Hindu Narrative

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Hyagriva:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Swamy, you are not discussing, only asking questions. To discuss you will have some groundwork, like going through a number of books first please.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If I sound ignorant, then so am I. Well I have not read all the texts out there, and neither have I yet reached the "This is the last page on the Internet. Now you have read all the content. Have a good day!".

Now, if people post their views, and I have questions then I ask them. Period. I see no point in suppressing them, and pretending to know everything or parroting what is out there in the books and webpages. Questions can elicit information and also can be used to disagree with something that has been said.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->On this forum, the viewership is wide, and Hinduism is so deep a religion that its surface looks monstrous, ackward, superstitions, misgynist and so forth, but those who can successfully scratch the surface and examine below will find the highest philosophical thought hidden behind a facade.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I am yet to read any stories in our narrative, where a guru turned down a shishya because the shisya was not well read. Wonder what would have happened if Yajnavalkya did not answer Maitreyi's questions, or Yama dharmaraja, inspite of his initial refusla, did not answer Nachiketa, or Krisna Arjuna's questions. In all these and other examples, you see there is genuine curiosity that brings out the much heralded Hindu narratives.

Now only if people can get down from their own stools, and answer questions and teach the ignorant, then probably there is a chance for people to look beneath the surface.


<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->you might want to explore the rich Tantric Traditions, you won't be dissapointed.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I might not be disappointed, but my near and dear would shun me away. So that is the price I pay.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->be a regular, dont' ask questions for atleast a year, only observe and if possible participate as much as you can, and then, as your questions automatically resolve, you will find yourself enjoying it too with a totally different level of understanding made possible simply by association<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I recognize the importance of observation and learning, but you are suggesting that I just drink the kool-aid and get used to things.