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Jody:

 

A full communication is, of course, impossible, but Vivekananda

> does everything with words that could ever be done.

 

Tom:

 

By reading and reading the electrifying words of Sri Swami Vivekanada, we will

eventually

absorb his personality into our own. When this happens, then full communication

is possible.....just as easy as talkin' to yourself!

 

 

 

Jody:

 

A daddy was listening to his child say his prayer " Dear Harold. " At this,

dad interrupted and said, " Wait a minute, How come you called God,

Harold? "

The little boy looked up and said, " That's what they call Him in

church.

You

know the prayer we say, " Our Father, who art in Heaven, Harold be

Thy name. "

 

 

Tom: That is very funny, Jody! Here's one for everybody:

 

This fellow goes to a psychiatrist and says: " Doctor, every time I say

something,

two seconds later, I forget what I said " ........The Doctor asked:

" When did all this

start? " ........to which, the patient, of course replied: " When did

all what start? "

 

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Tim Gerchmez:

 

I'm also too old to ever get started in a

> formal monastic program (I'll be 35 in August)

 

 

Tom:

 

That is strange that you should feel that way, Tim....you have seen a lot of the

'world'

and this would probably make you even more of a suitable candidate for monastic

life.

For instance, the Cistercians [trappist monks] take many fellows of your age and

even older.

 

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I am told that English language has got its roots in Latin and

some

other ancient languages, including Sanskrit. We can find

astonishing

similarities between some of the English words and Sanskrit words:

 

Father = pita

Mother = maata

Brother = bhratha

Dental = danta

 

We have the word " jagat " in Sanskrit. The root for this is

" jug "

-

that which is continuously changing. From the same root there are

nearly

another 20 words derived. They all convey the same meaning but in

different

ways. Like wise there are many words in sanskrit.

 

 

Tom:

 

Madhava, I am very very interested in this subject! I........... just love to

find words

in the European languages that trace back to Sanscrit. It is a fascinating

subject and

one that could overthrow the existing etymological theories. We are living in

exciting

times, to be sure. Through the generosity of His Divine Grace,

A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami

PrabhupAda and his disciples at ISKON, I have learned to read and write

Devanagari script.

This makes it so much easier to make these connections.

 

If anyone would like to see some of the results of my search, I would be pleased

to send a couple

of files [absolutely virus-free], containing about a hundred words that bear

scrutiny. Your

comments on this project are most welcome.

 

 

Madhava:

 

My humble apologies, if I got a bit carried away with all this.

But

the word " guru " itself takes me in to a different world, I can't

help it.

Sorry once again.

 

Regards,

Madhava

 

 

Tom:

 

A TRUE SIGN of a lover of God! When the hair stands on your head and

you get carried away and tears flow.....getting all choked up...just at the

mention

of any of His/Her countless names...then you may know that you are sitting on

the

very doorstep of Paradise [sanscirt: Para-desha=supreme state]

 

 

 

 

" Madhava K. Turumella " <madhava

 

This is an article from Hinduism Today May 1995 issue on Swamini

Sharadapriyananda who is a true inspiration to anyone following

Karma

Yoga.

<hr>

<h4>Swamini Steers Two Chinmaya Mission Ashrams Into Youth

Training and Ecological Recovery</h4>

By Lavina Melwani, New York<p>

<p>

<p>

<p>

Why would anyone in this age of greed and need, of credit cards and

wealth, choose to give up creature comforts and live in poverty?

 

 

 

Tom:

 

A person would choose this life, if he/she has good sense. Money,

creature

comforts etc. bring stress...Remember the story that Sri Ramakrishna told about

the

sadhu and the cloth...as long as the sadhu had only one cloth, his life was

simple and

happy.......then a kind stranger presented him with another cloth, in sympathy

for

him, as he observed the sadhu sitting naked, waiting for his cloth to dry. Then,

we all know what happend.....the mice were chewing this cloth, while the sadhu

slept, so he felt obligated to keep a cat....then the cat needed milk....he

managed

to procure a cow...then he needed a shed...finally he ended up with a wife and a

dozen kids...no more sadhu! All for a peice of cotton!

 

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