Turns out their guru was a student of the head of one of the four big Vedic monasteries founded over 1000 years ago by the Kant of Hinduism (that’s just my name for him), Adi Shankara. So at least in this case, there are no troubling Russian or British intermediaries. :-) Ro...
The most significant factor in the development of your worldview is always the culture you grew up in. We tend to match our beliefs to that of those around us. For example, you are more likely to become a Christian in America than in India, where Hinduism is the norm. Beyond your grea...
Kenneth Copp has appeared on various podcasts discussing his unusual life in recent years. Now there is a 19-minute documentary titled “The Seeker”, by filmmaker Lance Edmands, telling his story. Here’s thesummary via the websitePsyche: Kenneth Copp’s life has been defined – and twice ...
In September, 1888, went to university college London for further studies, pursuing philosophical study of religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and such. In 1893, went to South Africa, for a year contract to work for an Indian firm in Natal and was in South Africa for 21 years af...
3.6.3. Summary of the Path Analyses In conclusion, both subsamples show that gender is an important demographic determinant for religiosity in both direct and indirect ways. When taking into account the direct effect of gender, we found that men are less religious than women both in the case...