A quick note on some Puranas.
There are eighteen major Puranas all supposedly authored by a single individual - Vyasa. Given that numerous works are attributed to this Vyasa, given the varied and conflicting nature of Puranic material, difference in writing styles, etc., it is obvious that his...
There is a widespread misunderstanding of the names Hinduism and Sanatana Dharma.
The misconception is that Hinduism is an inaccurate term (because of foreign origin) and Sanatana Dharma is the original term.This is completely incorrect and surprisingly, not known to many.
Hindu as applied...
Vivekananda was a Sanyasin who worked to uplift people from poverty and was also instrumental in exposing Hinduism to the West. However, there were some Hare Krishna allegations on another thread that he claimed to be God, committed offenses against Krishna and was a "second type" of Advaitin...
Here is a discussion between Yajnavalkya and his wife Maitreyi where they discuss immortality. This is from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad which is part of the Yajur Veda.
This description of the final emancipation applies without interpretation to Advaita. Other schools of Vedanta have to...
A hypothetical to Theists -
If you received irrefutable proof that ,
There is no God
Natue exists on its own
No reason behind children born with defective hearts
No reason why one person sails through a life of prosperity while another is laden with numerous problems
No after-life
No...
History speaks of killings, genocides in the name of religion worldwide. However, there should also be instances where dying people were saved because of religion. For example, there are religious charities feeding starving kids, providing them with healthcare, etc.
If we count both - people...
It is my understanding that in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, moral justice is a subset of Karma.
Osama Bin Laden will suffer in this life or in future lives, for all the pain he has caused to countless people. Amitabh Bachchan was immensely successful in Indian Cinema because of some past...