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http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/12/hindu-holy-book-coming-to-a-nightstand-near-you/?hpt=us_t2January 12th, 2013
06:00 AM ET
Hindu holy book coming to a nightstand near you
By Jordan Hultine, CNN
CNNIts about to get crowded in your hotel room nightstand. The newest addition could soon be a sacred Hindu text called the Bhagavad-Gita.
The Bhagavad-Gita is literally translated as song of God and is a discussion between Lord Krishna and his student, Arjuna, on revealing ones spiritual identity and a relationship with God, says Vaisesika Dasa, founder and president of the Motel Gita project, the group behind the effort.
Motel Gita, with the help of a Hindu nonprofit, has distributed approximately 150,000 copies of the Bhagavad-Gita to 1,100 hotels and motels. Dasa said their goal is to place at least 1 million books to, provide solace to traveling souls by giving them spiritual knowledge.
The idea for the project came to Dasa after seeing the positive effect the Bible has had on hotel guests for many years he said. Dasa partnered with Milan Doshi and Dilip Patel, who has been involved in the hotel industry for more than three decades. They started by distributing Bhagavad-Gitas to hotels in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Hindu holy book coming to a nightstand near you (Original Post)
cbayer
Jan 2013
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I stayed in a big chain hotel last year and each room in our party had a different 'holy text'
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
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Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)1. I stayed in a big chain hotel last year and each room in our party had a different 'holy text'
in the room. Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Book of Mormon,.Koran were each present. Cool.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)2. Fundie heads asplodin' at this! And the fundies will steal and burn them.
Because only a Gideon bible should be in that drawer. It's right there in the Constitution.
pansypoo53219
(20,997 posts)3. i think i already have one somewhere.
from an estate sale. not sure its in english tho.
Tyrs WolfDaemon
(2,289 posts)4. I left a copy of the Norse Eddas in a hotel room once
I can only hope that it ended up in a good home.
2 books I've read and said meh