Happy Valentine's Day

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I was reading an article yesterday about some Hindu group in India that will be

on the lookout tomorrow for anyone celebrating Valentine's day because it is a

"christian" holiday and an affront to Hinduism and Indian culture to show any

affection in public. What a sad story. I hope no one gets hurt there.

 

I woke up this morning and was thinking about how great it is that we actually

have a day dedicated to the celebration of loving each other, and then, I

realized that I love myself, unconditionally, finally. I looked the mirror this

morning and wished myself love, and it feels real and so good. I have never

done this before. I have a friend who is 86 years old and feeling not very good

most of the time and wishing I could show her how much I love her and then I

realized I love myself that way too.

 

And then I was crying because my biggest valentine - AMMA - isn't here for me to

wish her a happy Valentine's Day, so I am longing for her to hear me and feel

the love I am sending her way with all my heart today and tomorrow. I am going

to be longing for Her so much tomorrow as my favorite Valentine.

 

Anyway to all of you out there, a big hug and kiss - and my wish that we all

show someone we love that we love them tomorrow - on a day set aside for the

celebration of love. What a huge blessing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

 

Supriti Omenka Nnadi

 

 

 

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> I was reading an article yesterday about some Hindu

> group in India that will be on the lookout tomorrow

> for anyone celebrating Valentine's day because it is

> a "christian" holiday and an affront to Hinduism and

> Indian culture to show any affection in public.

> What a sad story. I hope no one gets hurt there.

 

Of course we all hope no one is hurt, but I have to

say that I am sympathetic to the Hindus here. Even

Amma said last year that Indians should not mimic

western traditions such as Valentine's Day.

 

I have heard it said that in India it

is okay for a man to beat his wife in public, but

not to hold her hand in public. (Sorry, no

offense intended!) Of course that

seems perverse, but I am absolutely sickened by

the way western culture has become so degenerate

that all I see this week on tv are appalling

"Victoria Secrets" ads for Valentine's day. The

way I see it these individuals in India want to

keep their culture from going down that same path.

Good luck to them in that ideal, if not in

their vigilantism.

 

I guess Buddha had it right when he advocated the

middle path.

 

I have enjoyed your reports on your IAM benefits!

 

May Amma's love shine in all our hearts every day,

Jyotsna

 

 

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>

> >

> > I was reading an article yesterday about some

> Hindu

> > group in India that will be on the lookout

> tomorrow

> > for anyone celebrating Valentine's day because it

> is

> > a "christian" holiday and an affront to Hinduism

> and

> > Indian culture to show any affection in public.

 

This must be the Shiv Sena and/or RSS up to their

usual tricks. In past years they made a show of

trashing some Valentines day card and flower displays

at various book stores and gift shops in Bombay.

 

Valentines day isn't any big deal in Amma's home

state, according to this item from newindpress.com

 

In Kerala, love is not in the air

Saturday February 14 2004 00:00 IST

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Here's a state with a difference.

While the rest of India appears to be caught up in the

frenzy of Valentine's Day, Kerala is unmoved, with

hotels not planning any special dos and florists not

stocking up on red roses. Cupid has clearly not had

much of an impact in this southern state that boasts

the highest level of literacy in India, a low infant

mortality rate and one of the states with high per

capita consumption of liquor.

 

It is pretty inexplicable, particularly as the

marketing hype around the event and everything, from

music videos to television soaps, reminding the young

that Valentine's Day on Saturday is a day of

celebration not to be missed.

 

And most Keralites can't understand it themselves.

 

Tito K. Cherian, a professor of English at the Mar

Ivanios College here, said that he, too, was surprised

at the cold response from students to the day.

 

"The only reason I can think of is possibly a feeling

that this is for the elite, not even for the upper

middle classes. Over the years, what I have seen is

that there is nothing except perhaps an exchange of

cards or maybe flowers," he said. And most unlike in

other states, hotels in this state capital said they

have no plans at all for special Valentine's Day

programmes.

 

"Last year, too, there were no programmes. We feel

there is no demand for it here. The only thing we are

planning are buffet lunches," said a hotel

receptionist.

 

The mood is equally dismal in Le Meridien, the premier

hotel in the seaside town of Kochi, which is yet to

decide whether any programmes need to be organised at

all.

 

"Last year, we organised programmes but the response

was poor. So this year we are still undecided," said a

hotel official.

 

Even card shops, which report brisk sales during this

season of love and romance, report lukewarm sales.

 

A salesperson at Archies Gallery, the signature card

manufacturers of the country, said card sales were yet

to pick up.

 

"Last year we did better business than this year.

Maybe sales might still pick up. But our Kochi office

is saying that sales are not bad," said the shop

owner.

 

Interestingly, however, this time the shop is stocking

cards for parents in the hope that sales might pick

up.

 

"All in all, we are not happy with the movement of

cards this year," the owner said.

 

Florists are also unhappy.

 

"We don't have any special orders and we don't think

we will get them too," moaned a florist.

 

 

 

Keval

(I hate 2/14 too.. and not because I never received

any valentines in grade school!)

 

 

 

 

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Ammachi, "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2> wrote:

 

<<<< I was reading an article yesterday about some Hindu > group in

India that will be on the lookout tomorrow

for anyone celebrating Valentine's day because it is > a "christian"

holiday and an affront to Hinduism and

Indian culture to show any affection in public.

What a sad story. I hope no one gets hurt there.>>>>

 

 

<<<<<I was reading an article yesterday about some Hindu

group in India that will be on the lookout tomorrow

for anyone celebrating Valentine's day because it is

a "christian" holiday and an affront to Hinduism and

Indian culture to show any affection in public.

What a sad story. I hope no one gets hurt there.>>>>

 

<<<<<Of course we all hope no one is hurt, but I have to

say that I am sympathetic to the Hindus here. Even

Amma said last year that Indians should not mimic

western traditions such as Valentine's Day.

 

I have heard it said that in India it

is okay for a man to beat his wife in public, but

not to hold her hand in public. (Sorry, no

offense intended!) Of course that

seems perverse, but I am absolutely sickened by

the way western culture has become so degenerate>>>>

 

I think we are so lucky to live in a culture that encourages

religious freedom and diversity as long as you are not harming

someone else. St. Valentine's Day is to celebrate the eros and love

of lovers, and that is wonderful thing. The current Indian

government tends toward Hindu fundamentalism and that is why they are

persecuting stores that sell Valentine's Cards and lovers who

celebrate the holiday. When I lived in India, men and women never

touched (the only time I saw a couple holding hands I knew they had

come from the West by the way they were dressed!), but men would

touch and hug each other openly in public and in ways we would only

be accostomed to seeing men and women touch. Our culture would be

intolerant by that standard.

But I support the borrowing and practicing the religious

practices of other cultures, as long as you are not hurting someone.

Otherwise, how else would us Westerners practice arati, sing

mantras, and meditate on gurus? I still celebrate Christmas as well,

and no one is bothered by either. There is no reason for Indian

lovers to not adopt something as simple as exchanging cards and gifts

on a holiday dedicated to St. Valentine. HAPPY BELATED ST.

VALENTINE'S DAY!! ----==- om==-=- Nick

[Guest guest]

The current

> Indian

> government tends toward Hindu fundamentalism and

> that is why they are

> persecuting stores that sell Valentine's Cards and

> lovers who

> celebrate the holiday.

 

I take exception to your comment regarding the

present government calling it Hindu Fundamentalists.

It is a media created notion specially by BBC labling

terms like "right wing", "Hindu Nationalist Party" for

BJP (ruling party). In five years nothing happened

to minorities in India, still they enjoy the special

status at the cost of Majority community. The ruling

government of India is pedastrian compared to ruling

government of US, where there is ban against same sex

marriages,stem cell research and funding for faith

based religions (so Hinduism doesn't come into

picture)and the list goes on and on. On the other hand

Christian and Muslim Institutions in India have

special status, they are autonomus bodies, so none of

the funding recieved from foriegn countries has to be

revealed, while Hindu temples are under Indian

Endownment Department.

 

>When I lived in India, men

> and women never

> touched (the only time I saw a couple holding hands

> I knew they had

> come from the West by the way they were dressed!),

 

 

Yup, I pondered on this a lot. In US you have couples

smooching, hugging sometimes in eternel embrace in

malls and public places etc, but where that does lead

to nowhere but DIVORCE(sometimes twice or thrice

divorced creating two step dads and three step moms

for the kids), breakups etc. So many of my American

freinds split up recently,I know people who had been

to Carribean Cruise twice a year, but eventually

split. While in India couples don't touch or hug each

other in Public places and there is no need and the

divorce is almost infinitesimal. My parents are

happily married for 35 years, they don't hug or touch

in public and concept of divorce is almost nonexistant

to them. There is not a single divorce case of my

knowledge or my aquiantance on my father's or mother's

side besides a common Indian has so many realtives.

> but men would

> touch and hug each other openly in public and in

> ways we would only

> be accostomed to seeing men and women touch. Our

> culture would be

> intolerant by that standard.

 

This was the habit I had to shun after comming to US,

not knowing only gays does that,I used to put my hand

around my freind's shoulder in super markets or any

where outside, in fact in India you have 4 or mutiple

guys putting their hands on each other shoulders. I

think this amazing cultural difference.

 

Regards

Avinash.

 

 

 

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