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11h ago
I haven't received mantra diksha yet. I serve Laddu Gopal (vigraha seva) and chant 'Om namo Narayanaya' as Krishna mantra because I'm drawn to it and I start feeling calmer after chanting it just a few times.
Recently, a guruji/ punditji asked me to stop chanting this mantra as it isn't Krishna mantra, he said. He said, even though Kanha is also called 'Narayana', this particular mantra is just for Vishnu. He recommended chanting 'Om namo bhagavate Vasudevaya' instead. Said this mantra is for Krishna and is a better mantra, since it is 'Mahamantra'.
Should I switch to the other mantra?
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11h ago
As the question says. I’m feeling really lost and looking for an over arching purpose, a goal in life where towards my end I can look back and say I fulfilled my duty. The concepts of Dharma and Karma don’t really make much sense to me - and I’m not convinced by the argument that we exist to just serve god. What are your opinions?
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11h ago
I know there is a Radish and mouse. The other symbols I am unsure. Is it bowl of fruits or bowl of sweets? Is it large axe or battle axe? And is the other symbol Pasha or mala? Thank you in advance.
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11h ago
I saw many people saying Sadhuru is not a good choice if one wants to dive deep in Sanatan Dharma, so who should I watch? There's Zakir Naik for the muslims whom although I think in definently biased seems to come across as a person who knows about his scriptures very well. Is there someone like him for us (preferably unbiased)?
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11h ago
“Shri Durgaye namaha”
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11h ago
I have seen several versions of this mantra so, wanted to ask if anyone knows which is the correct version among the following two and what it means.
Version 1: ॐ श्रीं देवकीकृष्णाय उर्ध्वंष तायै नमः
Version 2: ॐ श्रीं देवकृष्णाय उर्ध्वांतकाय नमः
Any help is highly appreciated. Jay shree Krishna.
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11h ago
My question is regarding ishvara and the world we experience. I’m confused on ishvaras exact role in all of this..I know at the ultimate level the final 3 are all simply appearances in the one Brahman, according to advaita. But at the vyavaharika level of reality these descriptions do apply.
My confusion is, is ishvara and jagat the same thing? Meaning Brahman…in conjunction with the power of Maya, is known as ishvara? Ishvara directs Maya and also appears as jagat. But when the universe dissolves and there is no object of experience within consciousness, does ishvara-jagat-jiva all merge bac ..read more
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11h ago
how do you start believing in krishna, mahadev, maa kali... in general your gods... I am conflicted... ever since childhood I thought of ganesha as my friend (my mom brought me a stuff toy of him when I was a child... I talked to him and told him my day... made him a small house and gave him my modak everytime) prayed to mata rani (my mother is her bhakt since childhood) liked krishna and his natkhat kahaniya (thought of him as a brother who shows me path) mahadev as someone almighty and supreme full of insights truth and like everything.... I don't have a particular affinity to any one god a ..read more
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11h ago
Today I was in a meeting discussing some hard decisions coming up, and I mentioned that we would have to take a hard look at our "sacred cows." It made me wonder what the etymology of the term was, and if it was offensive. I know that more extreme uses of the phrase reference killing sacred cows specifically (sacred cows are often referred to as a bad thing that we need to let go of).
A quick search of the Internet and this subreddit found nothing concrete, with just a very short Wikipedia page listed. So, I would like to ask. Do you find this term, as it is used in American English, offensiv ..read more