Agree with srinivas. sunita william is famous not great. - k On 9/9/12, sreenivas v.p <[email protected]> wrote: > > The fact that Sunita williams took Upanishads to Space does not indicate > that Upanishads are great books . Upanishads are a book of nonsense . > Regarding Gita , i have not seen any other book which openly advocate to > kill someone for money and kingdom . When famous personalities act in a > certain way , people tend to think that their action is justified because > they are famous . Let me tell you that they are famous , not great . There > are silly men and women among famous people . > > regards > Sreenivas > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 9/9/12, Sudhir-Architect <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Sudhir-Architect <[email protected]> > Subject: [GreenYouth] Upanishads to fire Sunita Williams’ spiritual odyssey > in space > To: > Date: Sunday, 9 September, 2012, 4:27 AM > > > > Upanishads to fire Sunita Williams’ spiritual odyssey in space > AHMEDABAD: When Sunita Williams is thousands of miles above the earth taking > a bird's eye view of the universe from her space shuttle window, she will > try to understand universal truths of the Upanishads. The Indian American > astronaut — who will spend six months in space from July 14 — is carrying > with her an English translation of one of the most important Hindu > scriptures. > > Her father, Deepak Pandya, is hoping that the farther she goes from earth, > the closer she will come to understanding her Indian roots. It was his idea > that she carry a copy of the Upanishads with her. > > "The last time she went into space, I had given her a copy of the Bhagavad > Gita," Pandya told TOI. "She was full of questions when she came back. She > wanted to know why it became necessary for Krishna to narrate the Gita, what > were its eternal teachings, was it not possible to gain similar knowledge > from other works, and many such questions. I feel that she will find some of > the answers in the Upanishads." > > Pandya, himself a Shiv bhakt, says that up in space his daughter will > perhaps be able to better chart her spiritual journey with the Upanishads > assisting her. > > "All the same, we don't discuss space when she calls amid her preparations," > Pandya adds. "We have normal father-daughter conversations." > > The astronaut is all set to go into quarantine ahead of her second space > odyssey after which it will become increasingly difficult for the family to > stay in touch with her. Williams last worked aboard the International Space > Station for six months in 2006. She will take off from the Baikonur > Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with two other astronauts, a Russian and a > Japanese. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//articleshow/14570831.cms?intenttarget=no > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > Sudhir Srinivasan > B.Arch, MSc.CPM, Dip.ID, Dip.CAD, Dip.PM > | Architect | > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > >
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