i am a  Asian Hindu but i have girl friend am i disgracing my religion?
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go for your love you will live only once.you are a man so you have to show her how much you love her and how much you can sacrifice to stay with her,then she will love you and appreciates you all her life
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the hindu religion is basically a very conservative religion. It involves several gods,festivals,prayers,rituals and other such stuff. It is actually quite a fun religion too. I am hindu, and i love my religion.
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Caste will not be a problem, but your religions certainly will ! I am an Indian too, you see :\n...When this girl has asked you to wait for 2 more years, you are already busy broadcasting to everyone here that you love her [or are infatuated with her !]. \n...And the way you are publicising that 'she also loves me' [we have only your word for that, nor hers !], makes one feel that you mainly want to spoil her name and reputation - to make sure that nobody else marries her.\nYou do not come across as either a sensible, or responsible young man - and appear to have been brought up on a diet of Hindi films and TV serials, resulting in your imagining yourself as some tragic 'Majnu' pining for his 'Laila' !\n...Wake up to the realities of life, kid - and stop fooling yourself, and others !\nAnd learn proper English first - if you want to really progress in your life and career !
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Hey, im an hindu bcz im from india & i do follow it & i know it better than u all who have only learned it,Its our culture to pray the God in so many different forms,So those who are saying it false OR critising it,i think they are the biggest idiots.U dont have the right to criticise any religion.\n     I know u can only read about it in books,u cant feel it until u dont follow hinduism.And remember that books do lie,u cant get better view by just learning about it.\n     I m a hindu & i know that my religion is best in world & i respect my culture,country & religion heartly.So those who dont understand my religion just shut ur mouth.\n      And now i wanna answer ur question.I think u have got wrong information from somewhere because every person is allowed to make conversion in our religion but u have to follow rules of it.U can join any religion,there is no boundation for it.Boundation is in Muslism not in Hinduism.The person who follows hinduism are best in this world,they are truthful,cultured,honest,trustworthy & filled with lot of good qualities.!! And u can easily join hinduism just by learning some rules & i can bet that u will find this religion best than others & u will enjoy it.And one thing more that hinduism is NOT complex,The only people who dont understand it says that its complex but believe in me im saying that its NOT COMPLEX at all.\n       So u people dont make any comments on my religion without knowing it.Ok.Thank u.
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Assamalu Alaykum Sister.\n\nI am also a convert to Islam, and my family is Christian. The family of my significant other is also Christian, and all of them do "celebrate" the "holidays." However, I do not think it is wrong to visit with your family during these holidays, or to accept gifts from them or to give gifts to them-- unless it is explicitly stated that this is a form of worship of Jesus. If your family is similar to mine, then the is probably no mention of Jesus at all when exchanging gifts.\n\nOur family are our most important links in this world, and if the holidays are an exceptional opportunity for you to spend time with them, then it cannot be wrong. When the Qur'an was first revealed, it was important for the believers to stay together, because there were not so many of them, and they had many enemies who wished them dead. Times have changed now, and I believe that Allah wishes us to honor our parents and family no matter what religion they choose. Family is the foundation of society, and we should not let our religious beliefs rip our foundations apart because of stubbornness.\n\nWhen it comes down to it, Sister, you must choose what makes you feel most comfortable. Allah does not wish hardship on us, so do not make more hardship for you than is necessary.  If you will feel pain because you are afraid of committing shirk, then do not spend Christmas with your family (please note the difference between the word "celebrate" and "spend"). However, if you are certain you can spend Christmas with your family without shirk becoming an issue, then do not give up your family because you think it will be more righteous.\n\nThis decision is entirely yours. You can seek guidance from anyone.. converts, Imams, friends, but ultimately, your decision will only be between you and Allah. Inshallah, you will do what is right for you.\n\nAnd Allah knows best.
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you tell them baby girl, here is my question. if i'm hariyana buddhist and my girl friend is sa- zen buddhist would this relationship works?
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Congratulations!I don't think so your doing anything wrong nor you should worry as religion is a personal thing that each individual should respect regardless of what one follows as long as you guys don't let the aspect of religion come into your love and marriage nothing can go wrong!Have a wonderful life and all the best!I strongly agree with your point that its not important what religion you follow but the most important thing is Your Actions or Karma as most of the religion believe that they follow the right path but i feel its wrong coz all religion takes you to one path i.e to God so its more important to be mindful of our own actions than spend rest of the life figuring out which religion is the best as it doesn't matter whether one is Christian,muslim or jew or hindu or buddhist as all faith takes us to one supreme power i.e GOD.People spend all their life thinking that their path or faith is right but in reality all  religions are different ways of reaching the truth so don't worry, people need to have a more open mind and it so sad that people just don't think!
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Religion doesn't mis with relationships. It doesn't matter what your religious believes are. I am not going to say that i agree with you beliefs, but its not my place to judge. The point is that no matter what religion you are, in a relationship both parties must respect each other enough to accept the others religious preferences. I understand it is frusterting, i have had my own relationship problems because of religious differences, and it shouldnt be that way. Religion is a personal decision and your partner needs to respect that the same way you need to respect his. In my situation we decided on a comprimise that we were simply going to leave it alone. He has his and i have mine, and it is not dicussed and all religious practices are done in private and we promised that we weren't going to take crap about the other and not try to convert. Don't ever change your religion for a relationship....in fact don't choose one over the other. It is not something you should have to decide a side on. If you indend to stay with him for good, and have kids with him you might want to dicuss and agree on how the children will be raised, religiously, but besides that, you should both just agree to disagree.
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I just wanted to point out that Sikhism has nothing to do with this, we do what's right.  But like all religions, their are people who break the rules.\n\nAnd the auntie part, that's normal, well since I'm Indian, all my mother's friends etc. I call auntie, and uncle, it's just family ties are close with indians.\n\nAnd why would you have an affair with a married man?  What are you thinking?
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Remember religion is man made. Who you follow should be what you feel. we are all children of the universe and there are Karmic laws that apply.  Who ever said that god was male and who ever said it was a god and not a godess.  these are all theroies.  The god aspect is there to guide you. when you need help you call for them.--- call them what you will.  there are angels, faeries, spirits ect.  Just because you don't see them does not mean they are not there.  If you remember certin things to follow( no one does 100%)  the golden rule do unto others as you would have them do unto you---- treat nature and animals with respect--give what you can to the less fortuante--- live, love  and laugh.    You should be o.k.
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What difference does it make?  Does it impact his relationship to you?  No...so you are just being nosey.  Many people view their religion as a personal experience and have no desire to share it with others.  Respect his privacy.
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No it shouldn't affect your friendship. We all have different beliefs and faith, but God said love one another as you love yourselves. There's no need to be affected by different religions after all aren't we all worshiping one God, only in different ways and in different name? If they're dropping you because of their religion then I guess they are not mature people and their faith in God is not that strong. Just pray for them and try to understand them, I think you're more mature than them. Don't drop them as your friends and don't even consider dropping your church for them. Just let things be as they are, no need to change. Just be sure to be there for them when they need you, then they will know that you are a true friend. God bless.
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Cnnverting to Hinduism is an oxymoron.\nSince most Hindu tradition or hinduism is a composition of embracing different faiths, doctrines and beleifs... It's as if you were born a human being than later realise that you are a human being ;-)\n\nIt is not a religion like we define it with Middle-Est (Jewdeo-Christiano-Ilamic) base religions. It is rather an amalgamation of different ideological and spiritual visions and some actually contradict one another yet, they do not "collide", thus the absence and respect of the different path. Love is action, the most sublime action of Love is to listen to God, God is in everyone's heart.\n\nMost indian spiritual traditions do not require that you abandon your own religion heritage. It is rather an itiation towards your own Path. Some teachings will require that you dedicate time to the teachingss so it may look like you abandoned a previous religion.\n\nSo if you are looking to "convert", what is the tradition or lineage that teaches that...?\n\nBrahmanism can be define as a religion and like many jewish tranditions, the transmission is a family lineage thing and conversion is more of an adoption...\n\nCertain branches of Vaishnavites such as the Krishna movement is a religion that behaves in their procelytism (yet mild) in pretty much the same manners as Pantheistic views (Middle Estern Heritage) sush as the concept of being Saved, or an alignment with a personalized God that is seperate from whow we are.\n\nSo Kuladevata is more initiatic and more of a energetic connection that you are making with a chosen Deity. Yes Jesus can be your Kuladevata since he is the power or the initial form that energize the Christic tradition.\n\nKuladevata does not make you a Hindu it empowers the relationship with the force from which your path was initiated. It is a support to one who seeks the or his/her calling.
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Consider your choices: One of you have to convert to the other religion or see if there are any civil ceremonies instead of a religious one.\n\nGood luck, congrats
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i am a muslim, and i have both jewish and christian friends, religion got nothing to do with it.\npeace and blessings.
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Hinduism tells me that the Divine manifested everything and everyone in the universe and that the Divine dwells in everything and everyone..thus I would have no problem offering worship to this man, because I would also be worshipping the Divine within this man. Each time a Hindu greets another Hindu we say Namaste which means the divine in me bows to the divine in you. It is said that whenever two people meet, God meets God. I do not need money to worship the Divine within all manifested things, although it would be no different than other blessings that have come about through my actions (karma).
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I'm not really a big fan of religious regulations, but I'll give my 2 cents anyway :).\n\nThough I don't have great knowledge of the Hindu religion, I know they place considerable regard on a woman's virginity at the time of marriage. As a result, it may be perceived a 'sin' for a woman to have had a sexual relationship prior to her wedding. The way I see it however, if the Hindu girl made the decision to engage in extra-marital sex with someone she loves who returns her feelings of affection, it really shouldn't be an issue lest the couple themselves chooses to make it one.