When Kids Embrace Hinduism - Publisher's Desk

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the April/May/June 2011 issue of Hinduism Today magazine. "For best results in passing on your faith, present concepts as life-enhancing tools rather than life-restricting rules." In this video, we address two big ideas: that everything affects our consciousness and that each of us is a soul, a divine being living in a physical body. Then we answer three questions commonly asked by Hindu youth: Why Are We Vegetarian? Why Must We Go to the Temple Every Week? Why Can't I Listen to Hip-Hop Music Like My Friends?

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[Personmr]

to a temple because i havent gone to one yet. i think the best thing to do is to teach them golden rule based things, then teach them how hinduism relates to it. engage them intelectualy and have them explore there own political/moral ideas and they will become great people. thanks for reading i hope this helps.

[Personmr]

violent person. and i think hip hop is geting a bad reputation, alot of hip hop discuses real problems such as poverty, growing up in bad/violent areas and the terrors of ganglife. it is true that some of it is not very insiteful, but i think if one where to listen past the crude language they would see things from a new perspective. listen to the song "when im gone" or read the lyrics to see what i mean (its about the artists relationship with his daughter. i don't know what to say about going

[Personmr]

as a ninteen year old who idealogicly embraced dharma on my own, i think i should tell you that to me these arn't convincing arguments. in regards to vegiterianism i think the best way to talk about this is to talk about meat eating from a moral perspective. i personaly havent been able to give up meat yet but i consider vegitarianism a vertue. in regards to music i don't think hip hop will have negative effects on its listeners. i used to listen to icp (which is VERY violent) and i am not a

[the619hanisingh]

u are so beautiful ,so beautiful,it's a devine religion,,

[ShaktipatSeer]

God "becomes" God by thinking ? o.O

[008keshav]

thanks ..aum

[CakadaOokamiko]

I really like how you get to the very root of the benefits of vegetarianism, worship, and music. It is spoken simply and purely. Thanks for posting this.