If Anger Leads to Hell, Why Do Lord Shiva and Rishis Get Angry? **"Those under the control of anger have been proclaimed by Bhagavad Gita to be of demoniac nature**, and the ones free from anger are stated to be of divine nature. **Chapter 16, Shloka 21 of Bhagwat Gita** says 'There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should give up on these three. ' so why does we see Lord Shiva get angry so many times , even so many Spiritual RishiMunis get angry and give the individual a curse. or is there something i'm... 2 24 replies
Am i wrong to drink alcohol just once? I tried alcohol just because i was curious on what the hype was about.. not even the alcohol alcohol but just a breezer. I'm never planning to drink again since my curiosity is gone, i didn't do it for pleasure, i just did it for my curiosity. Does it make me a sinner or a person who can not attain moksha forever? 4 21 replies
Experiences with Maha Periyava: On the Path of Righteousness This is from the twitter account of Sri Alok Jagwat @AlokJagawat Very inspirational hence posting here #Mahaperiava Experiences with Maha Periyava: On the Path of Righteousness Sri Maha Periyava was camping at Kalavai. One morning an advocate from Thanjavur came for darshan by car. There was a lot of fanfare. His wife wore the saree in the traditional manner, the sons, dhoti and upper cloth, the gentleman himself a dhoti in a traditional manner, upper cloth and a gem studded gold chain around his neck. He held a large... 5 0 replies
rituals, symbols and stories vs philosophy and spirit warning: if you're sensitive to possible unorthodox ideas within Hinduism you can skip this post. I just want people who can engage with ideas without needing to accept them. I came across a realisation the other day and I was wanted to get second opinions. I've had a long-standing interest in philosophy and would read up a lot on Hindu and Buddhist philosophy too, although admittedly, I'm not particularly religious in the typical sense. I found the story of Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad particularly fascinating and wanted to... 3 2 replies
punyabhumi (India)has been invaded by barbarians and has become an abode full of impurity where people are disturbed because of the suffering of the purehearted ones. Krishna alone is my refuge. Vallabhacharya SHREE KRISHANASHRYA STOTRAM Vers 2 4 3 replies
Paranormal experiences during vrat I've done 16 Somvar vrat a few times, over the past 4 years. The thing I've been praying for, still hasn't happened. I'm planning to start the next one, in a few days. Whenever I do the vrat, I get nightmares on and around Mondays. As my pooja time gets closer in the evening, my anger starts going up. I used to get sleep paralysis attacks on every Sunday and Monday, during the vrat, but they stopped when I started reciting kavacha. Nothing scary happens during the day but... 2 3 replies
Meditation bringing adverse changes in my life suddenly I have been regularly meditating from a year but from few weeks my meditating time increased and I started feeling less focused,negative,detached(not in positive manner) and extreme sexual urges. Anyone here who faced such situations and how did you tackled it? 1 8 replies
Bengali Hindus and their historical devotion to Sanatana Dharma has been really intense, if you think of Bengal's history. Joy Maa Kali 3 7 replies
Good books to start with? I only speak English and a little bit of German, no Sanskrit or Indian scripts, so I'm looking for something that isn't exact but at least gets the same message across as the original. Also, I've heard the books are somewhat seperated into three categories, although I forget them. Anyway, if you would could you say which category the book is in? Thanks 3 0 replies
Is this Real? So my parents bought me this necklace or whatever it's called when we traveled to India in 2011. Are these real rudraksh beads? I honestly can't tell. What even is the reason for owning this necklace? My apologies for the bad photos🫠. 2 9 replies
Dance with me The title of this post, “dance with me.” My poetry. Love. Cliche perhaps? No, I don’t suppose so. My love, selfish? I don’t think so. Who deserves love? You there? Do you deserve love? Perhaps not… is that what you think? Dance with me? Please?… Why? Well, because I love you. Who deserves love? You there! Yes you! The person I’m looking at🤭. Do you deserve it? Maybe… I can’t tell you how much I love you… love? A deceit, a lie, a con! Maybe. Trust me… When I... 5 0 replies
