I offered a sincere compliment that's all.
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I offered a sincere compliment that's all.
I often visited the Krishna temples. In aindia I can't remember as it was long ago.
'Arguably' being the operative word.
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It's a great strategy, and often works too. If you actually thought I was brilliant you're be listening, or understanding what I am saying. Nice try, lol.
There is no such thing as 'The Krishna temples' unless you mean ISKCON.
That's our diversity but no religion exclusively owns or can be said to have trademarked truth. Truth is common to all religions and nobody owns it.
You are saying that the sun and rain that falls on your turf is exclusively yours and I am saying it is universal across humanity and shared by all. No one owns a copyright on their religion.
I cannot say that enough.
Please read this.
I am a Baha'i. But I see all religionists as one family. They have their different beautiful cultures and customs which I love and I share with them common spiritual values.
I was born in a Christian country into a Catholic family so i have experience with Catholicism.
I have a mind just like a Buddhist does so I am capable of experiencing the same thoughts and meditations.
We accept that they have their beautiful diversity but not a copyright on their religion. All religions are for all humanity.
Yes that's what I meant.
Simply not true. Just because you have a body does not mean you can be a world class athlete. Just because you have a mind doesn't mean you can grasp certain concepts. I will never get calculus, as an example. It's clear to me, and to Carlita that you're not grasping certain concepts.
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Very few ISKCON temples in India. Which city? Yes there is an ISKCON temple in Sydney I think. Of all Hindu sects, they are arguably the most similar to Abrahamics. But that is arguable.
I thought the way you corrected me was brilliant because you put it the way I should have. It was just an acknowledgement and I was grateful too.
You've already taught me many things and I'm trying to learn. At least it's sunk in you don't believe in Avatars and such or Holy Books.
I do believe in Holy Books, The Vedas are holy. Or are you saying they're not?
Unveiled Artist
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Do you understand Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Christian beliefs/truths are embedded in their traditions, language, and culture?
And because you identify as bahai and do not Practice as a Hindu, Buddhist, "or" Muslim, you are not sharing their common foundation of truths (with an s)?
Do you understand how TLC shapes peoples beliefs and thus mutitple foundations of truth?
The sun and the moon have distintive properties. They do differents. They are both a part of nature-outside but inside their truths are different. It must be different for the world to function. If everything acts like the sun, the earth would burn up. And so forth.
Diversity defines foundations of truth. If you accept diversity, you accept many truths. Since you do not, you dont not accept diversity but unity.
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Maybe I'm not grasping certain concepts or maybe I just understand them differently.
Everyone has things they can't grasp. I will never grasp the need for a prophet, for example. It makes no sense to me personally. That and many other things I can't grasp make it so that I am a Hindu. I grasp the Hindu stuff.
My response was directed to your saying you could be Buddhist. Well, sorry, no. You can be Bahai. Clearly that is what makes sense to you. The Bahai faith overrides all previous faiths. It does not say, (as I understand it) that Bahais are also Christian, Hindu, pagan, atheist, etc. It just says that we're smarter than all those others combined. It's a superficial statement akin to saying Sydney is the best city in the world, simply because you live there. But if you've never lived in London or Montreal, how could you possibly know.
You've proven time and again that you don't understand Hinduism. Bahais claim they do, but they don't. Try saying 'Officer, I wasn't speeding' and see if he doesn't write you the ticket.
Unveiled Artist
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You may start to understand them if you take interest in their traditions, language, and culture. Even more so, when taking interest do not separate their expressions with their truths.
You cant learn from religions if you dismiss how they express their faith.
Really? I thought you said you didn't believe in any Holy Books?
Which Books exactly?
I was only speaking metaphorically. On a Hindu site I quoted to you they said that anyone who served the people and did good was a Hindu too but I understood they meant in spirit not actually.
Of course I am a Baha'i and not a Hindu.
But you said you consider the Vedas Holy. I would love some quotes from the Vedas. I consider it fine for a Divine Figure to speak in that manner but not a person. Krishna speaks the same way in the Bhagavad-Gita.
Lots of great Vedic quotes around. Google is your friend.
That's an easy escape route. Say something, have someone say what you said is a contradiction, and then excuse your self by changing your mind and saying, "but I was only speaking metaphorically'. I'm not even convinced you understand what 'metaphorically' means in this context.
Personally, I don't think you can be Buddhist or Hindu, metaphorically or otherwise. It is merely the ego not wishing to let go, and not admitting you can't do stuff others clearly can.
For the record, this is what you said:
"I have a mind just like a Buddhist does so I am capable of experiencing the same thoughts and meditations."
Please explain to me how that is metaphoric.
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