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Tulsi, Gita Jayanti Message 2013

Tulsi Gabbard (born April 12, 1981) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Hawaii’s second congressional district since 2013. She is also a Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is the first American Samoan, the first Hindu member, and, and one of the first female combat veterans in the United States Congress. Gabbard previously served on the Honolulu City Council and in the Hawaii House of Representatives; she was the youngest woman in the United States elected to a state legislature. She is currently a Military Police Company Commander with the Hawaii Army National Guard, and has served on two deployments to the Middle …

The Logic of Rebirth in Hinduism

Hinduism philosophy states that a soul reincarnates through births again and again until it becomes perfect suitable to reunite with its Source. During this process, the soul enters into many bodies, assumes many forms, and passes through many births and rebirths. This concept is summarily described in the following verse of the Bhagavad gita:   “Just as a man discards worn out clothes and puts on new clothes, the soul discards worn out bodies and wears new ones.” (2.22) The Hindu concept of reincarnation is based upon the logical notion that life on earth did not emerge suddenly, but evolved gradually, involving great epochs of time and a vast multitude …