Anyone Practice Hinduism here???

Question

do you know any good resources to look into to study hinduism? And you can tell me anything you want about it!!!

Answer 1

Yep, sure do.

Good internet resources are
http://www.sacred-texts.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion
http://www.hindukids.org
http://www.hindunet.org
http://www.religioustolerance.org
http://www.beliefnet.org

The best place to get books on Hinduism is http://www.amazon.com

Some books that I think are really great:
"The Complete Idiot's Guide To Hinduism" - it goes into every aspect of Hinduism. Unfortunately it doesn't go into as much detail on some parts, but overall the book really gives a great grounding in the beliefs and practices of the religion. It's great for those that want to learn even more since this covers just the first few layers of Hinduism. :)
"Windows Into The Infinite" - this is a great book, it actually goes through several of the sacred texts and with the help of many Hindu teachers explains the meanings behind the symbolism used in the texts. If you enjoyed the theology and philosophy section of the book above, this book will take you even deeper.
"Am I A Hindu?" - this is a really good book set in dialogue style with a son asking his father questions. It's a great read.
"Gay Tantra" - even if you're not gay, William Schindler actually does a great job of going into detail about what tantra really is and how it relates to Vedanta, etc. I've actually met the author and he is very enlightened (he practices the same tantra he was taught in India).

"Ganesh" - this is one book in a series of books on the various devas (mythological symbols of God) used in Hinduism. I have not yet read the others, but this book was very good. It contains the myths related to this deva, Ganesh, explains the meanings of the myths, and talks about the evolution of the deva into use within Hinduism.

"Paths To God : Living The Bhagavad Gita" - this is a really great read as well. It explains some of the meanings behind the messages in the Bhagavad Gita, but it also talks about how Hindus put these teachings into practice in their day to day life (and how you can, too).

"Bhagavad Gita" - there are numerous versions out there. The one that is translated by Christopher Isherwood is really good. The bigger one that ISKCON provides by Prabhupada is really good in that it contains a lot of commentary. Plus there are commentaries on the Gita by Gandhi and several other teachers including Paramhamsa Yogananda. The Bhagavad Gita is often called the fifth Veda because in a very concise way it sums up the full teachings of the Vedas (and trust me it is much more easier to read than most of the Vedas).

If you are looking for Hindu music (many musicians also include all the meanings to the songs) then search for
Krishna Das
Ram Dass
Bhagavan Das
Jai Uttal
Deva Premal
Sheila Chandra
Dave Stringer
Donna DeLory
Rasa
Jagjit Singh
Ravi Shankar

Some websites to some Hindu teachers are:

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma: the hugging saint)
http://www.amma.org

Paramhamsa Yogananda
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/

Paramhamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji
http://www.dhyanapeetam.org


Here's a site I created that has some other information resources on it such as Hindu magazines, information, virtual puja, shopping sites, charities, and even vedic calendar information. The site is mainly for the Progressive Hindu Association (http://www.geocities.com/westernhindu) of which I'm a part of and of which I organize a satsang (http://www.geocities.com/normansatsang) so there are lots of links there for that as well. The website is http://www.geocities.com/abhisamas
There is also a link to Sacred Sounds Radio which is a Hindu internet radio station as well as to other music resources, too.


Hope all of this helps!

Peace be with you.

Answer 2

First place is in the search for questions field above. Look up Hinduism. There are some good answers on here.

Answer 3

You can read many books online Books at

http://www.krishna.com/main.php?id=33

there is a very exhaustive information about Vedas and Vedic Culture (Called Hinduism now)