Word: hinduism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...form of meditation is part of a "spiritual philosophy similar to Hinduism but more universal. It's dedicated to the love and service of people and the development of the inner divinity," Marion Lennihan '74, owner of a local health food store and follower of Sri Chinmoy, said last night...
...cattle are fed on marginal resources and provide a vital in strument of production as traction animals," Harris said. "The cow is the mother of agriculture; the economy is not being held back, in fact Hinduism does more for the Indian economy than Protestantism does for Western ones," he added...
Those teachings are mostly pop-Hinduism and anything-goes homilies. "I don't profess anything," Rajneesh says. The charm seems to lie in the guru's dramatic presence and the hope of an easy way to Eastern enlightenment. In ancient Hindu tradition, a sanyasi is a holy man who studies and meditates for years before he renounces the world. The Poona guru offers the blissful state of sanyas immediately, and calls it "neo-sanyas." Says he: "Westerners want things quickly, so we give it to them right away...
...today. For Religion Editor Richard N. Ostling, the assignment involved an unusual degree of personal engagement, because he is an Evan gelical. "Being religious gives you a basic interest," says Ostling. "But you have to be objective, which in my case means writing about Evangelicalism as if it were Hinduism...
...kind of Sikhism preached by Bhajan, 48, an Indian born in what is now Pakistan, is far different from that practiced by 10 million Indians. Sikhism, a blend of reformed Hinduism and Islam, is practical-minded, allows democratic election of its priests, and abhors personality cults. Bhajan's powerful personality is central to his sect, and ambition has driven him far since his days as an unknown customs officer at the Delhi airport...