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    Best Odyssey translation

    I also like Fagles. I really enjoy Fitzgerald as well. I have their translations for both Iliad and Odyssey, and I have Fitzgerald's version of the Aeneid.
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    Handing In My Notice

    I believe I will be joining you, Rival. I am beyond tired of the toxic anti-religious bigotry that is posted day after day by the same people.
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    Burt Reynolds Dead At 82

    It's not just you.
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    Burt Reynolds Dead At 82

    I hope Burt's first experience in the afterlife was seeing Dom DeLuise dressed up in his Captain Chaos outfit waiting by a car. Dom looks up, smiles, and says, "Road trip!"
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    Hindu Monotheism

    The Devisukta, found in the Rig Veda, is presented with Mahadevi speaking in the first person. I hesitate to even mention this as I am not trying to engage in sectarian polemics, but I think you need to see that your sources are omitting much that is important and thus giving you an incomplete...
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    Hindu Monotheism

    @duvduv Yes, Kali is Brahman, She is Atman. Everything that exists is Her, She is consciousness, matter, space, and time. She is the One and She is also the many.
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    Hindu Monotheism

    To elaborate a little more on this point, my devotions center on Maa Kali and the Mahavidyas. The Mahavidya, which includes Kali Herself, are ten manifestations of MahaKali. They are One because all are Kali. They are also many because each of the Mahavidyas have distinct powers, forms, and...
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    Hindu Monotheism

    The Rig Veda speaks of multiple deities. You can interpret them as all being manifestations of One, but that is an interpretation. A plain reading of the text gives a polytheistic worldview. I am a Shakta, I worship Maa Kali as Supreme. I view the Vedas as coming ultimately from Her, and through...
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    Hindu Monotheism

    From my studies and readings, a lot of Shakta ideas are a blend of Samkhya and Advaita. We can talk about Brahman all we want, but Purusha and Prakriti comprises all of our experiences. I don't see the world as unreal, I don't see Maya as unreal. Maa Kali is both static (as Brahman) and...
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    Hindu reference in a movie

    I've seen that episode of Xena. It was many years ago and I could not have given a summary of it.
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    Hindu reference in a movie

    M'Baku actually is a bit of a bad guy in the comics, that I do know. He isn't on the level of the Joker or the Green Goblin when it comes to comic book evil, he is more a rival.
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    Hindu reference in a movie

    This is interesting: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/black-panther-fans-in-india-angry-over-beeping-out-hanuman-reference-twitter-reactions-5073987/
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    Hindu reference in a movie

    I caught that reference when I saw the movie, too. I am a huge DC Comics fan, but I don't know as much about Marvel characters. I wonder if the Black Panther comics ever refer to Hanuman. So, is the inclusion a result of the director's vision or is it fidelity to the source material?
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    Hindu Monotheism

    I had no idea that Shankara wrote of Maa Tripura Sundari. Thanks for sharing that!
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    Hindu Monotheism

    That is from the Platform Sutra. The text deals with the life and teachings of the Zen Patriarch Hui-neng.
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    Hindu Monotheism

    Religion does not equal belief in God, and I say that as a believer in Her.
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    Hindu Monotheism

    And that is a Vaishnava view.
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    Hindu Monotheism

    Dharmacentral.com gives a Vaishnava perspective on Hinduism. As a Shakta I obviously disagree with their perspective on both Shaktism and Shaivism. As has been said many times in this thread, Hinduism encompasses several diverse religious traditions.
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    Why valuing monotheism puzzles me.

    Just to prove I'm not lazy, I found the answer. :p Yes, they do.
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    Why valuing monotheism puzzles me.

    True, true. Do you know if Coptic Christians accept the Trinity?
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