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  1. Krishna Chaitanya

    Is the moral standard of humanists better than God's?

    If it helps, I am presenting the below based on my understanding of sanatana dharma (concocted today as Hinduism) based on the Bhagavad Gita (The song of God): 1. God is absolute, but our perception of him* is always relative to our state of consciousness. 2. God is all loving and therefore...
  2. Krishna Chaitanya

    Bhagavad Gita (Hindus Only)

    Hi Sumit, That's a nice question. If we need to understand this, we need to understand the context as well. For example, in the next verse Krishna mentions, "In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself...
  3. Krishna Chaitanya

    What exactly is meant by "dharma"?

    Hi, From whatever I have come across, Dharma simply means "characteristic", in other words, it means a "quality" intrinsic to the subject associated with the word Dharma. Example: The dharma of sugar is "sweetness". The dharma of sun is "light and heat" meaning that they are the inherent...
  4. Krishna Chaitanya

    Mathematical question to religious folk

    Looks like your arguments are based on preconceived notions that might have been formed due to encounter with religious people of some kind. It is infact NOT TRUE that spiritualists put blind faith. Any bonafide spiritual process can be tested for its efficacy in the framework of a sincere...
  5. Krishna Chaitanya

    Reincarnation - Scripture or imagination?

    Hi, Just to add my two cents to the discussion based on Hindu scriptures, some logic and science: 1. Scriptural: The Bhagavad Gita (a central Hindu scripture) also mentions about reincarnation. Some of the verses are: - As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to...
  6. Krishna Chaitanya

    Is Ishwar the Same as Atman?

    As far as the question is concerned, as many already remarked, it will depend on the context and the meaning you associate with those terms. An initial unbiased way would be to treat the words literally (and not attaching any context to them), Ishvara would just mean controller - and we can...
  7. Krishna Chaitanya

    Is Ishwar the Same as Atman?

    Hi, I have few questions: Not that I am doubting the authenticity, but I would like to know the source of the samas/definition of atma that's quoted (as apnoti sarvam vyapanoti). I tried to search, but I could not get it. However, taking the above definition for granted, in this context atma...
  8. Krishna Chaitanya

    Before I say anything, I have to make sure I understand

    Hi, IMIHO, this guy doesn't really seem to understand Hinduism and is entangled in illusion (more precisely, racism and other bodily/material attributes). This response is more sensible. However, he mentions that he does not in favor of people getting hindu names, dresses but raises the point...
  9. Krishna Chaitanya

    Is God responsible for suffering?

    Hi, This question is very crucial for any aspiring spiritualist as it touches upon multiple areas - 'nature of God, nature of living entities, suffering, pain, Satan/Maya etc.' . I can provide an answer from the Vedic perspective. I cannot accurately present from the perspective of the...
  10. Krishna Chaitanya

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    The supreme lord is the cause of all causes and hence, from him everything emanates - janmady asya yatah (Vedanta Sutra 1.1.2). Please refer to BG 10.8 and you will find strikingly similar features of how actually Krishna is THE ONE in whom all take shelter, be they devathas or manavas or any...
  11. Krishna Chaitanya

    why hindus worship rama,krishna...?

    I am not sure of the source of these statements and hence think such statements are not based on scriptural evidence. For example: If one has to prove the claim that there is no Rama, Krishna, Vishnu, Shiva in Vedas, you have to show that IN ALL THE VEDIC LITERATURE (in all those thousands of...
  12. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hindu Only: two quick questions

    Hi, Thanks for asking. Just re-iterating: These are in perspective of Vedic scriptures and SANATANA DHARMA (in this case, ISKCON specific). That's how I started the post I believe. And I hinted in the post that the MAN and WOMAN I am talking about is none other than HUSBAND and WIFE...
  13. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hindu Only: two quick questions

    As far as ISKCON teachings are concerned, both WOMAN and MAN are expected to be submissive to Guru. The Guru is expected to have attained at least a threshold in terms of realization in the practice of bhakti. If the MAN is spiritually advanced, the WOMAN is expected to follow him. If the WOMAN...
  14. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hindu Only: two quick questions

    Hi, This is an apparently controversial question as per my thought. Please find the reasoning below In fact, it is very unfortunate that some things have happened in post-Vedic culture that have facilitated the downfall of the otherwise valid concepts. For example, when exploitative men with...
  15. Krishna Chaitanya

    Some questions about God?

    Hi, @Ratikala: Thanks for your post. That was the last part of the full post and i am glad that some are benefitted by it. I have also heard it, but I am not sure of the source. Its a very valid theme based on fact that GOD has different names. As per the Vedanta school of though, Ishvara...
  16. Krishna Chaitanya

    Some questions about God?

    Hi Terrywoodenpic, Oops, looks like you read the post while I was still editing and did not put in the main info :). I am glad you found it useful. Anyways, now I have made it complete. Thanks and regards! Chaitanya
  17. Krishna Chaitanya

    Some questions about God?

    Hi, That's a thoughtful question for any sincere seeker! I will answer mostly based on logic and the ideas described in the oldest scriptures (i.e. the Vedas - as there are 1, what I am associated with from quite some time and 2, they contain lot more details available about these questions)...
  18. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hi all...

    Hi, Thanks Maya and Vinakaya. Hope that I can be of some use here. Chaitanya
  19. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hi all...

    Hi, Thanks for your welcoming messages Onkara, Badran, 4consideration, Syrokal, Revoltingest, Shuddasattva and Hi to all of you :). @Shuddasattva: I just hope that I can contribute something that is useful to all of you. Thanks for your encouragement. @Revoltingest: Greetings to you too! FYI...
  20. Krishna Chaitanya

    Hi all...

    Hi all, My name is Chaitanya, and am trying to follow the path of Sanatana Dharma (most commonly known by the name Hinduism). Few things I believe in: Life is manifestation/presence of consciousness - which is known as 'spirit'. This consciousness is the characteristic of 'soul' - the...
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