California Senate Opens With Hindu Prayer
The California Senate heard a Hindu opening prayer on Monday, the first in its 157 years history, when Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed recited the Gayatri and other ancient Sanskrit mantras. Starting with "Om", the mystical syllable containing the universe, which in Hinduism is used to introduce and conclude religious work, he read from the Rig Veda. He also delivered from the Bhagavad Gita and ended the prayer with the last mantra of Rig Veda, before concluding with "Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti", which he then translated as "Peace, Peace, Peace be unto all".
Before starting the prayer, he sprinkled Gangajal (holy water from river Ganga in India) on the podium. Zed, after reciting the original lines in Sanskrit, then read the English translation of the verses.
Reverend Canon James D. Richardson, Chaplain of California State Senate, introduced Rajan Zed while Don Perata, Senate President Pro Tem; Senator Christine Kehoe (San Jose) and Senator Elaine Alquist (San Diego) personally welcomed him. "This day of August 27, 2007, is an esteemed day for all Californians and momentous day for us when opening prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures are being read in this majestic hall of democracy," Zed remarked.
Zed created history on July 12 last when he opened the United States Senate session in Washington DC with a Hindu prayer for the first time in its 218 years history. (Rediff News)
***** An excellent example of religious tolerance which should by right be emulated everywhere. But try that here and you'll probably usher in World War 3 or a 21st century version of May 13.
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posted by The Malaysian. at 8/28/2007 02:44:00 PM
2 Comments:
Try that here and you'll be stripped of your citizenship and deported back to India, because this is worse than Namewee's cuckoo rap
Religious tolerance in America? You mean the SAME America where you can be jailed without charge for upto six months if you even look 'middle eastern'? The same country where Mitt Romney will never be elected as the head of the party or Presidency as he is a Mormon?
Listen - the ONLY reason the senate opened with a hindu prayer is because these Indians are stupid enough to be the biggest debtor of The World Bank - a Jewish Institution which has bankrupted Africa and covertly owns The US Senate
At least they don't have gang violence, a recession, school shootings and a defecit they have NO hope of paying back. Yet still you hate Malaysia - why don't you go back to India? At least there you ca whine about water that gives you diseases, onions that you can't afford, pollution that gives you asthma, daily violence by armed political groups etc. As usual you praise the white man and hang on his every word. PATHETIC!
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