Category Archives: hinduism

Was Rama wrong in killing Vali from hiding?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by gokulmuthu

This is a question often asked. Recently a person asked this in a comment in Facebook. I thought I will archive my reply to it for future reading by anyone. To get an answer the question on Vali, you just … Continue reading →

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God and the world

Posted on November 21, 2014 by gokulmuthu

We have a story in India: A king was very proud of his vast kingdom and great power. He asked a visiting sage, “Do you see how powerful I am and how big my kingdom is?” The sage replied, “Yes, … Continue reading →

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Liberation and the steps to it

Posted on November 12, 2014 by gokulmuthu

Moksha (liberation) is merely dropping the deep rooted wrong notion that ‘I am an individual’. Dropping a deep rooted notion usually involves these steps: 1. Be open minded by dropping biases 2. Calm down to be able to listen 3. … Continue reading →

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Ten Tenets of Hinduism

Posted on August 28, 2014 by gokulmuthu

Hinduism is perhaps the least propagated among its own followers. When there is a fairly common opinion among Hindus about who their saints and leaders are, and which their scriptures are, there is very less understanding of the formal definitions … Continue reading →

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Tolerance in Hinduism

Posted on August 4, 2014 by gokulmuthu

Hinduism is considered as the most tolerant of all the popular religions of the world. Hinduism’s tolerance or rather acceptance of people who do not believe in religion and people of other religions – Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, Muslims – is … Continue reading →

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