Jollybear
Hey
Hindus (yes, I'm generalising, there are exceptions) are definitely not trying to persuade others of our view. We're quite content that this planet has great diversity. it is possible to hold a larger perspective that there are many views, each suited to the needs of a particular mindset. It makes for less discussion along these lines. I could care less if people agree with me.
Do you care if i agree with what your saying here?
In fact, you're just as likely to be told to stick with your own faith than not.
Should people be told to stick to a harmful faith? Like violence, rape, crazy practices?
Mystically, according to mystic tradition, the experience absolutely is diminished when you speak of it.
How is it deminished?
That's why when somebody says, 'I'm enlightened" almost everyone knows they're not. If they were, it would be nigh impossible to say that.
Ok, are there exceptions to that? What if say someone asked you "are you enlightened?" And you knew you wer, would it be wrong to say "yes"? I think it be wrong to say "no" if you knew you wer, because then you'd be lying. Right?
That said, I have shared certain things with close friends, Boss, or my Gurus. It is okay to share things with the Guru, as they would have already experienced the same thing. But it's not important to them either, more just chit chat, unless it's of a negative nature, and the can help.
Ok, i gotcha.
Very different paradigms.
Which Christian denomination do you follow?
None. I just read, experience, think critically and thats it. I sometimes go to church, one right up the road from where i live. But, most times i dont due to the nature of my job. The one up the rd happens to be methodist.