Promod Puri's Blog: Hinduism:beyond rituals,customs and traditions, page 73
July 14, 2019
July 11, 2019
How People Cleaned Teeth In Olden Days
People worked for healthy teeth long before nylon brushes hit the market. Mila Davidovic/Shutterstock.com Jane Cotter, Texas A&M University Dental hygiene has come a long way since the days of wine-soaked toothpicks and the urine mouthwash once thought to disinfect mouths and whiten teeth. Some of the earliest tooth-cleaning artifacts archaeologists have found are ancient … Continue reading How People Cleaned Teeth In Olden Days
July 9, 2019
Some Island Countries Are On The Verge Of Drowning
An atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, an island nation in the South Pacific that’s in danger of disappearing due to climate change. (Shutterstock) Sarah M. Munoz, Université de Montréal Global climate change is endangering small island countries, many of them developing nations, potentially harming their ability to function as independent states. As international environmental … Continue reading Some Island Countries Are On The Verge Of Drowning
July 7, 2019
ROADBLOCKS AND DEAD ENDS TO FREE THINKING
Marxism, theism, atheism, religious doctrines, and most other disciplines when offered as a prescription or in formulated models to establish political, religious and political structures or systems, then these very ideologies lose their basic messages and instead become roadblocks or dead ends to free thinking. -Promod Puri Advertisements
July 5, 2019
SIMPLE LIVING: THE ULTIMATE JOY OF LIFE
(This article is an approach to get into the praxis of simple living and to realize its efficacy. The article does not make a list of things as what to do or what not to do, rather it is left to the reader to work out his or her own simple living lifestyle and make … Continue reading SIMPLE LIVING: THE ULTIMATE JOY OF LIFE
June 28, 2019
Trudeau’s Advice To Muslim Canadians Can Be Tried In India Too
By Promod Puri It was quite a politically mature and bold statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party urging Muslim Canadians that they should join the Opposition Conservative Party, volunteer themselves, donates to the party, and help its candidates in the upcoming federal election. In a statesman-like spirited message, Trudeau made his … Continue reading Trudeau’s Advice To Muslim Canadians Can Be Tried In India Too
Canada Needs To Help Millions Of Displaced Inside Their Own Countries
Megan Bradley, McGill University Record-breaking years for refugee flows have become the norm. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, just released its annual tally of displacement worldwide. Once again the numbers rose, with 70.8 million people displaced by conflict and violence — more than at any point since the Second World War. In media coverage … Continue reading Canada Needs To Help Millions Of Displaced Inside Their Own Countries
June 23, 2019
TRUDEAU URGEs MUSLIMS TO JOIN CONSERVATIVE PARTY:
In a statesman-like speech at an Eid dinner in Toronto June 21, Liberal Party leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadian Muslims to join the Conservative Party, help the Conservative Candidates, volunteer and donate to the party for the upcoming federal election. In his spirited speech, attended by the mostly Muslims audience, Trudeau said: “I … Continue reading TRUDEAU URGEs MUSLIMS TO JOIN CONSERVATIVE PARTY:
June 21, 2019
POORS DON’T DO MEDITATION & YOGA
Yoga and meditation are mostly practiced by the middle/upper class. The impoverished and deprived members of society in the daily grind cannot spare their frail health and meager income to indulge in these physical and tranquil activities. Advertisements
Paldi: South-Asian Canadian Heritage Village
By Promod Puri Paldi, named after a small town in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab, is located about seven miles south-west of Duncan, off the road to Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island in BC. The village of Paldi was established in 1917 by an enterprising Punjabi by the name of Mayo Singh, who came to Canada … Continue reading Paldi: South-Asian Canadian Heritage Village
Hinduism:beyond rituals,customs and traditions
Why are there so many gods and goddesses in Hinduism? Why worship an idol? Is going to temple mandatory in the faith? What impact does the caste system have on Hindu society? Why do some rituals make
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