who all from abrahamic religions have read bhagwat gita?

[RoaringSilence]

Hinduism is vast. The Gita is sectarian. I'm sure it's a beautiful book, and obviously many have gleaned much from the contents. I've just never had any reason to read it.

you must for the sake of clearing other peoples doubt..like u wasted half your life on learning adventures of bahubali

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Not even all Hindus care about the Gita. It's only important to sects devoted to Krishna. A lot of people view it as some sort of Hindu Bible but it's not. There is no such thing.

 

[RoaringSilence]

Not even all Hindus care about the Gita. It's only important to sects devoted to Krishna. A lot of people view it as some sort of Hindu Bible but it's not. There is no such thing.

well gita allows you to wander freely ,, you can choose to be a deity worshiper and it will validate it for u , that's why its okay to cherry pick your own god your own path

 

[Vinayaka]

you must for the sake of clearing other peoples doubt..like u wasted half your life on learning adventures of bahubali

Hehe ... how old are you?

Here's a website for your elucidation. Shaivam.org - Devoted to God Shiva - An abode for Hindu God Shiva on the Internet

Much of it is in Tamil, but you'll get the idea. Like I said, with a billion practitioners, Hinduism is vast. Most likely the most common is the village Hindu, content with dharma, having read no scripture at all.

 

[RoaringSilence]

Hehe ... how old are you?

Here's a website for your elucidation. Shaivam.org - Devoted to God Shiva - An abode for Hindu God Shiva on the Internet

Much of it is in Tamil, but you'll get the idea. Like I said, with a billion practitioners, Hinduism is vast. Most likely the most common is the village Hindu, content with dharma, having read no scripture at all.

by bahubali adventures im talking about where we met on forum....gahhhhhh i love shiva dont worry i know shiva he is supergod ik. half the time i smoke weed in manali with shambo, infact i never visit krishna temple ever..but i go for borne fire shiva chill out nights at himalyas..many times.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

well gita allows you to wander freely ,, you can choose to be a deity worshiper and it will validate it for u , that's why its okay to cherry pick your own god your own path

That's fine. As for me, I'm a Shakta. I personally believe Kali is ultimately the Supreme Being and there's no avatars in Shaktism. I don't even pay attention to any of the "male" Hindu deities like Shiva, Vishnu or avatars/deities like Krishna. (If invited, I would celebrate them, though.) They don't personally speak to me. But I can respect that they speak to others. I think I still have a copy of the Gita and will probably eventually read it.

 

[sayak83]

Hehe ... how old are you?

Here's a website for your elucidation. Shaivam.org - Devoted to God Shiva - An abode for Hindu God Shiva on the Internet

Much of it is in Tamil, but you'll get the idea. Like I said, with a billion practitioners, Hinduism is vast. Most likely the most common is the village Hindu, content with dharma, having read no scripture at all.

What book in your tradition you recommend I read first.

 

[Vinayaka]

What book in your tradition you recommend I read first.

Tirukkural (not just for my tradition) or Tirumanthiram (definitely my tradition), Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, or the 3 modern large works of Subramuniyaswami.

 

[Vinayaka]

@Sayak ... The Natha sampradaya also isn't that scripture based. We consider 3 components as pillars of Sanatana Dharma, each on it's own capable of holding the religion ... Satgurus, temples, and scriptures ... so the oral tradition is still there in the Guru-sishya personal relationship, and temples are continuously providing inspiration. Scriptures are there, but don't take on the same importance as in other sects. it's more about practice.