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I think it should. I think religion should be about being free to inquire, self-discovery, gaining knowledge and cultivation. For me it is not just about being close to god, it is about abridging the difference between the soul and the supreme/man and the universe. To find that invisible thread...

Lucius, What you are saying makes sense, but I would like to add; The Hindu view on the physical and the spiritual, is that they reflect one another. It is held that every atom in this universe is pervaded by the spirit and that man himself is the personification of the universe(microcosm)...

It is astonishing how uncanningly similar to Big Bang theory and modern cosmogeny is to this vedic account of creation, explained in the Nasadivya and Purusa Sukta in Rig Veda. In fact it seems almost exactly the same and it even explains the stages prior to it, which no scientists have been...

7. The Holy Vedas: Whence this creation has come; Who holds or does not hold He who is it surveyor in the highest heaven He alone knoweth And yet doth he knows? The Vedic perspective: That out of which creation has arisen, whether it held it firm or it did not, He who surveys it in the...

Hi all, I feel, given how tricky it is to find translations of random verses, we should just compare and study the translations of popular verses/suktas to see which are the most accurate and comprehensive. I am comparing the most famous Nasadiya Sukta(RV.10.129) which discusses creation...

Yes, I think a lot of Buddhists have misunderstood Buddha. Buddha did not create a new religion, he simply refined Hinduism by doing away with the ritualism, just as Guru Nanak did. Buddha believed in a state called maha-nirvana, which he called the eternal, supreme and blissful self and ONE...

Verse 2: Nav Yo Navati Puro bibhed bahvotjasaa Ahi Cha vritrahaavadheet Electricity , which breaks, by the energy of its arms the 99 cities, destroys the cloud, which covers the rays of the sun, the source of all energy and power. Purpot: This initial description describes the inherent...

Thank you everybody, especially for all those links. Agni Deva, I really do agree with you that there should be more Vedic websites online. I hope that after I have completed my research, that I could start one on it. It's no suprise that in Kaliyuga, so few read the Vedas now :D I am of the...

CONT. These translations make a lot of sense to me and correspond directly to Sage Kannada's Vaeshishka school(the Darsana of the study of the physical universe) which makes very similar postulates e.g. energy being made up of particle-waves. To the school of Ayurveda, which is also based on...

The Vedas, are considered by almost all schools of Hinduism, including the secular schools to be authoritative and repositeries of great knowledge. The school of Atharva Veda in particular is credited to be the foundation and the source of Ayurveda. The Vedas are held in such high esteem, that...

Apologies for this belated reply: Buddha's god is very much like Kapila's God. Buddha believed in a supreme, universal and eternal self. Like Kapila, but did not believe in a personal god. It is very interesting that Krishna in the Bhagvad Gita gives Kapila the most respect among the sages...

That is definitely very interesting redindica! When the central Hindu texts disapprove of the practice, as well great spiritual leaders like Guru Nanak, Buddha and the Swamis and sages of yore; there must be a good reason. I think as I tried to reason above, that this could be because matter...

I agree I am Free. This is a great discussion. I've not been responding recently, because I've been having debates on other forums and immersing myself in Hindu literature and learning about just how sophisticated and complex this religion is and what so many are missing. In particular I was...

Thank you for your posts Agnideva, you raise good points in favour of idol worship. Nothing is ever black and white. Even if Sage Vasista did denounce it, who is to say that he was not being shortsighted about it, even in his great wisdom. Even if it is true that the Agamic philosophies are...

I was inspired to start this thread after the discussion with Agnideva on Yoga Vasista. Agniveda says it is believed the Yoga Vasista was composed in the 6th century CE. Yet, this text is suppose to be the discourses between Lord Rama and the sage Vasishta, which is many many millenias before...

Thank you, for even more wonderful replies. This certainly is shaping up to become a very interesting discussion. I feel I will learn here. You know, I was just going to say this in my previous post. It is truly ironic how Sikhism has become a very ritualistic religion, contrary to the...

What wonderful replies, thank you Agnideva and I am free. I myself don't completely understand why idol worship is wrong, as the spirit of god is omnipresent, so why cannot it to be present within a statue? But it is also interesting that the Vedas themselves have no mention of idol worship...

This is a very informative discussion about Yoga. Yoga is the most interesting, complex and scientific system in Hinduism, particularly Raja Yoga. Agnideva and Vajhradara have already explained Yoga so well, I will only add towards it. There are many paths of Yoga, each that would suit...

I am not sure how true this is all for all Buddhists, but here we have a Buddhist Monestary nearby us that advocates that, essentially, we should mentally suppress any of the vice-emotions when they occurr. I reasoned with them, that by suppressing problems, we are not actually ridding of...

Hi, I just recently registered on this forum. I am interested in Hinduism, so needed an objective and down to earth place to discuss it. Anyhow, I understand that idol worship is a very common Hindu ritualistic practice. However I don't know the origins of this practice and the main...