wisdomsolutions: WISDOM learns about three Eastern Faiths

On Sunday, November 9th, WISDOM held an educational day about three Eastern faith traditions - Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. We began our day at the Bharatiya Temple in Troy with Padma Kuppa instructing us about the basics of Hinduism as we sat in the beautiful and holy prayer hall. Padma was surrounded by some of the youth of the temple who helped her explain the tenets of the Hindu faith. The WISDOM participants dined on an Indian vegetarian lunch with the members of the Temple, and listened to the priest, Brahmasri V. Janaki Rama Sastry, give a lecture on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Murthi Pratishta. We then journeyed to Plymouth Township to the Sikh Gurdwara Sahib. Raman Singh and Supreet Singh gave us a personal view of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib and a tour of the temple. The powerpoint was very clear and informative, and we all felt so welcome and comfortable in the Gurdwara. We were treated to Samosas and other goodies before we continued on our way. We ended our day at the Jain Temple in Farmington Hills. We thank both Bhavna and her husband for being such gracious hosts, accompanying us to view the 24 tirthankaras, answering our myriad of questions, and showing us a very informative powerpoint about Jainism. The Jain vow of "Ahimsa," non-violence, gave us all pause for reflection on our daily lives and the state of the world. Thank you Padma, Raman, Supreet and Bhavna for all of your hard work, time and energy. My thanks also go to the programming committee for their support of this wonderful day. For all of you who made this journey with us, I thank you for taking time out of your busy weekend to learn about three Eastern faiths which have a great presence in Metro Detroit, to widen your worldviews, and to help make our community a place of greater respect and understanding. Please take a few moments to view some of the pictures that were taken at this terrific WISDOM event.

Gail Katz WISDOM President