Hinduism and india..anyone interested.

9/2/2008 5:21:49 AM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
amor88 Springfield, MO age: 45	Anyone into it or interested.
9/2/2008 6:19:20 AM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	yes I would love to know more about the gita
9/2/2008 11:15:53 AM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
wolfyhp Atascadero, CA age: 35	I've read the Bhagavad Gita and I have two statues of Ganesh which I pay honor to. I do not consider myself Hindu, but there is a lot of wisdom in Hinduism that I share and Ganesh spoke to me in an interesting way several times, starting when I was a kid. Wolf
9/2/2008 3:56:50 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
spectrre Shawnee, OK age: 37	well the Gita is where Hinduism and Buddhism root from,I am struggling through it because it is also where true Yoga originates.I downloaded it on cd this afternoon so now I can stop straining my eyes
9/2/2008 5:39:39 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
otheah Painesville, OH age: 34	I am confused about the holidays. Calendar throws me every time I try to wish my friends on dates. Have to look it up all the time. How do you keep track?
9/5/2008 12:41:13 AM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
sinfulcharming Fort Wayne, IN age: 41	Quote from otheah: I am confused about the holidays. Calendar throws me every time I try to wish my friends on dates. Have to look it up all the time. How do you keep track? LOL, it's a little confusing to say the least but you can access the Hindu calendar online there are a few main ones like the Holi the festival of color, Diwali the festival of light etc...which are universal and more significant than others.
9/5/2008 12:12:18 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
nico420 Brookwood, AL age: 29	yes very much so... I have one specific question though: I am a firm believer in reincarntation, and I see it most often connected to Hinduism- but it is often portrayed as impossible and illogical by most other religions-outside of eastern traditions- I feel energy is niether created nor destroyed, and that at the time of death, if one has not acheived enlightenment, or not chosen to return as a bohdisatva, that the spirit reincarnates into another human, not into any other form- this I feel facilitates the spiritual evolution nescessary for most to fully become universally conscious, achieve moksha, and release their spirit from samsara while this seems logical to me, more so than only having one shot at a very tiny target. but i see reincarnation, especially related to Hinduism, as mocked because people think it means that if your karma is not up to par, that you will return as a lesser, or more primative form, such as an animal or insect-is this just mockery-or does Hinduism hold these beliefs- i feel that when reincarnated, the spirit will rise to the level of awareness gained in the previous life(usually by the age of 21) allowing one to grow and progress from where they left off- while I do feel karmic ties determine the situation or circumstances one is reborn into, I don't understand how it could result in a spirit being incarnated into an animal or insect or whatever that doesn't have the ability to progress spiritually- or am I underestimating the spiritual awareness of 'lesser' life forms I have always thought this was a misunderstood way of mocking a belief that people didn't share- please enlighten me on this issue if you can. namaste- nico
9/5/2008 12:39:46 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
wolfyhp Atascadero, CA age: 35	Quote from nico420: yes very much so... I have one specific question though: I am a firm believer in reincarntation, and I see it most often connected to Hinduism- but it is often portrayed as impossible and illogical by most other religions-outside of eastern traditions- I feel energy is niether created nor destroyed, and that at the time of death, if one has not acheived enlightenment, or not chosen to return as a bohdisatva, that the spirit reincarnates into another human, not into any other form- this I feel facilitates the spiritual evolution nescessary for most to fully become universally conscious, achieve moksha, and release their spirit from samsara while this seems logical to me, more so than only having one shot at a very tiny target. but i see reincarnation, especially related to Hinduism, as mocked because people think it means that if your karma is not up to par, that you will return as a lesser, or more primative form, such as an animal or insect-is this just mockery-or does Hinduism hold these beliefs- i feel that when reincarnated, the spirit will rise to the level of awareness gained in the previous life(usually by the age of 21) allowing one to grow and progress from where they left off- while I do feel karmic ties determine the situation or circumstances one is reborn into, I don't understand how it could result in a spirit being incarnated into an animal or insect or whatever that doesn't have the ability to progress spiritually- or am I underestimating the spiritual awareness of 'lesser' life forms I have always thought this was a misunderstood way of mocking a belief that people didn't share- please enlighten me on this issue if you can. namaste- nico Hmmm. I'll look in my texts, but I'm pretty sure Hinduism does believe in reincarnation into "lower animals" as well as into people (and at one time it was believed into castes as people) and it is indeed based on your karma. I know that Buddhism, which sprang from Hinduism, does as evidenced by the story below taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/kawasaki/bl135.html I had heard this story before, but wanted it to be accurate so I found it on a website. The story is as follows. One day, while the Buddha was staying in Jetavana, some bhikkhus asked him if there was any benefit in sacrificing goats, sheep, and other animals as offerings for departed relatives. "No, bhikkhus," replied the Buddha. "No good ever comes from taking life, not even when it is for the purpose of providing a Feast for the Dead." Then he told this story of the past. Long, long ago, when Brahmadatta was reigning in Baranasi, a brahman decided to offer a Feast for the Dead and bought a goat to sacrifice. "My boys," he said to his students, "take this goat down to the river, bathe it, brush it, hang a garland around its neck, give it some grain to eat, and bring it back." "Yes, sir," they replied and led the goat to the river. While they were grooming it, the goat started to laugh with a sound like a pot smashing. Then, just as strangely, it started to weep loudly. The young students were amazed at this behavior. "Why did you suddenly laugh," they asked the goat, "and why do you now cry so loudly?" "Repeat your question when we get back to your teacher," the goat answered. The students hurriedly took the goat back to their master and told him what had happened at the river. Hearing the story, the master himself asked the goat why it had laughed and why it had wept. "In times past, brahman," the goat began, "I was a brahman who taught the Vedas like you. I, too, sacrificed a goat as an offering for a Feast for the Dead. Because of killing that single goat, I have had my head cut off 499 times. I laughed aloud when I realized that this is my last birth as an animal to be sacrificed. Today I will be freed from my misery. On the other hand, I cried when I realized that, because of killing me, you, too, may be doomed to lose your head five hundred times. It was out of pity for you that I cried." "Well, goat," said the brahman, "in that case, I am not going to kill you." "Brahman!" exclaimed the goat. "Whether or not you kill me, I cannot escape death today." "Don't worry," the brahman assured the goat. "I will guard you." "You don't understand," the goat told him. "Your protection is weak. The force of my evil deed is very strong." The brahman untied the goat and said to his students, "Don't allow anyone to harm this goat." They obediently followed the animal to protect it. After the goat was freed, it began to graze. It stretched out its neck to reach the leaves on a bush growing near the top of a large rock. At that very instant a lightning bolt hit the rock, breaking off a sharp piece of stone which flew through the air and neatly cut off the goat's head. A crowd of people gathered around the dead goat and began to talk excitedly about the amazing accident. A tree deva had observed everything from the goat's purchase to its dramatic death, and drawing a lesson from the incident, admonished the crowd: "If people only knew that the penalty would be rebirth into sorrow, they would cease from taking life. A horrible doom awaits one who slays." With this explanation of the law of kamma the deva instilled in his listeners the fear of hell. The people were so frightened that they completely gave up the practice of animal sacrifices. The deva further instructed the people in the Precepts and urged them to do good. Eventually, that deva passed away to fare according to his deserts. For several generations after that, people remained faithful to the Precepts and spent their lives in charity and meritorious works, so that many were reborn in the heavens. The Buddha ended his lesson and identified the Birth by saying, "In those days I was that deva."
9/5/2008 7:46:31 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
nico420 Brookwood, AL age: 29	very interesting story...I guess it is to be taken literally, not symbolically- it confuses me then, as to how reincarnation furthers the spiritual evolution of man. it seems that such a story is either symbolic, or either it supports an animistic view of reality, where all things have 'souls'-which in one aspect I respect, but we know that trees nor goats can speak, nor do they act out of any regard to ethics or morality, but again, I could very well be underestimating the spiritual nature of plants and animals-
9/28/2008 4:53:41 PM	Hinduism and india..anyone interested.
chawah Alpharetta, GA age: 40	Peace Be With You, Yes, I would love to learn more about Hinduism. I think your way of life is extremly exotic and beautiful just like your eyes. Hannah

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