According to Hinduism the material is only temporary. The true Self is the Spirit which is the same nature as God. This Self or Spirit is the light of God which equally exists in men and women in the rich and in the poor...among all castes of people...even among the animals. In the Gita it is...
I believe that the Spirit is of the same nature as God and therefore does not have a beginning nor an end...because God to me is not bound by physical laws such as time.
Hi Comet! I'm so sorry...I didn't know all that's been goin on with you. I'm not on RF as regularly as I was before. Feel free to message me or email me anytime. Are you on Facebook? My name over there is Hema Bedasie if you want to add me. Too often I worry about what people think...I also...
No...sex is an act which requires willing participation from both parties.
By the way, sometimes I ask my husband when he's going to do his "Husbandly duties." Of course it's all in fun. :D
Glad to hear it all turned out well but this happens to me sometimes too. Sometimes when I'm at a social gathering, not knowing what to say to anybody and sitting by myself and bored to death...then someone I know will ask a question, the answer to which is totally obvious, "Hema, you're...
Aw, it's not a disrespectful question at all. :)
I admire their Bhakti or devotion and I enjoy listening to their chanting...which to me is very powerful! I can get taken up very easily.
However, I could be wrong, but I get the impression that some of them believe that people should pray to...
No, I think that what goes around comes around so when we do good deeds, good things will be in store for us. If not now, then later on when the time is right. :)
In Hinduism, Brahman is referred to as the Absolute Truth or the Absolute Reality. The Rig Veda also says that Truth is one but is referred to by many names, or rather, God is one but is called by many names....Krishna, Allah, Jesus etc.
No we are not more civilized, perhaps more technologically advanced.
There are still those that hunt, or there are still those that let others kill for them.
We can learn a lot from animals. For example, Dale Carnegie said that we can learn unconditional love from a dog. When I see the cruel...
I agree with "I am that I am." :)
Generally, I am introverted and only open up to those closest to me. I am shy and I think because of this, not everyone gets to see the real me. Yes it does frustrate me, especially when meeting new people because I am terrible at small talk. I can more open...