FRIENDSHIP: thanks Jennifer

[Guest guest]

> Hanuman, is the 'monkey' god who becomes the greatest devotee of

> Rama.  Hanuman's father is Vayu and his mother gave birth to him

> under some different circumstances.  The story I know is that

> That 'fruit' which was shared by King Dasaratha's wives: Kausalya

and

> Kaikeyi, in some stories is payasam (rice pudding) and in others

some

> other type of substance.  From this was born Rama, Lakshmana,

> Satrughna, and Bharat.  However, in a story a part of this payasam

> was drifted into the hills by a kite and was eaten by Anjana,

> Hanuman's mother. Soon after, Hanuman was born.

 

Wow! I never knew this about him. Thanks alot!

 

>

> Hanuman was devoted to God from day 1.  

 

I can tell. Hanuman remind me alot of Hermes in his relation to God.

 

Hanuman said he would travel with

> the sun at the same speed and learn the lessons.  And this he did

> with devotion and mastered all the scriptures.  From here, surya

> asked Hanuman to join with his son, Sugriva in the hills by

becoming

> his his minister and constant companion.  

 

again this reminds me of Hermes.

 

 And one day, Rama and

> Lakshmana were going through those hills searching for

Sita.  Sugriva

> got nervous then as his brother Vali, was on the lookout for him.

He

> asked Hanuman to disguise himself and find out who is in the

forest.  

> Hanuman went in disguise as a Brahmin and went and spoke to Rama.  

> Rama said 'no other with such flawless speech could be but a

Brahmin'

> and then Hanuman realized he was speaking to Rama and fell

prostrated

> to him.

 

 

Wow! What a great story. I need to finish the Ramayana. Thanks.

 

> Hanuman vowed to Rama and Laksmana he would do anything and

> everything to help Rama find Sita. And that he did. He was the

> only 'GOD" who could make himself in various sizes and in addition

> there is never any blemish he committed. HE showed his devotion to

> Rama, Laksmana and Sita by 'putting them in his heart'  There are

> many a picture showing Hanuman opening up his chest with their

> picture inside.

 

I love this. I have a huge picture of this on my wall. Hanuman looks

totally filled with joy and devotion. What a great example for the

spiritual life! To have God in our hearts and to be devoted.

 

> As for Ganesha, I am not sure about his friends. I know his brother

> Murugan. There is a famous story about the two.  One day Siva

> (Ganesh's father) asked his sons to circle the earth.  As Murugan

> (karthik) has a peacock as his vehicle, he circled the earth on his

> peacock. However, Ganesha with the big belly and a mouse as his

> vehicle knew he could never do that!  So instead he walked around

his parent's (Siva and Parvathi) hence he won the prize (I think a

mango).

 

Yes, I love this story I think that Ganesh did this since his parents

were Gods and wasn't this like darshan. I am bad with my terms.

Anyway, I liked this alot. Also, I heard that Kartikeya was connected

to homosexuals. Is this true? I mean is the connection part of the

religion, or is it that some homosexuals have adopted to Kartikeya

since they can relate to him? You don't have to answer all these

questions. I am just asking if anyone reading the post might know.

 

 

> That is all I know.  I can't think of the friendships of Gods.  BUt

> do you know about Rakhi?

 

Oh yes, Kumar has been chosen before and he told me about it and

showed me the gift he gave and he said he vowed to protect the person

who chose him throughout her life.

 

Thanks again Jennifer for the great info.

 

Love, Bill

[Guest guest]

Dear BILL,

 

 

"> > Hanuman, is the 'monkey' god who becomes the greatest devotee of

> > Rama.  Hanuman's father is Vayu and his mother gave birth to him

> > under some different circumstances."

 

 

*********Well ,LORD HANUMAN , is one of the EKADASH RUDRA (eleven

rudras ,i.e. ,11 different forms LORD SHIVA took) & is one of the

only few who never DIE!!!!!!!

************

 "The story I know is that

Also, I heard that Kartikeya was connected

> to homosexuals. Is this true? I mean is the connection part of the

> religion, or is it that some homosexuals have adopted to Kartikeya

> since they can relate to him? You don't have to answer all these

> questions. I am just asking if anyone reading the post might know."

 

***never hear anything as such "*******8

 

 

love, peace & compassion,

universal brotherhood & humanity above all,

manushyta parmo dharm,

rajat

[Guest guest]

Bill

Hi. I am glad you found my post useful. You mentioned about Karthik

and homosexuals. I cant tell about this. When I was in India

itself, people in general don't talk about this 'lifestyle' so I am

not sure if there is any god or goddess who is associated with this.

I am not even sure if any Hindu scriptures mention this. It would be

interesting to know about that though.

I asked a few of my Indian friends about Gods and their friends.

They couldn't tell about friends as such. But it is for sure that

Gods in Indian sense are all part of some family and it is the bonds

within the family of the Gods and Goddesses which are the most

important thing.

Jennifer

 

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