Crash Course on Hinduism

[Maira La]

hehehe

But that is how they dressed , Its written in the scriptures .

Nop. I'll post another picture, still a fanboy image, but the dress code is closer to the truth:

 

[my2cents]

what do you mean all paths? Secular, monotheist, polytheist. Does that not sound a bit contradictory. Btw you guys can't agree whether i am Hindu or not

You are if you want to call yourself hindu. No authorities in hinduism to certify that. There is a saying in one of the scriptures, I don't remember which one- which says that their is nothing but god. So in that sense all paths lead to god.

 

[Hindustani78]

Evolution !!!

Regarding evolution it has been explained in all the religious books.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Regarding evolution it has been explained in all the religious books.

Yup !!!

Kashmir Shaivism especially, is a non-dualistic school of thought. It does hold that both the reality we perceive around us and 'The Brahman ' are real . While Advaita Vedanta says that what we perceive around us naturally , is actually an illusion. But both are non-dualistic schools of thought. which means -both firmly hold that Brahman and the manifested reality are not disjoint from one another . The manifested is just part of 'The Brahman' .

This is very very different from pantheism and polytheism .

Manifest and Unmanifest .

Heck !!! This year I have a subject on Indian Philosophy .
It will be one hell of a ride ...
Hope I pass that subject ...

 

[Hindustani78]

Can't help but notice that in this modern-day-fanboy-drawing, most of the soldiers are dressed like Muslim soldiers of the Medieval Islamic Empires. @Atanz

At the time of the Battle of Kurukshetra, no one dressed like that!

Intensive research have been done by the Indian researchers on the Rig vedas and ASI is even having proves of all this.

 

[Maira La]

Intensive research have been done by the Indian researchers on the Rig vedas and ASI is even having proves of all this.

Your source? Talk is cheap.
I heard creationists say "intensive research" has been done to debunk evolution!

 

[Barrel-Bomba]

there is no one hinduism, it's different all over India, at least ritualistically.

different flavors of it everywhere, it's not really a religion either, not in the abrahamic way, more a philosophy, and it's completely kosher to reject bits or all of it.

karma, the cycle of death and rebirth, the transient, illusory nature of the world, maya and attachment.. good concepts, one would do well to dwell on these matters sometimes.

no death penalties as mandated by the only true god or anything, and yes, you can have medium rare kobe steak, and wash it down with some merlot, no problem.

buddhism, I think is a much refined more modern derivative of it, also available in different flavors but the essence is the same

you can feel it when you travel to different countries, sri lanka, thailand, cambodia, whathavyou.. nicer calmer vibe from the people overall, very different to the west/middle east, which are also great, but just different.

people from the west and middle east will tell you as much about India, despite the poverty and the problems, generally happy people in these countries.

I tell them it's because there's not many who take religion seriously.

 

[Hindustani78]

You are if you want to call yourself hindu. No authorities in hinduism to certify that. There is a saying in one of the scriptures, I don't remember which one- which says that their is nothing but god. So in that sense all paths lead to god.

If you see the term , Hindu , you will see its by yourself HINDU

The term Hindu and Bharati is mentioned in Vedas.

O sons of Bharata term is being used by the divine beings of the heavens aka in IndraLok

Its like Bharata is the term given by the divine beings and Hindu term is for humankind.

Islamic Messenger Muhammed has used the term Hindi for Indians .

Your source? Talk is cheap.
I heard creationists say "intensive research" has been done to debunk evolution!

You will never change

 

[Levina]

Also @Aminroop (are you Levina?, if you are, we were discussing this some time back, now there is a full fledged docu on it)

I guess you're the same guy with whom i discussed hindu idols in south-east asian countries, and the FB page unofficial:subramanian swamy's ID on pdf. Isnt it? lolz
Thanks for the video. Will watch it now.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

@Kashmiri Pandit documentary released by Indian diplomacy a few weeks ago

Also @Aminroop (are you Levina?, if you are, we were discussing this some time back, now there is a full fledged docu on it)

WoW !!

99.99999999 % of us are unaware .

 

[Maira La]

You will never change

Shall try my best not to.

 

[Hindustani78]

Shall try my best not to.

Keep it up.

We Indians have always fought for self respect.

 

[Bitter Melon]

Kashmir Shaivism especially, is a non-dualistic school of thought. It does hold that both the reality we perceive around us and 'The Brahman ' are real . While Advaita Vedanta says that what we perceive around us naturally , is actually an illusion. But both are non-dualistic schools of thought. which means -both firmly hold that Brahman and the manifested reality are not disjoint from one another . The manifested is just part of 'The Brahman' .

This is very very different from pantheism and polytheism .

This is the definition of pantheism: "Pantheism is the belief that the Universe (or nature as the totality of everything) is identical with divinity, or that everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent god. Pantheists thus do not believe in a distinct personal or anthropomorphic god."

The concept that there is no other reality but god and nothing but god is non-dualism, also called pantheism where the underlying primordial consciousness manifests as the universe and everything within and without. Kashmir Shaivism approaches non-dualism in a practical manner validating our subjective reality as real too (it does not say it is not an illusion) unlike Advaita Vedanta which is dismissive of our subjective experiences. So both are examples of pantheism.

Hinduism also is polytheistic because of the dualistic school of thoughts. Even Vaishnavas, Shaktas, and Shivas concede the validity of Vedanta, which makes Hinduism both pantheistic as well as polytheistic.

no death penalties as mandated by the only true god or anything, and yes, you can have medium rare kobe steak, and wash it down with some merlot, no problem

This is false. It is clearly mentioned killing a cow is equal to killing a human being. So kobe steak is out of question.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

This is the definition of pantheism: "Pantheism is the belief that the Universe (or nature as the totality of everything) is identical with divinity, or that everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent god. Pantheists thus do not believe in a distinct personal or anthropomorphic god."

The concept that there is no other reality but god and nothing but god is non-dualism, also called pantheism where the underlying primordial consciousness manifests as the universe and everything within and without. Kashmir Shaivism approaches non-dualism in a practical manner validating our subjective reality as real too (it does not say it is not an illusion) unlike Advaita Vedanta which is dismissive of our subjective experiences. So both are examples of pantheism.

Hinduism also is polytheistic because of the dualistic school of thoughts. Even Vaishnavas, Shaktas, and Shivas concede the validity of Vedanta, which makes Hinduism both pantheistic as well as polytheistic.

But our polytheism is slightly Unique .
We see many Gods in one ULTIMATE REALITY/GOD .

 

[Hindustani78]

Your source? Talk is cheap.
I heard creationists say "intensive research" has been done to debunk evolution!

ASI have carried out archaeological excavations in different parts of the country and the sources are there in Museums.