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Comment on Can a Westerner convert to Hinduism? by raman

raman — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:35:15 +0000

I was searching the material on conversion to hinduism on internet but unfortunately found nothing in this regard. I found numerous christian and islam websites doing the work in their favor.
Basically all hindus are secular by nature.They never think that other religion follower change his faith. they take spiritual massage from any source and treat spiritual leaders of other sects religions like gurus and respect them. i am a born traditional hindu many times went to dargahs of muslim saints church gurudwaras. I am pantheist, monotheist and believe in one god isvara or Brahman I am also polytheist worship many deities. I have my personal hindu deity through which i always get spiritual support.& I have no prejudice against any religion or its philosophy.
But here we have a question that a person from other faith is interested in hinduism and willing to come into its fold. In hindu scriptures there is no procedure mentioned for conversion into hinduism from other faith.That does not mean that hinduism does not allow conversions. It is upto the hindu sects, people, organisation whether to accept the outsider into their stream . Hinduism is also a way of life, both a culture and religion. How an outsider will get acquaintance without having introduction of you. In olden days people start practicing hinduism without having introduction or permissions from any body. we can see that so many local tribes, kings came into the fold of vedic culture in ancient time. But in modern time every person has a right to chose his spiritual path. He is coming from an social organisation and think that hinduism is also an organised social structure. Instead of confusing him he should be given new identity in new system so that he can enjoy new spiritual and social life in it. See what want to say hindus do not eat beef. New convert should know this taboo. If he continues to eat beef after his conversion the other hindus will avoid him. Therefore it is the duty of particular culture people to give him introduction of do’s and dont’s of your culture. He who wants to become hindu should be given introductory lessons by hindus around, religious ceremonies and philosophy of Hinduism. Mostly seeker needs education, introduction and welcome gesture in new system for getting assimilation & becoming comfortable in it. The hindus converts who have become seniors should take responsibility of preaching hinduism to both nonhindus and hindus as the traditional hindu may have less interest in this subject due to various personal ethnically reason like earning, livelihood, caste, creed, avoidance of beef eating people etc. Traditional hindus dont marry in other castes.
I therefore suggest that newly converted hindus should come together for the propagation and preaching of Hinduism in their own way.
All nontraditional hindus or converted hindus should make their own forum or organisation because now they have sizable presence in various sects of hinduism .

Comment on How I became a Hindu – part three by raman

raman — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:48:19 +0000

i coincidentally came to this blog read all conversations and feel proud that people all over world are trying to understand universalism aspect of Hinduism. I live in Himachal pradesh of india. here the Hinduism is of traditional type. We mostly see that all gods deities of villages have strong influence relations with the local residents people. Like As ( amma’s child) experience this thing is very common here. People talk face to face with deities gods by trans. In villages deities, god, goddesses are called for finding solutions of local problems. priest control the process they call and depart the gods goddesses.Some times gods goddesses suddenly come while in a prayer kirtan etc.

Comment on License by Tāṇḍava

Tāṇḍava — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:05 +0000

Namashkar,
The first important link is the link to the creative commons site:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

This links to the legal; text that describes what you can do. Basically you can copy anything from this site to use non-commercially as long as you say where you got it from. This is the second important link, the link t my site:

http://western-hindu.org/

This ,means that to say where you got it from quote this link. For example if you copied a picture or passage of text for something non-commercial like another blog you could say “originally from http://western-hindu.org/“ and then it would be legal.

I hope that explains things.

Comment on License by Nemesis Brown.

Nemesis Brown. — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:50:00 +0000

Hi, My question may seem unrelated to your actual page, although, I found I am really interested in your page….
My question is this….
You have a creative commons licence I really think this is a good idea but, I don’t understand what all the different URL’s are? PLEASE could you explain it to me?
Thank you so much and hugs your way.x.

Comment on I have taken the shakahara vrata – vow of vegetarianism by Walking the Walk, or These Boots Were Made for Ahimsa | The New Shatkona

Walking the Walk, or These Boots Were Made for Ahimsa | The New Shatkona — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:28:36 +0000

[...] vow, pretty soon. (Tandava, my older brother in the faith, blogs about his taking of the vow here.) Vegetarianism, within the context of Sanatana Dharma, or Hinduism, is not just about [...]

Comment on Why Hinduism is the "Eternal way", the true religion. by S

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:13:59 +0000

@Tāṇḍava, you are wrong, Nixon doesn’t want you worship that sadistic GOD. Instead , you believe in his SON who could not save himself , suffered and finally died in Cross. He can save you believe me. Just think , just by believing him and converting to Christianity , after death you will become an Angel, You can fly, all day you will be praising the father of the son who helplessly died in Cross. first you understand the divine concept. there is something else also , holy spirit. if he starts talking about that you will be completely lost. So please , instead of worshiping a stone worship a DJ you will be saved.

Comment on Why Hinduism is the "Eternal way", the true religion. by S

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:14:21 +0000

Comment on Why Hinduism is the "Eternal way", the true religion. by Tāṇḍava

Tāṇḍava — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:22:27 +0000

Doesn’t it strike you as odd that God who knows everything and is all powerful will send his son to be punished for something he did not do? If God was all powerful why didn’t he just open a way to heaven? This god saying “someone must be punished and I don’t care who” is not the loving God I know. This god who forgives believers anything, as you say even murder, while punishing people who honestly have a different belief but live an exemplary life is not the Just God that I know, who set the natural law of karma to bring all to him

Comment on Why Hinduism is the "Eternal way", the true religion. by Nixon

Nixon — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:47:06 +0000

hi i am Nixon. the difference between god and humans is sin .And a sin is a sin no matter it is a lie or a murder. you lost your eternity just because of our one sin now wat do we do?.who can get our eternal life.rightfully no matter what and what and what ever we do for this with our own effort we go no where and that is when this issue is been answered by god by sending his one and only son to this earth and he took a human life and suffered under us for non of his sins and we crucified him on the cross like all criminal convicts and still he pleaded to his father as he is hanging on the cross, to forgive these people cause they don’t know what they are doing. and after his death he rose to life n from the death on the third day and witnessed the people and rose to heaven and sat beside his father at heaven. so from then Jesus opened a way to heaven from then with a very hard price and if you want to go t heaven or our life after death then be ready to pay its price i.e, confess all your sin to jesus and a christian. corrective measures for that no matter whatever it is even if we have murderd a person and gave a slip off from all law enforcement. then your price is you except your crime and come in public. next you have to be baptized to be a christian so born christian is a wrong philosophy .all must read bible not because of christian promotions but it will open every ones eyes and it will solve all questions in peoples mind and you will understand being christian is being soldier at battle ground he has to battle every evil in him and he will be punished by his own people just like what happened to Jesus. that builds covictions of every chirstian and it is not easy to be honest,not telling lies,lusting at tresures,women,sex ,greed, ultimately your neibhour hood ,parents, friends all reject your presence that is this world.

Comment on Kripa, divine mercy, and why forgiveness is not divine by prophet666 (@theprophet666)

prophet666 (@theprophet666) — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:36:56 +0000

Very well spoken on the Non – Dual in forgiving others we forgive ourselves; everything exists in the mind; good and evil.

Comment on Another blog by a Western Hindu: Bbrhaspati’s 4th pilgrimage to india by S

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:45:48 +0000

@syamukamath, //I am sorry. I do respect christ// see,you GAVE IN. you don’t have to accept /knowledge Jesus, Because , We all know what is his teaching and what Christians believe “what is his teaching.” It is very much felt in India. That is why we need to oppose it till our last breath.

Comment on Another blog by a Western Hindu: Bbrhaspati’s 4th pilgrimage to india by syamukamath

syamukamath — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:14:48 +0000

I personally know a Ex-head of Vedanta society of Usa, who was from banglore and many of his devotees. I know the how un-’sanyasi’ they were. I don’t know who is Art’s Acharya-he may be great.
My Family is associated with RKmath frm 60-70years ago. Even today we are associated with Ramakrishna Math cochin, the Advaita Ashram, Kolathur, and my relative is state secretary of Ramakrishna Mission- the one 4 householders.
Even THE MISSION STATE COMMITTEE HAS 2-3 Non veg, vegan members, BUT NONE OF OUR OLDAGE HOMES, ASHRAM, TEMPLE OR HOSTELS HAVE EGG, MEAT OR FISH.
This is the Discipline followd by Mission, Bt never seen in USA.