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theuniversallife

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If anyone remembers me as the 14 year old asking for religious help, I need help again. I saved all the religions you recommended me I read up on. Well I tried, and my parents don't really like the idea of finding out my true self. They are very hardcore Christians and aren't very open minded, unlike most Christians I meet. But I have one tool, the internet! So I would appreciate it if anybody could share articles on: Buddhism, Paganism, Taosim, Hinduism, and other religions from Netherland-areas. Thanks in advance!
 
Dan4reason

Dan4reason

Facts not Faith
theuniversallife said:
If anyone remembers me as the 14 year old asking for religious help, I need help again. I saved all the religions you recommended me I read up on. Well I tried, and my parents don't really like the idea of finding out my true self. They are very hardcore Christians and aren't very open minded, unlike most Christians I meet. But I have one tool, the internet! So I would appreciate it if anybody could share articles on: Buddhism, Paganism, Taosim, Hinduism, and other religions from Netherland-areas. Thanks in advance!
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You have the internet right? So you can pretty much look up the info yourself. Maybe you can try finding forums which specifically talk about these religions. Or you can find phone numbers of religious organizations so you can talk to them about what they believe. You could also study their religious writings.
Here is a bhuddism forum to get started.
All Discussions - NewBuddhist

I am an atheist agnostic so I would just love to pressure you to think just like I do, but you are probably not interested in a secular direction.

So what are some of your core beliefs?
 
On_a_Quest

On_a_Quest

Member
If you have the chance, get to a book store and buy a book called "The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions" by Huston Smith. It gives a very manageable amount of information on each of the major world religions including Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism (and Christianity). There is also a chapter on indigenous religions like Native American traditions for example. I highly recommend this book and think it will help you a lot.

If you are concerned about your parents' interference, I suggest downloading Kindle for PC (it's free!), buying the book in Kindle format and reading it on the computer that way.
 
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theuniversallife

Member
Dan4reason said:
You have the internet right? So you can pretty much look up the info yourself. Maybe you can try finding forums which specifically talk about these religions. Or you can find phone numbers of religious organizations so you can talk to them about what they believe. You could also study their religious writings.
Here is a bhuddism forum to get started.
All Discussions - NewBuddhist

I am an atheist agnostic so I would just love to pressure you to think just like I do, but you are probably not interested in a secular direction.

So what are some of your core beliefs?
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Don't worry I study bioengineering a trigonometry on my free time, I think plenty. I have tried secular humanism, but it didn't feel in tune enough with the world around me.
 
Draka

Draka

Wonder Woman
This place carried lots of articles concerning Paganism: Paganism/Wicca | Suite101.com

I can provide you with several others if you'd like, but most really are a search bar away. If you find a site that is questionable to you though, feel free to share it here and ask some of us Pagans if it is a good site. Some sites, of course, are written by those who are not Pagan at all and misrepresent us and our beliefs intentionally.
 
Orias

Orias

Left Hand Path
theuniversallife said:
If anyone remembers me as the 14 year old asking for religious help, I need help again. I saved all the religions you recommended me I read up on. Well I tried, and my parents don't really like the idea of finding out my true self. They are very hardcore Christians and aren't very open minded, unlike most Christians I meet. But I have one tool, the internet! So I would appreciate it if anybody could share articles on: Buddhism, Paganism, Taosim, Hinduism, and other religions from Netherland-areas. Thanks in advance!
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I would look along the lines of pantheism.

I personally am a Satanist, but in terms of my belief in what God is, I am a pantheist.
 
Riverwolf

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
For a somewhat traditional but nevertheless wise Saivite Hindu school, check out this website:

Kauai's Hindu Monastery

Plenty of free online books and articles, as well as some audio talks and videos with the former and current Satgurus.

The complete works of Swami Vivekananda can be found here:

Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

I recommend reading his article "What is Hinduism" and his book "Karma Yoga." Both are in Volume 1.

For reading the primary texts of Vedanta, go here:

Vedanta Spiritual Library - Spiritual Devotional Religious Sanatana Dharma Hinduism Scriptures Shastras Stotras Bhagavad Gita 108 Upanishads Sankara Advaita Veda Vedic Vedanta Bhakti Mantras Yoga Vidya Divine Holy Sacred Hymns Sanskrit

An entire website is devoted to the Bhagavad-Gita, featuring several translations and commentaries:

Bhagavad Gita -the Book of Life - Introduction

And for my personal favorite translation of my personal favorite Hindu text so far, the Tirukkural, go here:

http://tamils.tamilpower.com/thirukural-english.html
 
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theuniversallife

Member
Draka said:
This place carried lots of articles concerning Paganism: Paganism/Wicca | Suite101.com

I can provide you with several others if you'd like, but most really are a search bar away. If you find a site that is questionable to you though, feel free to share it here and ask some of us Pagans if it is a good site. Some sites, of course, are written by those who are not Pagan at all and misrepresent us and our beliefs intentionally.
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Thank you!
 
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