HINDUISM 108 WITH GANESH

The Bhagavad Gita   Many in the public sphere who are not Hindu have spoken about the Bhagavad Gita, and for most non-Hindus this is the most famous Hindu scripture. I am happy that these folks have given our faith greater exposure, but I am not happy that they are spreading disinformation. That said, I will take this opportunity to provide some clarification.   Many in the current space of what I can best describe as “alien speculation”, namely David Childress and others on the show ‘Ancient Aliens’ and Billy Carson refer to tales of supernatural beings using mind-blowing technology in seemingly magical ways in the Bhagavad Gita. Such stories do exist in broader Hinduism, however they are not in the Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita is a very small part of a larger epic called the Mahabharat, and the Gita is found in book six of eighteen.   In the Mahabharat, a grand war rages in India, where royal cousins are pitted against each other, and our hero, Arjun, rides into...

  In Hinduism, the female form of the Divine is considered to be equally powerful to the male. There is a formless Supreme Devi, and Her three primary forms are that of Saraswati, Laxmi, and Parvati, the wives of Bramha, Vishnu, and Shiva respectively. The Devi Bhagavatam is one of the Puranas, or sacred central texts of the Hindu canon, devoted to the Divine Feminine.   Note: Book 5, Chapter 9 contains many insults to Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu, and even the Devi’s own beloved son, Sri Ganesa, which I will not repeat here out of respect. If you know Parvatiji, you know that She would never endorse such madness, and one can see this is clearly the writings of a human being trying to swerve devotees from one lane to another, this this and all other scripture should be observed with due judgement and critical thinking. Remember, only you will have to deal with the consequences of your actions, so do not follow others blindly.   1.       Vishnu t...