Rivers are goddesses in India, most prominent Ganga & Yamuna.
I wonder - is the sea also represented by a goddess?
Minakshi & Kanya Kumari are somewhat associated with the sea I think, but they are not exactly sea goddesses.
So is there a godess of the sea in Hinduism?
Quite some part of India...
What is your opinion about the disappearance of Madelaine McCann?
Do you think the parents are involved? I'm not quite sure about them, they seemed very "publicity seeking" to me.
On the other hand there is a case from my country were a girl was abducted and held in a cellar by her kidnapper for...
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Personally I think exorcism is dangerous nonsense.
There was a woman in Germany, Anneliese Michel, who even died from exorcisms at the age of 23 in 1976.
...did become Sexuality a hindrance to enlightenment in Hinduism?
I have great interest in Hinduism, but I am not an academic and did not systematically study it.
But from what I read it is my impression that once in Hinduism sex was a natural part of life, a legitimate joy.
Women were free to...
Some long time ago I read the "Authobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahamsa Yogananda and was interested in Kriya-Yoga.
I remember having written a letter to that organization founded by Yogananda asking if there was a teacher in my country (Austria, in EU) but they had none.
So my interest vanished...
I know Dudeism.
pro:
- the Dude is cool
- the Dude is relaxed
- the Dude has that inner strenght that let's you survive the most quirky situations
- the Dude is staring in one of the best movies ever
con:
- the Dude could really need a haircut