Groups

  • Adherents of Shiva
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    Adherents of Shiva
    Category: Buddhist Group
    Status: Owner
    Description: Shiva and his worship, eclectic elements of Zoroastrianism, Islam, ancient Middle Eastern and Meditterenean religions, traditions and customs from all over the world, other branches of Hinduism.
  • Ancient Mysteries Diaologue and Debate
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    Ancient Mysteries Diaologue and Debate
    Status: Member
    Description: This is a place for the continuing and deeper discussion of Ancient Mysteries. All conversations and topics relevant to this topic are desired.
  • Public Pagans
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    Public Pagans
    Status: Member
    Description: Being openly pagan - what does that entail? This group is to share experiences, tips and discussion about being "out of the broom closet." Dealing with family, friends, work, and general reaction - share it here! We also welcome folks who are still private about their pagan beliefs, but would like to talk about their eventual move forward. -- Group guidelines are posted in the group's Journal section.
  • Hinduism
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    Hinduism
    Status: Member
    Description: This Group is for anyone interested in Hinduism Aum History · Deities Denominations · Literature Beliefs and practices Dharma · Artha · Kama · Moksha Karma · Samsara · Yoga · Bhakti Maya · Puja · Mandir Scriptures Vedas · Upanishads · Ramayana Mahabharata · Bhagavad Gita Purana · others Related topics Hinduism by country Gurus and saints · Reforms Ayurveda · Calendar · Criticism Festivals · Glossary · Jyotisha Hindu swastika This box: view • talk • edit Hinduism (known as Hindū Dharma in modern Indian languages)[1] is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. In contemporary usage Hinduism is also sometimes referred to as Sanātana Dharma (सनातन धर्म), a Sanskrit phrase meaning "eternal law".[3] Hinduism is the world's oldest major extant religion,[4][5] whose earliest origins can be traced to the ancient Vedic civilization.[6] A conglomerate of diverse beliefs and traditions, Hinduism has no single founder.[7][8] It is the world's third largest religion following Christianity and Islam, with approximately a billion adherents, of whom about 905 million live in India and Nepal.[9] Other countries with large Hindu populations include Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Hinduism contains a vast body of scriptures. Divided as revealed and remembered and developed over millennia,
  • Ecclectic Universal Community
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    Ecclectic Universal Community
    Status: Member
    Description: The Ecclectic Universal Community is dedicated to bringing peace and unity to the factionalized Spiritual and Religious community of man. We embrace and honor all the mainstream Religion's core values and beliefs, as they were originally taught by the founders of those belief systems. We honor all spiritual paths, both Old and New, Pagan and Hermetic, as well as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Vedic, Buddhist, Tao, Ba'hai, Zoroastrian, and all others as well. We foster and teach the true teachings of Jesus, as we understand them from the Bibilical and Gnostic Texts. We honor and teach the Torah, Tenach and Quabbalah, Mishna and Gemara, as well as the New Testament, Aprochrypha, Koran, Emerald Tablets, and all other sacred texts. We DO believe in ONE Creator, known by many names. We believe in absolute service to the ONE Creator, at all times throughout ones life. From the Olde Religions of Druidism, Olde Witchcraft, Norse Traditions, we learn and teach the Practice of Magick. We do embrace, honor, and learn from the Standing People. While we are not Fairy Witches, nor any other Fae oriented religion, We Believe in and Honor the Fae Ffolke. We are not New Age, although New Agers would feel right at home here. From the Enochian Tradition, we DO believe in Angels and Angelic Magick. While we have many Native American and Aboriginal members, we make no claim to be a Tribe, Nation, or Clan. Although we DO honor Mother Earth and All Our Relations. From the Western Mystery Traditions, we DO learn from Hermetics and teach the Inner Mysteries. We also learn from and teach Egyptian, Native American, Shamanic, and all other traditions and practices. YET We DO embrace any and all forms of spiritual practices. We study and teach all forms of Eastern and Western Mysticism. While we are not specifically, or exclusively representative of any of the above beliefs or religions, we DO embrace them ALL. In that, we are different from other Churches and Spiritual Communities. WE DO NOT VIEW OURSELVES AS BETTER OR WORSE THAN THE AFOREMENTIONED BELIEF SYSTEMS. IN POINT OF FACE WE ARE A NEW INTENTIONAL SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY, COALESCED FROM THE BEST TEACHINGS OF ALL RELIGIONS, BROUGHT TOGETHER IN HARMONY AND UNITY UNIQUE AND DISTINCT IN THAT We Believe that ALL IS ONE! WE AFFIRM THAT We are all manifestations of God/Goddess, being comprised of that source energy and created to be creative spiritual beings in a physical body. Co-creators of ALL THAT IS. Therefore, we greet one another thus: THOU ART GOD, or THOU ART GODDESS To affirm our core creative birthright and to remind us to see and recognize the Divinity within one another. Our goal is to provide a peaceful alternative to traditional religion, fostering unity and a kinder, gentler way of life, based on positive life transformational practices. We cordially invite you to join us
  • Mysticism in World Religions
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    Mysticism in World Religions
    Status: Member
    Description: Every religion is made up of two wings, the orthodoxy and mysticism. The word orthodox from the Greek means “having the right opinion” from orthos = right, true or staight, and doxa =opinion, praise, related to dokein which means thinking. Accordingly the word orthodoxy typically means adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion. The word mysticism (from the Greek mystikos, an initiate of a mystry religion). This initiate is in the pursuit of communion with, identity with or conscious awareness of an ultimate Reality, Divinity, Spiritual Truth or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight. Mysticism usually centers on a practice or practices intended to nurture that experience or awareness. Mystic traditions generally form sub-currents within larger religious traditions - such as Kabbalah within Judaism , Sufism, within Islam, Vedanta within Hinduism, Christian mysticism within Christianity, Zen (Ch’an) within mainstream Buddhism and Taoism. The term '"mysticism'" is used to refer to beliefs and practices which go beyond the liturgical and devotional forms of worship of mainstream faith, often by seeking out inner or esoteric meanings of conventional religious doctrine. For example, Kabbalah (based in Judaism) seeks out deeper interpretations of the Torah, Sufism (in Islam) extends and amplifies the teachings of the Quran in the spirit of universal love, Vedanta reaches for the inner teachings of Hindu philosophy encapsulated in the Vedas. Mystics hold that there is a deeper or more fundamental state of existence beneath the observable, day-to day world of phenomena, and that in fact the ordinary world is superficial or epiphenomenal. This group, is for the mystics from every religion in order to reach this One and Universal fundamental state of existence in All the religions of the World.
  • Sanatana Dharma Online
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    Sanatana Dharma Online
    Status: Member
    Description: hello! this group is to discuss the principles of sanatana dharma and share ideas with others about life, its meaning, god, etc., as well as to clear up any misunderstandings of the hindu religion. non-hindus are also very welcome and we would like to answer any questions you may have about hinduism:)