tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31548771676351183282024-03-12T20:36:02.091-03:00Vedic Views on World NewsEvery day we try to provide daily Vedic view on International Newsdasavatara dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914837354928540371noreply@blogger.comBlogger1567125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154877167635118328.post-75226813945675427532019-01-16T18:34:00.000-03:002019-01-17T07:29:34.087-03:00GUKESH: YOUNG INDIAN PRODIGY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>https://sg.news.yahoo.com </b>- </span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tamil Nadu (one of the most well known and important states in India) is famous for, among others, Rajinikanth and chess. Now, when the two names somehow combine what do you get? Well, a Chess Grandmaster, who at 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, is the youngest Grandmaster India has ever produced. Welcome to the world of D Gukesh, who scored the needed GM points at the Delhi Open on Tuesday to become India’s youngest GM, beating the previous record of Tamil Nadu’s Praggnnanandhaa (who got to his GM norm at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days).</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the record, Gukesh is the second youngest in the world to become the GM (he missed the Sergey Karajakin record by just 19 days). Gukesh is India’s 59th GM.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna himself says that the lad has a strong mental ability to handle pressure. He is always willing to learn and stays curious, he adds. Both his parents are smart and empathetic enough to not push him too hard, and let his talent go waste for want to encouragement. In that sense, like Gukesh, they too are making the right moves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>he origin of Chess is not easy to date and there is a clear difference between the Modern Chess and the ols game which historians and the ancient texts record. But one thing is clear, Chess is very old and was always related in some way to royalty. In Europe, during the Late Middle Ages, thanks to the Indo-Arab influence, chess became part of the life of the aristocracy of the main European kingdoms, and in that way the game begins to be practiced by kings, counts, marquises and other members of the aristocracy. In chapter 68 of "Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead," Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada tells us that in Dvaraka, Krishna resided with His sixteen thousand queens, and each possessed his own palace. Even during His childhood, the Lord is fond of playing chess and He has fun with the cowherd boys and girls in the forests of Vrindavan. In the "Nectar of Devotion" Chapter 42, Srila Prabhupada explains that "...Krishna played with His intimate friends sometimes by fighting or wrestling with their arms, sometimes by playing ball and sometimes by playing chess." </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">It has been proven that this game develops attention, intelligence, strategic planning and mental lucidity. In many countries. </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>In many countries, Chess integrates the curricula of the official education of children since it facilitates the learning of other subjects.</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>[...] Being inquisitive as to how Kṛṣṇa was managing His household affairs with so many wives, the great sage Nārada desired to see these pastimes and so set out to visit Kṛṣṇa's different homes. </b></span><b style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">[...]</b><b style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> After departing from the palace of Rukmiṇī, Nāradajī wanted to see the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa's internal potency, yogamāyā; thus he entered the palace of another queen. There he saw Lord Kṛṣṇa engaged in playing chess, along with His dear wife and Uddhava. The Lord immediately got up from His seat and invited Nārada Muni to sit on His personal seat. [...] He therefore told Nārada, "My dear sage, [...] what reception can We offer you, and what can We possibly give you? Yet, since Your Holiness is a brāhmaṇa, it is Our duty to offer you something as far as possible. Therefore, I beg your pleasure to order Me. What can I do for you?".</b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But every year six elderly, tired bulls, donated by their owners, are sacrificed during during the celebrations of the feast of the Vírgen de La Candelaria. The popular annual event in this town of 8,000 residents has angered many animal rights groups</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But animal rights organizations believe that these rules do not go far enough. “[The cruelty] should be prohibited and eradicated from our society, especially from religious festivals, which should instead focus on teaching people positive values,” reads a joint statement issued by AnimaNaturalis México, PATAS, and Project ARPA.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>(2) May Cause Infections</b> - E.Coli is a microorganism that may cause kidney failure, cramps in the stomach or even dehydration. <b>(3) Hormones </b>- The hormones present in red meat may increase the risk of suffering breast cancer in women. <b>(4) Bacteria</b> - As beef sellers want more profits, they started using certain drugs on cattle to make them grow faster and bulkier. This makes the meat cause certain side effects in humans including bacterial infections</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">(9) Cardiovascular Issues</b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - Eating too much of beef is linked to cardiovascular diseases because the bacteria in the gut breaking down certain substances in beef and releasing certain harmful compounds. </span><b style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">(10) Obesity</b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - It goes without saying that too much of meat on your plate can easily obesity. It is tough to burn all the calories and fat when you are on a beef diet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>This article was written by Praveen Kumar from boldsky.com. He wisely wonders <i>"Does it make any sense to eat artery-clogging meat? When you plan your diet with low calorie foods, why eat fattening meat on the other side? Beef pushes your waistline further and invites a host of health issues like arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart issues and osteoporosis."</i> Also, he adds, <i>"any animal product comes with a set of minus points. It comes with hormones, antibiotics, bacteria and toxins too."</i> While research found that both red meat and processed meats contained similar amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol - both a contributing factor for heart disease and stroke - processed meats had on average four times higher levels of salt and other preservatives, according to lead author of the study Renata Micha, research fellow in the department of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. Despite all these, many people still claim about meat protein benefits, so the debate over the pros and cons of vegetarianism will continue forever, as different people have different needs and differing views on health and nutrition. However, our spiritual teachers have taught us that the fundamental principle of vegetarianism is essentially not to be violent. To eat meat is necessary to kill, therefore we must abstain from eating meat, for not participating in violence against other living creatures. If we are part of the food chain that is based on the act of killing, we will receive as a reaction to be born as animals in order to be killed. Srila Prabhupada has very clearly explained that we had animal bodies in past lives, and if we do not reach perfection in this opportunity which has been given us this human life, we will return to these lower forms. So please, do not eat meat. We should not participate in the killing of animals and therefore we can avoid both the suffering of our younger brothers and the harmful effects on our health and our future destiny</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">. (Editor's note).</b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asked to show off an item of personal significance during the interview with YouTube personality Nilsen, 54-year-old Obama pulled from his pockets a series of small totems, each of which he said reminded him “of all the different people I’ve met along the way.” It included rosary beads given to him from Pope Francis, who he met at the White House this fall and a tiny Buddha statue procured upon him by a monk</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But he said they do provide some reminders of the long path of his presidency. “If I feel tired, or I feel discouraged sometimes, I can kind of reach into my pocket and say yeah, that’s something I can overcome, because somebody gave me the privilege to work on these issues that are going to effect them,” he said. Obama, whose father was a Kenyan and mother a white woman from Kansas, spent initial days of his life in Indonesia where Hinduism is a popular religion. Nowadays, there are about three million Hindus in USA</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A figurine of Lord Hanuman is among the few items that Barack Obama always carries around in his pocket and seeks inspiration whenever he feels discouraged, the U.S. President revealed in an interview, CNN reported. In a live post-State of the Union interview with Ingrid Nilsen, American YouTube personality, from the East Room of the White House on January 15, Obama showed things he carried around all the time and took out from his pocket which he described as: "This is Hindu little statuette of monkey god Hanuman that a woman gave me." This video-interview is posted on The White House website. In Mahabharata war, the flag on Arjuna’s chariot, driven by Lord Krishna himself, displayed Lord Hanuman; therefore to achieve success in battle it is not surprising that President Obama also reportedly carried small Hanuman figurine as a lucky charm during electioneering. Hanuman, son of wind-god, besides incredible strength and changing shape at will and flying, is a perfect grammarian, great scholar and excelled in all the sciences. According to a legend, even while he was still an infant, he intimidated the sun. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Apart from all of this, Hanuman’s only desire was to go on serving his Lord Rama; and thus, from the devotee's point of view, Hanuman perfectly exemplifies ‘dasyabhava’ devotion - one type of devotional disposition - that lovingly bonds the master and the servant. Servitude [dāsya], friendship [sakhya], parental affection [vātsalya] and conjugal love [śrińgāra] are the four transcendental mellows [rasas]. These are the transcendental modes of loving service to the Lord. By the devotees who cherish these four mellows, the Supreme Lord is subdued. </span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Our spiritual masters have taught us that our practice should be focused on culturing a specific service that takes the shape of any of the loving sentiments, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya or madhurya / śrińgāra. Our hearing and chanting will become focused on those lilas which will help us to promote our particular serving identity to the Lord</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">CNN in Spanish revealed that information on its website based on the testimony of "an official from the Mexican government" not identified and pointed out that the surgery took place in a hospital in the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico . Apparently the doctors put “implant” to “increase blood circulation in the area and thereby improve sexual performance leader of the Sinaloa Cartel,” indicating the channel, which does not offer more details</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to the Mexican government, the boss had an "almost obsessive interest" in Del Castillo, apparently emerged following she wrote him an open letter in 2012 via Twitter asking him to use his power to do good and be a “hero”. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After that he sent her some flowers and from there they held a secret communication-from September, thanks to a cell phone that the boss bought the actress with some messages of affection. These messages were broadcast by Mexican media had access to them through the intelligence services. Some of the texts that the actress, were “I moved too much to tell me you take care of me.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>A new revelation in the saga of recently recaptured Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman shows that he suffered from erectile dysfunction and had recently undergone surgery for it. <i>“What's new about this? That Guzman has a weakness for women? He has 18 children, he's married to a woman 30 years younger than him,” </i>said Alejandro Hope, a security analyst in Mexico City. At the end, the most wanted drug lord was held in a sex motel room. Saying “Lord” to these people, it is proof of how sick our society is. The true Lord is God, the Lord is Krishna, the Lord is Jehova, the Lord is Allah. True Lords are Shiva, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad. This “drug lord” wanted to avoid the natural effects of aging. Lord Krishna himself says in chapter 11 verse 32 of the Bhagavad Gita, <i>“Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds.” </i>He is the true God, the one who is the annihilator, the killer of all. When there is creation, He develops all from their original state, and at the time of annihilation He devours them. Time does not spare any person, whether in the case of a billionaire “lord” of drugs or a penniless and homeless drug addict. This man, hated by many but respected and admired by others, is unable to accept the passage of time and he does not respect the stages of his own body. Men fear him but he fears to look ridiculous against women by their erection problems and low sexual performance - a limitation that naturally comes when one reaches a certain age and it should be tolerated as part of this human life. It is in vain artificially fight against the current of time. Each person should accept his age and act on it. Like winter and summer, planting time and harvest, cold and heat, every stage of life has its reason for being and all of this has been planned by the Supreme Lord, so we must accept everything as His mercy. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But for many, life without steak, barbecued chicken, or pork tacos doesn’t sound so appealing. Fortunately, you don’t have to make an either/or choice. “Just making a shift to a more plant-based diet can offer significant health benefits,” says Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D., an adjunct associate professor of nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM2jmfuctJeaOWpG6EtMOglE5Dbl3UoLL5C9Y4f7NIXEzU5cKyX7ccG8Ub5GpDldM9LlK0R1XC4GGy_Va3AlRqmdOP8QNz_-sVgFggYM2mgE1xYbzyFWdgn2w1RAhZDLZBCt7VEWLEZz6/s1600/Plant-Based+Diet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM2jmfuctJeaOWpG6EtMOglE5Dbl3UoLL5C9Y4f7NIXEzU5cKyX7ccG8Ub5GpDldM9LlK0R1XC4GGy_Va3AlRqmdOP8QNz_-sVgFggYM2mgE1xYbzyFWdgn2w1RAhZDLZBCt7VEWLEZz6/s200/Plant-Based+Diet.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The main advantages of a plant-based diet seem to be more related to the foods you’re eating lots of (vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts) rather than those you’re eating less of (meat). “When you base your meals on plant foods, you’re packing your diet with the fiber, vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats that most Americans don’t get enough of,” says Sharon Palmer, R.D.N., editor of Environmental Nutrition.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Plant-based diets are also full of phytochemicals, compounds that help keep many of your body’s systems running smoothly. For instance, the anthocyanins in berries help protect vision; carotenoids in carrots and cantaloupe, and the isothiocyanates in brussels sprouts neutralize the free radicals that cause cell damage; and flavonoids in apples help control inflammation</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Argentinian police said she told her parents she was worried about bizarre visions her little sister had been having. "The girl said that she was possessed by a demon and evil beings, saw bugs and animals (that weren't there)," police commissioner Paul Almiron told Buenos Aires newspaper the Cronica. "So the parents went to seek help from (the pastor)." Almiron said the pastor told the family to cut her eyes out to exorcise the demons</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The teen is also suffering from severe injuries in her genital area. Spanish online portal Terra reported police found a Bible covered in blood and pieces of the girl's eyes at her home, the scene of the crime. "It is the first time in 22 years of policing that I've seen something like this," Almiron told the Cronica, adding the attack is "very hard to explain."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A brutal exorcism ritual happened in the town of General Pinedo, in the north Argentine province of Chaco. A teenager was brutally gang-raped then had her eyes gouged out by her sister in a horrific ritual that the rapists claim was ordered by a local pastor. The victim's sister claimed that the religious centre even gave her the sharp knife used in the attack and said that she must personally carry out the brutal act in order to cure her younger sister. The teenager was pinned down and her elder sister cut both of her eyes out. The victim, aged just 16, is now fighting for her life in hospital after the horrific ordeal, which her family said they orchestrated because the teenager was having visions and they believed she was possessed by the devil. Doctors reported that the victim had also suffered several injuries in the genital area and it is understood that police are about to arrest a group of men who took part in the twisted ritual. Throughout Latin America, belief in possession and exorcism predates the arrival of the Spanish. Aztec healers burned herbs and prayed to ward off spirits. In many occasions, subtle materialism tries to disguise as spiritual processes, and they are known under names such as occultism, magic, witchcraft, voodoo, witchcraft, macumba, camdombé, etc. To accept advice from spirits it is like accepting foolishly be advised by someone who in his last embodiment has not done things very well and instead of moving towards spiritual enlightenment he still is wandering around these places. We must move away from the influence of the occultists, because they are defying and denying the authority of the Supreme Lord, replacing it with the dark force of the fallen souls. (Editor's note).</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yoga, which has been practiced in the country for centuries, received global recognition after the United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day, a proposal that was initiated by Modi. In India, people pulled out their yoga mats and headed to different locations to celebrate the day. In the southern Indian city of Bangalore, the biggest gathering was in the Kanteerava Stadium, where nearly 5,000 students participated</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Modi, who has be lauded by many for the yoga initiative, participated in an historic event in Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Sunday. Over 35,000 people gathered to practice yoga, and the government applied to Guinness World Records to acknowledge the event as the largest gathering of people practicing yoga ever</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The first International Day of Yoga is taking place today, so millions of yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had lobbied the U.N. to declare June 21 as the global Yoga Day, spread his mat among rows of people, including his Cabinet members and foreign diplomats, at New Delhi's main thoroughfare that has been transformed into one sprawling exercise ground. "We are not only celebrating a day, but we are training the human mind to begin a new era of peace and harmony," Modi told participants. "This is a program for the benefit of mankind, for a tension-free world and to spread the message of harmony." Countries around the world are marking the occasion today. Thousands of people dressed in white sat on yellow mats under the Eiffel Tower, and similar events were held in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Beijing, Manila and other places. Around 30,000 people are expected to perform yoga at Times Square in New York. Coinciding with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, the festivities are expected to draw tens of thousands of people who will participate in yoga classes throughout the day at the Times Square, in an event that will be live-streamed around the world. In Taipei, capital city of Taiwan, more than 2,000 participants rolled out mats and performed 108 rounds of the "sun salutation" - the sequence of yoga poses often practiced at the beginning of a routine as the sun rises. Yoga is not only a method for self-realization and self-improvement as its main goal, it is also a natural medicine, Hatha and its variant, the so-called physical Yoga, is used to treat and prevent physical disorders, psychological and psychosomatic and to enhance health and quality of life. Our spiritual teachers have taught us that the main goal of yoga is to be a method of self-realization and union with God; however, Hatha variant used to treat and prevent organic, psychological and psychosomatic disorders, and to increase health, personal improvement and quality of life. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e5nOGZizhL-bVhLnRwdY45A0rU2u3rwKwTaRYviSgll9n1YU-2xPIMiT4HPXhtF9PnOY0yK2p7DRQJJeEERJwFKiwisAsrfZVPZNVo9QlwyXbfXmK8KDhUwBkNJXbqTxOozQlRKMy2pv/s1600/yoga-inbound-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e5nOGZizhL-bVhLnRwdY45A0rU2u3rwKwTaRYviSgll9n1YU-2xPIMiT4HPXhtF9PnOY0yK2p7DRQJJeEERJwFKiwisAsrfZVPZNVo9QlwyXbfXmK8KDhUwBkNJXbqTxOozQlRKMy2pv/s200/yoga-inbound-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the East, yoga is practiced as a way to reach the highest level of spiritual realization and becomes a real life form and philosophy that guides all actions, attitudes and thoughts of the person, but can also serve simply to fight stress, improve health or increase welfare. Many of the postures and techniques of Hatha yoga, which help control and heal the body and mind, are based on physiological principles of Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine. In a broad sense yoga, which in Sanskrit means “union” is a set of physical practices, intellectual and breathing, accompanied by philosophical standards of lifestyle and designed to restore the vital balance of the body, from the point of physical, mental and spiritual, and achieve personal fulfillment.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15.9895839691162px;"><b><i>Radha Charan d.d. - info@yogainbound.org</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To find the answers, I consulted experts on the psychology of superstition and the Ouija board. What they revealed will help you understand the origins and appeal of this newly popular game. It's played by dividing a piece of paper into four quadrants, each labeled with either a "yes" or "no." If you like, you can also switch out the "yes" or "no" for your favorite member of One Direction, or some other interesting subject</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For her article about the phenomenon, Washington Post reporter Caitlin Dewey did some great research. She found that it may be related to an old game from Spain called "Juego de la Lapicera," but we don't know how or when the crossover happened. There is another game called Charlie Charlie that's been played for a while, but it's different and involves pencils held together instead of being placed on a paper grid. At some point, the two games became the phenomenon we know today</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Charlie Charlie is a new teenage craze that's somewhere between a Ouija board and cootie catcher. It's gone viral with the hashtag-friendly name #CharlieCharlieChallenge. As it continues to fascinate the minds and souls of more and more teens via uploaded social media videos, the most important religious representatives warn people of the dangers of inviting evil spirits to get answers. The iconic world evangelist Billy Graham reminds parents that Satan is up to his same old tricks, as everything from cultish films to board games introduce teens to various nuances of contacting demonic spirits. "Curiosity about ghosts and demonic spirits is no new phenomenon," Graham's BGEA reminds Americans. "From horror movies like Candy Man to Ouija boards and the folklore legend of Bloody Mary generations have experimented with occult practices and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon." The renowned televangelist Pat Robertson asserted, “Demons are real. They are not playthings and they are certainly not parlor games. For any little kids to begin to play these games and think it’s cool, it’s not,” Robertson said. “They are real. They desire to destroy human beings.” Roman Catholic experts in demonology are also sounding the alarm. “Some spirits who are at the root of that practice will harass some of those who play the game,” said José Antonio Fortea, a Madrid-based and Vatican-approved exorcist for the Catholic Church. Demon possession is unlikely, he said, but participation in the game “will result in other spirits beginning to enter into even more frequent communication. Then the person really can suffer much worse consequences from the demons.” </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Vedic culture teaches us that those who have died in certain ways may do not receive again a physical body; rather it is difficult for them to promptly take again a physical body. These creatures roam in search of unwary who wish to communicate with them. We must guard a lot of it, not only do not invoke spirits but take refuge in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is in our hearts as internal master; and remember that if we take refuge in the Supreme Lord at the time of death, we can escape from repeated birth and death, and we will receive a spiritual body to live eternally in the transcendental world</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. (Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWwOhJ4pUs4Vzw4ULSQWrIFidsgCb0i7gfX_HNcevyYxKyAt9YHRNLFdiCzyFAolq_Z3ihLFfhj_1SdikOJSTSzuc2p_tybDYGRMVA_gpRbyOWiO36C_f_aUyqVL_-U2HNdpAjUmf9vaq/s1600/paramadvaiti+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWwOhJ4pUs4Vzw4ULSQWrIFidsgCb0i7gfX_HNcevyYxKyAt9YHRNLFdiCzyFAolq_Z3ihLFfhj_1SdikOJSTSzuc2p_tybDYGRMVA_gpRbyOWiO36C_f_aUyqVL_-U2HNdpAjUmf9vaq/s200/paramadvaiti+133.JPG" width="181" /></a><b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the history of humanity there have spread different methods by which people have tried to communicate with ghosts. Under names such as spiritualism, macumba, reading snuff, Ouija board and many other similar invocations or methods of divination. Some others experience with shamanic plants, which facilitate to contact with spirits. These processes have serious consequences for those who perform it, and of course, create a lot of curiosity, especially to those who have no information of the eternal significance of the soul and not know the difference between the subtle body and the gross body. Goethe's famous quote was: "I can not get rid of the ghosts I called." Who used to invoke ghosts, it's likely to be recruited by them to the ghostly world. At the time of his death, he or she will think on the same ghosts with whom he had previous contact and consequently will enter into this ghostly area and could not incarnate again to continue the evolution of spiritual consciousness<i>.</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15.9895839691162px;"><b><i>"The Dangers of Communicating with Ghosts"</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15.9895839691162px;"><b><i><a href="http://vwonline.blogspot.com.ar/2006/03/vedic-wisdom-online.html">http://vwonline.blogspot.com.ar/2006/03/vedic-wisdom-online.html</a></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“These girls have grown up in an era where famous people have done sex tapes,” says Bauer. The “pornification” of pop culture has been growing since the 1980s, which coincides with the era of the Millennial generation. Recent music videos from Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and a slew of rappers walk right up to the edge of pornography</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many of the teens get into the industry impulsively, for many the excitement fades and it becomes a horrible job and those feelings of freedom and empowerment disappear. And their parents, relatives and friends usually find out about their careers soon enough. Arguments that they are making choices about their own bodies sound specious when all you become is an object fulfilling male sex fantasies, some of them unsavory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>“Hot Girls Wanted” is a new documentary about making it in the porn industry that works as an excellent warning to viewers who might be tempted to try it as a path to success. After an initial montage of sex-positive pop culture, the filmmakers’ implication is that female role models can influence suggestible people into thinking sex work is a path to wealth and fame. The subjects of Hot Girls Wanted are mostly in their late teens, yearning to escape from parental control and make more money than they would at low-paying jobs in a lousy economy. Alyssa Rosenberg from The Washington Post's Opinions section says that “Hot Girls Wanted” makes the point that porn seems attractive in part because other options seem worse. “Do I want to be in my parents’ shoes when I’m their age?” muses Rachel in the movie. “No. I don’t want to go to college, meet someone when I’m in college, marry them, stay in my home town, have a bunch of kids and then die there.” The real shame of “Hot Girls Wanted” isn’t porn itself, but a lack of other, more sustainable opportunities, so girls, playing the part of a porn star, try to find freedom, money and adventure. But this new online amateur porn business isn’t exactly a reliable source of those things, either; it is estimated that most young women will drop out of the porn industry within a few months or a year at most, and also they may be rejected or negatively considered as candidates for future jobs. Our spiritual masters have taught us that as Kali-yuga advances, all moral and religious principles will lose, unwanted worldwide population will increase, there will be great disturbances in the community - murder, rape, war, disease and pests. Likewise, good people, peace, prosperity, happiness and spiritual progress will disappear. Consequently, the world will be in chaos and child pornography, rape and other sexual crimes will be out of control. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dressed like flying squirrels, with flaps between their outstretched arms and legs to keep them aloft, they leaped off Taft Point, 3,500 feet above the valley floor, and would have been traveling at speeds close to 100 mph as they aimed for the narrow gap in the ridge</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BASE jumping — renegade parachuting off buildings, antenna, spans (such as bridges) and Earth — is illegal in national parks. Doing it in a wingsuit is even more dangerous, particularly the form Potter practiced, gliding frighteningly close to cliffs and trees before deploying his chute. The park service celebrates Yosemite's role as a climbing mecca, but struggles to stop people from illegally leaping off the cliffs</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>From the moment of his death, Dean Potter earned legendary status. One of the most popular extreme sports in the United States and the world, failed in one of his attempts to base jumping in Yosemite park in California. Dean Potter is remembered as free spirit, risk-taker; “He was all about getting the most out of life, and doing what you love and not being afraid to take those chances,” a friend recalled. “Dean was part of this community and had a great impact on the climb. He was a luminaire in the pantheon of the gods of the rally,” said the director of Yosemite, Mike Gauthier, at the Times. Yes, the man took risks without fear. But we do not believe it is something worthwhile to do that. If you put at risk your precious life to enjoy the feeling of adrenaline running in your veins, what you do is not to applaud and celebrate. At least five people have died in BASE jumping accidents in U.S. national parks since January 2014, including the most recent deaths at Yosemite, said Jeffrey Olson, a National Park Service spokesman. It is illegal do this in all U.S. national parks, and jumpers who are caught are fined and have their equipment confiscated, however people continue doing these nonsense. People who lack true spiritual knowledge enjoy maintaining a defiant attitude towards the laws of man and God, laws designed to protect them, yet risk their lives. Our spiritual teachers have already taught us that human life is invaluable, because it is an opportunity to know and love God, and it is completely silly to jeopardize our lives just to take dangerous risks in these so-called extreme sports. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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dasavatara dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914837354928540371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154877167635118328.post-24027051744503475692015-05-09T12:48:00.000-03:002015-05-09T13:31:37.264-03:00NEBRASKA WOMAN SUING “ALL GAYS ON EARTH”<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the suit, entered into the docket as Driskell v. Homosexuals, Sylvia Ann Driskell, 66, of Auburn, Nebraska, asks in a seven-page, neatly handwritten petition (PDF) that U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard decide once and for all whether homosexuality is or isn't a sin. The suit doesn't cite any case law under which a judge could make such a determination</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETUIxqzPGcvGbUloJk-g80OEKHezaDud2JnSF0iXOMcpxioi6G_eDgqS8u0Gdp1WSsuQK2WpB3jMmFtJmIjo8PSNFS4arMshCz8eBoqGAMdsJ_3AbnAbox5qO1iEqXSCJXNukiw94gJQW/s1600/7693807_G.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETUIxqzPGcvGbUloJk-g80OEKHezaDud2JnSF0iXOMcpxioi6G_eDgqS8u0Gdp1WSsuQK2WpB3jMmFtJmIjo8PSNFS4arMshCz8eBoqGAMdsJ_3AbnAbox5qO1iEqXSCJXNukiw94gJQW/s200/7693807_G.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In fact, it cites no court cases at all, quoting Webster's Dictionary and numerous Bible verses, instead, to bolster Driskell's central contention, which is: “That homosexuality is a sin and that they the homosexuals know it is a sin to live a life of homosexuality. Why else would they have been hiding in the closet.” Driskell writes, "I'm sixty six years old, an [sic] I never thought that I would see the day in which our Great Nation or Our Great State of Nebraska would become so compliant to the complicity of some peoples [sic] lewd behavior." </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The suit was noticed by several gay activists and writers. Driskell, who's representing herself, didn't answer a call for comment. The court noted dryly that, regarding to the defendants, “No summons [was] issued.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A 66-year-old Nebraska (USA) woman recently filed a lawsuit against all homosexuals. Sylvia Driskell's case is called “Driskell v. Homosexuals.” She is suing all homosexuals on Earth for breaking "religious and moral laws." She is representing herself as the 'ambassador' for 'plaintiffs God and His Son, Jesus Christ'. Last Thursday, a federal judge dismissed this woman's lawsuit against all "homosexuals" on the grounds that it failed to request a specific remedy and relied on biblical verses in a secular court. Indeed, Driskell's filing "consists of seven pages of her personal and religious views on the subject of homosexuality," the court explained. Because of these fundamental flaws in the filing, the court dismissed the case. With regard to homosexuality our teachers have already inquired, <i>“What is this phenomenon? How do you face this problem? What it is and what is not? What happens inside a person to be inclined towards homosexuality? Is it organic? Is it karmic, ie by reactions of his activities in past lives? Is it hereditary?”</i> In truth, we do not know well. What we do know is that homosexuality is not something demonic but there are men and women with homosexual tendencies or preferences. We must broaden our vision, open our hearts and live with it. To achieve this we must begin to improve ourselves, purify and qualify us more and more to serve more and more to all, without exception. Everyone should be qualified. ¿Qualify for? To love and to serve others. We should love people as they are, not as you want them to be. Would you love only the people who perfectly fit your ideal man and woman? Well, if you think so then you are staying without giving or receiving love because nobody is perfect. We must put aside fundamentalisms, eradicating our prejudices, change mindsets and expand our capacity to love and achieve real progress in our spiritual life. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, when they returned hours later, they heard the baby boy's cries and he was finally pulled from the rubble, covered in dust, but free of any serious injuries. Meanwhile, another man, Rishi Khanal, 27, was rescued from a collapsed hotel after being trapped for 82 hours</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Additionally, a 15-year-old boy was rescued five days after the quake. Pemba Lama, who was trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, told the BBC he stayed alive by eating clarified butter and drinking water off wet clothes.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">T</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he final death toll could reach 10,000 as rescue efforts continued after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated Nepal. However, after almost a week of heartbreaking news from earthquake-hit Nepal, there were rare moments of joy for rescue teams five days . A baby boy has been rescued from the rubble of the Nepal earthquake after being buried under a collapsed building for 22 hours. Then, a disaster team, pulled a 15-year-old boy from the debris of a seven-storey structure, five days after the earthquake. It was miraculous, and there are more cases of astonishing rescues. Our concept about life and death is always shaken when we face world events like this. In the most unexpected moments comes death, and when all is death around inexplicably life continues. We should remember that so long as there is birth there will also be death in this world. Unfortunately, whatever happiness we hope to attain from this material plane of existence is not real happiness. Our spiritual masters have taught us that we should inquire about these topics, “Who are you?” “Where were you before coming to this world?” “For what purpose have you come here?” “What activities have you performed in your life so far and have they made you happy?” “What activities will truly make you happy?” “Where you will go after death?" No doubt, in the holy lips of our spiritual guides we can get all the answers. Therefore, we must go to them with a humble spirit and ask them for enlightenment about the scriptures in order to understand the right purpose in this life. (Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The report, which Amnesty International says is based on nearly 200 witness accounts, including 28 with abducted women and girls who escaped captivity, listed the crimes committed by the militants to include the killing of at least 5,500 civilians, between 2014 and early 2015</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the words of Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, who spoke to Channels Television correspondent in Washington, Maria Byrd, recent military successes in the northeast might spell the beginning of the end for Boko Haram, but there is a huge amount to be done to protect civilians, resolve the humanitarian crisis and begin the healing process.”</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Last year, the mass kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the Nigerian town of Chibok touched off a tsunami of global outrage. But exactly one year after the likes of Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Ellen DeGeneres helped #BringBackOurGirls become an international rallying cry and call to arms, the international campaign to release the girls did little to bring them home, or stop countless others from being taken since. Men and women, boys and girls, Christians and Muslims, have been killed, abducted and brutalized by Boko Haram during a reign of terror which has affected millions. The evidence presented in the Amnesty International shocking report, one year after the horrific abduction of the Chibok girls, underlines the scale and depravity of Boko Haram’s methods. The report contains graphic evidence, including new satellite images, of the scale of devastation that Boko Haram have left in their wake. Our spiritual masters have taught that violence toward other living entities is the root of all sinful activities. Cruelty toward animals causes great disturbances in the world. One of the consequences of the huge killing of animals due to the sophisticated meat industry is the violence toward human beings. We should be conscious of our responsibility as human beings to protect and take care of others creatures. If we fail in doing that, and continue to build huge slaughterhouses, then compassion leaves away from our heart. The consequence of the suffering of so many millions of animals is that nonreligious points of view increase daily and cruelty and violence toward women and children become prominent </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in our societies</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some online commenters have taken a skeptical approach to evaluating the pig's behavior, pointing out that a deficiency of vitamin E can lead to weakness in a pig’s front legs. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But the pig's owner told local press that this animal was healthy and that he had never seen anything like those events</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a cruelly ironic twist, Huang had recaptured the animal and sent it off to the slaughterhouse only after he'd learned that the pig was internet famous. Huang was apparently shocked to learn of his pig's pilgrimage and said he regretted killing it</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Last month, a video originally uploaded to "Youku", the Chinese version of YouTube, showed a pig kneeling down whilst being sung to in China. The video received over 10 million hits. The pig escaped a farm early morning and wandered to a temple in the village of Yongjja, China. It knelt down in front of the temple and waited there until a monk came out and sang to the pig. It is said that following the song, the pig left for home only later to be sent to a slaughter house in the evening of the same day. Photos taken by passersby went viral on social media. The owner of the kneeling pig reportedly said he hadn't known about the animal's behavior at the temple when he sent it to be killed and that he regretted it now. Some guessed that the prostrating pig was actually just weak due to Vitamin E deficiency, others speculated that the creature was seeking protection from Buddha. Many others thinks the pig was a reincarnated human and attempting to atone his past sins or to seek forgiveness for the way he treated animals in his past life. Some people think that once we become humans we will not descended on the evolutionary scale. But it is not. There are many testimonies of men who reincarnated as animals. This is one more example that proves that reincarnation of human being into animal is possible and we must therefore act in human platform and not act like animals because in them we will become and we can investigate the truth and we will be very difficult to leave the wheel of births and deaths, know God and understand what is our mission in life. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The mob attacked the prison late on Thursday in the northeastern state of Nagaland. The man, a 35-year-old Muslim businessman accused of raping a woman, was dragged out and hauled naked through the streets and beaten to death</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Acid attacks, domestic violence and molestation are also common. There were 309,546 crimes against women reported to police in 2013, up from 244,270 the previous year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. These include rape, kidnapping, sexual harassment and molestation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This article, written by Biswajyoti Das for Reuters news agency, tells how a multitude lynches a rape suspect in India. A mob, consisting of thousands of people, stormed a prison compound in India's far northeast, dragging out a rape suspect before beating him to death on the streets. Police initially used tear gas and bamboo canes to rescue the inmate, but were not successful. The suspect died while being dragged four miles through the streets as people beat and pelted him with stones. The incident, which sparked outrage both in India and around the world, highlighted the frightening level of violence against women in this country. Despite the horrific and public nature of the attack, the violent mob is an embodiment of the country's increasingly tough stance and disgust towards for sexual violence. As Kali Yuga progresses, we witness how every society seems ready to explode into ghastly acts. There is anger and rage inside of some people at never before seen levels. The tendency to commit abuse, rape and other kinds of violence against others is born of illusion. One factor which fuels the bad actions is lust, the all-devouring enemy of this world. As Lord Sri Krishna tells in the Bhagavad-gita 16.21, one of the gates which leads to the hell and the degradation of the soul is lust. And it is also lust the root cause which made descending the living entities into this material world. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“We have a lot of customers that used to travel from up here to go down to Stroudsburg because they didn’t have one here,” said Geisa Ceballos, owner of the store at 612 Cedar Ave., via a translator</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“As a botanica we have to sell everything, from baths to candles to incense — anything that has to do with religions,” she said. “Different cultures have their different saints and different beliefs. We need to offer it all.”</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This article is about a spiritual and religious shop in Scranton city (Pennsylvania, USA). This is just an example, because there are many similar to it. This shops, sometimes called "Botanica" or "Yerberia", sell everywhere lot of metaphysical items for santeria and voodoo, occult and pagan rituals, witchcraft and wiccan ceremonies. It is assumed that these products, some of which are somewhat expensive, can remove negative energies that cause spiritual disturbances, depression, negative thinking & feelings, hopelessness, anger, resentment, unhealthy relationships. These shops announce their spiritual products saying: "Remove a jinx that someone has put on you or a loved one. Need more love in your life? Looking for more money to come your way? Try these products and build your fortune." In order to achieve this goal, they offer a variety of things, from altar tools and supplies, ritual and saint candles, tarot cards and crystal balls, runes, metaphysical and self-help books, aromatherapy products, bulk herbs, incense, t-shirts, bumper stickers, celtic cloaks, statuary, swords, CDs of spiritual music, jewelry, sabbat cards, and all kind of rocks. </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>There are many studies and ancient practices that demonstrate the desire of man to control his destiny without giving up their materialistic desires and embark on different processes, such as the occult, magic, witchcraft, voodoo, witchcraft, macumba, camdombe, etc., speak transcendental and spiritual, but in reality are only different forms of materialism, though subtle, they still will keep us anchored into the ocean of happiness and distress in this wheel of birth and death</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. (Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Luke revealed his belief that he was Pam when his mother confronted him about who she is. According to the mother, the boy recounted a process of reincarnation in which he was “pushed back down to earth” in the form of a new born</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the incident, Erika reached out to the Robinson family in a bid to find out more about the woman her son claims to have been. She found out that both her son and Pamela shared an affinity for artist Stevie Wonder and playing the keyboard</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This article is about an five year old American boy, called Luke, who claims he is the reincarnated spirit of Pam, a 30-year-old woman. The young boy has spooked his mother after recalling unsettling details of how his past life ended when he died jumping from a burning building. Luke's mother Erika says that her son started talking about his “past life” when he was only two. The story was investigated by the TV show 'The Ghost Inside My Child', who put Erika in touch with Pamela Robinson's family who said that Luke's personality and music interests are very similar to their late daughter. And since contacting Robinson’s family, Erika has reportedly also uncovered coincidences between her son and the late Chicagoan’s favorite things: Stevie Wonder's music and the piano. “It’s a positive [message] of unification, of love,” Luke's mother says. She believes that the message of Luke should be made public, because "we should not define the soul based on a race or a genre," she says. She also states that they did not receive money for the TV documentary and her intent is for this story of unification to be shared with others because it's a positive one. Our spiritual masters have taught us that soul incarnates through different forms (samsara or reincarnation); it takes another birth in a material body to continue with material experiences or the pursuit of satisfying material desires. The understanding of reincarnation is not complete without understanding the law of karma. The concept of reincarnation and karma are joined, so the reactions to our desires and actions cause ultimately suffering because they attach us more and more into the continued cycle of birth and death. In this sense, the Vedic literature offers complete spiritual information on the science of life after death, karma and reincarnation. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This animal sign, which comes once every dozen years, can be said to have an identity crisis. Known variably as the Year of the Goat, Sheep or Ram, the sign's confusion stems from its Chinese character, "yang," which broadly describes any of the ruminating mammals, with or without horns</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many mainland Chinese tuned into the annual New Year's Eve TV gala Wednesday evening, and this year's mascot managed to achieve the problem-solving feat of not being clearly a sheep or a goat. The previous year, the Year of the Horse, is generally considered to be an auspicious time - never mind that Asian airlines had a string of high-profile disasters</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Happy Chinese New Year! Today marks the beginning of the lunar calendar used in many parts of Asia and celebrated around the world. But, are we in the Year of the Sheep or the Ram or the Goat? The confusion stems from a bit of ambiguity in the Chinese language. The Chinese character "yang" describes any of the ruminating mammals, with or without horns. A goat is "shanyang," while a sheep is "mianyang." (A ram is just a male sheep.) The Chinese character "yang" is present in other characters with positive meanings, such as "beautiful," ''auspicious" and "goodness." Still, some superstitious Chinese find the year inauspicious. Some parents say they'll avoid having a child this year. Astrologists interviewed said this year would bring a volatile economy, more transport accidents and windy natural disasters such as tornadoes in the United States and typhoons to Southeast Asia. Feng shui master Clement Chan said he sees a lot of fire this year, and "fire means accidents." He anticipates plane crashes in the first half, but not as many as in 2014. He also sees a lot of road accidents. On the positive side, he sees female managers and company leaders doing well this year. "I think you'll see a lot of female world leaders - they'll achieve something great, actually," Chan said. Beyond the popular superstitions and predictions of psychics and astrologers, one thing is certain: This year will be a new opportunity to try to know God and cultivate our inner being. A new chance that God has given us to reflect on towards where we direct our life. God willing, we have twelve months to improve ourselves, purify our spiritual essence and release of many conditions that for countless ages have chained us in this material world. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">France imports more olive oil than it produces but fraud was prevalent in both imported and domestic products. The agency found labels that were not in French, incomplete or outright false</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNZTgUh_Obrjtvc2kugZjE995UDiynRGIv5LYzrA24NvDwevTEdxU0235SHHHvHVjkv_id32413ijBee-gzpiZvsmCX7ijIKIZwlkMqjS7xzvsmINlSWDsfhH6Hk_K3V7OKsFIRVNahAT/s1600/olive_banner2-980x209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNZTgUh_Obrjtvc2kugZjE995UDiynRGIv5LYzrA24NvDwevTEdxU0235SHHHvHVjkv_id32413ijBee-gzpiZvsmCX7ijIKIZwlkMqjS7xzvsmINlSWDsfhH6Hk_K3V7OKsFIRVNahAT/s1600/olive_banner2-980x209.jpg" height="146" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many labels lead consumers astray, allowing them to believe that the oil was produced in France when it was not, or indicated a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) indiscriminately. Only eight regions in France enjoy Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP) status which guarantees the geographical origin and recognized production conditions. Investigator found labels falsely indicating AOC and AOP status when the oils had not, in fact, been granted the distinction.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other impermissible claims made on packaging included statements such as: “rich in omega 3”, “no cholesterol” and “rich in antioxidants”. DDCRF advised consumers of olive oil to be vigilant, to be skeptical of less expensive olive oil and to contact them should they find their olive oil “suspicious.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>After visiting nearly 350 establishments last year, French investigators from the Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, identified various fraudulent practices related to the quality, labeling and counterfeit of olive oils sold in France. This article, written by Alice Alech from Olive Oil Times, says that the DGCCRF's report finds that in many cases there was no indication of provenance on the labels and the compulsory country of origin was not indicated on 8 percent of olive oils analyzed. There were also concerns about best-by dates on products when producers were unable to provide suitable records to justify the dates on the labels. Investigators also found containers labeled ‘dried tomatoes in olive oil’ but on examination were found to contain only sunflower oil. In view of so many flaws or inconsistencies in the product descriptions, consumers of olive oil are advised to be cautious and alert for possible fraud that can affect both their health and their pocket money. In the ancient Greece, the Olympic Games winners were awarded olive leaf crowns and olive oil. But the "purity" of that oil is difficult to be available today, especially because in this Kali yuga there is a strong tendency toward fraud. Since we live under so much suspicion, misunderstanding, and self-deception it is not surprise that the majority of olive oils on your supermarket shelf don’t deserve the title of “extra virgin” due to contamination, rancidity and poor manufacturing. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two team officials shielded him from the news media with the same intensity that the New England Patriots offensive line protected him from the Seattle Seahawk</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was on his toes all night, shaking off two interceptions, throwing four touchdown passes and, in what was again Brady at his best, leading the Patriots back from a 10-point deficit. On his toes on a 20-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski on the game-winning drive. Brady, 37, can now rival Joe Montana as the greatest quarterback of all time</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For thousands of years Tulasi was worshipped in India and slowly made its way westward via trade routes linking India to Persia and Greece. Many may not know that Tulasi plays an important role in Orthodox Christianity (including Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Romanian Orthodox Churches)</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGqRqkh2-XeioXahCoSki-lncpanvHgqZg_Ujc7ki6oztlrE08ZG0Xxn2m-w9arSTAqKgN6gtj4b4b0gPhpx-OqAPS50A33Q_mEFzKjNN93f07oWGuzUdGaVJy4sIgYyFoN0F_DtMwR7j/s1600/tulasi_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGqRqkh2-XeioXahCoSki-lncpanvHgqZg_Ujc7ki6oztlrE08ZG0Xxn2m-w9arSTAqKgN6gtj4b4b0gPhpx-OqAPS50A33Q_mEFzKjNN93f07oWGuzUdGaVJy4sIgYyFoN0F_DtMwR7j/s1600/tulasi_10.jpg" height="134" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">According to Orthodox tradition when the disciples of Jesus went to the tomb of Christ they found it empty but all around the area were fully bloomed Tulasi. The Greeks called Tulasi 'Holy Basil', from the Greek word 'basileus' meaning King/royalty for it was reserved for the greatest.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Several hundred years later, Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in search of holy relics. It is said she found a barren hill covered in sweet smelling Tulasi, and upon excavation found the true cross beneath the Tulasi plant. Because Tulasi was discovered both at the cross and tomb of Christ, traditional Orthodox Christians saw it as a symbol of paradise, of spiritual rebirth and sanctity. </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is simply one example of the influence of Vedic culture upon the world</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The author of this interesting article shows that this sacred plant was cultivated in Christian Orthodox monasteries and became part of the most holy rituals - it is used to create the holy water, to sprinkle the holy water on practitioners, to create the holy oils to anoint, to adorn the altar, and to garland the cross. Even priests circle the sacred plant during the ceremony! All of this seems is very similar to the celebrations and rituals described in the Vedic tradition of knowledge. The Vedic literature explains that Sri Vishnu, and particularly Sri Krishna, are closely associated with Tulsi. Tulasi is a manifestation of Vrndadevi, the forest gopi. She appears in this form in Vaikuntha and on earth as well. If one worships the Tulasi plant, following in the footsteps of the spiritual master, one will surely make rapid advancement in spiritual life. Now, we learn from Christian sources that Jesus Christ is also associated with Holy Basil. Although Tulsi and Holy Basil are not exactly the same plant, they are related and this is more than a “divine” coincidence. Our spiritual masters have already taught us, there is many connections between Christianity and the Vedic culture - the most ancient surviving spiritual and mystical traditions on the planet, which has shaped Hinduism as we know it today. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Concern over trafficking has led many parents in the north, who earn an average of $1,200 a year, to send their daughters south to the capital of Yangon and the only outlet for escape and education — the nunneries</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Daw scrapes up the $200 a year it takes to send each girl to a local school through donations. “I want a better life for them,” Daw said. At age 18, the girls will decide if they want to stay or leave to look for a life in the city. Almost none of them return home</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is well known for its role in human trafficking and its penchant for sex slaves. UNICEF estimated in 2003 that 10,000 girls were being trafficked every year from Myanmar into Thai brothels alone. Myanmar people are trafficked to Thailand, China, Malaysia, South Korea, and Macau for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and forced labor. This leaves this country’s girls in precarious and life threatening situations. Fortunately, this is where the hope comes in. This article, written by Paula Froelich from Yahoo Travel explains how the Thadama Myintzu Nunnery has saved the lives of over 200 girls. The young Buddhist nuns accept alms to pay for their schooling, food, housing and other basic needs. The sad reality of this is the fact that many of these girls do not see their parents for years, if ever again. In this troubled world, due to the moral decay of the people and their alienation from God, we observe the increment of demoniac societies based on illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling. Our spiritual masters have taught us that we should cultivate a solid understanding of spiritual knowledge, and in this way we can develop respect for all others regardless of race, sex, or species. But more important to the theoretical knowledge, we need to practice it by following a pure life and in that way we can be an example to others; imitation of good examples bring a peaceful social behavior worldwide. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the images shows a large crowd gathering at the bottom of a large tower to witness the execution of two men. The masked Islamic State executioner details their crimes, declares them guilty of homosexuality and sentences them to death</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another photograph posted on ISIS’s official website shows two men being crucified on charges of being thieves. An ISIS member reads the charges against the two alleged thieves out loud before they are then shot by other ISIS militants in the head. ISIS also published a photo showing a woman draped in an all-black niqab standing in front of an ISIS member, about to be stoned to death on an accusation of infidelity</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has posted graphic photographs showing the brutal execution of four men and one woman on charges of homosexuality, theft, and infidelity to Islam. These images, circulating on jihadist websites, show Islamic State group terrorists executing gay men by throwing them off roof with large crowd watching. Isis has recently published a penal code listing crimes punishable by amputation, stoning and crucifixion, along with a chilling vow to ensure the code is vigilantly enforced in areas under its control. Since ISIS proclaimed itself the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, it has committed numerous crimes and human rights abuses which have been condemned by the world, precipitating a military response against the self-proclaimed state by several countries including the United States and Morocco. In Kali-yuga all people quickly have become degraded. We must be very careful because Aghasura (the snake demon) who represents cruelty and violence, is back among us. Today most people perform inferior activities for sense enjoyment and enjoy doing or seeing cruelty done to defenseless living things. Even the priestly class is degraded. Giving up brahminical behavior, many brahmanas take pleasure in malice and envy, others develop desire of pecuniary gain and many others want their own worldly honour or fame; so if they do wrong, then why mention the other members of different sections of this multiple and varied modern society. Our spiritual masters have taught us that we have to make changes in this corrupt society, and <i>“we have to start with ourselves, because it is almost impossible to change others. One person or the whole world would change if we were capable to inspire them with our own example.”</i> We must become loving toward other living beings and try to serve God in the company of selfless devotees, regardless of what section of society they come from. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Swaraj said that her role as External Affairs Minister brought many challenges, which she had faced only because of the teachings of Bhagavad Gita. “Everyone should read two shlokas of Gita everyday ... it is a scripture of 700 shlokas and it can be finished in a year,” she said, addressing the audience at the event</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ubrd4vyDUIA30tUNy-ivT4re1EsSFBf8zZBFY5tphBJBSQ7mKEmtfxH7n9w7P-5-9TMRaT0JKXdQtQc-zxuxZkpfBl1NzYdenudZwuAJ6b-ArjyaJe2JjDeCjr79s_SBgAj9OzrS3liO/s1600/swaraj5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ubrd4vyDUIA30tUNy-ivT4re1EsSFBf8zZBFY5tphBJBSQ7mKEmtfxH7n9w7P-5-9TMRaT0JKXdQtQc-zxuxZkpfBl1NzYdenudZwuAJ6b-ArjyaJe2JjDeCjr79s_SBgAj9OzrS3liO/s1600/swaraj5.jpg" height="151" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Read it again and continue this till the end. After reading it three to four times, you will discover a path to lead a life, the way I discovered,” Swara added. The Gita has been in the limelight since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India in May 2014, as he gifted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the book during his visit to Japan, and also to Barack Obama during his visit to the US. The Bhagavad Gita in its extant form is a part of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharat, and records the conversation of Krishna with Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The book is only one of many Hindu scriptures, and declaring it the national book in secular India with its multiple faiths and belief systems may not become a reality soon, according to several media pundits</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, recently said </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that the Bhagavad Gita should be made the national scripture, adding that the Hindu sacred writ should be read for guidance throughout one's life. <i>"The Bhagavad Gita teaches us the way to lead life in a happy and stress free manner. It shouldn't be left for old age; it is something that one should read for guidance throughout your life,"</i> Swaraj said, while addressing the Gita Prerna Utsav, held in the national capital. <i>"I have said in Parliament that the Bhagavad Gita should be declared as our 'Rashtriya Granth'. No official announcement has been made in this regard. However, by offering the 'Bhagavad Gita' as a gift to US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already given that honour to Bhagavad Gita,"</i> she added. In spite of her good and laudable intentions, Swaraj's claims that the Bhagavad Gita should be recognised as India's national scripture, has triggered a massive row in India. For example, under the headline "Why ‘Gita’ as Rashtriya Granth is problematic" </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Hindu newspaper says that "in a secular polity <i>... any attempt to declare the ‘Gita’ a ‘Rashtriya Granth’ ... needlessly ruffle the feathers of Hinduism’s closer cousins like Sikhism for which the teachings of its first five Gurus constitute its principal ‘Guru Granth’."</i> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our spiritual masters have taught us that beyond the opinions and beliefs, we must be respectful of the different holy religious scriptures, but no other scripture is necessary if one take shelter of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita because it was directly spoken by Sri Krishna and it is one with Him. (Editor's note).</span></b><br />
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