Is Sonia Gandhi a Hindu?
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i thought she's an italian married to a hindu
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Cnnverting to Hinduism is an oxymoron.\nSince most Hindu tradition or hinduism is a composition of embracing different faiths, doctrines and beleifs... It's as if you were born a human being than later realise that you are a human being ;-)\n\nIt is not a religion like we define it with Middle-Est (Jewdeo-Christiano-Ilamic) base religions. It is rather an amalgamation of different ideological and spiritual visions and some actually contradict one another yet, they do not "collide", thus the absence and respect of the different path. Love is action, the most sublime action of Love is to listen to God, God is in everyone's heart.\n\nMost indian spiritual traditions do not require that you abandon your own religion heritage. It is rather an itiation towards your own Path. Some teachings will require that you dedicate time to the teachingss so it may look like you abandoned a previous religion.\n\nSo if you are looking to "convert", what is the tradition or lineage that teaches that...?\n\nBrahmanism can be define as a religion and like many jewish tranditions, the transmission is a family lineage thing and conversion is more of an adoption...\n\nCertain branches of Vaishnavites such as the Krishna movement is a religion that behaves in their procelytism (yet mild) in pretty much the same manners as Pantheistic views (Middle Estern Heritage) sush as the concept of being Saved, or an alignment with a personalized God that is seperate from whow we are.\n\nSo Kuladevata is more initiatic and more of a energetic connection that you are making with a chosen Deity. Yes Jesus can be your Kuladevata since he is the power or the initial form that energize the Christic tradition.\n\nKuladevata does not make you a Hindu it empowers the relationship with the force from which your path was initiated. It is a support to one who seeks the or his/her calling.
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The reason Hinduism is so accepting of all religions, from Christianity to Islam, is because Hindus see God in everything. Being part of a different religion simply means you are on a different path to the same God.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India, and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer and perfector of Satyagraha - the resistance of tyranny through mass Civil Disobedience strongly founded upon ahimsa (total non-violence) — which led India to independence, and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known and addressed in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (from Sanskrit, Mahatma: Great Soul) and as Bapu (in many Indian languages, Father).
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There are about 33million deities in Hindu religion. Lord Ganesha is the god of knowledge.Goddess Durga is The god of Power. Ram(a) &Krishna are thesame gods but of diffrent era's.They are the gods of dasha avatar (10 births). thoes births are 1)Matsya(fish) 2)Kurma(tortoise) 3)Varaha(pig) 4) Nrisingha(head of lion & body of man) 5)Vaman(short man) 6)parshu Ram 7)Ram 8)Krishna 9)Buddha(to whome buddhist follow) 10) Kalki (who will take birth after 38000 years after). You asked about Shiva , he is one of the 3main Gods Vishnu(who gives birth),Bhramha(who takes care),Shiva(who kills).Krishna is the only god  who has been called the supreme personality of godhead. If you still want to know more visit a sight, India divine.com.\nAnd yes these gods are not only taking care of this earth but also of this universe\n                                Thank you for reading!
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I think Hinduism is gay friendly, possibly Buddhism as well. I don't know, but why are you religious anyways you know that "religion" is a man made doctrine? Just like gays are discriminated against, woman are too, it have to ring a bell.\n\nI'm not gay nor woman, but my beliefs being left-handed and all, is no where near any Judea-Christian religion that is for sure, so the best advise I can five you is New Age Spirituality. It holds many of the answers and is not judgment or dogmatic.
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They revere Krishna as the supreme Godhead just as many Vaishnavites revere Vishna as the supreme personality or those that follow Rama see Rama as the supreme personality and Saivites see Shiva as the supreme personality. Ganapatiyas see Ganesh as the supreme personality. \n\nWhy? Because Hinduism teaches that there is only ONE God, one supreme personality, one cosmic consciousness, one ultimate realtiy, one unmanifest reality (all terms used by various Hindu philosophical schools). The One can be called by any name. For ISKCON this is Krishna. For other Hindus it is Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Parvati, Kali, Durga, Ayyappa, Murugan, Rama, or any other name. Some use images, some don't use images. The images are merely a tool, much like the name. Hinduism teaches that no matter what name you call God by, God will always hear your prayers and answer.
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Hinduism-There are 900 million in the world today.
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hindus are definitely more liberal than muslims and they dont go around claiming that their religion is best and rest are all "kafars".\nhindu religion respects women and doesn't hide them in burkhas. every hindu person gets equal opportunity to learn and practice his own beliefs. these qualities have helped indians to progress fast and make india a better place to live than pakistan.\nSee, our PM is sikh, president is muslim, still india is peaceful and democratic nation. pakistan was founded on the basis of religion and still muslims there are killing each other.\ngot the difference?
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Hinduism encourages consciousness of God at all times, so  that means praying in the bathroom is okay!
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Hindu is a geographic rather than a religious term. \n\nIt is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. Since Hinduism has no founder, anyone who practices Dharma can call himself a Hindu. Hinduism lays emphasis on direct Experience rather than on authority. \n\nAn important concept is the search or quest for Truth. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit of Truth. "Truth is God." \n\nKnowledge, vision, wisdom, is the goal of the Upanishads. It is a new kind of thinking in which the whole man in implicated. The aim is not intellectual conformity to inherited doctrine, but one of attainment of knowledge. He can question the authority of any scripture, or even the existence of the Divine. Despite being the oldest religion, the truth realized by the seers prove that the Truth and path provided by Hinduism is beyond time. Its concern is with the absolute Truth, not with systems of belief. The absolute Truth is universal, and forever impersonal. No one has a proprietary claim to it.\n\nTo the Hindu, religion is an awareness of ultimate reality, not a theory about it; religion is psychology and method rather than theology and dogma.................\n\n\n"Hinduism is a process - for this reason, Hinduism must be studied not as a fixed body of doctrine, but as a developing tradition that has changed considerably throughout the centuries and which is still changing in a creative direction. Everything in India makes sense in the light of the changing process. Nothing makes sense without it. Hinduism is still a living, changing process and must be seen as such." \n\n(source: Religions of India: Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism - Thomas Berry p. 3-16).
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The prime minister of India is of course Manmohan Singh but actually Dr.Manmohan Singh is a doll dancing in Sonia Gandhi's hand!!!!!
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not only did they kill muslims they also killed 5000 innocent sikhs  during 1984 after 2 sikhs killed indira gandhi. but no hindus were killed after a hindu killed mahatama gandhi in 1948 and no hindu was killed after hindu terrorist organisation LTTE (original suicide bombers) killed rajiv gandhi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nl
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sunamwal hinduism was not started by manusmriti !! this is entirely wrong.\n\nAs per hindu philosophy, any one who believe in god, and himself and who is ever searching for Truth is a Hindu.\n\nSo any one searching for Truth is a hindu in broader terms.\n\nAs far as ritual part of hinduism is concerned, there are 100s of different cults going on in India, and it is not necessary that they represent true hinduism.\n\nThe only authentic scriptures of hinduism are vedas, upanishadas and Gita (which is a gist of all upanishadas).\n\n   Hinduism can not be bound into narrow definitions.  So anyone on the path of Truth, anyone who is not a blind follower, anyone who is humane,  is a Hindu
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you are a complete IDIOT\n\nneither of them have any relationship to the well known GANDHI family\n\ntheir mother despite her attempts to hide it \nis white Europian i believe italian \nthe children as well are half white\n\nGandhi, Rajiv was there father\n\n (räj´ĭv gän´dē, räjēv´) , 1944—91, prime minister of India (1984—89). Oldest son of Indira Gandhi, he flew for Indian Airlines until his brother died in 1981 and he was drafted into politics by his mother. He was elected to parliament and when his mother, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated in 1984 he succeeded her as prime minister, leading the Congress party (see Indian National Congress) to a sweeping election victory. His government encouraged foreign investment, and industry boomed with the loosening of business controls. In 1987 he sent Indian peacekeeping forces to Sri Lanka in an unsuccessful attempt to mediate an end to Tamil-Sinhalese violence there. Allegations of corruption and arrogance diminished Gandhi's popularity, and in 1989 he resigned as prime minister when the Congress party lost its parliamentary majority. He was assassinated by Tamil separatists in 1991. In 1999, Gandhi was posthumously charged with participating in a kickback scheme in a 1989 arms deal. He was married to Sonia Gandhi.  \n\nindira Gandhi was not related to Mohandas(Mahatma) Gandhi\nshe was the Daughter of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, \n\n\ngandhi is a common surname and not everyone named Gandhi \nis "the Gandhi"\n\nany ways they are a tragic family beset with a dark history of assassinations\n\nSonia was supposed to be Prime Minister but was incompetent and would have been assasinated, besides a White European Woman could never be PM\n\nthe Gandhi are a front a figure head of the congress party\nthey are a promotional tool but lack the power and traits of a real leader\n\nher half indian kids have no charisma and are not indian at all\nthey are spoiled westerners who have no love for india there just a campaign tool and will never lead or hold any significant post
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Dalai Lama has said: “When I say that Buddhism is part of Hinduism, certain people criticize me. But if I were to say that Hinduism and Buddhism are totally different, it would not be in conformity with truth.”  \n\nsource: Who is a Hindu? – By Koenraad Elst p\n\nThe Hindu religious system can be divided into two major systems. The Orthodox system (called astika in Sanskrit) accepts the authority of the Vedas.\n\n1. Sankhya - founder Sage Kapila\n2. Yoga  -  Sage Patanjali\n3. Mimamsa  - Sage Vyasa / Sage Jaimini\n4. Vedanta  - Shankaracharya, Ramanuja/Chaitanya/ Madhava/Vallabha\n5. Nyaya  - Sage Gautama (not Buddha)\n6. Vaisheshika - Sage Kanda\n\nThe Heterdox (Nastika) system rejects the authority of the Vedas. This system includes\n\n1. Jainism, \n2. Buddhism and \n3. Carvaka (materialism). \n\nHinduism is way older than Judaism. Hinduism is among the oldest of the world's faiths. It is a total way of life. It is a dharma or way of life evolved by the great sages and seers of ancient India. Its traditions extend back before recorded history. The early phase of the Vedic tradition in India is dated between 10,000 - 7,000 BCE. Yet, in spite of the fact that it first evolved more than 5,000 years ago, Hinduism  is also very much a living tradition. \n        \nFor thousands of years India has been a veritable laboratory of religion: everything imaginable has been tried out, and nothing ever has completely been rejected.\n\nHinduism is not a religion in Western sence. It is a vast collection of varried philosophies.
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I believe Hinduism is true because a lot of it makes sense to me. \n\nBut even if it weren't I would still embrace it for its nonviolence, compassion, and tolerance.