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Thankyou Agnideva. Your posts are very educative and I appreciate your presence in this forum. Yes I am aware of "paapa/punya". But I am reminded of a story... A great sage was once sitting under a tree in meditation. Just then a few village people came running right in front of him. They...

I think space and time are man made "concepts" which help us better understand our world. It is we who are constrained by space and time. Not God. I dont know if such a thing as time actually exists other than in our minds.:D

I am not sure what you mean by this. Is the idea of men and apes evolving from common ancestors repulsive to you?

Hi All, Exactly!!! I could not have said better. I would really like to delve on the concept of "sin" a little more. Firstly, I dont know for sure if Hinduism has a concept of "sin" so to speak. Karma includes thoughts, words and deeds. There are amoral, unethical and wrong thoughts, words...

Hi Harishankar, I dont think I understand what you mean by this. :confused: regards.

Ah, so well put Agnideva. I have always believed that it is not the external action that counts but the intention as well. You cannot be a "good person" if you are constantly lusting or thinking angry thoughts. A person who is truly good is one who has a clean and a good heart. Such emotions...

Hi ATW, I enjoy your posts too. I would write massive posts as well if I had the patience :D

Hello Silverbackman, You seem to be antagonised by fire brand feminists who claim that women are superior to men. I agree with you there. Women are not in any way superior to men just as men are not in any way superior to women. Nature has indeed designed men and women differently. The fact...

When you say that polygamy should be made legal I suppose you mean that both polygyny and polyandry should be made legal right? ;)

I see creation around me every single day. A single cell grows into a perfect little baby. A tiny seed grows into a massive tree (with time :p ). I see creation in each chirping bird and each blooming bud. I see creation in evolution. Evolution and Creation are not seperate. They are one and...

Hi Silverbackman, Dressing modestly does not prevent rape. If that was the case there would be no rape in Islamic countries. True equality of the sexes would be when each person is allowed to explore his/her potential, desires and passions without having to stick to rigid role definitions...

Hi Prajapati, You have put forward some interesting points. I appreciate your point of view. They are logical and probably even historically correct. But I would agree with Agnideva. Most hindus do consider Rama and Krishna to be divine from birth and not just as "deified humans". Also for...

Hi Jiii, Thankyou for your very interesting post. I must admit I am not well versed with the Buddhism. Buddhism does have the concept of rebirth. How is rebirth related to karma? I am not sure I understood correctly what you meant. Are you saying that since my actions could have...

Hi Prajapati, This is not relevant to the topic, but I was wondering what your objection was to the word "Rama"... is it the English spelling? Would you prefer "Raamaa"? Or it seems that you would remove the ending "aa" sound altogether? I feel "Raam" is Hindi and with 18 official...

You are right Prajapati, Raja Ram Mohan Roy did play a very important role in campaigning relentlessly against the evil practice of Sati. But the role of the British is no less. It was the British under Lord William Bentick which passed the law in 1829 abolishing Sati. Their role was not just...

Hi Ratanya, that was such a beautiful story. Touched me immensely. Thankyou for sharing it. I sooo totally believe that something like that could have happened. Amazing and wonderful :) . Thankyou and regards.

So true, I guess there are somethings we will never understand. Thankyou for your reply Q. It clarified so much for me. Regards.

I absolutely love this definition of Dharma. Thankyou Agnideva.

Hi, Thankyou all for your kind replies. You have all given me a lot of food for thought. I admit that I really dont know what God's role is in my life I do agree with Brian's view: But there have been occassions when I have felt his kindness and warmth and I agree with Faithfulservant as...

Recently as I was browsing through some forums I came across an interesting statement which I quote (in my own words): This set me thinking - are all the people who die or suffer in earth quakes and floods and bomb-blasts the "victims" of their own karma? It does seem quite unbelievable doesn't...