The Taliban is particularly despicable when it comes to human rights for women. Not only are they forcibly put in burkhas, they were also denied education .
A certain unfortunate woman , during their regime, committed the 'sin' of revealing her wrist and forearm casually during a festival.
The...
Zoroastrianism is not a dead religion, though its base in persia was destroyed following the invasion by islamic extremists in the seventh century A.D.
Most of them took refuge in India, where they live to the present day with their temples and other institutions. :zoroast:
Yes, it has been discovered through research that the DNA of apes and humans were extremely similar to each other, a 98 percent genetic similarity , which were much more than the genetic similarities between other species.
Great post and thread. :)
Personally , I believe that all religions need reformation, and only the individual who has reformed himself in a positive manner, is capable of doing this.
Different religions have different perspectives.
I think the only important thing that should be counted is that he was a great enlightened master, and a great humanist who spread the teachings of peace, love and unconditional love and non-violence. :)
Hi Suraj . :)
Thanx for the information. That was a good one. :)
In a way, that is how it is supposed to be , because the modern numeral system and zero too comes from sanskrit numerals.
Dharma in Hinduism means not only religion, but also righteousness .
Both Duryodhana and Arjuna ,who were enemies of each other ,were Hindus.
However the difference between them was not of religion, but of righteousness.
As I said before, Dharma does not only stand for religion, but more...
Great thread, suraj.:)
Just wish to add this information too....
According to Forbes magazine, (July, 1987), "Sanskrit is the most convenient language for computer software programming."
Hi Zenzero. And yes, very well said.:yes:
A favourite teaching of Guru Nanak's of mine is....
Great is truth,but greater still is truthful living.
-- Guru Nanak