Milly

LOL Good one. Thanks for sharing.

It's your view. We don't know the facts so I cannot accept.

Double post, sorry.

Have you ever heard of the blind men and the elephant story? Read it: Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village. One day the villagers told them, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today." They had no idea what an elephant is. They decided, "Even though we would not be able to see it, let us go and feel it anyway." All of them went where the elephant was. Everyone of them touched the elephant. "Hey, the elephant is a pillar," said the first man who touched his leg. "Oh, no! it is like a rope," said the second man who touched the tail. "Oh, no! it is like a thick branch of a tree," said the third man who touched the trunk of the elephant. "It is like a big hand fan" said the fourth man who touched the ear of the elephant. "It is like a huge wall," said the fifth man who touched the belly of the elephant. "It is like a solid pipe," Said the sixth man who touched the tusk of the elephant. They began to argue about the elephant and everyone of them insisted that he was right. It looked like they were getting agitated. A wise man was passing by and he saw this. He stopped and asked them, "What is the matter?" They said, "We cannot agree to what the elephant is like." Each one of them told what he thought the elephant was like. The wise man calmly explained to them, "All of you are right. The reason every one of you is telling it differently because each one of you touched the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all those features what you all said." "Oh!" everyone said. There was no more fight. They felt happy that they were all right. The moral of the story is that there may be some truth to what someone says. Sometimes we can see that truth and sometimes not because they may have different perspective which we may not agree too. So, rather than arguing like the blind men, we should say, "Maybe you have your reasons." [...] This allows us to live in harmony with the people of different thinking... Source: Jainword.com So believe and accept what your heart tells you is truth.

To be honest with you, I don't really know who he was. I read somewhere that it would be best for a guru to select a mantra for you, or you can choose one for yourself. I don't have anything against Krishna and his followers, but I just don't feel its the right path for me, just as another path might not feel right for you.

To Bija: I had to read that verse a few times to understand it. I found an easier to understand explanation for it in Chapter 2, Text 22 of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is. I find Vedic philosophy very hard to understand sometimes because I come from a slightly different background, so it takes a lot of patience. To thehat: Thanks, I’ll give it another chance To Radhe_Shyam I really enjoyed reading about your experience. Thanks for sharing. Actually, I met my uncles friend a couple of weeks ago who happens to be a “psychic”. I’m not sure if he’s a Guru but he told me to chant “Om Namah Shivaya” before I go to bed. So maybe I have been sent the right Guru and Mantra already.

That is a very beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it and bringing it to my attention. In fact, I think this is a story which I have seen in a movie (I think it is called Bhakta Prahlad?) many years ago.

Hi Bija, thanks for your reply. I would like to achieve peace of mind, happiness and some self-confidence because I'm always very anxious around people. Most people think I'm a very shy and reserved person.

First of all, I would like to state that I am not very familiar with Hindu customs and traditions so please forgive me if I say something wrong. I am looking for a Mantra for meditation. I really like Krishna, Ganesha, and Buddha but for some reason I don't have the motivation to chant. I recently tried the Shiva Mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) and I kind of feel addicted to it right now. But I don't know much about Shiva. And I don't know the benefits of this Mantra but I like doing it. So here is my question: How can I be sure that this is the right Mantra for me? I heard that a Guru should select a Mantra for you. Where do I find a Guru in London? Any help would be appreciated .