Did Hindu scriptures srutis and smritis discuss over the shape of Earth and heliocentricsm? I am aware about ancient Indian Astronomers , who discovered about earth being round and did several calculations regarding it, but what do our religious scriptures say about earth??, is Earth viewed as flat? or is it viewed spherical? in religious scriptures. This is important since both the shape of earth and heliocentricsm are two very clear facts, given our scriptures talk about cosmos at great lengths compared to any other religions, these two facts should be consistent with religion. 4 0 replies
Sabke Hai Bhagwan, Sabke Hai Ram, Har Dukh Ka Karte Nivaran Shri Ram. Ram Bharose Jo Chal Padta, Woh Jeevan Bhar Nahi Jhukta. 4 0 replies
"The Vaiṣṇava sannyāsīs have nothing to do with material activities, and yet they perform various activities in their devotional service to the Lord." 14 0 replies
A Small "Nibandhana" for the Modern Era From some exposure to the Smritis, I decide to make a Nibandhana that recontextualises the ancient ideals with modern values. It is a draft, but here is what I have regarding the relationship between husband and wife. The best part is I wrote in Sanskrit! # दंपत्याचरणम् 1) स्त्री अस्वतन्त्रा इति सदृशानि वाक्यानि कुलापल्लोकवाच्यताशङ्काहेतूनि अथवा स्त्रीरक्षणहेतुनि लोकोक्तयः च 2) "एषां हि विरहेण स्त्री गर्ह्ये कुर्यादुभे कुले" इति सदृशानि मनुवाक्यानि एवम् च "पिता रक्षति कौमारे" इत्यादिमनुवाक्यानि अन्यासु स्मृतीषु एतत्तुल्यानि च पुरावचनस्य प्रमाणनि 3) अतः तस्य अपेक्षायां स्त्रीनाम् पत्रिशुश्रूषणाव्रुद्धस्वतन्त्रता संभाविनी 4) अथ कथम् साध्यम्... 2 1 replies
How do I know which path to follow? I've done quite a bit of research into hinduism and from what I've read and experienced it's the only religion that feels like home to me. But there's a few things I'm having difficulty understanding and unfortunately there are no temples in my state so I can't go to one to ask these questions so I'm really hoping I'll find help here. Firstly, hinduism has many deities and I know that it's widely believed that there's on true Supreme being. But different people have different opinions on which diety... 4 0 replies
Why Meditation don't give deeper state? Today crores of people tried meditation. They close eyes with the hope that they will sip into blissful meditative state defined in our scripture. They very well aware that if they get that state everything in their life will change. But most are not able to do, Meditation is as easy as seeing a wall. But why? Answer lies in our scripture - Vignan Bhairav which is considered as encyclopedia of meditation says very clearly - only enlightened masters can make you into deep meditative state. So meditation is... 3 1 replies
How were the meaning of the Vedic verses derived ? How were the meaning of the Vedic verses derived ? After our ancient Rishis heard the Vedic verses, how did they derive it's meaning, did they hear the meaning with the verse itself or did they find out the meaning in some other way ? 1 1 replies
What do you do when you feel and see that life is not going how it should be according to you? What do you do when you feel and see that life is not going how it should be according to you? What do you do when you are lost and hopeless? 1 0 replies
Prophecies I have noticed some interesting prophecies from Christianity and especially from Islam. They are sometimes quite spesific and while the preachers often exaggerate them a bit, some of them are indeed quite impressive. I was wondering if Hinduism has something similar? I am not talking about some very vague things like "sexual immorality will increase" or something that may have happened already at the time of the writing and retrospectively written as a prophecy (many of the Christian prophecies are like this). So interesting prophecies that came true that... 4 2 replies
How to learn about Vedanta and the Yogic tradition? Im fairly new to the topic of Hinduism and would like to dive deeper into this vast tradition. More specifically, as I mentioned above, Vedanta and the Yogic tradition interest me. Where exactly should I start to learn deeper? (Perhaps maybe the Vedas/Upanishads? Or should I look at more contemporary works on Hinduism?) All help is much appreciated. 3 1 replies
Has anyone had any experiences with Nepa Rudraksha? The reason I'm asking this is because I want to purchase a rudraksha mala from Nepa Rudraksha, who seem to sell authentic rudrakshas and also featured on BeerBiceps YT channel. I'm 29M so I'm looking for a panchamukhi 108 bead mala that can be worn around the neck but when looking at their website, they mostly have japa malas. I spoke to the company over WhatsApp, and they said they have a 108 bead japa mala that can be worn around the neck but looking online apparently japa malas... 3 2 replies
If you believe in evolution, you have to reject Kalpabedha When I mean evolution, I mean that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and that humans evolved from single celled organisms. You also have to believe in continental drift. If you believe all this, and I do, this is in conflict with the Puranic conception of the Kalpas For example, Vaivasvata Manu lived roughly 27 yugas ago, and if you do the math that is roughly 120 million years ago. Humans did no exist, our ancestor was a small mammal walking amongst dinosaurs. That would make it impossible... 4 15 replies
Responde to Corporal Pubishment in Manusmriti Here is the relevant verse: Manu 8.299: "bhāryā putraśca dāsaśca preṣyo bhrātrā ca saudaraḥ | prāptāparādhāstāḍyāḥ syū rajjvā veṇudalena vā || 299 ||" "The wife, son, slave, servent, (younger) uterine brother who have obtained offence (i.e.e commited offence) may be strikable by rope or by a bamboo-bark " I don’t even need to do much with this. This verse occurs in the section related to assault. This means that this verse is pertaining to **Vyavahara** not **Acara** or **Prayaschitta**. Vyaavahara injunctions is at its core not based on the... 4 6 replies
What is the minimum criteria to be a hindu? I have a question which is that what is the minimum requirements for someone to call himself a Hindu. My father died of Cancer some years ago and since then I have never prayed to any God because I believe that there is no god. The people from different religious backgrounds tell me that he is in a better place now but as much as I knew my father I know that there was no better place for him than with me and my mother. So my question is... 5 7 replies
Lord Vishnu knows from eternity when he is going to say Tathastu (so be it)? There's no trick about seeking Tathastu? 5 3 replies
i don't like how youngsters dont practice hinduism i (17f) myself am no better and i catch myself turning a blind eye towards my religion. by no means i mean disrespect, however it feels like it has become a matter of convince for a lot of us. we'll only recite our prayers on some festival/ occasion. apni apni shaddha hoti hai which i totally agree with. i don't mean to draw comparisons but religions like islam are made to study their religions in depth as a standard form of education. it's a mere observation. feels like we... 5 3 replies
What is the difference between individual souls and Bhagavān? According to Advaita (non-Duality) Vedānta, Atmān and Brāhman are the same. I used to accept Advaita as a fact, but I don't know for sure. Now, I believe there are individual souls which are separate from Bhagavān. I agree with Madhava about duality (Dvaita Vedānta). I think Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhava were liberated. 1 8 replies
