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  1. Arav

    If I go to Ananda will I still be a diciple of Yogananda, or will I be the diciple of...

    If I go to Ananda will I still be a diciple of Yogananda, or will I be the diciple of Kriyananda? Do they follow the same thing that SRF does in which Yogananda will be my Guru? Who were you initiated by?
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    How long do I have to wait to get initiation? If I were to save up some money and go the the...

    How long do I have to wait to get initiation? If I were to save up some money and go the the Self-Realization Fellowship "headquarters" in California could I become initiated?
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  3. Arav

    I just got back from 3 different books stores and got 9 more books by Yogananda. I got "essence...

    I just got back from 3 different books stores and got 9 more books by Yogananda. I got "essence of the Bhagavad Gita", "Yoga of Jesus Christ", "Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita", and a few others. I am really getting into all of this!
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    I looked into the Self-Realization fellowship and I think I would choose to be initiated there...

    I looked into the Self-Realization fellowship and I think I would choose to be initiated there. If you are initiated you are Yogananda's diciple right? I saw on the Self-Realization Fellowships website that Yogananda said that he was the last Guru. Does this mean if I become initiated that...
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  5. Arav

    Tantra in the Ramayana

    Im with Wannabe Yogi, this is not Tantra. This is lust and drunkeness, big difference between lust/drunkeness and Tantra. Why did you just slap on the label of Tantra on something that is visibly lust and drunkeness?
  6. Arav

    Last night I started to browse threw Mans Eternal Quest, and there is some great stuff in there...

    Last night I started to browse threw Mans Eternal Quest, and there is some great stuff in there. The first page I opened to was how to live. Yogananda said that we should drink and eat many dairy products and orange juice with nuts crumbled in it. He also said to stay away from beef and pork and...
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  7. Arav

    Thats great Judaism is going that good for you, I am jealous! Kriya Yoga is the same as the...

    Thats great Judaism is going that good for you, I am jealous! Kriya Yoga is the same as the eight fold Yoga. Basically its working with your energies and turning them inward to attain union with God. Its very non-sectarian. It was made known about to the modern world by Babaji, passed on to...
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  8. Arav

    Tantra in the Ramayana

    I was just trying to see what point you were trying to make :) How old is the Ramayana, I have heard in some places that it is 10,000 years old. Is that an exageration? Sense Tantra is in the Ramayana, doesnt it make Tantra apart of the Vedic tradition and not some non-vedic practice? I am not...
  9. Arav

    I am doing pretty good. I decided to drop Gaudiya Vaishnavism and I am looking into Kriya Yoga...

    I am doing pretty good. I decided to drop Gaudiya Vaishnavism and I am looking into Kriya Yoga. I really like Paramahansa Yogananda and baught some of his books today. So far its going pretty well, hopefully this is my path. How are you doing xkatz? How is Judaism going?
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  10. Arav

    Tantra in the Ramayana

    I dont understand what you are saying here, are you saying that Tantra is ancient (which it is) or are you saying Tantra is bad?
  11. Arav

    I changed the name because I am not Gaudiya Vaishnava anymore. I bought "Mans eternal quest"...

    I changed the name because I am not Gaudiya Vaishnava anymore. I bought "Mans eternal quest", "journey to Self-Realization", "Metaphysical Meditations", "Where there is light", and "Spiritual Diary". When I was at the book store I picked up "Spiritual Diary" and opened up the book and the first...
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  12. Arav

    Hey just so you know I changed my name from Gopal Dasa to Arav. And I thought I would tell you...

    Hey just so you know I changed my name from Gopal Dasa to Arav. And I thought I would tell you that I bought like 5 books by Yogananda. Cant wait to start reading them!
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  13. Arav

    Finding peace?

    Eliminate Both? The people who say "be yourself" are right. Be yourself and all peace will prevail. Stop holding on to your individuality. Stop worrying about the world, fix your own problems and then worry about the worlds. The interesting thing is that when you fix your own, you will...
  14. Arav

    Happy birthday!

    Happy birthday!
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  15. Arav

    hinduism and vegetarianism

    What I think is worse is that some Hindus who live in the western hemisphere are now starting to eat Beef!!!! Now that I am a Gaudiya Vaishnava I have not given up all meat, but I do not eat Beef. Maybe Cows are not as holy as I take them any more. But, I would say that at a minimum a Hindu...
  16. Arav

    How many 'kinds' of Hinduism are there?

    What I mean by conversion is a non-Hindu comming into Hinduism.
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    How many 'kinds' of Hinduism are there?

    Here is an overview of the main schools Vaisnavism- Worship of Visnu or his Avatars. There is also some forms of Vaisnavism that focus completely on Krsna saying that he is Svayam Bhagavan, or God Himself. One school that focusus mainly on Krsna as Svayam Bhagavan is Gaudiya Vaisnavism. There...
  18. Arav

    If God is the ultimate truth...

    No, no one can know God COMPLETELY, God is infinite. So no one can possibly fully understand God or even try to imagine the Absolute Truth (God) in His fullness. I believe that any religion that teaches Love for God (absolute truth) is a real Religion.
  19. Arav

    is it free will or consequential will?

    Waitasec, I think you are complicating this, read it as it is. Its not that difficult. Hare Krsna
  20. Arav

    Creationists, please provide evidence

    I agree. The whole water cycle in nature clearly shows us that if some thousand years ago there was a worldwide flood, everything would still be flooded. The Earths water cycle is very efficient and recycles just about every bit of water not consumed by life.
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