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India’s national emblem - Symbol of Dharma, Power, Courage and Truth...

India’s national emblem - Symbol of Dharma, Power, Courage and Truth... Please Read, Like and Share...  The lion capital of the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh is probably the most ubiquitous symbol in India. Being India’s national emblem, it adorns the nation’s currency notes and coins, government documents and even the cover of the Indian passport. But do you know what it means? Read on to know more about the history and symbolic meaning of the lion capital. Ki ng Ashoka, the renowned conqueror-king of India who later became a Buddhist, erected several pillars during his reign (3rd century BC) to propagate the teachings of the Buddha. The most famous of these pillars is the fifty-foot tall Sarnath pillar that marks the site of the Buddha’s first sermon. The national emblem of India is an adaptation of the lion capital that once sat atop this pillar. The original lion capital has four lions (the fourth is hidden from view) perched on a circular platform engraved ...

Your Karmic Overdraft Account!

Your Karmic Overdraft Account! Banks offer a type of current account with an overdraft facility against security. The balance in this kind of account can become negative up to a certain prescribed limit depending on the value of the security. When the balance is already negative, further withdrawal will make the balance even more negative. However, if you deposit some money into that account, the  negative balance will reduce. So long as the balance is negative, you are liable to the bank. But once the balance becomes zero, your liability is over. Our karmic account is similar to an overdraft account. We all come into this world with a negative balance in our karmic account due to our past lives. The actions that we perform with some underlying desire are like further withdrawals from our karmic overdraft account that increases our “liability” further. On the other hand, the actions that we perform without any desire are like deposits into the overdraft account that reduce th...

Ban "Missionaries" In India

Here is a post for those who feel there are NO HINDUS in Africa! Frankly, Hinduism does not put a sword across your neck to force conversion, it does not spread diseases and then pretend to "take care of YOU", it does not find any and every excuse to convert YOU!  If you like what Hinduism has to offer or feel connected to it, THEN you become a HINDU!  And if you don't know what Hinduism is about! GO READ UP ON IT RATHER THAN LISTEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE OF IT! Courtesy - Ban Missionaries In India