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  1. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    I really appreciate the concept of lila as well. If I understand it correctly, that the world as we see it is the result of the spontaneous, creative play of God, I think is a beautiful idea. That existence does not have to entail a grand plan or end goal, but rather that the process of coming...
  2. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    I see, thank you for your elaboration! :) Speaking of Vyavaharika, I think the concept of three levels of reality is quite interesting, although I'm no expert on that theory/model. But seeing that the human mind operates the way it does, creating mental representations, names and separate...
  3. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thanks for the suggestion and the link, I'll definately give it a try! :)
  4. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thank you! :)
  5. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    That's amazing! I've actually visited the Dakshineswar Kali Temple some years ago when I was in Kolkata briefly. A beautiful place! It was inspiring to walk the same grounds as sri Ramakrishna once did. And I would love to experience the Durga Puja some time. It's also a dream of mine to...
  6. Thousand_Clouds

    Thanks! Alright, pratar du svenska? :) I'm from Stockholm. Bohuslän is awesome, really...

    Thanks! Alright, pratar du svenska? :) I'm from Stockholm. Bohuslän is awesome, really beautiful! ..but you don't live in Sweden? Good to know, looking forward to encountering them!
  7. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thanks, you too! It sounds to me like our alignments are similar indeed, then! :) ...if you don't mind me asking, seeing your avatar, is it possible that you are a follower of the Mahadevi?
  8. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Out of curiosity, would you care to elaborate on why you don't consider them to be such? (is it perhaps because of the elements of bhakti in their spirituality?) And do you have an example of someone you would consider to be a more "hard-core" advaitin? I would be interested in learning more...
  9. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thanks! Ah yes, indeed :) A seeming diversity, an underlying unity :cloud: I have not read the Upanishads. Do you have any recommendations regarding where to begin? :) Apart from the Bhagavad Gita, I've only read some of Vivekanandas short writings about Sri Ramakrishna and a biography about...
  10. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    I see. Well, groups who do not share democratic core beliefs such as freedom of thought and expression, but instead have 1) a dogmatic belief in what they perceive to be truth, and 2) a conviction that it is imperative that they enforce their beliefs and way of life upon others, do constitute a...
  11. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thank you! I guess I do as well, although I don't practice any tradition or think of myself as a believer in a certain vision of the world. But it is something about advaita vedanta, as well as other nondual/monistic traditions, that resonates with me in a deep sense. Seeing the unity in the...
  12. Thousand_Clouds

    Your favourite literary expressions of monism/nondualism

    Hi all! I'm curious as to what your favourite literary expressions of monism / nondual experience and/or thought are? Some of mine are definetely the Heart Sutra and chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita. Apart from beautifully summarizing some core ideas of each tradition, reading these texts can...
  13. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Don't mind if I do! The Swedish contribution par excellence to the culinary canon of the world ;) A strong brew to be enjoyed only in (very) small doses.
  14. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thanks!
  15. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thank you very much indeed! Regarding my usernamne, well.. Primarily I wanted a name evoking an image of a multitude of entities leading a precarious existence, coming into being and resolving repeatedly. Hence, a thousand clouds. Also, I was thinking a bit about Norse mythology (seeing that I...
  16. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Namaste! Hopefully we'll bump into each other in some thread or another :) I've read a little bit about advaita vedanta, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Ramana Maharshi, as well as the Bhagavad Gita. Although I'm not hindu, advaita vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita has constituted an inspiration in my life...
  17. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Thank you! I do have a philosophical inclination, so perhaps I'll see you in the comment sections :)
  18. Thousand_Clouds

    Hello from Sweden!

    Hi! I'm from Sweden and I've joined the forums primarily to learn more about buddhism and hinduism, and to share my thoughts with others who are interested in and/or practice these traditions. I guess I identify as agnostic, with a keen interest in nondualism. :) I've meditated periodically...
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