Guest guest Posted January 6, 2000 Report Share Posted January 6, 2000 Namastey ! I have been following the emails on this list with much avid interest. I have been quite selfish with this list (as with most other things in my life), and have not contributed anything. Mainly because of the sheer magnitude of wisdom amongst the learned members on the list. I came across this poem, written by "Theodore Tilten" titled "Even this shall pass away", which speaks a lot about detachment. For the past few months, i have been trying to follow this poem. It has done many good things to my perception in general and i hope that is would be of interest to some of you on the list. If you have already seen this poem, please accept my apologies. Shri Ram Chandran was very generous with a few words about me, which were very much undeserved. I am just a volunteer for Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, and try to do a couple of things with Their web site During my recent visit to Kanchi, a fellow traveller pointed out that the new year is celebrated as 8 days after the Birth of Christ, He was baptised in a synagogue (as there were no churches yet). Hence, the celebration. It was an interesting piece of information for me. I did not know the actual significance. The person who explained that to me said that he knew it because he is a Christian. He mentioned that to me as he finds it quite ironic that a number of Hindus and "non Christians" in India celebrate the new year without fully realising the significance of it :-) He mentioned it in a very humorous tone... I wish everyone on this list a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! Best regards Venkatesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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