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  1. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    Ok got it. Thanks Salix :)
  2. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    So if its Maya that gives the appearance of emanating and also (in your analogy), if maya is the projector, then that makes maya a separate entity and different from Brahman. But if you say maya and brahman are One, (like how the ocean and its waves are one) then whatever changes are taking...
  3. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    @SalixIncendium Well, In the case of a movie, the pictures thrown by a projector has their own separate existence from that of the background screen. The pictures come from a projector and doesn't emanate from the screen and so the screen remains unaffected and unchangable. But in the case of...
  4. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    I have a question. Is Brahman really immutable? I mean, if the world appears and disappears as waves/bubbles in the infinite ocean of Brahman, then isn't Brahman undergoing changes? If you say it is Brahman's shakti maya that undergoes all sorts of changes and not Brahman itself, then we have...
  5. The Crimson Universe

    Need help in understanding a paragraph.

    Thanks Harel :)
  6. The Crimson Universe

    Need help in understanding a paragraph.

    I don't know if this is the right place to post about historical stuff. But anyway here it goes. I was reading this book where the author says that, there was this great flood that took place around 4000 BC in Mesopotamia (as per archaeologists). Now here comes the difficult part. The author...
  7. The Crimson Universe

    What do I need to know about Islam?

    Will definitely check that out. :)
  8. The Crimson Universe

    What do I need to know about Islam?

    Can you recommend me any good websites then from where i can get to know the authentic story of Muhammad. Thanks.
  9. The Crimson Universe

    What do I need to know about Islam?

    I'm not a muslim and have very little knowledge about the Do's and Don'ts of Islam. I know that pork and wine is a big no-no in Islam. I'm also familiar with the few muslim festivals but besides these I don't have much knowledge about this religion. I'm planning to read the biography of...
  10. The Crimson Universe

    Who is Sada Shiva?

    The shaiva purans on the other hand mention sadashiva not as nirguna/formless but as having five faced, three eyed, ten handed, white complexioned mahadeva accompained by durga in her thousand handed form residing in shiv loka, whereas it is SAKSHAT-SHIVA who is formless and nirguna. Would...
  11. The Crimson Universe

    Who is Sada Shiva?

    A few years ago I was chatting in another forum, and one of the guys there told me that Sada Shiva is NOT the Lord Shiva everyone is familiar with. The Lord Shiva everyone knows of, has a form. He rides a bull, wears tiger skin, has matted locks and also has a consort named Parvati. But Sada...
  12. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    You always explain things so beautifully. Thank you ajay0 :)
  13. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    I agree with you to a certain extent. Yes, billions of new things does arise every moment out of the pool/endless ocean. And these new things are the jivas (the subtle,causal and gross bodies) and also the jagat (the universe). And then again these things merge back into the pool/endless ocean...
  14. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    If ATMAN as you say is an illusion, then why do you think Brihadaranyaka Upanishad describes this ATMAN as that, in which everything exists, which is of the highest value, which permeates everything, which is the essence of all, bliss and beyond description. Would love to hear your opinion :)
  15. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    I completely agree with George. Brahman=Atman, should be the supreme spirit. But the soul is the subtle/causal body that transmigrates and reincarnates. Here's the link to the video The Swami says at 17:35 that Atman is the soul, which in my opinion, is incorrect. And yet I think i'll watch...
  16. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    By innermost kendra bindu, you mean the innermost core, right? And does this Atman transmigrates as per advaita?
  17. The Crimson Universe

    Why use two separate terms to address the Self?

    If our true nature is One, Non-dual, Indivisible, Infinite, Eternal Reality, then why do some advaitins use two terms ('Atman' and also 'Brahman') to refer to this immortal Self? I mean it creates confusion in the student's mind. If I am Brahman (aham brahmasmi) then why not call our true...
  18. The Crimson Universe

    Did Hinduism start with the arrival of the Aryans?

    Interesting. Are there any stories in the scriptures on how the worship of lingam originally started in the ancient times? Also does this mean that it is Shiva who is the supreme God and not Krishna/Vishnu even after when Krishna claims in Gita that it is Him who descends on this planet when...
  19. The Crimson Universe

    Did Hinduism start with the arrival of the Aryans?

    If Ramayana and Mahabharata (as the historians claim) took place almost 7000 to 5000 years ago, long before the Indus valley civilization flourished, then it makes me wonder, why no seals containing images of Rama or Krishna were found in sites like Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. Also who lived on...
  20. The Crimson Universe

    Did Hinduism start with the arrival of the Aryans?

    Even though most hindus consider that hinduism is an eternal religion and that it existed from time immemorial, historians on the other hand believes that the roots of hinduism can be traced back to the Vedic period, with the arrival of the Aryans in the Indian subcontinent (1500 BCE - 500 BCE)...
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