Spirituality
22 Nov 11
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by karoly aczelHAH, you might have to bring your buddies as I am a tough fella.
That's it mate-IT's ON!!! (you and me, behind the toilets😠 😠 )
(although i have to admit the aussie team is in a re-building phase at the moment , and it remains to be seen if they are as good as India (in test cricket) yet)
Aussie toilets, not Indian latrines. If you fall inside one, I won't help you out of it! 😀
The Aussie team shouldn't have much trouble with the pathetic state the Indian team is at present.
29 Nov 11
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Originally posted by Trev33Trev,
India wasn't always part of India 😛
Just because something is apart of something doesn't mean it belongs there...
the people at the post-office couldn't remember when someone last sent a post-card. So they couldn't tell me the rate for a post-card or they just couldn't be bothered (there's the Indian government for you). We don't get that many tourists in my town so perhaps that is why post-cards aren't used here.
What do you think about a situation where say a Catholic and a Protestant Irish man were to meet in Africa or India or some other country and imagine that they had been staying in that country for at least a couple of years; would they have any animosity to each other?
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29 Nov 11
Originally posted by shahenshahI'm not doubting your Rs25 for a letter, you know better than i do... but you said postcard in the original post which was Rs 12 a year ago, it doesn't matter though.
Trev,
the people at the post-office couldn't remember when someone last sent a post-card. So they couldn't tell me the rate for a post-card or they just couldn't be bothered (there's the Indian government for you). We don't get that many tourists in my town so perhaps that is why post-cards aren't used here.
What do you think about a situation where ...[text shortened]... that country for at least a couple of years; would they have any animosity to each other?
I would say that it depends on the person but considering the type of person that does travel i'd say it's unlikely. Not all Protestants and Catholics want to kill each other, relations have improved a lot over the past 20 years... they don't live in perfect harmony together everywhere but wounds take time to heal.
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by Trev33The caste system as it existed about 3000 years ago i.e.the time of the Bhagavat Geeta or the Mahabharat times was based not on birth but on tendencies, liking for a particular type of work as the quote from Geeta explains. After a 1000 years or so, i.e.at the time Manusmriti was writtem, the caste system degenerated into the caste by birth, which was the highly obnoxious form of it. By the way, though we Hindus believe that the Geeta is the word of God, nothing could have prevented Vyas the author or the other authors from adding their thoughts to the text. But your efforts to blame God for the ills of mankind are contemptible.
A quick google search...
http://yugalsarkarradhakrishna.blogspot.com/2011/02/caste-system-is-created-by-krishna.html
http://krishna.org/the-horrible-indian-caste-system/
And my personal favorite
http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/09/15/lord-krishna-and-caste-system-in-india/
[b]Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that “I created the castes, the ...[text shortened]...
I don't know what i find more sickening, the caste system or your lack of knowledge of it.
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by Trev33No, I do not want to kill Catholics. I only want them to learn the
I'm not doubting your Rs25 for a letter, you know better than i do... but you said postcard in the original post which was Rs 12 a year ago, it doesn't matter though.
I would say that it depends on the person but considering the type of person that does travel i'd say it's unlikely. Not all Protestants and Catholics want to kill each other, relations have ...[text shortened]... ars... they don't live in perfect harmony together everywhere but wounds take time to heal.
truth and stop teaching false teachings, like Jesus was crucified on
Friday for one.
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Originally posted by RJHindsYou're American, you don't get a say in the whole Protestant/Catholic thing... you have have to be born in Ulster for that right.
No, I do not want to kill Catholics. I only want them to learn the
truth and stop teaching false teachings, like Jesus was crucified on
Friday for one.
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29 Nov 11
Originally posted by shahenshahIt doesn't matter, the price for postcards has probably gone up now anyway, maybe the Rs15 in Assam for the postcards was the new price, i had just assumed it had further to travel so it was more expensive.
Trev, sorry that was my mistake.
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by Trev33What a presumption to advise a Hindu to learn about caste system by reading about it !! Englishman, don't sell coal in Newcastle ! I have lived in the caste system and have felt the adverse effects as a child, when I learnt that my grandmother's brother was almost burnt alive when trying to save his house from a mob burning every Brahmin's house in the village in the aftermath of the murder of Gandhiji by a Brahmin. As an adult towards the end of my career, I was denied my promotion as Chief Engineer in order to make room for a junior and less deserving candidate belonging to a backward caste.
Keep reading rvsakhadeo, you might learn something.
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by shahenshahYes, the paper dosa in the south of India-say Chennai-is monster size. There are variations in dosas which defy logic e.g.Szechuan Masala Dosa sold in and around Mumbai. It is great that you could get green chili sauce from Weikfield. That is a good brand too !
Sir, the paper roasts in the South are much longer... two to three feet! Hah, and it was invented in the South, you must admit! 😠
You forgot about the ghee (melted butter) dosa..... mmm delicious.
Mr Hinds is probably right, it must have been invented by a lady.... we men are too dumb. 😕
BTW, I couldn't get the green chili sauce you mentioned, but another brand "Weikfield" made in Pune was available. Really hot :'(
29 Nov 11
Originally posted by Trev33Be advised pretentious westerner that your knowledge about India, Hindus, partition of India is pitiful and overgrown by the weed of prejudice. Your love of Pakistan the greatest rogue state in history is not shared by any sane westerner.
Keep reading rvsakhadeo, you might learn something.
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29 Nov 11
Originally posted by rvsakhadeoLOL and now the personal attacks begin. When you're pushed into a corner by your lack of knowledge come out punching with childish name calling, classy,
Be advised pretentious westerner that your knowledge about India, Hindus, partition of India is pitiful and overgrown by the weed of prejudice. Your love of Pakistan the greatest rogue state in history is not shared by any sane westerner.
Do you know what the difference is between you and i? I'm neutral and able to comprehend the various possibilities within your culture with an open mind while you're blinded by your faith and love for your nation which makes you unable to see the obvious. Pakistan the "greatest rogue state in history" you say, no sir that would be Somalia, blinded by your 'faith' (read hatred) once again.
I've read enough and seen enough to make up my mind about the caste system, maybe you should step out of your bubble and see things the way things really are. If you don't like the fact that the 'reincarnation' of god 'Krishna' has seemingly created a caste system, all be it a slightly different one that's in effect today fine just don't write it off as hogwash just because you don't like it.
By the way i never said i 'loved' Pakistan, as a country i prefer India out of the two, it doesn't change the fact that Kashmir should be part of Pakistan and not India and that's a view held by some Indians not to mention the others in the rest of the world. How do i know this? I've spoken to people, how many 'westerners' have you talked to about the subject?
Your love of Pakistan the greatest rogue state in history is not shared by any sane westerner.
Winner of the most ignorant statement of the year award, congratulations.