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    Difference between rebirth and reincarnation

    Hi No-body I see a few days have past so offer a reply, please ignore if you are waiting for Straw Dog or Magog specifically. :) There is no soul in Buddhism, it is mind/consciousness which continues to be reborn due to karma. The ego is a part of the mind which considers itself to be an...
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    What service does your Hindu temple normally conduct?

    Thank you for the answers :)
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    does initiator exist

    I see, so they create a duality of God versus creation? I struggled with that until I found patheism (or panenthism) where Creator and creation are one.
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    does initiator exist

    Hi There is the risk that we think there should be an infinite amount of something, but this is where logic jumps in and yells at us to stop as it is reductio ad infinitum. Not sure I understand the line about the free pass, could you explain please?
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    What service does your Hindu temple normally conduct?

    Namaste I am just curious as to what a "service" consists of in the temples that you attend or have visited. If you could give me a basic run down of what goes on, I would be interested to read it. Thanks
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    Difference between rebirth and reincarnation

    Hi No-body My current understanding is that in Theravada that which is reborn comes to an end in Nirvana because it is anatta, whereas in Sanatana Dharma (and perhaps Sikhism) there is no end to that which is reincarnated (i.e. Atman continues to take a body or incarnation), rather for some...
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    does initiator exist

    Hi Mohammed Yes, if you accept that something cannot come from nothing. Then in other words everything has a single source. One could try to refute that logic... which would be interesting. :) Given the above we then don't need to depend on assumption alone, if we look to the methods of...
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    The concept of reincarnation.

    Hi I am not sure I understand your point clearly, so we might be saying the same things in different ways.... In my view there IS supposed to be a material body. The material body exists so that material nature can be experienced. The body exists so a material life of action and the fruit of...
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    The concept of reincarnation.

    Hello AdityaMoorkerjee My understanding is that it isn't the soul which is reborn but the material body. The soul is relatively passive in this process. Some say the soul leaves the body figuratively speaking, however the soul is also said to permeate everything, inside and outside, which would...
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    Hindu Only: two quick questions

    Namaste Vrindavana Das I have a quick question. How do women you know, view and feel about the differences in the religious practice, between themselves and the men?
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    Maya?

    Thank you Nameless Ji, I missed my friends too much :)
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    Maya?

    Namaste Satyamavejayanti You cannot escape form it, but you can see beyond it: This divine power (Maya) of Mine, consisting of three states (Gunas) of mind, is very difficult to overcome. Only those who surrender unto Me easily cross over this Maya. Bhagavad Gita 7.14 I believe the...
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    What if?

    Hello Maya My understanding is that Moksha whilst living would change the questions you ask because the sense of "you" becomes redefined. There will still be emotions, appetite and so on, but these becomes less personal (but not impersonal) and can be seen as natural functions (as they are...
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    Great to see your post after some time. I hope you are well and happy, my friend!

    Great to see your post after some time. I hope you are well and happy, my friend!
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    Jnana Nishta

    Hello OM I can offer a perspective to the questions based on the defintion provided yesterday. Faith or belief will come to an end as jñana 'removes' the ignorance (avidya). So the answer is that it is practiced until the point when the fruit is ripe and understanding is established. Until...
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    Feedback on Anne Germain - Spiritual Medium

    Anne Germain is a spritual medium who has appeared on TV. Without knowing anything about a person she is able to narrate on behalf of that person's recently decesased. One of the spirits indicated to her that there was 'a much greater person' with him (with the spirit), to whom people would...
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    Deepning Knowledge and Understanding of Things Spiritual

    Welcome, are you also interested in Anarchism?
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    French newspaper Petrol-bombed for depiciting the Prophet Mohamed

    All news is 'good' news when you get paid for the news you print; for everything else there is insurance. All the culpriates do is give their 'divine cause' just more bad press. :(
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    Video: Texas judge allegedly beating 16 YO daughter

    Hi Manfred Why do you not see it as child abuse?
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    hello all

    Namasté and welcome
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