInno sad AsIt tadAnIm, ...." (Ref. 1=
), meaning, "Then neither Being nor Non-Being was..." has, for several reasons, attracted the attention of many Vedic scholars, ph=
ilosophers - both eastern and western. (I am giving the translation of this mantra at the end of this article.)
This sUkta of Cosmology (sometimes referred as the Creation Hymn) has generated volume...
>>>Hi,
i was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about the origins and/or
significance of objects called MUKTAPHALA, such as those sculpted at the
Temple of Somanathpur in Mysore.
My thanks in advance.
>>>H. Krishna Susarla wrote:
> A certain advaitin offered once the following pearl of so-called advaitst
> wisdom
> (http://rbhatnagar.ececs.uc.edu:8080/srh_home/1995_12/msg00255.html):
>
...
>>>Announcement
If you are interested in symbols and their influence on the mind,
please visit my Website. I wrote an English-language book on the
subject that might be of interest to you. You can download the
book via the Website. The Dutch-language version will follow
...
>>>c2659 (c2659@rea-alp.com) wrote:
: I'm doing a report on Hinduism and I don't know where to start!! I am
: supposed to compare the Bhagavad Gita's teachings to those of Christianity.
: If anyone has any input whatsoever, I would appreciate it. Thank you!
Hi C2! What a great straight line. I spent a lot of time revelling in
...
>>>Hello, I need information about how the hindus viewed the earth and the
universe for a project on ancient indian astronomy (esp. about
Brahmagupta, the 7th century, and how he changed the ancient beliefs).
I've heard that ancient hindus viewed the earth as a half-shere, supported
by elephants, sitting on top of a giant turtle. Can someone give me more
...
>>>Hello Everybody:
A colleague of mine told me a few days back that there was a big
conference/convention in India fairly recently with regards to the Sant
(Saint) Dnyaneshwar! I was wondering if anyone had heard about it this
and if so can you please send me some information. Any help would be
...
>>>In article <ghenE51w99.686@netcom.com>, susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu
says...
>
>Furthermore, as Ramakrishnan has repeatedly characterized Prabhupada's
>writings as "comic book translations,"
...
>>>When I chanced upon this newsgroup a while back, I thought I
found a forum for people interested in exchanging ideas and
experiences with Hinduism. Little did I realize until recently
that what is Hinduism to a lot of active "posters" is the
upholding of their traditional opinions. I do agree that once
...
>>>In article <ghenE51wC3.70y@netcom.com>, pdixon@darkwing.uoregon.edu says...
>
>Hi all. I'm looking for references, etc, for Hindu music. What I'm
>hoping to find are diety-specific ragas, and their requisite performance
>practice. Tips or references to books, web pages and liner notes on
...
>>>Was wondering, a friend asked of me and I wasn't sure of the spelling of
the name, let alone where to find info, but could someone please tell me
where I can find info on the Hindu philosopher Varday? Also, if I have
mispelled the name, could you also provide the correct spelling. Thanks
and much appreciated.
>>>If anybody can contribute some of their time to give me in a paragraph
what is the goal of Hinduism as it is perceived by you (a Hindu), I
would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
C. Silva
...
>>>ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) writes:
> Mani Varadarajan (mani@be.com) wrote:
> : gokhale@interlog.com (Prasad Gokhale) writes:
> : >
> : > It is now established that the Mahabharar War took place in 3138 B.C., that
...
>>>Raising Vegetarian Children in America
-------------------------------------How hard it is to raise vegetarian children in America?
How many minutes do you have to watch TV to see an ad
showing how much fun it is to eat a Big Mac or to
o
...
>>>Hare Krsna. PAMHO AGTSP
Hello. The Ottawa Temple is looking to buy copies of the one volume Srimad
Bhagavatam. Neither the BBT nor Krishna Culture have any in stock. If any
individuals who read this newsgroup are affiliated with temples or persons
who have extra copies of the one volume Bhagavatam available for sale,
...
>>>A certain advaitin offered once the following pearl of so-called advaitst
wisdom
(http://rbhatnagar.ececs.uc.edu:8080/srh_home/1995_12/msg00255.html):
"I consider the Brahman or Lord Krishna or Lord Shiva as wish you to call
it, my guru."
...
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
<ghenE4wEt1.77E@netcom.com>...
> "Form over substance " comes to mind. One thing, sha.nkarAchArya assumes
is
> knowledge of pUrva mimA.nsa and basic common sense. He is not interested
...
>>>Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu> wrote in article
<ghenE4wEt5.78J@netcom.com>...
> I'll also take the opportunity to answer HKS's claim that the Gaudiya
tradition
> has great respect for the vedas since Baladeva wrote commentaries on the
...
>>>Hello, ppl.
In my Religious Eduaction class at school (I am in yr 10), We
are currently studying Euthanasia.
I have been asigned the task of researching the view of the Hindus on
this subject.
>>>namaste,
Learn Samskrit through simple e-mails !
Samskrita Bharati has set-up a new mailing list called
"sanskrit" to assit learning of Samskrit through simple sentences.
This is a moderated list to promote conversational Samskrit.
>>> By RANJAN ROY
Associated Press Writer
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) -- Helped by Hindu priests smeared with
vermilion paste, a great-grandson of Mohandas Gandhi today
scattered the last handful of the independence leader's ashes into
...
>>>In article <ghenE4r42H.B2n@netcom.com>, mani@be.com says...
>
>> Shrisha Rao (shrao@nyx.net) wrote:
>> : There certainly does. No example can be found in any statement of the
>> : six Gosvamis of the occurrence of the phrase "the science of Krishna
...
>>>Title : An important advance in Indian history
Author : A Jayaram
Publication : The Hindu
Date : January 16, 1997
An American Vedic scholar, Dr. David Frawley, and his Indian
...
>>>Title : Quest for divinity
Author : K Shreedhar Rao
Publication : The Observer
Date :December 14, 1996
The radiant smile, the bright face, the saffron robes and
...
>>>Title : Goa tank excavation kicks up controversy
Author : Sanjay Banerjee
Publication : The Times of India
Date : January 24, 1997
A tank near the ancient Saptakoteshwar temple has suddenly become
...
>>>Title : Kanshi ridicules Ramayana to rein in Hindutva brigade
Author :
Publication : Telegraph
Date : January 13, 1997
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh has adopted a novel strategy
...
>>>Max Muller was a Missionary Bigot!
Max Muller is greatly admired for his translation of Sanskrit works. Wh=
en
Duke of Argyll was appointed Secretary of State for India in December 186=
8,
...
>>>Hare Krsna. Srutikirti Prabhu's "Srila Prabhupada Uvaca" series is now
available on a web page. This is intensively nectarian reading. If you
have access to the web, then check it out:
http://swami.simplenet.com/uvaca
Your servant,
...
>>>Mani Varadarajan (mani@be.com) wrote:
: gokhale@interlog.com (Prasad Gokhale) writes:
: >
: > It is now established that the Mahabharar War took place in 3138 B.C., that
: > is, approximately 5000 years before today.
...
>>>P. Patel (UGM4PP@leeds.ac.uk) wrote:
: More recently, the UK band Kula Shaker have released a song entitled
: "Govinda", using the familiar Hare-Krishna movement chant "Govinda Jay Jay,
: Gopal Jay, Jay" as its lyrics. Also the album sleeve carries a picture of
: Lord Krishna on the cover. The song also contains a George Harrison sample,
...
>>>Hello Everybody:
Boy am I glad that a newsgroup like this exists. I am currently a student
in my fourth year of University. I am also taking an independent study
course on the Mahabharata. Living in the electronic information age, I
decided to try the net to tap into some potential resources. In my
...
>>>I've read that Tom Petty's gradma or greatgrandma was an Indian.
Not Indian but a Cherrocee, Soiux or whatever.
Might be an attachment.
Note that he's also a close friend of George Harrison
...
>>>Hi all. I'm looking for references, etc, for Hindu music. What I'm
hoping to find are diety-specific ragas, and their requisite performance
practice. Tips or references to books, web pages and liner notes on
albums, tapes and CDs would be extremely helpful.
Thanks for your time,
...
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