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Recent content by Elector

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    IS Brahman intelligent?

    Pranams ratikala, In Advaita Vedanta, Brahman is not all-knowing since this implies a duality between Brahman (the possessor) and the knowledge (the object of possession). Brahman with the Upadhi (limiting adjunct) of Maya is the all-knowing Ishvara.
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    Purpose of life

    Pranams, In Hinduism, there is an intrinsic goal for the human life. It is the fulfilment of the four purushartha-s: Artha (security), Kama (satisfication), Dharma, and Moksha (Liberation). Artha and Kama are to be pursued only to the extend that they do not violate the codes of Dharma. And...
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    The purpose of creation

    Pranams, As pointed earlier, in Hinduism there is no "creation" or "destruction", only manifestation and unmanifestation -- i.e. mere cyclic transformation. It is, therefore, important to note that there is no "first purpose" here, because there is no "first creation" to begin with. As for...
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    Living Without Desire

    The arising of desires is inevitable for all living beings. It is our responses to these desires that reflect our spiritual maturity. Therefore the suggestion here is not to free oneself from desire, but not to be swayed by desire.
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    Dharma & karma

    Hello Luis, I think you are oversimplifying Karma as per the Dharmic understanding. The way I say it, Karma-s are energies of habits, thought-patterns, mental tendencies, behavioral inclinations, which gain enough momentum and force to create a personality with a unique temperament and...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, I have listened and considered your view... yet I stand unconvinced. Do you view this as a sign of disrespect? Pranams, I suspect that the motives of the universalist are sincere and well-intended. Yet sometimes, such motives can backfire. For instance, it seems to me, that the...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Namaste Asha, thank you for your question. I believe that this is a very important topic, and would like to share my views. As you mentioned, Universalism is the position that all religions have the same goal. Also, it tends to see things such as the performance of rituals, yajna-s, worship of...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, How so, ratikala? Differences can coexist with mutual respect. There is no need for me to accept and adopt your views for me to respect them. You proposed to create a place where commonalities are discussed and the sectarian/traditional differences are ignored. That gave me the...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, Just "Elector", will do :) I respect your views... however I am not too fond of this universalist approach to Hinduism. Yes, there has been some strife between some members on sectarian matters; however, separating Hinduism from its traditions and scriptures is not the solution. In...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, True. But is it necessary and logical to create a new forum that is solely dedicated to discussing Dharma?
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, Thank you for your post, it was very enlightening :) What prompted me to think this was your statement "...the principles of Sanatana Dharma form the foundation also of other traditions such as Buddhism jainism and sikhi...". My apologies if I misunderstood your intention. My...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, No doubt that all of the darshana-s have their place in Sanatana Dharma. However, for the sake of consistency, we must accept that the Shastra-s, Rishi-s, and Bhagavan himself taught an exclusively single Vada; admittedly with much seemingly contradictory scriptural statements which...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, I think it is also important to note that even if we are to classify Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism under Sanatana Dharma, the reference would be different. Sanatana Dharma does not merely refer to the fact that the principles are eternal and unchanging, but that the tradition itself...
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    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    Pranams, Forgive my misunderstandings, if any, I have not followed all the posts in this thread, but if I may ask... what exactly is "Sanatana Dharma without the constricts of tradition"? To my knowledge, Hinduism is an aggregation of different traditions, each of which claim to be "Sanatana...
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    So, is Dharma at odds with atheism?

    Pranams, I take Brahman -- in accordance with Shruti and Shankaracharya -- to be Sat-chit-ananda. Thank you for the information, but the point (of the joke) was... I -- as a body-mind-intellect -- cannot be the same as Ishvara. I am a (microcosmic) part of the (macrocosmic) whole i.e...
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