Silence
In silence I listen:
I listen to what others have to say;
Their words are important to me.
I listen to my heart;
The wellspring of my heart overflows with deep Love.
In silence I contemplate the meaning of existence;
I contemplate Bhagvan;
In silence I hear A U M……
What a “Holi” Experience!
For the first time, I celebrated?Ç Holi with my extended family.?Ç Usually, we do some chowtal singing at the local mandir, but this year, fun-loving sister-in-law decided to go all out!?Ç We are experiencing a wonderful early spring here in Toronto. Usually, it is still cold and the ground is covered with [...]
Seeing my own reflection in the Bhagavad Gita
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“The scriptures describe the three gunas. But you should be free from the action of the gunas, established in eternal truth, self-controlled,without any sense of duality or the desire to acquire and hoard.”-Bhagavad Gita 2:45
These are the challenges I face.
To be established in eternal truth -
I know this intellectually, that there is nothing [...]
Minority Protection is an Unnecessary Myth
Protection of the minorities, it seems, is a standpoint of good governance. I vehemently disagree.
Not because I believe that the minorities do not deserve protection. But because good governance entails the protection of all its peoples from any threat, internal or external. We can logically conclude that it includes the protection of the minorities from [...]
How Jagannath festival became Juggernaut massacre
Did you know that the English word “Juggernaut” is derived from Jagannath, and is pronounced the same way? But the difference lies in that the word has been disastrously misinterpreted to mean very negative things, just the opposite of the original word which is divinity Itself!
Dictionary.com gives the meanings for juggernaut:
Something, such as a belief [...]
Why British viewed Hinduism as Barbaric
Given below are snippets from the above book which describes the activities of the Thugs, as the murderous Indian cult was called.
In many British minds, therefore, Hinduism became perceived as a barbaric religion. It was a faith that permitted infanticide - specifically, the killing of unwanted female children - and suttee, the burning of widows [...]
Even God may NOT know!
Skepticism, Atheism and Agnosticism are integral parts of Hinduism - this is one of the biggest reason that Hinduism appeals to me. That it is not based on faith, but is founded on logic and reason.
It leaves me spellbound that the last line of a very famous hymn in the Rig Veda, popularly known as [...]
Draupadi of Mahabharata cries out in Pratibha Ray’s Yajnaseni
I have just finished reading Pradip Bhattacharya’s English translation of the Oriya book “Yajnaseni” by the famed writer Pratibha Ray. If women can be educated and modern without losing their cultural identity, then Pratibha Ray sets an excellent example. Yajnaseni won her a Bharatiya Jnanpith award in 1993.
The story of Draupadi, the heroine [...]
Even among the Bengalis there are exceptions!
Who would have expected that even among the Bengalis there are those that do not like all the sounds and flavours of this season - of course the dhaak and gaan of Durga puja! Have you heard this old Bengali joke?
When does the beat of the dhaak sound the sweetest?
When it stops playing.
That’s [...]
Pakistan schools teach hatred for Indians and Hindus
It is incredible when you read what 10-year old school children in Pakistan learn. It seems that Pakistani schools exist foremost to plant and nurture hatred for Indians, and especially Hindus.
It is blood-curdling that young children should display so much hatred as to give speeches against Hindus in particular.
Excerpts from Pakistani textbooks:
“Before the Arab [...]