Comments on: Himalayan Academy Master Course: First Year Nearly Competed

By: Second year of Master Course Completed | Western Hindu

Second year of Master Course Completed | Western Hindu — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:22:29 +0000

[...] well as the study there are saddanas or spiritual practices, each one to be tried for a week. As I found with the level 1 master course, this was well worthwhile and I would recommend it to anyone. However I have decide that I am going [...]

By: Visit to Reading Temple (and some delicious food) | Western Hindu

Visit to Reading Temple (and some delicious food) | Western Hindu — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:56:34 +0000

[...] to my visit. It also gave me time to contemplate what to do having finished the second year of the Himalayan Academy Master Course, I will post about that [...]

By: Westerners choosing different paths. | Western Hindu

Westerners choosing different paths. | Western Hindu — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:52:27 +0000

[...] another layer of illusion, with God ultimately being impersonal brahman. I then started on the Himalayan Academy Master Course, which felt right at every [...]

By: My Hindu Name, Tandava « Western Hindu

My Hindu Name, Tandava « Western Hindu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:48:16 +0000

[...] 6, 2010 by Tāṇḍava (ताण्डव) Having completed the first year of the Himalayan Academy Master Course, I have decided that the Nandinatha sampradaya is right for me spiritually. I asked Satguru [...]

By: Arp

Arp — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:33:04 +0000

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By: Sita

Sita — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:08:42 +0000

Sri.Vanamali has put the difference between Hinduism and other faiths very well,indeed;and in the process explained Hinduism succinctly.Thank you ,Sri. Vanamali and Sri.Chris,for enabling us to better our understanding

By: Vanamali

Vanamali — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:34:04 +0000

Basically the worlds’ religions are of two types – King & Teacher. The Abrahamic religions are King religions – God made in the image of a King. In those days most kings were men, so God had to be a man. God issues judgements, commands and orders. There is no room for disloyal people in a king’s territory, hence segregated heavens for loyal followers only. Called before a king, subjects dropped to their knees and shook with fear, for this man was judge and jury, hence the Fear of God!

The Teacher faiths are the total opposites – namely Hinduism & Buddhism. A Hindu’s goal is Moksha, a state of pure enlightenment, not a flesh-happy heaven. God is our guru on this path to Moksha. God’s heart is open to all good souls (note: souls not human beings), much like a Teacher’s classroom is open to all. You respect and love your teacher, never Fear. You make mistakes in this life, you are asked to take responsibility for those mistakes and must work to correct them either in this life or the next. There is no King God to forgive you and let you into heaven. It’s like a Student asking his Teacher to pass him in a test even though he had failed it. A Teacher will never do that, instead a Teacher will help the student work harder and study better so that he may pass it thru his efforts alone! Karma & Rebirth force you to take responsibility for your actions, you become a better person for it.