Well, I'm a convert, and have never had a problem in 40+ years. In fact, I'd say we're more admired than not. Most Hindus I know love it when a...
It's a complicated question. In India, caste is more social than religious, at least these days, and you see caste in both Christian and Muslim...
Personally, I have found it incredibly easy to be a vegetarian in the west, but then I don't eat out much. I think that many immigrants falsely...
Fire is an essential part of all Hindu ceremony. Waving of flames in front of the deity is called aarti, and the hand-held oil lamps can be single...
Absenteeism from meat, and absenteeism from sex? For most people, one is probably 100 times more difficult than the other. At least one third of...
There are many valid viewpoints. Although I hold a particular viewpoint, I don't hold that it is the one and only correct one. So in that sense,...
See, there you go. Main differences? Between which definition of yoga, and which definition of tantra? If I entered this discussion, I have high...
Both yoga and tantra have several meanings, and in my experience discussion will bear no fruit unless such diverse words are narrowed down so any...
Beautiful lesson bearing stories. Thank you. As for this last part, I don't see it as wrong, just a stage in the grander scheme. One can choose to...
It can get very complicated, or remain rather simple, all depending on how far you want to delve ito it, what you mean by Saivism, and what you...
There is an old story that illustrates the non attachment to the world while still being active in the world. Two monks of a strict order were...
There is a lot on the net. I'm not sure what there is that's not on the net. Anyways, for Saivas, (any of the 6 traditional Saiva schools, not...
Thanks, Thomas. I'm no expert but I can give it a shot. Firstly, I'm not an advaitin, nor a person who sees Shankara as infallible. However,...
An astute observation, ACOT. As you may have guessed, I struggle with it here all the time. However, what our friend was trying to get at wasn't...
I believe this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandiose_delusions is useful to those people who are trying or have tried to engage folks...
Thanks for the laugh ...
Maybe a Jewish person could answer that. I'm a Hindu.
First time I've heard that. Not surprising though.
Those kinds of false thinking assumptions happen all the time, not just to do with guns. "What kind of beer will you have?" "What's your favorite...
Depends on the advaitin. Some call Brahman God. Some don't. But yes, advaitins are atheisic to the idea of a personal dualistic God.
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