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    Vatican City Museum Houses Small Vishnu Temple

    Vatican Museums Display Replica of Temple to This Hindu God - World Religion News Thoughts about this?
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    Gita Jayanti Message from Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

    I thought that this was interesting enough to share :). It's nice that she doesn't shy away from talking about Hinduism in her videos. yOea-9ROyHU Tulsi, Gita Jayanti Message 2013 - YouTube She also has a video about Diwali in her channel too.
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    Mysticism?

    I've read on many posts on the forum that while mysticism has been restricted to small and persecuted sects of Abrahamic religions, mysticism is open and public in Hinduism and other Dharmic religions....but what the heck is mysticism? One definition I found of mysticism is that it is basically...
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    Blasts at Indian Buddhist shrines in Bodhgaya of Bihar

    BBC News - Blasts at Indian Buddhist shrines of Bodhgaya in Bihar Hopefully, the two injured are okay.
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    Contentment and Striving for Material Success?

    Hinduism places great importance on the idea of contentment (santosha), or being satisfied and grateful for what you have now, but what does that mean in terms of wanting material success? Many people in the modern world strive to get good grades and work hard in school in order to get a good...
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    Being an atheist Hindu?

    This is something that I've read a lot online, but I've been confused about. How is it possible to be both an atheist and a practicing Hindu at the same time? I mean I understand people that are atheists, but identify themselves as Hindu for cultural reasons like celebrating Diwali and Holi and...
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    Questions about Meditation in Hinduism?

    What exactly are some of the different types of meditations in Hinduism? I'm aware of the typical "focus on the breath" meditation (which is I think is Vipassana), but that's a Buddhist meditation. Are there forms of meditation that are specifically Hindu? Or am I just creating some false...
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    Interfaith Marriage/Relationship

    What do you guys think about being in an interreligious marriage or relationship as Hindus? As far as I know, there's not much in Hindu scriptures that says anything about it, and it's up to personal choice. That being said, would you guys be willing to be a part of an interfaith relationship...
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    Getting letters from so many different universities?

    Is this normal to happen? I'm in my junior year in high school, and within the past couple days I have gotten letters from 17 different universities (yes I counted), but most of them say stuff like log into here and get your free college planning guide or a pamphlet or something like that. I'm...
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    Osama bin Laden and his siblings

    Look at how much hatred they have for the West. You can obviously see it in their evil little eyes. :rolleyes: Now on a serious note, how do someone like that become a terrorist?
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    Mixed Marriages

    How many of you would be willing to be part of an interracial marriage? What about an interfaith marriage?
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    Law of Attraction

    How many of guys believe in the Law of Attraction? Have you ever used it to try to change your life somehow?
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    Hinduism and Indian Culture

    Since Hinduism originated in India, there are a lot of Indian cultural practices found in the religion, but I was wondering is it possible to separate Hinduism and Indian culture? In the temple, we have to pray and sing in Indian languages. During special Hindu festivals, people are supposed...
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    Non-canonical gospels

    How many Christians read the non-canonical gospels such as the Gospel of Thomas or Judas or Peter? Why or why not?
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    Hello

    Hey guys. I am bp789. I've always been interested in various religions and philosophies and I've been reading the discussions in these forums which I find are interesting. I am personally a Hindu of the Swaminarayan sect. I am only in high school though and I'm about to turn 15. So I hope to...
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