101 REASONS TO BE A HINDU

1. I am a Hindu because it tells me that the purpose of life is to realise God.
2. Hinduism teaches that I am the Soul and not the body.
3. Hinduism gives me absolute freedom to worship God in any name and form I like.

4. In Hinduism, God is not only outside but also within me.
5. Hinduism teaches that Truth alone triumphs.
6. The saints and sages are living proofs of God’s love and mercy.
7. Hinduism teaches that selfless service is the highest duty.

8. Hinduism helps me to discover my own true self.
9. Hinduism considers religion as the manifestation of the divinity already within us.
10. Hinduism helps me to see the impermanence of the body.
11. Hinduism gives me freedom to love God in any way that is suitable to me.
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12. Hinduism admits that no one way is the only way to reach God, the Omniscient.
13. Hinduism guides me to celebrate the different phases of life.
14. Reading the stories of Hindu Rishis and devotees help me to shape my personality.

15. Hinduism encourages thinking and rationalising.
16. Hindu festivals offer joyful activities for all.
17. Hinduism promotes healthy simple eating.
18. Hinduism teaches me to honour the learned and the wise.

Judith Kusel
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SHIVA CHANTS SERIES-DAY 3:

𝕄𝔸ℍ𝔸𝕂𝔸𝕃𝔸 𝕊𝕋𝕌𝕋𝕀

Author:Brahma Ji(Brahma Khand, Skanda Mahapurana)

Mahakaleshwara at Ujjain is one of the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga, which is associated with Libra(Tula) Rashi. It is he who causes the exaltation of Saturn (Shani-Deva).

A prayer at this Jyotirlinga is bound to bless one with health & life as Shiva in the form of Mahakala is pacified. Saturn is the Dharmaraja of a chart & its deity is Yama who never fails in upholding Dharma.

So this Saturday, I present this stuti with pictures of Hanuman Shringar of Mahakala so that the combined blessings of Mahakala & Hanuman bestow kripa of Shani-deva upon you all.

Hindi translation from Sanskrit documents.

Audio rendition from YouTube at the end of the thread.

ब्रह्मोवाच -

नमोऽस्त्वनन्तरूपाय नीलकण्ठ नमोऽस्तु ते ।
अविज्ञातस्वरूपाय कैवल्यायामृताय च ॥ १॥

ब्रह्माजी बोले-हे नीलकण्ठ! आपके अनन्त रूप हैं, आपको बार-बार नमस्कार है । आपके स्वरूपका यथावत् ज्ञान किसीको नहीं है, आप कैवल्य एवं अमृतस्वरूप हैं, आपको नमस्कार है ॥ १॥

नान्तं देवा विजानन्ति यस्य तस्मै नमो नमः ।
यं न वाचः प्रशंसन्ति नमस्तस्मै चिदात्मने ॥ २॥

जिनका अन्त देवता नहीं जानते, उन भगवान शिवको नमस्कार है, नमस्कार है । जिनकी प्रशंसा (गुणगान) करनेमें वाणी असमर्थ है, उन चिदात्मा शिवको नमस्कार है ॥ २ ॥

The Verses of Quran make you feel Great, and is capable of solving all problems of people's lives.

A Thread!

The Quran is a friend, which will never let you down in this world and hereafter. The Qur'an introduces itself as the guidance for the worlds and the manifest light.

Qur’an says : “This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious" (2:2)

Allah Says “ Behold, the first House (of Prayer) established for mankind is the one at Bakkah: it is full of blessing and a centre of guidance for the whole world” (3:96)

Again Allah says: “O men! A proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down unto you a clear light” (4:174)

Allah has laid down solution of every human problem in the Qur’an very clearly. Qur’an says: “..... We have revealed to you the Book as an explanation of all things, a guide, a mercy, and good news for those who ˹fully˺ submit” (16:89)

Mother Mary~”The authentic maternal energy has been absent from Earth for a long time. There have been many mothers, but the way they exercised their motherhood was often permeated with fear, worry, and even aggression. The mothers of the past were wounded mothers, who exercised

their task from a lack of being at home within themselves. They acted from an anxious feeling of being rejected for their own true nature. The authentic energy of motherhood is very light and tender and extremely flexible. In the original mother energy there is selflessness,

but not in the sense of a complete sacrifice of the self. There is a generous giving of a mother’s own abundance from the mother within herself. A mother gives selflessly, life from her womb, wants to pass on life, and allows her children their own life, their own individuality,

their own unique energy. She does not want to predetermine or shape the new life; she only wants to pass on what is flowing through her.
The original energy, the love of motherhood, is incredibly missed on Earth: in women, in men, and in children. In the past, caring for children

became almost exclusively a task for women and this is an unnatural situation. Men were only allowed to assert themselves in the social domain. A woman cannot be just giving and serving. She then becomes frustrated because the male energy in her gets denied: the energy that says

SHIVA CHANTS SERIES-DAY 2:

𝐔𝐌𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐌

Author:Adi Shankaracharya

Such was the greatness of Sri Shankar Bhagvatpada that he kept earnestly asking the Devas for the benefit of mankind. From spiritual to material, every blessing is bestowed upon....

the lowly souls as us, to alleviate our sufferings, through the works of Adi Shankara. Today, Friday being the day of Devi Maa, I hereby present the Uma Maheshwar Stotram which is a nectar of devotion to Shiv-Shakti. It is a route to ultimate marital bliss. If ever things go...

downhill, you know where to fall back for sustenance. May the divine couple bless you all in your journey through lives.

नमः पार्वतीपतये हर हर महादेव!!

English translation from Temples In India Info website.

Audio renditions from YouTube towards the end of thread.

नमः शिवाभ्यां नवयौवनाभ्यां
परस्पराश्लिष्टवपुर्धराभ्यां |
नगेन्द्रकन्यावृषकेतनाभ्यां
नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्यां ‖ 1 ‖

नमः शिवाभ्यां सरसोत्सवाभ्यां
नमस्कृताभीष्टवरप्रदाभ्यां |
नारायणेनार्चितपादुकाभ्यां
नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्यां ‖ 2 ‖

3rd-4th century mosaic. The Sun God Sol. He is holding the sphere of the heavens in his hand. What makes this notable is that this is from a Jewish synagogue. I could have said this was Jesus, and people would definitely believe it.

You can see there that Sol is in the middle of a zodiac wheel, a common motif in the Roman empire. And above, there are two menorahs and a Torah shrine. The zodiac signs are labeled in Hebrew, but Greek is also present.

Here are two more examples of Sol with the Zodiac wheel, also from synagogues. Just to show it was not an isolated usage. It was common.

Here is an early Christian depiction of Jesus as the Sun God. In the 4th century, Christian art was retooled pagan art. Patronized by Constantine and his successors at first. Constantine himself worshiped Sol Invictus.

What I want to focus on here is this. The orb shows up all over the place. It represents the heavens or the whole cosmos. And the cross or X running through it is also important. I will show many examples of it to prove the point.

''He who maintains the Saligrama shila, the Tulasi, and the conch in one place, becomes very dear to Lord Narayana." - Brahma Vaivaarta Purana.

WHAT IS A SALAGRAMA?

The Saligrama is an extremely sacred stone found in the holy Gandhaki river in the Himalayas.
They are considered the same as the Supreme Lord Himself and are worshiped throughout the temples in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

As per Gautamiya Tantra, near the kali - Gandaki river, there is a big place called Salagram.
The stones which appear in that place are called Salagramas.

According to the Hindu tradition, this stone is the shelter for a small insect known as "Vajra-Keeta" that has a diamond tooth which cuts through the Saligram stone and stays inside it.

The Saligrama stones are hundreds of million years old when the Himalaya was an ocean floor.The Saligrams are specifically described as fossil-stones which have taken shape in the Gandaki-river, and as characterized by the presence of discus marks.

Dogs are Haram’ - There were times when I was reprimanded by my friends for patting a dog’s forehead & they still do. ‘It’s just a pat! And They’re created by the same God who created you’ was my reply to their disapproving stares or atleast that’s what

I convinced my little self. It was not until recently I stumbled upon an article which spoke about Muslims hurling stones & killing dogs because they consider it ‘unhygienic’ & then there’s some Muslims who approach the veterinary doc just to have the dogs

killed with lethal injections! The sole reason for this is the half-baked knowledge they possess. If we’re to look at Quran, we’re bound to learn that Dogs were companions of Humans.

In chapter 18, the story of a group of youths is described, who hid inside a cave to escape a religious persecution. God made them fall in sleep and they had woken up some 300 years later. When the people of the cave were sleeping, their dog accompanied them.

There is disagreement about how many people were there, but there is no disagreement that Dog was there.

Here's the difference
Wishing & Imitating

For one it’s okay and for other is shirk however the line comes in between

Wishing is Makrooh-E-Tehreemi(MET)
Even if one Imitates without respecting and honouring their celebration, one will not become a Kafir. However this will be MET

What is Makrooh-e-Tahrimi ?
Makrooh-e-Tahrimi is an impermissible act in Deen. It's status is close to status of a haraam act. If one carries out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act, one will be sinful. The consequence of continuously carrying out a makrooh-e-tahrimi act could be disastrous

A non-muslim girl told me yesterday I wish you in Eid but you don't do in our Diwali, Xmas.
Wishing & Imitating is allowed in your religion but it is forbidden in mine

A non muslim comes to masjid by his choice because they don't have any rules but we couldn't go to mandir as

per our restriction

Islam comes with set of rules and boundries. To establish relation is okay but upto some extent.

At last,
"For you is your religion and for me is mine"
Qur'an 109:6

After everything what if a muslim does that sin. S/He wished or s/he participates does she becomes kafir?
See it completely depends on "Niyat"(intention) If one believes there religion is true then the individual is Kafir or the deed is shirk. If not then it is sin goes under MET

The Introspection!

Banter with facts!
In both Bible and Qur'an assumption is sinful and leads to chaos and more doubts.
Let's discuss this with an open mind.
You can't be a Nigerian and not know how supportive govt is educationally to a certain extent, except of course if you..

2. ... are a fish🐟 in a well/pond.

It's the blame games that brought us to a halt.
We all know how the managers behaves, you can't be in the govt and insult the govt, you could do your best while advising/sincerely criticising the authorities.
Let's go lower,..

3..you can't insult your principal in his presence no matter how stubborn you are.
Take it or leave it,we have limits,we should be reflective not aggressive. Here's my experience↗️

I was favored(not cause I Sabi anything) to be the head boy in my primary and in my secondary..

4... where plenty gurus existed,those who could memorised the whole {primary}integrated science,Algebra,Data and Chance,Measures, listening and speaking,grammar, Number,Shape and Space.And the whole {secondary} Pre-Calculus
Linear and non-linear equations and inequalities.

5...Cartesian coordinate system.Linear,quadratic, polynomial and rational functions.Logarithms and exponential functions. Do not dare some hausas in cramming🤪🤪
In the primary,govt would supply teaching equipment and materials,I'd be called to give them some students.
Head of..

I’d love to see everyone’s Star of Bethlehem pictures! Please attach to the thread.

Brahma muhurta is a period of two muhurtas , or about one and a half hours before dawn. Ayurveda and Yoga recommend waking every day before dawn, to align with oneself with earth’s cycles, achieve good health & for spiritual awakening.. ++

Ashtanga Hridayam- “brahma muhurtam uttishthet swastho rakshartham Ayusha:tatra sarvartha shantyartham smareccha madhusudanam”.
Translation: ‘One should wake up in the brahma muhurta for sustaining perfect health and for achieving a long life span, as desired. ++

•According to the International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences, during the pre-dawn period, there is the availability of nascent oxygen in the atmosphere. This nascent oxygen easily mixes with hemoglobin forming oxyhemoglobin, which has the following benefits: ++

~Boosts the immune system
~Increases energy level
~Helps maintain the balance of blood pH
~Relieves pain, soreness, and cramps
~Enhances the absorption of minerals and vitamins

•The pineal gland is secrets maximum melatonin during Brahma Muhurta, which is known to stabalize the mood. So one should wake up during this time and pratice meditation to make most use of it.