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Eco-friendly Hindu Funeral Pyre

Nearly 10 million people die a year in India according to a United Nations estimate. Majority of them are Hindus and are cremated – open-air cremation using firewood. What does this open-air cremation mean to our environment? For Hindu cremations in India , annually more than 50 million trees are cut. It produces half a million tonnes of ash and eight million tonnes of carbon dioxide. All this means increase of harmful greenhouse gases in our environment. Vinod Kumar Agarwal and his Mokshda environmental group, an environmental group in New Delhi , are now advocating Eco-friendly Hindu funeral pyres. It is called the Mokshda Green Cremation System. This eco-friendly pyre uses minimal amount of wood, that is, when an average pyre uses around 400 kg of wood, the eco-friendly only uses less than 100 kg. All the usual Hindu cremation rites can be performed in this type of pyre. This pyre also creates less financial burden on the poor. According to Seed Magazine The pyre is

Mirabhai Quotes – That Dark Dweller

That dark Dweller in Braj Is my only refuge. O my companion, Worldly comfort is an illusion, As soon you get it, it goes. I have chosen the Indestructible for my refuge, Him whom the snake of death Will not devour. My Beloved dwells in my heart, I have actually seen that Abode of Joy. Mira's Lord is Hari, the Indestructible. My Lord, I have taken refuge with Thee, Thy slave. Mirabhai A Prayer in praise of the feet of Lord Vishnu by Meerabai O mind, Worship the feet of Hari When Prahlada grasped them He became Indra When Dhruva sought refuge in them He found paradise In the body of the dwarf They measured the universe Their touch saved Ahalya They tamed Kaliya They supported Mount Govardhana When Krishna was cowherd Mira is his servant – The raft of unnavigable seas Mirabai’s devotional Poem – Life in the world is short Life in the world is short, Why shoulder an unnecessary load Of worldly relationships? Thy parents gave thee birt