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on 26-Feb-01 01:18 PM
Cultural Unity
Time has come to unify Nepalese living abroad to their motherland
What do Nepalese working in different parts of the world want from Nepal? "National pride and a sense of cultural unification," found Chintamani Yogi, Principal of Hindu Vidyapeeth-Nepal (HVP), an educational institute run on a non-profit basis, during his recent visit to the USA.
During his three-week-long stay in the US (Jan 15 -Feb 8, 2001), Yogi attended several meetings and delivered talks at programs organized by US organizations as well as organizations of the Nepalese living in the US.
Yogi (3rd from left) with Nepalese in U.S. : Disseminating the message of unity
He attended conferences organized by 'Spiritual Forum for the United Nations' in New York, 'Soul Support System' in Vermont and ' Inter-religious and International Federation for World Peace' in New York. In all the meetings he attended Mr. Yogi spoke about the significance of the eastern philosophy and spirituality and also highlighted upon the Nepalese culture and the message which Nepal can pass on to the entire world.
"Spirituality does not have any language, it's the matter of feeling and realization. He said that when spirituality gets the language, it becomes religion which creates discrimination among the people which is unfortunately taking place at every corner of the globe," he said.
At a talk program on 'Essence of Hindu Philosophy' was organized in Washington D.C. on behalf of George Mason University - Nepalese Students Association (GMU - NSA), Yogi said Hindu philosophy is based on Veda which does not include any caste system and is not biased toward any race, sex, color and nationality. He also urged all the Nepalese living there to work with the spirit of unity to preserve Nepali culture and spiritual values.
In Boston, Yogi warned that if once cultural and religious harmony and integrity of Nepal were broken down, then it would be almost impossible for us to restore that beauty of Nepal. Right from the day the cultural harmony in Nepal starts fragmenting, the ill fate of Nepal will begin and we have all realized that it has more or less started in Nepal, which is about to engulf the whole country.
As the world is now becoming a global village, it has become utmost important to preserve and maintain our identity to lead a happy, prosperous and prestigious life as a Nepali all over the world, he said.
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