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Thanks for that Talib-al-kalim. I have read some of what you mention, the Gospels and the Qur'an. I understand (to a certain extent) the Abrahamic view point and the Christian, Islamic, Shia, Bahai, Ahmadiyya, Ismaili, Dawoodi take on it. I found no problem in understanding Qur'an and the...

'Amir Alzzalam said: I highly doubt it today, India's population has increasingly left Hindusim and embraced Atheism.H\ Hinduism has no problem with Atheism, since atheism is a part of Hinduism. For example, I am an atheist but remain a Hindu. I desire that all people in India become atheists...

Who are the true prophets? What is the measure? Is it how many they or their followers have been able to fool?

We (my wife and myself) listen* to the song competitions on TV. They are in two categories, Adults and Pre-teens. We have a veritable mine of excellent singers. All states in India has excellent traditions of music and learning music is very much appreciated. * I can't listen, hard of hearing. I...

A common question in India, "How much are you able to earn?" Nobody minds. It is not considered impolite. It is just exchange of information. It is you choice if you want to give details or say that "God gives me as much as I require". :D

The seed does not figure out anything. It does only what evolution has primed it for. Grow into a plant and disperse its own seeds. Humans can change themselves in a few (inconsequential) ways. The world remains unchanged.

Heart misleads (we know that from our younger days). Mind corrects our ways. :).

?? :) I agree to that whole-heartedly.

I believe leaving God to his designs and just being human solves a lot of problems. :) Yeah, @powessy is fun. I think everyone here is fun. :D I don't see a problem with that. When I die, I will become omni-present or nearly so. All the trillion molecules of my body will disperse and will be a...

In the photograph, people are smiling, laughing. But in ancient days the women of the family would have been weeping, because the child would be going to the 'gurukula' and would be there for 16 years before he comes back. The ceremony meant a long separation from the child; and life at...

The word is not spelled correctly in Wisdom Library. It is 'nicṛṣta triṣṭup', i.e., 'deformed triṣṭup'.:) Important ceremonies for a Hindu family: Honoring motherhood (goad bharai - before birth of the child), first tonsure, Yajnopavita/ Upamayana (sort of coming of age, second tonsure)...

That is a good design.

Mind is you, but you are not just mind. :)

I value both, old books and those of science. However, it does not mean that all old books have the same value.

"Apourusheya" in the above post means 'not created by men', therefore points to a 'divine' agency. :) Vedas themselves do not say that the words were uttered by a God. As I said above, the names of the Rishis (sages) are clearly mentioned. Of course, they were thought to be inspired by Gods...

There is no book in the hands of both teachers. There are two books in Hinduism which are considered to be from God, Vedas and BhagawadGita. However, in each hymn of Vedas, the name of the Sage (Rishi) who is supposed to have created/heard it is mentioned. The Sanskrit grammarian, Panini, said...

I am (or at least, try to be) as transparent as a sheet of glass. I do not hide anything, because I have learnt in life that honesty is the best policy. Yeah, I consider traditions to be important though I am a strong atheist orthodox Hindu. My atheism does not come from West, it is native, it...

This is how the students were sent to the 'Gurukula' by the family after sacred-thread ceremony, just with food for the journey bound to a stick. Usually around the age of 8. They would study at the guru's place for 16 years, no holidays, and came back home only when they were 24 years old...

Not so fast. Religion: Religion - Wikipedia Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental...

:) For your kind information, there is no instruction or sermon in Hindu temples. After bowing to the deity/deities, people would relax, men would discuss business, women will gossip or children will romp about. It is a place of contemplation or for people to soak the atmosphere. :) There is a...