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[Gaillo]

For those who have wondered, and I'm sure there are a few of you (I've received more than one PM asking):

My Avatar is of the Hindu God "Vishnu".

While it is true that I am not a Hindu (or, indeed, a believer in ANY religion I'm aware of), and I don't believe in supernatural beings, I did still choose it for a reason.

I'm pretty sure I changed to that Avatar right after I became an administrator.

Here's what Wikipedia says about Vishnu:


Vishnu (Sanskrit विष्णु Viṣṇu) is a popular Hindu god, venerated as the Supreme Being in the Vaishnava sect. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God.

The Vishnu Sahasranama declares Vishnu as Paramatman (supreme soul) and Parameshwara (supreme God). It describes Vishnu as the All-Pervading essence of all beings, the master of—and beyond—the past, present and future, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and develops all elements within. Vishnu governs the aspect of preservation and sustenance of the universe, so he is called "Preserver of the universe".

In the Puranas, Vishnu is described as having the divine colour of water filled clouds, four-armed, holding a lotus, mace, shankha (conch) and chakra (wheel). Vishnu is also described in the Bhagavad Gita as having a 'Universal Form' (Vishvarupa) which is beyond the ordinary limits of human perception or imagination.

In almost all Hindu denominations, Vishnu is either worshipped directly or in the form of his ten avatara, most famous of whom are Rama and Krishna. The Puranabharti describes each of these Dasavatara of Vishnu. Among the ten principal Avatara described, nine have occurred in the past and one will take place in the future, at the end of Kali Yuga. These incarnations take place in all Yugas in cosmic scales, the avatars and their stories show that god is indeed unimaginable, unthinkable and unbelievable. The Bhagavad Gita mentions their purpose as being to rejuvenate Dharma and vanquish negative forces, the forces of evil that threaten Dharma, as also to display His divine nature in front of the conditioned/fallen souls.

The Trimurti (English: ‘three forms’; Sanskrit: trimūrti) is a concept in Hinduism "in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva the destroyer or transformer." These three deities have been called "the Hindu triad" or the "Great Trinity". Of the three members of the Trimurti, the Bhagavata Purana, which espouses the Vaishnavite viewpoint, explains that the greatest benefit can be had from Vishnu.

The part in BOLD is what I've attempted to be for and to this forum in my position as moderator and administrator.

If I've failed you, I can do but offer the most sincere of apologies, along with my word as a man of integrity that I will do better should providence choose to allow my continued participation in this community.

-Gaillo

[Gaillo]

P.S. Ban amnesty/pardon for all temp-banned members. Have a good weekend, all!

http://www.harding.edu/slwilliams/JailCard.jpg

[gunDriller]

P.S. Ban amnesty/pardon for all temp-banned members. Have a good weekend, all!

http://www.harding.edu/slwilliams/JailCard.jpg

do you have one that works on ObamaCare ?

[Spectrism]

:(??

This forum is doomed.

http://fluorescentwater.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/thriller.jpg?w=497


They're Out To Get You, There's Demons Closing In On Every Side
They Will Possess You Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial
Now Is The Time For You And I To Cuddle Close Together
All Thru The Night I'll Save You From The Terror On The Screen,
I'll Make You See

Darkness Falls Across The Land
The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand
Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood
To Terrorize Y'awl's Neighbourhood
And Whosoever Shall Be Found
Without The Soul For Getting Down
Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell
And Rot Inside A Corpse's Shell
The Foulest Stench Is In The Air
The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years
And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb
Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom
And Though You Fight To Stay Alive
Your Body Starts To Shiver
For No Mere Mortal Can Resist
The Evil Of The Thriller

[Chorus]
'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
And No One's Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike
You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night
You're Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller

[osoab]

do you have one that works on ObamaCare ?

Campaign donations. Works every time.

[osoab]

:(??

This forum is doomed.

Doom is always 6 months away.

[Horn]

Is there anybody left after the wrath of Vishnu ?

See, where Book leaves off, I will be forced to take up slack.

This video has an elephant in it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLExwIQKto

[PlatinumBlonde]

Campaign donations. Works every time.

Actually I had something else in mind..

[PlatinumBlonde]

P.S. Ban amnesty/pardon for all temp-banned members. Have a good weekend, all!

http://www.harding.edu/slwilliams/JailCard.jpg

Yea!!

Om namah shivaya..

[Gaillo]

Yea!!

Om namah shivaya..

Om Namo Narayanaya ;D

[Libertytree]

P.S. Ban amnesty/pardon for all temp-banned members. Have a good weekend, all!

http://www.harding.edu/slwilliams/JailCard.jpg

On a totally different note.........Isn't it ironic that it's the banker dude pictured that gets the get out of jail free card? Angel wings and all.

[Horn]

http://windycitizensports.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/monopoly-go-to-jail-card.jpg

[Gaillo]

http://windycitizensports.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/monopoly-go-to-jail-card.jpg

I was thinking more along the lines of pitchforks, torches, and ropes... but I'd settle for a few consecutive life terms for the bankers... if that's what's on the table. ;)

[PlatinumBlonde]

On a totally different note.........Isn't it ironic that it's the banker dude pictured that gets the get out of jail free card? Angel wings and all.

That's not the banker dude, sweetpea. That's that angel guy that helps out George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life'..

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

The remover of obstacles.

I just got back from a Kirtan (call and answer)

Gam Gam Ganapataye Namaha

Gam Gam Ganapataye Namaha

Gam Gam Gana Pataye Namaha

Na...Ma...Ha.

[Serpo]

Shiva


http://www.vitalyogathebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/shiva.jpg

[Serpo]

Brahma

http://blog.prabhubhakti.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lord-brahma.jpg

[Serpo]

Vishnu

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n_-SlJ34lug/S12LJ2vkBcI/AAAAAAAAAqM/wxVGaqH3EpM/s1600/vishnu_laxmi.jpg

[Xizang]

Vishnu

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n_-SlJ34lug/S12LJ2vkBcI/AAAAAAAAAqM/wxVGaqH3EpM/s1600/vishnu_laxmi.jpg

The big one's all blue. Too much silver in her diet? (Or is that a "he" - I can't tell)

[Hatha Sunahara]

Here is the remover of obstacles:

3055
Ganesh (Ganapati)


Hatha

[PlatinumBlonde]

Om nama shivaya..

[gunDriller]

Om nama shivaya..

Namaste Wapha Chah Salud !

[PlatinumBlonde]

Namaste Wapha Chah Salud !

Namaste!

[Horn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

[Gaillo]

The big one's all blue. Too much silver in her diet? (Or is that a "he" - I can't tell)

The "big one" is Vishnu. The blue color comes from the description of Vishnu in the vedic texts. As for the gender (from my limited understanding of Hindu beliefs) their higher level Gods are sexless, and deliberately depicted as androgynous. Other forum members please correct me on this point if I'm mistaken.

[Libertytree]

All those crazy ass images have always spooked me out, surely it's just not moi? Maybe I'm just a lil narrow minded but still....I will admit the 4 handed chick has possibilities :)

[PlatinumBlonde]

The "big one" is Vishnu. The blue color comes from the description of Vishnu in the vedic texts. As for the gender (from my limited understanding of Hindu beliefs) their higher level Gods are sexless, and deliberately depicted as androgynous. Other forum members please correct me on this point if I'm mistaken.

The blue skin is symbolic of the sky, the vastness of the sky, in turn symbolic to the vastness of the universe..

[Serpo]

So many gods in India it makes your head spin...............

[Spectrism]

So many gods in India it makes your head spin...............

India is filled with some of the greatest intellects of the world. I am very serious about that. There are some brilliant people from India.

But look at what their culture has done for them. Look at what their religions have done for them.

Wearing an idol of Vishnu is not exactly what I would call a good thing for a nation or a forum.

[k-os]

Namaste!

That's what I came here to say. Namaste.

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

I respect the divine in you.

[Skirnir_]

But look at what their culture has done for them. Look at what their religions have done for them.

I could say the same of most European cultures (and of 'western' culture in general) since about 300 CE.

[Spectrism]

I could say the same of European / Western culture since about 300 CE.

Don't paint with a broad brush and don't look from afar. If you want to analyze specific cultures, be sure to see the direct variances within them.

In Europe, the true Church was underground as the Roman church violently ruled the land. The true Church is composed of those washed in the sacrificial blood of Messiah and indwelt by the Spirit of God. Such walk with a supernature that wars internally against the sin nature until death. There is that restraining of will and submission to the will of God. The fruits of that Spirit are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance


Where the true Church has been allowed to flourish, the blessings of God have been evident. When man turns to his sin nature, the blessings of God are withdrawn.


We are entering a zombie apocalypse because Amerika (and the world) have rejected God and the true Church once again.

Doom is in the air and this month you will all get a taste of the beginning of the end.

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

There have been attempts by Christian Alchemical Scientists to develop methods to contact angelic beings, the divine, in the past. Jon Dee is often accredited with this and I can name others that came before him.

[LuckyStrike]

Vishnu can lick my nards all the way back to the far east where it belongs.

[Skirnir_]

Vishnu can lick my nards all the way back to the far east where it belongs.

Vishnu would disagree.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Eu5itGVws

[Neuro]

Shiva


http://www.vitalyogathebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/shiva.jpg
Boom!

[Libertytree]

Is that a nuclear warhead in her palm?

[PlatinumBlonde]

Is that a nuclear warhead in her palm?

No it is not but in the vedas there are mantras that can cause a nuclear chain reaction. There's lots on the web about this and it sparked my interest in Hinduism, that and yoga anyway..

What he is holding is a lingam..

That is a he by the way, Lord Shiva. Note the crescent moon in his hair and the river Ganges that spouts also from his hair..

Lord Shiva is credited for creating and teaching yoga and medition..

[Dogman]

No it is not but in the vedas there are mantras that can cause a nuclear chain reaction. There's lots on the web about this and it sparked my interest in Hinduism, that and yoga anyway..

What he is holding is a lingam..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam

[PlatinumBlonde]

That's what I came here to say. Namaste.

Namaste..

[PlatinumBlonde]

I need to learn how to post youtube stuff here. There are some very cool mantra and stotrum to check out.

Stotrum are hindu hymns..

[PlatinumBlonde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iRdzHQqrC4&nofeather=True

Let's see if this works..or not..

Don't think so..

[Gaillo]

I need to learn how to post youtube stuff here. There are some very cool mantra and stotrum to check out.

Stotrum are hindu hymns..

Just use the [ video ] and [ /video ] tags (without spaces).

Are you Hindu?

[PlatinumBlonde]

Just use the [ video ] and [ /video ] tags (without spaces).

Are you Hindu?

I am not..

What did I do wrong above?

[Gaillo]

I am not..

What did I do wrong above?

You need to copy the URL, from your main browser address bar, NOT the embed code Youtube lists.

[Dogman]

The hindu system, is fascinating with their symbols and story's that date back thousands of years! Oldest belief system on the planet that I am aware of. Once I finish reading what I am now, going to start on their epic tales/story's.

[PlatinumBlonde]

The hindu system, is fascinating with their symbols and story's that date back thousands of years! Oldest belief system on the planet that I am aware of. Once I finish reading what I am now, going to start on their epic tales/story's.

It's a very complicated and fascinating culture and philosophy..

Hinduism and India was devastated by the muslim and other invasions that occured. They say the real hindus ran and hid in the himalaya mountains. Much like the true brits did when the normans invaded Britain they ran and hid in Wales..

[PlatinumBlonde]

You need to copy the URL, from your main browser address bar, NOT the embed code Youtube lists.

Okay let me try again..

[Gaillo]

Platinumblonde,
I fixed your embedded video for you in the above post.

[sunnyandseventy]

Namaste

[PlatinumBlonde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uXoYo2WR3A

Shiva Maha Mantra (Great Shiva Mantra)

Ganges River and caves..

[PlatinumBlonde]

Namaste

Namaste, sweetpea..

[PlatinumBlonde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4e9hcqVVfY&feature=related

The hindus believed the universe was created via sound(vibration) and light.

Om is the universal primordial sound.

[PlatinumBlonde]

Platinumblonde,
I fixed your embedded video for you in the above post.

Okay. Thank you. I think I got the hang of it now..

Next up, Buddhist mantras..

[Horn]

Okay. Thank you. I think I got the hang of it now..

Next up, Buddhist mantras..

Careful the sirens don't make you run and hide.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNbU2-9YcGI

[PlatinumBlonde]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo..

Been doing that for 12 years now..

[Horn]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo..

Been doing that for 12 years now..

Really, are you my x-wife, the one with all the gold? :)

[PlatinumBlonde]

Really, are you my x-wife, the one with all the gold? :)

Gold jewelry?

Is your ex in SGI?

[Horn]

Is your ex in SGI?

Was in Vegas SGI.

She has nearly as many arms as Vishnu. :)

[PlatinumBlonde]

Was in Vegas SGI.

She has nearly as many arms as Vishnu. :)

I no longer practise with SGI.

I think it's a cult..

[Horn]

I no longer practise with SGI.

I think it's a cult..

They practice good priest/bad priest though. lol

Of course its a cult.

[Santa]

Please, I welcome you all to join my cult. Unlike all those other ones, I offer Grape flavored KoolAide. :)

[PlatinumBlonde]

They practice good priest/bad priest though. lol

Of course its a cult.

To bad they're not practicing Buddhism..

Does your ex think it's a cult?

[Horn]

To bad they're not practicing Buddhism..

Does your ex think it's a cult?

Not sure what you mean by cult?

Guess she didn't feel the Love from it.

[Horn]

Please, I welcome you all to join my cult. Unlike all those other ones, I offer Grape flavored KoolAide. :)

SGI actually had an interesting history where they split from priests.

They basically have a "President" is all, (is my understanding)

They actually take this "split" into account when regarding their faith.


According to Prof. M. Bumann, of the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, the cause of the split was the friction between conservatism and openness, hierarchy and democratization: "A spirit of openness, egalitarianism, and democratization pervaded the SG, embodying and giving new life to the idea of self-empowerment. In 1991, these liberalizing developments led to the split between the Japan-oriented, priestly Nichiren Shoshu and the lay-based, globalized SGI"..[64] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dka_Gakkai#cite_note-63) In an analysis of books studying the expansion of SGI after the split, Prof. Jane Hurst of Gallaudet University viewed the split as the result of conflict of interest: "lay members seeking religious support for their lives, priests seeking perpetuation of hierarchical institutions".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dka_Gakkai

[PlatinumBlonde]

The split happened back in the 90's and they're still going on and on about it but the priesthood is not. They've moved on as far as I can tell..

[Horn]

The split happened back in the 90's and they're still going on and on about it but the priesthood is not. They've moved on as far as I can tell..

I sat in with them once a couple years back (5 or so),

and was under the impression they were incorporating the split into their way, or in other words, I guess in a some sort of sense

reducing Buddha into a continual life process, more or less. (Forget the actual details of what was mentioned there)

The priests were kaput as far as I knew.




The Bodhisattva

Various schools of Nichiren Buddhism give similar interpretation of the state of Bodhisattva, the path leading to Buddhahood, however SGI literature assigns this state also to non-Buddhist individuals of supreme compassion such as Jesus of Nazareth:“I believe that both St Francis and Jesus belong in what we Buddhist call the Bodhisattva World” [50] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dka_Gakkai#cite_note-49).
Another interpretation of the world of Bodhisattva in SGI relates to its connectedness with working for Human Rights[51] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dka_Gakkai#cite_note-50) and of being a World Citizen: “the bodhisattva provides an ancient precedent and modern exemplar of the global citizen”[ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dka_Gakkai#cite_note-51)

[gunDriller]

Please, I welcome you all to join my cult. Unlike all those other ones, I offer Grape flavored KoolAide. :)

my cult offers Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale. :)

[PlatinumBlonde]

They're also involved in NWO/globalism bs and the leader is very involved with the Club of Rome..

They don't practice Buddhism by any stretch of the imagination. The link you just posted clearly illustrates that..

They also promulgate the Agenda 21 cr%p at meetings..

[milehi]

my cult offers Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale. :)

Shanti!

[gunDriller]

Shanti!

had to look that one up.

"Shanti, Santhi or Shanthi (from Sanskrit शान्तिः śāntiḥ) means peace, rest, calmness, tranquility, or bliss"

[PlatinumBlonde]

Shanti Om, sweetpeas!

[Santa]

Mmmm, yummy grape.

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac358/jackconrad/junk/8ee1c370.jpg

[Horn]

When you're a faithless INSP like Santa & milehi, bottle's the only option... :o

[milehi]

When you're a faithless INSP like Santa & milehi, bottle's the only option... :o

INFP. Faithess INFP. I belive in myself however. Does that count?

[Horn]

INFP. Faithess INFP. I belive in myself however. Does that count?

Sorry. had my S & F's mixed up yes you're alright,

but still not alright... :)

[Awoke]

Anti-Christ.