New Posts For Thread: Hinduism without Indian culture?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_cultureDear Krishna devotee and Kullervo,You seem to be facing a problem of being a HIndu but not an Indian. Some Hindus seem to guard the religion as being theirs only and therefore are not open to non-Indians embracing this otherwise open religion. I havehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=529580373#529580373Dear Krishna devotee and Kullervo,You seem to be facing a problem of being a HIndu but not an Indian. Some Hindus seem to guard the religion as being theirs only and therefore are not open to non-Indians embracing this otherwise open religion. I haveWed, 06 Mar 2013 04:55:53 -0600I attended a Vasant Panchami service at the NY Ganesh temple in Flushing and had no problems, though as the sole non-Indian participant, I did get asked by a couple of different people why I there. I responded with a simple "I like Saraswati," and thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=503277217#503277217I attended a Vasant Panchami service at the NY Ganesh temple in Flushing and had no problems, though as the sole non-Indian participant, I did get asked by a couple of different people why I there. I responded with a simple "I like Saraswati," and thSat, 23 Jul 2011 00:28:48 -0500I am an agnostic Hindu. In Hindusim it is not uncommon to find flavours of atheism as well. One of the 9 Darshanas of Hindu thought is definitely non theistic - started by Charvak.Again Hindusim is not anchored to an historical event or the particulahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=479668289#479668289I am an agnostic Hindu. In Hindusim it is not uncommon to find flavours of atheism as well. One of the 9 Darshanas of Hindu thought is definitely non theistic - started by Charvak.Again Hindusim is not anchored to an historical event or the particulaWed, 29 Dec 2010 02:39:18 -0600A short answer is : yes it can. Hinduism in Bali flourishes with almost no contact with activities in India.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=477894925#477894925A short answer is : yes it can. Hinduism in Bali flourishes with almost no contact with activities in India.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:22:21 -0600FYI - Another good path for Westerners is Vedanta Societies, associated with the Ramakrishna/Vivekananda movement.By the way, there is a Hindu Temple located about 1 1/2 hours from my home. I've attended several times, and have always felt very welcohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=470316737#470316737FYI - Another good path for Westerners is Vedanta Societies, associated with the Ramakrishna/Vivekananda movement.By the way, there is a Hindu Temple located about 1 1/2 hours from my home. I've attended several times, and have always felt very welcoFri, 15 Oct 2010 16:50:28 -0500Hinduism can not be bound to a religion it is the basic culture or values imbibed in the Aryan civilization that lived near the Sindhu (Indus) river valley in the countries of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the 14th century. Thus we find the Pakhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=466497605#466497605Hinduism can not be bound to a religion it is the basic culture or values imbibed in the Aryan civilization that lived near the Sindhu (Indus) river valley in the countries of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the 14th century. Thus we find the PakFri, 17 Sep 2010 00:30:27 -0500I was just reading what SaharaGypsy wrote a year ago.What she wrote is very thought provoking and very truthful.SHE WROTE "The yes to your question is that Hinduism is considered a universal truth and therefore is not limited to Indian born peoplhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=286426547#286426547I was just reading what SaharaGypsy wrote a year ago.What she wrote is very thought provoking and very truthful.SHE WROTE "The yes to your question is that Hinduism is considered a universal truth and therefore is not limited to Indian born peoplMon, 20 Apr 2009 20:56:45 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=264101389#264101389Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:41:23 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=264089429#264089429Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:45:38 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43871/13188469/Hinduism_without_Indian_culture?post_id=263742799#263742799Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:17:17 -0600