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Tuesday, November 13, 2001
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Yoga, ahimsa and the terrorist attacks One of the main causes of global terrorism is the massive global weapons sales and arms industry. The United States is the largest provider of weapons to the world and many terrorist groups are fighting with weapons bought from the U.S. More A U.S. primer AMERICANS ARE nothing if not thorough. They like to have codes and manuals for making clear their stand on every conceivable situation. No wonder, therefore, they also have a primer on terrorism. Our readers are hereby allowed the rare privilege of peeking into it. More The conquest of fear FEAR AFFLICTS everybody. One is afraid of snakes. One is afraid of ailments — particularly the deadly ones. Someone is afraid of losing wealth, losing near and dear ones. And everybody is afraid of death. These may be imaginary fears or fears based on rational appreciation of objective facts. More An untenable attempt Sikh historians are unanimous in mentioning that Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred for defending the freedom of conscience against the doings of a bigoted emperor Aurangzeb. The choice offered to him was between conversion to Islam or death. For the sa ke of freedom of conscience and pluralism in faith that all the Nanaks preached and upheld, he preferred death. More |
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