If I love and devote myself to my country, do believe we should close our borders except to those of our choosing, and yet believe that people should be able to criticize the government (hopefully with sound arguments), what does that make me?
A patriot or a jingo?
Kushans are not considered Indian - in fact, during the reign of the legendary Vikramaditya Chandragupta II, they were foreign invaders which he (and the people of India) wished to push from Indian lands.
Under Emperor Ashoka Maurya, Bharat (or "India") was then all of Afghanistan and...
That is... unless you don't belong to one ;)
Hinduism is not institutionalized and "salvation" is not based on deity worship but on enlightenment as prescribed in the Upanishads and Vedas. This salvation is (generally) not based on any particular deity, but principles detailing the...
Honestly, I have always had a deep connection to Shiva simply because of the serenity that he seems to exhume - Shiva is also my father's tutelary deity.
However, I know very little about Shiva in terms of hard doctrine (I have heard many stories, but I can't back them up spiritually) but...
The Bhavishya Purana is a well intentioned, but ultimately slippery purana, because of its incredulous claims to prophecy. The Bhavishya Purana retells the history of India from the perspective of a sage in the unknown past speaking about the future. The creator was attempting to cement the...
I thought Meera's guru was Ravidas? Or Kabir?
Either way, they were world's apart. Meera was in Rajputana (now, Rajasthan) and Chaitanya was in Bengal. I doubt there was any real connection between them.
What is the sort of traditional GV you are looking for? How does that differ from...
I don't blame the Britishers. It's a fact that colonialism coupled with several hundred years of Muslim occupation of played havoc with the Hindu mindset, it's conception of history, and the pride with which every country has its basis. The current lot of Hindus are the ones to blame.
As an...
I don't think its inevitable. Many of the Muslim immigrants left Shari'a law in other countries for Britain. I imagine their voice deserves to be heard as well?
Society's approval does not automatically assume that society's knowledge is dharmic.
However, I would say that the vast majority of Hindu wars waged in the name of Hinduism were very much in defense of the religion as seen during the Middle Ages during the invasions of the Muslims.
I'm...
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Are you a Vaishnava or a Gaudiya Vaishnava? I assume from your affinity with Meerabhai that you might be...
What?
The best way is to simply disseminate certain views on religion
- What do Hindus believe? and how does this compare to other religion?
- Create threads about particular Devas that are accessible
- Post about the political and social problems that Hindus face (where you live, or in...
Is this the longest thread?
It's certainly longer than the "What do you feel is wrong with Islam?" thread.
Anybody know which one is the longest? Probably the "What are you listening to?"
YouTube has a great source of bhajans, kirtans, and Hindu religious music.
A great Meer bhajan for you
Paga Ghungaroo by Meerabhai
Sung by: Ustad Menuwar Ali Khan
YouTube - Ustad Munawar Ali Khan - Meera Bhajan 'paga ghungaroo'
A great site on Meerbhai for you:
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Jnana, Bhakti, and Karma yoga are different ways of realization depending on the personality of each person. Santana Dharma (the real name of Hinduism) is unique in allowing people of differing countenances to achieve the same goal of enlightenment.
That's actually the most probable. You don't see very much Indian culture in the pre-Islamic Middle East.
The Indo-Europeans (informally known as Aryans) arrived out of Africa into the infertile desert of Central Asia and divide into two groups, one of which went East to India, while the other...