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  1. Where is the calender, my dear?
  2. Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey , CA. An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey - it would take nearly seven hours. I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible unusual of young Americans. After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk. She then suddenly asked: 'What's your faith?' 'What?' I didn't understand the question. 'I mean, what's your religion? Are you a Christian? Or a Muslim?'* 'No!' I replied, 'I am neither Christian nor Muslim'. Apparently she appeared shocked to listen to that. 'Then who are you?' 'I am Hindu’, I said. She looked at me as if she was seeing a caged animal. She could not understand what I was talking about.* A common man in Europe or US knows about Christianity and Islam, as they are the leading religions of the world today. But a Hindu, what?.* I explained to her - I am born to a Hindu father and Hindu mother. Therefore, I am a Hindu by birth.* 'Who is your prophet?' she asked. 'We don't have a prophet,' I replied.* 'What's your Holy Book?'* 'We don't have a single Holy Book, but we have hundreds and thousands of philosophical and sacred scriptures,' I replied.* 'Oh, come on at least tell me who is your God?'* 'What do you mean by that?'* 'Like we have Jesus and Muslims have Allah - don't you have a God?'* I thought for a moment. Muslims and Christians believe one God (Male God) who created the world and takes an interest in the humans who inhabit it. Her mind is conditioned with that kind of belief.* According to her (or anybody who doesn't know about Hinduism), a religion needs to have one Prophet, one Holy book and one God. The mind is so conditioned and rigidly narrowed down to such a notion that anything else is not acceptable. I understood her perception and concept about faith. You can't compare Hinduism with any of the present leading religions where you have to believe in one concept of god.* I tried to explain to her: 'You can believe in one god and he can be a Hindu. You may believe in multiple deities and still you can be a Hindu. What's more - you may not believe in god at all, still you can be a Hindu. An atheist can also be a Hindu.'* This sounded very crazy to her. She couldn't imagine a religion so unorganized, still surviving for thousands of years, even after onslaught from foreign forces.* 'I don't understand but it seems very interesting. Are you religious? ' What can I tell to this American girl?* I said: 'I do not go to temple regularly. I do not make any regular rituals. I have learned some of the rituals in my younger days. I still enjoy doing it sometimes..'* 'Enjoy? Are you not afraid of God?'* 'God is a friend. No- I am not afraid of God. Nobody has made any compulsions on me to perform these rituals regularly. '* She thought for a while and then asked: 'Have you ever thought of converting to any other religion? '* 'Why should I?. Even if I challenge some of the rituals and faith in Hinduism, nobody can convert me from Hinduism. Because, being a Hindu allows me to think independently and objectively, without conditioning. I remain as a Hindu never by force, but choice.' I told her that Hinduism is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. It is not a religion like Christianity or Islam because it is not founded by any one person or does not have an organized controlling body like the Church or the Order, I added. There is no institution or authority.* 'So, you don't believe in God?' she wanted everything in black and white. 'I didn't say that. I do not discard the divine reality. Our scripture, or Sruthis or Smrithis - Vedas and Upanishads or the Gita - say God might be there or he might not be there. But we pray to that supreme abstract authority (Para Brahma) that is the creator of this universe.'* 'Why can't you believe in one personal God?'* 'We have a concept - abstract - not a personal god. The concept or notion of a personal God, hiding behind the clouds of secrecy, telling us irrational stories through few men whom he sends as messengers, demanding us to worship him or punish us, does not make sense. I don't think that God is as silly as an autocratic emperor who wants others to respect him or fear him. 'I told her that such notions are just fancies of less educated human imagination and fallacies, adding that generally ethnic religious practitioners in Hinduism believe in personal gods. The entry level Hinduism has over-whelming superstitions too. The philosophical side of Hinduism negates all superstitions.* 'Good that you agree God might exist. You told that you pray. What is your prayer then? she asked' 'Loka Samastha Suk ino Bhavantu. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, '* 'Funny,' she laughed, 'What does it mean?'* 'May all the beings in all the worlds be happy. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. '* 'Hmm ..very interesting.. I want to learn more about this religion. It is so democratic, broad-minded and free' she exclaimed.* 'The fact is Hinduism is a religion of the individual, for the individual and by the individual with its roots in the Vedas and the Bhagavad-Gita. It is all about an individual approaching a personal God in an individual way according to his temperament and inner evolution - it is as simple as that.' 'How does anybody convert to Hinduism?' 'Nobody can convert you to Hinduism, because it is not a religion, but a set of beliefs, practices and a way of life and culture. Everything is acceptable in Hinduism because there is no single authority or organization either to accept it or to reject it or to oppose it on behalf of Hinduism. '* For a real seeker, I told her, the Bible itself gives guidelines when it says ' Kingdom of God is within you.' I reminded her of Christ's teaching about the love that we have for each other. That is where you can find the meaning of life. Loving each and every creation of the God is absolute and real. 'Isavasyam idam sarvam Isam - (the God) is present (inhabits) here everywhere – nothing exists separate from the God, because God is present everywhere. Respect every living being and non-living things as God. That's what Hinduism teaches you. Hinduism is referred to as Sanathana Dharma, the eternal faith. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. The most important aspect of Hinduism is being truthful to oneself. Hinduism has no monopoly on ideas - It is open to all. Hindus believe in one God (not a personal one) expressed in different forms. For them, God is timeless and formless entity. Ancestors of today's Hindus believe in eternal truths and cosmic laws and these truths are opened to anyone who seeks them. But there is a section of Hindus who are either superstitious or turned fanatic to make this an organized religion like others. The British coin the word 'Hindu' and considered it as a religion. I said: 'Religions have become an MLM (multi-level- marketing) industry that has been trying to expand the market share by conversion. The biggest business in today's world is Spirituality. Hinduism is no exception'* I am a Hindu primarily because it professes Non-violence - 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharma' - Non violence is the highest duty. I am a Hindu because it doesn't conditions my mind with any faith system. A man/ woman who change 's his/her birth religion to another religion is a fake and does not value his/her morals, culture and values in life. Be proud of your religion and be proud of who you are.
  3. Dear there, Right now, I'm outside Nepal. Could you tell me a way or guide me to a source from where I can obtain information on captioned topic. I am thinking of going for a career change since I like reading and teaching a lot. I know some teaching related certificate(s) are needed for this and I wish to know how to go about it. Thanks.
  4. I wish to know what are the certificates and training needed to become a lecturer in campus/college in Nepal.
  5. Is administrator.exe a virus? I seem to have it in my MMC and my panda anti-virus is not able to fix it.
  6. As some of you might be knowing that I am in the process of migrating to Canada soon. So far things are smooth. If all goes well, I shall be leaving this place for Canada in Sept-Oct'09. I was just wondering if anyone can provide me with some information what will be the life like in Canada ...... I mean to say the cost of living and other details to settle down there. Thanks.
  7. This is just great! Following those instructions, I was able to make changes with the settings of my laptop. Now the thingie looks a bit faster. Thank you, my dear.
  8. What do I do to boost the internal speed of my laptop? I have no idea what's causing this but the thing has become unbearably slow now.
  9. Maun

    A Hindi Muktak

    They are real good collections. I agree that we work like machine, ignoring the beauty around us. This is where the saying comes in, "what's the use of this life when you don't have time to stand and stare."
  10. The other day I upgraded my IE broser from 6 to 8 and now I find my system a bit slow. I am using AVG free 8.5 version and have no idea how effective it is. Do you want me to suggest any better stuff?
  11. Greetings to all. Hope you all had a good Dashain. My Dashain was different this year. I had full day office on that day so Dashain ako gako thaha hi bhayena Better luck to me next time
  12. Greetings to all ! Need help. I am looking for MP3 song title, 'aaj bara hatein patuki ko kura gara mayalu' from the film Muglan. Thanks.
  13. Maun

    IELTS

    No, not yet. I am still waiting for the confirmation from immigration committee.
  14. Maun

    IELTS

    Thanks for the feedback. I've applied for migration and awaiting confirmation. Once I get green signal I gotta prepare myself for this test. Hope I will get through this.
  15. Thanks, Ujjwal bro. Following your instruction, I was able to wipe out the Godzilla from the system. Thanks again.
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