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The whole idea of a soul period is a bit too Samkhya-esque for my view. ;)

Have you considered, perhaps, that in some cases it's not yours to accept or reject?

Fair enough. I do see what you're talking about. I've known @Aupmanyav for years, and I suppose I've learned to accept that he is who he is, and when he behaves in such a fashion, that it's more a reflection of him than it is Advaita Vedanta, because he openly admits that his atheism isn't...

I do not favor this term, because people not familiar with dharmic religions tend to conflate it with the Abrahamic concept of a soul.

I don't think @Aupmanyav does Advaita Vedanta a disservice. Hinduism has many schools of philosophy and is quite diverse. Some might say it's less a religion than it is a culture or way of life. Advaita Vedanta is even a bit diverse, with some following Shankara's and Guadapada's teachings...

One has to wonder why they didn't transport the materials to Ayodhya and build it there. Also, I'm guessing it's not hand-rolled like my HEM Sandalwood. ;)

Namaste. 🙏 Greetings and salutations. I hope you enjoy the forum.

Can you please elaborate on how this answers the question you quoted? I don't think anyone asked in this thread why God allows anything.

@RJM Regular members don't appear to have visibility to any of the images above. I'm getting this on every link:

What is your view on suffering? What does your respective religion teach about suffering? In my view, suffering isn't inherent to being human or being alive for that matter. Suffering is a choice. There is a Buddhist parable of two arrows: When one is faced with adversity, two arrows fly...

You're quite welcome.

@Nicholas Weeks ~ There is set of parentheses on to the right of your reply box that toggles the BB code. If you click that, you will find that you are able to add and remove blank lines easily. Just click it again to get to the previous view that will show what it will look like after...

Answering questions with questions isn't how conversation works. Once you answer my question, I'll respond to yours. :)

From my perspective, a thought is an object, and objects are temporary appearances in this universal consciousness. As you have already said that this universal consciousness is no longer human. Thoughts are a function of the brain, and if one is no longer human, i.e. universal consciousness...

Is universal consciousness exclusive to the human mind?

As an Advaitin I would agree with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I'd also like to point out that it's @Aupmanyav's identification with atheism, not his identification with Adviata, that affects his lack of belief in the storage of karma and future and past lives. The majority who subscribe to...

The same year I was born.

I was born to a cafeteria Catholic household and spent Saturdays in CCD and Sundays at Mass. The first point of questioning my indoctrination was when I was told by a nun during CCD that only humans, not other animals, were worthy of going to Heaven. This resulted in a debate between me and...

You are right on time. Today is day 3 of 5 of the Diwali celebration and considered to be the peak of the festival, where pujas are performed for Lakshmi or Kali, depending on one's sampradaya.

While locks and cages can confine or imprison, aren't they also designed to be opened? ;)