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Report | 04/06/2010 5:52 pm

cbfury

oh, well i didnt think they were the best graphics since it did have somewhat of a cartoon look

Report | 04/04/2010 8:52 am

cbfury

I saw it too, the original one is a lot better though

Report | 04/02/2010 8:01 am

cbfury

pretty lazy so far, what about you?

Report | 03/31/2010 7:29 pm

cbfury

school's actually great for me, next year im gonna go to paxon though :/

Report | 03/30/2010 5:10 pm

cbfury

haha, its cause the rest of us are and you just need to go with the flow!!
ive been really good, what about you?

Report | 03/29/2010 10:33 am

cbfury

Hey!! Sorry I never get on anymore either :/ and I definently will some time
You should get a facebook though

Report | 01/30/2010 6:10 pm

ozrocks_ILE

i LOVE ur profile! where'd u get it?

Report | 08/08/2009 3:24 am

theodelinda

No, I don't.

Report | 07/21/2009 9:33 am

A87_gurl13

hey thxs for buyin

Report | 07/06/2009 12:52 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Anyway, tell your friend to be quite opened minded when searching for a faith. Let her even be open to the possibility of having no faith as well.

Report | 07/06/2009 12:50 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

I highly doubt I explained it very well. Hinduism is a very complex religion. Sometimes even this would serve as a proper explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL89XGJW6q0

Report | 07/06/2009 12:46 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Anyway, about your account, don't sweat it. I was worried for a bit that you just all of a sudden got pissed at me. Malicious hackers are not the best of people.

Report | 07/06/2009 12:44 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

And about my fellow friends and peers, I mean in real life. On the Internet it gets stupid as you can see in Extended Discussion.

Report | 07/06/2009 12:42 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

No offense, but I think people largely get worked up about it due to this: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments." Deuteronomy 5:6-5:10

The message tends to be the same in Islam, Protestant Christianity, and Judaism.

I take part in idol worship, since I normally pray to the picture of Lord Shiva in my living room.

But I'm glad that my fellow friends and peers who are from all faiths (and no faiths) are not out to get each other and that we can normally talk to one another about our faiths with respect.

Report | 07/06/2009 12:21 am

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Now what does Hinduism say about other religions? Well, nothing really. It accepts them with open arms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_pluralism#Hindu_views

Wikipedia

The Hindu religion is naturally pluralistic. A well-known Rig Vedic hymn stemming from Hinduism claims that "Truth is One, though the sages know it variously." (Ékam sat vipra bahudā vadanti) The Hindu religion has no theological difficulties in accepting degrees of truth in other religions. Just as Hindus worshiping Ganesh is seen as valid by those worshiping Vishnu, so someone worshiping Jesus or Allah is accepted. Many foreign deities become assimilated into Hinduism, and some Hindus may sometimes offer prayers to Jesus along with their traditional forms of God. For this reason, Hinduism usually has good relations with other religious groups accepting pluralism. In particular, Hinduism and Buddhism coexist peacefully in many parts of the world.

Regard the bolded specifically though. Hinduism has good and open relations with religions that are open in return. We don't believe that anyone should convert to Hinduism. If people are Christians, let them accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour. If people are Muslims, let them subject themselves to Allah. If people are Buddhist, let them be. Even let Hindus worship whoever they want be it Ganesh, Kali, Lakshmi, Shiva, Vishnu, etc. You will still find salvation in the end.

In fact, some Hindu fundamentalists, as terrible as they are, don't really even want to push Hinduism down anyone's throat (except for maybe banning cow slaughter). The problem is that they really hate missionaries, and people that are out to supposedly exploit the poor living conditions of people in India in order to convert them to another religion. They respond the wrong way, through harassment and threats. But they're all still assholes, just like any other group of fundamentalists in this world.

So yeah, I hope I explained the basics. This is just one philosophy. There's still more if you want to read.

Report | 07/05/2009 11:59 pm

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Now, there are a whole bunch of philosophies listed here. I'll however explain Vedanta, particularly Advaita Vedanta. And well, there is one thing notable about it. There is Brahman, which can be described as the life force of this universe we live in. We believe it to be the life force that drives the universe. That life force is essentially God and thus God lives within us, all of us and within this entire universe. Not only that, but this universe and everything in it is just another manifestation of Brahman (God). So basically, this boils down the entire modern Hindu philosophy into one idea: we are all part of God; and God is part of us all. To attain salvation, all you have to do is at least realize God and his existence. Its how you attain Moksha (which is like Nirvana in Buddhism). You don't even have to worship.

So based on this philosophy, it creates two premises: because we are all part of Brahman and Brahman is a part of us all AND because in order to attain salvation, all you have to do is realize God's existence; this means that we realize that everything and everyone around us is part of God.

Here's a more zany explanation: "Brahman is the only reality, and the world, as it appears, is illusory. As Brahman is the sole reality, it cannot be said to possess any attributes whatsoever. An illusionary power of Brahman called Māyā causes the world to arise. Ignorance of this reality is the cause of all suffering in the world and only upon true knowledge of Brahman can liberation be attained. When a person tries to know Brahman through his mind, due to the influence of Māyā, Brahman appears as God (Ishvara), separate from the world and from the individual. In reality, there is no difference between the individual soul jīvātman (see Atman) and Brahman. Liberation lies in knowing the reality of this non-difference (i.e. a-dvaita, "non-duality" wink . Thus, the path to liberation is finally only through knowledge (jñāna)."

Basically, Brahman, the "Supreme Reality", is God.

Report | 07/05/2009 11:33 pm

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

So what separates the Christian God with that of the Hindu God? Well, unlike Hinduism, The Lord in Christianity is a good loving God. In Hinduism it is quite different. Its not that God is loving or one that spews hate. He is not good nor is it that He is evil. In Hinduism, God is simply indifferent. You can say he is a moderate; taking neither sides. This is why there is no good or evil in Hinduism. There is no right or wrong in the eyes of our God because it is a tricky subject. This is why "good deeds" and "bad deeds" are simply dealt with by Karma. We don't have the 7 sins or the 10 commandments. In Christianity you have "Thou shalt not kill." In Hinduism its more like, "ehhh, it depends on the situation." In fact, the Bhagavad Gita (our main Holy Book) has Lord Krishna (an avatar of God) explain to his friend Arjuna before an epic battle is to begin that because his family had betrayed him and were out to kill him, it is okay to fight back.

Depending on some interpretations of our scriptures (The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Gita), there can be a heaven and a hell; but our hell is not eternal. Some interpretations of Hinduism have only reincarnation. In fact, some Hindu philosophies had no God at all (we call them Buddhism and Jainism today). I'm personally going to explain the Vedanta philosophy of Hinduism, which is most prevalent today.

Report | 07/05/2009 11:19 pm

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Its my fault. I'm bad with words I guess. Those very Hindu fundamentalists are often the ones that call for kicking out my ethnic group out of their state. It is terrible, because of people like this who work to destroy what my personal hero Mahatma Gandhi championed. Its hard to begin a lesson on Hinduism. I guess the best thing to do is start by comparing our Gods, but even that is hard. Like Christianity, there are so many different sects. But how it all started out in India was when settlers got down on the Indus Valley, and started worshiping their own Gods. But then came the Aryan invaders from the north, who seemed to bring with them various ideas reminiscent of European mythology, such as Indra, the God of War or Agni, the God of Fire. The Aryan invaders essentially mixed with the settlers of the Indus valley, and so did their beliefs. I guess this is where the basis for Hinduism started and the first actual Hindu scripture that came out of it all was the Rig Veda; which speaks with the creation of the universe. Now, there are many different sects, but I guess what forms the basis of it is the Hindu trinity: Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the destroyer). Some Hindus tend to look at them as actual as Gods, or then there is me, who view them as manifestations of the universe we live in. My father believes that Lord Shiva is as real as he gets. I still worship Lord Shiva, but I tend to believe that he represents the end of the universe. I'll further elaborate in the next post.

Report | 07/05/2009 10:57 pm

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

I'm sorry if you took it the wrong way. I, and most Hindus, have no problem with people of other faiths. Hinduism is open to all faiths, beliefs, and practices. There is no problem with Roman Catholicism for me. I hate fundamentalists, because all fundamentalists skew the messages of religious texts to serve their own twisted and bloody ends. This is what is happening in some parts of India: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14975

I'm sorry if I made you feel bad in any way. Forgive me? I'll try to explain Hinduism to the best of my ability if you want me to.

Report | 07/05/2009 10:48 pm

lmasdlkjasdoiajusdlknm

Ooh, so you be a Roman Catholic. Nice nice. My experiences with Roman Catholics, and those that went to Catholic School, are all well and good (most of my buddies in University are either Roman Catholics or have gone to a Catholic school). There is a problem though in some parts of India with Hindu fundamentalists...killing Roman Catholics.

Hrmm, shall I explain Hinduism first or how India's problems came about first? I'll need to explain Hinduism in order to explain the latter. Don't worry, I'm not out to kill you.

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