Recent content by dpvtank

Basically, if the things we do in maya are used positively, as a way to worship God, that it is devotion and not maya..for example, getting a rose and getting engrossed in the smell would be maya..but getting a rose to offer to the idols or God..that would be devotion. If the guru is maya...

Well, quite simply put, anything that gets in the way of worshipping God is Maya. Funny as it is, Maya is a devotee of God and not a rebel but she is asked to do this. In today's world, Maya can be anything from the TV that you spend hours watching to playing video games.

Brahman is the creator, Mahesh is the destroyer, and Vishu is the sustainer. That pretty much gives them the same power but in different angles. So, there is a higher God that we believe in who made Brahma Vishu and Mahesh, etc etc. God does have a form. If all his creations [humans, etc] have a...

If by gurus you mean those sages who spend a lot of their time on the himalayas doing tapas - penances, then yes. Even then, you must realize that Hindus have only one God. We believe that God is ever-present. That God lives on this earth through one person who is a God-realized person. A person...

What I think the other member meant to say about vegetarianism is that the plants they do eat, such as an apple from an apple tree, it can grow back. Just like how we cut hair from our heads, it does grow back. Yes, plants do have feelings, but they also have a great way to grow things back...