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17th, that one's going into my Top 20 "Memorable posts by 17th" Chart! Disclaimer: not that I'm agreeing to, condoning or refuting the above message in any legally or spiritually binding manner. ... Neemai :)

Namaste Vajradhara,:) Do you mind if I ask a semi-related question? - Would you equate Nirvana in any way with the liberation or Moksha of the Upanishads? I was thinking of how ''Heaven'' might correlate with concepts within Hinduism also. If moksha was seen as the Heaven of Hinduism, if...

Lol! - Thanks Andrew, but I'm sure it's not true. It's always good to have the back-up detail. "Hallelujah! Hare Krishna! Allah Akhbar! God is one!" - Village of Peace ... Neemai :)

I don't really see that much similarity in the personalities of Krishna and Christ. However, they are obviously both religious figures, and they both taught what I would claim to be a universal message of Love of God. ... Neemai :)

Lol - The first recording I have seen of this version is in Jayadeva's Dasavatara stotra, which is only really popular amongst the Vaishnava traditions. The Vishnu Purana also gives an account of Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu, and shares some elements of this theory : Vishnu Purana: Book...

Reminds me of the theme of the compassionate Boddhisattva in Buddhism, or from Vaishnavism, the prayers of the saintly king, Prahlada: My dear Lord, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and...

Hello Bruce - how would you differentiate between spirit and soul? The Eastern texts I follow generally describe: *) the soul ('atma') which is eternal (consciousness - the 'you' part) *) a collection of subtle bodies (mind, intelligence etc...) which survive physical death but are...

Hello Raphiq, What you say about a mismatch above sounds quite correct to me - Krishna's advice in the Bhagavad-Gita has very little to do with Buddhist teachings. Especially as the majority of Buddhist paths do not believe in an Supreme God or saviour, whereas Krishna's teachings in the Gita...

Copyedit of lecture given by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: The purpose of religion is to train persons how to love God. That is the purpose of all religion. Either you take Christianism or Hinduism or any "ism," the purport is that you try to love God, because that is our natural...

(in no particular order) "My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it...

In the original language, am I right in thinking it actually says "No one comes to the Father except through the son"? IMO that puts a significantly different slant on things. Best wishes, ... Neemai :)

Surely Love of God is relevant from either perspective? Isn't that the primary teaching? Either we are given Love of God by the grace of Jesus in this lifetime, and (hopefully) go on to a Heavenly realm in God's company after death [I'm assuming this is near enough a correct overview] - Or...

How could there ever be a spiritually pure motivation for someone to sodomise a seven year old kid? If an act is based on personal desire, or selfish motivation then it is impure. If he really loved the kid then he wouldn't do it. ... Neemai :)

Classic poem Wil! Brilliant! :) I love the last two lines especially - genius! In addition, and along similar lines (from the Gita): O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of...

What do you think brother? Would you be happy to do that to a young child? Or for someone to do that to one of your children?

If a solider kills hundreds of people defending the people of his country then he becomes a hero and is given an award. If that same soldier then goes home and deliberately kills one person for his own personal motives, he'll be locked up. According to the law it's not the act that's wrong, but...

That's an interesting point, and is very key to this issue - Is there a scriptural text this is directly based on? In comparison, the Eastern religious traditions generally teach "you are not this body, you are an eternal soul" which is about as philosophically opposed to the above as you...

The whole point of Yoga (or similar paths within Hinduism) in regards to reincarnation is to remove oneself from the cycle of re-birth, not to stay within it. Once perfection is achieved (i.e love of God) then one never takes birth again in this mortal world. The living entity in the material...

It seems as a Christian who strictly follows scripture and canonized understanding you would have a difficulty seeing where it could possibly fit in? But as a more unorthodox Christian who doesn't neccessarily take the previous church authorities as an authority you could accept it within your...

We can never do as God does - He's God! :cool: God kills millions of people everyday through His agency of time, but that doesn't mean we should all follow suit. ... Neemai ;)