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  1. ratikala

    Does Veda have myth/s in it?

    Namaskaram , .. agreeing with Madhuri , ....in many respects it is allagorical , ..in others it is a literary masterpeace which contains Subtle sound vibrations that contain Knowledge of God himself , ....but above all the Vedas are Apaurusheya ; self existing truths revealed through Shabda ...
  2. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    are you assuming that Vedic Hindus do not also live their religion ? Vedas are something not just to be read but recited and meditated upon inorder to derive their meaning , ...this is half the problem here , ...the Vedas are not reading material they are formulaic we need to be instructed upon...
  3. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Vinayaka ji , Brahman is the supreme and absolute reality , the source of all , thus Brahman pervades all , ...as Brahman is Saguna and Nirguna can posess atribtes thus can be He , ....and as Brahman is the original , uncreated and eternal all Gods manifest from him .
  4. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram some random ji , ..... Brahman is the absolute reality which pervades all , Vedas reveal that truth , .... I dont think it is possible to have a universal ''we'' that encapsulates Hinduism as it would appear that some Hindus dont beleive that Hinduism is a scripture based religion...
  5. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Von bek ji if the Vedas are being missquoted by the likes of zakir naik then it behoves us as Hindus to to study and familiarise them selves with the true meaning of the Vedas , ...what saddens me greatly is that the oppertunity presented here to discuss the true purport of the...
  6. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram ji Jai Jai , ...and as ignorance is simply not knowing , ....we should thake care to explain rather than confront
  7. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Vinajaka ji please do not regard this question as an attack on Hinduism , .....it is better that we do not presuppose that a persons intentions are malicious . if one reads the Vedas , Yajurveda in particular , one will soon realise that they advocate a very different form of...
  8. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Jaya Bholenath ji please , please ...Do not mock the religion of others not even in jest , .....if one dislikes a question posed in a post it is better to just egnore than to respond by making fun of what we beleive to be anothers religion , this may acidentaly cause offence to...
  9. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Some Random ji Agreed , ...very few Hindu regard the Deity form or Murti as an Idol , .... Most regard the Deity as a specific manifestation of aspect of the supreme . however it is prehaps important to realise that it is only the murti made for home worship that is or could be...
  10. ratikala

    Does Veda prohibit idols/statue worship?

    Namaskaram Pasrsurrey ji is there a particular verse or section of the Vedas that you have read that leads you to ask this question ?
  11. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    Namaskaram Aupmanyav ji beware what you say , ...when finances permit , ....I will be coming to Jaipur , ...which means coming through Deli then we can happily discuss the Grace of Lord Rama , ....next to which small differences of opinion are nothing , ... Jai Jai for that I am made very...
  12. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    Namaskaram Prabhu ji My best regards also , ...I am humbled by your kind remark , ...after all had you not opened the thread I would not have commented , ....I am humbled also by your comitment to maintain the purity of traditions , .....Prabhu ji I thank you .
  13. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    Namaskaram Aupmanyav ji this comment is not nececarily aimed at you but just observation ....when people express veiws there is allways someone impressionalble who's thoughts and actions will be coloured by what they read especialy if it ia a veiw held by the majority , ....for example I...
  14. ratikala

    What have we done to deserve this ?

    Namaskaram JayaBholenath ji personaly I am not in favour if retaliation in any way , .... I think the only wise and potentialy lasting solution is education , ..... we have one Muslim here brave enough to say I do not comndone this , .... @Ya'quub ji I thank you for not inturpreting your...
  15. ratikala

    What is the nature of true humility?

    Namaskaram Sunstone ji ''you seem quite sure of that ''? ......Why sunstone Ji does this sound like a trick question ?..... ''Does true humility bode such certainty? Perhaps not'' from observation and a point of honesty I must say that I think it does , ..... if a humble person were to be...
  16. ratikala

    What is the nature of true humility?

    Namaskaram JI taking this scenario into consideration , ..... were the truely exeptional athlete , or even the very best of athletes to be truely humble , their imidaite responce upon receiving congratulations would be to give thanks to their trainer before taking praise them selves ...
  17. ratikala

    What is the nature of true humility?

    namaskaram Ji to me true humility takes little or no personal claim , accepts no glory , ...atributes all glory to the kindness or wisdom of others , ....his pride is not in the self but in his Guru , his teacher or his philosopy , ....this gives not so much a sence of personal pride , but...
  18. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    namaskaram ji , ... nothing works in duality it is a state of illusion my appologies I did not mean you specifiacly , ...just the asker of the quistion , who ever is asking you was adressed to the hyperthetical them , ....and Knowing yes it comes in two waya , ....aquired Knowledge , ..that...
  19. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    Namaskaram Ji , so we have agreement here so we have established Sanatana Dharma , ...Eternal Religious Principles , then we have also established the eternality of Satyam , ....Truth please forget Ghandi , forget Christian missionaries etc , .....one truth , one eternal truth , .... Jai...
  20. ratikala

    Hindu Dharma?

    Namaskaram Aupmanyav ji excuse me , it appears I have offended you ? I am sorry I thought my reply was quite clear , ....I have no wish to cause division in Hinduism I think if you read carefuly what I have said in this and other posts is that being Hindu can be both cultural and religious ...
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