Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 "Ashwini Kumar" >Hindu University >Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:30:31 -0500 > >. Hindu University "Good Karma" For Central FloridaSource: >http://orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/orl-livhinduu09020902feb09.story >ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February 19, 2002: The developers of Orlando's >Hindu >University of America are certain of one thing: the unique >institution they >are planning already has plenty of good karma. "When you are doing >God's >work, He makes things happen," says Hindu University chairman, >Braham >Aggarwal, 66. In Hinduism, the faith of nearly a billion people, the >concept >of karma dictates a world in cosmic and individual balance. Soon >after the >university acquired a ten-acre site on Econlockhatchee Trail for the >school, >officials received an unsolicited gift from an absentee neighbor who >donated >an adjoining 2.5-acre parcel of land. The school's present core >curriculum >includes principles of Hinduism, practice of Hinduism and basic >Sanskrit. >Ultimately, the curriculum will be a mixture of academic and >nonacademic >disciplines, from the study of the sacred Vedas, to yoga, meditation >and >astrology. Aggarwal believes the need for such an institution is >critical, >especially for a faith that does not proselytize. "Hinduism is the >least >understood philosophy in this country," he says. > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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