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    Have you received a mantra diksha?

    Have you received a mantra diksha or mantra from a Guru that you chant regularly? If yes, would you be comfortable sharing your experience and practice?
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    Who is your Ishta Devata (Favourite form of God to worship)?

    If it is one of the forms of the main deities below, please specify also in comments. You can choose more than one option.
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    Do you perform pooja regularly? Tell us about your daily practice.

    Hello Friends, Do you perform pooja regularly? If yes, what is the method of your worship? How long does it take you and which shlokas and mantras do you recite? Please share your practice :) I'm just asking out of curiosity. I light the lamp twice a day in front of all my God's photos and...
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    Worship of Manasa Devi

    Hello Dear Members, Can someone familiar with the worship of Manasa Devi please post here? I would like to know the following: 1. The ritual and procedure for her worship 2. The offerings she likes 3. Is she worshipped using an idol or picture, or a tree branch or cactus or snake idol? 4. Any...
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    Ganesh - Dream interpretation

    Hello All, I'm posting after a long time. I hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. I had a dream yesterday and want some help in understanding it. Lord Ganesh is my ishta devta (favorite form of God). In my dream yesterday I climbed up some stairs, and saw that across a small, make...
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    16 Monday Fast (Solah Somwar Vrat) clarification

    Hello, I'm interested in performing the 16 Monday Fast (Solah Somwar Vrat) for Lord Shiva. I have a few clarification questions: 1. I live abroad and there are no cows that I am aware of that I can feed the portion of prasad that I offer to Lord Shiva. What to do with this portion? 2. Am I...
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    Does God really fulfill wishes?

    My entire life, I felt that God would somehow intervene in my karma and fulfill my wishes. However, there is one wish / desire of mine that he has not fulfilled for the past 5 years. I have prayed to every avatar of God possible, worked hard myself to achieve my goal, tried to compromise as best...
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    Free Will and Destiny

    I've been reading about free will and destiny a lot these days. According to Ramana Maharshi, everything is predetermined and there is no free will. Even small acts like drinking a glass of water and going to the other room are predetermined. He confirms in several places that there is no...
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    Durga Kavach - seeking your help

    I've been asked to read Durga Kavach daily by an astrologer. Until now, I was reading this: Durga Saptashati Devi Kavacham - Sanskrit Lyrics with Video Song But today I discovered another version here: Durga Kavacham - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia Even on YouTube, there is confusion...
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    Self confidence versus Arrogance

    I was asked this question today but didn't know the answer, so I am posting here. What does Hindu philosophy say about self confidence, and how can one cultivate it without becoming arrogant? I understand that all the members here belong to different schools of thought and subscribe to...
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    Kali Mata

    Hello All, Does anyone here have experience praying to Kali Mata? My family learned a while back that She is our Kuldevi (family goddess). I would like to pray to Her but I am afraid to. Is the following mantra "safe" to recite: Om Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shiva...
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    Possession by a Hindu deity

    I've come across some instances of deities (Devi/Goddess like Ma Kali, Ma Chamunda, Mariamma etc, Ayyappa Swamy, Murugan, Snake Gods) possessing human beings. The possession is either during the specific time period (example, Navaratri), or it can be intermittent / at will. In most instances...
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    Spouse and karma

    My friends and I who are yet to be married are curious about this. So I'm posting a poll. Please reply :-)
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    Prarabdha and positive thinking

    Owing to COVID-19, I have spent every weekend for the past few months indoors and reading. I have come across videos by Swami Mukundananda and Brahmakumaris, claiming that positive thinking can change Prarabdha, and beliefs play a major role in any person's destiny. Brahmakumaris in particular...
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    New to Advaita Vedanta, seeking clarification

    Hello All, I'm very new to the teachings of Advaita Vedanta, and Ramana Maharshi, so please be patient with me. I came across the following: Ramana Maharshi's note to his mother: The Ordainer controls the fate of souls in accordance with their past deeds. Whatever is destined not to happen...
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    New member want to post - please help

    Hi, i'm a new member and I want to post in the Hinduism forum. But I dont have access, although I chose "Dharmic religion" in settings, please help!
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