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[quote=DosaiLvr;80588]I think the TAT (including your's truly) is too lenient and tends to let posts/threads that clearly have one intent - trble mongering, to live and see the day light - even though the delete button is acessible w/ in easy reach :) --DL[/quote] Oh No. I had absolutely no ...

Yesterday evening, I got so engrossed in browsing stuff on this site that I lost track of the time and missed my regular train . Had to tell the wife that the delay was due to some last minute work given by the boss:emsmilep: Any other experiences? Only negative please- We all know the benefits of ...

[quote=layman;80053][quote=nike;80049] Just a simple example. Science says the earth revolves around the sun and the vedic astrology says different.[/quote] Really? I had no idea vedic astrology said that (not that I am an expert in the vedas) Is there an authoritative source I can go to to find out ...

[quote=DosaiLvr;79725]I thought a SR'd person should not, would not, could not feel pain...[/quote] I think that the pain felt by the realized person is not the same as that felt by an ordinary person as us ( I assume we have not really reached that stage yet:emwink: ) Anyway, based on what I have ...

[quote=Bobus;80044]Vedas - I dont see them as authoritative knowledge source. Just out of curiosity- what is authoritative knowledge? We just cannot assume that whatever is proved by modern day science to be true knowledge and whatever the modern science is still not capable of proving to be untrue ...

[quote=layman;79519]Just curious. Can a person become god (according to scriptures) ? God takes avatar as man. But, I never heard of the reverse.[/quote] Advaita says that you are GOD.... SR means that you feel the reality that you are the one with God and for that matter with everything else. One ...

The fact you have stated is one among many which makes my blood boil. I am a Hindu and am as secular as you can get. However, seeing the way the Govt is taking the "Majority" religion for a ride is amazing. The congress high command is doing what thousands of years of mughal rule and hundreds of ...

[quote=Purujit;79406]Of course. nike, does one see his/her parents, children, and wife after SR? Don't they all vanish after SR?[/quote] Of couse not (they don't vanish)... Real SR means leading a honest and moral life in all stages of like. As a student- obey your parents and teachers As a ...

[quote=ILuvHyd;79327] Can one cannot attain self realization while taking care of his responsibilities? Does one has to leave everything behild in quest of SR? As far as I can recollect, all the Brahmarshi's went through Gruhasthashrama.[/quote] Of course one can definitely achieve SR handling all ...

Based on the little bit of reading I have done so far on spirituality, I would like to mention two things: 1. The highest duty of an individual is his/her own self-realization (SR). Take any decision which will lead you to that goal. There are numerous examples of realized souls who have left their ...