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I was with you right up until the word "emotion." Although "Hinduism" is vast and covers quite a few disparate beliefs and philosophies, none of them (to my kno

I was with you right up until the word "emotion." Although "Hinduism" is vast and covers quite a few disparate beliefs and philosophies, none of them (to my knowledge) even approximately equate God with an emotion. Even bliss (ananda) is only one aspect. I don't claim to know the particular religion of his village and/or lineage, but I understand his God to be something closer to the Consciousness that (supposedly) gives rise to all of reality.

fuzztester 2y ago
>Although "Hinduism" is vast and covers quite a few disparate beliefs and philosophies, none of them (to my knowledge) even approximately equate God with an emotion. Bhakti does. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti >covers quite a few Tons. >Hinduism There is no such thing. The term is a Western invention, by complacent sneering so-called scholars about India.
- monktastic1 2y ago
  You are confusing using emotion to reach God with emotion being God. And of course there is "such a thing." You even described what it refers to, a definition which is sufficient for the purposes of this thread.
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    There you go with your weasel words again. Hey academic philosopher, God is everything, and there is nothing else, so God can be emotion and emotion can be God :) :) :) Don't you know about Brahman? There is nothing else ;) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman QED.
fuzztester 2y ago
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- monktastic1 2y ago
  Please either cite something meaningful or else stop posting vapid, bitter, empty responses.
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    Here you go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40047773 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40047773 >stop posting vapid, bitter, empty responses. My response was specific, and none of those things. I wonder if you know the meaning of the words you use.
fuzztester 2y ago
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- rnewme 2y ago
  Very spicy.
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    Can't help it, bro. :) We grow up on a diet spiced, on almost a daily basis, with some combination of cumin, coriander, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, pepper, onion, garlic, fenugreek, mustard, sesame, fennel - and many [1] other spices less or not known to the West or via "curry" (!) restaurants and YouTube cooks. [1] For example, have you ever heard of mango ginger, karonda, mahani, green pepper, black cumin, white vs. black sesame, or long pepper, to name just a few of those, off the top of my head? Betcha not, mostly ... And we relish all( )spice (pun intended).
- zer00eyz 2y ago
  Till you have spent time with a text from one of the "eastern schools of thought" you might naively see them as "religion". The problems is that they are more nuanced and complex than that. Hinduism, buhddism, Taoism are all lifestyles, thought processes, philosophys, self help, educational, informational... They dont fit in the neat little bucket that western thinking wants to put things in. This is one of those things that you wont find a satisfactory explanation for and needs to be experienced, consumed, lived rather than taught in a rote manner. I highly recommend that you start with something like Sidhartha by Herman Hesse, and maybe the Tao of Pooh as just a primer on how different these things are. Getting past the surface of hinduism is going to be a battle that would require not only some reading but engaging with actual hindus (who are almost always happy to share).
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- monktastic1 2y ago

fuzztester 2y ago

>Although "Hinduism" is vast and covers quite a few disparate beliefs and philosophies, none of them (to my knowledge) even approximately equate God with an emotion. Bhakti does. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti >covers quite a few Tons. >Hinduism There is no such thing. The term is a Western invention, by complacent sneering so-called scholars about India.

monktastic1 2y ago
You are confusing using emotion to reach God with emotion being God. And of course there is "such a thing." You even described what it refers to, a definition which is sufficient for the purposes of this thread.
- fuzztester 2y ago
  There you go with your weasel words again. Hey academic philosopher, God is everything, and there is nothing else, so God can be emotion and emotion can be God :) :) :) Don't you know about Brahman? There is nothing else ;) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman QED.

fuzztester 2y ago

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monktastic1 2y ago
Please either cite something meaningful or else stop posting vapid, bitter, empty responses.
- fuzztester 2y ago
  Here you go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40047773 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40047773 >stop posting vapid, bitter, empty responses. My response was specific, and none of those things. I wonder if you know the meaning of the words you use.

fuzztester 2y ago

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rnewme 2y ago
Very spicy.
- fuzztester 2y ago
  Can't help it, bro. :) We grow up on a diet spiced, on almost a daily basis, with some combination of cumin, coriander, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, pepper, onion, garlic, fenugreek, mustard, sesame, fennel - and many [1] other spices less or not known to the West or via "curry" (!) restaurants and YouTube cooks. [1] For example, have you ever heard of mango ginger, karonda, mahani, green pepper, black cumin, white vs. black sesame, or long pepper, to name just a few of those, off the top of my head? Betcha not, mostly ... And we relish all( )spice (pun intended).
zer00eyz 2y ago
Till you have spent time with a text from one of the "eastern schools of thought" you might naively see them as "religion". The problems is that they are more nuanced and complex than that. Hinduism, buhddism, Taoism are all lifestyles, thought processes, philosophys, self help, educational, informational... They dont fit in the neat little bucket that western thinking wants to put things in. This is one of those things that you wont find a satisfactory explanation for and needs to be experienced, consumed, lived rather than taught in a rote manner. I highly recommend that you start with something like Sidhartha by Herman Hesse, and maybe the Tao of Pooh as just a primer on how different these things are. Getting past the surface of hinduism is going to be a battle that would require not only some reading but engaging with actual hindus (who are almost always happy to share).
- fuzztester 2y ago
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monktastic1 2y ago