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  1. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    You are totally overthinking things, my view of Jesus being a preta comes from the story of Jesus' "resurrection," not from some bauddha AkhyAnam-s. I don't believe Jesus to be supreme lord or savior or what not, but I do accept he had special powers (not aShTasiddhayaH, but jIvan-mR^ityu...
  2. Jaskaran Singh

    Kundalini as Avatar

    Don't you mean devI (particularly kAlI and lalitA) rather than deva, since you are talking about kuNDalinIshakti? Just wondering....:)
  3. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    That's why I indicated that "if you consider me to be part of that majority" (see post 222), I don't agree. :)
  4. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    Stating that Christ is irrelevant to Hindu practice is different from saying that he's irrelevant to Hindus. Ask anyone and they would confirm that this is true. The former places a certain condition, whereas the latter is with regards to state of being (and thereby relates to value or...
  5. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    Please give a better explanation for you claim, because: 1) The pencil does possess a certain degree of worth to you, for if you did not possess it or any other writing utensil, you would be unable to write (in general). 2) The Xbox controller still has a certain degree of relevance, as in the...
  6. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    If I view someone's being, actions, etc. as entirely irrelevant, then yes, that equates with worthlessness. However, the reverse isn't necessarily true. You must posit an alternative argument in order for me to consider your claim. Merely stating that my view is absurd is little more than an ad...
  7. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    You stated that Jesus is irrelevant to Hindus, not irrelevant to Hinduism. As it was written, it refers to his state of being, or Jesus as a whole (without qualifiers) is irrelevant to the majority of a certain group of people. I stated that if you consider me a part of that majority, then I...
  8. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    To the contrary, you're hurting the feelings of preta-s. What if they're reading this thread? :) My belief is that Jesus is a preta, and I stated that very clearly.
  9. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    Does one need to be a God or an avatAra to be "relevant"? You stated that Jesus is viewed as irrelevant. This is stating that his being itself is irrelevant, which logically equates to worthlessness. Their beliefs are irrelevant to me (just as my beliefs should be irrelevant to a Christian...
  10. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    The first is a typo, the second is just your stylistic preference, and the last is indeed a grammar mistake on my part. :p So you wouldn't mind if I called you worthless or irrelevant? I never said you did.... Irrelevant in which sense? I am an idol worshipper in the views of Paul and...
  11. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    But yaj~nadharma isn't all there is in Hinduism, right? Perhaps you may not feel it necessary to think of him, but it's rude to call a jIva entirely irrelevant. Semantics, I know. :p
  12. Jaskaran Singh

    Would you like to contribute to a text about how Hinduism views Jesus (and perhaps others)?

    What is offended, their mind or their soul? Paul offends me when he compares things like idol worship and homosexuality to murder; should I now go file a complain to the 2.1 Billion Christians and inform them that they need to change their scripture? Regardless, Christians can pray to Jesus...
  13. Jaskaran Singh

    Online Aarti - Thoughts?

    That's what I was thinking too, but I didn't want to be rude so I just said that it was pointless from my perpective.
  14. Jaskaran Singh

    sarvarambha-parityagi: Renouncer of all initiatives

    praNAm, Thanks for clearing that up, although I'm not sure I explained my statement well enough. If the acceptance in the first statement ("accepting all") relates to the condition of being, whereas the acceptance in the second statement ("accepting none") relates to possesion or desire, then...
  15. Jaskaran Singh

    What Makes a Hindu a Hindu?

    praNAm What does that mean? I don't seem to get the joke. Where did he state that he was seeing difference. Is it by pointing out that he is went to the website (establishing a kartA-karaNa-karma relationship, and hence a subtle form of ahaMkAra)?
  16. Jaskaran Singh

    sarvarambha-parityagi: Renouncer of all initiatives

    At a svAbhAvika level, that form of "acceptance" you are using as the rAganimmitam is different from that in your former statement. If I understand you correctly, the former statement relates to sAmatva, whereas the latter relates to aparigraha, right?
  17. Jaskaran Singh

    Where and What are YOU doing this very moment?

    Scones are those hard little pastry/biscuit type things, right? I totally blank when it comes to British food, lol...
  18. Jaskaran Singh

    online Kirtan party

    Oh gosh that annoys me because they carelessly mix up verses of the achyutAShTakam (I have OCD, lol); anyway, isn't it by an Art of Living singer? There is absolutely no bhakti in that song; I just see kAm and lAlach (perhaps if you understood all of the lyrics you would know what I'm talking...
  19. Jaskaran Singh

    Online Aarti - Thoughts?

    Meh, I don't really see the purpose of this if you set up your own little pavitrasthAnam or devagRiha at your home. Something about it's bothering me though; what exactly is the use of including the agarbatti if you can't smell it (since it's a "virtual" ArAdhana site)? The nAriyal I can...
  20. Jaskaran Singh

    satiprathA?

    No response? That's odd...are there no Tamilians here who can read Old Tamil?
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