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  1. Jaskaran Singh

    praGYaanaM brahma

    Honest to god? I thought you said you were an atheist, hehe...:D
  2. Jaskaran Singh

    praGYaanaM brahma

    I can kind of see why atanu doesn't view you an actual advaitin. Seriously, you think the conscious of brahman is like a "photon"? Are you even reading what you're saying? :rolleyes:
  3. Jaskaran Singh

    satiprathA?

    praNAm everyone, Is this verse from puRanANNURu speaking of satiprathA or not? I welcome any response, although it would be great if someone who is familiar with ancient (saNkam) tamizh could also respond...: நீர் வார&#3021...
  4. Jaskaran Singh

    Revisiting that question about Karma...

    That information doesn't directly answer the OP though, since it doesn't explain why people who do good suffer from effects akin to those of pApaphalam-s. Your post seems to be more concerned with the nature of vimukti, no?
  5. Jaskaran Singh

    None Indian gods

    praNAm FH, LOL, reminds me of those newagers who tell me they have trouble "controlling" their sahasrArachakra (so weird)! Oh, and songs like this certainly don't help: GUqEPS6Mq8I
  6. Jaskaran Singh

    None Indian gods

    I agree that this staunch view of the AIT theory should be thrown in the trash. According to Finnish mleccha Asko Parpola, I would be a dasyu (since I'm primarily of Tajik-Iranian descent), :rolleyes:. Regardless, I do find it a bit odd how aupamanyav always has an obsession with "Aryan" this -...
  7. Jaskaran Singh

    Dharma and Black Magic

    You stated that spreading the "dhamma" was the only magic endorsed by the buddha and in order to prove your point, you bolded some random verses from the kevaTTasuttam about AdesanApATi (knowing another individuals emotions or thoughts) and iddhipATi (superhuman/psychic potency), neither of...
  8. Jaskaran Singh

    Revisiting that question about Karma...

    praNAm, *Disclaimer: I'm giving a response in the view of my vaiShNava sampradAya, so it's certainly not a universal perspective, although I have provided verses from the shAstra-s to support my claim. To be honest, if it were any other way, it would be attributing partiality to the creator...
  9. Jaskaran Singh

    How to start ?

    cont.
  10. Jaskaran Singh

    How to start ?

    Seriously? "Hindu" imagery is abound throughout the Guru Granth Sahib:
  11. Jaskaran Singh

    Dharma and Black Magic

    Depending on your definition of "black magic," I would say that some sects, like shrI vidyA, often consider it a form of tantrasAdhanA. I'm pretty sure only sthaviravAda/theravAda bauddha-s accept such statements as being from the buddha, not all. Also keep in mind that the tipiTaka was...
  12. Jaskaran Singh

    online Kirtan party

    koTi praNAm ratikalA and ANDAl, How could I not notice this thread, lol. :D Anyway, here's one of tyAgarAja's pa~ncharatna kRti-s, jagadAnanda kAraka: IUdls4HJ6Wo shubhAste panthAnasantu
  13. Jaskaran Singh

    How to start ?

    While I agree that tat khAlsa followers often have the tendency to minimize the influence of Hinduism on Sikhism (Sikhism is probably the closest religion I know of to Hinduism), I would have to agree with Treks and ranvIr here. Sikhism and Hinduism ARE independent belief systems.
  14. Jaskaran Singh

    Donigerism and Kripalism

    praNAm, sAnyAl did indeed translate it as "****," I can upload the text if you want. However, I'm not sure if it is written as "****" in the ba~NgalI version of the text, I agree that it may have been kuNDa or yonI instead (I don't have the original text); you should go ask Sil for the ba~NgAlI...
  15. Jaskaran Singh

    Cooking meat for others.

    That's what nAradmuni says in the bhAgavatam, here is what an ISKCONite site (bhaktivedAnta vedabase) says: ete tvam sampratikshante smaranto vaisasam tava samparetam ayah-kutais chindanty utthita-manyavah SYNONYMS ete -- all of them; tvam -- you; sampratikshante -- are awaiting; smarantah --...
  16. Jaskaran Singh

    Donigerism and Kripalism

    Honest mistake or not, as "punishment" (just kidding) you must listen to the entire thiruppavai (I'm just using this as a reason to post the following): 1jb-5FNo9AU
  17. Jaskaran Singh

    Parse Legends and Traditions

    Not completely true; AtharvaNa and A~NgIrasa are more like brAhmaNa gotram-s rather than priestly "types" in and of themselves. There's no such thing as Spitama (or however that's spelled) in Hinduism, that's probably just something unique to Zoroastrianism; although, perhaps it may be related...
  18. Jaskaran Singh

    Pronunciation of the word "Celt"/"Celtic"

    Still a comprehension failure, since he did also talk about the "pronunciation that is of non-Latin usage" and even mentioned that in his reply to my initial post. ;) Also, Gaeilge is Irish Gaelic, jsyk.
  19. Jaskaran Singh

    Pronunciation of the word "Celt"/"Celtic"

    You're also not understanding that slender-broad difference has to do with how long each consonant is, just like between the Mid-atlantic pronunciation of the English words "cap" and "corn," hence it was the best example I could use; watch the following, and see the difference between the "c" in...
  20. Jaskaran Singh

    Pronunciation of the word "Celt"/"Celtic"

    Yeah, and that sounds like a slender consonant and not a broad (hard) consonant, or like I said, "more like the "c" in cap than the "c" in corn or cold." What exactly are you talking about again? The slender-broad distinction is also present in Welsh, Breton, Noric (probably), etc. (i.e. other...
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