PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
I'm a Hindu worshipper of Shiva, whose philosophies are Left Hand Path. I reject being under the up/down field of thought of the Abrahamic faiths, so any "The Abrahamic God thinks you're going to hell for being Left Hand Path." posts will be ignored. I try to devote 2 hours a day to worship of Shiva when I can. Sometimes I dance as a form of worship. Occasionally I pray. Sometimes I talk to Shiva. Often I meditate.
I find myself becoming more religious. The only issue some might have is when one says "more religious", they might think of fundamentalism, when I'm following a path that may have a few resemblances, but is mostly the opposite of that. Another thing I do besides worship, is listen to YouTube songs. Some of the songs and music videos I listen to can just about be classified as fictional horror, though I honestly think describing them as "dark fantasy" is more accurate, as they're more about sorcery than werewolves, generally.
I do consider listening to this music to help my spiritual path. Just that it doesn't replace actual worship and meditation. I think the nature of Shiva allows me to listen to positive, lighthearted songs too. Sometimes I do to understand the nature of Shiva through music, if you will. A sort of Yin/Yang, if you will.
I don't have a deep knowledge of Hindu scriptures yet, but I'm trying to grasp things as best I can for someone who has considered themselves Hindu for about 1.7 years.
So here's what I'm asking...
If you have anything you can teach me about Hinduism or even the Left Hand Path, and it's within forum rules, and not trying to proselytize a different religion, I'd be interesting in hearing what you have to say. Encouragement is fine. Reasoned skepticism is fine too as far as I'm concerned, just if you tell me I'm going to hell, I won't find it useful and will close my ears and move onto another post. Inspirational quotes are fine. Blessings are fine. Posting wisdom you have learned is fine. Questions are fine. But my question was, what advice can you give me, if anything, that you think will help my spiritual path?
Bonus question for the Hindu members: Do you enjoy having someone unusual in beliefs like me as part of your group / peers?
I find myself becoming more religious. The only issue some might have is when one says "more religious", they might think of fundamentalism, when I'm following a path that may have a few resemblances, but is mostly the opposite of that. Another thing I do besides worship, is listen to YouTube songs. Some of the songs and music videos I listen to can just about be classified as fictional horror, though I honestly think describing them as "dark fantasy" is more accurate, as they're more about sorcery than werewolves, generally.
I do consider listening to this music to help my spiritual path. Just that it doesn't replace actual worship and meditation. I think the nature of Shiva allows me to listen to positive, lighthearted songs too. Sometimes I do to understand the nature of Shiva through music, if you will. A sort of Yin/Yang, if you will.
I don't have a deep knowledge of Hindu scriptures yet, but I'm trying to grasp things as best I can for someone who has considered themselves Hindu for about 1.7 years.
So here's what I'm asking...
If you have anything you can teach me about Hinduism or even the Left Hand Path, and it's within forum rules, and not trying to proselytize a different religion, I'd be interesting in hearing what you have to say. Encouragement is fine. Reasoned skepticism is fine too as far as I'm concerned, just if you tell me I'm going to hell, I won't find it useful and will close my ears and move onto another post. Inspirational quotes are fine. Blessings are fine. Posting wisdom you have learned is fine. Questions are fine. But my question was, what advice can you give me, if anything, that you think will help my spiritual path?
Bonus question for the Hindu members: Do you enjoy having someone unusual in beliefs like me as part of your group / peers?