RE: Celibacy - HPI December 6, 2002

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5. England's King's College Students Hear Talk on Hinduism

Source: vivekananda

 

LONDON, ENGLAND, December 2, 2002: With the lecture room packed to capacity

a recent talk at King's College focused on relationship of Hinduism with

findings of modern sciences, reports Jay Lakhani of the Vivekananda Center

here. "One student asked about the importance of Hanuman and this topic

brought into focus a serious flaw seen in the way Hinduism is portrayed to

the Hindu youth in the West. I asked what is the main difference between say

Superman and Hanuman? Both fly doing good to mankind, still there is a major

difference. Hanuman should be the role model of every Hindu youth, because

he stands for these three attributes: strength, intelligence and celibacy.

One could see that this aspect of Hanuman has not been emphasized to the

Hindu youth when someone remarked, "Then the Hindu youth will go away from

religion!  So be it, religion is not a fashion accessory! Without invoking

this vital aspect the youth have missed out on the key feature of Hanuman.

The reason Hanuman is greater than Superman is because if Louise Lane

flutters her eyelashes at Superman he turns to jelly. If a beautiful lady

flutters her eyelashes at Hanuman he would say, 'Mother, you have something

in your eye ...let me clear it!' "