Are we heading towards the "Human" Religion, or are we still the same old goat that follow what the masters said..

Are we heading towards the "HUMAN" religion...

Being human: Religion: Bound to believe?

Atheism will always be a harder sell than religion, because a slew of cognitive traits predispose us to faith.

Is religion a product of our evolution? The very question makes many people, religious or otherwise, cringe, although for different reasons.

Mangal Karkhanis In Maharashtra also, we never married in same GOTRA…!!! We believed same GOTRA means same PROJANY, but there are some conditions and ways which allowed marriage in same GOTRA, also… We are HINDUS so believed, trust, respect and we follow our custom/ a tradition … Where is the problem?

Yesterday at 9:56am · Comment ·

4 people like this.

Tejas Mehta

nothing much.. Just that this diktat - don't marry in your GOTRA - is out-dated, rather close to savage. Don't see anything truly Hindu in it!

Yesterday at 11:16am

Shashank Mhasawade

the problem is in "killing the offenders"... there are many cases of happy, successful "सगोत्र" marriages in Maharashtra... how can the parents kill their own daughter?

Yesterday at 11:28am

Amit Karkhanis

That is true but we dont kill people for marrying in same gotra.. killing someone and issuing warnings is taking law in hand. Who the hell gives this community leaders to take law in their own hands?

Yesterday at 11:34am

Mangal Karkhanis

Tejas, Shashank and Amit... thanks for comments

Yesterday at 12:41pm

Aditya Gore

"The patriotism of feeble minds incapable of thought and action is limited to praising one's ancestors and one's own people, admiring their manners, customs and institutions, and denying their manifest feelings and patent defects in their character. He only is a true patriot who, with an unprejudiced mind and with the light that God has vouchsafed ... See Moreto him, examines the manners, customs and institutions of his country, and the character of his people, fearlessly exposes the abuses and evils he may find therein, and earnestly calls upon them to reform and improve even at the risk of offending them and being stoned by them." - Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar, Convocation Address as Vice-Chancellor of University of Bombay, 1894

Yesterday at 1:17pm

Mangal Karkhanis

Thax Aditya

Yesterday at 1:36pm

DrShamsul Hoda

I totally agree with Aditya.. why so mush strongly we force ourselves to follow customs & rituals which are mere psycholgical hypothesis, or rather following wt our ancestors said is right.. we live in a world which has an open mind and eyes to understand the basic laws of nature of diffrentiating betn the good and th bad, and yes, a few basic ... See Morerituals to follow to maintain the decorum of being in society..
otherwise, we all know wts the basic true facts of living humanly are.. anything more isfor your own satisfaction...
yes, respecting elderlies feelings is imp.. but following is ur choice.

Yesterday at 5:54pm ·

Kamlesh Vaishnav

hamare hindu dharam ke sanskar agar koi jaan lega tau unhe kabhi bhi kisi mudde pae bahash karne ki jarurat nahi padegi. har hindu ka farz banata hai ki wo sanman,vishvash aur apne hindu dharam ka palan kare.......mere khayal se isme koi bhi samasya nahi hai ?

Yesterday at 11:56pm

DrShamsul Hoda

u r ryt ... if the religion is properperly understood there's no problem in anything,,, neither specifically similarly in any religion, caste, state, culture... cultures and rituals must be respected, i hope all intellectuals understand this and wt i want to say is something above and beyond all religions, customs, the basic law of nature and logical world... give respect and love without any condition, and then nature loves u, otherwise we face calamities..

14 hours ago ·

Ritu Kant Ojha

'Gothra' is an identity carried by male lineage in India from time immemorial. Most people have gothra chain names traceable to Rig Vedic Rishis like 'Gowthama', 'Vasishta' 'Viswamithra' and to first sons of Vaivaswatha Manu like Angirasa & Bhrigu. Purana such as Vishnu Purana refer to individual identity through 'Gothra'. Listings of more than 250 Gothra chains have been explicitly listed. I have heard of instances of Muslims converted from Hinduism still keeping track of their 'Gothra'.

4 hours ago

Ritu Kant Ojha

Modern DNA & genetic research has confirmed male line Y-chromosomal transference, through 8 generations in case of Thomas Jefferson. 'Gothra' in essence really stands for Y-chromosomal identity.
- Taken from: Y- Chromosome's and 'Gothra'
by Dr S. Balakrishna

4 hours ago

DrShamsul Hoda

Amazing study results , really impressive, and all my regards to the system, me being a true nationalist, and yes we see it everywhere at our places too...

I hv a difft questions besides and above all, being a doctor a totally scientific question? wt is the scientific loss if we dont follow Gothra?

about an hour ago ·

DrShamsul Hoda

In today's date we are regularly listening of intercaste and interreligious marrriages, i wish to know with all respect to our religious systems and feelings, just as a topic of discussion, is there any mutation or genetic defect or else as a result, or any anolmaly anyway? i hv seen few friends doing cross caste and religious marriages, with ahppy... See More families and intelligent children... one side we talk of progress and literacy and on the other hand, our minds r still blocked... when all souls when leave the body merge into the supraconscious being that we call god by diffrent names.. why do we so hatredly diffrentiate our physical body.. just a discussion..

about an hour ago ·

Sanjay Parande

the resultant hybrid is generally excellent...

about an hour ago

DrShamsul Hoda

Thanks for supporting a truely scientific and logical thought.. Its time to follow the one 'Human' religion with the theme of 'Unconditional Love' for all, maintaining the discipline and respect for all...

Are we heading towards the "Human" Religion, or are we still the same old goat that follow what the Masters said..
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Happy Holi ! The Indian Festival of Colours

Holi Festival

One of the major festivals of India, Holi , the festival of colours is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar.

Preparations

Entire country wears a festive look. Heaps of various hues of gulal and abeer can be seen shops days before the festival. Pichkaris (to sprinkle colour) come up to drench everybody in colours. 

Women  cook loads of gujiya, mathri and papri. At some places specially in the north women also make papads and potato chips at this time.

Season of Bloom

Holi is also called the Spring Festival - as it marks the arrival of spring the season of hope and joy.

Legends

A Hindu festival, Holi has various legends associated with it. The foremost is the legend of demon King Hiranyakashyap who demanded everybody in his kingdom to worship him but his pious son, Prahlad became a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap wanted his son to be killed. He asked his sister Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap as Holika had a boon which made he immune to fire. Story goes that Prahlad was saved by lord himself for his extreme devotion and evil minded Holika was burnt to ashes, for her boon worked only when she entered the fire alone.
Since that time, people light a bonfire, called Holika on the eve of Holi festival and celebrate the victory of good over evil and also the triumph of devotion to god. Children take special delight in the tradition and this has another legend attached to it. It says that there was once an ogress DhundhiHolika Dahan'.  who used to trouble children in the kingdom of Prithu. She was chased away by children on the day of Holi. Therefore, children are allowed to play pranks at the time of '

Some also celebrate the death of evil minded Pootana. The ogress tried to Lord Krishna as an infant by feeding it poisonous milk while executing the plan of Kansa, Krishna's devil uncle. However, Krishna sucked her blood and brought her end. Some who view the origin of festivals from seasonal cycles believe that Pootana represents winter and her death the cessation and end of winter.
In South India, people worship Kaamadeva- the god of love and passion for his extreme sacrifice. According to a legend, Kaamadeva shot his powerful love arrow on Lord Shiva to revoke his interest in the worldly affairs in the interest of the earth. However, Lord Shiva was enraged as he was in deep mediation and opened his third eye which reduced Kaamadeva to ashes. Though, later on the request of Rati, Kaamadeva's wife, Shiva was pleased to restore him back.

Holika Dahan
On the eve of Holi, called Chhoti or Small Holi people gather at important crossroads and light huge bonfires, the ceremony is called Holika Dahan. To render greatfulness to Agni, god of Fire, gram and stalks from the harvest are also offered to Agni with all humility. Ash left from this bonfire is also considered sacred and people apply it on their foreheads. People believe that the ash protects them from evil forces.
Play of Colors

Bright colours of gulal and abeer fill the air & people pour colour water over each other. Children take special delight in spraying colours on one another with their pichkaris and throwing water balloons and passers by. Women and senior citizen form groups called tolis and move in colonies - applying colours and exchanging greetings. Songs, dance on the rhythm of dholak and mouthwatering Holi delicacies are the other highlights of the day. 
Expression of Love
Lovers too long to apply colours on their beloved.  It is said that the naughty and mischievous Lord Krishna started the trend of playing colours. He applied colour on her beloved Radha to make her one like him. No wonder, there is no match to the Holi of Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana - the places associated with the birth and childhood of Radha and Krishna.
Ecstasy of Bhang
There is also a tradition of consuming the very intoxicating bhang on this day to further enhance the spirit of Holi.
Sober Evening
After a funfilled and exciting day, the evenings the spent in sobriety when people meet friends and relatives and exchange sweets and festive greetings.

It is said the spirit of Holi encourages the feeling of brotherhood in society and even the enemies turn friend on this day. People of all communities and religions participate in this joyous and colouful festival and strenthen the secular fabric of the nation.

http://www.holifestival.org/

India, we wish you to always be in love and prosperity in flying colours of love for all ...

Unique & peculiar Holi celebrations
Lathmar Holi

the hub of holi in India - Barsana, Holi is known as Lathmaar Holi. The stick is in the hands of the women on this day and the men need to work a lot to save themselves from the immensely charged up womenfolk. 

The birth place of Lord Krishna's beloved Radha, Barsana celebrates Holi with extreme enthusiasm as Krishna was famous for playing pranks on Radha and gopis. In fact, it was Krishna who started the tradition of colours by first applying colour on Radha's face.

Men of Nandgaon, the birthplace of Krishna, come to play Holi with the girls of Barsana, but instead of colours they are greeted with sticks. Men come fully padded and try their best to escape from the spirited women. The unlucky ones are forcefully led away and get a good thrashing from the women. Further, they are made to wear a female attire and dance in public. All in the spirit of Holi.  

Next day, it is the turn of men of Barsana. They reciprocate by invading Nandgaon and drench the womenfolk of Nandgaon in colours of kesudo, naturally occurring orange-red dye and palash. This day, women of Nadagow beat the invaders from Barsana. It is a colourful site.  

Kyu pyar karte ho tum ..

 
Kyu pyar karte ho itna
mujhse tum itna batao
ki ek pal bhi tum bin
ji nahi pata hu main


meri har ek sans mein
kyu hai bas teri hi khusbu
har dua me sajda me

sirf teri hi tamanna 


ho na jaun main kahi
har kisi se door ab
rasta bhatak na jaun kahi
tere khayal me itna hu gum


jaam jitna bhi bhar lu
paimane me main magar
khumar chadhta hi nahi

tere gaibane me


kya karu kuch to bata
deewana main ban sa gaya
koi bhi ho saamne
baat karta tum se hu


kyu pyar itna ho karte
ab to aa ke bol do
zindagi ki raat me
ab sehar mujhko bhi do..

How BIG you are!

 
Tell me how big you are?
Old saying... A Man is is not big because of his size,he's big because of his versatality, his power, business, money, gun, politics, designation...
Are Bill Gates, Ambani, Tata, Ministers,  Technocrates, Amitabh Shahrukh really big men.. Most say Yes! they are..
The vital truth is.... No One is Big!
Wherever there borns an attitude or proud that I am the one! The same moment starts time's forces of downfall!
Every one is absolutely of the same rank... b'coz the body substance perishes with age, however rich or powerful one is, can stop ageing & death is evident... so where does the big phenomena goes... Its actually nothing but an illusion, a hallucination that is mortal.
What is immortal is the soul being, which is always an energy particle that is absolutely the same for all..
What remains whether you live or you die, is the Karma or the Amaal! and that is only thing countable ever.
Thinking big means working for some major mission in life.. not trying becoming God!
It simply means be humble, loving, down to earth, caring for all, and work endlessly towards helping yourself and all, earn to have a respectable life, not to waste..

"Meditation Mantra" by Human Carpenter !