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  1. iamfact

    Smriti vs Shruti

    Who said I have a religion? :) In my view, religion is not necessary because it is based on faith rather than logic, often contains irrational laws and is very corrupted. Instead, my spirituality is inherently Hindu and I take influence from Buddhism, and Taoism. You use the word mental...
  2. iamfact

    Shivaists, tell me about Shiva?

    I believe she (:)) is referring to the devotional aspect of Vaishnavism which is very similar to the devotion and love found between the devotees and the God of the Abrahamic religions. Vaishnavist sects such as ISKCON have borrowed a lot of Abrahamic philosophy to enrich their own Vaishnavist...
  3. iamfact

    Cyclic universe in Hinduism?

    When looked at with an Indo-European languages perspective, deva comes from the proto-Indo-Iranian root word dev- which itself comes from the proto-Indo-European root word dei- meaning to shine, glitter; sun, day; deity, god. It is likely that other meanings of the word developed during or...
  4. iamfact

    Smriti vs Shruti

    Unsubstantiated claim Āyurveda may use natural methods, but many treatments and medications that it prescribes are dangerous and have negative side effects. Take a loot at this or this. Āyureveda has many practices and treatments that work but many other treatments that can seriously...
  5. iamfact

    The Sanctity of Truth in Aham Brahmasmi

    I guess it's a matter of viewpoint and opinion :)
  6. iamfact

    Seeking to Understand Advaita

    Aha! That makes sense. It's the same concept as form is emptiness and emptiness is form, right?
  7. iamfact

    Cyclic universe in Hinduism?

    I don't believe any of these were based on Sanskrit commentaries, and its better that way. A commentary is biased, a translation should be unbiased. Anything that goes on a commentary, that a translator wishes to make known should be in the purport. Any "translation" that's biased and includes...
  8. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    You're right. In the end, words are just words. A line from the Tao Te Ching comes to mind: The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
  9. iamfact

    Seeking to Understand Advaita

    This is the traditional view of Advaita Vedānta and one of the few points where I diverge. I've never really understood how traditional Advaitins claim that nirguna brahman is of the nature of sacchidānanda when nirguna brahman itself is beyond words, attributes and comprehension...
  10. iamfact

    Forbidden Archeology

    I don't see any reason to latch on to pseudoarcheological concepts just because the Purāṇas' description of our timeline is in discordance with modern archeology based on the scientific method. If what Forbidden Archeology claims is really true then there will be plenty of evidence...
  11. iamfact

    Just a fun question

    Well, I already use Advaita Vedānta with Zen Buddhism to enrich my view of life so I guess I would choose Sikhism or Kaśmir Śaivism. Sikhism because it is a monotheistic non-dualistic religion and its morals are fantastic (perhaps because it developed quite late during a time...
  12. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    No, in Advaita, brahman = ātman. Thus, the mahavākyas (Great Sayings) of the Upanishads: - ayam atmā brahma - This atman is brahman - tat tvam asi - Thou art that - aham brahmasmi - I am brahman - sarvam khalvidam brahma - All this is truly brahman There is no semi-dualism in...
  13. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    A Vaishnavist is perhaps better trained to answer this question, but I always understood that different Vaishnavists hold different views. Some view that the Buddha mentioned in the Purāṇas is Siddhārtha Gautama while others view that the Buddha of the scriptures is different...
  14. iamfact

    The Sanctity of Truth in Aham Brahmasmi

    I'm curious as to who wrote that, do you know who? In my opinion, "sarvam khalvidam brahma" is the most advanced of the mahāvākyas because it is not only saying that I am not the ego, I am brahman but it is also saying that all truly is brahman and nothing exists but brahman. But...
  15. iamfact

    Smriti vs Shruti

    Your premise is based on logical fallacies: 1. Appeal to faith. (E.g., if you have no faith, you cannot learn) If the arguer relies on faith as the bases of his argument, then you can gain little from further discussion. Faith, by definition, relies on a belief that does not rest on logic or...
  16. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    When you say Brahma (I'm assuming you mean brahman and not Brahmā), are you referring to the Dvaita Vedantic view of brahman, or the Bhedabheda Vedantic view of brahman, or the Vishishta-Dvaita Vedantic view of brahman, or the Shubbha-Advaita Vedantic view of brahman, or the Advaita...
  17. iamfact

    Seeking to Understand Advaita

    Mithyā means "unreal" Māyā means "illusion" That which we see under the influence of māyā is mithyā. These two words can be used interchangeably although they aren't literal synonyms. In the end, it's all just semantics, and semantics is unimportant with regards...
  18. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    What do you mean by supreme being? Because depending upon the definition, certain tradtions of Buddhism do have scriptures talking about a "supreme being."
  19. iamfact

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    Neither do I :confused:
  20. iamfact

    The Sanctity of Truth in Aham Brahmasmi

    I think Chaitanya's Bhedabheda Vedānta philsophy (Gaudiya Vaishnavism) classifies Advaita Vedānta as nāstika in nature. I don't know if EqN is one but the Gaudiya Vaishnavists believe Shiva, upon Vishnu's request, incarnated as Ādi Shankarācharya to bring back those...
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