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Category Archives: New Testament
This Sentence is False.
You know that paradox where you start with the statement “This sentence is false”? And if it IS false, then it has to be true? But if it is true, then that makes it false again? Hinduism says that all … Continue reading
Three Stops On My Way To Sanatana Dharma
by Aranyakananda As I have said in a few places on this blog, I knew long ago that Christianity was not for me. After coming to that conclusion I tarried aimlessly for a few years, thinking somehow the Spirit would … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, agnosticism, agnostics, American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, Hinduism, History, India, Islam, Jesus, minorities, New Testament, opinion, philosophy, pluralism, religion, religious conversion, Sanatana Dharma, spirituality, Vaishnavism, Vedanta, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Abrahamic religions, avatars, Baha'i, Baha'u'llah, conversion to Hinduism, culture in religion, gender equality, Hinduism is the oldest living religion, Holy Spirit, Islam, nationalism in religion, racial equality, religious experimentation, Unitarian Church, Unitarianism, Zarathustra, Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism
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Aum Yeshuaya Namah! and Happy Easter! हैप्पी ईस्टर!
by Aranyakananda I don’t really say “Happy Easter” too much not being a Germanic Pagan, nor a practicing Christian. But I have always considered how Jesus the Christ fits into my own Vaisnav worldview. I have considered him an avatar … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bible, Catholicism, Christian, Christianity, current events, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, famous quotes, God, Hinduism, History, holidays, inspiration, Jesus, Judaism, Kalki Avatar, mantras, meaning of life, meditation, Narayana, New Testament, News, philosophy, quotes, reincarnation, religion, religious conversion, Sanatana Dharma, Shiva, spirituality, Trimurti, Uncategorized, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga
Tagged "I did not come to bring peace, Avatar, but a sword", Christ, Christ in Hinduism, Easter, Germanic paganism, Is Christ Vishnu, Jesus, Jesus in Hinduism, Kalki Avatar, Oestre, pagan roots of Easter, Son of Man, Yeshua
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From One Tilak to Another ( An Ash Wednesday Story)
by Aranyakananda Whenever the various Catholic Holy days come around on the calendar, I tend to reflect on where I’ve been, where I am, how I got here, what I used to believe, what I used to supposedly believe because … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bible, Brahman, Catholicism, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, current events, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, God, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, History, holidays, inspiration, Jesus, Krishna, Lakshmi, life, Mahabharata, meditation, myth, Narayana, New Testament, News, opinion, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, pluralism, religion, religious conversion, Sanatana Dharma, Satan, self-realization, spirituality, The Devil, Vaishnavism, Vedic culture, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Catholic ritual, Catholicism, Hinduism tattoo, Jesus, Jesus tempted by Satan, Krishna, Lakshmi, Lent, Narayana, sandalwood paste, Sri Vaishnavism, tilak, tilak tattoo, turmeric paste, Vaishnava tilak, Vaisnav tilak, Vishnu tilak
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“Where Have All The Vaishnavs Gone?” or “Vaishnavism in a Skeptic Age”
by Aranyakananda It seems to me that most Vaisnavs are devotees of a particular manifestation of Vishnu. Namely Rama or Krishna. Most Vaisnavs are really “Kraishnavs” or “Ramites.” Shiva has His own avatars but most Shaivites I know worship Shiva … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, afterlife, agnosticism, agnostics, American Hindus, atheism, auto-biography, autobiography, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, Bharat War, Bible, Brahma, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, Gita, God, Hare Krishna, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, History, India, inspiration, ISKCON, Jesus, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, Kurukshetra, Liberal, Lord Rama, Mahabharata, monotheism, myth, Narayana, New Testament, Old Testament, opinion, philosophy, pluralism, polytheism, Rama, Ramayana, religion, religious conversion, Sai Baba, Sanatana Dharma, Sathya Sai Baba, Secular Humanism, Shaivism, Shiva, social commentary, spirituality, Trimurti, Uncategorized, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Avatars of Shiva, Brahma worship, Did Krishna exist?, evolution, God Become Man, Godism, Godist, Hari Krishna Movement, Is the Ramayana true?, ISKCON, kali yuga, Kalki, Krishna Consciousness, Krishna worship, Kurma, Matsaya, myth, Narayana, Narayana worship, Rama in Sri Lanka, Rama worship, religious skepticism, return of Christ, Sai Baba, Sathya Sai Baba, Shirdi Sai Baba, skepticism, Sri Lanka, Vaishnavism, Varaha, why isn't Brahma worshiped? Vishnu worship, worship of Brahma, yuga, yugas
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Even the Gita Says The Hindu Scriptures Are Unnecessary to the Wise
by Aranyakananda One of my favorite things about Hinduism is a line in the Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 3, verse 46, which reads thusly: To the knower of Brahman (Spirit), all of the Vedas (scriptures) are of no more utility than is … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, Apocalypse, auto-biography, autobiography, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, Bharat War, Bible, Brahman, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, famous quotes, Gita, God, Hinduism, inspiration, Jesus, Judaism, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, Kurukshetra, life, Mahabharata, monotheism, New Testament, nihilism, Old Testament, opinion, philosophy, religion, religious conversion, Sanatana Dharma, social commentary, spirituality, Uncategorized, Vaishnavism, Vedas, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Bible, Book of Matthew, Gita, Gita Chapter 3 verse 46, King James Bible, Matthew 5:18, not one jot or tittle, shruti, Sruti, Vedas
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I Don’t Believe in Atheists
by Aranyakananda Hinduism is not a religion where one is compelled to go out into the world and change anyone’s mind. All paths are valid. All paths fit the current needs of the soul behind the veil of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, afterlife, agnosticism, agnostics, American Hindus, astrology, atheism, Aum, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Babaji, Bhagavad-Gita, Bhaktivedanta, Bible, Brahma, Brahman, Buddha, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christian, Comparitive Religion, determinism, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, ego, existentialism, faith, fatalism, Ganesh, Ganesha, Gita, God, guru, Hanuman, Hare Krishna, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, Humanism, idolatry, inspiration, Ishvara, ISKCON, Islam, Jainism, japa, Jesus, jnana yoga, Judaism, karma yoga, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, Kriya yoga, Lahiri Mahasaya, Lakshmi, Liberal, life, Lord Hanuman, Lord Rama, Mahamantra, Mahavatar Babaji, mala, mantras, meaning of life, meditation, monotheism, Muslim, Narayana, New Age, New Testament, New Thought, nihilism, non-dualism, Old Testament, opinion, panentheism, pantheism, Paramahansa Yogananda, Patanjali, philosophy, pluralism, polytheism, Prabhupada, Rabbi, Ramakrishna, reincarnation, religion, religious conversion, Sai Baba, Saivism, Samkhya philosophy, Sanatana Dharma, Sankhya, Sathya Sai Baba, Secular Humanism, self help, self-realization, Self-Realization Fellowship, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, Sikhism, social commentary, spirituality, SRF, Swami Kriyananda, Swami V, Swami Vidyadhishananda, transmigration, Trimurti, Uncategorized, Vaishnavism, Vedanta, Vedas, Vishnu, Vivekananda, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga, Yogananda
Tagged Bhagavad-Gita chapter 18 verse 61, Bhaktivedanta, causal body, Gita Chapter 18 verse 66, gross body, Krishna, Om Sat Tat, Prabhupada, Satya, subtle body, Tattva, true dat
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Know a Yogi III – Sri Swami Lahiri Mahasaya (Disciple of Mahavatar Babaji)
by Aranyakananda Paramahansa Yogananda is often called the “Father of Yoga In the West.” And Swami Vivekananda came to America 30 years before him. But yoga in the Western world was all foreseen by Yogananda’s guru’s guru, Lahiri Mahasaya. In … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Babaji, Bhagavad-Gita, Bharat War, Bible, biography, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, Eastern Philosophy, Gita, God, guru, Hinduism, History, India, inspiration, Israel, Jesus, Judaism, Krishna, Kriya yoga, Kurukshetra, Lahiri Mahasaya, Mahabharata, Mahavatar Babaji, meditation, New Testament, Old Testament, Paramahansa Yogananda, philosophy, religion, Sanatana Dharma, self-realization, Self-Realization Fellowship, spirituality, SRF, Sri Yukteswar Giri, Swami Kriyananda, Swami V, Swami Vidyadhishananda, Uncategorized, Vishnu, Vivekananda, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga, Yogananda
Tagged Arjuna, Babaji, disciple, God Realization, Haiddakhan Babaji, Hariakhan Babaji, in the world not of the world, Israel, Jesus, Jesus' mission, Jewish, Krishna, kriya yoga, Lahiri Mahasaya, Mahavatar Babaji, Nagaraj, Rajarsi Janakananda, Shyama Charan Lahiri, yoga in the west, yogavatar
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The Avatar-ness of Mother Theresa
by Aranyakananda There is a varying opinion as to what makes one an avatar. Recently some discussion of this came up at my Temple’s Bhagavad-Gita discussion group. We were talking about how God, if truly coming in the form of … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, Bhaktivedanta, Catholicism, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, editorial, faith, Gita, God, healing, Hinduism, History, India, Jesus, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, miracles, New Testament, opinion, philosophy, religion, social commentary, spirituality, transmigration, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism
Tagged avatars, canonization, catholic church, Catholic Saints, Gita Chapter 4, Gita study, Mother Theresa, sainthood
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It’s All Bollocks Anyroad, Innit?
by Aranyakananda As I write this, I am “watching” Game 6 of the 2013 World Series online through a program called MLB.com Gameday, s program which I have snarkily referred to as “the equivalent of receiving pitch-by-pitch updates via telegraph.” … Continue reading →