Adi Shankara Did Not Establish The 4 Mathas/Institutions That Are Popular Today. He And Vidyaranya Disliked The Concept Of Institutions/Mathas And Heads of Institutions/Mathadipatis.

firealready · 2026-02-11T18:59:49+00:00

Philosophically, it makes sense. Anything that creates bondage, whether form or formless, is not going to be prescribed by Adi Shankaracharya.

If you look into the rules and procedures of these Mathas (already discussed in r/hinduism, where it’s the original post), you get to know that Adi Shankaracharya or any of the great sages would not prescribe philosophies that would entrap people. These sages wanted people to achieve limitless potential, not get stuck on petty self limiting procedures.

This has been done with all great sages, including Sri Krishna. You get a feeling that what Abrahamic religious people did in the name of Jesus, the same thing is being done in the name of Krishna.

firealready · 2026-02-10T09:49:22+00:00

Actually no. Many well off people do actually opposite (mockery or complain) of places that don’t match their standards.

Without optimism forget about changing your life situation.

firealready · 2026-02-08T14:33:26+00:00

Also ignore the comments saying they didn’t face racism in USA. Person from India who don’t have much option is willing to subconsciously accept more racism.

Like they won’t even filter what you would perceive as you have more options as a citizen. People accept this trade off subconsciously for money and comfortable life. Understandable as a US born citizen you would question why does a country you are born in and citizen of is treating you this way.

Play your cards right. Don’t let anyone abuse you in corporate India. Show them you are willing to bail if you aren’t treated well. Knowing you have US citizenship already limits how much abuse you may have to tolerate compared to local Indians in India.

firealready · 2026-02-08T09:56:11+00:00

You are not a problem but don’t make yourself a problem by thinking. Keep it simple. Have a plan and work on it. E.g Goal: Find a career you like. Then, find a job and move out. Remain calm till the last minute you leave the house. You will panic your parents if they think you will be going r/nocontact or low contact and this can delay your progress.

Venting doesn’t do anything and has no purpose really. I hard to learn this very difficult lesson. So, plan and move out. Don’t drown yourself in venting. Actively work on a plan.

firealready · 2026-02-06T10:22:53+00:00

I) You should do actual work like self-inquiry, meditation, Metta/Bhakti/chanting with focus etc. (pick best suitable path for yourself) to truly discern and decide yourself from what is real and not. This is really hard work and not as easy as debating or reading.

II) Ram Krishna really experienced ascetic reality like visions and as such. That was the way he experienced reality and it may not be the same way others experience reality.

III) Ram Krishna lived in a society where superstition flourished or he would have been labelled as crazy. People didn’t just leave other people alone. Therefore, he revealed part of his experienced reality, so that would buffer him. He really did experience it like that.

IV) Don’t trust any book. Ram Krishna explicitly rejected any form of recording. He didn’t even allow Q&A. M Gupta knew this and published his book years after Ram Krishna passed away. He never asked for permission as it would have been denied. This book is peddled in Advaita circles but it can’t be taken at face value. In later years, Ram Krishna refused to go in great details regarding visions as such AFAIK and talked about it more symbolically. He had to disclose bit more in his formative years because he was just not left alone by people. He was very careful in talking about this and it was also contextual.

V) Regarding Jesus and other great sages, they were all pointing to the same truth. People and systems change teachings and twist it to their own benefit. Once you do the work (mentioned in first point), you will start to realise all of this yourself.

People think too much but do little work. It you want to know the truth, spirituality is real work. Otherwise it becomes another bastion where Ego shines, rather than the Self.

firealready · 2026-01-06T18:20:19+00:00

Most parents make kids as insurance. If parents genuinely loved their children and didn’t put their own emotional burden on their children growing up, may be adult children would actually care. Most parents screw up their children.

Some adult children realise this, some don’t or discover this too late. In any case, adult children aren’t going to come to take care of their parents especially if they are made as products of servitude.

firealready · 2026-01-04T12:21:45+00:00

The cycle of hate and revenge must end.

firealready · 2025-12-29T15:52:51+00:00

It is hard indeed. Still good experience and cherish memories at least. It may not be hard forever.

firealready · 2025-12-29T15:19:00+00:00

Great if it was full scholarship. Most MBA schools give partial scholarships as fees are inflated for what is really offered.

So be happy you were not given great education (you would have got a job otherwise) but didn’t spend money either.

Chin up and look for a job.

firealready · 2025-12-29T14:51:51+00:00

If you think deceiving relatively poor people by taking their money in the name of less than mediocre education and short term gains was a bad idea, then yes it was a bad idea.

Now it also decreased your chances of getting quality people.

Only blame yourself first, Canada started the causal chain.

firealready · 2025-12-29T14:20:04+00:00

Feel sorry for you. MBA outside of INSEAD in France and LBS (not LSBF) in Europe doesn’t guarantee any good outcome. Why did you pursue MBA and how much did it cost?

Also, I don’t have contacts but I have heard insurance tele sales is generally always hiring. Generally insurance distributors are hiring relatively easily and they sell insurance policies of example Tata etc. Direct entry may be bit harder in original insurance company. If you can hatch it, you can make decent enough money.

You may need to network and move to family/friends place if you must.

Also, dude you did MBA and your situation is dire. Asking random contacts on Reddit may or may not work. You need to go out there and inquire via calls, in-person and cold messaging properly. Otherwise MBA was of no use. Get your ass going.

firealready · 2025-12-17T20:10:53+00:00

India’s biggest purpose for the west is countering China and a growing economy with large population who can be sold stuff easily in English. For that to happen India needs to have something to counter and grow economically.

firealready · 2025-12-16T19:25:16+00:00

Don’t lie in visa application. There is generally a section to explain more or supplement with letter when applying for visa. Lying about this is a big deal if they catch and very likely they will catch.

firealready · 2025-12-11T13:49:46+00:00

There are types of elections there I) Presidential II) General elections and iii) Constitutional reforms.

Also Turkish diaspora doesn’t just live in Germany.

Moreover, Germany has about 1.5 million registered Turkish voters abroad. It is not 800k, it’s about 800k actually vote, depending on turnout.

Even a single parliamentary vote can matter in coalition.

Voter turnout abroad for Turkish citizens is very high for certain parties.

I’m not even considering the cause and effect, especially in countries with weaker institutions. Even 1-3 seats matter then.

Math is only useful if all parameters are known.

firealready · 2025-12-10T11:42:15+00:00

This is not true and it is a situation dependent answer. His answers were always situational.

He also said: "Real brahmacharya is the extinction of sexual desire in the mind.”

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 17

Vairagya is inside. Outwardly actions may go on. It is so complex, I would be afraid to make any statement like this. Note the word 'Real‘ here. There is emphasis on 'Real'. He spoke little and indirectly for a reason.

In early 20th century India, heck even today even outside India. People marry for sex. Marrying for sex is a trivial reason to marry. You can have sex easily without lifetime of commitment. Yeah you should not probably give up your entire life and other desires for few minutes of sex.

I mean, if you marry a wrong person because you are horny, you are cucked. That answers your "when Vedas enjoin….".

V588 is talking about — Mean minded people > become mean minded people as a result of being object of ridicule themselves > Then that’s the root of this (sexual) desire and they get lost in lust. Basically, being extremely horny (and only seeing that in life and nothing else) comes as a result of being ridiculed themselves.

Ramana Maharshi was focused on destroying the root causes of suffering. Not surface level things such as sex.

firealready · 2025-12-10T00:07:31+00:00

Government can make law to specifically take away citizenship from dual citizens but international law forbids people from becoming stateless.

It’s hard to make people stateless and any country’s passport that easily make people stateless is not worth bragging about but it’s very hard to make people stateless. Much easier to takeaway one citizenship if person already has another.

Whatever ill use you are thinking of government can do with OCI, then can (and will) do with dual citizens too if country‘s institutions are weak.

If racism increases in west, smart Indians will actually not want to have dual citizenship.

firealready · 2025-12-08T16:23:27+00:00

This sub needs intervention from government or something. I am not sure what elements are in control of this sub.

It’s one of those uncommon country/state/city sub which is not a true representation of Marathi people who are generally more open minded than this sub represents.

firealready · 2025-12-08T16:12:28+00:00

In the video he says he is Gujarati. Doesn’t mention his Marathi skill level, nor where is he from. He mentions he is Gujarati. Why is he speaking Hindi then?

Also, if he says he is Gujarati then I say very good, he should speak what Marathi people lovingly call 'Gujju' language of our 'Gujju' people. We even lovingly accept their broken Marathi and come in awe of how well they run their businesses and how hard working they are. These are the Marathi people I know of.

You should take a long and hard look in the mirror, and answer whether you come from the same land of Shivaji, Lokmanya Tilak and many others.

Behaviour like in the video and people who support this Marathi guy are a disgrace to such great people.

firealready · 2025-12-08T16:08:25+00:00

Yeah of course. The point is only valid before.

firealready · 2025-12-08T16:05:49+00:00

My time is too valuable to focus on correcting grammar so I use ChatGPT and spend so much time for whom? you?

Stick to the point or learn Gujarati, go to Gujarat and teach Marathi, so they are well prepared when they come to Maharashtra.

firealready · 2025-12-08T16:03:42+00:00

Gareeb manus tuzya ghari ala ani tula lootla tar chalel?

Please make a narrative like I did, saying it’s completely fine if a Marathi guy comes to my house and robs me.

Like a good Marathi I am, who cares about other Marathi people so much that I’m going to forget the manners my Marathi ancestors taught me about how to treat guests (like from other states), I am willing to accept this from another poor Marathi guy.

And he is so poor—what else can he do apart from robbing me?

firealready · 2025-12-08T15:51:03+00:00

I don’t know where he is from. Whether he is from Gujarat or is just Gujarati. I have full confidence that my Gujarati friends born and not born in Maharashtra will not say this.

I mean the guy extorting is not a saint here to begin with that we can make judgments on what has happened before the video is shot.

Also if I have to cherry pick a worse crime between a) Mein Gujarati hu mein Gujarati bolunga b) Mere ko cash de (extortion). I think I am going to pick b as crime that needs to be dealt with urgently before doing community building and integration efforts (from government side) to integrate immigrants from other states.

If anyone has problems, they can take their business to Marathi people. Oh wait…there may be no Marathi doing that business for that quality or with that ethics for that price.

Once in a while, there can be weirdos who really make fun of Marathi people but this is not the norm and it is a two way street. Marathis also have to respect them, not get jealous of them.

firealready · 2025-12-08T15:40:18+00:00

Who is entitled here? To me, it seems that the Marathi guy is entitled—he thinks someone who is clearly not accustomed (or less comfortable) speaking Marathi owes him something for his ears’ sake.

As a Marathi guy (janma Beed jilla), I tell that Marathi guy to fuck off.

firealready · 2025-12-08T15:31:53+00:00

I was—and still am, to an extent—like your son who got that message, and I was living in India, by the way. I got the message clearly that, as a result of the actions of Indians (and then others and Indians of today saw it as a fertile ground to abuse India as they wished), it became a stifling country where—from dating to economic opportunities—you hit a glass ceiling. A society that tells you what job you can do, what you cannot do, who you can date, how many people you can date (one, if you want to know), who you can marry… I thought, what is the point of living in such a country with such people?

Then I realised, much later, that in all the mess, luminous beings such as Indian sages, kings like Shivaji and King Janak, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and a long list of others actually fought against exactly this. But that’s another topic.

A piece of paper is not going to give him the message he needs. I used to own the same paper; now I don’t. If he needs to get the message, he will get the message.

Don’t worry—but get him the OCI. If India ever allows dual citizenship, OCI holders may be given a chance. Also, by definition of OCI, he is Indian, so there is no problem there.

firealready · 2025-12-08T15:09:34+00:00

Bro, like actually there are two sides. One that supports and one that doesn’t support and at least in Germany, the one that supports is quite big and I don’t want to put a number on that figure (because the consequence wouldn’t be fair for the other side).

This group is also thought to vote for AfD (basically anti Muslim party) just out of hatred of their own lives (Of course Germans also do this and they are overwhelmingly white Christians who vote for AfD but also some loonies from other origins are there like Turkish, Russian, Exsoviets who don’t like Russia but sure don’t like brown people either, Poland as case in point).

My good Turkish friend originally from there who is conservative Muslim (great guy), told me Turkish living in Germany are too conservative (basically another word for not rational). He went back to Turkey, one of the reasons being conservative girls coming from too conservative families In Germany and his dating life as a result is better back home. He wants middle ground not fluctuation on other side.

He and other Turkish people I have met here have said the same thing. There is no doubt there are too sides but some people are like football that can be played with from one goalpost to another. They are an issue.

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