Please RadarEyes and BBB, Stop the bickering. It is not becoming of spiritual people. All the philosophy in the world is useless if you cannot...
A very good point. By its very presence the sun, just by being what it is, the sun sustains our lives, giving us warmth and light and food and...
Well, the whole point of posting on a forum of writers is to learn and hone your skills. And it is by honest, thoughtful, constructive criticism...
Dear Kumar, First of all, I really admire your ability to communicate with love. It is a quality I need to develop more. While I absolutely...
As my teacher said to me at a crisis point in my life: From one standpoint all is spirit only. This is the standpoint of enlightenment. But from...
While I understand, admire and respect your devotion to your teacher, I think it is unfair to set aside all the other countless masters as...
"too boring and cliché." Thats kicking a writer in the nuts. What parts of the poem did you like? What would you do differently?
That's not constructive criticism. Why say something that has no purpose other than making someone feel bad?
All I was saying is that I cannot accept when someone says "This way is better than all the others." Hinduism and spirituality in general is too...
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN DR. SEUSS AND A WELL-VERSED SIKH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Seuss...
Not necessary at all. Each person's path is different. A "good" diksha need not have shaktipat or any other component at all. A diksha is an...
This is one of the best poems I have read in all my years on these forums. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
(The Thousand-hooded Serpent) Shesha, Ganesha,Mahesha (Shiva), Dinesha (Sun), Suresh (Indra) all sing in HIS praise HE who is infinite, endless,...
Excellent answers, Kumar and Bill, you took the words out of my fingers! Murthi puja is a wonderful starting point to channel the thoughts and...
Happiness is what remains when you let go of everything else.
I also disagree with the idea that we need to wait until death to know the truth. Every religion and every master tells us that the truth is...
An American asked my guru how she could convert to Hinduism. He told her, "The best way is to be a true Christian!" As long as you move in the...
I think you misunderstood GDKumars post. He (or the rest of us) is not speaking of Jesus in the way you are accustomed to. We see Jesus as the...
No point religion hopping. You'll only be jumping from superficial understanding of one to another to another. Go deeper where you already are.
With everyone's blessings I would like to lock this thread for good - I feel nothing constructive is going to result from it.
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