Name of Organization

The Corporation shall be called Durga Shiva Mandir Inc., hereinafter referred to as
“The Mandir” which is a non-profit organization.

Mission

1. The purpose of the Mandir is to further, promote, sustain and support the teachings of the Hindu religion and its scriptures: The Vedas, The Bhagwat Gita, The Upanishads, The Ramayana and other religious Hindu texts.

2. To develop a closer spiritual and cultural understanding of the Hindu religion (Dharma) and to bring about peace and harmony among all peoples.

3. To recognize and celebrate cultural and religious festivals such as Ram Navami, Mahashivaratri, Janmashtami, Phagwah (Holi), Diwali (Divali, Dewali, or Deepavali), etc.

4. To plan and implement regular programs of Indian music, drama, Indian classical dance, etc., to occupy particularly, our youths.

5. To work in cooperation with other religious and cultural organizations to develop a deeper understanding of each other’s cultures.

6. By holding regular prayer meetings, discussions, seminars, etc., using especially the teaching of The Vedas, The Gita and The Ramayana as a basis for discussions.

Creed

1. I believe in God, the unity that lies behind the manifold universe; the changeless truth that is behind all appearances, transcendent over all and immanent in all the Divine Essence which permeates the universe.

2. I believe that God manifests Himself from time to time and from Age to Age as the creating, preserving power of the whole universe, and unto Whom it periodically returns.

3. I believe that God assumes for from time to time.

4. I believe that man is not only a gross material body, nor a yet a finer organ called the mind or intellect, but something greater called the Atma or Soul.

5. I believe that the soul is part of the Divine Essence and by nature pure and perfect, inifinte in power and blessed, was never created, will never die, but will pass from body to body until it achieves perfection. (Nirvana)

6. I believe in the law of Karma- that is, I am the Creator of my own destiny, that my present condition is due to my past conduct and that my future state will depend directly on my present actions.

7. I believe that the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, the Shastras, the Mahabharat, that Ramayan, and the Bhagvad Gita contain all the eternal truths of religion.

8. Before two people of the opposite sex should live as husband and wife, they must marry each other.