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  1. Treks

    Brahman's Name

    I'm not familiar with a Jehovah-Brahman hybrid, so I can't help you sorry. Maybe someone else can :) As I said, I'm more familiar with the idea of taking the Lord's name in vain in a Christian context. Since Brahman is the all-pervading reality (I believe .. happy to be corrected) then I don't...
  2. Treks

    Brahman's Name

    I'm afraid I don't understand the question with relation to Brahman. Can you please rephrase? To "take the Lord's name in vain" I believe means to swear an oath to Jehova, or invoke Jehova, inappropriately.
  3. Treks

    The Ineffable or Holy Name and Tao

    Could it also be the problem that when we name something we firmly establish it's "otherness" in relation to our ego-selves, which is counterproductive to Oneness?
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    Ik Onkar

    Ik Onkar
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  5. Treks

    Very different paradigms

    I've had the chance to watch the video this evening and, acknowledging this is not a debate forum, I'll just say I find it to be heavily biased and leave it at that.
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    Very different paradigms

    In fact, you find within the Sikh scripture hymns by Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims (Sufis) :) And the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Sahib travelled the land with his best friend and Muslim Mardana. Guru Nanak would sing and Bhai Mardana would play the rabab.
  7. Treks

    Daughter's First Promotion

    Congratulations to you both :) Wait, that sounds like you just got married. Um... congratulations to her, and a pat on the back for you, Salix :D
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    Lost but Looking :/

    They didn't fade into obscurity, the people were converted to Christianity as part of a process of political domination, and nothing much of the religions of the peoples of Northern Europe was written down, and so it was lost. See this fellow for more information Charlemagne - Wikipedia...
  9. Treks

    Forever drifting

    Thanks everyone for your replies. @SalixIncendium it's a great feeling to connect with other people in the same situation. I hope I can get to that same point of withdrawing inward and being content there. Do you also abstain from engaging with online communities of Advaita Vedanta folk...
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    Forever drifting

    I'm tired of this spiritual drift. A blog I had seven years ago still describes me today. Much has happened, but nothing much has changed. Stuck in between the beliefs I keep returning to, and the cultural disconnect the religion associated with those beliefs creates in me. No other holy...
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    Female Deity for the Modern World?

    Edit: Sorry, I misread your OP. Have adjusted the below accordingly. What's wrong with just "Mother Nature"? Mother Nature is practically a modern "deity" in her own right. Why does it have to be more complicated than that? Have you asked your daughter to tell you more about Mother Nature...
  12. Treks

    Im new to the reading of the Guru Grant Sahib, question..

    My friend, you just won the internet :D
  13. Treks

    Im new to the reading of the Guru Grant Sahib, question..

    Hello Ajay In my understanding Sikhi is panentheistic, not monotheistic. Monotheism puts God and creation separate. Panentheism has creation made of God and God extending beyond the creation. (refer my earlier post re. water and the wave) Are you sure monotheism describes Sikhi? :)
  14. Treks

    Im new to the reading of the Guru Grant Sahib, question..

    Edit: I moved my post to a private conversation with Unguru.
  15. Treks

    Soap

    Chidi, is that you?
  16. Treks

    Soap

    But you know, in the shower I much prefer bar soap. I feel that people judge me for that. My sister always looks at me skew-whiff and goes, "But it leads to a build up of soap scum and makes the shower harder to clean". My partner and most other people I encounter say using bar soap in the...
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    Soap

    Well, this is complicated. I would choose the liquid soap unless it's my own bathroom. To me, a person's choice between the bar and liquid soap doesn't say anything conclusive about them. You'd need to have a discussion about it. But some thoughts if they chose the bar: They may be more...
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    Im new to the reading of the Guru Grant Sahib, question..

    Thanks for expanding on your point. While I do not agree with your interpretation of Sikh literature and the idea of all gods being paths to God, that's okay. The world is big enough for both of us.
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    The Lord's Prayer...What are we Praying For?

    You say "irrational" and I say "complex". It's unlikely we'll be able to understand each other. Good day to you. :)
  20. Treks

    The Lord's Prayer...What are we Praying For?

    Even the Stoics, who were all about God's Will and delineating between what is and is not without our control, included requests in their prayers. On one hand there is the reminder that everything that happens is by God's will, and the other hand is the natural urge to request that our basic...
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