TEMPLES AT THE GRAND CANYON:

                                                          

If you have visited the Grand Canyon, you may have heard these three names “BRAHMA, VISHNU & SHIVA” hovering in the valleys of Grand Canyon. See the Photos of the 3 Hindu Gods at Grand Canyon   from http://omshantimandiram.org/GrandCanyon.html

Me & my wife visited Grand Canyon for the 1st time in October 1997, and when we heard these Trimurti (three Gods) names from a Mule rider guide, we were amazed. When did these Gods move from India to the Grand Canyon?...a real wonder of the world...LOL 😂. There are many other temples (Buddha, Solomon & Jupiter temples) & other geological formations in the canyon. Many of these landmarks are named by geologist Charles Dutton. He believed that the canyon was such an important and impressive feature on the planet, that the names of its features should reflect all the world’s cultures. Vishnu Temple is the oldest geological formation exposed at the Canyon's bottom. 

Besides these sacred temples you will also be amazed by the unlimited beautiful sightseeing sites & gorgeous sunrises in the Canyon. One more astonishing thing to experience in the Grand Canyon is taking a Mule ride on a trail which goes all the way to Colorado River...it is really an adventurous & a little bit of a scary journey. 

In case if you are planning for the west coast tour, you make like this route & places. Our memorable, adventurous & scenic West Coast journey in October 1997: We drove almost 2000 miles in 9 days starting from Las Vegas---Hoover Dam----Grand Canyon ---Driving through Mojave dessert---Los Angles---Coastal drive to San Francisco ----Muir Woods Park- - -Lake Tahoe---Yosemite Park ----Drive through White Mountain & Death Valley Dessert----ended in Las Vegas. We duplicated the same journey with our kids in July 2016. 

Have a Wonderful Grand Canyon & West Coast Journey..... wishing you in advance.... 😊.

We can experience the God everywhere in this planet as God says in Gita:

TEXT 7: O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.

TEXT 8: O son of Kuntī, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable oṁ in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.

TEXT 9: I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.

Article by Dr. Nagar's Saga of "The Grand Hindu Pantheon on Grand Canyon". 

https://www.tamilbrahmins.com/threads/natural-vishnu-temple-in-grand-canyon.41030/

http://omshantimandiram.org/GrandCanyon.html

THANK YOU. 

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Vraja Vihari Dasa, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu (Gujarati & Hindi), Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Repeatedly hearing/reading & meditating the Scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting or Hearing the Vedic Mantras are nourishing to our heart (Soul), transcendental to our consciousness, purifying to our senses and thus helps us to overcome our weaknesses or deficiencies. Yes, we do have good qualities within us but there is always a room for improvement. The beautiful Bhāgavatam, compiled by the great sage Vyāsadeva [in his maturity], is sufficient in itself for God realization. What is the need of any other scripture? As soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhāgavatam, by this culture of knowledge the Supreme Lord is established within his heart.

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. Thanks to the Facebook & Social media for providing me the platform. Of course I use Smartphone & Google search to collect some data. 

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God (Krishna , Absolute Truth).

NOTE:

Many times a word Hearing is used instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible,Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us, elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. (whichever way we can understand God — either Personal with many names or Impersonal as an universal consciousness & energy).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction (means image, picture...etc) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person (not a abstract or some kind of light) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Here Lord says in Gita

Bg 9.17 — I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

TEXT 18: Gita 9.18: I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

Bg:13-12:— Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).