Some time ago I wrote about the similarities between Hinduism and Mystic Judaism.I thought that it might be interesting to look at the similarities and differences between Judaism’s ten commandments and the Hindu yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances). I made a diagram, which is not very easy to publish on WordPress. The best I can [...]
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Hindu Yamas and Niyamas and the Ten Commandments
Posted in hinduism, judaism, other religions, religion, tagged christianity, commandments, god, hindu, niyamas, yamas on January 25, 2009 | 26 Comments »
One God or many Gods, a Shaiva perspective
Posted in hinduism, religion, tagged god, hindu, monotheism, shaiva, Shaiva Siddhanta, shiva on January 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Many people think of Hinduism as polytheistic. In fact most Hindus are monotheistic, and Shaivas, fall into this category. How do the other Hindu deities, Vishnu, Ganesha, Krishna, etc. fit into this perspective. Ultimately there is nothing but Shiva. All the other Gods, in fact everything is a creation, emanation, or view of Shiva. The [...]
Review – The Spiral Staircase (Karen Armstrong)
Posted in books, hinduism, other religions, religion on January 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Spiral Staircase, by Karen Armstrong is an autobiography of her life, detailing how she left a Catholic convent and her life afterwards. This is written from a highly introspective point of view and gives an insight into how Karen lost and eventually regained her faith but in a different form.
The accounts of her life [...]
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