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Expert Profile: John of AllFaith

Expertise:  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.
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Recent Answers from John of AllFaith
2008-11-15  Changing times Hi Mariana, Hinduism is very diverse in all aspects. One traditional answer would be that the world exists for the pleasure of God. He comes to the earth to perform His lilas or past times according...
2008-11-15  Day of God Hi Mariana, The age old question... or one of them ;-) There is no set or universally accepted answer to this. I would say that a day is as long or as short as God wishes. You asked this in...
2008-11-15  Satya Yuga Hi Mariana, From a strict reading of the post-Vedic scriptures this is correct. Some teachers, such as Vaisnava Gaudiya Math acarya AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, taught that there will be a "Golden Age...
2008-11-08  Mantra ending Hi Ansh, I've never heard this age distinction before. "Swaha" of "Svaha" is basically a tribute to the devas (gods and goddess) requesting their blessings, empowerment etc (depending on exactly what...
2008-10-30  Mantra: Sri Durga Saptashati Hi Akhil, OM is the bij or seed of all mantras. It is the primary sound from which all sound comes. It can be properly uttered before or after any mantra. I almost always begin chanting mantras...
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