Ten Things a Hindu can do While using English Language: - written by Francois Gautier
# 01.
Please stop using the term "God fearing" - Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere and we are also part of God. God is not a separate entity to fear.
It is integral.
# 02.
do not use the meaningless RIP when someone dies. Use "Om Shanti", "Sadhgati" or "wish this atma attains Moksha/Sadhgati /Uthama Lokas"
Hinduism neither has the concept of "soul" nor its "resting". The terms "Atma" and "Jeeva" are, in a way, antonyms for the word soul
# 03.
Please don't use the word "Mythology" for our historic epics (Ithihaas) Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama and Krishna are historical heroes, not just mythical characters.
# 04.
Please don't be apologetic about idol worship and say “Oh, that's just symbolic". All religions have idolatry in kinds or forms - cross, words, letters (calligraphy) or direction.
Also let's stop using the words the words 'idols', 'statues' or 'images' when we refer to the sculptures of our Gods.
Use the terms 'Moorthi' or 'Vigraha'. If words like Karma, Yoga, Guru and Mantra can be in the mainstream, why not Moorthi or Vigraha?
# 04.
Please don't refer to Ganesh and Hanuman as "Elephant god" and "Monkey god" respectively. You can simply write Shree Ganesh and Shree Hanuman.
# 05.
Please don't refer to our temples as prayer halls. Temples are "devalaya" (abode of god) and not "prarthanalaya" (Prayer halls).
# 06.
Please don't wish your children "black birthday" by allowing them to blow off the candles that are kept on top of the birthday cake.
Don't throw spit on the divine fire (Agni Deva). Instead, ask them to pray: "Oh divine fire, lead me from darkness to light" (Thamasoma Jyotirgamaya) by lighting a lamp. These are all strong images that go deep into the psyche.
# 07.
avoid using the words spirituality.materialistic
For Hindu everything is divine. The words spirituality and materialism came to India through evangelists and Europeans who had a concept of Church vs State. Or Science vs Religion.
On the contrary, in India, Sages were scientists and the foundation stone of Sanatan Dharma was Science.
# 09.
Please don't use the word "Sin" instead of "Paapa". We only have Dharma (duty, righteousness, responsibility and privilege) and
Adharma (when dharma is not followed). Dharma has nothing to do with social or religious morality. 'Paapa' derives from Adharma.
# 10.
Please don't use loose translation like meditation for "dhyana" and 'breathing exercise' for "Pranayama". It conveys wrong meanings. Use the original words.
Remember, the world respects only those who respect themselves!🕉🕉
When you want to put out Swami deepam -it is called "doing shanthi " தீபம் ஷாந்தி பண்ணுதல்-with a flower or milk .You have to do it before the lamps supply of oil getting over.
No blowing .there is also saliva when you blow
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Sri T Sadagopan Iyengar is a genius. Studied Physics at IIT and retired from IIT. I admire him for his simplicity and complex knowledge.
Sharing a recent post of his
Interesting response
I am a firm believer that science and reality are not different
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Recently I attended a Srardham at a relative’s house. That relative has some revolutionary
thoughts (he thinks). He was translating all the mantras recited by the Shastri into Tamil meaning instead of repeating in Sanskrit
AS FOLLOWS
‘After wearing the sacrament, I sat on the darba and took one, two, three, four spoons of ghee’. Etc.
And instead of Sanskrit
If a man has assets worth Rs 18,000 crore, what can be his next dream in life?
After all, who doesn't dream of going to a small village in Tamil Nadu, teaching poor children and feeding them twice a day, playing cricket with the village children and drinking tea together on ..
But the fragrance of our soil after years of tradition and culture led a man across the seas to dream like this, and the owner of a huge company in Silicon Valley, USA, came directly from California to a small village called 'Mathalamparai' in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi
SRIDHAR VEMBU
Born into an ordinary Tamil family. From a student at IIT Madras to the owner of a large software company, Zoho Corporation, the CEO is now seen cycling through the small streets of Mathalamparai wearing a plain shirt and traditional white veshti.
ஒரு பிரபல ஜோதிடர். அவர் ஒருவருடைய ஜாதகத்தை கணித்து ஒரு விஷயத்தை சொன்னால், அது அந்த பிரம்மாவே சொன்னது போல. அந்தளவு ஜோதிடத்தில் பாண்டியத்மும் நிபுணத்துவமும் பெற்றவர்.
கவலை கொண்ட ஒரு ஏழை கூலித் தொழிலாளி அந்த ஜோதிடரை சந்திக்க வந்தான்.
“நான் மிகவும் வறுமையில் இருக்கிறேன். கடன் பிரச்சனை வேறு என்னை வாட்டுகிறது. எனக்கு இரண்டு பெண் குழந்தைகள் வேறு. அவர்களை எப்படி கரையேற்றப் போகிறேன் என்று தெரியவில்லை. நான் நன்றாக வாழ ஏதாவது வழி இருக்கிறதா? என்று என் ஜாதகத்தை பார்த்துச் சொல்லுங்கள்” என்று தன் ஜாதகத்தை கொடுத்தார்.
ஜோதிடரும் அந்த ஏழை தொழிலாளியின் ஜாதகத்தை கணிக்கத் தொடங்கினார். கட்டங்களாய் ஆராய்ந்தார். ஜோதிடரின் முகம் சுருங்கியது.
பிறகு தொழிலாளியிடம், “ஐயா எனக்கு இன்றைய தினம் மிகவும் முக்கியமான பணி ஒன்று இருக்கிறது. உங்கள் ஜாதகத்தை சற்று விரிவாக ஆராயவேண்டி இருக்கிறது.
Manmohan Singh asked Prime Minister Modi to “show the maturity expected of the high office he holds,”He has to x plain his
1.secretly met a former foreign minister of Pakistan and its high commissioner at the residence of a party colleague, and now that it has become public,
So you attack. That’s the only way out for you, considering the fact that this party colleague who goes by the name of Mani Shanker Aiyar, had not long ago sought the Pakistani establishment’s help to overthrow the Narendra Modi government in India.
The dignity of Prime Minister’s office was lowered when in 2004, immediately after you took over as Prime Minister, you created an extra-Constitutional body called National Advisory Council (NAC), just to create an office for your boss Sonia Gandhi.