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  1. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    "43 Alumni for Biden"

    ALL of you people who either won't vote at all because you don't like either candidate and/or will throw your vote away on a third party candidate should re-examine your mental marbles! For now, we have a two-party system and one or the other will win. Yes, that sucks, but it's the reality...
  2. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Another Pandemic From China?

    Hi, MonkeyFire~ Hindus don't believe in luck. There's always a thread connecting what appears to be random events. Blazing streak, though? Yep, fer sure. Metaphorical fires everywhere.
  3. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Another Pandemic From China?

    Mother Nature's on a tear, settling accounts with mankind. Karma's a beech, ain't it.
  4. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Hauser....exquisite...

    Mmmmmmmm, exquisite indeed.... Thanks.
  5. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Poll: Truth or Ignorance?

    Thank you again, and I did find the Gnosticism DIR. Very, very interesting. There are posts in there that sparkle with the Truth that I have experienced. Can't get enough of that sparkle, no matter the Name of the basket I find it in! :)
  6. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Poll: Truth or Ignorance?

    OHHHHHH!! Thank you for that info! Is that also what the basis of The Matrix movie, referenced by the OP, is about?? Don't want to derail the thread, just trying to get clarity on which or what kind of world he meant. But also, doesn't aeons refer to time, which is also an unreal construct? I'll...
  7. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Poll: Truth or Ignorance?

    Oh, perhaps then I have answered ignorantly. Never having seen The Matrix, I thought taking the red pill in the OP's poll represented something else, not "powerless reality of the world" (which is unreal from the get-go) but something extra-worldly, i.e, Truth. So I'd change my answer to...
  8. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Poll: Truth or Ignorance?

    I do not find the truth behind everything unsettling at all. Chose the red pill long ago--no regrets whatsoever. Besides, in this plane of duality, everything is formed as a two-sided coin; you choose the pleasures, you sign up for the miseries, as well. Guaranteed. Where's your bliss then? All...
  9. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What's with the protestors tearing down and defacing all statues

    I had the same question as the OP. But this Op Ed today in the New York Times by Caroline Randall Williams clarified it beautifully. Yeah, down with the monuments. NASHVILLE — I have rape-colored skin. My light-brown-blackness is a living testament to the rules, the practices, the causes of the...
  10. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    A Universe From Nothing

    Oh, Aup! I'm so sorry I misunderstood. I really did think you were joking. Alas, I think even 300 years ("they" say a generation is 30 years) will not suffice for mankind or its scientists to know the full truth. An individual soul here and there will attain that Supreme Knowledge but certainly...
  11. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    A Universe From Nothing

    Hello, rational experiences "Light... as known to the human conscious psyche" is NOT the Light of which I speak. God's Light is not perceived by the human psyche, mind, intellect, ego, senses, etc. The light you speak of is created by the Light I speak of. I should have been clearer in my...
  12. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    A Universe From Nothing

    That's funny, Aupji. Only a few generations? You are pulling our legs, aren't you?!
  13. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    A Universe From Nothing

    Obviously, nothing can come from nothing. And space is an illusion, along with time and causation so none of those can be the source of universes, either, which makes them (universes) also belong to the realm of illusion and impermanence. Mr. Farnsworth, theists don't believe in a superman...
  14. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    This thread has been declared a mod free zone!

    Oh, you guys and gals! Thank you so much, I needed this. LOL'd my way all the way through. Can I sneak this joke in here since there aren't any mods tending the thread? :p There was a plane in trouble with 5 passengers on board: Donald Trump, the Pope, Dr Anthony Fauci, Oprah Winfrey, and a...
  15. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Shallow spiritual books

    Namaste, What interesting questions, Sirona! They look straight forward enough at first glance but there are layers of subtleties to consider. The first layer to peel back is what or who is a guru?! Maybe the author is not truly a guru. Guru is not just "a teacher," and IMO, respect beyond the...
  16. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What exact sins did I commit?

    But Eddiji, this is your statement from another post: You and the rest of us could go on a guilt binge for years listing in forums our previous mistakes one by one, which seems to be your current MO. Mistakes in thought, word or deed are called "sins" in Christianity--a word which, because of...
  17. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    When did your current "you" begin?

    Hello again, sun rise, Namaste Both true--if by the 'eternal I' you mean one as eternal soul, which having read your other stuff I think you do. Disagree with this, although it might seem merely petty word parsing. Merriam-Webster's first definition of essential is: 1 : of, relating to, or...
  18. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Impersonating Clergy?

    Hi, Penguin~ I agree proselytizing is annoying, even offensive. But Eddi is a Christian (not then, but now) and so my answer was couched in terms which call on him to act like one, i.e., acknowledging the error and seeking forgiveness from his Lord as well. When he accepts that forgiveness, he...
  19. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Impersonating Clergy?

    No consequences, huh? Eddiji, the consequence (karma) is you appear to still be carrying a burden of guilt all these years later, most likely because something in you recognizes that what in fact you did was steal the Bibles from those for whom they were intended....
  20. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Microaggression - a real-world example

    Good Godly grief!!! Those are horrible stories of endemic racism, as you say. Pay no attention to Mindmaster. He obviously hasn't mastered anything, including compassion. And a complete hooray for you that you're still standing and not spewing hate and nonsense yourself. Kudos, sun rise, it...
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