165 Years onward: have we arrived?
May 30, 2010 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
This year we will witness celebrations that mark 165 years of East Indian presence in Trinidad. The Indian community has indeed made significant strides since making their inaugural trip aboard the Fatel Razack; a journey that required immense fortitude and willpower. As a people, we have since demonstrated our endurance and resolution by carving a [...]
Aesthetics versus Ethics – Who will win?
April 1, 2010 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
The western world tells us about the philosophical position of Axiology. It considers what is desirable, beautiful and enjoyable and then what is good and right. It focuses then on quality of life as it relates to the senses interacting with the mundane and then the individual’s attitudes and behaviour as it relates to the [...]
6 Main Sovereign Principles
March 8, 2010 · Filed under Main Story, Scriptural Study · Leave a Comment
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Paramacharya’s New Year Message 2010: Leadership’s Role
December 31, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · 1 Comment
How would we, as a population, describe our leadership today? Is it satisfactory? Is it just? Is the current leadership fulfilling our needs as a people? The fundamental thrust of leadership should be a desire to serve; not to be served. It is this elemental quality of self-sacrifice that seems to be lacking in today’s [...]
Swaha Release: Feud at the Dow Village Hindu Temple
November 10, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · 1 Comment
Swaha wishes to express our sadness and disappointment on the recent turn of events at the Dow Village Hindu Temple in California. We believe that the behavior displayed by members of our Hindu community is unwarranted, especially as it took place within Temple grounds. It is a sad reflection on the current state of our [...]
Repaying Debts to Our Ancestors
September 6, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
In this month’s article, we shall be discussing the daily practices and obligations of all Hindus with a focus on our obligations to the ancestors. This is being done to create an awareness of the need to recognise the contribution of our ancestors and our duty to those who have passed on, during the period [...]
Ganesh Bhagavan – The Discriminative Power
August 21, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
Pundit Hardeo Persad Paramacharya of SWAHA One of the names of Ganesh Bhagavan is ‘Gajaanan’-the elephant- headed Lord .This form of the Lord is portrayed as having a human body with an elephant- head. The elephant trunk itself symbolises ‘vivek’ or the discriminative power. It is that power or ability to distinguish the real from [...]
Different Pathways?
August 7, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
We often hear it being said that there are many pathways to God and this is preached and propagated by many who may have their own agenda for preaching this ideology. While in a real sense this statement is true, the proponents of this statement may have a completely different meaning and motive than the [...]
Tulsidas – An Example for All
July 5, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
On July 27, 2009 the birth anniversary of Sant Tulsidas will be celebrated in commemoration of the life of this most renowned personality of Hindi as well as world literature. Although he lived over five hundred years ago, the message of his life is an evergreen one. The example left by this literary giant is [...]
Father! Take charge of your family
June 7, 2009 · Filed under Main Story · Leave a Comment
The father should be the one to provide experiences for his children that would foster qualities of endurance, courage, valour and fortitude.
