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From: Hemant Inamdar
Date: Oct 21, 2007 6:15 PM
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YAD BHAVAM ! TAD BHAVATI !!
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If you click on the picture you will see it in mind boggling dimensions revealing the beauty on earth.
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Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram are temples depicting incredible artistic and architechtural finesse, reflecting the scientific precision that existed in Ancient India.

You have seen below images of Golden temple in the making in the 21st Century.Why does India, economically poor country spend billions of dollars over temples?

Temple represents place for spiritual development. Hospitals, schools serve humanitarian cause.

Scientists of past, the rishis, and the Masters of Vedanta today, clearly separate charity, humanity from spirituality. Charity or Humanitarian work or Social Service is not the same as Spirituality. They have nothing in common.

To those of charitable temperament this may come as a shock.

In the human birth, something unique is possible, and that alone is the goal of human life. Rest of the things come and go as a play on the clear white screen, (which is barely noticed) on which a movie is projected.

THINK

Ashok Koparday

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Gold-Coated Temple

From: Hemant Inamdar <hemant.inamdar@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 8, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: Gold-Coated Temple
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Gold-Coated Temple Near Vellore-spectacular destiny in future

One of the biggest Hindu shrines in southern India, the Sri Puram Golden Temple a grand golden temple built by a spiritual organization in Tamil Nadu at an approximate cost of Rs 600 crore, the consecration (kumbhabhishekam) was performed on August 24, 2007, presence of over 30,000 devotees. The Mahalakshmi temple, located on a sprawling 100 acres of land at Sripuram, near Vellore, about 125 km from Chennai, has been constructed by Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peetam, headed by spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma. "The Taj Mahal was built as an expression of love for a single person but the Sri Puram Golden Temple stands for unconditional love for the entire humanity," says Amma, 31, who also goes by the name of Shakti Siddha. "We know it is also the sign of the universal goddess - Lakshmi," says William, who gives only one name and says he is of Canadian origin. The steps that lead to the innermost section are laid with polished black and grey granite from the neighbouring South Arcot and Dharmapuri districts. A cubic metre of black granite is priced at 0. So is the grey stone called "Paradiso" because of its wavy patterns of violet with the colour of iron. And this too has been used in large quantities. "If we had built a hospital, factory, educational institution or a business, it would have ended up serving a small community. But now, Amma's temple will sow the seeds of goodness in the hearts of everyone who visits here," Amma, clad in ochre robes, says in Tamil. The temple, covering 55,000 sq ft area, has intricate carvings and sculptures in gold. Except the walking path, the entire structure has been made of gold and copper. This would be more grandeur than the Golden Temple in Amritsar, mutt sources said. About 400 goldsmiths and coppersmiths, including craftsmen from Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams, have completed the architectural marvel in gold in six years. More than one and half tone of pure gold was glitter and gleam under the sun, Devotees hail the temple as 'one of the wonders of the world' and say that it is the only temple covered fully with gold. According to official sources, the gold bars were purchased through RBI in "a transparent manner." First the coppersmiths set to work creating a copper base on the temple structure with engravings and etchings before the gold, beaten into nine layers of foils, was draped around it. The sanctum sanctorum will hold the deity of Mahalakshmi made of stone granite, but covered with gold kavacham (adornments). "The Sripuram or Spiritual Park is Amma's dedication to the world and mankind," said P Murali, a trustee of the Peetam. The temple has been designed in such a way that visitors can reach the golden temple only after going through a star-shaped pathway, which has the quotes from Gita, Bible and Quran displayed on either side. Surrounded by mountains and lush and scenic beauty, the temple, entirely conceived and designed by 'Amma', would be open to people of all religions. "The temple is Amma's gift to mankind," the sources said. "When one enters the Sripuram, their focus is just on the magnificent temple. But when they leave, they cannot do so without taking some messages and gaining some wisdom," according to a booklet detailing the 'services' rendered by the Peetam. "In this quagmire of materialism, Sripuram rises as an inspiration to man to find the divinity within him," adds a brochure. Murali said arrangements were being made to hire personnel to throw a security cover around the temple. "But the gold sheets have been laid out in such a manner that it would cost more to rip it off than purchase the gold," said a top Vellore district official. LET THERE BE DIVINITY IN EVERY HEART! THEN IT BECOMES PURE GOLD!!

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What is my life's purpose? Why was I born and what did I come here to do

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From: RAM <ram.u@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Oct 10, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject: What is my life's purpose? Why was I born and what did I come here to do
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At some point most of us have wondered, "What is my life's purpose? Why was I born and what did I come here to do?" These timeless questions come from the depths of our true Self, which gently takes us beyond the world of appearances to discover our inner divinity. Each of us manifests in physical form to fulfill a unique purpose – our dharma – and it's up to us to find out what that purpose is. Only then can we experience complete fulfillment and bliss.

 

When you live in the harmonious flow of dharma, the entire field of pure potentiality opens to you. You're able to create as much happiness and wealth as you want because you're aligned with the domain of spirit, the unlimited source of all manifestation.

The Law of Dharma lays out the three steps needed to align with spirit and fulfill your life's purpose with effortless ease.

1. The first step is the decision to seek your higher Self. You come into this world to discover for yourself that your essential nature is spiritual. Inside each of us is a god or goddess in embryo, waiting to be born and express our divinity.
2. The second step of the Law of Dharma is finding your unique talent or gift. The law says that there's at least one thing you can do better than anyone else on the entire planet. When you're completely absorbed in expressing your talent, time seems to stand still. You love what you're doing and you enter the blissful state of timeless awareness.
3. To take the third step of the Law of Dharma, ask yourself the questions, "How can I use my unique talent to serve humanity? How can I help others?" Answer that question and then put it into practice. When your creative expression helps your fellow human beings, you're making full use of the Law of Dharma and experience perfect alignment with the infinite field of intelligence.

When you put the Law of Dharma into action, you no longer struggle or worry and instead begin to experience your life as an ecstatic expression of divinity. An ancient Vedic sage described the natural unfolding of spirit in these beautiful words: "I am the immeasurable potential of all that was, is, and will be, and my desires are like seeds left in the ground: they wait for the right season and then spontaneously manifest into beautiful flowers and might trees, into enchanted gardens and majestic forests."

Love,
Deepak

BodhiTree

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The Bo tree is one of the fig trees. It grows 30 metres high, with great spreading branches and large leaves. Scientific Classification. The Bo tree is in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It is Ficus religiosa. Even trees are sacred in India.One such tree is undoubtedly the Bo tree of India, also called the Bodhi tree.

'Bodh' means enlightenment in parent Sanskrit language as well as present native languages.

Bodhi tree is called the tree of enlightenment or wisdom. Buddhists believe Buddha was under a Bo tree when the dawn of spiritual knowledge blossomed and transformed him. Buddha's followers came to be known as Buddhists. Richard Gere is a devout follower of Buddhism.

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http://www.indiansaga.com/others/x_facts.html

October Two

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Another towering figure who went on to become the prime minister of India is Lal Bahadur Shastri. Birth anniversary of both Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri is on the same day, no coincidence. Any of you born on October 2 are privileged to be among the legends.

He is a rare gem who spoke what he did and did what he spoked.

Can we do that?

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October 2

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, author of 'My Experiments with Truth', was a staunch advocate of nonviolent means of fighting. Paradoxical though it may sound, this master leader the country to Freedom from the British rule. Thus, India is the only country that achieved independence by nonviolence.

In fact Indian history reveals that though mighty and prosperous it never attacked other lands and enslaved them and robbed them of their bounty.

Today, India is left with smithereens after the British scraped, stripped and stole all its wealth. How can one call the British 'Empire' unless 'Empire' is a synonym of 'plunderer'.

The brave and venerable Martin Luther King, inspired by this Great Soul, adopted the technique perfected by M. K. Gandhi.

Nobel prize for peace was never given to him because, I guess, his stature was just awesome, too high.

All the currency in India today bears the insignia of M. K. Gandhi, whom people of India endearingly call 'Mahatma', meaning the 'Great Soul'.