Last updated on: 18^th January 2020

Hinduism: a religion?

[1^st May 2015]

Hinduism is not a religion; it is more of a philosophy. There are no true Hindus. This sentence has different meanings. It depends on the context in which it is used.

Of course, there are true Hindus—those who follow the rules of Hinduism—but in the original context, as stated above, they do not exist. “Hindus” is a collective name for the people who lived beyond the River Indus and had different customs, traditions, and beliefs.

1. At one moment, the same person says: “There are no true Hindus.”
2. At another moment, the same person says: “There are true Hindus.”

Both sentences contradict each other, but nevertheless both are true! Or is that person lying? If so, why? Is it possible for both statements to be true at the same time? Just think!

Similarly, there are contradictory statements in the Bhagavad Gita, too. Therefore, it is important that they be explained by a good teacher; otherwise, they may provoke disasters!

Tip: Substitute “Hinduism,” “Bhagavad Gita,” and so on with something else, and the content does not lose its significance.

Attention: Blind trust can be deadly, but mistrust is not much better either!

I think I have said enough 😉.

The truth, ... a lie?

[21^st April 2012]

Politics hides the truth behind a lie and the lie behind the truth.

[Addendum: 26^th August 2018]
Why did you do that?

Growing up = awakening from the dream world

[16^th April 2012]

The world requires us to grow up in order to take part in worldly things. However, people forget that growing up is equivalent to awakening.

Beauty of Nature

[20^th December 2011]

Nature's beauty lies in its diversity, but so does its cruelty. This observation applies not only to the biological world, but also to every aspect of our physical world, such as the economic system.

Truth hides ...

[12^th July 2011]

What do we do when the truth is hiding behind a lie and the lie is hiding behind the truth?

The shouts, screams, and cries of truth

[11^th December 2010]

The shouts, screams, and cries of truth for freedom.

Is it a revolutionary evolution or an evolutionary revolution? That is the question.

The power of transparency

[05^th December 2010]

Recently, I have heard many people say that they want a transparent world. What most people do not know is that nature itself does not want the world to be completely transparent. The human brain would not be able to cope with the flood of information. The revolution of evolution needs time, which individuals normally do not have.

I am not saying that the world should not be transparent, but the consequences should be weighed carefully—as I have already said, the revolution of evolution takes time!

Power of knowledge

[05^th December 2010]

The power of knowledge is the suffering of the knower or a danger to the knower.

Caught in the jungle of knowledge

[05^th December 2010]

Those who have seen the beauty of the jungle should also know the cruelty of the jungle.

Three phases of enlightenment

[21^st November 2010]

The three phases or states of enlightenment (the magic number three):

First comes suffering, then despair, and finally enlightenment.

Inspired by the TV programme of Harald Lesch: Conscience

[19^th November 2010]

The question arises: what was nature thinking when it created things such as conscience, envy, jealousy, and so on? Is this cocktail of emotions necessary to restore the balance of nature (What is balance? Anything that is neither overweight nor underweight), or is it superfluous? One thing is certain: it is definitely destructive.

[Addendum: 05^th December 2018]

The question arises: what was nature thinking when it created things such as conscience, envy, jealousy, greed, and so on? Is this cocktail of emotions necessary to restore the balance of nature (What is balance? Anything that is neither overweight nor underweight), or is it superfluous? One thing is certain: it is definitely destructive when it becomes dominant.

I have completed my original thoughts of 19.11.2010. I have already explained the question that I asked above to the subnets this week (CW 49, 2018). Here is the written form for everyone to read:

Greed, for example, which has sprung from the guna rajas, can eliminate the characteristic of laziness, which in turn has sprung from tamas, but it does not necessarily do so. There are people who are very greedy and lazy at the same time.

However, what I have experienced over the last four years goes even beyond the scope of perversity.

The transcendence of the number THREE

[19^th November 2010]

The number three plays a major role in nature, as well as in many other domains. If an architect were asked how many legs a table needs to be stable, the answer would surely be: “Three.” Our space consists of three dimensions. This is the correct answer to the previous sentence and, at the same time, an indication that the number three may be transcendent. Constitutional democracy also has three divisions: the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive.

My definition of truth also consists of three states.

Hindus also attach great importance to the number three: Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer. These three divinities—just three names for the One—symbolize the three phases of life: birth, life, and death. There are also other meanings for the number three in Hinduism.

Wealth

[07^th November 2010]

Wealth exists when the money generated by a country is constantly in circulation, covering the greatest possible breadth, measured in euros, and the greatest possible depth, measured by the number of different people in the country.

I plead guilty...

[22^nd July 2010]

I plead guilty to having acted as a trigger for World War II!

[Addendum: 26^th August 2018]
When I formulated this sentence, I meant it ironically. Today, I know that this sentence is also true without the irony, as most of you probably do as well.

Proof of innocence

[18^th July 2010]

It is not possible to prove a person's innocence directly; only guilt can be proved directly. Innocence can only be proved indirectly through the absence of guilt.

The intellect

[18^th July 2010]

It seems that the human intellect has an upper barrier (supremum), but human stupidity has no barrier; it converges towards infinity.

The three forms of truth, or the three faces of truth

[25^th June 2010]

Many people know only the two commonly accepted definitions of truth. One is truth, and the other is untruth or falsehood. Classical proofs of concept or verification are always based on this dualistic principle.

Is it only possible to describe our world using this model, or must we expand or supplement it? What if this model does not even adequately describe our classical world? Can something be true and false at the same time, or can it meet the criteria of neither?

In philosophy, we discover a model of truth that has three faces—or, as physicists and mathematicians might formulate it, three states. The first is truth, the second is untruth, and the third is “suggested truth” or subjective truth. This is the truth that an individual perceives as truth but that does not correspond to absolute truth.

This philosophical construct is not merely Platonic in nature.

The special theory of relativity also makes use of this concept, without defining it properly.

• Absolute truth:
  It is true in every context or in all areas.
• Untruth, falsehood:
  It is wrong in every context or in all areas.
• Relative truth:
  It is true or false only within a particular context.

Let us take an example from our classical world: the statement “right” or “left” can be verified or falsified only within a particular context.

War and peace

[18^th June 2010]

How many wars must be waged before humanity awakens? How many sacrifices must be made to achieve peace? It is impressively sad that human beings in the 21^st century behave in the same way as Neanderthals.

It is sad to see that war and peace are as closely connected as if they were friends. When love meets hate, we speak of ambivalence in psychology. When war meets peace, it is called diplomacy. And what do we call it when peace meets war—intrigue?

Lone warrior

[25^th May 2010]

I am a rebel, a lone warrior. My heart beats for democracy, and my weapon is rhetoric.

Ideology

[30^th April 2010]

Fighting is an instrument for achieving an ideology. When, during the fight, the fight itself becomes the ideology, one has lost sight of the actual goal.

We are slaves...

[2001 / 2002]

Human beings are slaves to their feelings and impulses/drives!

Undated, probably from the beginning of this millennium

• The roots of the future lie in the past.
• The future was born in the past.
• Medicine is bitter, and poison is bitter too. One heals a life, while the other destroys a life!