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John of AllFaith

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I can answer most questions on Hinduism.
My knowledge and experience with the Sanatana Dharma is fairly extensive. I have studied with various masters of diverse traditions. I am most interested in the Personalist views of people such as Madhava, Caitanya and so on, however I am also familiar with most branches of Vedanta as well as others. See my questions and answers at allfaith.com/questions

A Statement to Students about Plagiarism any why I answer questions:

    Plagiarism is a crime.
    Plagiarism can end careers, lead to expulsion from school, the loss of financial aid, and can even result in fines and imprisonment in some cases. Its not worth it!
    Despite this a small percentage of those who ask questions at AllExperts, Yahoo Answers etc. copy and paste our answers as their own, often without giving credit. This is plagiarism. Its not worth it!
    We all know that one can google a homework question and in many cases find an easy response, but so can your teachers! Many teachers are aware that some students do this and catch their cheating students.
    To read more about this go to the following link. Its a conversation between one such teacher from a respectable institution of learning and me: where she writes: ...I have had over 20 students copy your work in the past 3 months...
    Understand that if you plagiarize you are cheating your instructors, your answerer, your fellow students, everyone who respects you... and ultimately yourself. Its just not worth it!
    Please use our answers to help in your research, not to replace it.
    Learn, don't cheat.

    Experience in the area

    I have studied with various branches of the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampredaya, with Swami Muktananda, with Guru Maharaj Ji's Divine Light Mission, with Swami Brahmananda, with Sri Maa and Swami Satyanananda and several others. I have translated the Srimad Bhagavad Gita into English from the Sanskrit (http://www.allfaith.com/Religions/Hinduism/gita.html) and will happy to attempt to answer your questions.

    Education/Credentials

    I'm a Gaudiya Vaisnava brahmin, hold an MA in Religious Studies and an Ordination in Interfaith counseling.

    What do you like about this subject?

    My only purpose here is to offer assistance to other spiritual seekers.

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Recent Answers from John of AllFaith

2009-11-15 Variations or Differences between Hindus?:

Hi Sachin, Hinduism is the oldest still existing religion on earth. No religion is as diverse. The word "Hindu" itself is a nickname. The name Hindu refer to those living 'on the other side of the

2009-11-14 Giving credit where credit is due:

Hi Ray, Thanks for being concerned about this issue and for sourcing your references. I think the teachers who have written me concerned that their students were plagiarizing my answers would be fine

2009-10-28 happy days:

Hi Magda, Frankly, this sounds like something written by someone who knows neither Hinduism, Christianity nor Judaism trying to create a unity that is not there. The phrase: "who has eyes let him

2009-10-20 Bhaskara II and Fame:

Hi Katarina, Are you referring to Bhāskara I perhaps? Wikipedia: Bhāskara (commonly called Bhāskara I to avoid confusion with the 12th century mathematician Bhāskara II) (c.

2009-10-17 intrusive father:

Namaste NG, I am not aware of any mudras dealing with this situation. This certainly can be a difficult position to be in as I know from personal experience. The best I can suggest -- assuming you

 

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