[Oe List ...] Gandhi and Non-violence

[Richard and Maria Maguire]

At 19/08/2006, you wrote:
Thanks Nancy for those words

I remember that
Mandir masjid tere dhaaam,

translates roughly

A temple or a mosque may be your home

Richard
>My understanding of the song is that it repeats many names for God 
>over & over, giving praise & asking blessings in many lyrical 
>ways.  The part that I imagine appealing so much to Gandhi are these lines:
>
>Ishwar, Allah, Tere Naam  ( meaning Ishwar or Allah - both are your names )
>
>Mandir, Masjid, Tere Dhaam (meaning Temple or Mosque - both are your homes )
>
>Here's a little translation from the web --
>
>     Raghupati Raghav Rajaram
>     Patit Paavana Sitaram
>     Ishwar Allah Tere Naam
>     Sabko sanmati de Bhagwan
>
>English:
>Rama, the Lord of heavens
>Blessed is thy name
>Some of us call you as Shiva and some others as Allah
>But we beg you Lord that you bless us all
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:grapevin at comcast.net>Ellen & David Rebstock
>To: <mailto:oe at wedgeblade.net>Order Ecumenical Community
>Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 10:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Gandhi and Non-violence
>
>Larry,
>
>I'm frustrated by my inability to communicate what I'm trying to 
>find. It has been easy getting the words as we pronounce them.  The 
>words were in the Global Council songbook once I spelled the title 
>correctly (as my wife easily pointed out) wives do that as you know) 
>What I would really like to find out is the meaning of the words in 
>the song and what it means to Indians.  Thanks for your help.
>
>Dave Rebstock
>
>
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