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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP TO BE UP TO DATE WITH EVENTS: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BOFBx2aWpKa3zlY6clNB30 For more than 30 years the Hindu community of Lubbock and surrounding area had contemplated having place in form of a temple that would meet every individual’s spiritual and the entire community’s cultural and social needs. Over the years numerous and sincere attempts have been made by various co

mmunity members and leaders. After many trials and tribulations a group of highly motivated and focused individuals got together and put in action a plan to bring this long strived dream into reality which is now The Hindu Temple of Lubbock.

*Elephant Came as a Sin: An Incident in Ramayan*In the 99th in-person lecture on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” at the...
06/01/2026

*Elephant Came as a Sin: An Incident in Ramayan*
In the 99th in-person lecture on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA, Professor Seshadri Ramkumar brought out life lessons as discussed by King Dasarath with his Queen Kauslaya.
*Story and Sanskrit Shine in Sri Ramayan: द्विपः पाप रूपेण आगतवान्.*
Dasarath laments about an unintended misdeed when he was young, which killed a young Rishi and his parents.
Assuming an elephant has come to drink water, without seeing the target, Dasarath hits at the target which kills a young mendicant.
द्विपः पाप रूपेण आगतवान्, meaning the animal which drinks twice became the cause of sin committed by Dasarath. द्विपः means elephant which drinks twice using its trunk and mouth.
द्विपः can also mean “Two Ps.” So, assumption that elephant is drinking water led to the killing of a young man, which became *पाप [Sin], which has two P letters in the Sanskrit and Tamil language and its transliteration in English.*
An incident that made Ramayan where the magic of Sanskrit shines!
In the lecture, brief explanation using clipboard and pen brings us to a state of awe.
Ramayan is a great text.

In the 99th in-person lecture on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” a...

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 98**Cause and Effect [फलम् अनुधावति कर्म]*On May 24, 2026, 98th in-person sitting on “...
05/27/2026

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 98*
*Cause and Effect [फलम् अनुधावति कर्म]*
On May 24, 2026, 98th in-person sitting on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” by Professor Seshadri Ramkumar at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock focused on important laws of life.
What a brilliance that Sage Valmiki brought out laws governing righteousness and science as well.
In beautiful poetry as a conversation between King Dasarath and Quenn Kausalya, Valmiki brings *THREE* pearls that govern physical laws, life and management:
1) Every action will have reaction.
2) What you sow, so you reap. Good actions will yield good output. The quantum of output depends on the input.
3) Effort lies with the performer [Kartha] and responsibility lies there.
What else we need to prove Ramayan is a living text helping us to face the life and stressful situation.

Cause and Effect [फलम् अनुधावति कर्म]On May 24, 2026, 98th in-person sitting on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” by Professor Seshadri Ramkumar at the Hindu ...

*Valmiki & Law of Physics*Reaction Follows Action; Certainly!On May 24, 2026, while discussing the conversations between...
05/27/2026

*Valmiki & Law of Physics*
Reaction Follows Action; Certainly!
On May 24, 2026, while discussing the conversations between King Dasarath and Queen Kausalya, Professor Seshadri Ramkumar brought out how Valmiki talks about the law of physical sciences as applicable to life.
“For every action, there will be reaction based on its nature. It will not be an opposite output--Valmiki.”
Valmiki takes his mighty pen to bring this concept and says, “Reaction will Run Behind Action” He uses beautiful poetry to bring it to our attention as, “फलम् अनुधावति कर्म.”
Valmiki several thousand years back brings out the “cause and effect,” concept when Dasarath repents for his mistake which he did when he was a youth mentioning this effect. This is the story of Shravan Kumar.
We all know since our middle school days about Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, which is about “cause and effect,” which was framed in about 1687.
Valmiki says every action will have reaction (or result) based on how good or bad it was performed. It will not give opposite reaction as good karma yields good output at the end, while it may take a bit more time. Also, the output of the effort may vary depending on one’s (Kartha’s) performance. This is the moral of Ramayan.
Lord Krishna also brings out similar concepts in Bhagavath Gita.
What a remarkable explanation which applies to our lives! Dharmic texts are inclusive and can educate us in different disciplines.

Valmiki & Law of PhysicsReaction Follows Action; Certainly!On M...

*Who is Prushothama?*On May 24, 2026, during the second Sunday sitting in the Purushothama month, at the Hindu Temple of...
05/25/2026

*Who is Prushothama?*
On May 24, 2026, during the second Sunday sitting in the Purushothama month, at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, Professor Seshadri Ramkumar eulogized Purushothama.
Valmiki portrayed Sri Ram as Purushotham. Sri Ram’s among many characters, his labor to be truthful is itself enough.
By bringing shlokas from Sri Vallabhacharya, “पुराणपुरुषो विष्णु: पुरुषोत्तम,” and Ramakarnamrutham, the congregation enjoyed the gunas of Ram as Purushothama.
In addition to eulogizing the Supreme, the katha vachak prayed for many ashthikas in the likes of Sriman Jitubhai Goel of Lubbock, and Dr. Manickavasagam Sundaram of Canada who are serving the society in Sathvik ways by serving temples and saving lives.
Jai Purushotham!

On May 24, 2026, during the second Sunday sitting in the Purushotha...

*Sri Ramayana Lecture Series: Part 97**Sorrow Overpowers Everything, BUT-- [शोको नाशयते सर्वम् परन्तु--]*Sri Vallabhacha...
05/22/2026

*Sri Ramayana Lecture Series: Part 97*
*Sorrow Overpowers Everything, BUT-- [शोको नाशयते सर्वम् परन्तु--]*
Sri Vallabhacharya invokes Vishnu as Purushothama in the first slokha of Sahasranama.
On the first day of Purushothama month on May 17, 2026, lecture on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA by Professor Seshadri Ramkumar focused on the conversation between Queen Kausalya and King Dasaratha.
What a way to begin the Adhika month by eulogizing Sri Ram as Purushothama, tiger among men man in the own words of Kausalya. Mother’s words are divine; what words do we need to know the greatness of the hero, Ram, other than Kausalya’s eulogy?
*Shokha becomes Shlokha!*
Hey King, my son with his golden bow can dry the entire ocean systems—do not underestimate him. You are now grieving for your own deeds and prolonged grief overpowers everything.
Valmiki makes it a point to advise us via this conversation that life is a cycle of good and bad, BUT one must move forward.
Jai Purushothama!

Sorrow Overpowers Everything, BUT-- [शोको नाशयते सर्वम् परन्तु--]Sri Vallabhacharya invokes Vishnu as Purushothama in the first slokha of Sahasranama.On the ...

*Purushothama in Purushothama Month*Sri Ram is Parama Purusha and Purushothama.During this Prushothama month in 2026, As...
05/18/2026

*Purushothama in Purushothama Month*
Sri Ram is Parama Purusha and Purushothama.
During this Prushothama month in 2026, Asthikas at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA are engaged in multiple bhakti activities.
In a lecture, Professor Seshadri Ramkumar by bringing references from Valmiki Ramayana highlighted how he is a Supreme and a Great Purusha.
Valmiki labored to portray Sri Ram as a Human albeit a Great One.
Ram always spoke truth as it is great virtue for a human. But at places Valmiki brings his divine qualities. What makes Sri Ram, greatest human?
In Ayodhya Kanada, Queen Kausalya, out of great motherly affection hints about the divine aspect of Ram mentioning that he can destroy the universe as if it was the end using its bow.
This necessitates Sri Ram to make his mother’s words come true. Did he do that?
If he did so, he is Purushothama. Yes, he did—where?

Sri Ram is Parama Purusha and Purushothama.During this Prushothama month in 2026, Asthikas at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA are engaged in multiple bhakti...

*Anjali to Prushotham: How to do it?*Sri Ramayan teaches how to perform this greatest gesture of surrender.On the first ...
05/17/2026

*Anjali to Prushotham: How to do it?*
Sri Ramayan teaches how to perform this greatest gesture of surrender.
On the first day of Prushothama month, a lecture on May 17, 2026, at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock by Professor Seshadri Ramkumar brought out how Valmiki demonstrates the act of doing Anjali.
We see this act in Pushpanjali, a common performance in dance forms like Bharatha Natyam.
This katha vachak [lecturer] has highlighted many a times that Sri Ramayan is a living text providing answers to life matters, science, and even dance gestures.
“Anjali Paramo Mudraha—this is the greatest gesture.” The sign should represent the act of surrender.
Stretching the palms as a blossomed lotus at chest high indicating the surrender by heart as this is the dwelling place of Purushothama. The gesture indicates surrender by mind and action. The conversation between King Dasarath and Queen Kausalya explains the act of Anjali.
It is not an exaggeration to say, Ramayan guided Natya Sastra, an authoritative text in dance as Ramayan was set to tune and rhythm and enacted by two sons of Maryadha Purushotham!

Sri Ramayan teaches how to perform this greatest gesture of surrender.On the first day of Prushothama month, a lecture on May 17, 2026, at the Hindu Temple o...

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 96**Power of Mother’s Love [मातृवात्सल्य महत्त्व]*What a divine coincidence! What an a...
05/11/2026

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 96*
*Power of Mother’s Love [मातृवात्सल्य महत्त्व]*
What a divine coincidence! What an affection Mother Kausalya had for her divine son, Sri Ram.
On Mother’s Day [May 10, 2026], devotees gathered at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA for the 96th weekly lectures on “Life Management & Sri Ramayan,” by Professor Seshadri Ramkumar. The lecturer began by paying respects to Sri Mahalakshmi and mothers who are the backbone of society. The katha vachak remembered his mother Smt. Kanakavalli Shrinivaasan, a math teacher for 40 years in an All-Girls school in Chennai, India.
The temple’s lady volunteers who are role models as mothers such as Smt. Milli Chudasama and Smt. Hetal Parikh raising their girls to successful positions attended the lecture. These two mothers have been regulars since the beginning of the series 3 -years back. It is pleasing to report that the lecture has attracted few youngsters as regulars in the past few weeks.
When the world celebrates Mother’s Day, the discussion was on the 61st chapter of Ayodhya Kanda on Sri Ramayan. In this chapter, Mother Kausalya’s affection towards Sri Ram, Lakshman and Sita comes out as a way of her conversation with her husband King Dasarath.
Valmiki in his own innate style, being a sastra scholar, poet and biographer, brings out different emotions of a mother such as affection, possessiveness, defensive nature, irrational defense and rational thinking.
“Hey king, have you seen a lion eating food hunted by jackal?” asks Kausalya. This is a metaphoric expression indicating Ram will not inherit land ruled by Bharatha, son of wicked Kaikeyi. What happened next is Ramayan!

Power of Mother’s Love [मातृवात्सल्य महत्त्व]What a divine coincidence! What an affection Mother Kausalya had for her divine son, Sri Ram.On Mother’s Day [Ma...

*Essence of Gita in Ramayana*Two Charioteers and Great MessageWhat a divine coincidence to have Gita’s essence in Ramaya...
05/04/2026

*Essence of Gita in Ramayana*
Two Charioteers and Great Message
What a divine coincidence to have Gita’s essence in Ramayan.
In a lecture on “Life Management & Ramayan,” at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA, on May 03, 2026, Professor Seshadri Ramkumar brought the discussion Charioteer Sumantara had with Queen Kausalaya. He says, “Give up Sorrow,” [विधूय शोकम्].
Does this ring a bell?
Another charioteer, a great one, begins his message saying do not worry about those you should not worry about (Gita 2-11).
What a great conversation between Sumantara and Kauslaya. Lord Krishna gives his divine message as response to Arjuna’s questions in Gita which begins as the above.
At the end of the lecture Sriman Jitubhai Goyel, a much-revered Sathvik learned person who spends his time on dharmic activities along with his wife Srimathi Dina Goel exclaimed, “powerful lecture!”
Dhanya Ho Sri Ram Ki! [धन्य हो श्री राम की]

Essence of Gita in Ramayana

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 94**Compromise is Victory [समाधानं विजयः]*On April 26, 2026, the day after Sri Ramanav...
04/27/2026

*Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 94*
*Compromise is Victory [समाधानं विजयः]*
On April 26, 2026, the day after Sri Ramanavami in Srirangam kshethra, asthikas gathered for the weekly Sri Ramayan lectures series by Professor Gomatam Seshadri Ramkumar at the Hindu Temple of Lubbock, USA.
*How sweet is Gujarati? Giridhara’s poetry melts sweetness of Gujarati language with bhakti.*
Mahakavi Giridhara pours out the heart of Raja Dasarath when he cries about Sri Ram, Sita and Lakshman leaving Ayodhya. “AvO, Meri Mavadi Re,” [Come My Mother addressing Sita] writes Giridhara. This section melts like honey in Gujarati language.
Dasarath wanted a compromise. It did not work. Ramayan shows that we are responsible for our own unthought deeds like Dasarath who must pay for his temptations.
Oscar Wilde says, ”I can resist everything except temptation.” This fact is brought out early on in Sri Ramayan by the actions of Dasarath who could not give up his temptations. This resulted in twist in the story—Ram leaving to the forest.
Poets like Valmiki, Tulsidas, Giridhara use their language expertise infusing Bhakti and poetry to relay a great life message.
Life is full of twists; but we must move on.

Sri Ramayan Lecture Series: Part 94-Compromise is Victory [समाधानं विजयः]

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