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In this issue, on the occasion of Vivekananda Jayanti, we have an article on Swami Vivekananda’s inspiration and relevance for today’s youth. Starting on January 12th, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh will be carrying out a “Surya Namaskar Yagna” program (offering of one million Sun Salutations), to create awareness about Yoga and its benefits. We encourage everyone to participate. This is a great opportunity to learn, practice, and teach others about Surya Namaskar. Surya Namaskar is easy, can be done anywhere, and helps tremendously in achieving a healthy body, mind and spirit. For the full details, please read the article on the Surya Namaskar Yagna below.

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Please visit http://www.hinduyuva.org/tattva-blog/2008/01 to read the January 2008 edition of Tattva.

Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12th, 1863. Every year, this day is celebrated all over India and across the world as National Youth Day in reminiscence of Swami’s motivating message to the youth of India. Growing up as a young man, Narendranath Dutta (as he was known at birth), acquired many attributes of a strong leader and quickly commanded the respect of many of his peers. Curious about whether God could be known intimately, Narendranath found himself seeking the sage of Dakshineshwar, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have taken ECON 101, you would have read about the two most popular economic systems: Capitalism and Socialism. Most countries in the world today follow some variation of these economic systems or a mix of them both. In this article we survey these two economic systems, understand their limitations and finally propose a Hindu economic model for sustainable growth of the Individual as well as the Society. Let us begin by taking a brief history lesson on the origins of modern economic systems.

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Introduction
Mathematics, science and technology of ancient India covered many major branches of human knowledge and activities, including physics, astronomy, metallurgy, medical science and surgery, fine arts, civil engineering and architecture, shipbuilding and navigation. According to the 19th century British historian Grant Duff, “Many of the advances in the mathematics and sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago.” But how much do we all know about it? Such investigation to understand Indian contribution to mathematics, art and architecture, reveals very interesting facts that are the origin of today’s modern world.

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Who is a Yogi?
“He who is able, while still here (in this world) to withstand, before the liberation from the body (death), the impulse born out of desire and anger, he is a YOGIN, he is a happy man.”
Verse 23 Ch V

“The blessed Lord said: He who performs his duty without depending on the fruits of his actions - he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not he who is without (ritual) fire and without activity. Do thou, Oh Arjuna, know yoga to be that which they call renunciation. No one verily becomes a yogi who has not renounced thoughts, scheming or planning.”
Verse 1 and 2, Ch VI

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For the second consecutive year, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) announces offering (“yagna”) of one million Sun Salutations, known as Surya Namaskar, to create awareness among the people of the world about Yoga and its advantages in achieving a healthy body, mind and spirit.

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