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  1. DharmaCatLamp

    Two Weeks of Devotion to God/Hindu Practice Update

    Howdy guys. So, two weeks ago I had a interesting experience after worshiping an image of Kali. A very strange Kali Experience TLDR, I bowed down to an image and had a intense experience which caused me to take a two week break from certain substances and focus on two weeks of devotion. I...
  2. atanu

    Faith

    Suzanne Leonard Cohen Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever And you know that she's half-crazy but that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China And just when you mean...
    • atanu
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    • cohen faith love shiva
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Music
  3. Rubellite Fae

    Vedic Deities

    There's a lot of focus of forms of Viṣṇu and Śiva, but the Vedas emphasize Indra, Agni, Soma and others. The academic view is that Śiva was native to the Indus Valley, Viṣṇu's various forms were native to the Ganges plains, and that the Aryans brought the Vedic religion. Over time these were...
  4. SalixIncendium

    Shiva as Lord of the Dance

    I was at a local gift shop yesterday and found myself studying a statue of Shiva dancing in a halo of fire standing atop some sort of being. I've read a few things online regarding the symbolism of the piece, but I was wondering what the symbolism means to you.
  5. vishnulakshmi

    who is dhumavati ???

    who is dhumavati ???
    • vishnulakshmi
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    • end of the world end times hell hindu dharma lakshmi parvati shiva vaishnava vaishnavism
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Hinduism DIR
  6. Serpent Child

    Shiva is the name of the 666 in Revelations, is Shiva Satan?

    I just want to have an honest discussion about this, the point of this post is to have just that. It's NOT my intention to disrespect anyone's religion, beliefs, gods/goddesses, etc. __________ Satan may actually be Shiva in the east. I have included an article on this at the bottom of this...
  7. CCXLVI.

    Satan is the Word of Life, and the Name of the Original Religion

    In ancient Egypt SATA is the name of the creator God, this also relates to the concept of the Serpent Genie. However Genie is a English spelling for Jin which is originally Jat or Jot as a letter. And Jat means "Power" in the concept of the power of god, the creator god which is the serpent...
    • CCXLVI.
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    • 666 hindu hinduism jesus lucifer satan satanism satanist shiva the devil
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Religious Debates
  8. User14

    "Pranksters" at CERN perform mock human sacrifice in front of Shiva

    Does this bother anyone else? There's a lot to discuss here. Whether it really was just a prank, or whether it was an authentic ritual. Whether it has any ties to similar rituals done by a number of secret societies in the West. Whether CERN is more than just a scientific facility, and whether...
    • User14
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    • cern nataraja new age sacrifice shiva
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Hinduism DIR
  9. User14

    Puranic and/or non-tantric Shaivism/Skaktism today?

    Above all else, I'm emotionally drawn to the Goddess, particularly in the form of Parvati. That's the main reason I became interested in Indian religion in the first place. My mind also feels drawn to Lord Shiva, and the idea that Shiva represents the inactive, transcendent aspect of God and his...
    • User14
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    • non-tantric parvati puranic shaivism shaktism shiva
    • Replies: 139
    • Forum: Hinduism DIR
  10. Shantanu

    Why puja-worship of any god is acceptable as being within the Hindu outlook

    In our Hindu way of looking at things, one does puja to acknowledge God's hand in Creation so that whatever He has done is seen to have been for a great purpose. Our customs in Hinduism, no matter which god one worships through puja, serves the Supreme God as the Creator of all gods. This is Sri...
    • Shantanu
    • Thread
    • allah ganesh god jesus saraswati shiva sri krishna
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Hinduism DIR
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