UNITED STATES, August 10, 2024 (New India Abroad): Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has read a record 312 Hindu invocations in legislative bodies in 44 US states and Canada, delivered the opening prayer in the United States Senate in Washington DC for the second time last month. It was a watershed moment in July 2007 when Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, opened the US Senate for the first time. He became the first Hindu chaplain to receive that honor on the invitation of the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Unfortunately, three Christian protesters interrupted Zed, an incident reported widely by the media. This time, wearing a saffron robe, a rudraksha rosary, and a religious mark on his forehead, Zed gave a profound message for humanity, translating verses from the Vedic scriptures into English.
“We meditate on the transcendental glory of the Deity supreme who is inside the heart of the Earth, inside the life of the sky, inside the soul of heaven. May he stimulate and illuminate our minds, lead us from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let us strive to constantly serve the welfare of the world. Through devotion to the selfless, one attains the supreme goal of life,” he said as recorded by C-Span, the official Congressional channel.
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