Hindu leader visits Idaho Falls to share oldest verses in scripture

Rajan Zed teaches astir Hinduism extracurricular of nan Bonneville County Courthouse successful Idaho Falls. | David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com

IDAHO FALLS — Rajan Zed, president of nan Universal Society of Hinduism, travels passim nan United States, reciting Hindu mantras aliases invocations astatine authorities meetings and sharing a connection of bid pinch nan officials he meets.

On May 21, he stopped successful Idaho Falls to stock Hindu mantras astatine nan commencement of a Bonneville County Commission gathering astatine nan Bonneville County Courthouse.

The commissioners emphasized they do not typically statesman their meetings pinch immoderate benignant of prayer, but allowed Zed to make his presentation.

Zed has opened nan U.S. Senate, U.S. House and 16 authorities legislative bodies pinch a Hindu invocation.

The Reno, Nevada resident travels passim nan United States, sharing his connection pinch others but emphasized that Hindus do not activity to person others to their religion.

“There are excessively galore of america already,” he said, joking.

Zed said that 3 cardinal Hindus unrecorded successful nan United States, pinch 1.2 cardinal members of nan religion astir nan globe – making it nan 3rd largest belief aft Christianity and Islam.

Zed has planned erstwhile trips to Idaho, sharing his mantras successful Owyhee County and different locations, but has occasionally drawn contention for his efforts to stock a Hindu dream successful a nationalist meeting. EastIdahoNews.com antecedently reported connected Zed, erstwhile nan metropolis of American Falls canceled his dream presentation astatine their assembly meeting.

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Zed recited from nan “Rig-Veda, nan oldest scripture of nan world still successful communal use; beside lines from Upanishads and nan Bhagavad-Gita (Song of nan Lord), some ancient Hindu scriptures,” according to a news release.

He starts each dream pinch “Om,” “the mysterious syllable containing nan universe, which successful Hinduism is utilized to present and reason belief works,” nan merchandise said.

He besides publication from Brahadaranyakopanishad successful Sanskrit, “Asato ma sad gamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor mamrtam gamaya”; which intends “Lead america from nan unreal to nan real, Lead america from acheronian to light, and Lead america from decease to immortality.”

“Hinduism is nan oldest belief of immoderate of nan religions,” Zed said. “There is nary day of foundation.”

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