The fir boughs and wreaths; the Yule log; plum pudding; gift exchanges; feasting; the holly and the ivy and the evergreen tree….It is hard to think of a “Christmas” tradition that does not originate from Teutonic (German), Viking, Celtic and Druid paganism.[9]A celebration in the d...
During my sophomore year I moved from the dorms to an off-campus apartment. My apartment mates and I subscribed to the localDavis newspaper. The Scientology Center in Davis bought advertisements in the paper, which consisted of a questionnaire ( “personality test”) which was inserted, along w...
Novus Ordo 'missionary' priest Yann Vagneux participates in Hindu 'Sraddha' ritual. How 'Pope' Francis wants to neutralize the ecumenical 'obstacle' of papal primacy. Links: J.-P. Mauro, "Northern Irish priests keep hope as vocations slowly rise", Aleteia (Aug. 30, 2024) Yann Vagneux, ...
As Named, it is the mother of all things Such a paradoxical description of the Tao brings to mind the Hindu notion ofAtman/Brahman, the Abrahamic religion’s notion ofSoul/Spirit, the Buddhist notion ofBuddha Nature or Nirvana, and the modern spiritual notion ofTrue Nature. 7 Crucial Spiritu...
The remarkable accomplishments of Hindu fakirs and other practitioners of mental disciplines are often presented as examples of the unlimited powers of the mind, and with more justification. But even many of these claims do not hold up under investigation, and the ones that do can be explained ...
Hindu (72): Aditi, Adityas, Ambika, Ananta (Shesha), Annapurna (Annapatni), Aruna, Ashvins, Balarama, Bhairavi, Brahma, Buddha, Dakini, Devi, Dharma, Dhisana, Durga, Dyaus, Ganesa (Ganesha), Ganga (Ganges), Garuda, Gauri, Gopis, Hanuman, Hari-Hara, Hulka Devi, Jagganath, Jyeshtha...
They practised circumcision and observed some of the dietary laws, but they also adopted Hindu practices such as not eating beef, prohibiting widows from remarrying [which is actually Scriptural…Prophetess Anna of Asher was 84 years old, and remained a widow after her husband of 7 years repo...
That ‘problem’ is communication, and so language solves a set of problems that range from the most simplistic (I want you to give me a rock), to the incredibly complex (I want you to have the same knowledge of Hindu ontologies that I do). But whatever it is, it’s a problem for...
I could easily say that Muslims who truly follow Allah or Jewish who truly follow The Lord or even Jehovia Witnesses who truly follow YHWH would in no way do such things…same goes for other groups but no religious group is perfect be they Shinto, Wicca, Hindu, Buddhist, or Oceanic are...
How the Hindu Bird God Garuda Came to Appear in Journey to the West The Possible Origin of Wanfu Temple’s Multiple Great Sages The Worship of Sun Wukong in Wanfu Temple: Initial Findings Categories Archive Buddhism Daoism Ethnic Groups Fujian Geography Greek Han Dynasty Hinduism...