Do any of you non-Hindus believe in any Hindu concepts?

[Hema]

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I know some people of other faiths who believe in karma, re-incarnation etc.

I know many of you believe in the chakra system too!

A gal is just curious.

 

[robtex]

Hema I don't but if you do searches on the reincarnation threads and threads on karma you will find alot of the RF Christians pagans believe in those two things.

 

[astarath]

I believe in chakra of sorts, from a followers perception i merely recognize chakra as the spirit of god flowing through me. As well the use of this chakra can be used to enable the gifts of the spirit. (prophetics, healing, spiritual giving, dream interpretation, channeling)

 

[Booko]

I know some people of other faiths who believe in karma, re-incarnation etc.

I believe in karma, though I expect it's not quite the same in all details as is believed in Eastern religions. I don't do reincarnation myself, but karma works even if it's just following you into the next life, or heaven/hell as some of the Western traditions would call it.

I know many of you believe in the chakra system too!

Not only do I believe in it, it's part of my coursework for my Ph.D. in holistic medicine.

I find the Hindu notion of history running in cycles to be a really great tool for understanding human history.

And along those lines, the imagery of the Trimurti is something I especially hang onto in transition times like ours.

 

[Hema]

Hema I don't but if you do searches on the reincarnation threads and threads on karma you will find alot of the RF Christians pagans believe in those two things.

Thank you so much Rob. I'm curious about finding out about others too. :yes:

 

[Hema]

I believe in chakra of sorts, from a followers perception i merely recognize chakra as the spirit of god flowing through me. As well the use of this chakra can be used to enable the gifts of the spirit. (prophetics, healing, spiritual giving, dream interpretation, channeling)

Thank you. When more of the chakras are open, more of these gifts become available. Especially when the chakra between the eyes is active, one can forsee the future.

 

[Hema]

And along those lines, the imagery of the Trimurti is something I especially hang onto in transition times like ours.

Ah yes, often called the Hindu Trinity. The earth goes through the transition and we also go through the transition of creation, sustenance and death (or reabsorbtion).

 

[Laila]

I believe in karma (however not in reincarnation) as our actions coming back us
in the same form. For example in order to have good,one must give good, right and wrong is dependent on the attitude, not so much the action, which is not innate but we have the ultimate choice over them.

There is a lot to be said for energy channeling as a form of being in the absolute present and spiritual healing. I'm a reiki practitioner (so have a tiny bit of knowledge on chakras), but haven't practiced for years.

 

[Djamila]

I also believe in karma, but not in re-incarnation. I don't know enough about chakra to say either way.

 

[YmirGF]

I know some people of other faiths who believe in karma, re-incarnation etc.

I have been heavily influenced by Hindu thought. I do believe in karma, but like Booko, not it the way it is normally conceived. I also believe in reincarnation but am rather insistent that it is non-linear and simultaneous, rather than a one step at a time, forward progression.

I know many of you believe in the chakra system too!

The view from within the thousand petalled lotus is a pretty amazing view, I'll certainly give you that. The chakra system is not too bad an approximation of the energy centres contained in the human body, but at the same time it is somewhat misleading.

A gal is just curious.

And so she should be.

 

[Valjean]

I believe in a sort of re-incarnation, but not in the linear way most people, including most Hindus, conceive it.
Inasmuch as time is an entirely subjective illusion there is no reason a soul can't run the program of its own great grandfather, for example.

Philosophical Hinduism believes in the existence of only One, Single, Unique conscious Entity, existing outside of time and space.
Our lives and worlds are the dreams of this Entity.

 

[Kungfuzed]

I ponder reincarnation at times. I don't believe in a soul, or that any of my intelligence or memories or personality will be transferred to another life in the future. But we are all made of the same stuff. It's likely that everything in the universe came from the same source. Everything in the universe is connected by forces and affects everything that goes on. I am not something separate from the universe. I am part of it. I am an expression of the universe, just like the foam on the waves at the beach is an expression of the ocean's physical properties. When the bubble pops it doesn't become nothing, it becomes the entire ocean. We are all dying and being reborn throughout or life. Who I was as a baby no longer exists and the person I will be when I'm an old man has not yet come to be. When I die I will continue to be what I was for billiions of years before I was born, I was the universe. Anyone born in the future will only be me in the sence that I am the universe.

 

[Lux et Umbra]

Do any of you non-Hindus believe in any Hindu concepts?

Yup, I do. I find Hinduism to be a beautiful path and one that I can relate to a lot, but right at this time I'm not comfortable converting or anything like that. I've researched and spent a lot of time learning about Hinduism...though I am no expert...that'd take a looooooong time, lol.

 

[michel]

I believe in a sort of re-incarnation, but not in the linear way most people, including most Hindus, conceive it.
Inasmuch as time is an entirely subjective illusion there is no reason a soul can't run the program of its own great grandfather, for example.

Philosophical Hinduism believes in the existence of only One, Single, Unique conscious Entity, existing outside of time and space.
Our lives and worlds are the dreams of this Entity.

Strange, Seyorni, I am the same (in the non acceptance of "linear" re-incarnation). Hema, my Daughter, I think you know I saw myself, during regressive meditation, as a young innocent Hindu girl...................I feel a great "tug" from Hinduism; all I need to do now is to study it!

 

[Hema]

I believe in karma (however not in reincarnation) as our actions coming back us
in the same form. For example in order to have good,one must give good, right and wrong is dependent on the attitude, not so much the action, which is not innate but we have the ultimate choice over them.

There is a lot to be said for energy channeling as a form of being in the absolute present and spiritual healing. I'm a reiki practitioner (so have a tiny bit of knowledge on chakras), but haven't practiced for years.

Thank you Laila. Wow, I've always been interested in Reiki. It amazes me how we can use our inner power to heal others.

 

[Hema]

I also believe in karma, but not in re-incarnation. I don't know enough about chakra to say either way.

Thanks Djamila. The chakras are spiritual centers that exist along one’s spinal cord and the more spiritual advanced we become, the more chakras will be opened, ranging from the lowest – at the base of the spine to the highest – the crown of the head.

 

[Hema]

I have been heavily influenced by Hindu thought. I do believe in karma, but like Booko, not it the way it is normally conceived. I also believe in reincarnation but am rather insistent that it is non-linear and simultaneous, rather than a one step at a time, forward progression.

The view from within the thousand petalled lotus is a pretty amazing view, I'll certainly give you that. The chakra system is not too bad an approximation of the energy centres contained in the human body, but at the same time it is somewhat misleading.

Okay well, I knew for sure that YOU are influenced by Hindu thought. Would you be so kind as to explain why you think the chakra system can be misleading? Also, you said that the view from the thousand petalled lotus is amazing...are you talking from personal experience. Oh boy, please tell. :yes:

 

[Mike182]

*jumps in the Hinduism DIR forum*

I do I do I do!!!

Karma, reincarnation, chakras, invocations, and although i have read very little, i probably agree and resonate with mythologies and saying from the Vedas as well

Edit: i couldn't remember if it was Veda with an a or vede with an e, sorry if i got it wrong.

 

[Hema]

I believe in a sort of re-incarnation, but not in the linear way most people, including most Hindus, conceive it.
Inasmuch as time is an entirely subjective illusion there is no reason a soul can't run the program of its own great grandfather, for example.

Philosophical Hinduism believes in the existence of only One, Single, Unique conscious Entity, existing outside of time and space.
Our lives and worlds are the dreams of this Entity.

Thank you Uncle Seyorni. I've always viewed Vedanta as a branch of Hinduism though. Do you see it that way? What is the main difference with the two? Is it that Vedanta draws mainly from the Vedas? To me, the Vedas are the pillars of Hinduism. They are Shruti texts (what was heard). They are the authority.

 

[Hema]

I ponder reincarnation at times. I don't believe in a soul, or that any of my intelligence or memories or personality will be transferred to another life in the future. But we are all made of the same stuff. It's likely that everything in the universe came from the same source. Everything in the universe is connected by forces and affects everything that goes on. I am not something separate from the universe. I am part of it. I am an expression of the universe, just like the foam on the waves at the beach is an expression of the ocean's physical properties. When the bubble pops it doesn't become nothing, it becomes the entire ocean. We are all dying and being reborn throughout or life. Who I was as a baby no longer exists and the person I will be when I'm an old man has not yet come to be. When I die I will continue to be what I was for billiions of years before I was born, I was the universe. Anyone born in the future will only be me in the sence that I am the universe.

Thank you Kungfuzed. I really enjoyed reading your perspective. It's so amazing that although you describe yourself as an Atheist, your description of yourself in relation to the universe sounds very much like Hindu beliefs. Honestly! The way you describe the universe is how I see "God". The way that you said that you are part of the universe, you always have been and will be, reminds me that we are part of God, always have been and always will be. I know that you don't really believe in God and I respect that. To you, the force is that of the universe, which I call - God. There are people who believe in God and don't feel as one with the universe as you do. I admire you for your beliefs. :yes: