@candiceevans1 India could have been a lot more - while Europe was in the dark ages, math, science, philosophy, art, astronomy were flourishing in India; to this day I cannot understand what went wrong, ... they became a slave to their own dogma.
I believe re-incarnation as it is written in the Vedas and the concept of caste is a insidious set of ideas put in to justify a system of oppression.
I've been reading the Upanishads and they are quite engaging in terms of their philosophical value, some that come to mind are, "Katha", "Kena", "Chandogya", "Isha". They make you one questions.
@gravisan In the Chandogya Upanishad p.76-77 the renowned teacher Prajapati taught Indra the god and Virochana the demon for 32 years what was stated to be false information about the self. After they left, "But Prajapati, looking after them, lamented thus: ‘Both of them departed without analyzing or discriminating, and without truly comprehending the Self. Whosoever follows a false doctrine of the Self will perish." Chandogya Upanishad p.77. He then taught a different doctrine, also useless.
@CAnswersTV I am not sure what version you are reading, but in the version I am using it says "But Prajapati said to himself : 'They have seen the Self, but they have not recognized the Self. They mistake the Self to be the body. Those who think the Self is the body will lose their way in life.' "
It makes sense given that, even if you don't consider the context in which it was written in, and by the way, without context the bible is a series of unrelated conflicting assertions.
@gravisan The Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge p.392 says that today the highest importance is given to three deities: Siva, Vishnu, and Sakti. Sakti is a general name for female deities. Parvati, the consort of Siva/Shiva, is especially worshipped. Hindus have many writings and scriptures, but most Hindus haven't read them. The 4 main scriptures are Vedas, written between 1800 and 900 B.C. The four Vedas are the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda. The Bible denies this.
these are christian fundamentalists trying to understand a huge and vast philosophical and ritualistic tradition through their limited understanding with an ulterior motive to promote a stupid christian belief system. i am reminded of the hindu tale of the blind men and the elephant when i hear these idiots talk.
@Metaemipricus The only idiot talking is you. Please take this Hindu quiz: 1. Eating dung & drinking urine is impure, True or False? 2. Cow dung is purifying to eat & one should drink one cup of urine every day, True or False? 3. One ought to have three horizontal stripes of cow-dung on your forehead, True or False? 4.One should have respect for all life, not kill anything or anyone, & eat no meat, True or False? 5. One should make the horse sacrifice so revered in the Rig-Veda, True or False?
@CAnswersTV The answers to the Hindu quiz are as follows: 1. True, a common belief among many Hindus. 2. True, common practice among "holy men" in India (Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, p. 391). 3. True, many Shaivites practice this distinctive feature of Shaivism. 4. Many ascetic Hindus, especially many Brahmans, believe this. Some stress "ahimsa" (non-violence). 5. True, Rig Veda, 1.162.10-12, p. 90 & Rig Veda 3.85.1. Today some Sakta sects, Vamacharis many others make animal sacrifices.
@candiceevans1 India could have been a lot more - while Europe was in the dark ages, math, science, philosophy, art, astronomy were flourishing in India; to this day I cannot understand what went wrong, ... they became a slave to their own dogma.
gravisan 4 months ago
I am by no means an expert on Hinduism.
I believe re-incarnation as it is written in the Vedas and the concept of caste is a insidious set of ideas put in to justify a system of oppression.
I've been reading the Upanishads and they are quite engaging in terms of their philosophical value, some that come to mind are, "Katha", "Kena", "Chandogya", "Isha". They make you one questions.
gravisan 4 months ago
@gravisan In the Chandogya Upanishad p.76-77 the renowned teacher Prajapati taught Indra the god and Virochana the demon for 32 years what was stated to be false information about the self. After they left, "But Prajapati, looking after them, lamented thus: ‘Both of them departed without analyzing or discriminating, and without truly comprehending the Self. Whosoever follows a false doctrine of the Self will perish." Chandogya Upanishad p.77. He then taught a different doctrine, also useless.
CAnswersTV 4 months ago
@CAnswersTV I am not sure what version you are reading, but in the version I am using it says "But Prajapati said to himself : 'They have seen the Self, but they have not recognized the Self. They mistake the Self to be the body. Those who think the Self is the body will lose their way in life.' "
It makes sense given that, even if you don't consider the context in which it was written in, and by the way, without context the bible is a series of unrelated conflicting assertions.
gravisan 4 months ago
@gravisan The Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge p.392 says that today the highest importance is given to three deities: Siva, Vishnu, and Sakti. Sakti is a general name for female deities. Parvati, the consort of Siva/Shiva, is especially worshipped. Hindus have many writings and scriptures, but most Hindus haven't read them. The 4 main scriptures are Vedas, written between 1800 and 900 B.C. The four Vedas are the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda. The Bible denies this.
CAnswersTV 4 months ago
these are christian fundamentalists trying to understand a huge and vast philosophical and ritualistic tradition through their limited understanding with an ulterior motive to promote a stupid christian belief system. i am reminded of the hindu tale of the blind men and the elephant when i hear these idiots talk.
Metaemipricus 7 months ago
@Metaemipricus The only idiot talking is you. Please take this Hindu quiz: 1. Eating dung & drinking urine is impure, True or False? 2. Cow dung is purifying to eat & one should drink one cup of urine every day, True or False? 3. One ought to have three horizontal stripes of cow-dung on your forehead, True or False? 4.One should have respect for all life, not kill anything or anyone, & eat no meat, True or False? 5. One should make the horse sacrifice so revered in the Rig-Veda, True or False?
CAnswersTV 7 months ago
@CAnswersTV The answers to the Hindu quiz are as follows: 1. True, a common belief among many Hindus. 2. True, common practice among "holy men" in India (Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, p. 391). 3. True, many Shaivites practice this distinctive feature of Shaivism. 4. Many ascetic Hindus, especially many Brahmans, believe this. Some stress "ahimsa" (non-violence). 5. True, Rig Veda, 1.162.10-12, p. 90 & Rig Veda 3.85.1. Today some Sakta sects, Vamacharis many others make animal sacrifices.
CAnswersTV 7 months ago
same in Ireland they majority are Roman Catholic out of ignorance because they have no idea about what Rome really thinks.
MsCread 7 months ago
Very interesting. Praise God.
5to22a 7 months ago