Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Here is my reaction to the three insta stories
1) kinda see the point, but she's saying it all loopy
2) kinda makes sense, not completely cuckoo
3) Double take! WTF! This is the fast train to cuckooville
Some pleasant and thoughtful discussion in this thread so far. I agree with most of it. Yes, Hinduism is not an organized religion, in the sense that there is no central dogma or mandate. That is why many Hindu 'organizations' that try to speak on behalf of all Hindus bother me.
I think Ashley.Tisdale makes a good point that it's not really a religion. Most of our modern language and concepts around religion are based on western monotheism. Eastern religions like Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shintoism, don't fit well into these words and concepts. There is no concept of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent god, but varying philosophies on higher powers, the nature of the universe - duality/non-duality. Even atheists can subscribe to these faiths/belief systems. There is no looming threat of eternal damnation in these either, morality stems from a personal sense of duty rather than subservience to a higher power.
And it is absurd when certain Hindu 'organizations' try to cry for Hindu unity or speak on behalf of Hindus. As a Hindu who subscribes to the Advaita Vedanta concept of Brahman but doesn't believe in bhakti, a lot of what Hindu groups say makes zero sense to me.
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