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th a t th e la y o u t o f th e s e s tru c tu re s , lo  c a tio n s fo r d o o rs, w in d o w s, p ro p o r tio n s o f w id tht ole n g th , r o o f s ty le s , d e g re eo fs lo p e s fo r ro o fs, c o lu m n sizes, w all thicknesses, e tc ., all con fo rm

c o m p le te ly to th e p rin c ip le s
a n d g u id e lin e sa s prescribed in the
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G a n a p a ti S th a p a tia t ag ia n t In c a -
b u ilt s to n e w a ll in S o u th A m e r ic a .
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a c c o r d in gt o th e s a m e d e s ig n p r in c ip le s fo u n d in In d ia 's H in d ute m p le s .
S e re n ity ,S o la c e ,S e lf-K n o w in ga n d a G ood
S c o ld i'n g -It'sA lli n-M o th e r'sF o n dE m b ra c e
A lm ost as m agical as A m ritanan
d a m a y i M a's ashram is th ee x p e ri

e n c e o f g e ttin gth e re . F r o mth e tra in statio n at A m ritap u ri,th re e -w h e e le d autos h e a d in to lu s h forests, then along narrow sandt r a i l s through co c o p a lm s a n db a n a n a g ro v e s. A rriv  in g a t ala g o o n , y o ub o a r d alo n g , c a n o e -lik e c ra ft fo rth eS O O -fo o t rid e

a cross clear, shallow w aters. W alk
in g th ew in d in g fo o tp a th s o n h e r
p e n in s u la ,w h ic h o c c a s io n a lly b e -
com es a n is la n d , is a n e x p e rie n c eo f
u n a d u lte ra te d d e lig h t, th e g ro u n d is

soft w h ite sand c o o le d and shad o w e db y d ra p in g v in e s a n d w e e p in g w illo w s . W o v e n grass huts a ree v eryw here, som e te a stalls, others o n e -ro o mhom es. N earby, fish e r m enp o le th e ir b o w l-s h a p e d b o a ts in

b lu e -g re e nw a te r n e v e r m o re th a n

w aist deep.C h a n g iI\g tid e s c o n  s ta n tly rem o lda nin tric a tec o a s tlin e s oth e p a th s fre q u e n tly b e c o m e lit

tle riv e rs , a n k le d e e p . N a t
u ra lly ,i t ' sb e s tt o

w a lk b a re fo o t.B utw ho cares a b o u t g e ttin g a little w e t? W h o e v e n n o tic e s in s u c h a na tm o sp h e re ,s o p rim o r d ia lly b e a u tifu l y e t n e v e r q u ite p e rm a n e n t? I t's lik e a n e n c h a n te d D is n e y la n d , b u t b e tte r. S u c hi s the lush la n do fA m ritap u ri, b irth p la c e a n d h o m eo fM ata A rn rita n a n d a m a y i

M a,
w o rld -re n o w n e d
H in d u
g u ru
r e c o g n is e d
b y
h e r
d e v o te e s
a s
th e
H o ly
M o th er H erself.

A m m achi, as she isa f fe c tio n a te ly k n o w n , is a rare m ystic soul accessible to anyone and everyone. U tterly sim p le, y et s to ic a l

M a ta A m r ita n a n d a m a y ii s k n o w n th e w o r ld
ly s tro n g , s h e is h u m b le ,
o v e rfo rh e ro v e r flo w in g lo v eo f h u m a n ity .
u n s h a k e a b le
a n d
aw e-
som ely self-sacrificing,a sy o u w ill

s o o ns e e . S h e 's b e e n c a lle d afra g ra n t lo tu s b o rno fIn d ia 's d e e p ly s p iritu a l s o il. T h r o u g h th e p o w e r o f h e ra u s te rity a n da tta in m e n t, h e rfra g ra n c e h a ss p r e a dt om a n y c o u n trie s , w here

it h a s e n tra n c e d a n d a ttra c te dth o u 
sandso f spiritually starved seekers.
S o m ee n jo y th e sw eetness as she
passes, w h ile others feel thei r r e
s ista b le in n e r c o m m a n dt ofo llo wa s
s h ed i r e c t s - t ofin d th a t d iv in e fra 

g ra n c e w ith in th e m s e lv e s . T h o s e w h o c h o o s e th u s m u s t b e d e d ic a te d , for A m m achi isa strict and fearless

g u ru , as t e m taskm aster w ho can and

does push herself andfo llo w e rs be y o n d a ll lim its-a w ay am ong In d ia 's d iv in e ly id e n tifie ds o u ls.

A m m a c h i's life itse lf is h er m es s a g e a n d te a c h in g . "A nu n b r o k e n s tr e a m

o flo v e flo w s fro m

m e to w a rd s a ll b e in g s in th e universe," she o n c e a ffirm e d , " T h a t is m y in b o rn n a tu re ." H e r m e th o d s a re b o th tra d i tio n a l a n d s e e m in g ly u n o rth o d o x . S h e is n o t o n e to g iv e s p iritu a l d is c o u rs e o r d is c u s s th e in n e r re a litie s p h ilo s o p h ic a lly ,

th o u g h
sh e

h a s proved herself capableo fth a t. S h e prefers to w ork at the" r e a l - l i f e "e x p e rie n tia lle v e l: w o rk in g h a n d -in  h a n d w ith d e v o te e s e n g a g e d in m u n  dane service; leading sw eet sessions o f d e v o tio n a l s o n g ; in s p irin g w o rs h ip

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a n d a n ti- p ro s e ly tiz a tio n la w s b a rrin g c o n v e rs io n , th e n a tio n 's H in d u s a n d B u d d h is ts a re b e in g c o n v e rte d to C hristianity and Islam by sophisti c a te d o u ts id e m is s io n a ry fo rc e s.

K a th m a n d u , N e p a l
T h e a n c ie n t N e p a le s e c ita d e l o f H i
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TH EO SO PH Y
W o v e n F ro m
a n d In toth e F a b r ico f S a n a ta n aD h a rm a
Theosophys rem arkable Russian
founder, M adamH .P .B la v a ts k y.
H IN D U IS MT O D A Y :
10 7 K a h o la le le Roa d
T h e s m a ll 1 9 th c e n tu r y T h e o s o p h ic a l
m o v e m e n t im p a c te d H in d u is m

ind i- v e r s e w ays, fr o m In d ia s in d e p e n d e n c e fr o m

th e B r itis h to th e w id e s p r e a d a c -
c e p ta n c eo fH in d u
th in k in g
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W est.W enow explore this greatmys-
tic a l tr a d itio n .
B yA rcoona D ongre, Los A ngeles

H in d u is m is s e e p in g d e e p in to E u ro  pean and A m erican society, and not ju s t o n th e e th n ic o u ts k irts. I ti sm in  gling w ith m ainstream. In the U nited S ta te s to d a y , d o z e n so fH in d u te m p le s s ta n dta lla n d re g a l in th e la rg e c itie s

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o ft(a n d G reya n di n th e W ay?
ro w in g o ld . L e t's
ta lk
a b o u t
i t .
T h e r ei s
a false
concept out there
th a ts to p s p e o p le
fro m
liv in g
th e
lo n g , fu ll life d e 
s c r ib e d
i n
th e
V edas.
O ld
a g e
i s
a s
m uch
a
s ta teo fm inda s o fbody. Y oung peo
p le a re ta u g h t th a t w h e n y o u b e c o m e
" o ld and grey you a re in their w a y ."
N o ta n ic e
th o u g h t!
It is
th e
o ld e r

fo lk , the w iser fo lka n d th e e x p e ri e n c e dp e o p le w h o h a v e liv e d lo n g e r a n d

th e re fo re
c a n
s e e
fu rth e r
w ho
y o u ths h o u ldb e listening to. B ut in
W estern
th o u g h t, y o u n g p e o p lea re
a llo w e dto l e a r nb y th eir o w n m is

takes. W hat a perverted w ay to learn. T h e y s h o u ld b e le a rn in g ,i f th e y e v e r b e c o m e o p e n to it, f r o m

th e m is ta k e s
o f th e ir e ld e rs , th a ti si f e ld e rsa re
w illin gto a d m it th e m . T h e r e is n o e x 
c u s e
fo r
ig n o ra n c e .
Y et
lo o k in g
a ro u n d
w e
fin d
it to
b e
al l
p e rv a s iv e -lik e
th e
H in d uG o d -a llo v e r
th e w o rld .
W e
a re
n o t g e ttin g
o ld . T ru e , th e p h y s ic a l
b o d y
d o e sc h a n g e.I t
h a s
d o n e
s o
fro m

b irth , b u t it h a s a fu  ture, it really does. W e live in it like w e w alk in our shoes.M ys a t g u ru

s a id ,
" Liv e
i n
y o u r body as loosely
asy o u r w ear yours a n -
d a I s ."
I ti s
not wise
t o

a c c e p t th e s ta te m e n ts th a tw e a re h e a d e d to w a rd a doom sday, endo fth ew

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d
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d
o f
th e p h y s ic a l b o d y ,a n d
th a t is th a t,
th in k n o m o rea b o u t it.

W h e nw e lo o k a ta g e d p e o p le ,w e lo o k at a m in d th a t h a s b e e n d e v e l oped year after year after year. W e looka t s o u ls th a t have m atured be c a u s eo fth e irs o jo u rn o n E a rth .W e

s e eth e m
h a v in gg o n e th ro u g h b irth
karm as
(th o se
w e
h a v e
t o
liv e
th ro u g h a n d c a n' t d o m uch a b o u t, th e
p r a r a b d h a
karm as)
a n d

p re v a ile d . W e lo o k u p o n th e irs itu a tio na s w on d e rfu l a n d e n lig h te n in g , th e ir w is d o m

as useful and w orthy to becom e part
o four lives. A fter a ll,i f w e hear from
th e m ,i t is in o u rprarabdha karm as
to have had th a t k n o w le d g ep a s s e d
on to us. O n ly th e ig n o ra n t w o u ld o b 
je c t. A n d th e y u s u a lly d o .
T h e m in d n e v e r g e ts o ld . T h e m in d
n e v e r
d e te rio ra te s .
C onsciousness
w as never born andn e v e r d ie s. A ge
is n o t a n o b s ta c le , it is a le g a c y .
W hen
I m et satguru

Y ogasw am i, k in go fJaffna, he w as7 7 , still w alk in g

2 0 m iles a day, still m ed itatin g hours a day, and he w ould go on dy n a m ic a lly fo r a n o th e r1 5 years. S om e d ie

y o u n g ,o fcourse. Sankara was ju s t 3 2 a n d V iv e k a n a n d a 3 9. O th e rs d ie

o ld .
S h ri

C handrasekhrendra passed in hislO O th year, and w e just re c e n tly

lo s t
a
1 1 6 -y e a r-o ld
y o g i.

T he m ost senior am ong us should h a v e fa ith in th e fu tu re , n o t b e le d to th in k th a t tu rn in g5 0o r 6 0 o r 8 0 is s o m e m o rb id m ile s to n e .I t ' s n o t. T a k e heart. Therei s no requirem ent to die

a t a n y e s ta b lis h e d tim e , e v e ni fy o u r
d o c to r te llsy o u th a t y o uh a v e o n ly
tw o
y e a r s
t o
liv e , e v e n
i fy o u r as

tro lo g e r p re d ic ts it, e v e n if y o u r e n e  m ie s h o p e for an e a rly d e p a rtu re . I w as told thati n A fricai f a p o w e rfu l m e d ic in e m a n te lls a p e rs o n h e is g o  ing to die, the fear and belief are so

stro n g
th a t w ith in
h o u rs
th e y
s u c
cum b.
M ind
o v e r
m atter?
I t' s
n o t
m uch
d iffe re n t
w hen
e v e ry o n e
a ro u n d
u s
i s
c h a n tin g
th e
s e n ility
m an tra.Y ou know , w hen your m om ,
k id s , frie n d s a n d boss keep
s a y in g ,
"Y ou're n o t g e ttin g a n y younger,y o u
k n o w ." T h e r e a re h ig h la w s to in v o k e
in such cases to sustain thep r a n a s,
s tre n g th e n
th efo rc e
o f life w ithin.
T hosew ho know w isdom's
w ays
h a v e
overcom e
th e
" I 'm
g e ttin go ld " s y n d ro m e ,
a
m ant r a m
n o
o n e

s h o u ld ever repeat even once. They k n o w

h o w
the m ind works,
a n d
b y
a p p ly in g
th e
la w s
th e yh a v e liv e d lo n g , u s e fu l,
h a p p ya n d h e a lth y liv e s . T h e
p s y c h o lo g ic a l
s e c r e t
i s
t o
h a v e
a g o a l, a c tu a lly

m any g o a ls , a s e rv ic e to h u m a n ity to a c c o m p lis h . P e o p le h e lp  in g

p e o p le ,
p e o p le
s e r v in g
p e o p le :
th a t
i s
w hat
th e
H in d u
dharm a
i s
a n d
h a s
b e e n
p ro c la im in g
fo r
som e

8,000 years or m ore. G ood goals and a w ill to live prolong life. It is life g iv in g w h e n th e g o a lo fhum an exis te n c e

i n
h e lp in g
p e o p le
t o
fu lfill
d h a rm a is s tre n g th e n e d b y d a ilys a d -
h a n a .W h e n p re -d a w n m o rn in g p u -
ja s ,s c rip tu ra l re a d in g , d e v o tio n a ls to

th e g u rua n d m e d ita tio n b e fo re su n  rise are perform ed w ithout fail, the deeper sideo fo u rs e lv e s is c u ltiv a te d and that, in itself, softens the karm as a n d p ro lo n g sl i f e .

L ife is e te rn a l o n th e in n e r p la n e s in th ere fin e d b o d ie so fth e s o u l. B u t a physical body these days is hard to o b ta in ,

a n d
th e n
w e
h a v e
to
g o

though the em barrassm ento f b irth , b e in gs l a p p e d o n th e b o tto m, ta lk e d to in b a b y ta lk , le a r n in g to w a lk ,r e a d a n d

w rite
a ll
o v e r
a g a in .
I t

ta k e s years and years and years before w e get backto ,i f w e e v e r d o in th e n e w life , th e w is d o m

years that w e have
n o wa tta in e d in th is life .
S o ta k e c a reo fyour physical body.
N o n e e d tok n o w
a b o u t it to o m u c h ,
fo rit k n o w s w h a t it n e e d s. L is te n to

its m e s s a g e s ,r e s p o n d q u ic k ly , f m d a n a y u rv e d ic d o c to r w h o c a n h e lp y o u th ro u g h th e m a n y c h a n g e s th e b o d y w ill n a tu ra lly

g o

through, and face e a c h o n e p o s itiv e ly. T h is b o d y is im  p e rm a n e n t, tru e , b u t it is th e o n ly o n e y o u h a v e , s og o o d to m a k e th e b e s t u seo fit.Y ou h a v e g o o d w o r k to d o ,

k n o w le d g e ,b o rn
o f e x p e r i e n c e , to
p a s sa lo n g toth e c o m in g g e n e ra tio n .
T h e o ld e r y o u g e tth e m o red is c i
p lin e d y o us h o u ld g e t, th e m o r es a d -
h a n ayou perform as you drop offth e
e x tra n e o u s
th in g s
o fth e
w o rld .
I f

y o u rc h ild re n le a v e h o m e , c u ltiv a te o th e r in te re s ts , fin d n e w , e a g e r c h il drent o teach, new

w ayst o serve. B e
u s e fu lt o
o th e rs . K e e p p la n tin g

th e s e e d so fd h a rm a . M a y b e th e y w ill b e a n n u a ls

in s te a d
o fp e re n n ia ls ,
b u t
k e e pp la n tin g fo rth e fu tu re .
O th ers
m ig h tb e
s a y in g
o ld
a n d
g re ya n d in th ew ay, w es a y olda n d
g r e ya n d h e r e tos t a y .
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S cience fiction w riters' fertileim a g in a tio n s fabri c a te fu tu ris tic p ro p h e c ie s , b u t th e y to ta lly m is s e d o n e

o f h u m a n ity 's
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in n o v a tio n s : c o m p u te rs . I t's tru e . S c i-fi p ro g n o s tic a to rs , th o s e d irt-fre e a rc h e o lo g is tso f th e fu tu re , rig h tly p re  dicted skyscrapers, subw ays, lasers, space travel a n d te le v is io nlo n g b e fo re th e y w e re e v e n o n th e draw ing boards.Y etnotone among them saw com p u te rs in th e ir c ry s ta l b a lls , th o s e a m a z in g b in a ry b ru te s w h ic h h a v e tra n s fo rm e dju s t a b o u t e v e r d i m ensiono fh u m a n life : in d u s try , w a r, e n te rta in  m e n t, c o m m u n ic a tio n s , tra v e l a n d.m o re . W h a t e ls e d id th e y m is s th a t lie s a h e a d ?

th ese ru les,a n d m o stly g et aw ay w ithi t .
B u t th e In fo rm a tio n H ig h w a y , as th e In te rn e t is
k n o w n ,i s ra d ic a lly a lte rin gth e ru le so fe n g a g e

m e n t, p a rtly , I s u rm is e , b e c a u s e th e v e ry id e ao fa highw ay is so different in India than, say, in G er m any w here B M W s cruise at 1 5 0 k m /p h (try th a t in B o m b a y ). C o m p u te r u se rs a re c ra ftin g w a y s to h o o kin to th e In te rn e t, a s c a ry p ro p o s itio n fo r o ffi c ia ls

c o n c e r n e d
a b o u t
In d ia 's
a c tiv e
s e p a r a tis t

m o v e m e n ts . T h e y p o in t to re b e ls in M e x ic o a n d B urm ese insurgents w ho use the Internett o propa g a te p o litic a l v ie w s . "T here are broad security con cerns," adm its R .K . T hakkar, senior bureaucrat at th e M in is tryo f T e le c o m m u n ic a tio n s .

M o n e y is a c o n c e rn , to o . T h e p h o n e m o n o p o ly c o n tro ls s a te llite a n d te le c o m m u n ic a tio n lin k s in a n d o u to fIndia and does not w ant to lose revenue to c o m p u te r n e tw o rk s . In d ia h a s o n ly re c e n tlyb e g u n to re la x ru le s fo r d o m e s tic c o m m u n ic a tio n s .F o r th e firs t tim e , p riv a te c o m p a n ie s a re b e in g a llo w e d to s e t u p c e llu la rte le p h o n e a n d p a g in g s e rv ic e s .

a n y w h e re ), b u t infu n c tio n a lity . C o n s id e r th a t fro m
a n yc o m p u te r (o u ts id eo fIndia anyw ay) you can

g e t toa n y o th e r c o m p u te r, v irtu a lly in s ta n tly . T h u s e a c h n o d e (th a t's w h a t th e c o g n o s c e n ti c a lla s in g le c o m p u te r c o n n e c tio n o n a n e tw o rk ) re fle c ts o r c o n  tains every other node. It's rem iniscento fth e B u d  d h is t m e ta p h o ro fIn d ra 's n e t g iv e n in th eA v a ta m -

saka Sutraillu s tra tin g h o w in te rc o n n e c te d a re th e

th in g so fthis cosm os. Indra's net is a vast array o f p re c io u s g e m sh a n g in g a b o v e th e p a la c eo f G o d In  dra: In the heaven ofIndra, therei s said to be a net w orko f pearls, so arranged thati f you look at one you w ill see allth e others reflected in it. In the s a m e w a y , e a c h o b je c t in th e w o r ld is n o t m e r e ly it s e lfb u t in v o lv e s e v e ry o th e r o b je c t a n d in fa c ti s e v e ry th in g e ls e . T he te x ts s ta te : "In every particle o f d u s t, th e rea re present B uddhas w ith o u t n u m b e r ."

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governm ent control all o v e rs e a s c o m m u n ic a tio n s . R e g u la tio n s re q u ire c it iz e n s to o b ta in lic e n s e s fo r m o d e m s , fa x m a c h in e s , c o rd le s s p h o n e s a n da n y o th e r c o m m u n ic a tio n d e v ic e e x c e p t th es t a n d a r d te le p h o n e . In d ia n s ig n o re

S in c e In d ia 's In te rn e t a c c e s s re m a in s lim ite d , e n  te rp ris in g c o m p u te ris ts d ia l in u s in g a c c o u n ts in S in g a p o re o r H o n g K o n g . T he e x a lte d c o s to fin  te rn a tio n a l

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tim e brow sing databases. C om puter aficiandos are chip p in g a w a y a t th e re s tra in ts . T w e n ty c o m p u te r b u l letin board services in India offer e-m ail, new s, shopping for gizm os and gam es. S o far only 2 ,0 0 0 s u b s c rib e rs h a v e lo g g e d o n , a tin y fra c tio no f th e b u rg e o n in g a c tiv ity in th e W e st. T h e g o v e rn m e n t re c e n tly p ro p o s e d im p o s in g a h e fty b u lle tin b o a rd license fee, but cyberspace regulars banded

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a g a in s t th e fe e: N o w , in a n e ffo rt to k e e p th in g s u n d e r its c o n tro l, th e s ta te 's O v e rs e a s C o m m u n ic a tio n s C o . is in  s ta llin g a c o m p u te r th a t w ill g iv e In d ia n s ag a te  w a y to th e In te rn e t-

for a fee.
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M y o b s e rv a tio n is th a t w e d o to o m a n y th in g s in life o u to f lo v e, in  s te a do f d u ty . F o r e x a m p le , w e e a t fo o d n o t b e c a u s e th e h u m a n b o d y is a te m p leo f G o d(D eho D evasya D evalayah) b u t b e c a u s e w e lo v e th e ta s teo f fo o d .W e ta k e c a reo f o u r c h ild re n n o t b e c a u s e th a t is o u r d u ty ,b u t b e c a u s e w e lo v e o u r c h ild re n.W e ta k e c a reo f o u r p a re n ts n o t because that is our duty, but becausew e love our parents.W e w ork not b e c a u s e th a t is d u ty , b u t b e c a u s ew e lo v e th e m o n e y, p o w e r a n d in flu  e n c e th a t w o rk b rin g st o us. T he list goes on and on.

W em u s td o th in g s in life m o re fo r th e s a k eo f d u ty th a n lo v e. T h e re are m any reasons. D uty is defined by scriptures, w hich are divine, e te rn a l a n d tim e le s s, w h e re a s lo v e c a n b e a fle e tin g e m o tio n .I f y o u,d o th in g s fo r th e s a k eo f d u ty , y o u a re lik e ly to m a k e ra tio n a l d e c is idn s , w h e re a s,i f y o ud o th in g s fo r th e s a k eo f lo v e, y o u a re lik e lyt o m a k e e m o tio n a lly ta in te d d e c is io n s .I t is g o o dt o h a v e a h e a rt, b u t th e h e a d m u s t ru le th e h e a rt. T h e re is n o th in g w ro n gi n b e in g s o ft-h e a rte d,a s longa s one is hard-headed also.

I fy o ud o th in g s fo r th e s a k eo f d u ty, y o u a re lik e ly to m a k e d e c i
sio n s that are correct ,c o n s is te n t , reliable and fulfilling ,w hereasi f you

d oth ing sf o r th e s ak eo f lo v e , y o u a re lik e ly to m a k e d e c is io n s tha t ma y a p p e a rt o b e c o rre c t a n d g ra tify in g in th e s h o rt te rm, b u t n o ts oi n th e lo n g ru n . W h e nm y d a u g h te r w a s in h ig h s c h o o l, s h e h a dt og o o u t of to w n a t le a s t tw ic e a m o n th to p a rtic ip a te in d e b a te to u rn a m e n ts. O u t o f o u r e m o tio n a l a tta c h m e n t w ith

h e r,
w e
w ere
som etim es

te m p te dt od is c o u ra g e h e r fro m g o in gt o th e s e to u rn a m e n ts . H o w e v e r, s in c ew e c o n s id e re d itt o b e o u r d u tyt o p ro v id e h e r w ith th e b e s t o p  p o rtu n itie s fo r s e lf-d e v e lo p m e n t,w esuppressed our em otions and let h e rd ow h a t w as th e rig h t th in g fo r h e rt od o. S h e d id m a n a g e to g a in adm issi ont oa n Ivy L eague college because of her debate experience.

I fy o ud o th in g s fo r th e s a k eo f d u ty , it w ill p ro v id e y o u w ith jo y a n d

b liss ,w h e re a si fy o ud o th in g s fo r th e s a k e o f lo v e, it w ill p ro v id e y o u with m o m e n ta ry p le a s u re . I v iv id ly re m e m b e r h o w I te n d e dt o o v e r e a t w h e n I w a s a te e n a g e r b e c a u s e o f m y lo v e fo r fo o d, w h ic h d id p ro v id e m e w ith m o m e n ta ry p le a s u re. . H o w 'e v e r, la te r o n , w h e n I s ta rte d g a in  in g w e ig h t, I d e c id e dt o c u rbm y fo o d in ta k e. I d id n o t w a n tt o d iep

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m a tu re ly b e c a u s e o f p o o r h e a lth, s in c e th a t w o u ld h a v e p re v e n te d m e
fro m p e rfo rm in g m y d u tie s to w a rdm yfam ily m em bers.
I fy o ud o th in g s fo r lo v e, y o u w ill d e v e lo p a n u n h e a lth y a tta c h m e n t

toth e o b je c to f y o u r lo v e, w h ic h c a n e n g e n d e r th e fo llo w in g p ro b lem s:1 ) Y ouw ill b e d e p re ss e d o n c e th e o b je c to f y o u r lo v e b e c o m e s u n a v a ila b le to y o u b e c a u s eo f d e a th, s e p a ra tio n o r a c h a n g eo f h e a rt. A fte r a ll, e v e ry th in g in

th e m a te ria l w o rld is e p h e m e ra l(B ra h m a
sa ty a m , ja g a n m ith y a ).2 ) Y ouw ill b e c o m e a s la v et o th e o b je c to f y o u r

lo v e, s in c e y o u h a v e g iv e n th e k e y to y o u r h a p p in e s st osom eone o th e r th a n y o u rs e lf. T ru e h a p p in e s s , b lis s, re s id e s in y o u, s in c e b lis si s th e tru e n a tu re o f y o u r re a l S e lf. 3 )I t w ill becom e im p o s s ib let o k e e p a sense o f detachm ent from

th e m a te ria l w o rld . R e m e m b e r th e te a c h  in go f th eB h a g a v a d G ita , w h ic h s ta te s th a t o n e m u s tb e lik e a lo tu s le a f, w h ic h e v e n w h e n s u b m e rg e d in w a te r is n e v e r w e tte d b y it. In o th e r w o rd s, o u r s c rip tu re ste ll u st o " b e inth e w o rld b u tn o to f th e w o d d ." D u ty a n d lo v e a re n o t m u tu a lly e x c lu s iv eo f o n e a n o th e r,i f b y " lo v e "w e m e a n " tru e lo v e ," s in c e d u ty isro o te d in tru e lo v e . W h ile tru e lo v e iss e l f l e s s , " g a rd e n v a rie ty "lo v e isb a s e d o n s e lf-c e n te re d  ness and can be characterizeda s lu st. If th e c ra v in g fo r lu st is satisfied , it creates greed.I fit is d e n ie d , it creates anger.T h u s , self-centered

lo v eo p e n s th e trip le d o o rso f h e ll, c o m p ris e do f lu s t, anger and greed.
I fyou reflect on all this, you can easily see w hyth eB h a g a v a d G ita
e m p h a s iz e sth a t w ep e rfo rm s e lfle s s a c tio n sb a s e d u p o n d u ty , w h ile
c o n s e c ra tin g th e fru itso fo u r a c tio n s toth e S u p r e m e R e a lity , o r G od.

P r a d e e pK . S r iv a s ta v a h a s b e e n s tu d y in g H in d u s c r ip tu r e s fo r a b o u t 2 5 years. H e is a process engineering m anagero fD etroit W ater and Sew e r a g e D e p a r tm e n t h o ld in g aM SD e g r e e in C h e m ic a l E n g in e e r in g .

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I w o u ld lik et o b rin g u p a p o in ta st o w h y H in d u is m is lo s in g to u c h w ith to d a y' s In d ia n

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not doubt H in d u is m 's b e a u ty a n d m a je s ty fo r one second. B ut w henw eg oto c o m m u n ity

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w h a t th e p ra y e rs a re re la tin g
a n d
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effort w as m a d e to m a k e a ll I n d ia n A m e r ic a n c h ild re n le a m

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a b rie f E n g lis h
sum m ation

or ab stracto f w hat th e prayers are relat in g d u rin g th e c e re m o n y , th e n th e re lig io n

w o u ld c a tc h o n . T h e r e is n o th in gt o b e a s h a m e d o f w h e n ta lk  in g a b o u t ta le so f G a n e s h a o r K r is h n a ,

le t
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th e ir v a lu e s . In d ia n c h ild re n d o n o t
th in k b a d ly
o f th e ir re lig io n , th e y
ju s t h a v e d iffic u lty c o m m u n ic a tin g
w ith it.
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d is c u s s in g w a y s in w h ic h p e o p le c a n d is tin g u is h b e tw e e n g o o d c u lts a n d b a d c u lts . I a m th in k in g o f t h a t A u m c u lt

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g o o d c o n n o ta tio n s in p u b lic o p in  io n,i nth e w a y th a t H itle r w re c k e d th es y m b o lis m

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c o u n te r-p ro p a g a n d a fo r th e g o o d, b e fo re th e p u b lic ity fo r th e b a d b e  c o m e s e s ta b lis h e d.

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th a t H in d u is m
does not accept con
'v e rs io n,a n d
th a t o n e c a n o n ly b e
H in d u b y b irth .
I t is tru e th a t H in d u is m

is n o t a p ro s e ly tiz in g re lig io n , b u t it is w ro n g to sa y th a t H in d u sd o not accept con v e rts. H in d u sd o n o t u s e fra u d o r o f fe r a n y k in d o f re w a rd o r a llu re m e n t fo r

c o n v e rs io n ,
b u t
i f
a n y b o d y
w a n ts to
a c c e p t H in d u is m
d u e
to
th e ir fre e w ill, th e n th a t p e rs o n is a c
c e p te d
w ith
o p e n
arm s
in to
H in
d u is m .

L ik e o th e r re lig io n s , fo r c o n v e r s io n to H in d u is m a c e re m o n y is p e r form ed.I tis c a lle dS h u d i cerem ony, w h ic h

lite ra lly
m eans
" b e c o m in g
pu re ." F o r th e p e o p leo f H in d u o ri
gin w ho w erec o n v e r t e d to sem itic
re lig io n s , but now
w a n t to
com e
b a c k to H induism , there is a cere
m ony called "R econversion" or sim 
p ly " H o m eC o m in g ."
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1950, Swam i M asukar converted about one thousand and fiv e h u n d re d p e o p let o H in d u is m in o n e d a y in G o a P ro v in c e.T he im p a c t m a d e b y th is in c id e n t w a s j u s t lik e a m in o r e a rth q u a k e .

H IN D U IS M
T O D A Y
I f s o m e o n e w a n ts to

a d o p t H in  d u is m,S h u d i cerem ony can be ar ra n g e d

anywhere in
th e
w o rld
b y
A rya Sam aj, V ishva H indu P arishad
a n d e v e n b y in d iv id u a l p rie s ts.
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C a m b rid g e , O n ta rio ,C anada
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O n M arch 23, 1995, at about 8A M w h ile s c a n ni n g th eTV , I n o tic e d a program show ing Indian cities. O ut o fc u rio s ity I s to p p e d o n th a t c h a n  nel to see w hat it w as about. I real iz e d

that it w as a program
o f th e
C h ris tia n B ro a d c a s tin g N e tw o rk b y
th e " 7 0 0 C lu b"o f P a t R o b e rts o n.
T h e c o n te n tso f th e p ro g ra m w e re
h o rrify in g . T h e y
p r e s e n te d
a fo u l
a n d

d is to rte d im a g eo f H in d u is m . T h e c o m m e n ta to rs n o t o n ly p a s s e d perverted, obscene and distorted re m arks

a b o u t H in d u is m
a n d
L o rd
S iv a , b u t a ls o g ig g le d to m a k e

fu n o fH in d u b e lie fs . F o r e x a m p le , th e y s ta te dth a t p e o p le g o to th e G a n g e s to ta k e a b a th b e c a u s e th e y b e lie v e th a t th e riv e r h a s b e e n p u rifie d b y the spermo fL o rd S iv a.

T h e y s ta te d th a t o u t th e re in In d ia a h u g e p o p u la tio n is w a itin g to b e liberated from

H in d u b e lie fs a n di n
th e fu tu re T V, m e d ia s h o u ld b e u se d
fo r
th e
p u rp o s e
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c o n v e rtin g
p o v e rty -s tric k e n
p e o p le
to
C h ris
tia n ity a n d lib e ra tin g th e m fro m
th e
id o l w o rs h ip o f H in d u is m .
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n o t o n ly d id th e y
m ake
s ic k e n in g
s ta te m e n ts
ab o u t
H in d u
b e lie fs
b u t th e y
a ls o
rid i
c u le d
a n d m a d e fu n

of our sacred beliefs. Freedomo fexpression does n o t g iv e a n y o n e th e rig h t to in s u lt th e

fe e lin g s
o fa n o th e r
re lig io u s
c o m m u n ity.

I p le a d to H in d u o rg a n iz a tio n s to take recourset o proper legal action a g a in s t s u c h p r.o p a g a n d a a n d in s u lts to o u r re lig io n. N o t o n ly th e p e o p le w ho presented the program

s h o u ld
b e
p u n is h e d,
b u t
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