So recently the church of Satan came out with a statement to the Muslims of the U.S offering to help them places if they feel unsafe in their town. Personally I thought this was very admirable and really picked my interest.
I know a little about Laveyan Satanism and have a few questions that I...
Hey people I decided to check back in and see what's up. As for me? well my wife and I got pregnant again, but this time things were different, our little boy made it (It was a close call actually and he had to be delivered 5 weeks early). He is now half way to being two years old. but enough...
Poeticus brought up a thread regarding Zombies and the possibilities of karma based on their actions. Luis brought up robots and this made me think of artificial intelligence.
I feel one day we will create something so intelligent that it will functions very similar to a human. Such as have...
So I started this World Religions course at ym college. I am thoroughly enjoying it, and was pleasantly surprised with the Hinduism portion of the class. Our teacher ( a Catholic) said the class will be focusing mostly on the academics of the religions with some side notes from practitioners to...
I know I have been absent from these forums for with a while now but I had to share this with you all!
http://uvamagazine.org/articles/the_science_of_reincarnation
So it is not mystery that I am an avid gamer. We all have our ways to "unwind" and to enjoy our time, mine is gaming. I have been getting really into a game called League Of Legends my friends and I play a lot and find a lot of joy in it. Well there is a game similar to it called "Smite". In LoL...
So the other day I was making a garland for Maa made of dried cranberries. I certainly looked strange enough to elicit a question from my sister in law, why in the world would I thread dried cranberries? My wife came in and kind of saved me saying "its a necklace for his idol" technically...
So there have been a LOT of Advaitin conversations going on as of late, so lets try something new.
So first what is Bhakti yoga? Well I don't know as much as others (like Vinayaka, Ratikala, Shivafan, or Poeticus) but I know a bit. It is the act(that's the yoga part ;) )of being a devoted...
So I had this dream last night, it was fairly memorable due to the subject.
Basicly my wife and I visted India and loved it so much we considered moving there. We saved up money to buy a house there (which wasn't very difficult) and bought a house there and I was some how able to find a...
So I was thinking about "good" and "evil" the other day. (I know this topic has been DONE TO DEATH, just wait for it.) I believe (and I know many others do to) that there is no such thing as "good" or "evil" just varying degrees of ignorance. Lets look at things that are "evil" like rape and...
I am a little curious, do any of you believe in "ghosts"? what is the general Hindu stance on the idea of "ghosts"?
I honestly don't believe in their existence, I have seen no reason to believe in them and have even less of a reason to. Even if a soul did stick around and just "hang out" with...
Today it has officially been an entire year I have been a Vegetarian!
the year hasn't been perfect there have been mistakes, mess ups, and some hard days but I have done it! Lost 40'bs in the process!
Don't want to sound like I'm showing off just excited.
So people have been asking for more "Hindu" threads, so here I go.
I made observation about Shakti, she seems to bridge the gap between sects. Take for example Fireside and I. Lakshmi holds a special place in her heart and Kali in mine. Look at who their husbands are Vishnu and Shiva...
Well as some of you may know I get these odd thoughts and ideas that just seem to pop into my head and I just have to share, and or ask questions.
So to begin lately I have been questioning the existence of the Deities, not Brahman just the Deities. I have come to the conclusion that Brahman...
So I have gotten into this little debate with a friend of mine on facebook. He is an Atheist and is of the opinion that essentially any and all religion is bad
This was the start of said debate...
So this is a quote by Bill Hicks, a comedian that died in 1996
Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we...
Someone on my facebook news feed posted this. I can't quit explain why, but it bothers me.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1.0-9/578602_10151184047833706_1185394313_n.jpg
I guess it's some statue made by some animals rights activist artist or something with this...
So I asked this question in an another thread and realised I do not know the answer at all(if the question can be answered at all). I don't mean Brahman is "dumb" but is there even an entity that we could recognise as being intelligent?