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  1. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    No ISKCON does not say that. Nor do they say the universe rests on elephants and tortoises. Showing hatred and envy towards others won't make you God-realized nor will it get you any good. Anyways, this is what Vedic astronomy says about motion of earth: Rig Veda 10.22.14: “This earth is...
  2. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    Sunyavada was a once mighty school on Buddhism and in modern day not followed any more because when Sankara came and drove away Buddhism from India most followers of the Sunyavada school became advaitins or left India and slowly their school became extinct. You seem to think that Sunyavada and...
  3. Haridas

    True principles of Sanatana Dharma

    Ok fine. Since you entitle yourself as God then go ahead worship yourself :D Have fun with it. Also if you need help choosing the paraphernalia to worship yourself dont forget give me a call. Also i see you accept only parts of Upanishads that seem to supportive of you philosophy and reject...
  4. Haridas

    True principles of Sanatana Dharma

    You say you know all scriptures well dont know if you know these: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (4.5.11) : "The Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva Vedas, the Itihasas, Puranas, Upanishads, verses and mantras, sutras, and the spiritual knowledge and explanations within, all emanate from the Supreme...
  5. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    You simply confused other Buddhist schools with Sunyavada. Sunyavada is not what you explain. Some other Buddhist schools agree with what you say about Buddhism but not Sunyavada. And Dr. Rajmani Tigunait has quite a lot more knowledge on advaita. He is an scholar or pandit on advaita.Also I...
  6. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    Dear Surya Deva, Even popular advaitins agree with me. Dr. Rajmani Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute of Yoga is a present day exponent of advaita and he writes that the ideas of the Buddhist sunyavada (voidist) philosophers are "very close" to Shankara's. Let us see how they are similar...
  7. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    It is said by the person who calls himself "the man of reasoning"...:biglaugh: Pre-Sankara period, the Vedantists did not subscribe to advaita but rather a different philosophy and will show proof from the words of historians and scholars. Sankara's philosophy of Advaita is really just Buddhism...
  8. Haridas

    True principles of Sanatana Dharma

    Good one, Prabhuji...:bow:
  9. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Dear Surya Deva, I find your reasoning quite faulty... It is due to advaita interpretation self=Supreme and that is why the word self appears so many times on the translation. This Upanishad describes the Supreme and says that He is the oldest, the Purusha, the ancient, the indweller within the...
  10. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    You seem to say that “Aditya” refers to sun-god only but interestingly Aditya is a name of Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranama. Aditya literally means “one who is the son of Aditi”. Now in this hymn it talks about the Supreme son of Aditi. We can know the principal Aditya from...
  11. Haridas

    Brahman and the Advaita Vision

    Bhagavad Gita explains the essence of Vedas that is even what the greatest advaitin Sankaracarya taught. Above is simply your opinion. What you show is... Rig Veda 1.164.46, Indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇamaghnimāhuratho divyaḥ sa suparṇo gharutmān, ekaṃ sad...
  12. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Indeed it is true... Krishna attracted the Vrajavasis simply by the playing of His flute! and what to speak of His transcendental beauty!
  13. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Dear Pleroma, What I think is not important but what scriptures and acaryas have said is of real value. Anyways, Adityahridayam is from Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Chapter 105(someone put the wrong reference in Wikipedia). Chandogya Upanishad explains: atha ya so ntar adityo hiranmayah purusho...
  14. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Ok Surya Deva no more discussion on that. You will never agree with me nor will I so it's pointless. Let there be peace. Om shanti shanti shanti :)
  15. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Also Surya Deva watch this video it will do some help: youtube.com/watch?v=Ud1oEFfOrbQ
  16. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Sure, here it is: Nithyo Nithyaanaam chethanas chethanaanaam Eko bhahuunaam yo vidadhaathi kaamaan comes from Katha Upanishad 2.2.9. Bhoktha Bhogyam Prerithaaram cha mathva sarvam proktham trividham brahma ethat comes from Shvetashvatara Upanishad 1.12 Pradhaana Kshetragjnya pathir...
  17. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Dear Surya Deva, You said that Indra and Agni is declared supreme but do show some evindence from Vedas. You clearly contradict these verses from Vedas: agnirvai devanamavamo vishnuh paramah tadantara sarva devatah "Agni is the lowest and Vishnu is the highest among devas. All other gods...
  18. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    You probably read the Upanishads with the translations or commentaries of advaitins. So what conclusion do you expect to come? Anyways, there are 3 types of verses in the Upanishads: 1.Abheda Sruti 2.Bheda Sruti 3.Ghataka Sruti The Abheda Srutis seems to state that the universe (all chit and...
  19. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    Sorry sir I should have known better that you have more faith in the limited knowledge of scholars than the eternal Vedic literatures. Thanks for letting me know more clearly.
  20. Haridas

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    You may stick to the views of scholars. But that is not supported by Vedas. Shruti Vedas are eternal and therefore authoress. They were never in written form. The knowledge of shritu Vedas was passed down from one sage to another by the process of hearing until Srila Vyasadeva compiled them all...
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