Number and customs

How do they influence us? In South-east Asia, we have customs which evolve with numbers.

In Vietnam, the number four is dominant. The trinity of fundamental societal bonds are referred to as Am-cuong: prince and minister, father and son, and husband and wife. The country’s mythology is dominated by four supernatural creatures (tu-linh): dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix. Continue reading

757 – Who is a Hindu?

Dear ones, my eldest granddaughter is writing a story about a boy living in a Hindu family. She is half German and she has been coming to Yoga Vidya since she was two. Her two younger brothers have also been coming. Well, she rang me up and asked me what being a Hindu meant. She associated it with being religious. Continue reading