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Re: A few questions
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: A few questions
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From: nmahadev@lynx.dac.neu.edu (Nadimpalli Mahadev)
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Date: 7 Jul 1995 07:06:48 GMT
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From root@chaos.dac.neu.edu Fri Jul 7 02: 54:48 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA
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References: <3ti2qk$43c@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
akilesh deperalta (adep@netcom.com) wrote:
: Since this is the group for Hinduism, I suspect there are many
: knowledgeable devotees that can help me out. I am not any expert, so I
: am relying on the fact that some of you are.
: One of the core concepts of Hinduism is the concept of Moksha, or
: salvation from the cycles of rebirth. The reason we are reborn is the
: fact that we still have Karma on our souls, and this needs to be taken
: care of before we are done with the mortal world. Also, out initial
: stature in the world(intellect, family, disposition, environment in
: general) is determined by the type of Karma we had on our souls last time
: we were here. Correct?
I am not an expert either. But I think the freedom from the cycles of
birth and death (Moksha) comes when we experience the unity of atma and
Paramatma. Karma is the force of creation, the law governing the causual
world, but the Paramatma cannot be understood by logical reasoning, can
only be experienced by following one of several possible yogamargas.
But it is all still very confusing to me too. Hope someone will clear
it up for us.
-Mahadev
: However, in the very FIRST cycle of rebirths, when we were first put on
: here, did we not start out with a clean slate? If there was no Karma at
: that time, why were we on the planet in the first place. If there was
: good Karma on our souls at that time, did we not all start out smart and
: devoted to god? If ALL of us were like that, I see no reason why anyone
: would tilt to the other side. If we started out with bad Karma, why?
: Isn't god benevolent? Also, why were we put on the world in the first
: place? What's the purpose of our lives? Just to get salvation? It
: seems, quite frankly, pointless. What do you think? I have been
: wondering about this for some time now and am hoping some of you have
: answers.
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-Mahadev
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