Namaste Viraja
Last few days because of the festival season was relatively free. Like you have mentioned, the subject is very large. And the clip says it all if we have intention to listen what it has to offer. Probably during the week end, will add my comments.
Besides the tight schedule, what hamper my motivation is that, we are conditioned to believe a thing which exist ONLY in a perfect world as TRUTH, later we base all our actions based on that non existent truth, the very reason we are debating here is a proof TO THE SIMPLE POINT that we aren't living in a perfect world. I just hope we all will have the courage, patience and perseverance to have a look at our own self in a mirror.
Last edited by Anirudh; 14 October 2016 at 01:38 AM.
Anirudh...
Namaste Viraja ,
I just read this, much the same as devotee ji posted
What is the greatest thing about being a Hindu? 1) Believe in god! - you're accepted - Aastik 2) Don't believe in god! - You're accepted - Nastik 3) You want to worship idols , please go ahead 4) You dont want to worship idols, please go a ahead. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. You will be Hindu. 6) You want to accept as it is. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by readingbhagvad gita - Go ahead 8) You want to start your journey by readingUpanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purans - Go ahead. 10) You just don't like reading. No problem. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti! No problem, dude. Do your karma. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. Go ahead. No problem at all. Charvaka Philosophy 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find god. Wow! Be a Sadhu! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only. - Welcome. "vrukshavalli amha soyare" (Trees are our friends) 15) You believe in one god or supreme energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy. 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. 17) You don't want a Guru. Go ahead. 18) You believe in Female energy. Welcome! Shaktiism form of Hinduism. 19) You believe every human is the same. Yeah! You're awesome, come let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have anything to do. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Please go ahead. 23) You don't like to go to temples, no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that your religion is a way of life. With freedom. 25) You believe that everything have god in them. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything have god in them - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "sarve sukhin santu" (May all live happy.) "Sarve bhavantu sukhinah" (May all llve happy) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu!
Namaste Viraja,
Brahman is pure consciousness, and all seemingly seperate names and forms are based on this unitary consciousness.
To understand this fact is to love all and have compassion for all inspite of seeming differences on the outside.
Through body-consciousness or ego, one identifies with secondary identities like gender, race, religion, nation and create barriers and intense differences amongst these names and forms resulting in conflict and disharmony, which is a sign that Love and Awareness is lacking.
It was when Adi Shankaracharya himself became body-conscious and egoistic due to identification with caste, that Shivshankar appeared in front of him as a Chandala and questioned his understanding of Advaita when Shankaracharya ordered him to move aside. Shankaracharya eventually accepted the Chandala as his Guru, realizing the import of his words and fell at His feet recognizing him to be Shivshankar Himself.
The lesson from this famous incident is that one must cultivate the ability to see the Divine in all beings, no matter how different they may appear in name and form, and revere them accordingly. This leads to love and compassion for all beings, resulting in peace and harmony, truth and justice.
Pranam.
In every moment you only have one real choice: to be self-aware or to identify with the body and the mind. -- Annamalai Swami
Body-consciousness is the source of all misery. -- Ramana Maharshi
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