Any thoughts? For a lot of personal reasons I feel a bit torn about Hinduism. My main problem is that it's diametrically opposed to Heathenry, really. Odinism is very "pro-life" in that we believe in living life in the here and now, meat eating is okay, natural law is good, this world is basically good. Hinduism views this world as basically bad and seeks to return to some sort of state of "oneness with god." What a Hindu would call a yogi, an Odinist would call a thrall - someone who attempts to float through life while acting as little as possible ("act without attachment..." "do not act for the fruits of your actions..." etc.). To Hinduism, it's a good thing to act little, to have no personal goals, to "surrender to god" and basically just be like a tool for god. To an Odinist, that would be completely the opposite - we honor our gods, but we'd never "surrender" to them, nor do we care to give up our personal goals or ambition. The vegetarianism thing is a good example of the fundamental difference - Hindus think that meat eating is wrong because you're causing suffering, but (most) Odinists see it as just part of the natural order.
Anyone have any thoughts? :/
-Valhalla
Anyone have any thoughts? :/
-Valhalla
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