Although Brahman has for the last 3000 years or so been interpreted as God by Hindus, and is a word that is often translated as the Hindu concept of God, very recently so-called Secular Atheist Hindus are attempting to translate Brahman as just "energy" or "universal field" or some insentient...
Thinking you just saw a ghost, but actually nothing was there, but hey that's matter too. We think it is there, we can be absolutely sure we can see something solid in front of us, we can hear it, we can touch it, smell it and taste. Then surely it is there right? Right, but the person who saw a...
This is a repost from a thread of mine in the Hindu DIR thread. It has taken me a long time to accept that God exists, as I am an ex-atheist and still have strong atheistic tendencies. I have looked at all the main arguments for why God exists cosmological, design and ontological, but it is this...
Please note I am posting this in the DIR forum because I want this to be a discussion rather than a debate. This means all I want to hear is the views of all current Hindus on this forum, rather than arguments on who is right. If need be, I will post a separate thread in the debate forum if a...
I have noticed there are quite a few people who self-identify as anti-theists, expressing a strong hatred for theists and religion in general. So, I thought why not self-identify as an anti-materialist, expressing my strong hatred for the view that all is just matter. That mind and consciousness...
And is theologically speaking Christianity and Islam sects of Judaism?
I hope I am posting this in the correct forum. Recently, during the course of a debate elsewhere these two propositions have been asserted as factual statements:
1. Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God
2...
Reposted from Hindu DIR:
EDIT: Both Hindus and Atheists can participate in this debate.
I know that there are many atheists who identify as Hindus or Hindu atheists. But I understand there are atheists who identify as Christian as well or Christian atheists. Yet to me this sounds like an...
I know that there are many atheists who identify as Hindus or Hindu atheists. But I understand there are atheists who identify as Christian as well or Christian atheists. Yet to me this sounds like an oxymoron. People can self-identify as anything, they can even think they are a giant cucumber...
Hari Om,
I felt a primer on Advaita was necessary, because there are some misunderstanding and confusion about what it teaches on here. Therefore, in the spirit of discussion and education, I felt I would inform about the basic doctrines, methods and tenets of Advaita in the same manner and...
The Purva Mimamsa tradition is still very influential in present day Hinduism. We still strongly believe in the powers of mantras, yantras, gem stones, sacrifices etc. There is a whole market online for mantras for wealth, for love, for career, for relationships, for success, passing exams etc...
I hope I framed the question properly. I would like to first present my position of Dvaita Vedanta. I do not think Dvaita Vedanta is consistent with classical Hindu thought or in general Dharmic thought. I also think his interpretation of Upanishads is not justified, because Madhva's adds words...
I have usually stayed away from the Puranas, because I have seen them as nothing more than sectarian books of myths, legends, stories mixed with history and misc stuff. I have also been uncomfortable about who has authored them, or they based on on actual stories going back into ancient times...
I am really interested in what kind evidence is that Cremo has discussed in his books and documentaries on forbidden archaeology of allegedly actual finds by scientists, reported in scientific literature including scientific journals of human fossils, footprints and artefacts going up 2 billion...
So we have a thread discussing the historical origins of Hinduism re Aryans and Indus valley, but what about the mythological origins of Hinduism --- of Hinduism being on this planet for billions of years, of Lord Rama's having been on this planet 18 millions of years ago and co-existed with...
A few Christians believe that Shiva is actually Satan. Some of the reasons why they think he is Satan
1. The depictions of Shiva
2. The descriptions of Shiva as the destroyer god, the lord of serpents, the lord of darkness, as the terrible, fierce as one, and as the one that lives in...
I was inspired by the thread religion adapting to scientific discoveries to start this thread. The idea that science and religion are mutually exclusive, which has its roots in Cartesian thought, is not something which occurs in Hinduism. In Hinduism science and religion compliment one another...
I have a burning question regarding actually practising Hinduism in real life. Hinduism is more of a religion of practice than it is of faith or belief. It really doesn't matter what you believe in Hinduism, even if you believe in Brahman, there is no salvation just through belief. I want to...