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tob e b o r n a g a in in to its m id s t. T h e rei s a p ro fo u n d in tu itio n th a t w h e n re la tiv e s p a s s th e y w ill re tu rn , p e rh a p s s o o n a n d p e rh a p s in the very sam e hom e. S o e v e ry o n e w a tc h e s fo r th e te llta le signs. H ow w onderful, the fam ily feels, to care for grandm a as she once cared for u s!

T h is s p iritu a l in s ig h t in to re b irth e x te n d s th e fa m ily c o n  c e p t b e y o n d th e p re s e n t, b in d in g th e p r e s e n t to th e p a s t, a n d p ro m is in g fu rth e r c o n tin u ity w ith th e fu tu re. M a n y H in d u fam ilies are aw areo fs u c h re la tio n s h ip s . M a n y o th e rs w ill c o n s c io u s ly s e e k to b e b o rn in to a p a rtic u la r fa m ily , k n o w  in g life th e re w ill b e fu lfillin g , s e c u re a n d h ig h -m in d e d .

fa m ily , s h e is r e v e r e d lik e a g u e s t b u t s h o w e r e d w ith lo v e lik e a d a u g h te r, w ith b le s s in g s a n d a ll th e n ic e c lo th e s a s w e ll a s fo o d th e fa m ily c a n g iv e . I h a d s u c h a w o n d e r fu l h o m ec o m in g in In d ia a fte r I h a d liv e d fo r m a n y y e a r s in th eW est.S u c h a h o m e c o m in go f a fe w d a y si sa n e m o tio n a lly g r a tify in g , s o u l s a tis fy in g e v e n t for the girl, who carrie s those fond m em oriesfo rl i f e.

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fa ith . W hen dharm a is the shared idealo fevery fam ilym em ber as opposed to

s c r ip tu r e s th a t tie d o u r fa m ily to g e th e r . I w o u ld h e a r fa th e ra n d g r a n d fa th e r c h a n tin g th eV e d ic m a n tr a s to g e th e r in th e e a r ly h o u r so feach day. Everyone I k n o w

h e ld th e h ig h e s t e s te e mfo rth eV edas, th e v e r y v o ic eo f G o d, e ld e r s w o u ld s a y. I k n e w th e y w e r e o ld , and everyone said they were profound. But it was not u n til I w a s in m y te e n s th a t I r e a lly d is c o v e r e d th e

s u c h h u m o r a n d in s ig h t I h a d n e v e r b e fo r e o r s in c e k n o w n . I w ould spend hours with the texts, talking with m y parents andfriends, w ondering m yselfhow these m en, so m a n y th o u s a n d so fy e a r s a g o , h a d g a in e d a ll th a t w is d o m-

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a c h m o n th fo rth e p a s t s ix te e n y e a r sw e h a v e fille d th is s p a c e w ith o u r m u s in g s a n d m e a n d e r in g s , o u r o p in  io n s ,o u r p r a is e so f w h a ti s r ig h t a b o u t H in d u is m a n d c r itiq u e so fw h a t c o u ldb eb e tte r . T h is m o n thw e s te p

a s id et o let our readers hear other voices. Thankst o Sam path B h o o p a la m , fo u n d e r- p r e s id e n to fW orldH in d u F o u n d a tio n , O a k B ro o k ,Illin o is , f o r h e lp in g a s s e m b le th is q u o ta b le c o lle c tio n .

h a v e b e e n u s e d b y m o s t a n c ie n t p e o p le s ina n a tte m p t to im m o rta liz e th e ir a c h ie v e m e n ts . N o t so , h o w e v e r, w ith th e a n c ie n t A ry a n s . T h e y tu rn e d to w h a t m a y s e e m

and outo f th is b u b b leo f a ir, fa s h io n e d a m o n u m e n t w h ic h , m o re th a n th irty , p e rh a p s fo rty , c e n tu rie s la te r, s ta n d s u n to u c h e d b y tim e o r th e e le m e n ts . F o r th e Pyram ids have been eroded by the desert w ind, the m arble brokenb ye a r t h q u a k e s , a n d th e g o ld s to le nb yro b b e rs , w h ile th eV e d a re m a in s , re c ite d d a ilyb ya nu n b ro k e n c h a in o f g e n e ra tio n s , tra v e lin g lik e a g re a t w a v e th ro u g h th e liv in g s u b s ta n c e o f th e m in d .

T h e rei s a m ig h ty la w o f life , a g re a t p rin c ip le o f h u m a n e v o lu  tio n, a b o d yo fs p iritu a l k n o w le d g e a n d e x p e rie n c e o fw h ic h India has alw ays been destined to be guardian, exem plar and m issionary. T hisi sth e Sanatana D harm a, th e E te rn a l R e lig io n . H in d u is mi sth e o n e re lig io n w h ic h im p re s s e s o n m a n k in d th e closeness o f G odt ou sa n d e m b r a c e s in its c o m p a s s a ll th e p o s

o fa g e s , c lim e s , a n d n a tio n a litie s a n d is th e ro y a l ro a d fo r th e a tta in m e n to fth e G r e a t K n o w le d g e . W h e n I a m a t it, I fe e l th a t I a m u n d e r th e s p a n g le d h e a v e n so fa s u m m e r n ig h t.

S p iritu a l life is th e tru e g e n iu so f In d ia . T h o s e w h o m a k e th e g re a te s t a p p e a l to th e In d ia n m in d a re n o t th e m ilita ry c o n q u e ro rs , n o t th e ric h m e rc h a n ts o r th e g re a t d ip lo m a ts , b u t th e h o ly s a g e s , th e ris h is w h o e m b o d y s p iritu a lity a t its fin e s t a n d p u re s t. I n d ia 's p rid e is th a t a lm o s t in e v e ry g e n e ra tio n s a n d in every parto fth e c o u n try , fro m th e tim e o f h e r re c o rd e d h is to ry , she has produced those holy m en w ho em body for her all that the country holds m ost dear and sacred.

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th e w o rld . N o w h e re o n e a rth h a s th e im p u ls e to w a rd tra n s c e n d e n c e found m ore consistent and creative expression than on the Indi a n p e n in s u la.

I f I w e re to lo o k o v e r th e w h o le w o rld to fin d o u t th e c o u n try m o s t ric hl y e n d o w e d w ith a ll th e w e a lth , p o w e r a n d b e a u ty th a t na ture can b esto w -in som e parts a very paradis e on e a rth -I should pointt o India.I f I w erea sked under w hat sky the hum an m ind

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T h e n th e re is fa ith in k a rm a . T h e H in d u fa m ily b e lie v e s , in its h eart, th at ev en life 's d ifficu lties are p arto fG o d 's p u r p o s e a n d th e fru itio no feach m em ber's past karm as.T o go th ro u g h

a c c e p te d . B re a k in g u p , d iv o rc in g ,s e p a r a tin g - s u c hreactions to stress d o n 't re s o lv e k a rm a s th a t w e re b ro u g h t in to th is life to g o th ro u g h . In fa c t, th e y m a k e th in g s w o rs e , c re a te n e w k a rm a s a n d

so rro w fu l b irth s. T h e b e lie f in k a rm a -th e la w b y w h ic h o u r th o u g h ts , w o rd s a n d d e e d s re a p th e ir n a tu ra l re a c tio n s -h e lp s h o ld a

g u a g e:s h u k u r , w h ic h m e a n s a c c e p ta n c e . S o m e tim e s i t 'sv e r y h a r dt o a c c e p t th e c a r d s life d e a ls o n e , y e t th e H in d u b e lie f in th e a c c e p ta n c eo fG o d 's w ill m a k e s it p o s s ib let ob e a r in c r e d ib le h a r d s h ip s. A y o u n g fr ie n d

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g r a d u a lly c a lm in gh e r . It's fiv e years later, and she's pickedu p th e p ie c e so f h e r life.Y et s h e n e v e r fo r g e tst o h a v e h e r

th a t th e s o u l c a n n o t d ie, th a t h is s p ir it liv e s o n . Every year on his death anniversary w e a ll g a th e r fo rth e r itu a l c e r e m o n ie s . E v e r y b o d y fe e ls th e g r ie f, a n d e a c h r e lig io n te a c h e sy o ut oc o p e in a differentw ay. H er beliefin the undying soul gives h e r a little s o la c e . S h e c o n s ta n tly h a s th e p r a y e r s a n d th e s a ts a n g s a t h o m e a n d th e y h e lp h e r in th e c h a n g in g p a tte r n so fh e r life.

w h at literatu rew eh e re in E u ro p e , w e w h o h a v e b e e n n u rtu re d a lm o s t e x c lu s iv e ly o n th e th o u g h to f G re e k s a n d R o m a n s , a n d o f o n e S e m itic ra c e , th e Jew ish, m ay draw that corrective w hichi s m ost w antedi n order to m a k e o u r in n e r life m o re p e rfe c t, m o re c o m p re h e n s iv e , m o re u n iv e rs a l, in fa c t m o re tru ly h u m a n , a life n o t fo r th is lifeo n ly , b u t a tra n s fig u re d a n d e te rn a l life -a g a in I s h o u ld p o in tt o In d ia .

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A m o n g a ll th e g re a t re lig io n so f th e w o rld th e rei s n o n e m o re c a th o lic , m o re a s s im ila tiv e , th a n th e m a s so fb e lie fs w h ic hg o to m akeu pw h a ti s p o p u la rly k n o w na s H in d u is m .

In d ia w a s th e m o th e rla n do f o u r ra c e , a n d S a n s k rit th e m o th e r o fEurope' s languages; she w as the m other o fo u r p h ilo s o p h y ; m o th e r, th ro u g h th e A ra b s, o f m u c ho f o u r m a th e m a tic s ; m o th  e r, th ro u g h th e B u d d h a , o f th e id e a ls e m b o d ie d in C h ris tia n ity ; m o th e r, th ro u g h th e v illa g e c o m m u n ity ,o fself-governm ent and dem ocracy. M other Indiai sin m a n y w a y s th e m o th e ro fu s a ll.

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b ro ile d in th e struggle against a sim m ering ra c ia l a n ta g o  nism .T heN atal Indian C ongress w h ic hM a h a tm a G and h if o u n d e d e x a c tlyo n e h u n d r e d y e a rsa g o th is y e a r w a s in s tru m e n ta l in p ro v o k in g o p p o s itio n to a ll fo rm so fp o  litic a lo p p r e s s i o ni n

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w hoh a sb e e n perform ing religious rites for 20 years. D ue to o ld a g e a n db a d h e a lth , sh e d o e s n o t

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