Questions or Doubts/Concerns regarding Hinduism (and Buddhism)

actsfourthirty said:

Jn 14:6
1 Tim 2:5

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This is an inappropriate response to the OP.

Brian2 said:

How much of Hinduism do you think is philosophy that has come from the minds of people?
The same question could be asked about Buddhism.

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The same question could be asked about Christianity in my opinion.

danieldemol said:

The same question could be asked about Christianity in my opinion.

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Of course that question could and should be asked about Christianity also.
Is Christianity a philosophy from the minds of humans?
The answer is for each individual and has to be yes if people do not believe the gospel.
Imo the nature of Christianity as a historical religion based on events in history and on prophecies about those events is certainly something that is an argument against it being a philosophy from the minds of humans.

Brian2 said:

Imo the nature of Christianity as a historical religion based on events in history and on prophecies about those events is certainly something that is an argument against it being a philosophy from the minds of humans.

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Sounds like a debate for another pair of threads

Brian2 said:

The answer is for each individual and has to be yes if people do not believe the gospel.
Imo the nature of Christianity as a historical religion based on events in history and on prophecies about those events is certainly something that is an argument against it being a philosophy from the minds of humans.

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Although the history of Hindu traditions is much older than that of Judaism and Christianity and it has a very extensive mythology, one should not forget that they also have their historical teachers who lived in real time. Due to all the added mythology this realisation has become somewhat blurred.

Also the New Testament is full of mythology itself (often mistaken as history), so Christianity is not that different after all.

Perhaps the superstitious belief in divinely inspired scriptures or revelations is something less typical for the Hindu traditions?

Marcion said:

Is ISKCON the only Hindu organisation that allows male monks to become members of the Brahmin caste (not born into that caste) and wear the Brahmin thread around their chest?

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https://krishnatoday.com/brahmana-diksha-second-initiation/

Looked it up as I can't speak from first-hand experience. ISKCON members believe you have to be a "brahmin" for deity worship and cooking. ISKCON allows women to perform deity worship in the temple, so both men and women are strongly encouraged to take "second initiation" and become "brahmins" (although it's not "compulsory"). Never seen an ISKCON woman wearing a brahmin thread, though.

Hindus seem very easy going when it comes to tolerating (sometimes very) large differences in approach to spirituality and tradition sometimes even extending to seeing Buddhism, Jainism or Sikhism as part of their Hindu dharmic sphere.

Are there limits though? Or does this differ from one Hindu to the next? And has this limit changed in the last few decades or has there been little change in your opinion?

Sirona said:

https://krishnatoday.com/brahmana-diksha-second-initiation/

Looked it up as I can't speak from first-hand experience. ISKCON members believe you have to be a "brahmin" for deity worship and cooking. ISKCON allows women to perform deity worship in the temple, so both men and women are strongly encouraged to take "second initiation" and become "brahmins" (although it's not "compulsory"). Never seen an ISKCON woman wearing a brahmin thread, though.

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Thanks very much. I was interested in this subject because acharya's in Ananda Marga who were born as brahmins have to cut this cord/thread before they are allowed to get their diksha.