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  1. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    So your "oooooooooooooooooooooook" offers nothing to the conversation. Rival posted about falling in love with Krishna. I gave a very typical Hindu answer to that. If you don't like it fine but my response was not directed to you Sha'irullah but to Rival. You can certainly take your Islamo-...
  2. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    Rival, To fall in love with God is the most normal thing in the universe. It is the natural position of the soul :) Enjoy
  3. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    One of these days Aupji :D I'll get you're name correct... till then you'll have to be Brahman ;)
  4. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    Chinese Hinduism Carrying the Kavadi for Lord Murugan Hinduism in Trinidad
  5. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    Hindus From Around the World American Hindus Congresswoman Tulsi Goddard Hinduism in Ghana
  6. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    Both Aupji and Acintya are correct as to my meaning. On a very basic level the worship feels very different. Worship of Krishna is very ecstatic, lots of singing and dancing and high energy. While worship of Sri Vishnu has a deep sense of mystery and awe. Of course that is not to say it...
  7. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    Namaskar Poeticus, I agree that there is conflating going on especially since I come from a bhakti line that uses ritual to deepen that connection. This is not to devalue the yajna and puja practice as they do serve a very important functions in the continuation of our world. That is what I...
  8. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    Ritual procedures are for human benefit Bhagavan does not need such things. This is why in the Gita the Lord says even a leaf offered with love is acceptable. There is a big difference between offering a flower to the image of the Lord at home and a multi day yajna or a grand aarti in...
  9. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    Namaskar Axlyz, I'm an uninitiated student/ well wisher of Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya. He teaches Tirumantra to all. However he does seem to make the distinction between initiated and uninitiated. I cannot speak more on this distinction though, being uninitiated I don't want to...
  10. Andal

    Questions about worshipping Vishnu

    As others have noted- Vishnu and Krishna are one in the same. The only difference I see is in mood. Worship of Krishna is a different mood from worship of Vishnu. At least in my subjective experience. Both are wonderful expressions of love of Sri Hari. In terms of mantras, I get the sense...
  11. Andal

    Replacing Christianity and Hinduism with Mithraism

    Ah, makes sense. I posted this before I saw that the discussion had been quiet for some time. Aum Hari Aum!
  12. Andal

    Replacing Christianity and Hinduism with Mithraism

    "Both Christianity and Hinduism are bastardized versions of Mithraism" Which Hinduism are you speaking of? And please present your evidence for making the claim that Hinduism is "bastdarized" Mithraism. Aum Hari Aum!
  13. Andal

    Guru Relationship

    Namaskar Ratikalaji Thank you so much for this post. You have given the gift of clarity for me and a much better sense of how to go forward. Thank you for taking the time to share this wisdom :) Aum Hari Aum!
  14. Andal

    Guru Relationship

    Thank you both so much. This is a big relief for me and I think confirmed my own thoughts. Thank you and pranam :)
  15. Andal

    Guru Relationship

    Namaskar Guys :) I have a question about the guru/ student relationship. Let me start by saying I have not taken initiation and this isn't about a guru in the religious sense. I did have someone in my life whom I considered a guru in the broad sense as he was the original person to teach...
  16. Andal

    Our Virtual Ashram

    Ahhh I go away for a week and come home and someone has completely redecorated our ashram and the rest of the RF village... This will take some time getting used to.
  17. Andal

    First official Diwali?

    On the topic of the HAF as an academic by training and a Hindu by heart, I lean more towards liking them in the American context. They are the only group I know of that has a enough political clout to make positive changes for Hinduism in the US on the level of national politics. Then again I...
  18. Andal

    Happy Diwali!

    A very happy and joyous Deepavali everyone :) May you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year! Aum Hari Aum!
  19. Andal

    Hindus: No "love" in Hinduism?

    So my quick check of the Sanskrit online dictionary yields 76 words for love. Prabhupada had a very ascetic world view and that is what is taught in his community. He does not speak for all of Hinduism. The great stories we celebrate have love as a common theme. In the Ramayana Sita is the...
  20. Andal

    Genuine Question Regarding Anti-Semitism

    Check out "Faith and Fratricide" by Rosemary Ruether. She answers your question quite well from a historical perspective.
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