What is the biggest thing makes me convert to Hinduism?

[Vinayaka]

What is your belief?

I agree pretty much with you, and the reason I asked is that some people take a very wide stance on 'right conduct' ... so wide that it goes outside traditional Sanatana Dharma. That's also in part why I started an earlier thread on yamas and niyamas ... just to demonstrate that it isn't as wide as some might think it is. But very few people responded to that one, and I don't know if that is because they disagreed with most of it, didn't know, or just didn't want to discuss.

I'm fairly 'traditional' if that's the right term.

 

[Wannabe Yogi]

I agree pretty much with you, and the reason I asked is that some people take a very wide stance on 'right conduct' ... so wide that it goes outside traditional Sanatana Dharma.

True, beliefs are wide but right conduct must be harmony with the scriptures and the society that we live in. As you know this is not because some angry deity demands it. Its because, this is the way life works best. We and all those around us are better off if we live correctly.

 

[Cassandra]

I agree pretty much with you, and the reason I asked is that some people take a very wide stance on 'right conduct' ... so wide that it goes outside traditional Sanatana Dharma. That's also in part why I started an earlier thread on yamas and niyamas ... just to demonstrate that it isn't as wide as some might think it is. But very few people responded to that one, and I don't know if that is because they disagreed with most of it, didn't know, or just didn't want to discuss.

I'm fairly 'traditional' if that's the right term.

I think truly understanding Dharma is a mayor challenge and part of the path of Dharma. Yamas and niyamas give excellent guide lines, but rightful action also depends on ones nature, position and circumstances. Subtle differences in these can have huge effect. (Take for instance the manner in which Lord Rama kills King Bali which violates the warrior code) We walk the path and we lose track of it at times, even Sages admit doing so. As I see it, it is the devotion to walking this path, that differentiates beings.

 

[Vinayaka]

I think truly understanding Dharma is a mayor challenge and part of the path of Dharma. Yamas and niyamas give excellent guide lines, but rightful action also depends on ones nature, position and circumstances. Subtle differences in these can have huge effect. (Take for instance the manner in which Lord Rama kills King Bali which violates the warrior code) We walk the path and we lose track of it at times, even Sages admit doing so. As I see it, it is the devotion to walking this path, that differentiates beings.

Yes! Once devotion is in place and the heart is softened from it, you can practice dharma practically or totally without scripture because God has distilled within your mental faculties (includes intellect, but also intuition, plain common sense, less ego, and more) that ability. The fist won't close any more.