tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post2250300308853000348..comments2024-02-22T03:17:33.594-05:00Comments on The White Hindu: Going to TempleAmbaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-36585266173002827202012-04-23T09:25:01.378-04:002012-04-23T09:25:01.378-04:00I don't know if I agree with you on that. I de...I don't know if I agree with you on that. I definitely valued my advaitic upbringing and the philosophy it taught me. I think it might depend on the child. <br /><br />I was introverted and introspective right from the start. I took well to advaita immediately because I was a rather philosophical child.<br /><br />I'm happy to have you here, reading. If you continue, you'll find that I joined the Chinmaya group, which is a great fit for me culturally speaking!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-35504672099553932802012-04-21T02:48:09.118-04:002012-04-21T02:48:09.118-04:00Namakskar,i am reading your blogs for some time.i ...Namakskar,i am reading your blogs for some time.i will straight come to the point.your upbringing as a child in a advaita tradition was a far fetched.this philosopy is for people who are introvert and knowledge seeking.very few people are of that bent of mind.most are social and extrovert or combination of both.children are mostly extrovert and can learn faster and enjoy all hindu rituals.at such young age conditioning one mind to advaita is not good.the solution from my point of view will be to de-learn(a bit difficult),go to temple,join a culture group like this link [Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal of North America | Promote and nurture Marathi culture<br />http://www.bmmonline.org/] because lot of marathi speaking non resident have non indian wifes and are more accomdating;secondly there are many indian websites(web pages from india specific) which tell the meaning of various rituals.even many indians do not know of their own rituals.most of the rituals are devoted to respect and celebrate something(womens festivels;enviroment festivels;animal festivels;etc)<br /><br />vishwasumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904491990707499791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-4757477375634327462011-07-13T00:45:13.159-04:002011-07-13T00:45:13.159-04:00I used to be more devotional than I am now. I sta...I used to be more devotional than I am now. I started out devotional and as I grew up I became more and more path of knowledge. I still try to surrender and pray to, in particular, Shiva or Ganesha. But always with the awareness that in a deeper reality I am praying to and for my Self. If that makes any sense!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-4956518949723193412011-07-12T05:27:28.050-04:002011-07-12T05:27:28.050-04:00I hope you don't mind me asking a rather perso...I hope you don't mind me asking a rather personal question. Perhaps it gets answered in a post I've not seen yet. <br /><br />What is your relationship with the gods? Do you pratice bhakti to any particular god/desses? Or do you just honor the eternal One? Are you devotional, or is your love of Hinduism more cultural?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-64880112902569172852011-07-11T07:34:02.716-04:002011-07-11T07:34:02.716-04:00How people see themselves and label themselves is ...How people see themselves and label themselves is quite varied and I can hardly tell someone that she is wrong about what she is! <br /><br />But personally in my mind I do think of Gurumayi followers as Hindus. I do think of my mom as Hindu, even though she says that she isn't.<br /><br />However, the point you raise that I cannot answer is whether if you follow the philosophy of Hinduism only if you are still a Hindu. <br /><br />Certainly some people who follow the philosophy only are, and call themselves that, and I personally don't think that you have to be involved in ritual in order to be. It is a big umbrella with not much to define it, i.e. no pope, no cannon. <br /><br />But there are those who use pieces of Hindu philosophy to round out their lives. It calls to mind the quote that a study of Hinduism would make any Jew a better Jew, Christian a better Christian, and every persona better human being. <br /><br />Is that picking of a few pieces of Hinduism that one likes being a Hindu? I don't know.Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-22559866962252636272011-07-11T05:35:09.317-04:002011-07-11T05:35:09.317-04:00This story illustrates an interesting question I&#...This story illustrates an interesting question I've been having: who is Hindu? I know many yoginis who read the Gita, are vegetarian, follow yogic philosophy but wouldn't call themselves Hindu. I know a handful of followers of Gurumayi, but the one I'm friends with doesn't call herself a Hindu - even though her satsang chants Om Namah Shivaya. And yet.... they are, yes? Does one have to be ritualistic? Based soley on the Vedas it seems that one must have caste, attend all the social norms and rituals. But other Indian philosophies are, if not rejections of, at least part of the larger dialog of Hindu tradition. It does seen that those people are legitimately Hindu. Like Catholics and Protestants and Eastern Orthodox are all legitmately Christian.<br /><br />What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com