{"id":320,"date":"2011-01-22T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T13:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2011-01-22T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-22T13:51:15","slug":"project-conversion-hinduismday-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/projectconversion\/2011\/01\/project-conversion-hinduismday-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Project Conversion: Hinduism\/Day 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Namaste everyone, and welcome back to Project Conversion. It&#8217;s hard to believe that we are in the final week of Project Conversion&#8217;s first month! As stated in the &#8220;About&#8221; page, each week of every month is split into the following categories:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Week One:<\/span>\u00a0Religious Practices, Worship,\u00a0and Ritual<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Week Two:<\/span> Culture and Art<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Week Three:<\/span> Social Issues\/Conflicts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Week Four:<\/span> Personal Reflection on the Month<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=179\">week one <\/a>I showed everyone how I lived day-to-day religiously\u00a0as a Hindu, which includes <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=250\">vegetarianism<\/a>,\u00a0recitation (japa) of Shiva&#8217;s name, mantras, puja (ritual worship), reading of scripture (Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, etc.), and yoga. <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=258\">Week two<\/a>\u00a0was all about different artistic and cultural aspects of the faith.\u00a0This was shown with interviews of yoga\u00a0instructor\/writer\/musician <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=205\">Meeta\u00a0Gajjar Parker<\/a>, as well as articles on the use of <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=233\">sacred markings\u00a0<\/a>called <em>tilak<\/em> and artistic expressions of\u00a0Shiva through paintings and sculpture. In\u00a0week three\u00a0we explored a few of the social issues\u00a0challenging the Hindu community today. <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=248\">Professor Bharat Gajjar <\/a>was kind enough to offer his experience and insight into the world of religious conflict in the\u00a0form of competitive and epidemic\u00a0conversions within India and abroad.\u00a0We also talked about the controversial <a href=\"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=293\">caste system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Week four (which begins today) is where I soak in\u00a0everything I&#8217;ve experienced and learned throughout the month and reflect upon the results. What have\u00a0I learned? What new perspectives have\u00a0I gained? Is there anything I would change if I could start over? What are my impressions of the faith\u00a0now compared to the beginning of the month? What (if anything) will I take from the faith into the next month, or even the rest of my life?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">These are questions that I will explore\u00a0over the next few days as we wrap up\u00a0our month on Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).\u00a0The answers to those questions will come toward the beginning of the\u00a0week, followed a few days later by a short film I&#8217;ve compiled\u00a0with interesting footage and images\u00a0I&#8217;ve gathered during my journey into this ancient, colorful, and dynamic religious\/philosophical tradition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As always, I encourage all of you\u00a0to\u00a0express your views, comments, questions, and suggestions\u00a0along the way. This isn&#8217;t just my journey, but one for all of us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Namaste and I&#8217;ll see you soon!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Namaste everyone, and welcome back to Project Conversion. 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