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  1. Metempsychosis

    Metaphysics of Astrology(Jyotish)

    References: Sri Aurobindo on Astrology Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXXV : Winter 2008: Winter 2008 - Google Books Hellenistic Astrology*[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] Outwitting the Stars, Chapter 16 - Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda – Crystal Clarity...
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    Metaphysics of Astrology(Jyotish)

    After a series of personal experiments with Astrology and I have obtained some data regarding what exactly is true as far this science is concerned.Here,I mainly deal with Hindu Astrology also known as Jyotish and it's relation with respect to Hindu/Buddhist Philosophy(Advaitic ones in...
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    Moksha and who is "worthy" of it

    There is no consistent definition of Moksha. Even withing a single tradition,there are major differences. I personally do not limit the definition of Moksha to the Jnana Yoga Version which is Nirguna brahman or it's Buddhist counterpart Nirvana.Similar concept of Henosis is present in Platonic...
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    Yeah true...I just remember some articles from Leading saints on Vegetarianism: Swami Ranganathananda on Hindu Vegetarianism And this one: Sri Aurobindo: Rationale behind vegetarian
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    West Bengal considers fish to be vegetarian:P.I have met vegetarians who initially taught they can stand the smell and the sight,later found it to be disgusting. The whole non-veg and veg judgement is beyond individual control in most cases(esp. if a person is young) since food is made for the...
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    Ethics:Is Non-veg as wrong as cheating your wife

    Yup.:D
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    Ethics:Is Non-veg as wrong as cheating your wife

    His logic-Eating non-veg ends life of a conscious being but having consensual sex (outside of marriage) do not 'kill' anyone.:o
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    I had similar experiences before.
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    Hi Kalidas, I am a Indian Hindu.This has a cultural context in India.There are quite a bunch of them who do this-I never said every vegetarian does it.For a Westerner,who has never lived or just toured India it has no meaning. You are actually looking at my post from the viewpoint of...
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    It may be harmful for a Sadhak...I am not contesting this fact.Most Hindus are hardly Sadhak,they are worldly people trying keep themselves fit and look after their family.I am contesting the level of (in)tolerance displayed by some of the Indian born Hindus in the name of vegetarianism.
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    I think you are Westerner who converted to Vegetarianism.:) See what happens in India: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/world/asia/21iht-india.1.7594173.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    Of course,there are a lot of them.A lot of Vegetarian detest cooking non-vegetarian in their house.My friend does not even use the utensils which had non-vegetarian food a year ago(ha!).Now,in India,there are rental apartments whose owners only allow vegetarian people.An example of 'holier than...
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    Ethics:Is Non-veg as wrong as cheating your wife

    I just had a discussion with my friend who said being non-vegetarian is as bad as cheating one's wife.Is this even remotely true ?
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    Hindu Vegetarianism - Hypocritical?

    Hindu Vegetarians -I met are pretty much against anyone eating meat in their presence.This is a kind of sanctimonious attitude which is not at all conducive to harmony in the society.I surely think that no one can impose food restrictions on others. There are some people who think that...
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    Vishnu (Narayana) OR Brahman?

    Nope..Just my thoughts to be unique..Might backfire.:D
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    Dependent Origination and Chaos theory

    A nice Article here: Shape of Suffering Dependent Origination is linked with Karma and non-creationism in so many ways.:D
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    The Third Eye?

    In my opinion Third Eye when opened destroys the World (which is an illusion as per advaita when seen outside of Siva/Brahman).:)
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    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    Yup,one Guru I met from ISKCON said Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked his disciple to urinate on Yoga books.:p(not sure if this is true). I am a hindu(by birth) and also a aspiring Stoic (read my signature).:D
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    Vishnu (Narayana) OR Brahman?

    Brahman because this name will be used by people who have had some prior knowledge of Vedic literature esp.Upanishads.Vishnu and Shiva are very famous/common Indian God names.:D
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    Prabhupada's unconventional views

    No,I am not talking about hanging out and I am not talking about hare Krishna strangers.I used to stay with Hare Krishna's and attended a lot of their programs for 2 years so,I that is how I got to know them.You can call me a closet Hare krishna ,that's not really false.:D
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