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  1. Shaiva

    Impersonalists

    BINGO! Basically one is Shiva Tattva (pure "I") and Shakti-Tattva is the mirror. But, both are two sides of Parama Shiva, the Absolute Being, or "I", beyond all description.
  2. Shaiva

    Impersonalists

    To explain differently: Brahman is reality, the very substance of reality is Chit, or Consciousness. Now, the essence of something is the part of it that doest change, the one part of it that remains the same at all times, thus the essence of Consciousness is its very Being, Sat. The essence of...
  3. Shaiva

    Impersonalists

    Marble, I like how you describe Shiva-Shakti. It is along the lines of how followers of Shiva see the two (one)! Though, it isnt that Shiva is Consciousness and Shakti is perception, or that Shiva is existence and Shakti is what is aware of that existence. Its more along that, BOTH are...
  4. Shaiva

    New Prophet in Town

    Hahaha, hello AmbuguousGuy, nice to see a good sense of humor in these parts of the internet! Welcome, and please, stay, I insist!!!!!
  5. Shaiva

    Brahman knowing itself

    I dont know if I agree with that. Brahman is always full of self-knowledge. It doesnt need to create anything to "know" itself. Really, this creation can pull attention away from Brahman leading to a state of ignorance. Pure Consciousness is Consciousness that is absorbed in itself. When Sat and...
  6. Shaiva

    suggestions for those just starting out

    Please take the advice that others have said above, its really really good! I am a convert to Hinduism and I would say to start off, just keep it simple. There is no need to try and attain calmness of mind today or even tomorrow. Remember, much effort is needed to calm ones Chit...
  7. Shaiva

    What type(s) of meditation do you do?

    I practice a type of Meditation that is kinda popular in Hinduism today. Simply because of its usage by Ramakrishna, Shivabalayogi, and many others. Basically, I sit down and get in a comfortable position. NOT forgetting to keep my back and neck strait. (Just incase any cool energy stuff...
  8. Shaiva

    Moksha / nirvana

    Only if one buys in to the idea that the body is the self. Why worry about the attainment of moksha or nirvana after death if there is no birth and death in the first place? You are the Self, you were never born, and you will never die. That all comes from the notion of a bodily self.
  9. Shaiva

    Koliyak beach in Gujarat

    Take your thumb, press it on the area between your eyebrows. Feel the pressure there now. Now, close your eyes and focus on the third eye. Focus all your energy, all of your concentration on the third eye, while even having both of your eyes turned up towards it. Concentrate there, put all...
  10. Shaiva

    Koliyak beach in Gujarat

    You obviously dont know what meditation is.
  11. Shaiva

    Why are Hindus fanatical?

    Mahatma, im sorry, but the only Fanatic i see here is you. A fanatic is one who is excessive, wont change the subject, and all you have done here is bash Hinduism, or atleast tried to.
  12. Shaiva

    Koliyak beach in Gujarat

    Why is it that you like to try disprove the religion you identify with? Religion does not rely on miracles, it relies on something much deeper. To me, everyday is a miracle, every moment is a blessing. Instead of looking for something far out and wild to be a miracle, why dont you look at the...
  13. Shaiva

    Same-sex coupling, Sadness and Yeshu Bhakti...

    Because Zenzero said this to Nayana: Maybe I misinterpreted, but I see this as Zenzero is saying Nayana's mind is deluded becuase be believes in the "label" of Krsna. I have no harmful intent in saying what I did.
  14. Shaiva

    Can I Have Your Opinions?

    Im pretty sure she will hear and read far worse things in school. When I was in school I remember the many conversations the other children would have in class behind the teachers back and on the bus. None of the stuff on RF can compare to the vulgarity of that. But, then again, I dont really...
  15. Shaiva

    Dear Hindus

    In Hinduism one is not supposed to eat pork and defiantly not Cow. Some Hindus prefer to be completely vegetarian, like many Vaisnavas, and other just stay away from pork and Cow. To my knowledge there are Atheist Hindus. I dont know much about their philosophy. Ramana Maharshi believed...
  16. Shaiva

    Dear Hindus

    All forms of Hinduism have different view of the answers to these questions. I can only give you the Gaudiya Vaisnava view. What makes someone a follower of Gaudiya Vaisnavism is that they serve Sri Sri Radha-Krsna and chant Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama...
  17. Shaiva

    Same-sex coupling, Sadness and Yeshu Bhakti...

    Thank you Madhuri. Attachment in this case is a translation of the word Asakti in which you become attached to Krsna and cant stand to be away from Him and you are always having a feeling of service towards Him. I guess another translation could be love, but I try to keep in mind that the...
  18. Shaiva

    Same-sex coupling, Sadness and Yeshu Bhakti...

    The philosophy of GV is much different from your philosophy. We are not trying to give up attachments, but change our attachments from material ones to Krsna. We are not trying to eliminate desires, but to stop matieral desires and only have the desire to serve Krsna. This isnt a matter of...
  19. Shaiva

    Possible appearance?

    Thats irrelevant whether or not scientists are trying to get us to believe or not, that had nothing to do with what I said. I was just saying that such a claim of possiblity about such thing is just about the same as what is said in the OP.
  20. Shaiva

    Possible appearance?

    To see whether or not people trust His word or their senses? There are myriads of reasons of why He could.
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