• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Search results

  1. Sirona

    Was it Saint Frankenstein's dog? What happened to it?

    Dear forum, I'm not a regular visitor to RF but I remember that a while ago another user (I think it was @Saint Frankenstein ) asked for money on RF in order to take their dog to the vet. I donated a little bit, and now, like any good donor I would like to know whether the story came to a good...
  2. Sirona

    Have you ever been discouraged to pursue (academic) education on religious grounds?

    As you may know, I have a knack for Christian movies. I just watched one entitled A Matter of Faith, in which a concerned fundamentalist father challenges his daughter's biology professor for teaching the theory of evolution in college. The point is that the daughter wants to be a pharmacist, so...
  3. Sirona

    Pompous Prabhupada Propaganda

    Pompous Prabhupada Propaganda told by Narendra Modi, so it must be really good ... ;) Although I have read about the Indian government endorsing ISKCON, I have to admit that this level of endorsement is quite surprising to me. I am not aware of any other instance where an Indian or any other...
  4. Sirona

    Bhaktas: Would you "kill" your God to reach enlightenment?

    Hello forum, I'm familiar with the quote: "IF you see a Buddha, kill him". There seems to be a similar story about Ramakrishna as the last thing he was very attached to was Kali, so his guru is said to have told him to visualize a sword and mentally "kill" Kali for attaining the highest form of...
  5. Sirona

    Where can I find an English translation of the book Divya Prabandham?

    Hi forum, I know this is a typical Google Is Your Friend question but I'd like to know where I can find a translation of the Divya Prabandham in English (French would work, too ;)), online or as an actual book? (BTW, it seems to me that not all currents of Hinduism have the same urge as ISKCON...
  6. Sirona

    Vegetarians: India one of the largest exporters of beef

    Hi forum, there is a book that I found in on the less frequented pages of the Belgian Hare Krishna webshop. According to this book, India is apparently one of the world's largest exporters of beef. https://blservices.com/product/india-a-world-leader-in-cow-killing-and-beef-export/ I initially...
  7. Sirona

    Devi as source for both enlightenment and illusion

    Namaste, Maybe my premise is wrong but if one considers the Devi as the source of both maya and enlightenment, how can we see whether her "promise of / potential for the bhakta's enlightenment" is real? How can one see whether the form of the Devi is "true" and not yet another projection caused...
  8. Sirona

    Pagans: Which scriptures / books have you read?

    Pagans: Which books have you read, preferrably scriptures? I'll start with Ovid's Metamorphoses. And the Orphic Hymns.
  9. Sirona

    Looking for friendly Goddesses

    Hi forum, I've been reading / meditating about goddesses lately, Most of what I read is about Hinduism / Shaktism and I've been into Greek polytheism since childhood. I found that a large part of the goddesses I read about do stand for sexuality, death & the subconscious. Therefore, I'm looking...
  10. Sirona

    What's the difference between "sympathy" and "compassion"?

    Hello, could someone please explain to me the difference between "sympathy" and "compassion". The sentence I want to write is: "The description of her illness evokes sympathy / arouses compassion."
  11. Sirona

    Tara Black: Walking though God to get to the Goddess

    Hi forum, you know, I have a knack for reading those personal conversion stories, type "Member of Religion X becomes Christian - lives happily everafter". There are quite a few books describing the opposite direction but most of what I read have been "manuals", not personal stories. The book...
  12. Sirona

    Hindus / Pagans / Wiccans: How do you ground yourselves after invoking the Dark Mother?

    Dear forum, would you tell me which method(s) you use to ground yourselves after invoking a goddess representing the Dark Mother archetype, such as Kali, for example?
  13. Sirona

    Question about mantra in EDM song

    Namaste, could you give me the second mantra cited in this song: The first one I already found myself: Vakra-Tunndda Maha-Kaaya Suurya-Kotti Samaprabha | Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryessu Sarvadaa || Meaning: 1: (Salutations to Sri Ganesha) Who has a Curved Trunk, Who has a Large...
  14. Sirona

    Schools in Utah ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

    Hello forum, don't know whether this has caught the attention of the Satire Ministry yet. :shrug:
  15. Sirona

    Continued from: Practical aspects of life as a Baha'i - Bahais only, please

    Continued from: Practical aspects of life as a Baha'i @Truthseeker Thanks for your friendly and very informative reply. Sirona asked: 4. Why are non-Baha'is not allowed to attend a Nineteenth Day Festival? Well, you stirred my curiousity with that. I can't think of any other reason for this...
  16. Sirona

    Practical aspects of life as a Baha'i

    Dear forum, I am trying to educate myself about the practical aspects of Bahai life. Therefore, I compiled some statements which I believe to have learned. They are mostly yes/no statements, but of course, I would appreciate some clarification. If anyone wonders, my cultural frame of reference...
  17. Sirona

    This is probably not what ISKCON had in mind ....

    Namaste, today I listened to the "sermon" of the Bhakti Marga Sunday Prayers. They also base their "sermons" on a verse from Srimad Bhagavatam, but Swami Vishwananda's book on the subject is not very profound in content, to say it politely, so I was wondering which translation of the Srimad...
  18. Sirona

    Krishna Krishna Mahayogin

    Namaste, would somebody translate the mantra for me? I don't understand the last verse. Thanks. Krishna Krishna Mahayogin Bhaktanam Abhayankara Govinda Paramananda Sarvam Me Vasham Anaya
  19. Sirona

    Kyklos Apollon?

    Dear forum, Kyklos Apollon is a virtual circle of people who either worship Apollo (1) simultaneously all over the world at a certain date (which I don't know) or (2) on Sundays when it's t 12 p. m. locally. Does anybody know more about this? Thanks, Sirona
  20. Sirona

    Dandapani - yet another competitor in the spirituality business

    Namaste, in my latest New Age book catalogue I found this book by a former Hindu priest seemingly preaching the new Western gospel that "everything is possible". https://www.amazon.com/Power-Unwavering-Focus-Dandapani/dp/0593420454 I don't know much about him but he is handsome. That's...
Top