>>>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
...
>>> 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
...
>>>[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
...
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>> 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
...
>>>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"
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>> 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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>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.
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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?
...
>>>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
...
>>> 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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>>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
...
>>>>>>>> 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
...
>>>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:
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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,
...
>>>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.
>>>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.
>>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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,
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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??
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>> 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
...
>>>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.
>>>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:
> ................................................................
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
> So what do people think from reading something like:
>
> http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Hinduism/Tantra/
>
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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 >
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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??
|>
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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.
[...]
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>>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
...
>>> 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
...
>>>> 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,
...
