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  1. Andal

    We have a problem.

    Thank you :) I certainly didn't want to bring misfortune to me or my brother. I'm glad these things aren't written in stone :) ahahahahah LOL Aum Hari Aum!
  2. Andal

    Need to interview someone of the Hindu faith. Would anyone be willing to answer the following:

    I did not grow up in a Hindu family although I did grow up Buddhist and there are many crossovers. The biggest values are compassion and giving. I recognized I was Hindu the moment I met Lord Vishnu in my early 20s. I realized that I am a part of the community- really recognized it- my first...
  3. Andal

    We have a problem.

    Sigh I tied the rakhi at the wrong time for my brother because I wouldn't see him today... I'll have to rely on my prayers and Sri Bhagavan to make it ok :( Someone tell me it will be ok! This is my first year celebrating and I didn't know. Aum Hari Aum!
  4. Andal

    4000 Year Old Lord Vishnu Statue

    I am not making a claim one way or another I am asking specifically for other Hindus view on this. Your post seems a bit confrontational please remember that this is the Hindu DIR board. Aum Hari Aum!
  5. Andal

    4000 Year Old Lord Vishnu Statue

    Vannaakkam, I'm not sure if you have seen it yet but Facebook is blowing up today with news that a 4000 year old statue of Vishnu has been discovered in Vietnam. There is more info HERE Does anyone know if this has been scientifically verified? If it is true, it would force academia to...
  6. Andal

    Boycott Hobby Lobby: Trumping Women's Rights

    Double post
  7. Andal

    Boycott Hobby Lobby: Trumping Women's Rights

    Hobby Lobby covers vesectomies and Viagra. They produce their merchandise in China and their 401k plan is connected with companies that produce contraceptives. It appears they are in support of it when they are making money. hobby Lobby- your leader in hypocrisy. Supreme Court- corporations...
  8. Andal

    Hindu Theisms - Mono, Heno, Poly, Pan, Panen, etc.

    Vannakkam, If I understood you properly you are seeing Sri Vishnu, Shivji, and Sri Devi as being different parts of the same whole. My view is that it's all Vishnu. Shiva and Shakti are Vishnu in different expressions. We could be saying the same thing or something different, I'm not...
  9. Andal

    Hindu Theisms - Mono, Heno, Poly, Pan, Panen, etc.

    That sounds delicious :P Aum Hari Aum!
  10. Andal

    Hindu Theisms - Mono, Heno, Poly, Pan, Panen, etc.

    This is why I love Sanatana Dharma. There is room for all of us and our theisms :) Here's my perspective- no clue what greek term fits lol. I believe there to be a supreme lord and he is Vishnu. Brahman is his energy. Both Shiva and Sri Devi are the Lord in different moods. Then there...
  11. Andal

    Bhakti Yoga

    Vannakkam, I do not concern myself with differentiating yogas. For me Narayana is All. Sri Vishnu Saguna and Nirguna. While Advaitans prefer Nirguna, I (and other Bhaktins) prefer Saguna. There is not greater joy than a vision of the Lord. When there is bhakti, all of the other yogas...
  12. Andal

    Can you mingle Hinduism with Christianity?

    Advaita view is the most wide spread in the west but isn't necessarially the most popular. Statistically vaishnavas are the majority of Hindus (although fair enough stats aren't always accurate). Vaishnavas do not tend to hold the advaita view.
  13. Andal

    Can you mingle Hinduism with Christianity?

    The Buddhist view of mind stream is very different from that of a permenant soul or self. Both anatta and anicca- the marks of not self and impermenance make this fairly clear as do the 12 links of causation and the teachings of sunyata. Mind stream is likened to one candle lighting the next...
  14. Andal

    Can you mingle Hinduism with Christianity?

    This is exactly why a Christian will find it very difficult to mingle beliefs with Hinduism. Our views of Jesus are fundamentally different. Not all Hindus believe they will merge with God either. We also do not believe the soul is impermanent (although Buddhists do) At the end of the...
  15. Andal

    Can you mingle Hinduism with Christianity?

    I am in no way "hard core" and yet I disagree. I disagree on the premise that the great bhakti tradition of Hinduism is fundamentally different from the teachings from Christianity on the relationship with Christ. It is the difference between love for love's sake and love out of fear of...
  16. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    I hope they release an english subtitled or dubbed version! Devon ke Dev has english subtitles on youtube. :) Aum Hari Aum!
  17. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    I just discovered Devon Ke Dev Mahadev with english subtitles and am LOVING it. :D . Hope by malicious you meant something else lol ;) Aum Hari Aum!
  18. Andal

    Can you mingle Hinduism with Christianity?

    This isn't that strange. If you look at the 6 darshanas- not just vedanta, there is plenty of room for atheism in Samkhya, Vaisheshika, and Nyaya. Also in Vedanta, there is nothing in Advaita philosophy that states a need to believe in a God or the gods. One could you Brahman not as being...
  19. Andal

    Pics of Your Religion!

    Vannakkam, Lord Venkateshvara (Balaji) the remover of sins. Tirupati- Balaji's home (This place is visited by 50,000-100,000 pilgrims a day!) American Hindus, Kirtan wallah, C.C. White and Radhanath Swami Lord Vishnu from Indian serial
  20. Andal

    Hindus Upset Over Posters Portraying Jimi Hendrix as Deity

    I am far more offended by children going to bed with out food, families ripped apart by violence, and discrimination. There are things in this world that are far more important than a Jimi Hendrix poster. Aum Hari Aum!
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