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  1. DharmaCatLamp

    Don't try to explain too much, Unanswered Questions and why I decided to call myself a Hindu

    To answer the question about Hinduism it's honestly an incredibly loose cannon which is mostly put together cause it has some similar elements. Hinduism isn't really a great term for a religion because these days it frequently encompasses schools of thought which are complete opposites. It's...
  2. DharmaCatLamp

    What Spiritual Practices Do You Find Most Effective?

    Alan Watts does have some pretty good ones. I am not always 100% on board with the way he does things but this one is certainly one of the keepers.
  3. DharmaCatLamp

    Don't try to explain too much, Unanswered Questions and why I decided to call myself a Hindu

    Howdy For those of you unaware the Buddha somewhat famously refused to answer certain questions. Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta: The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya The unanswered questions These questions were things like " Is the universe finite or infinite, what happens to the tatagata (Buddha)...
  4. DharmaCatLamp

    Brahman Moment

    Today as I was petting my dog and looking at the sun everything just kin of fell into place. I looked at her and realized she is Brahman as much as I am Brahman. For a little while I was in complete bliss. Everything just kind of seemed right in the world and everything came together. Nothing...
  5. DharmaCatLamp

    Arab rioters playing soccer in Al-Aqsa

    Was about to say that doesn't even look like a temple but looks like a mosque but you beat me to it lol
  6. DharmaCatLamp

    What Spiritual Practices Do You Find Most Effective?

    I have been meaning to get into yoga, I found a few different classes online that I might try out. Including one I was planning on trying this evening.
  7. DharmaCatLamp

    What Spiritual Practices Do You Find Most Effective?

    Conversations with yourself can be very helpful. I tend to find if I have a problem I need to figure out the best thing to do is just talk myself through it and attempt to understand it.
  8. DharmaCatLamp

    What Spiritual Practices Do You Find Most Effective?

    Howdy. As I have been exploring around lately I keep hearing about a variety of spiritual practices people engage in. Some sound interesting while other sounds plain old silly. This being said I am pretty open to trying new things. So with that in mind I would like to ask you all what...
  9. DharmaCatLamp

    The World Isn't Black and White Atheist vs Theist

    I have been reading a decent bit of Chris Hedges lately. I recently got his book I don't believe in atheists. It's not about believing or not believing in atheists so much as it is about utopian idealists whether theist or atheist not being what we need in the world. He talks about the...
  10. DharmaCatLamp

    God's Involvement in Your World

    So far as I can tell this world is place where we can choose to connect to goodness, God/ultimate reality or attempt to find out own satisfaction. I think other than the possibility for growth and embracing good there isn't really much the God cares about. This is all transitory and we can see...
  11. DharmaCatLamp

    Do all hindu sect believe in the caste system?

    As @Aupmanyav said there are various sects which reject the caste system. Honestly it's mostly a relic of early indo-european decent. Supposedly coming about around 1500 bce. Some things suggest it was not quite so stratified until later on. The Buddha happens to mention things from the caste...
  12. DharmaCatLamp

    I Think The Aghoris Have Some Good Points

    I think anything we talk about in terms of religion is going to be sensationalized what we need to do as people who seek truth is to shift through the junk that piles on top so we cam get to the delicious bit of wisdom that lies underneath.
  13. DharmaCatLamp

    I Think The Aghoris Have Some Good Points

    A lot of what I have seen in documentaries tries to make them so extreme so that people will watch the documentaries. Although I like that movie and the song that came with it the idea of Aghoris being magic men that like to hit people to get them out of the way is a little ridiculous. A lot...
  14. DharmaCatLamp

    Christians are taught against mixing with other religions.

    Honestly it's not the kind of thing you show. It frustrates people but in most cases you kinda gotta experience it yourself otherwise it's just kinda eh.
  15. DharmaCatLamp

    Christians are taught against mixing with other religions.

    I shrug
  16. DharmaCatLamp

    I Think The Aghoris Have Some Good Points

    Howdy. I watched a film recently called Naan Kadavul. It was pretty good, it's about a kid being left in a city in India just for him to become an Aghori. For those of you who do not know the Aghoris are a group of Hindu mystics who practice a lot of kind of spooky stuff. They hang out around...
  17. DharmaCatLamp

    Would you support a theocracy if...

    Can it be a fun God king ? I don't want a 40k emperor situation but maybe like we get a guy who turns into Hanuman or something. Oooo or a big squid. I like the idea of us having a big eldritch squid king! I mean in all honesty if God is appointing kings now that is fine. I wonder if I could be...
  18. DharmaCatLamp

    Christians are taught against mixing with other religions.

    The thing that stands out to me is how surface level a lot of spiritual practice feels. When you travel to different places you'll see people praying this way and that but if you ask them why they do that it's mostly just outward expressions. The sort of people who wander around all the time...
  19. DharmaCatLamp

    Better Than You

    Well you say clearly but I grew up in a non muslim family and I converted. I grew up in the united states but happened to get in with wahabis.
  20. DharmaCatLamp

    Better Than You

    I think it's important that everyone is kind of in their own head. We must understand that what someone says might make us feel a way that they did not intend, Other times they do legit feel like they are better than you and you can let them feel that way. I think two lines from Marcus Aurelius...
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