Comments on: Hindus should become more knowledgeable about their religion

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:44:44 +0000

Shirley !….my comments on hinduism ,, and DRAVIDIANS being and belonging to the “tribes of israel” is recognised not only by ,, “E/britannica” which of course is their “researchers” THEORY[?] as is ur suggestion for my read ! and believe me i shall ,, just like i hope that u would ,, per my suggestion ,,

i know of the overload of planetary data available ,, thru ,, the adequate mushrooming of search engines ,, but like u ,, i too an looking at the “theories” thru my own prejudices ,, as well i should ,, since it is i and many of like kind ,, whose responsibility it is that we should not be cowered out of our rightful place in history ! i saw for the umpteenth time this morning ,, abt an hour’s re-juvenation of my faith in the
” FIDDLER on the ROOF ” !,,,,,

this movie ,,, if one is intent on lookin for answers to what is unfolding on the ground in GUYANA would be the vehicle to makin sense of our “traditions” to stay united to our own ! it is not abt race but abt “TRADITIONS” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:34:38 +0000

Tannassee—read Death of the Aryan Invasion Theory –
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/death_of_the_aryan_invasion_theory.htm

By: Sarkar

Sarkar — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:37:57 +0000

Never been proven!! 12 tribes indeed!!! Go back in history and you will find that archaeology has unearthed relics from the Dravidians that are way older than the Israelites. Now you will want to say that Adam and Eve are indeed the VERY FIRST HUMANS TO INHABIT EARTH!!! Another point I would like to make concerning Hinduism, I certainly believe it is a way of life…. Consider the army ants, there is a lower class or cleaners and there is a Queen but yet they are referred to as having their place and importance in the hierarchy. The class or hierarchy in Hinduism was cleverly twisted by the British to work against the system known as Hinduism. The hierarchy was turned topsy turvy to suit their divide and conquer mentality!! Thus the Brahmans were portrayed to be the know-alls or the top dogs and the cleaners became the untouchables!! This suited their (British) purposes! Hinduism became not a hierarchial system but a system of haves and have-nots! This is what is being portrayed to the world because the people of the origins of Hinduism have continued in this brainwashed state for centuries!! It will take a tremendous somewhat unattainable effort to change this in the land of the birth of Hinduism!! Let us not portray the negatives that were created by others to suit a dark purpose. Om Shanti.

By: Sarkar

Sarkar — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:10:53 +0000

Y71. Personally I think that the Bhagavad Gita is the greatest writings on Philosophy ever. This is what attracted the Maha- Atma. Agree??

By: Satish

Satish — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:09:10 +0000

Sorry, Rohan; the axman at SN killed my posting to your comment stone dead.
Obviously michael is the ‘blue-eyed boy’ caz dey ‘loww nuff nuff a he comment :-)

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:19:14 +0000

Ram, Sam and Lam also sound alike.

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:18:22 +0000

“DRAVIDIANS who is of the 12 tribes of Israel”. Any specific book by a specific author by a specific publisher by a specific year of publication on this?

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:42 +0000

Singh, King and Hing sound so alike, yet have different geographic origins!

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:15:16 +0000

According to the latest and most acceptable scientific evidence the birthplace of man (Homo sapiens) is the continent that is now known today as Africa which name it was not known by when Homo sapiens first appeared there. India and Africa were once joined together over 200 million years ago in Gonwanaland (from Sanskrit) before they separated by continental drift, plate tectonics, etc.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:24:05 +0000

Each and every weekend accross the Globe there are thousands of Pandits conducting ceremonies in peoples homes, Halls and Temples.
Whilst they are very busy people. They should realise the opportunity that they have to motivate their congregation by giving them some insight and so lead to the natural inquisitiveness we as human beings possess.
They must to disclose the greatness of their Faith and the greater contribution it makes to the World over.

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:19:28 +0000

….as if what i said b4 ,, needs to be made lucid as to my few references — here’s more ,,, by which only readin can reveal ,, which is why I know dat all an everything we need to know must be read ,, an wen yuh read ,, yuh muss nat only read ,, fuh tell yuhself dat yuh know fuh read ,, but yuh muss andahstan wah u read ,, an mek sense fum wah yuh read ,, which then becomes ur intellectual property ,, now then ,,, if u read the bible ,, which is all abt the Jews ,, u will learn abt RAM ,,, and that he is from a royal bloodline that gave us David ,, but b4 David ,, there was “Chelubai” ,,,, don’t Chelubai sound like a name u would expect to hear ,, in rampoor ,, or anyplace where u would find the descendents of the indians of more than 1 race and of 3 religious beliefs ,, 1] Dravidians ,, 2] hindus ,,, and 3]muslim ,, which begs the question ,, of what race were these “indians” ,, who practised ,, the teachings of ISLAM !.

go now and read ,, for there is much to know !….

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:28:59 +0000

….addendum to my post ,,, relative to the explaination to the works of hinduism ! the scholars ,, who is of “hinduism” all of their life and know nothing else ,, who has relented ,, in their search for understanding of this phenomenon ,, and concluded that it’s a way of life ,, we now have keen gibson ,, who is makin authoritative pronouncements on what is hinduism ! ,, go figure ! but that aside ,, what brought me back here is to tell u that ,, the DRAVIDIANS who is of the 12 tribes of Israel ,,,, and from whose traditions comes what is now hinduism has many likenesses ,, one of which is at a Jewish wedding ,, the bride and groom ,, must by an attachment of garment ,, walk around a fire 7 times ,,,,, need i say more ??? go read son ! for by reading u shall know what is wise to retain !!!!!!!!!!!!

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:54:42 +0000

Rohan ,, ure posting intelligence ,, which is ur intellectual property ,, the opening sentence to this post that i will answer is intellectual ! of thought ,, and this is the philosophy of ur thought on the explantion to the works of hinduism !….

to make sense of anything one must first delve into the roots of the given ,,, e.g. hinduism of which u speak ,, is by it’s design ,,, a master plan by those who have installed demself as de supreme knower of all things ,, an by dis decree all else is minions of his /dem majesty ! hence de “caste” like “pal” ! pal is a designation ,, “pal” ? they make terra cotta goblets etc,, in GUYANA it is now paul ,, like rajpaul ,,

the hindu sect ,,, — India being the birth place of this phenomenon is the curse of it’s geography it’s the birth place of man ! ,,,, some would like to believe it’s africa ,, much like dem duz tell demself dat dem is family to Ramses and his kin !…… i think it would be available online if u would ask ,, “encyclopaedia britannica” ,, to tell u all abt the origin of hinduism and it’s philosophy !….. an how it came to be !…..scholars of emminence from India ,, who themselves r hindus ,,– it’s all they know — ,, r unable to fathom it’s meaning !…. so they have concluded that it’s more than just a religion ,, to them ,,,, it’s a way of life !…. the logical “reasoning” from this is ,, “it’s all they know” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go now and read and know dat it was de persians who invaded india and took Dravidians as slaves and converted their original traditions ,, to make the language called hindi ,, and the religion of hindu !…. an de ress is history which is what hinduism is all abt ,, nothing more than history that is a myth ! only in INDIA ,,,, the land of myth and mystic !!!!!!

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:36:39 +0000

A very big question is how do we explain the works of Hinduism. It is accepted by scholars that the essence of any religion is understood by accepting it allegorically. Literal acceptance of it easily leads to extreme and fundamental beliefs, to the point that there is very little room left for rational thinking.

By: You Can Live Forever(-60)

You Can Live Forever(-60) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:28:27 +0000

Origins must not scare us not matter how hard or bitter what the uncover.

By: Satish

Satish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:12 +0000

Back full circle, Hackett!
Truths of origins cannot be a sensible expectation for the reasons you yourself advocated.

Don’t just blame inability to keep written records for example we live in an age of information overload and yet who sees the hand of the CIA in Iran? And all the other verbal garbage we are given each day!

Truth is a very rare and treasured thing when you can find it.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:38:44 +0000

Yasuman, here is another of my favorite: One must not degrade oneself, for one self is one’s own enemy and oneself is one’s ow friend- from the Gita. My interpretation: do not blame others for my mistakes; My destiny is in my own hands; do not blame Satan for my miseries, they are of my own making.

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett-Harris-Morales-Bennett-61)

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett-Harris-Morales-Bennett-61) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:07:02 +0000

The past is the seed of the present which is the seed of the future. Seeds (origins) should concern us. We must know from whence we came to know where we are and where we are going. We must not be afraid of facing the truths of origins.

By: Satish

Satish — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:24:37 +0000

Worry less about origins, Hackett.
Worry more about performance.
Sometimes origins can be too obscured by errors and politics (as indeed you suggest) and however it is the results that is most interesting.

It is up to you to accept this rule however it is a well known rule even in the scientific community. The most graphic example of this is the origins of GRAVITY which to this day nobody knows.. and yet we all enjoy and depend on its effects…

Hinduism lives on in 2009 even without any sort of state funding because people have an innate conviction about its truths and enjoy its effects.

By: csingh

csingh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:31 +0000

Hey, thats seems like indoctrination. Remember the missionaries to South America in the 1600s?

By: csingh

csingh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:52:18 +0000

y71, Prease see the first paragraph of the letter. The writer states; “…working with Mr Manieram Deonarain, formerly of Rampoor Settlement, Berbice, who now lives in Toronto, to put a copy each of the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana in every home in Guyana.”

‘Every’ home. Not Every Hindu home.

By: You Can Live Forever(-61)

You Can Live Forever(-61) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:54 +0000

Origins and authors always interest me. Traditions do not originate in a vacuum, but had very human origins. Oral traditions do erode and evolve over the passage of time. Even written traditions erode and evolve, but at a slower pace. Let the study of origins begin!

By: yasuman71

yasuman71 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:07:43 +0000

Nanda, thank you so much for expressing your observations. It is a sad situation, indeed. Hindus would pay G$100 for a soft drink but not for a copy of the Gita? They need to feed their minds just as they feed their bodies. I don’t worship at a temple but spend 15-30 minutes each week to read and digest a few verses of the Gita. Just a few minutes bring great satisfaction. As Lord Krishna told Arjuna in the Gita: “On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.” (2:40)

By: dev

dev — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:03:14 +0000

Overtime Guyanese Hindus have allowed Brahminism to dictate the rules of their religion.It is for this reason knowledge of the scriptures and philosophy were limited to the Pandits mainly.The need for religious guidance and the scarcity of knowledgable personnels have resulted in so-called pandits (inadequately trained) to learn some basic puja rituals in order to fill the gap left by pandits who have migrated to greener pastures (no blame intended). The present day hindu needs more than pujas,satsanghs and festivals to satisfy his spiritual needs.He, therefore, will seek the easiest solution which is readily available, that of conversion to another religion (especially when they offer monetary and other incentives,or as they say the only way).Unless the existing Hindu organisations , through the pandits and other educators of the Hindu dharma, can give answers to the inquiring Hindu mind,then Hinduism in Guyana will slowly fade away.The bare literal stories from the scriptures cannot satisfy the needs of the young Hindu.
Hindu dharma MUST also provide the cornerstone of good ethics,morals and decency to guide the lifestyle of the Hindu community.The freedom of choice given by this noble religion have resulted in its followers,especially the males, to engage in behaviours and lifestyles that have brought embarassment and disgrace to those try to upkeep the sacred traditions and philosophies handed down by our anscestors.
Congratulations to those gentlemen who saw it wise to distribute books to educate the population.This is the greatest act of charity.Instead of giving a fish, teach them to fish.
God Bless