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Ryuuko, I am touched by your placing this appeal for prayers. My home town was hit by the tsunami, and I was relieved to learn that my family and relatives there were not affected by it. But I am still saddened by the loss of so many others. Thanks to Bluejayway and Sacredstar for your...

bananabrain, Apologies to you for not responding sooner to your reply. My professional life has been keeping me too busy, and it has chewed away and encroached considerably into my personal time. So, I have been visiting this site on and off, but not replied to you because I wanted to give a...

Kind: Well.... I have a rough idea of the longitude and latitude of my country and they are close to what you had given for your location... so I took a guess ... I am your geographical neighbour on the right - from India - and I think we can co-exist peacefully in this virtual world!

Hinduwoman, Greetings from another Hindu woman! Thanks for sharing the link to your site. I did quickly go through your debate on the AIT and anti-AIT theory at your site, though I would like to re-read it once more. I had read about the Saraswathi-Sindhu civilization theory a few years ago...

Kind, Greetings to you for a happy Ramzan in Pakistan! :)

This thread raises a lot of questions in my mind: (1) What do you mean by 'prosper' - in only the material sense, or in a wholesome way that encompasses other important aspects of life as well? In the example of the spouse who gets custody of the children, is s/he truly at peace with...

SJR, Thank you very much for the greetings for Navaratri! Two more days for the festival to end. How do you know about this festival? Like I said in my earlier message, there are gurus in India who have genuinely inspired faith and total reverence in their followers by their teachings and...

Shalom bananabrain, Thanks for your views and for correcting the spelling - it is Neturei and not Neturai as I wrote! I do believe the Palestinians got a rough deal in the past from Israel and its allies, but finding a peaceful solution should be more important than pursuing revenge on both...

Re: Neturai Karta Brian, I think that makes sense. Even though Neturai Karta expresses political views, they are based on its founders' interpretation of Jewish scriptures.

I have some time back got acquainted with Neturai Karta, the anti-Zionist group of orthodox Jews, through their website. Their website said their membership is a few thousands - not exactly a number to be representative of the majority of Jews, I suppose. I know I can read up about their...

Greetings Persona and Juantoo3! I would be curious to know what you find with this experiment. Juantoo3, thanks for providing the source of the Jewish reasons for the dietary rules.

Best wishes for a Happy Ramadan!

Persona, It sounds like philosophical poetry. Shades of Kahlil Gibran here. I like it too! Are you writing it in Turkish?

Ben, Thanks for checking the link on the Tarot of Cloisters deck. From the research on this deck that I did today on the Internet, you are correct about it on several points: it is supposed to be a variation on the Rider-Waite designs, and somebody else expressed misgivings about how difficult...

Ryuuko, The deck that I have is called the 'Tarot of the Cloisters'. It was created by Michelle Leavitt. It has 78 cards, and a thin booklet of instructions. I am not sure how useful the instructions are for a beginner. In case you have not heard of this deck, I searched on the Internet for a...

Dear SJR, I am not sure what exactly you mean by the 'American mindset' on T.V. evangelists. If you could clarify, I can attempt to answer to the point. In general, I think the Indian mindset or approach, to a person that he/she considers as a spiritual Guru, is one of absolute respect and...

Namaste Ryuuko, Thanks for taking time to give the tips on centering for a Tarot reading. ;)

Brian, Thanks for the information about the Hare Krishna movement contributing Jesus to the already abundant Hindu pantheon of Gods!! :) I wasn't aware of this. I agree with you that their point of view is narrow, as they are not representative of mainstream Hinduism and Hindus. Maybe this...

Hi everyone, I picked up a set of Tarot cards last year, more of out of curiosity and because they generally look very attractive! I guess they appealed to the kid in me! :rolleyes: I haven't really got around to learning how to use them. Does one have to prepare oneself mentally before...