Recent content by Satyaban

I have never thought of that song in that way before. Thank you.

Christian evangelists and missionaries used prosperity theology promising relief from poverty if Hindus converted. To get their message across they would feed the poor tribals only after being preached to. They certainly applied pressure with false promises. I believe one should stay in the...

I too am troubled by this. First I am concerned about conversions no matter the direction and this stink started in recent history with the Christian's despicable tactics. I don't like to think that my fellow Hindus are now doing the same. Proselytizing is not in my Saivite philosophy but...

Namaste I don't eat red meat or fowl but I do eat a little seafood cheese and infertile eggs so by definition I am not a vegetarian but do eat as I do for moral reasons. I have never been told of any vitamin deficiency and believe I get all of the Vitamin D I need from the Sun. Having said...

What, is the joke on Canada?

After reading the most recent comment I had to return. This is about belief, spiritual meaning believing in the unseen that is why the term "religious faith" is so common. We can't say anyone is wrong headed in this, no one can prove empirically that God exists and we can not apply logic to...

I have learned some more about Sikhism from this conversation. Some of the comments were most informative while some added er well not much. What I didn't know was that this is such a polarizing issue among Sikhs, enough to cause some to get rather up tight. I don't take offense and when it...

Post I'm sorry I didn't see the commonalities on reincarnation in that post. I present my "beliefs" and why I hold them. I use the word beliefs because I have faith in what the ancient rishis, sages and saints have learned from their intimate contact with The Creator. I believe this with my...

Ambasaria: It is good you used the word "purported" because what followed is not accurate. A soul continues as a unit entity and keeps transforming as a unit into various life forms The proverbial 84 lakh or 8.4 million joons (life forms) Example: You are hoarder of money as a human...

Sherdil ji, Devotees of Vishnu believe Rama to be an incarnation of Vishnu as they do with Krishna and maybe 7 or 8 others. As the Ramayana illustrates Vishnu takes human form when dharma must be restored. I am a Saivite and we don't believe The Creator ever took human form but we have many...

Sherdil ji, The Ramayana is a story about a heroic king who was depicted as the perfect man, but it is a story and not scripture, yet full of metaphors. The Vedas say to be desireless and the Patanjali yoga sutras say to be unattached to anything in this temporal ever changing world so I...

What happens if you fail in this endeavor, your atman or soul ceases to be?

Sherdil ji: "If passionate action is taken to alleviate the suffering of others, then it is a selfless act. No karma accrued." The problem with that is it incurs attachments to the results along with expectations which are obstacles to self-realization. Acts should be performed without...

This is what Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami said about Hindus and karma: Karma literally means "deed" or "act" and more broadly names a universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction which governs all life. Karma is a natural law of the mind, just as gravity is a law of matter...

Concise and to the point. I like it.