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It was nearly two years ago Julia Roberts\u00a0confessed of being a \u201cpracticing Hindu\u201d, and she seems to be sticking to it faithfully. She finds India \u201cspiritually healing\u201d and her visit to India in the past was \u201ca spiritually elucidative\u00a0experience\u201d for her.<\/p>\n
According to recent reports in Indian media, Julia Roberts\u00a0is planning to buy a house in India near one of Hinduism\u2019s holy cities, thus becoming first Hollywood star to do so. Julia Roberts says\u00a0\u201cI would love to live near Haridwar or Varanasi, since they are such holy spots for Hinduism\u201d.<\/p>\n
In her recent interviews to Indian media, Julia Roberts\u00a0said: \u201cI’ve received real spiritual satisfaction through Hinduism and I’m a practising Hindu\u201d and \u201c\u2026ever since I\u2019ve started practicing, the festivals (especially Diwali) captivate\u00a0me a lot too\u201d.<\/p>\n
Julia Roberts\u00a0also stated in these reports that she shared a common aspect of finding peace and peacefully\u00a0of mind in Hinduism similar to Patsy of The Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maugham. and\u00a0Julia Roberts\u00a0also added \u201cI would love to return to this sacred land again and visit some key pilgrimage spots, like Haridwar or Puri\u201d<\/p>\n
Welcoming her continued devotion to Hinduism, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that she would be honored in a Hindu temple in traditional Hindu manner near her California home and he would try to contact her staff in the near future in this regard.<\/p>\n
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, forced\u00a0other Hollywood stars also to take time out of their stressful lives to explore Hinduism and pointed out that they would appreciate rich, motley\u00a0and long tradition of Hindu philosophy; and its interpretation of the nature of reality.<\/p>\n
Rajan Zed suggested an believe that \u00a0Julia Roberts\u00a0to realize the Self. Ancient Hindu holy scripture\u00a0Katha Upanishad points out that when wise realize the Self, they go beyond sorrow. Self is supreme and those who meditate on Self are freed from the cycle of birth and death. When one realizes Self, there is nothing else to be known.<\/p>\n
Julia Roberts, who grew up with a Catholic mother and Baptist father, revealed for the first time in September 2010 issue of women\u2019s fashion magazine Elle that she was \u201cdefinitely a practicing Hindu\u201d. She later revealed on ABC that she became interested in Hinduism after seeing a picture of Hanuman devotee Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, who died in 1973.<\/p>\n
Julia Fiona Roberts (Pretty Woman), 44, one of the most successful Hollywood actresses besides a producer and fashion model, has won best actress Oscar for \u201cErin Brockovich\u201d and earned Oscar nominations for \u201cPretty Woman\u201d and \u201cSteel Magnolias\u201d.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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