Shivaji

Namaste s8220 To many Buddhists, The Buddha might actually be more like the Ten Gurus. Nirvana, is perhaps in a way more like Waheguru. The difference between the two being that Waheguru is the substance behind all being and existance as well as a personal being, where as Nirvana is the the state of being and (in some schools of thought) substance behind all reality, but impersonal. In addition to this, Buddhists believe that our actions (karma) define who we are, and as they are always changing, so does our being always change. Therefore there is no permanent being (like a soul).Other then these two points, there isn't a whole lot of major philosophical difference between the two religions.

Well, in regards to a degrading video made about Muslims-

I never said they were, and the only reason we're here to refute the anti-Hindu remarks you make here on a daily basis.

I am a Hindu, and non-Indian. I honestly don't identify with any Indian political party.

Though, I'm not a big fan of the RSS, and I'm a staunch opponent of the BJP, I generally agree with what you're saying.

I wasn't really aware of this myself. Out of curiosity, do Sikhs believe that God literally incarnated himself in the guru's bodies from birth, or that the guru's having attained enlightenment became one with God (as in Advaita Vedanta)

Wouldn't the best way to prove it be NOT to get into bed even with young girls or any women at all? His logic and reasoning seems to be a bit off here. And there have been numerous claims of him being a womanizer by those that surrounded him. If these claims are true, his so called "test of celibacy" begins to make a little more sense. But, this wasn't about proving to others that he could stay celibate, he did this to see if he had indeed mastered his lust. Perhaps, this was a lie, and he was a man of lust I don't really know. I've never actually heard of any of these statements that some of his associates have made, I'll look into it though.

Namaste Singhavelli.I certainly will, thank you both for abcking me up here

Wow, so a Muslim attacks your religion, and you use this as an excuse to attack Hinduism? I sure hope this is sarcasm. Please though, show me this conclusive proof you have of our religion being based on myths and lies?

While, I've heard of Gandhi's racist remarks in regards to Africans who refused to leave their traditional religion and way of life, but all this stuff I head about him supporting Hitler, or sleeping with young girls is totally misinterpreted. The whole reason he slept with younger girls was to see if he could maintain his celibacy (which he succeeded in doing), likewise almost all the comments I've heard he's made about Hitler, he did to show his belief that there is good in everyone and that violence is never the answer (which I disagree with). Now, I certainly don't think he was a saint by any means, but some of this stuff you guys are claiming isn't true.

Just out of curiosity why are you guys opposed to this?

Well, first and foremost I want to share with you some of my favorite verses from the Guru Granth Sahib When I first read these verses they really hit me hard. Science tells us how vast and grand this universe is, but I never really contemplated upon this fact before. These verses just really made me contemplate on this vast, beautiful universe we have and how if we can't even begin to describe this universe, how indescribably beautiful and powerful the being behind this all must be. Then, to realize just by the simple command of this being these complex univereses come into being, it just mystifies me. For the Granth Sahib to be able to convey this powerful message in only six verses, would be enough to make me bow to it, but the inspiration this book has given me does not stop there. This God, is so very great that even all of the various material pleasures and joys in these worlds he has created are not comparable to having a love for him, and experiencing his divine love for you- To be able to convey this truth in only two verses is simply amazing on its own, but when I hear Guru Arjan Dev, went through immense torture and pain at the hands of religious bigots, due to his own love for this God, and his refusal to renounce this love, I can't even express the mix of sorrow, respect and inspiration this gives me. Even all this I've mentioned is but a small fraction of the greatness I find in the Granth Sahib. So, when I bowed down before the Granth Sahib I was bowing down to these teachings that inspired me in such a profound way, I was bowing down to the men who taught this, the men who (unfortunately in some cases) died for this, and the God they believed in. I know this might have sound corny, but I feel this is the best way of telling you why I bowed down to the Guru Granth Sahib.