Re: Swastika symbol in most hindu homes in India

Anant Sahai (sah...@monoceros.EECS.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:
: 	I wanted to concur with the previous poster. The Swastika is a
: symbol found all over Asia, especially in India. It is considered a
: beautiful and auspicious symbol. It is about time that we stopped
: considering it a "not nice symbol." We shouldn't let the Nazis ruin
: the symbol for everyone else.
: 	I don't know why Hitler chose this symbol, if anyone can find
: a historical reference, I would be interested.

  I don't know for sure why Hitler chose the symbol, but I know several 
cultures consider it a mystical symbol. From reading books on symbolism 
I have discovered that the American Navajo Indians use it as a symbol of 
good luck. The Celts also considered it a mystical symbol, but I have 
not discovered it's meaning in their culture. By posting to a Chinese 
culture newsgroup I have discovered that it is found on the breast of 
some Buddhas symbolizing the One. Several Chinese have also told me that 
there is an organization equivaleny to the U.S.A.'s Red Cross that uses 
the swastika as their symbol and they are called "The Wan Four".

  I myself have this symbol tattooed on my left forearm in a ring of 
green leaves and clutched by an American eagle. We tend to let bad 
experiences darken our minds to the beauty and knowledge of the ages. 
There have been numerous evil uses of symbols, especially here in the 
states. We had the Zodiac Killer and other madmen have used common 
symbols to give people something to identify them with. In some Satanic 
cultures the much widely acclaimed PEACE symbol of the Vietnam era was 
in reality an upside-down broken cross. The two finger peace symbol 
stood for "V for Victory" in WW II. So open our mind when you see some 
type of symbol. Research the history to see it's true beauty.

  In closing, the swastika I refer to is below. Even though the Chinese 
also told me that the also use both swastikas sometimes as the male and 
female.


Bill

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