gay-atri

[Veeranarayana Pandurangi]

I have nothing to offer about the topic. But spelling is quite offending
considering the status of that mantra.
On Oct 28, 2012 1:31 PM, "patrick mccartney" <psdmccartney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> I recently attended a satsanga where the acarya of the ashram revealed the
> secret to preventing one's children from becoming homosexuals was indeed to
> have them engage daily for several months, if not years, in the performance
> of 12,000 rounds of japa of the *gay*-atri mantra.
>
> However, he qualified his statement by insisting it must be done before
> puberty, otherwise it is too late...
>
> I found his pun delightful, however, it has led me to ponder what, if any,
> advice is there in the shastras for explaining/rationalising homosexuality?
>
> Or for mitigating this "affliction that has come to India from the
> licentious West"...?
>
>
> --
> All the best,
>
> Patrick McCartney
>
> PhD Candidate
> School of Culture, History & Language
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> The Australian National University
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