Do any of you non-Hindus believe in any Hindu concepts?

[Hema]

*yummy* Thanks, sweetie!

No probs.

That's awesome progress, Hema. You should be very happy with yourself. For me, I have better breath control than I do with joint/muscle flexibility. I still have tight enough hips to where I can only sit in the full-lotus position for ten minutes or so. And that's after practicing for 25 years! But my breath control is - and I'm saying this with as much humility as I can muster - quite outstanding. I can perform one entire controlled inhalation and exhalation in around 40 seconds. I know gurus out there who have much better control than I do, but I think my aptitude is very good.

Thank you. So, you say - the full lotus for 10 minutes **gulp** **double gulp** I do it for a much shorter time! Er, let's not get into the specific details of exactly how long I can hold it for!

And for my, ummmmmmm, flexibility? I can still do the splits - both sides and center. Does that count? I can put one foot behind my head, but that's about it. I can't do the "sleeping" asana for the life of me. LOL

I can't go down into a full split. However, once my yoga teacher thought that I could do it but he was wrong! Hyuk hyuk. You are very flexible. I've only been doing yoga for about two or three years now.

No. I think this is where we most differ, hon, because I think this premise falls under the conflict between the Buddhist's view of "No Creator-God" and the Hinduistic view of a "Creator God." The only thing that might come close is if one were to compare other "avatars" as being akin to the Mahayana view of the Bodhisattva, and for us there are numerous Bodhisattvas who have graced this realm and others. So, perhaps in that context one might find a similarity.

I agree that there are many Bodhisattvas. Although the paths may be different; to me, they all lead to the same destination in the end.

 

[Hema]

Much more similarities than differences. As Mystic said, close cousins.

My beliefs fall somewhere in between Hinduism and Buddhism, so...:group:

Ooooh, that is one of my favourite smilies - :group: Yes, we are close cousins.

When I did one of those quizfarm questionnaires from a previous thread I scored - Hinduism, Paganism and Buddhism as my top three!

However, regardless of religion, we are all sisters and brothers in spirit. The Spirit understands the language of love. :hug:

 

[Reverend Rick]

Learning to quiet the mind and to be happy with less is a wonderful thing. I sometimes wonder if some folks ever experience tranquility and peacefulness.

One of several things I share with the Hindu faith is Karma. It makes perfect sense.

 

[Hema]

Learning to quiet the mind and to be happy with less is a wonderful thing. I sometimes wonder if some folks ever experience tranquility and peacefulness.

One of several things I share with the Hindu faith is Karma. It makes perfect sense.

Some folks don't. Sometimes the more we have, the more we want. We're not contented. When we die we leave it all behind. It was never ours to begin with. People get angry with loved ones over material things. You see siblings fighting over property when a parent dies. We should never put things in front of people.

I agree that true peace comes from within. Even the Bible says "Be still and know that I am God!" Thanks for your input.

 

[zenzero]

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I forgot that this wasn't a debate board. Nevermind

Friend,
Yes this is surely a debate board. The point of understanding is about the fact that all debates comes from the MIND which is the prinicpal problem of man. The mind by nature always takes sides and only by quietening the mind can one merge with nature/existence/god. No beliefs help as they are all mind matters.
your statement NEVERMIND itself reflects that the mind did sway enough or mind enough to state it.
Love & rgds

 

[zenzero]

Friends,
When the debates ends let me know who won the day.
But yes for the sake of information surely find lots and lots of learned people here are well read and versed in various religions.
All positivities are always welcome provided it is put into practice and the goal reached by it.
They way to look at it is from the individuals need and just take up a small aspect from the vast endless source of knowledge and attain to IT.
Love & rgds
Love & rgds

 

[Hema]

Friends,
When the debates ends let me know who won the day.
But yes for the sake of information surely find lots and lots of learned people here are well read and versed in various religions.
All positivities are always welcome provided it is put into practice and the goal reached by it.
They way to look at it is from the individuals need and just take up a small aspect from the vast endless source of knowledge and attain to IT.
Love & rgds
Love & rgds

Hello friend. Your words are beautiful. However, we are not debating. We are just discussing.

 

[zenzero]

Friend Hema,
Discussing debating.
One must understand that the root of both are the same. MIND.
What is practiced is relevant like the Indian cricket team'. Everyone is discussing but eventually what is practiced by the players themselves decides the results.
Playing the game is imporatnt. 100 plus crores discussing about it will not alter the teams results which ever 11 are chosen at any time. It will always be how they PLAY.
Love & rgds

 

[Hema]

Friend Hema,
Discussing debating.
One must understand that the root of both are the same. MIND.
What is practiced is relevant like the Indian cricket team'. Everyone is discussing but eventually what is practiced by the players themselves decides the results.
Playing the game is imporatnt. 100 plus crores discussing about it will not alter the teams results which ever 11 are chosen at any time. It will always be how they PLAY.
Love & rgds

I know they are similar but according to the forum rules, there is no debating in the Discuss Individual Religions forums - only discussion!

Hmm, the Indian cricket team....my fiance is still sad that they had to go home. Even my dad says that the cricket world cup is over for him. Now, we want the West Indies to win!

 

[michel]

How could I have missed this thread ?

Yes to Reincarnation, yes to Chakras, yes to Kundalini, yes to Yogic Meditation (although I hardly ever find the time to do that).

I'm greedy, I want to do lots of things........

 

[Gentoo]

I believe in quite a few things that Hindus also believe in, but I'd rather not go into all of them

One thing I have very recently gotten into, that I think Hindus do as well, is mudras. I know a few, and have had good luck with them so far. I really enjoy them, they came easily to me too. Do you use them Hema?

 

[zenzero]

Friends,
Mind by nature divides and so we have so many religions in the world today.
Yes religion should just mean a path and every individual can take his own path which is his personal religion. It is perfect.
Example someone just likes to do nothing and does it religiously and is able to keep his thoughts away.
That surely is a tremendous in as far as results are concerned.
Love & rgds

 

[lilithu]

I know some people of other faiths who believe in karma, re-incarnation etc.

I know many of you believe in the chakra system too!

Hmm... here's something we haven't discussed yet (or if someone else has and I didn't notice, my apologies):

In Hinduism, time is cyclical, whereas in the Abrahamic faiths, time is linear. There is a "beginning", then stuff happens, then there will be an "end," after which there may or may not be an "eternity" which doesn't conform to our rules of time. But in Hinduism, there is no real beginning and end. This universe is just one in a string of them with no beginning and end.

Also, there is the belief in the four yugas or ages for each universe (I think), of which we are currently in the last age, the Kali Yug. Which does seem a little like the Christian "end times" but then again is different.

Anyway, just thought I'd toss this out there to bounce around.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Hmm... here's something we haven't discussed yet (or if someone else has and I didn't notice, my apologies):

In Hinduism, time is cyclical, whereas in the Abrahamic faiths, time is linear. There is a "beginning", then stuff happens, then there will be an "end," after which there may or may not be an "eternity" which doesn't conform to our rules of time. But in Hinduism, there is no real beginning and end. This universe is just one in a string of them with no beginning and end.

I tend to view time as cyclical myself. I even sometimes think that total recurrence (recall) - the idea that time will repeat itself endlessly, postulated by Pythagoras and Nietzsche - is a very real and possible thing.

 

[Hema]

I believe in quite a few things that Hindus also believe in, but I'd rather not go into all of them

One thing I have very recently gotten into, that I think Hindus do as well, is mudras. I know a few, and have had good luck with them so far. I really enjoy them, they came easily to me too. Do you use them Hema?

Thanks for your input Gentoo. I have never tried any mudras. By mudras, do you mean the hand gestures? If so, I have only done the gyan mudra during meditation. The one where the thumb touches the index finger.

It helps to seal in the energy. Do you do mudras for healing purposes?

 

[Hema]

Friends,
Mind by nature divides and so we have so many religions in the world today.
Yes religion should just mean a path and every individual can take his own path which is his personal religion. It is perfect.
Example someone just likes to do nothing and does it religiously and is able to keep his thoughts away.
That surely is a tremendous in as far as results are concerned.
Love & rgds

Yes friend, I agree.

 

[Hema]

Hmm... here's something we haven't discussed yet (or if someone else has and I didn't notice, my apologies):

In Hinduism, time is cyclical, whereas in the Abrahamic faiths, time is linear. There is a "beginning", then stuff happens, then there will be an "end," after which there may or may not be an "eternity" which doesn't conform to our rules of time. But in Hinduism, there is no real beginning and end. This universe is just one in a string of them with no beginning and end.

Also, there is the belief in the four yugas or ages for each universe (I think), of which we are currently in the last age, the Kali Yug. Which does seem a little like the Christian "end times" but then again is different.

Anyway, just thought I'd toss this out there to bounce around.

I don't think anyone mentioned it before so thanks for bringing it up. At the end of each cycle, creation is reabsorbed into Brahman - the Absolute Reality. This aspect of God responsible for reabsorbing the manifested creation is Shiva, who is part of the Hindu Trinity.

 

[Hema]

I tend to view time as cyclical myself. I even sometimes think that total recurrence (recall) - the idea that time will repeat itself endlessly, postulated by Pythagoras and Nietzsche - is a very real and possible thing.

Whoa.....so Pythagoras and this other fella whose name I can't pronounce (with all due respect to him), stated that time will repeat itself! Do you know what exactly they said with regards to this?

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Whoa.....so Pythagoras and this other fella whose name I can't pronounce (with all due respect to him), stated that time will repeat itself! Do you know what exactly they said with regards to this?

Not sure about Pythagoras (though I know he was probably the first to suggest it), but Nietzsche--the Prussian philosopher who famously wrote "God is dead"--offered the suggestion that if time is eternal and the universe finite, then everything we know will repeat itself endlessly, along with all other possible logical outcomes. I don't remember what he wrote it in, but I remember it was presented in a negative way; for it means that all the suffering we endure will be relived over and over again. In fact, I believe that the narrator of the description was a demon...I think.

What I find interesting is the implications of this possibility. Would the same consciousness of an individual be repeated, or will it be a different consciousness (soul)?

 

[Gentoo]

Thanks for your input Gentoo. I have never tried any mudras. By mudras, do you mean the hand gestures? If so, I have only done the gyan mudra during meditation. The one where the thumb touches the index finger.

It helps to seal in the energy. Do you do mudras for healing purposes?

Yes those. I use them to help promote those qualities in myself, like the mudra for enlightment, for harmony and so forth. This is where I've gotten most of the ones I use, I'm still learning about half of the ones shown.