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  1. bp789

    Race and Religion

    Is that really a North and South Indian difference? The only gender segregated Hindu temples that I've been to are Swaminarayan temples. The one I go to has men on the right and women on the left, but in a different city it's the other way around. I assumed it was just something they decided...
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    Gaudiya Vaishnavism without ISKCON

    There are other Gaudiya Vaishnava traditions other than ISKCON such as Gaudiya Math (which Prabhupada used to be part of before creating ISKCON) and Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
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    Being an atheist Hindu?

    Yeah haha, I couldn't actually find that much information on people that practice those two traditions. I think it's just the semantics that confuse me. I understood Hindus that say Buddhists and Jains can be liberated from the reincarnation cycle. I'd also understand that about the Mimamsa or...
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    Need advice... Clashing feelings about faiths!

    That actually seems surprising to me. I understand it can be somewhat ethnocentric because of how being Jewish is both a religion and ethnicity, but how is Judaism that closed off? I'd assume it would be more approachable since most western Jews speak English with each other compared to...
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    Being an atheist Hindu?

    Perhaps I should have worded my question more clearly. I'm aware that Hindu is also used as a cultural term. I understand atheists that identify themselves as Hindu because of cultural reasons or that they celebrate festivals or pray to keep mom and dad happy. A lot of my friends are cultural...
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    Being an atheist Hindu?

    This is something that I've read a lot online, but I've been confused about. How is it possible to be both an atheist and a practicing Hindu at the same time? I mean I understand people that are atheists, but identify themselves as Hindu for cultural reasons like celebrating Diwali and Holi and...
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    The Hindu funeral

    What I was told was that in the villages, the cremations would occur outside of the village and maybe close to some small river, and it would be impractical for women to walk such far distances, and it might be too dangerous. Another reason I was told was that the women are responsible for...
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    The Hindu funeral

    One other especially important custom is to wear white, not black, to a Hindu funeral. There's another custom that I'm not exactly familiar with: that once you come back to your house after the funeral, you're supposed to do something with water outside of the house (this I'm not that sure of)...
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    What exactly is the Swaminarayan faith?

    Swaminarayan Hindu here - there was just a post somewhere either in the Hinduism or Dharmic Religions forum asking for detailed questions about Swaminarayan Hinduism. Wonder what's sparking the interest all of a sudden? :P Let's see where to start....(Just to clarify, I'm not that devout, and...
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    I really need help with no fap (serious)

    I'm guessing OP's talking about this? Partake in the ultimate challenge - r/NoFap Even though most of the testimonials on the website also including being free from porn addiction, there might be something to it. Even though it's mostly just anecdotes, it's surprising some of the benefits many...
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    Hindu Worldview Questions

    Just to clarify, BAPS isn't necessarily the official acronym of the Swaminarayan sect. The Swaminarayan sect itself has multiple other subsects. The main two subsects that are known are the Original Swaminarayan Sampradaya (which doesn't get that much media attention) and the BAPS (which split...
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    "Hinduism causes evil".

    Playing the devil's advocate here, here's an article I found about abuse to Dalit women married to higher caste men in Tamil Nadu. I have no idea how commonplace since I haven't been to India for a long time. 80% dalit women face violence in inter-caste marriage | Deccan Chronicle
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    Pet peeves

    There's only a few incidents I remember: "You guys worship cows!" "Don't you worship a million gods or something?" "You don't eat meat? You need to, especially chicken!" "Have you even tried Christianity?" "Do you know how much Jesus truly loves you?" Those are really the only...
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    Hinduism: A religion that can't be defined

    Out of curiosity, if someone was to ask you what do Hindus believe in, how would you explain that? I'm not sure how I would even start answering because each Hindu believes in something different.
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    Arranged Marriages

    I'm fine with arranged marriages for those that want one, as long as both parties are happy. Personally, I don't think that I'll get an arranged marriage, although it seems that the process of arranged marriage has changed throughout the generations. My grandparents had the apparently "Mughal...
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    Questions about Meditation in Hinduism?

    Oh really? I knew that Kundalini meditation could be dangerous, so I never delved into it that much, but I never knew Pranayama could be dangerous :O, considering that my mom likes to watch programs about Baba Ramdev promoting how Pranayama is a cure for every disease in the world :rolleyes...
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    Questions about Meditation in Hinduism?

    What exactly are some of the different types of meditations in Hinduism? I'm aware of the typical "focus on the breath" meditation (which is I think is Vipassana), but that's a Buddhist meditation. Are there forms of meditation that are specifically Hindu? Or am I just creating some false...
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    Thanks! It's been a while since I've been here. Hopefully, I'll be able to spend more time on...

    Thanks! It's been a while since I've been here. Hopefully, I'll be able to spend more time on here and learn more!
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    Madhuri's Life Story

    In your experience, how do most Indian Hindus feel/react when they figure out you practice Hinduism? Are they respectful and fine with it for the most part? Have you faced any problems or judgment about being a western Hindu? (problems from anyone, not just Indians) How many non-Indian...
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    Badran - Mod, anything you want to know about me?

    Does your family know about your lack of belief? How did they take it if so?
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