Any analogy taken beyond its limit breaks down.
That is not because of the sun. it is the activity of man that has depleted our ozone layer, diminished our water supplies and created conditions...
An example may be Ravana in the Ramayana, who kidnapped Rama's wife Sita. When his advisors told him that Rama is an incarnation of God and that...
I was not saying don't pray, but I was talking about how we tend to put our desire for things above our love for God. This is a stage as you said,...
amṛta-svarūpā ca: It (such total love) is eternal by nature. Since such absolute love God does not leave room for any desires and attachments...
That is exactly what I meant Bill. So long as you see the divine in the world, it is fine to revel in it. But the moment that vision is lost,...
Further on the NBS, Sri Narada says: One should at all times love God and love God and only love God, whether as a servant serving his master, or...
The second sutra has some nice layers of meaning. The word asmin could mean "for God" or "here" or "in this life." Thus it brings the tone of...
Dear friends, Despite all the diversity of opinion among us, I think all of us on this forum feel deeply the power and value of true love. So I...
Bill, this has been a good thread and has led to epiphanies for at least two people who have been part of the discussion, so it was good and...
Bill, I am not for a moment saying we should ignore the presence of evil or denying it in any way. All I am saying is that there is a standpoint...
But such forgetting truth does not make it untrue. If I were to forget that my glasses are on my nose, that does not change the fact that they are...
I agree with Nicole. See the moment you say the divine is sat-chid-ananda, each of those terms actually indicate that it is all pervading. Justt...
(I had to grab that one) May Nicole's beautiful smile never ever fade! May the person below be released from all energy blocks.
Rereading, I would perhaps drop the "intensely rich in the first verse". In fact, I would drop that whole line, at the risk of ruining a good...
Well, there is dark magic and voodoo type stuff out there that can be used to seriously harm people. Even the vedas speak of rituals by which...
Interesting question. At the time of the Buddha there was no Hinduism or Buddhism. There were different philosophies. Many of those have been...
To the tune of Cowgirl in the Sand?
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A little know concept in Hinduism is of the two kinds of enlightened masters. One is the brahma koti master and the other is the ishvara koti...
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