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Recently when Aussie celebrity and animal conservationist Steve Irwin died, there was a lot of reaction, particularly online, about how funny it was that he didn't die wrestling a crocodile and all that kind of sick jokes. There were also people who said "He got what was coming to him." and that...

If by being conservative you mean to ask whether or not Hinduism gives you the license to think, act and speak as you like, then no. Hinduism definitely does not give any license... in that way it is conservative. Regarding thoughts: A thought goes out of your conscious control if it is...

Mild meaning that you retain control. You don't allow that thought to develop a life of its own. In other words, it is a passing feeling or a very idle thought. For example, if I think very casually or mildly about something bad, that is not negative Karma. However, once that thought gains...

No. Actually only when you cast your eyes on somebody who is not your spouse and is married to another or you are married to somebody and cast your eyes on another, then it's lust. Also, it should be a very strong emotion, not a mere fancy. Only when it grows out of control within your mind then...

Those are the 14 stages of evolution where the human form comes somewhere in the middle... Human = almost equal mixture of good and bad karma. Higher than human = more good than bad karma. Lower than human = more bad than good karma.

Yeah, I think basically heaven and hell nothing but stages of evolution as I explained. A lower form than a human form is usually the "hell" and a higher form is "heaven". There is no literal meaning to these words, or even figurative as I believe those terms are misleading. That's why I used...

Allow me to clear up a few misunderstandings which I might have unintentionally caused (where Silver might have misunderstood our meaning ;)) I believe that there is NO heaven or hell in Hinduism, either literally or figuratively. Period. Full stop. There are only two things for an ordinary...

Agnideva, yes! I could understand what you were trying to say... It's sometimes quite difficult to put these concepts into English words, because most of their equivalents simply don't exist in other religions.. For example, one would be hard-pressed to find the equivalent for "Karma".

Surprisingly hell and heaven doesn't exist in Hinduism (according to my line of thinking). We return to this world to reap the results of our actions in the previous life and so on. In fact, the whole concept of Karma probably deserves several books on its own. To simplify Karma as "law of...

Agnideva, I am glad to have been of help. As I said before, I am not very technical and I am very limited when it comes to quoting the scriptures. I have picked up a lot of knowledge from other sources, so you must excuse my lack of coherence. About your question I think Narasimha could be...

Without going into too many technical terms (not being an expert myself), let me try and explain what an Avatara is to my knowledge: An Avatara is a manifestation of the formless divine in an Earthly form come down as a reflection of very intense Tapas of a Bhaktha or Bhakthas. The form of the...