Hinduism: They Laughed

[vembuv]

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Posting a counter to a thread is not derailing the thread.

I differ from your view.

Posting an irrelevant information amounts to derailing the thread.

When the topic is about Hinduism this peddler comes here to quote about India

Does only Hindus live in India...... there are considerable population of other religions are also living.

Such irrelevant information amounts to certainly derailing the thread.

And some peddlers without understanding the essence of the thread just to gain attention of other try to contribute texts which are either no way connected with the topic or may be even irrelevant to the topic.

The idea is basically drawing attention and and try to masquerade as an Intellectual.

Such texts of members who misunderstand the essence and try to argue their point reminds me of the Blind men and the elephant story. LOL

 

[rameshjey]

Does Agnihotra Homa offer protection from Corona Virus?

The researches that continue to happen have revealed that Agnihotra fire and smoke remove biological, chemical and physical pollutants in the air.

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The researches that continue to happen have revealed that Agnihotra fire and smoke remove biological, chemical and physical pollutants in the air.

It is reasonable to conclude that regular performance of Agnihotra Homa at a gap of 12 hours (sunrise and sunset) every day ensures continuous fumigation of the air around thereby preventing the threat from harmful viruses such as Covid-19.

With the pandemic spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) across the globe, parallel researches are taking place to cure the infection and develop vaccines to prevent the infection[1]. A number of research findings are also pouring in from all sides to improve the immunity from the attack of this virus. But what goes missing is the realization that we indeed possess the most potent weapon against this virus in the form of the Vedic Homa called Agnihotra.

The name Agnihotra gained widespread attention soon after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 when it was found that four or five families living near the Bhopal railway station remained unaffected by the poisonous gas that surrounds them. Seeing the inevitable staring at them the families decided to stay back and do Agnihotra Homa. And wonder of wonders they were the sole survivors in that part of the city affected by the leaking gas. This prompted researchers from Russia, Germany, and Poland to descend on the city to find out the causes for their survival. The scientists of the Indian Defence and Research Department also evinced interest in the research.

Read more at:

Does Agnihotra Homa offer protection from Corona Virus? - PGurus

The researches that continue to happen have revealed that Agnihotra fire and smoke remove biological, chemical and physical pollutants in the air.

www.pgurus.com

This is fine for someone whose lungs are good. If you go to a pulmonolgist he will ridicule this. I have come across a relative who attended a Homam inspite of severe Lung debility and admitted to ICU. The doctor rebuked the relatives and finally he died inspite of ventilator support. So again be careful about what you post on medicine and Hinduism. Nothing works the same way for everyone.

 

[rameshjey]

I differ from your view.

Posting an irrelevant information amounts to derailing the thread.

When the topic is about Hinduism this peddler comes here to quote about India

Does only Hindus live in India...... there are considerable population of other religions are also living.

Such irrelevant information amounts to certainly derailing the thread.

And some peddlers without understanding the essence of the thread just to gain attention of other try to contribute texts which are either no way connected with the topic or may be even irrelevant to the topic.

The idea is basically drawing attention and and try to masquerade as an Intellectual.

Such texts of members who misunderstand the essence and try to argue their point reminds me of the Blind men and the elephant story. LOL

Vembu ji,
Yes,the topic was Hinduism but you started with Hand washing and other concepts such as Ayurveda etc in the first thread and that is why the thread took a different turn. Hinduism has taught us nany concepts but many are outdated and doesn't stand the test of science. Merely quoting Bhopal incident doesn't help, Even Chernobyl had many animals that survived. You should produce concrete case histories. Let us not overdo the "Hinduism is great theme" without evidence and be ridiculed. Elsewhere there was a thread about "Are Brahmins intelligent?" We should not prove otherwise. Please substantiate your arguments with clear proof and refereences. There are many medicos in this group and not sure how many couch for yr ideas.

 

[vembuv]

A glimpse of Ayurveda – The forgotten history and principles of Indian traditional medicine
Abstract

Ayurveda is considered as one of the oldest of the traditional systems of medicine (TSMs) accepted worldwide. The ancient wisdom in this traditional system of medicine is still not exhaustively explored. The junction of the rich knowledge from different traditional systems of medicine can lead to new avenues in herbal drug discovery process. The lack of the understanding of the differences and similarities between the theoretical doctrines of these systems is the major hurdle towards their convergence apart from the other impediments in the discovery of plant based medicines. This review aims to bring into limelight the age old history and the basic principles of Ayurveda. This would help the budding scholars, researchers and practitioners gain deeper perspicuity of traditional systems of medicine, facilitate strengthening of the commonalities and overcome the challenges towards their global acceptance and harmonization of such medicinal systems.

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1. Introduction
Ayurveda is one of the most renowned traditional systems of medicine that has survived and flourished from ages till date. With the enormous knowledge of nature based medicine, the relationship of human body constitution and function to nature and the elements of the universe that act in coordination and affect the living beings, this system will continue to flourish in ages still to come. There are many avenues still to be explored by the researchers, practitioners and experts in the field who carry the responsibility of keeping the traditional systems of medicine (TSMs) alive and contributing to their growth in the future. However, due to many barriers such as lack of literature sources in different languages and insufficiency of awareness about the basic principles and histories of the systems from different ethnic origins, there is a lacuna of exchange of information from systems around the globe. Knowledge of systems from different ethnic origins would bring about interchange of knowledge and increase the understanding of different systems, and this can ultimately contribute to integration and advancement of herbal drug research when accompanied by collaborative work of researchers from different countries. These futuristic goals can be accomplished when one gains insights about the systems, the principles and histories and works upon the strengthening aspects common between the various TSMs. In this review, we have made an attempt to put forth the basic principles of doctrine and history of Ayurveda to contribute to the above said perspectives.

To date, there have been several reviews detailing Ayurveda. However, very few reviews detail the modalities of the basic principles and history of Ayurveda.1 Through this review the authors wish to provide the readers an understanding of the age old history and the basic principles of Ayurveda.

2. History of Ayurveda

Ayurveda has an age old history since the 2nd Century BC. Ayurveda has its foundations laid by the ancient schools of Hindu Philosophical teachings named Vaisheshika and the school of logic named as Nyaya. It is also related to the manifestation framework, well-known as Samkhya, and it was established in the same period when schools of Nyaya and Vaisheshika flourished.

Read more at:

A glimpse of Ayurveda – The forgotten history and principles of Indian traditional medicine

Ayurveda is considered as one of the oldest of the traditional systems of medicine (TSMs) accepted worldwide. The ancient wisdom in this traditional s…

www.sciencedirect.com

 

[prasad1]

I differ from your view.

Posting an irrelevant information amounts to derailing the thread.

When the topic is about Hinduism this peddler comes here to quote about India

Does only Hindus live in India...... there are considerable population of other religions are also living.

Such irrelevant information amounts to certainly derailing the thread.

And some peddlers without understanding the essence of the thread just to gain attention of other try to contribute texts which are either no way connected with the topic or may be even irrelevant to the topic.

The idea is basically drawing attention and and try to masquerade as an Intellectual.

Such texts of members who misunderstand the essence and try to argue their point reminds me of the Blind men and the elephant story. LOL

It looks like there is an understanding difficulty here. The post is not about Hinduism. If you had written a Bhasyam about Gita, the topic would be different. You painted your self as a victim of being laughed at for your practice of Indian (not necessarily Hindu) Practices. You happened to be surrounded by ignorant people, that can not be blamed by society in general.

The majority of us have never encountered such treatment, I personally have lived in 4 continents and practice the practices for which you ware laughed at. So the problem is with the company you keep.

So stop saying this thread is about Hinduism. IT IS NOT.
It is about your misunderstanding of social behavior because of your limited understanding and you pulling Victim card one more time.

When you write a post in public, you must expect reactions, else just talk to the mirror.

 

[rameshjey]

It looks like there is an understanding difficulty here. The post is not about Hinduism. If you had written a Bhasyam about Gita, the topic would be different. You painted your self as a victim of being laughed at for your practice of Indian (not necessarily Hindu) Practices. You happened to be surrounded by ignorant people, that can not be blamed by society in general.

The majority of us have never encountered such treatment, I personally have lived in 4 continents and practice the practices for which you ware laughed at. So the problem is with the company you keep.

So stop saying this thread is about Hinduism. IT IS NOT.
It is about your misunderstanding of social behavior because of your limited understanding and you paling Victim card one more time.

When you write a post in public, you must expect reactions, else just talk to the mirror.

Well said. I see that people who post are not putting forward valid arguments for what they believe. There is a disconnect between topic and what is written. People providing a different perspective should be welcomed in a forum that consists of knowledgeable people and representing a minority group (brahmins are 3%) that is fighting many common enemies. Healthy discussions with mutual respect are needed. We need good moderators whose opinions count. They could be specialist in their field and provide insight.

 

[prasad1]

You immediately criticize others for quoting information from other sources as "CUT & PASTE", but I have never seen an original thesis from anyone, including you. You "cut and paste" just like others but do not quote of reference your source. Quoting WhatsApp without the original source is not very responsible.

 

[vembuv]

The post is not about Hinduism.

The Forum's Asthana Judge has given judgement.

The caption of the thread is :
Hinduism: They Laughed

And our judge having gone through the thread declared that the post is not about Hinduism. LOL

He is so ignorant and does not know the meaning and relevance of caption.

What ,does the caption mean..?

Of course, he seems to have been not taught all this and I don't know where he studied and his academic excellence. Perhaps he may be surrounded by more dull heads and dunce, and he may found others too like that.

He want one Bashyam on the post.

I am NOT certainly here act whatever others say. I have my own judgement.

If it is irrelevant and amounts to derailing, I will repeat the same.

குதிரை குப்புறவிழுந்ததும் இல்லாமல் ஒரு குழியை பரிச்சதாம்

He now started his regular preaching session as though I am a beginner.

When one contribute for a public Forum, he should first know the ethics to be followed in an August Forum like this. Having a 'Well known member' title is different and behaving really like a matured well known member is different.

It seems our friend belong to the first category. LOL

 

[vembuv]

You immediately criticize others for quoting information from other sources as "CUT & PASTE", but I have never seen an original thesis from anyone, including you. You "cut and paste" just like others but do not quote of reference your source. Quoting WhatsApp without the original source is not very responsible.

I don't know from which world you belong.......

Asking for source of WhatsApp message.?

It is a forward message from one of my contacts......he may be Ramasamy or Govindasamy or Krishnaswamy.

Does the name matters here....??

Any way, what are you going to do with the name of person who forwarded the massage? I am asking this out of interest.

Are you going to probe the authenticity of the message.....?

Or the origin of the message.

Try to understand that what is important is content of the message.....the essence.

Do one thing in future, if there is NO source quoted, please ignore such messages.

But don't give instructions to others.

First, you follow your principles and then come here to preach others.

If you find any doubts about the message, you are free to report to the Moderator and don't take the role of moral policing and start giving instructions. Got it.

 

[vembuv]

Knowing the source is most important in determining the authenticity of the information. What comes out the backside of a bull can not be a news item. So you and your friends can be smoking some joint is a bar and coming up with some anecdotes is not news. Post-it somewhere insignificant, and please do not malign this site with a false, misleading, rant of inconsequence.

First of all, I would like you to know whether have you gone through my posting in full…?

I have seen members who just give a cursory glance and started to shoot questions without understanding the topic, content, essence, subject, etc

You appear to be someone belongs to that category.

At the foot note, I have furnished the source and I don’t know how this escaped your attention.

I would request you to go through entire postings thoroughly and observe the subject and then shoot your postings.

Don’t try to exhibit your super intellectual ability by just going thro few lines of the posting. In some of the postings, every sentence may be important and in some, every word may be important.

I have quoted the source. Go and see the OP and go to the site quoted by me where you can find the OP if you search. Every site has got a search option. And if you don't know how to find it, seek my help.

I cannot be spoon-feeding you, if you are really interested to know the source, go to the site referred to by me. Okay.

And for heaven’s sake don’t try to pass comments without going to through the postings thoroughly.

In future either you and your friends can be gambling joint in a casino playing blackjack and in the midst, coming up with some anecdotes is not a posting. So, please go through the postings thoroughly, from top to bottom and record your comments, after observing he whole message in full context. Don't behave like a newbie.

You have no business to waste my time, by asking silly questions of about the source, which was already quoted.

I love to hate reply such meaningless postings.

 

[vembuv]

Why Sanatani India rocks?

I learnt the following after being in a lock down since last week:

1. Why the bathrooms and toilets were outside our houses and not inside.

2. Why we should not touch anything or anybody when we return from a barbershop or a funeral. You may return to normalcy only after having a bath immediately.

3. Why the footwear has to be kept outside the house and not inside.

4. Why we have to wash our hands and feet when we returned from schools or outside after playing.

5. Why a mandatory 10 days isolation / quarantine (especially at a birth or death) in traditional households.

6. Why the households must not cook if there's a dead body inside the house.

7. Why the washing of discarded clothes has to be done outside the house and not inside.

8. Why was it mandatory to be clean and have bath before cooking for the house.

9. Why once you have had bath, you were not supposed to physically touch those who did not.

Maintaining physical hygiene, social distance and cleanliness were laughed at, ridiculed, insulted, systematically breaking these traditions brick by brick, forcing people to discard these rituals for the fear of being isolated and force fit into a society blindly aping the Western way of life. Now, all these habits & routines followed by Hindus from time immemorial stand validated...!!!

Source: http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2020/03/why-sanatani-india-rocks.html

 

[vembuv]

Needs no comment.

மஞ்ச தண்ணி மாவிலை தர்பை வைத்து ஹெலிகாப்டர் மூலமாக வேத மந்திரம் ஒத சீனாவில் கொறோனாவை விரட்டுகிறார்

Source: Newstoday

 

[renuka]

Why Sanatani India rocks?

I learnt the following after being in a lock down since last week:

1. Why the bathrooms and toilets were outside our houses and not inside.

2. Why we should not touch anything or anybody when we return from a barbershop or a funeral. You may return to normalcy only after having a bath immediately.

3. Why the footwear has to be kept outside the house and not inside.

4. Why we have to wash our hands and feet when we returned from schools or outside after playing.

5. Why a mandatory 10 days isolation / quarantine (especially at a birth or death) in traditional households.

6. Why the households must not cook if there's a dead body inside the house.

7. Why the washing of discarded clothes has to be done outside the house and not inside.

8. Why was it mandatory to be clean and have bath before cooking for the house.

9. Why once you have had bath, you were not supposed to physically touch those who did not.

Maintaining physical hygiene, social distance and cleanliness were laughed at, ridiculed, insulted, systematically breaking these traditions brick by brick, forcing people to discard these rituals for the fear of being isolated and force fit into a society blindly aping the Western way of life. Now, all these habits & routines followed by Hindus from time immemorial stand validated...!!!

Source: http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2020/03/why-sanatani-india-rocks.html

Believe me no one laughed at anyone!

Most of us in Msia itself follow all these lifestyle and even the local Non Hindus themselves have almost the same culture of ritual purity cos they pray 5x a day.

And cleanliness and bathing before cooking etc.
Chinese culture doesnt allow a dead body to be brought into the house if the person had died outside of home cos of fear of infection.

In Chinese culture the dead body rituals are conducted outside of the house and the body can not be brought indoors.

Each culture has had some infection control.

The Muslim does the funeral the very same day and the body is not open for viewing too and even if the relatives or child is far away they dont wait for anyone and bury that very day itself.
But Hindus these days do wait 1 day if the children of the deceased are far away or abroad.

I don't get it why and when who laughed at whom?
No one laughed at anyone.

This is what I dont understand?

 

[zebra16]

Posting a counter to a thread is not derailing the thread. If the thread is misleading and prompting superstitious beliefs, it is not in the interest of our Brahmin community. There are thousand of Hindus living in various other countries and they have adapted to the same Sanatana Dharmam in a different ways, ina right or wrong way. Like the virus we need to adapt.
I follow herbal and Homeopathic system of medicines and use it for small ailments and it works. It has worked in case of my gall bladder issue for last 20 years now. I still get myself checked annually to see the progress of the gall bladder block. But if I have a acute symptoms I will still seek medical help rather than depending on Home grown remedies. I am flexible and open minded.

Just for your info, while Turmeric and garlic are good to boost immunity there can be severe problems if overused. garlic can cause bleeding internally if you don't stop it before an impending surgery. Turmeric is known to cause Kidney damage when taken in raw uncooked form and overdone.(it is not vey effective when heated). Hinduism or Sanatana Dharmam is only a way of life and we have adapt to science instead of saying Hindu way of life is fully scientific.

Our siddhas and saints were prophetic thru intuition rather than applying science as they had no means to do that. But that doesn't stop us from being scientific.

some examples
Hand washing with mere water is not enough in Corona cases. We have to use soap. That is an adaptation.

Namaste is good for "not getting" infected from others and "NOT infecting" others. But if you don't follow personal hygiene you can infect yourself by touching your left and right hands.

Yoga is good for a healthy individual. But if you have heart related issues Doctors would avoid using complicated postures (eg sirasasana).

Pranayama is good but today there are some better breathing techniques like "Lamaze" breathing, approved by major Scientific institutions, that increase your lung power and ensure that you can hold yr breath for long.

Though the whole thing started in China they have been able control the disease through Brutal methods of social distancing and lockdowns,increasing medical and health care capacities, use of robotics to admisniter patients etc. Like India, China's traditional medicines are popular world wide and they didn't advocate it is a cure though it can be preventive to boost immunity. Those who advocated it were punisghhed as it a stray noise in a pandemic.
They still used AI and mobile apps to track the infected and assess their risk to the society. Of course all this is possible because they are a Top Down society. We can learn from them.

I just want to know how many of our "blind faith" members will avoid medical treatment in the unfortunate event of someone in his family or community is infected. You cannot quote Hinduism and escape a Pandemic.

This is like answering questions that are NEVER asked in the examination and trying to get distinction marks. Though the answers provided by you have relevance in health as a whole, they do not even attempt to answer the OP that "they" laughed at some of the customs and practices of Hindus. The OP had nothing to do with the side effects of consuming excess garlic or homeopathy having only limited cure for kidney stone problem.

I will summarize. These are the points in which the OP said "they" laughed at us. What is your considered opinion? Did "they" have laugh at our customs and practices or not?

QUOTE:

When Hindus were wishing each other with Namaste - They laughed

When Hindus were washing hands and legs before entering home - They laughed

When Hindus were worshiping Animals - They laughed

When Hindus were worshiping Plants Trees Forests - They laughed

When Hindus were primarily having Veg diet - They laughed.

When Hindus were doing Yoga - They laughed.

When Hindus were worshiping God and Goddess - They Laughed

When Hindus were burning the dead - They laughed

When Hindus bathed after attending a funeral - They laughed.

UNQUOTE

 

[renuka]

A very sensible analysis, holds good for all religions and non judgemental.

 

[vembuv]

I will summarize. These are the points in which the OP said "they" laughed at us. What is your considered opinion? Did "they" have laugh at our customs and practices or not?

QUOTE:

When Hindus were wishing each other with Namaste - They laughed

When Hindus were washing hands and legs before entering home - They laughed

When Hindus were worshiping Animals - They laughed

When Hindus were worshiping Plants Trees Forests - They laughed

When Hindus were primarily having Veg diet - They laughed.

When Hindus were doing Yoga - They laughed.

When Hindus were worshiping God and Goddess - They Laughed

When Hindus were burning the dead - They laughed

When Hindus bathed after attending a funeral - They laughed.

UNQUOTE

Well said Narayanan sir

Will they respond.....???

 

[Lotusinsanskrit]

But Hindus these days do wait 1 day if the children of the deceased are far away or abroad

Not only one day even two three days I recently watched in one of B's house.

Even I don't understand why people claim after forgot everything along with others and ride with others and followed everything westernised.

This reminds me in last year science conference too people started giving papers on puranic things that only we have done this that without any show cause in nowadays invention.

 

[vembuv]

Sri Sathya Sai on Mango leave as Thoranam, cleaning the frontage everyday with cow dung, using turmeric powder, etc etc

 

[vembuv]

Believe me no one laughed at anyone!.
But Hindus these days do wait 1 day if the children of the deceased are far away or abroad.

Doctor Madam,

Death takes place in every family irrespective of caste, creed, colour, age, etc

Where there is a death, sorrow strike the family most of which would not have been expected. When such tragic strikes a family,the members of the family would not have planned for such an unfortunate death. They need time, of course communication needs to be sent to all close relatives, kith and kins.

First, we need to find out the more appropriate Vaadhyar, who is well versed in the particular vedha. For Sama Vedham, finding Vadhar is a very difficult one in every locality.

And in Hinduism, there are lot of rituals to be followed. In most of the cases, the procedure are conducted almost immediately within 24 hours strictly. When a parent is died, most hold the body till children arrive. According to Hindu tradition and its sacred texts only a male family member has the right to perform the last rites (Of course, in some exceptional cases, women have done)

I read somewhere that rituals given us a way of dealing with our life, joy and sorrow. Most of the rituals of Hindu traditions in dealing with funeral, is nothing but a reality check to help us to confront our grief, interact with it and keep going on.. both in life and spirituality.

We read Garuda puranam on these days of grief.

There are exceptional cases.

Of course, as a Doctor you may aware, as to who is bothered about the bodies of dead ones which are preserved in the cold chambers of Hospitals.... irrespective of caste, creed, colour, age, etc for various reasons and the incharge following the maintenance procedures, without knowing the date or fate of cremation!!!

But look at this following pathetic news where the body is kept for five days:

Italy’s Coronavirus Victims Face Death Alone, With Funerals Postponed

As morgues are inundated, coffins pile up and mourners grieve in isolation: ‘‘This is the bitterest part.’’

ROME — At around midnight on Wednesday, Renzo Carlo Testa, 85, died from the coronavirus in a hospital in the northern Italian town of Bergamo. Five days later, his body was still sitting in a coffin, one of scores lined head-to-toe in the church of the local cemetery, which is itself closed to the public.

His wife of 50 years, Franca Stefanelli, would like to give him a proper funeral. But traditional funeral services are illegal throughout Italy now, part of the national restrictions against gatherings and going out that have been put in place to try to stem the spread of Europe’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus. In any case, she and her sons could not attend anyway, because they are themselves sick and in quarantine.

Read more at:

Italy’s Coronavirus Victims Face Death Alone, With Funerals Postponed (Published 2020)

As morgues are inundated, coffins pile up and mourners grieve in isolation: ‘‘This is the bitterest part.’’

www.nytimes.com

P.S: Will anyone find fault with the particular religion for keeping the body for more than five days...??? There are exceptions.......

 

[prasad1]

IN the temple we have a place to wash hands and feet. Everyone is encouraged to use it, including people of other religion and ethnicity, no one laughed.
In the gurudwara, everyone is asked to take their shoes off and cover their head in a scarf, no one laughed.
In our houses, we take off the shoes and ask everyone else to do the same when they come to visit us. No one laughed.
We do Namaste when we welcome people they respond, no one laughed.
Cremation is practiced even in the USA, No one laughed.
Yoga has a large following in the USA. There are multiple centers, they are frequented by Non-Hindus. No one Laughs.

If you in the wrong crowd you will get laughed. If you eat rasam sadam from a banana leaf in Panjab we will be laughed at.

A Bihary Brahmin has to relieve himself and wraps his janue on his ears, I have seen Tamilians laugh at them.
A north Indian worker comes to Tamil Nadu and eats his Sattu, squatting I have seen people snickering.
A Maharashtrian woman wearing half Sari in Chennai Beach is Laughed at.

These are people laughing at social customs, it happens all over the world.
This is not against Hinduism.
When Swami Vivekananda Travelled around the world he was not laughed at. His teaching are even today admired all over the world.
Visit an (any) ashram and see the reverence Hinduism gets, then only one can appreciate Hinduism because of ignorant people back home do not appreciates, they just want to force their myopic views on others.

Again this thread is not about Hinduism.

I am sorry that some of the learned people think this is what Hinduism is? If that is your definition of Hinduism, then I will have to change my opinion about these "so-Called" intellectuals, they do not know how shallow they are.

 

[renuka]

Welcome to the shut down everyone!

I got used to it since last week ..God knows if my country would extend our shut down too.

Anyway for those who of you who are not in essential services mostly you would be at home and believe me its not easy being confined to home cos the human mind would tend to feel restricted and depressed.


What I do when I am at home after finishing my work:

1)Re- reading whatever religious books I have read before.
Yesterday I re- read the Hamsa Geeta.
When the mind is shut down at home it starts to look at religion from a different perspective and we might learn something we never knew before.

Today I plan to read a text from another religion to spend my time well.


2) Sing!

This is when one can polish up their singing skills and those who are not musically trained you can learn singing online too.
For those who like Carnatic music this lady teaches well.

For those of us who are already musically trained we can sing and play our musical instruments at home to keep the mind busy.

For those who like western music can learn some singing here

3) Do not fight on the internet!
Now humans would be bored at home and start fighting on social media.
This is bad for the body as it increase flow of adrenaline and decreases your immunity.
So stop fighting!!

4)Learning to eat less but healthy.
Since activity is less make sure food intake is also less but eat healthy.

5)Do some housework like cleaning etc to mobilize joints and not stay glued to TV set.

6)Do not fight with spouse cos you would be seeing their faces more now!LOL


Stay safe and stay indoors!

 

[vembuv]

Hinduism shows the way...though others try to denigrate the ordinary Hindu who is pride of his ancient culture, religion and civilization, without understanding it and that is the problem.

NAMASTE AND MORE, INDIA SHOWS THE WAY DURING COVID-19


COVID-19 has brought attention around the world to many Indian traditions that promote and sustain good practices for mental, physical and spiritual health. Foremost among them is the Namaste, a greeting that has been universally espoused by leaders worldwide.

Namaste
State heads are urging citizens to use the Indian greeting Namaste, to prevent contact and yet remain convivial. The Namaste is an archetype of Indian philosophy, which when used for greeting a single person means ‘I bow to you,’ and Namaskar, which when used to address many, is the act of bowing or reverence.

Since early March, many global leaders have talked about their decision to shed the handshake and go for the Namaste. From Prince Charles in Britain, French President Macron, to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, American President Donald Trump, everyone is greeting with a Namaste.

“The Indian way of greeting—Namaste—which is getting popular across the world has deeper spiritual and scientific meaning. Spiritually, 'Namaha' removes all egos and one bows down to the God, creator within others,” says international relations expert Dr. Bharti Chhibber. “Scientifically, in 'Namaskar' which is Anjali Mudra, various pressure points in palms and fingers are pressed which act as healing power in various health problems.”

In fact, several countries would have to change their mode of greeting in the wake of Corona. Argentina with its right cheek to right cheek touch; the Mano of the Philippines, where the knuckles are pressed against the forehead of the other person; sticking one’s tongue out as a mark of respect in Tibet; the triple-cheek kiss of Ukraine —left, right, left; the elaborate handshake of Botswana; the Hongi practice of touching noses of New Zealand. Anything that requires contact between individuals will be avoided now on.

India has many forms of greetings, foremost among which is the salutation with joined palms (the Namaste or Namaskara). Vedic scholar S K Ramachandra Rao talks about others including the holding and shaking of hands (hasta-laghava), the embrace (parishvanga, alinga), more elaborate prostrations (pranama) and the touching of feet (pada-sparsa).

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An ideology's durability and strength is often misunderstood by poor minds.

Yoga Sutra …Hinduism shows the way

Focus on Breath

COVID-19 has brought the focus right back to the breath, where modern science believes all things begin and end. Medical practitioners all over the world are finding ways to tackle the virus, which enters, stays and multiplies first in the upper respiratory system, and when fortified, attacks the lower respiratory system.

The anxiety and stress is mounting. Dr. John Sharp is a board-certified psychiatrist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has been voted by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America for the past 10 years. On March 12, he posted suggestions on how to beat stress during COVID-19 on the Harvard Medical School website.

He says, “Here are some tried and true ways to relax: Yoga. Not a yoga person? No need to start now unless you’d like to try it. Sometimes trying new things and discovering new activities you can benefit from and enjoy can be a welcome, healthy distraction. Meditation. Regular meditation is very calming.”

And finally, controlled breathing. “One simple technique is called square breathing. Visualize your breath traveling along a square. As you follow the instructions to inhale, hold your breath, or exhale, count slowly to three on each side. Try it now. Inhale up the first side of the square. Slowly count one, two, three. Hold your breath across the top. One, two, three. Exhale down the other side of the square. One, two, three. Then hold your breath across the bottom. One, two, three. After a few minutes of this, you should be feeling calmer and more centered.”

He is perhaps referring to the nasal expiration and control of breath, with which every single student of yoga is familiar with. He is essentially talking about:

प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य॥३४॥

pracchardana-vidhāraṇa-ābhyāṁ vā prāṇasya ॥34॥

Yoga Sutra, Samadhi Pada, Sutra 1.34

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Minds with Obsession with Hindu God and Goddesses

Lisa Blue's 'Lakshmi' swimwear shocks Indians

You don't have to be religious to feel disgusted at seeing a picture of Goddess Lakshmi on a bikini bottom. It is simply disrespectful and cheap.

You don't have to be religious to feel disgusted at seeing a picture of Goddess Lakshmi on a bikini bottom. It is simply disrespectful and cheap.

A recent addition to the archive of such outrageous pictures, the photo is paraded by a model walking the ramp for designer Lisa Blue at the recent Australian Fashion Week.

International designers' obsession with Hindu gods and goddesses is not new, but keeps progressing to shocking levels every few seasons.

With most stylists ignorant of devotees' sentiments, there have been several examples of highly acclaimed designers - even the likes of Roberto Cavalli - crossing the boundary with offensive clothing.

Goddess Lakshmi printed on bikini bottom, goddess Kali on a toilet seat and model Heidi Klum dressed has goddess Kali.

Lisa Blue's 'Lakshmi' swimwear shocks Indians

Goddess Lakshmi printed on bikini bottom paraded in Australia joins growing list of fashion shockers.

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Australia brewery angers Hindus with beer label deities

Hindus around world say using images of Ganesh and Lakshmi to sell alcohol is offensive to religion

Australia brewery angers Hindus with beer label deities

Hindus around world say using images of Ganesh and Lakshmi to sell alcohol is offensive to religion

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