Thoughts on the Sri Vaishnavist sect of Hinduism? Apparently their view of grace is extremely similar to Christianity.
Bhakti will not lead to nirvana.
>>18456608Buddhism is literal nihilism. It's what happens when you take apophaticism way too far.
>>18456597>apparently their view of grace is extremely similar to ChristianityAnd this is what makes it wrong. It implicitly denies the law of karma and centers mindless devotion to a persona instead of focusing on Punyic actions. Living an ethical life while doing efficacious rituals is much better. I recommend reading the Purva Mīmāṁsā Sutras and Dharmaśāstras for a proper religious life.
>>18456610>>18456610>Buddhism is literal nihilismCommon westoid misinterpretation cope.
>>184566141. Only Protestants have this view of grace. 2. Actions do have consequences in Christianity, hence merit. 3. Karma is simultaneously an extremely atheistic doctrine and superstitious take on cause and effect. There is no magical "what comes around goes around". Everything is under the direct control and sovereignty of God who is transcendent. Convert, heathen.
>>18456608Yes it will, love is a direct gate to samadhi, look at the meaning, not the words
>>18456618>fell for oriental materialist word salad and has to brag about it
>>18456650To be fair, Buddha explicitly rejected nihilism, just because what the final goal of buddhism is impossible to communicate doesn't mean it's nihilistic.
>>18456597i used to belong to the hare krishna and even went to temple meetings regularly, though at the end my philosophy and religious believe ended becoming more similar to jainism than hindu. in any case i do recommend practicing vaishnavism since is a very rewarding experience
>>18456608this is a lie btw, bhakti leads to nirvana faster than any vipassana or meditation that the buddha taught. i think is worth considering that the buddha was an avatar in charge to lead people to the wrong path
>>18456651Buddhists literally think emptiness is the core of reality.
I can't believe anybody would believe any of this. The tales about Krishna and Rama are so obviously the same sort of thing as tales about Hercules or Achilles or Gilgamesh. Tall tales that grow taller and taller until the main character becomes a god. Someone has to be intentionally blind to think India's deified epic heroes are, actually, the real ones all along.
>>18456608True statement only if the target of bhakti is a female (human, animal, deity which are just non conscious concepts, or inert object)
>>18456684Dukkha doesn’t mean life is meaningless, you’re not annihilated when you achieve nirvana you achieve perfect stillness
>>18456597The Smriti traditions are larp made up by Sub-humans. Bhakti isn't Hinduism. A true Hindu would only value the Sruti traditions adhered by his ancestors and the basis for his civilization. The caste system, cow pee drinking, idolatry. and all the other traditions are invented by Smriti psyops. Moksha will be achieved purely by the death of ignorance, not by adherence to idols.
>>18456876>you’re not annihilated when you achieve nirvana you achieve perfect stillnessSo basically you stop existing? Ok, nihilism.
>>18457059No retard, you exist in a higher plane of being, having escaped the cycle of suffering.
>>18457109You can bullshit your way around it but the fact remains the same, faggot. You are nihilists.
>>18456608Nice claim. Now prove it.
>>18457350It's a form of attachment to something that does not matter.
>>18456597Karma yoga is based
>>18456685I'm jewish btw in case anyone cares.
>>18457350Buddha himself did not practice Bhakti.>>18456673>i think is worth considering that the buddha was an avatar in charge to lead people to the wrong pathSpoken like a Jew who saw Jesus as a threat. Ask yourself, why would Vishnu even do that in the first place? Is Vishnu above karma? Wouldn't doing that generate bad karma for his avatar and in his next incarnations?
>>18456597>extremely similar to ChristianityCause Vishnu is the Christ-figure in the hindu trinity. The Preserver.>>18456608It will. Many schools of Buddhism adore either Gautama or other buddhas. Adding knowledge and service to this devotion intensifies the process.>>18456627>Karma is simultaneously an extremely atheistic doctrine and superstitious takeNo. Christians call karma, sin. It is one's actions and the consequences that flow from those actions. It's fine to say that God organized or oversees this process.Blessings to thread participants/lurkers.
>>18458173>Is Vishnu above karma?Anyone who attains moksha is not above karma, but beyond it. Free from it. Like with the Christian saints who purify themselves to the point that they have the beatific vision. At that point, they're saved. Even if they remain in the body for a time, they "go forth and sin no more."
>>18456868>True statement only if the target of bhakti is a femaleBhakti toward a feminine form is Goddess worship or if you prefer goddess bhakti. Worship toward a masculine form is God worship. It results in the same outcome if the devotion is complete enough.Males typically practice goddess bhakti.Females typically practice god bhakti. But, it depends on the relative strengths of yin and yang energies within the individual. There are exceptions.
>>18458178>Christians call karmaSin and karma are nothing alike. Sin is a consequence of the fall and all of Adam's descendants share in Adam's sin due to inheritance.
>>18458240>Sin is a consequence of the fall and all of Adam's descendants share in Adam's sin due to inheritanceLiteralist interpretation. The deeper meaning is that every human life undergoes the fall from grace, and has to recapitulate the return to Eden, by reversing the story.
>>18458240>all of Adam's descendants share in Adam's sin due to inheritanceI wish to emphasize to the Hindus in this thread that not all of us believe in this Catholic nonsense about inheriting guilt
