• 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. Hema

    Dalit Christians reconvert to Hinduism

    Original story: http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=437013&sid=REG Hmm, benefits of job reservations eh? I always say that the caste system is misunderstood. Even when the Lord came in his Avatar of Shri Ram, he showed that God does not care about these caste systems. He embraced people...
  2. Hema

    Fire at Mandir next door last night!

    Late last night after everyone went to bed, someone rang the door bell. My husband went to see who it was then he came running back waking up everybody saying that the Mandir (Hindu Temple) was on fire! Shivratri ( a celebration where devotees wake the entire night) is this Wednesday and the...
  3. Hema

    Has anyone made a joke about any of your religious customs?

    Hindu married women usually wear sindhoor which is a red vermillion in the center parting of their hair. I wear it everyday and since there are many Hindus in Trinidad, most people…even of other religions know what it is because many Hindu women wear it. A couple of the boys working...
  4. Hema

    Hema - Mod

    Name : Hema (pronounced: Hey-Mah) Age & D.O.B. : 26 years years old; born on 18th November, 1981 Location : Trinidad, West Indies. (The Southern-most island in the chain of Caribbean islands, close to Venezuela) Religion : Hinduism, although I believe that all religions lead to the same...
  5. Hema

    Quiz: What will your famous last words be?

    Your Famous Last Words Will Be: "Nice doggy." What Will Your Famous Last Words Be? Blogthings - What Will Your Famous Last Words Be? This could very well be true, because I love dogs and although my husband will think a certain dog is vicious, I will think it's cute! :D I tell him, "That...
  6. Hema

    Sufferings that souls of the wicked endure in Yama Loka.

    Whilst Hindus do not believe in a permanent hell, there are temporary hellish regions where souls of the wicked go to suffer before they move on. The demigod Yamraja is said to be in charge of these regions. http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/dying.htm "At the moment of death the...
  7. Hema

    Wandering souls / people who die in accidents & their karma.

    I think that no one dies before his/her time but recently someone was saying that when people die in accidents, their souls wander around until the time they are really supposed to die, then they move on. To me, such cases are when the souls are troubled and still attached to the material plane...
  8. Hema

    Progressive Deity worship?

    I don't focus much on Deity worship, however I feel particularly close to Hanuman. I feel his love and his energy very strongly. However, I've recently been having dreams of Shiva. When I spoke to a gentleman who is sort of psychic, he reads palms etc. He told me that the Deities send us...
  9. Hema

    I'm back! (I posted two wedding pics)

    Surprise! Hi folks. I’m back from my wedding and honeymoon! I cried when our honeymoon was over then my husband Sastri said that our honeymoon will be forever…of course where we have to go to work etc. I did something so silly on the first day we went out back to work. I cried when Sastri was...
  10. Hema

    BYE...My day is fast approaching!

    Hi my dear, sweet RF family. :) This is just to let you know that I will not be on RF for a few weeks. I won’t be on RF for most of this week…probably until tomorrow or Wednesday. Why you may ask? Well, it’s mainly because I’m getting married to my dear, sweet, precious fiancé on Sunday 29th...
  11. Hema

    Indian Gov’t to destroy Rama’s bridge!

    I’m so angry!!! :verymad: The Indian government is bent on cutting 30 hours or so off the journeys of ships forced at present to travel round Sri Lanka to get to and from India's southern coast. The bridge was built by Shri Ram and the Vanaras to cross the ocean to Lanka to take back...
  12. Hema

    How do you deal with a secret admirer?

    Cover your ears! Do it now...quick!!! AAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! I don't know how to feel! I feel so strange... A few months ago a guy contacted me on my cell a couple times but I told my fiance to scare him off. I don't know if it's the same guy from before but a few minutes...
  13. Hema

    “Namaste” Do we live it? Why make fun of others?

    :flower2: “Namaste” is a greeting which is equivalent to saying; “I bow to that Divinity within you; the same Divinity that is within me.” It is another way of saying, “We are all equal”. We are paying respect to the love, light and peace within others. I often see people laughing at others...
  14. Hema

    Kali! Her devotees dance on hot coals etc.

    Okay, us Hindus believe in one God called by different names and the Deities are physical representations of that one God. God as our Mother is Adi Shakti but there are many Devis who represent her powers. I’m always amazed by Kali. She is often misinterpreted. The blood on her body...
  15. Hema

    Will Jesus return as Kalki avatar?

    This is similar to Divine Angrogyne's thread about Christ and Krishna but this thread looks at the future. Christ and Krishna (in the physical forms) came in the past. Christians say that Jesus will return and in the Bhagvad Gita, Shri Krishna said that when unrighteousness is on the decline...
  16. Hema

    Water vs. Coke - Very shocking!!!

    I recently heard on the radio that the average bottle of soft drink contains about seventeen tablespoons of sugar! :eek: Imagine that! I received this email today and I would like to share it for the benefit of others as well --- __________________________________________________________...
  17. Hema

    Which do you think is a bigger blessing?

    You better agree with me or else.....:ko: Hyuk hyuk...just joking :p Okay, so my fiance and I were having a discussion the other day. We are both Hindus. We are not too ritualistic but his family has Satsangh (a prayer meeting) every year and do rituals like pooja, havan etc. He wants to...
  18. Hema

    Realizing the true self through yoga! Even for atheists?

    :chicken: Booko suggested that I should start a topic on this area. Don't mess with Booko...get posting. Oh right, :o first you have to read this - What types of yoga do you most identify with, or which one (or ones) work best for you? These are short definitions of different types of yoga...
  19. Hema

    Do any of you non-Hindus believe in any Hindu concepts?

    For your enjoyment whilst browsing this thread - :popcorn: I know some people of other faiths who believe in karma, re-incarnation etc. I know many of you believe in the chakra system too! A gal is just curious. :D
  20. Hema

    Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan

    Willamena's thread "He was a magical guy" had me thinking about Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary. His favourite bhajan (Hindu devotional song) is "Raghupati Raghav" You can listen to the song at: http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/movie/HD000027.html Scroll down to "R" and click on...
Top