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  1. Sirona

    Where to meet other people interested in Hinduism?

    Did you check out Bhakti Marga ? They’re considered a personality cult with a bad rap. Their leader used to claim he was a Sri Vaishnava, but he mostly teaches some “salad bowl Hinduism” in comparison to ISKCON, which might be closer to mainstream Hinduism than ISKCON probably is. Judging upon...
  2. Sirona

    Where to meet other people interested in Hinduism?

    I've been watching more out of intellectual curiosity, but in case you still like the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, there are a few ISKCON free-riders. I believe most of them are grouped into a "World Vaishnava Association" (World Vaisnava Association - Wikipedia), but as far as I know, this...
  3. Sirona

    Forced marriages not allowed in Islam

    My ex-father-in-law, who was Italian and around 70 at the time, married a Moroccan woman in her early 20s in said country, on the condition that he became a "Muslim", otherwise her father would not have approved the marriage. The girl was not asked, and it was clear from her behavior that this...
  4. Sirona

    Prayer

    Which type or from which culture ? I have even seen prayer beads for Greek polytheists for sale.
  5. Sirona

    Prayer

    The Catholics have corrupted me. :D I do best with mantra meditation, usually with a mala (prayer beads).
  6. Sirona

    What is your opinion on this?

    As we know, power corrupts, and since ESPers assumedly are still human, most would probably continue to act selfishly. Thus, I would rather consider things like telepathy as another source of crime and exploitation. The Invisible Man and the X-Men movies deal with such topics, for example.
  7. Sirona

    No schools

    Homeschooling in Germany is only allowed if your kid is so severely handicapped that they can't go even to a school for handicapped children. I think many homeschool advocates are in favor of it because they want to keep the opportunity to indoctrinate their kids. A Hare Krishna acquaintance...
  8. Sirona

    Religious maturity

    I watched the movie "God's not dead 2" in which an atheist-raised 17-year-old is influenced by her teacher to become a Christian. This made me wonder if and when minors have the right to decide their own religion. Does the concept of religious maturity exist in your country? If so, at what point...
  9. Sirona

    Poll (kinda) ... How long do you stay on RF? How frequently visit?

    As I said in another thread, once in a few days, and I try to limit myself to the subforum of my religion. In my opinion, the atmosphere in RF is much too cantankerous so that visiting the forum demands some sort of psychological strength and it doesn't always bring out the best in people, at...
  10. Sirona

    Last Thread

    I agree with you that generally speaking, there is a lot of cantankerousness on RF. So much that visiting RF is sometimes exhausting, so I'm also only there once in a while if my state of mind can handle it. However, as for the Hinduism subforum, I found it the best and least censoring of all...
  11. Sirona

    Question about Lakshmi

    Namaste, I read a little beginner’s book about Lakshmi written by a Westerner, so I don’t know how accurate it is, but I was a bit surprised to learn that Lakshmi and Vishnu were stated to have a platonic relationship, given the fact that Sita had two sons and that Radha and Krishna were...
  12. Sirona

    Is prostrating before someone a prerequisite for “enlightenment“?

    Ego or self?
  13. Sirona

    Is prostrating before someone a prerequisite for “enlightenment“?

    In my eyes, dandavats to a person about whose "holiness" I have no knowledge are a huge leap of faith that that person may not deserve. On this point, I agree with those who say that one should not be pressured by gurus or religious communities to do dandavats. My further question was about the...
  14. Sirona

    Is prostrating before someone a prerequisite for “enlightenment“?

    Personally, I was thinking more of Hare Krishna, but thank you for your thoughtful responses, which have offered me great insight. It is always easier to see the faults in others than in one's own group. At Hare Krishna, there is something similar to Vishwananda's group, namely "dandavats" which...
  15. Sirona

    I am no longer a *blank* because *blank*

    I'm no longer a (Tantric) Buddhist because I had to learn the hard way that the soul does indeed exist and that Tantric Buddhist imagery can have a heavy impact on the subconscious despite atheists claiming that "it's all made up" and therefore "bogus".
  16. Sirona

    Bedtime Bach: BWV 528 Andante

    I can't claim to be a Bach fan. Most of his music seems too "constructed" for my taste. I prefer Vivaldi and cheerful baroque operas. But I like this piece by Bach very much: They even made a pop song out of it in 1997.
  17. Sirona

    Is prostrating before someone a prerequisite for “enlightenment“?

    This morning I watched a video by Swami Vishwananda about the “relationship between the master and the disciple”. I am well aware that he’s not the epitome of traditional Hinduism but he’s what’s available to me so I chose this video. Vishwananda, like the Bhagavad Gita states that you should...
  18. Sirona

    Cancer drugs are the most profitable for Big Pharma

    I would have guessed that antipsychotics were the most profitable because they often have to be taken lifelong. :shrug: My health insurance company concludes discount contracts with drug manufacturers so that you always get the cheapest brand of a certain drug.
  19. Sirona

    Nominate "Real" Gods

    You know, those were my thoughts too.:clapping: What should be the purpose of blurring the line between human and divine if not to come up with this totally "unexpected" *cough* "suggestion".:smallredtriangle: As a general side note, I find it abusive when people who want to sell a doctrine of...
  20. Sirona

    Take Me to Church

    A bit dated, but a classic. I thought you might like this. Eric Clapton - Eyesight To The Blind (from "Tommy" by The Who, 1975)
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