It is said that the Egyptians learned from India, and the Hellenics learned from Egypt ;)
Personally, I regard Hinduism as the 'Mother of all Religions' :) -- Jai Ma! :)
Hi Thorbjorn, I can very much relate to your thoughts... even though for me it's "the other way around": I come from a Wiccan-Pagan background, with my fingers and roots in the cultural-religious heritage of my native Germany; I then embarked simultaneously and alternately in Shakta- & Shaiva-...
Thank you again for the replies :)
This is the original quote in question from the website realsikhism.com
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"If God creates new souls, then why are children born with disabilities? Souls are born with disabilities because of the bad deeds they committed in their previous life. It is up...
Imo, suffering experienced by any living being is a treatment, rather than punishment for bad deeds committed in a previous life. :)
Hi Chinu, thank you for your reply. I get the quote (which is great btw); but could you please explain / elaborate what you mean by the sentence quoted above...
GURSIKH ji -- thank you so much!
I have been anxious to hear what you have told me! - thank you for relieving me of this anxiety :)
I have a feeling that having been a seeker all my life -and having explored, considered, or even tried out several religious traditions- I may find my home in...
Namaste,
apologies for the late reply, I was indeed offline until now.
I can only respond quickly now too. This is a quote from 'Living with Siva' - from the Himalayan Academy a Shaiva school:
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"Whenever we are injured or hurt, we understand that our suffering is but the fulfillment of...
Dear all,
this is my first post here, so please go easy on me ;-)
I'm a panentheist and at the very early stage of considering a possible future conversion to Sikhism. Since I am a very rational person, I prefer to first gather a solid basic understanding of the faith before getting in touch...