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Subject: Re: Looking for a philosophy/religion.
Summary: Vedas , the ultimate source.
Keywords: God (inconclusive by you)
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Date: 19 Jul 90 14:06:25 GMT
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<I have an interesting problem that maybe some can help me with.

<I believe that people need some sort of foundation for their morals to stand
<on. 

	You have a right[100%] statement.

< It is helpful to have some sort of guiding light when faced with difficult
<decisions and problems.  I have come to the conclusion that I lack this 
<foundation.

	Its never too late to get knowing the world around you and beyond.
	
< I am an atheist and do not believe in any kind of overall
<intelligent being guiding the universe through its paces.  And I definitely
<don't believe in a Christian type of god.

	OK. your arguments can be supported through means of logical grounds.
God can not be diffrentiated. [so, christianity or islam or hinduism
or anyother religion carries the same God.]

<So, basically, I'm looking for some helpful hints on where to look for 
<moral guidance.  I'm not asking for you to try to convert me or teach me
<how your particular religion/philosophy works.  I'm asking for pointers
<on reading material on other such helpful hints.

	no problem. you will understand the philosophies/religion 'cause
it needs the motivation and deep desire from the learner which you
are trying to have. [God helps in such cases.]

	being Hindu, i can tell you that the Vaisnav Philosophy of ancient
India [Vedas] are capable of answering any questions [i repeat, any question]
you have. take a look at them. 

	they are broad. people have spent their whole life in understanding
the some context of it. you can try and feel the results for yourself. i 
don't have to tell you that you will be better off. the experiments you will
do - should speak for themselves. 

<I'm not quite sure, but I think I may be looking more for a philosophy than
<a religion.  I don't really care for mysticism or such things as that.

	As i said - Vedas won't let you fall down on any matter. [scientific
or any other kind of problem]. they are wholly natural and philosophycaly
true in the eyes of scientific explanations.

<An example is _The Three Pillars of Zen_.  I started reading that, but the
<further I got, the more mystical it became.  I'm looking more for some
<logical way of looking at things.  It doesn't have to be something that
<explains everything completely by logic, but at least gives some sort of
<explanation on why this way of thinking exists.

	As an example from me - the mystic which you received by this book,
does not have any cure. [ i think so. i assume that you are saying the right
thing.]
	But, the authority which you except, should be able to satisfy atleast
you through means of logical and experimantal methods. 
	
	Any explanation given in Vedas have logical grounds. [ there are
few restrictions though - which you will understand by time and going through
it - and would not need to argue about them.]


<I also tend to lean more towards an eastern way of thinking.  I believe that
<everything is cyclical and balance should be maintained.  I believe that there
<will always be "good" and "evil", or "good" and "bad".  But a balance must
<be maintained between them.  To me, life is all about the struggle to maintain
<the balance.  It is very rarely in balance, but ceaselessly strives to
<reach equilibrium.

	try Vedas. there is no need to boggle your mind like that. [since,
higher authority is a must to learn the truth. you can not get self realization
by yourself. this is a proven fact.]


<Can anyone help me here?  Can you see what I'm driving at? 

	yes. one can see the path which you want to follow. that's the path 
of finding Truth. [ Lord Budhha also did that though his philoshopy is
different than Vedas in some respect.]


< I would appreciate
<any help as I'd rather not read every book on philosophy or religion just
<to find the one that best suits my needs and perspectives.  I realize that
<I will not find one that exactly the way I think, but close is good enough
<for me.

	you won't be dissaponted by Vedas. They are not close. THEY ARE
PERFECT. your experiment will prove for yourself. i don't have to tell you
that you will be very happy with your moral understanding - 'cause you
will undersatnd by yourself.


<I'm tired of just saying I'm an atheist.

	you will find out- the true path.

< I'd like to be able to generally
<describe my way of thinking about life and existance by just saying "I'm a
<such and such."  Saying that you are an atheist only describes one small
<part of what you believe.

	yes. thats right again. saying is not what you feel from inside.
the way your nature has been designed is to help you understand yourself
, the world, the universe, the infinite [God(yet to be discovered by you)],
the othert universes, and etc....

	so saying and feeling is two different things - as you have said.

<Thanx for any help.  I would appreciate it.

	no need to thank. the duty is to help. [since all men are equal]
i hope you will understand the Vedas as it is - with no doubts in your mind
having finished it. 

<-- Jesse W. Asher - Dynasys - (901)382-1705     Evening: (901)382-1609 
<6196-1 Macon Rd., Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38134  
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Shanti!

			rajeev k. yadav
			rky8144@njitx.njit.edu