lol.. in kerala we arent sure if shankaracharya was a hero or a villain.
we were happy asuras living under mahabali, and then vishnu showed up as vamana and ended that.
we were happy jains and buddhists, and shankara showed up and ended that.
now we are happy lazy hindus, muslims, christians, and the RSS and VHP are showing up. ;)
a lot of the older hindu temples in kerala have buddhist idols intact, either renamed as some hindu god, or disfigured or tossed into the temple pond. even the famous ayappa aka dharma shasta (if you are telugu you probably know this temple ;) ) is a buddhist temple converted to hinduism.
lol.. in kerala we arent sure if shankaracharya was a hero or a villain.
we were happy asuras living under mahabali, and then vishnu showed up as vamana and ended that.
we were happy jains and buddhists, and shankara showed up and ended that.
now we are happy lazy hindus, muslims, christians, and the RSS and VHP are showing up. ;)
a lot of the older hindu temples in kerala have buddhist idols intact, either renamed as some hindu god, or disfigured or tossed into the temple pond. even the famous ayappa aka dharma shasta (if you are telugu you probably know this temple ;) ) is a buddhist temple converted to hinduism.
many people use to say even tirupati was a buddhist turned into temple(btw iam from tirupati)
it's upto people what they believe in,i had my doubts,end of the day this set of rules and epics like ramanaya were created to keep society intact rather behave like animals...
That's what I asked, do hindus believe in All mighty, the most merciful and the only God?
next I did nt mean to compare two faiths, practicing Hinduism is different from Islam definitely but what other factors they differ from us. Hindus believe in reincarnation, karma and there is no concept of the judgement day. Is that true ?
many people use to say even tirupati was a buddhist turned into temple(btw iam from tirupati)
it's upto people what they believe in,i had my doubts,end of the day this set of rules and epics like ramanaya were created to keep society intact rather behave like animals...
That's what I asked, do hindus believe in All mighty, the most merciful and the only God?
next I did nt mean to compare two faiths, practicing Hinduism is different from Islam definitely but what other factors they differ from us. Hindus believe in reincarnation, karma and there is no concept of the judgement day. Is that true ?
sorry for late reply
had to google bit on judgement still not clear,defferent sects defferent views closet thing i think of this in hinduism is yugas
hinduism has like 4 yugas,each one finish with destruction of all beings and new civilization starts,but sins heaven/hell would happen after death not until judgement day
also some sects believe in karma whatever mistakes you have done will come to hunt you in current lifetime.....
About reincarnation yes hindus believe in that,but there were some defference
first theory is like every being as 7 lifes,born as defferent animals in each lifetime final one being human
second one is like human being born in continous cycle of hatred ego all other bad stuff until he does good deeds to get moksha to be one with god or become part of him
about one single god yes vedas tells there is just one single existance which doesn't have any shape or form,all the x number of gods are just x number of ways to reach him ,even ALLAH can be that god
hinduism doesn't restrict to particular religion...
about one single god yes vedas tells there is just one single existance which doesn't have any shape or form,all the x number of gods are just x number of ways to reach him ,even ALLAH can be that god
hinduism doesn't restrict to particular religion...
Peace babloos,
As you said above (underlined) that all the x number of gods re just x number of ways to reach him (one single god). The religion of Islam also says the same thing. The 'Almighty Allah' in his book 'Quran' and in those books which revealed before Qur'an, called us to 'worship only one existance and that is "Him" and none else'. And how one can reach to "Him"? He sent Messengers/Prophets who called towards 'One God'. But those Messengers/Prophets never claimed to worship them along with 'One God'. So the number of gods which referred as x numbers are referred in Quran as Messengers/Prophets. If we follow the saying of Messengers/Prophets (x numbers of gods) than we can reach to 'one god'. Before I proceed further I would like to know:
1- Vedas is written by whom?
2- How Vedas describe the 'One Single existance i.e. one god?
3- Does Vedas says to worship more than 'One single existance?
I'll appreciate if you quote the verses from Vedas in support.
**How?
**2. Requires a new thread but in short the Big Bang has much more credibility than fictitious nonsense from any ancient book.
There are lot of unexplained mysterious in this world....:D
the complex structure of cell is sufficient to call bluff of atheists
I dont want to copy and paste
There are lot of unexplained mysterious in this world....:D
the complex structure of cell is sufficient to call bluff of atheists
I dont want to copy and paste
Right on brother. But just cuz we dont fully understand something scientifically does not mean we should start accepting any other random theory, there is no end to them. You follow one, some one else follows another, and then you put each other down for following a different theory.
problem is unlike quran/bible vedas don’t define religion,there are many forms through which religion is passed,with likes vedas/bhagavadgita/upanishads this are just one of the form
they use story tellings,folk songs other ways through which religion is passed
about single god in vedas,it’s hard to tell same vedas has all mention of many nature gods like Agni,vayu,sun,moon with indra god of gods is the leader…
for understading single god theory you have to understand something called “OM” which is begining to everything
Hindus believe that as creation began, the divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first and original vibration manifesting as sound “OM”.[SUP][3]](Om - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Before creation began it was “Shunyākāsha”, the emptiness or the void. Shunyākāsha, meaning literally “no sky”, is more than nothingness, because everything then existed in a latent state of potentiality. The vibration of “OM” symbolizes the manifestation of God in form (“sāguna brahman”). “OM” is the reflection of the absolute reality, it is said to be “Adi Anadi”, without beginning or the end and embracing all that exists.[SUP][3]](Om - Wikipedia)[/SUP] The mantra “OM” is the name of God, the vibration of the Supreme. When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy (Shakti) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti (creation), Vishnu Shakti (preservation) and Shiva Shakti (liberation, and/or destruction)
The Almighty God in His Book Chapter 3 verse 19, says: "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam". What your religion book says about your religion?
Moreover I'm trying to talk about similarities between Islam and different religions yet you are telling me about the differences. May I ask you a question that 'are you a well learned of your religion's book? If you ask me I will say 'No I'm not' but I'm trying my best to learn my religion book as well as trying to understand the other religion too.
The Almighty God in His Book Chapter 3 verse 19, says: "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam". Whait your religion book says about your religion?
Moreover I'm trying to talk about similarities between Islam and different religions yet you are telling me about the differences. May I ask you a question that 'are you a well learned of your religion's book? If you ask me I will say 'No I'm not' but I'm trying my best to learn my religion book as well as trying to understand the other religion too.
see problem is unlike the hebrew/bible/quran hinduism doesn't have concept of one holybook and prophets on how to lead a text book life....
god has given you this life to make ur own decisions.......
in hinduism god himself reincarnates leads defferent kinds of idle life to follow,bhagwan ram always followed righteous path where as krishna followed logic like whats is always best thing then good thing.....
you can't say one path is better then other. it is for humans to decide their own fate instead of blindly believing in something
see problem is unlike the hebrew/bible/quran hinduism doesn't have concept of one holybook and prophets on how to lead a text book life....
Can't say about other religion book but Quran does.
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god has given you this life to make ur own decisions.......
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Who will decide that whether the decision made is right or wrong?
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in hinduism god himself reincarnates leads defferent kinds of idle life to follow,bhagwan ram always followed righteous path where as krishna followed logic like whats is always best thing then good thing.....
you can't say one path is better then other. it is for humans to decide their own fate instead of blindly believing in something
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It will better if you quote the verse too where god himself reincarnates.
