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There is no such thing as karma and future lives that acquire the consequences of past lives.Sometimes I think being born gay or transgendered is just the karma for being a bigot. Certainly there are lots of bigots who will face some sort of related karma from it. (from the Hindu perspective.)
You're free to have your belief. That's tolerance in action for you.There is no such thing as karma and future lives that acquire the consequences of past lives.
The only thing that matters is how to live dharmically and through surrender to God to attain moksha and liberation in this life, not rely on a possible future life.You're free to have your belief. That's tolerance in action for you.
Sometimes I think being born gay or transgendered is just the karma for being a bigot. Certainly there are lots of bigots who will face some sort of related karma from it. (from the Hindu perspective.)
Kali that you worship is not the Supreme because the Supreme advocates a dharmic lifestyle: engaging in abnormal sexual conduct is adharmic. By that I mean one charts ones own dharma by focussing on ones survival with dignity so that one has a fruitful and complete life as a valuable member of society. Any action that one engages with which demeans the person in the eyes of the majority component of society is to be avoided as adharmic.I suppose. If you consider Lord Krishna as the Supreme.
It is perhaps possible that being born gay or transgendered may have something to do with past karma, but that does not mean that such should be subjected to discrimination by society, as such discrimination is obviously adharmic and a source of bad karma for them as well. It just perpetuates the karmic cycle.
Here is an article on transgenders taking a dip in Kumbh Mela 2019...
In A First, Transgenders Take Holy Dip At Kumbh Mela
The only thing that matters is how to live dharmically and through surrender to God to attain moksha and liberation in this life, not rely on a possible future life.
The fact is I have not attained moksha or liberation yet which explains why I blog and post in this Forum: the day I stop doing this will determine whether this theory is correct or not, or whether the only purpose of living is to extend ones life for as long as possible. I am still searching, and make no assumptions still.Since I believe in reincarnation. I agree with all this except for 'in this life'.
Sometimes I think being born gay or transgendered is just the karma for being a bigot. Certainly there are lots of bigots who will face some sort of related karma from it. (from the Hindu perspective.)
Nail meet hammer, because you hit it on the head. I say that from a personal perspective. Even in this life until I decided it was time to stop the hypocrisy and come out, I was a terrible homophobe. I still am to a small degree, strange as that sounds.
You mean like condemning an “abnormality” which is perfectly natural (insofar as nature frequently engages in it) and demeaning those who do not fit into the majority? I would consider that to be quite adharmic.Kali that you worship is not the Supreme because the Supreme advocates a dharmic lifestyle: engaging in abnormal sexual conduct is adharmic. By that I mean one charts ones own dharma by focussing on ones survival with dignity so that one has a fruitful and complete life as a valuable member of society. Any action that one engages with which demeans the person in the eyes of the majority component of society is to be avoided as adharmic.
those who say they hate the action, but not the person, are lying to themselves and other cause they can't deal with the mental contradiction.
I go into the “I’m the police officer who found your lost child; the EMT that gave you CPR; the nurse who took care of you in the hospital; the ER doctor that patched you up... and I’m gay”. Makes ‘em think.
For some reason that reminds me of the 'All in the Family' episode when Archie got locked in the basement, finds some booze, gets hungover, and starts praying to God. Then his African-American neighbour shows up at just the right time. Maybe we need a new politically incorrect situation satire dealing with homophobes. Your scenario could be the first episode.
I would love to see something like that. I can imagine the outcry, wailing and gnashing of teeth from the ‘phobes. I can imagine how many heads are exploding over all the new tv commercials with same sex couples.