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Spirituality & Society Magazine
Spirituality Issue 5, 5-Nov-20 NL
Spirituality Issue 5, 9-Nov-20 EN
Prof. dr. Vinod Subramaniam, Rector Magnificus Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Posted on Author Vinod Subramaniam
Shubh Diwali! Happy Deepavali! May the light drive away the darkness and enlighten us all. My earliest memories of Deepavali, or Diwali, are of waking up early in the morning on the day, of having my maternal grandmother give us a ceremonial oil bath, of dressing up in new clothes, of the lighting of brass […]
Spirituality & Society
Spirituality & Society Magazine
Spirituality Issue 5, 5-Nov-20 NL
Spirituality Issue 5, 9-Nov-20 EN
Mahālakṣmī-Stotra
Posted on Author Dr. Victor van Bijlert
Translated by Dr. Victor van Bijlert, Faculteit Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Praise of the great Goddess Lakṣmī. नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते । शंखचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ||१|| namaste’stu mahāmāye śrīpīṭhe surapūjite / śaṃkhacakragadāhaste mahālakṣmi namo’stu te /1// 1.You are the great creative magic power (māyā); salutation to You, Who are the seat of […]
Mgr. drs. Herman W. Woorts
Posted on Author Mgr. drs. Herman
Bisschop-referent voor interreligieuze dialoog namens de Bisschoppenconferentie en voorzitter van de katholieke Contactraad voor Interreligieuze Dialoog Geachte leden van de hindoegemeenschap,Van harte breng ik u mijn gelukwensen over ter gelegenheid van Divali en hoop dat de viering vreugde in uw gezinnen en gemeenschap mag brengen. De lichtjes van Divali doen ons denken aan de lampionnen […]
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