I am no longer a Hindu

Recently I wrote an article (pasted below)  about how I had lost hope in Hindus fighting the Noahide Laws and so I decided to follow a radical plan to spread Noahidism in India so it would accelerate and bring us closer to that time when the Kalki would arrive, which could only happen once Hinduism was almost eradicated, which I believe would happen through Noahidism.  I said I was following the Kali Demons' plan, that I was still worshipping a Hindu deity, that somehow even though I was spreading anti-Hinduism I was still a Hindu.  The reason why I am leaving Hinduism is not because no one listened to me about Noahidism, that was only the catalyst, I lost hope in Hindus but not necessarily Hinduism.  However this turn of events made me think very deeply about my faith in the Hindu religion and upon contemplating I know I can no longer stay Hindu.  There are many great teaching in Hinduism, and a certain degree of freedom, but Hinduism does have majority opinions and practices which most Hindus follow.  The reason I thought I was in Hinduism is because I believed that the Vedas supported the position that we might not know that there is only one conscious god who created the universe, that the universe could be unconscious, made of plural powers, and that the gods descended out of a sort chaos due to the accidental or inevitable arrangement of parts. The idea that this is possible in Hinduism is very fleeting, as the Vedas only contemplate that even if there is a superior god, even he may not know what created the universe, but the message of the Vedas is not about the gods descending out of discord, it is trying to say that this is not the way it is and that there is a supreme conscious god with desires and emotions. All of Hinduism points toward monotheism, something I find very repugnant.  I cannot stay in Hinduism when my beliefs are nothing but extremely marginal and against the purpose of the Vedas. 

I've begun to become more and more distant from Hindus as I have noticed that Hinduism is 100% rapped up in Indianism.  The religion was founded near India, it always describes Indian flora and fauna, it speaks of everyday Indian lives and customs, it is focused on India.  Indian culture carries values that are not universal, they are particular to a time and people. I am not an Indian, I have a different culture and I have a different racial temperament.  I thought that I could push the Indianess out of Hinduism and view it as an acultural religion, but this is not true. If there is only one god, he is an Indian god, and does not want to be viewed as the Greeks viewed the world descending out of chaos. The gods dress Indian and they eat Indian, and I think most people want it to stay that way, stripping the Indianess out of Hinduism would leave very little behind. 

Another thing is that I have come to realize that I am too liberal for Hinduism.  My support of homosexuality, women's equality, moral relativism, these are contentious topics in Hinduism. I have been told too many times that Hinduism is not liberal, that Hinduism does not support homosexuality, that women are to be submissive in Hinduism, and there is definitely somewhat of a narrow understanding of what exactly dharma is. I have also seen scriptural and daily practices which support this view of a homophobic, misogynistic Hinduism, it cannot be separated from Hinduism, it is there and it is there to stay.  So many in Hindutva want a state where women and homosexuals are suppressed, it is rampant and only getting worse.  

I tried to stay within Hindu prophecy as best I could with my Kali demon idea, but I can see now that Hinduism is limiting me, I don't want to look for a path that makes sense to Hinduism, I need something different, something more supple, something where I can speed up the mechanisms of the universe myself and not wait for things to be done on the gods' terms.  I want to be a eugenicist who uses polygamy and incest to breed special breeds of humans, and incest is strictly forbidden in Hinduism.  I want to worship sex, I want to worship science, I want to support abortion, I want to use tactics that are considered adharmic in Hinduism.

I had been rejected by my own culture and was so desperate to find a new people that I pushed ideas on Hinduism that it does not support.  I twisted scriptures to fit my liberal worldview, I ignored that which bothered me and explained it away.  I have from the very beginning not been anything like any other Hindu on earth, I really have no Hindu friends who share my values. I know many will be sad to see me go but I think there will be more people relieved that I have left and that I am no longer corrupting their religion.  I've had a wonderful time in Hinduism and love all the people I met, I don't regret converting but it is time for me to move on.  I will be exploring other beliefs and philosophies to find some way to piece together a coherent system I can live by.  I will miss you all and hope you all the best. At least now I don't have to think about Hindu prophecy and Hinduism being destroyed, now I have hope that Hindus and the world will wake up faster as I hasten the Noahide cause. Thank you everyone who helped me and I will be your friend forever. 

Why I will now almost destroy Hinduism with Noahidism

October 15, 2022

 For ten years now, I have tried to warn Hindus about the coming Noahide Laws, for ten long lonely years.  After ten years of activism, I have built absolutely no resistance amongst Hindus to fight the Noahide Laws, all I have gotten is criticism and treason.  The Noahide Laws will eventually be here, and I am so desperate... and desperate times call for desperate measures. I am so frustrated and abandoned that I have made a pact with the Kaali demon (not Kali Ma) and have joined the Jews in their mission to Noahidize India. It took a lot of loneliness and desperation to get me here, but now I see it is the only way.  Hindu prophecy states that before the Kalki avatar comes, Hinduism is almost totally wiped out.  I am 100% certain that Noahidism is the religion of the Kaali demon here to wipe out Hinduism before the end of the Kali Yuga. Because of the apathy of Hindus toward Noahidism, and because of their desire to suppress any resistance, I lost faith in the gods, but then I realized there was still a Hindu deity I could worship, the Kaali demon.  I am still worshipping a Hindu deity and my intention is to make Hindu prophecy happen, so I feel I am still inside the Hindu fold.  When I was trying to wake Hindus up, I tried to show them all the power the Noahides Laws had and how much inroads they had into India. I will now be siding with those powers and the conspiracy on India in order to hasten them.  My goal is to see India a Noahide state in 100 years and Hinduism wiped out in India in 200.  If the Kali Yuga is going to wipe out most of Hinduism it should be most effective in India. 

This must be the way it happens because Hindus are so stupidly and foolishly letting Noahide right in the door. I tried to tell them that the Noahide agenda was wrapped up in Islam, Christianity, Khalistan, and with the Parsis but non would listen, Hindus are blind, they cannot see friend from foe.  Now I am working with Muslims, Christians, Khalistanis, and Parsis who are willing to adopt the Noahide Laws into their platform.  Hindus were so stupid to think the Jews were on their side, the Jews do what is good for them, not Hindus, and what is good for Jews is a series of Noahide states in India, not Hindu nationalism.  Now I will be working with Muslims to create a Muslim-Noahide state, Christians to create a Christian-Noahide state, Sikhs to create a Sikh-Noahide state, and any other element who would seek to break off of India, including Marxists and ethnic separatists. I am going to get all the enemies of Hinduism under one pact, under one leadership, led by the Jews, who are very intelligent and who have a marvelous plan to take over India, and it is going to work, it will wipe out most of Hinduism until the Kalki Avatar comes. 

Hindus in India must manipulate Noahidism to eradicate Christianity and Islam and simplify the enemy

The symbol of Noahide Law is the rainbow

Noah's Rainbow

If you do not know what the Noahide Laws are, see (here). I had an entire blog on Noahide evangelism in India but it was taken down by google for some mysterious reason. Many Hindus are underestimating the Noahide movement and its appeal. Christianity and Islam have bad reputations as conquering religions, especially in India, they have a long history with lots of wrongdoing and colonialism. Noahidism on the other hand is virtually ahistorical, there has never been a large Noahide movement or empire in history, Noahides have clean hands. According to many Hindus, Jews, who are the priestly caste to the Noahides, are also guiltless of almost any crime, in fact not only are they innocent, they are such high achievers and people to look up to, so if the Jews are behind it, it must be good, or at least not bad. 

Why can't Hindus see that this new simple, straightforward religion that can be understood within one minute is the one world religion of the future? Noahide converts are springing up all over the globe, the US government has proclaimed the Noahide laws as the foundation of American civilization, the U.N. is on board, the Vatican is on board, Freemasons are Noahides, Islam is on board, the Druze are on board, and countless government officials and powerful people as well. An alliance, a cabal, has formed and they are working to Noahidize the world. 

But there are cracks in this coalition. In the end, Noahidism is a competing philosophy against Christianity and Islam, the Rabbis and Noahides want Noahides, not Christians or Muslims. Christianity is idolatry, or at least impermissible shituf, and if Islam is not idolatry it is still illegal to practice. The Rabbis tend to be very careful in condemning Christianity as idolatry, but the Noahides are not at all. Many if not all Noahides absolutely hate Christianity, though some are more favorable toward Islam because it is only considered idolatry by the fringe (but it is still illegal to practice [inventing a new religion])

Christianity, because of the trinity, is most definitely idolatry. To worship a man, Jesus, a physical being, as god is obviously idolatry and any Jew can prove it to you from the Torah. Islam, though not usually considered idolatry because there is no man-god, still often fall below the standard of Noahidism as many Muslims assert idolatry can technically be practiced under a Muslim state. From the Noahide perspective, Hindus must attack these religions, and especially Christianity. I will soon create a written piece on the scriptures which prove Christianity is idolatry from the Torah, but below is a video I did with an anti-Christian Jew exposing Christianity as idolatry. I encourage all Hindus to watch it to understand this argument. 

Christianity is Idolatry with Judas Fly and Claire Khaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boyGWnSFvSY

Noahidism is expanding in India, but they need some help. By simply attacking Christians as idol worshipers, we are exposing them to Noahide arguments, and this will speed up the conversion process. I suggest every Hindu demonstrate outrage at the fact that Christians are hypocrites and have been wreaking having on idolators for centuries when they are in fact idolators themselves. Make them look stupid and foolish. Again I will be working on more material for you to use against Christians. By attacking Christianity we will also attract Muslims simply by spreading the word. The point is to get as many Christians and Muslims to become Noahides as possible. Why? Noahides hate Christians and Muslims and want to eradicate these religions, and once they have enough numbers, they will do it in force. 

Promoting Noahide concepts in India will drain Christianity and Islam and also create at least an anti-Christian movement in the country. But there is a second positive, this will also increase animosity between Christians and Muslims with the Jews, we can get them all turning on each other. But there is one more thing and that is simplifying the enemy. Right now Hindus have tens of enemies, but if they all become Noahides, there will be just one, which is much easier to analyze and predict than a messy situation with many competing players. At the very least this will stir up trouble for Abrahamics in India. 

As for now, we can spread Noahide ideology in India by attacking Christianity, but I would also suggest some Hindu read books on Noahidism and go through my website and try to convert Christians and Muslims online, pretending to be Noahides (converts to Noahidism), from fake accounts. Cause animosity and suspicion, and create a hateful cult in India which seeks to eradicate Christianity and Islam. Noahidism is already spreading in India like wildfire, might as well use this cult to our advantage rather than just letting it take Hindus one by one. Preach against them, but call Christians idolators, warn Hindus, but try to convert Christians and Muslims. But make sure the Jews know that you will not tolerate conversions by Hindus nor will you ever tolerate the Noahide laws in India. Noahidism must remain a Hindu psyop to create chaos and confusion and to flush out traitors (Hindu sympathizers).

Hinduism goes beyond veganism and is rooted in fruititarianism

There is a big debate going on in Hinduism and that is about veganism. The traditionalist say milk has been used in Hindu diet and Hindu rituals since forever, but vegans want to end all kinds of use of animals, and Hindus must admit most milk comes from factory farms so the cows are suffering. There is one person going around socially persecuting vegans, he is a British convert to Hinduism and is very traditional and inflexible in his orthodox Vaishnavism. Here is his facebook profile (here), his name is WIlliam Seaborn. He says that since milk drinking has been part of Hinduism as far back as anyone can remember, that veganism is an attack on Hinduism and Hinduism should not evolve over time, he dislikes what he calls "neo-Hinduism", even though Hinduism has had many "neo-Hindu" revolutions. 

However, Seaborn now knows that his assertions are not actually 100% correct, he has been shown the evidence and has chosen to ignore and laugh at it. According the Kurma Purana, in Satya Yuga we only ate fruit, there we no domesticated animals, that came in the Treta Yuga. The Vayu Purana takes this a step further and says that fruitarianism didn't even start until the Treta Yuga and before that humans drank juice that came up from the ground. There are many fasts which call for eating fruit only, and fruit juice was the source of longevity for many peoples of the past. 

The link to the International Gita Society's PDF is below along with the quotes. I hope this will open some people's eyes and they will understand that veganism is not anti-Hindu, Hinduism is actually more extreme than that. I personally believe there is some kind of uplift during the Kali Yuga, a mini-golden age. I believe veganism and eventually, fruitarianism (with vegan B12 supplements) will mark this age, and I think Hinduism will look into its history and not just take inspiration from that, but evolve into something new

LINK TO INTERNATIONAL GITA SOCIETY PDF (HERE)

FRUITARIANISM WAS THE DIETY OF THE SATYA YUGA OR EVEN TRETA YUGA. THERE WERE NO DOMESTICATED ANIMALS THEN 

Envy and jealousy were unknown in Satya Yuga and everyone was happy. There was no superiors and inferiors and all individuals were equally healthy and equally handsome. There were no fixed places for people to live in, no cities and no villages. Men lived in the mountains and on the shores of the oceans.

In Satya Yuga, water was always freely available. This was no longer the case in Treta Yuga. Water only became available when it rained. Rain was unknown earlier. And as it rained, trees began to grow. People lived on these trees. The fruit from these trees provided the sustenance required to make a living. But gradually, anger and jealousy came to be known and many of the wonderful trees disappeared as mankind picked up evils ways. However, enough trees were left to ensure that people did not die of starvation. They lived on honey gathered from the trees. Although men looked on Satya Yuga with nostalgia, ill-health and disease continued to be unknown even in Treta Yuga. But towards the end of Treta Yuga, people became really sinful. All the trees disappeared. To make a living, mankind had to resort to agriculture and animal husbandry. The weather became inclement and seasons like summer, monsoon and winter led to hardship. Notions of property were also introduced. Individuals appropriated mountains, rivers, land, trees and herbs as their own. To instil righteousness in the minds of people, the principles of varna ashrama dharma were set out towards the end of Treta Yuga.

In Dvapara Yuga, hatred, anger and jealousy became much more common. Fighting started. It was then that Veda Vyasa spread amongst ordinary people, the knowledge that was in the Vedas, by dividing them. Drought, death and disease came to be known in Dvapara Yuga.

In Kali Yuga, fraudulence is the norm. There are severe droughts and famines. Revolutions take place. People are liars and sinners. They are easily angered. They d not respect the brahmanas. The brahmanas, on their part, forget all about the Vedas and yajnas. Shudras become kings and oppress the brahmanas. Some Shudras shave off their heads and wear saffron clothes. They pretend to be religious teachers. And horror of horrors, people start to believe in these fraudulent teachers. Women wear hairpins in their hair. As if this alone were not enough, they refuse to obey their husbands. Thieves are everywhere. The only redeeming feature of Kali Yuga is the fact that even if one worships Shiva just a little bit in Kali Yuga, one attains undying punya (store of merit). 

– Kurma Purana

 

In satya yuga, winter, summer and monsoon were unknown. All individuals were equally handsome, equally prosperous and equally happy. There was no concept of dharma (righteousness) or adharma (evil) since people were naturally righteous. There were no prescribed places where people lived, there were no cities or villages. People lived freely on the shores of the oceans and in the mountains. Roots, fruits or flowers did not grow. People lived on juice that came out of the bowels of the earth. This juice was so miraculous that old age and disease were unknown. Hatred and envy did not exit. There was nothing to be envious about, since all individuals were equal. Moreover, people had the mental power to summon up whatever object they desired. There were no shortages.

As one moved from satya yuga to treta yuga, these mental powers that people possessed disappeared. The primary obsession of individuals in satya yuga was meditation; in treta yuga it became knowledge. Thick clouds appeared in the sky and it began to rain. This rain fostered the growth of various trees. People started to live on the fruits of these trees. The trees also provided barks for clothing and honey. These trees were so wonderful that they were known as kalpavrikshas. That is, they provided whatever it was that one desired. But as treta yuga progressed, people became evil and started to fight over the possession of these trees. Consequently, the trees began to wither away. It was then that habitations started to be built, earlier there had been no fixed dwelling-places for humans. Such habitations were built on mountain and near rivers. Villages and cities were constructed. It also became necessary to have units of measurement. 

– Vayu Purana

 

THERE ARE FRUIT ONLY FASTS IN HINDUISM 

A devotee who has taken the vow of listening to the Katha of Shiva Mahapurana, should follow a celibate life. He should sleep on the floor and should have only fruits in the diet. 

– Shiva Purana

 

A devotee who fasts on Shivaratri remaining only on fruits, attain virtues equivalent to the worship done for the whole year. 

– Shiva Purana

 

On the sixth day of the lunar fortnight one performs shashthi vrata. One has to live only on fruit and if one performs this vrata, the fruits of any action that one performs live forever. Shashthi vrata should be observed especially in the months of Kartika and Bhadra.

 – Agni Purana

 

ANCIENT PEOPLE LIVED LONG LIVES BECAUSE THEY LIVED ON FRUIT JUICE 

Markandeya says- 'The people residing in KimPurusha Varsh enjoy a long life. They live for 10,000 years. They are never bothered by any kind of disease or sorrow. Just behind Kimpurusha Varsh is situated Hari Varsh. The residents of Hari Varsh enjoy an eternally youthful life because of the sugarcane juice they intake. Meru Varsh, which is situated near Hari Varsh, is also known as Ilavrit. It is devoid of the light of the Sun but gets sufficient light from the radiant Sumeru Mountain. It is so bright that even the Sun gets overshadowed. People living in Meru Varsh enjoy a very long life for 30,000 years. Similarly people living in Ramyak Varsh sustain themselves by drinking fruit juice. They live for 10,000 years. Hiranyamay Varsh is situated towards the north of Ramyak Varsh where the river Hiranvati flows. The residents of Hiranyamay are powerful, rich and handsome in appearance. - Markandeya Purana

 

I join Ram Temple celebration on Mana TV/TV 5's Community Special with Jyotsna

On August 5th 2020 I joined with Mana TV/TV5 on the Community Special with Jyotsna to celebrate the laying of the Ram Temple. Video below. 

Indian Hindu LGBTQs need to disintegrate their Leftist image... how?

In the West and in India political turmoil is brewing and boiling faster every day. Perhaps the only reason we are not seeing violence in the streets yet is because the older generation is still in charge, the Indian version of the American Baby Boomers if you will. It might not be all that far away when both younger Leftists and the younger less understanding elements of the Right, even though they are both minorities, will turn to violence to accomplish their goals... revolutions are always started and led by small minorities. The social and verbal violence is already here, we don't need for things to get physically violent for us to understand that LGBTQs are already caught in the crossfire of the confrontation... but why?

Being LGBTQ in the West and being LGBTQ in India are two very different things, but there are similarities. What is the main difference between being LGBTQ in the West and being LGBTQ in India? The West for more than 1,000 years has been built upon the edifice of Christianity. As hopefully most Hindus know, despite the stupid coverup and silence by hypocritical Indian Leftists, the Bible is most definitely anti-LGBTQ. The Old Testament in the law book of Leviticus makes it clear that homosexuality is an abomination and that homosexuals should be killed:

"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." Leviticus 18: 22

"If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them." Leviticus 20:13

In the New Testament, Apostle Paul makes it a requirement to refrain from "sexual immorality" to become a Christian, and homosexuality is admonished throughout the New Testament:

"Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood." - Acts 15:20

“That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.” Romans 1:26-27

“Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

“We know that the law is good when used correctly. For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.” - 1 Timothy 1:8-11

Homosexuality is also strongly admonished in the Muslim Quran, and in the Hadiths homosexuals are called to be killed and driven out of their houses. For the quotes below "people of Lot" means the people of Sodom and Ghammora (homosexuals).

"And (We sent) Lot when he said to his people: What! do you commit an indecency which any one in the world has not done before you? Most surely you come to males in lust besides females; nay you are an extravagant people. And the answer of his people was no other than that they said: Turn them out of your town, surely they are a people who seek to purify (themselves). So We delivered him and his followers, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind. And We rained upon them a rain; consider then what was the end of the guilty." - Sura 7:80–84 

"Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done." — Sunan Abu Dawood, 38:4447, Al-Tirmidhi, 17:1456, Ibn Maajah, 20:2561

"Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy he will be stoned to death." — Sunan Abu Dawood, 38:4448

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas said: "The Prophet said: "... cursed is the one who does the action of the people of Lot." — Musnad Ahmad:1878

"Ahmad narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet of Allah said: "May Allah curse the one who does the action of the people of Lot, may Allah curse the one who does the action of the people of Lot," three times." — Musnad Ahmad: 2915 

"Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet cursed effeminate men; those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, "Turn them out of your houses." The Prophet turned out such-and-such man, and 'Umar turned out such-and-such woman." — Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:72:774

 It is this backdrop in which the West as we know it developed. Hatred for homosexuality was and still is ingrained in the culture of the West, in many places until recently it was classified as a crime. Why are Western homosexuals so uppity about being visible and gaining all rights and privileges held by the heterosexuals? Because in the West homosexuals were and still are socially harassed. 

From birth, if he is effeminite, the homosexual male (or masculine female) is cursed to be misunderstood, less loved, chastised, and even despised by relatives and associates. People who hate homosexuals try to claim that homosexuals are never socially harassed by any significant portion of the population and the only reason there is any animosity toward them is because they "throw it in people's faces". First of all, many of these people consider ANY visible homosexuality as throwing it in people's faces, while they allow and maintain visible heterosexuality. Secondly, while heterosexuals are allowed to bring up spouses, lovers, children, weddings, anniversaries and any heterosexual engagement at any point in time in a conversation... because these things can naturally arise during any discussion... yet those who hate LGBTQs take any mention of them being gay in the same reasonable circumstance as throwing your homosexuality in their face. 

The level of stupidity and hypocrisy the Western (and modern Indian) homosexual has to go through is endless. Homosexual children often go to great lengths to hide their homosexuality as best as they can, but for those who are naturally effeminate and male, this is virtually impossible. While they would never bring up homosexuality so as to avoid the topic, everywhere s/he goes the young LGBTQ is accused of being homosexual and taunted, even though s/he denies it. These same people who will endlessly mock and bring up homosexuality in front of the attempting to hide LGBTQ, these same people will accuse gays of bringing up homosexuality all the time and throwing it in people face. 

The truth of the matter is that the homosexual or LGBTQ is bombarded with speech and gesture about just how homosexual they are, even if they deny it and never bring it up themselves. What happens is that when the LGBTQ grows older and accepts himself/herself, then they say.. "yeah, I am gay!" What others use to say in jest now the LGBTQ says in accepting defense. Homosexuals are not "proud" they are homosexuals, they are proud that they have accepted themselves despite social pressures. Everyone else has made such a big deal about just how gay we are for our whole lives... so yeah, now we are going to make a bid deal about it, and we are going to let you know that we don't care what others think. Yes, we are a minority and yes we are socially repressed often, and like all minorities, we are more vocal to compensate for the injury and pain and to ward off further attacks. The taunted child LGBQT grows up to be the fiercest advocate for the protection of gay children in schools and for programs to foster their acceptance. 

I would like to say the push for gay marriage is only because heterosexuals get financial, insurance, and hospital visit rights under the system, not to mention the social recognition of their relationship. LQBTQs want to be on one another's insurances, they want hospital visit right, and they want to file joint taxes. They want society to acknowledge their commitment to one another just as much as they acknowledge those of heterosexuals. The issue arises when LQBTQs overcompensate and demand to have access to religious ceremonies from religions that reject them. LGBTQs should have no interest in getting married in a Church or a Mosque or having a Christian bake them a cake, homosexuals are foolishly attempting to reform an unreformable movement. However, this overcompensation only exists because of their previous persecution... LGBTQs are complexed. 

But the homosexual needs allies, s/he is a small minority and without allies they would succumb to the weigh of hatred and torture which could easily retake society, especially a society which was built upon Abrahamism. Well guess what, there are plenty of groups and individuals who make sure to make it known to everyone that homosexuals are not welcome amongst them. I am not saying all heterosexuals in the American or Indian right act like this, but there are enough of them to color the community in a certain shade. While things have changed in the mainstream right of America, until recently and even still, homosexuals were generally not viewed with pleasure within the traditionally Christain conservative movement. Now it is almost 100% true (but not totally true) that LGBTQs are certainly not welcome in far-right movements in America, particularly those that cater to Whites, even Pagan far-right movements. These people often use harsh and humiliating language against homosexuals and some even call for them to be killed or injured. These same people will then tell the homosexual that homophobia does not exist and that we just have a persecution complex; anti-homosexual are usually very unscrupulous people who also have no problem tormenting women, children, and racial minorities in this same way, a denial of their reality and experience, and so they turn everyone into an enemy. 

First the homosexual is pushed out of sectors of society... but then the Left comes in and not only accepts them but wants to make them part of the machinery of destroying the system which wounded them. The LQBTQ generally gains a wide distaste for broad society because we must admit, anti-homosexuality is not a small problem, it is huge, perhaps not most but many many many people harbor deep hatreds for homosexuals which they have integrated into society and which they are trying to resurge. The LGBTQ was hounded out by half of society and had no other refuge but the Left, and so they become endeared to the cause and LQBTQs make up some of the most fanatical Leftists. It was generally Leftists heterosexuals who accepted them, there are plenty of right-wing heterosexuals who are accepting, it is just the homophobic streaks in the community cloud the waters.

The solutions for dealing with the LGBTQ question is the West is going to be much different than solving a similar but different problem for LGBTQs in Hinduism and India. What is the difference between anti-homosexuality in India, especially within some (not all) of Hindutva, and what has happened in the West? The most important aspect is that ancient Hindu society was not built upon a vicious hatred for homosexuals. Vedic literature makes it clear that LGBTQs were not generally harassed in ancient India and even enjoyed protections from being mocked in public. Hindu medical texts acknowledge that certain persons, though born one sex, display even physical attributes of the other sex, and these are given special designations of different degrees of "3rd sex" which is acknowledge to have been determined in the womb and even by astrology. Here is a list of some of what the Vedic literature says about LQBTQs, but I would like to add that the Kama Sutra does mention that some people did not accept homosexuality personally or socially, it was one thing to have an opinion, it was another to force it upon others (there were also some anti-LGBTQ laws in certain smritis, but that was regional and not systemic):

Vedic Sources On Homosexuality & Gender

List retrieved from the Gay & Lesbian Vaishnava Association 
https://www.galva108.org/

1) Three categories of sex or gender are mentioned throughout the Vedic canon—virile males, fertile females, and an impotent third sex having both male and female qualities. (Srimad Bhagavatam 8.3.24, Manusmriti 3.49, Sushruta Samhita 3.3.4)

2) Vedic texts contain important lists defining third-gender men (napumsa, kliba, shandha, panda, etc.). These lists cite many different types of men considered impotent with women and include homosexuals, transgenders, the intersexed, and so on. Simplistic English translations such as eunuch, neuter, hermaphrodite, etc. are inaccurate and in most cases incorrect. (Narada-smriti 12.12-13, Sushruta Samhita 3.2.36-43, Caraka Samhita 4.2.17-21, Kamatantra, Smriti-ratnavali, Sabda-kalpa-druma, etc.)

3) The primary definition of third-gender people is that they are not sexually procreative and do not beget offspring, being either physically impotent or devoid of any desire for the opposite sex. (Naradasmriti 12.8-19)

4) People who are impotent with the opposite sex by nature and birth are known as tritiya-prakriti— people of the third nature or sex. They have both male and female qualities and are described as homosexual, transgender and intersexed. (Kama Sutra 2.9, Sushruta Samhita 3.2.36-43, Caraka Samhita 4.2.17-21)

5) All three sexes (male, female and third sex) are biologically determined at the time of conception. (Sushruta Samhita 3.3.4, Manusmriti 3.49)

6) Vedic medical texts (the Ayur Shastra) specifically mention how third-sex conditions (homosexuality, transgender identity and intersex) are caused at the time of conception. (Sushruta Samhita 3.2.38, Sushruta Samhita 3.2.42-43, Caraka Samhita 4.4.31, respectively)

7) The sex of the fetus—whether male, female or third sex—becomes fully manifest during the second month of pregnancy and cannot be changed after that. (Caraka Samhita 4.4.10, 4.8.19)

8) Vedic astrological texts (the Jyotir Shastra) analyze the sex of any child, whether male, female or third sex, through the adhana or conception chart. Various planetary configurations indicate the conception of third-gender offspring. (Brihat Jataka 4.13, Jaimini Sutram 4.3.12, Saravali 8.18-20)

9) The Jyotir Shastra furthermore mentions hundreds of signs in the janma or birth chart indicating thirdgender characteristics such as male and female homosexuality, transgender identity, bisexuality, impotence, sterility and so on. (Bhrigu Sutram 3.54-65, 7.35; Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra 80.5051, Jaimini Sutram 4.3.84, Brihat Jataka 17.3, Garga Hora 465, Jataka Parijata 16.18, respectively)

10) Living entities take birth as male, female and third sex for many different reasons that include desire (kama), past deeds (karma), divine ordinance (daiva) and so on. In any case, Krsna directs material nature and sanctions the birth of all living entities. (Caraka Samhita 4.2, Bhagavad Gita 9.10, 18.61)

11) The Narada-smriti specifically states that homosexuals (mukhebhaga, sevyaka, etc.) are incurable and unfit for marriage to the opposite sex. Bisexuals (paksha) are possibly fit for opposite-sex marriage if confirmed as potent with women through testing. (Narada-smriti 12.11-19)

12) Vedic texts reiterate that women should not be married to third-gender men and that wives should leave such husbands. The same is true for men married to third-gender women. The Artha Shasta nullifies such marriages, returns the dowry and imposes fines whenever a spouse is thus deceived. (Baudhayana Dharmasutra 2.3.17, 27, Artha Shastra 3.15.12-15)

13) The Kama Shastra acknowledges third-gender marriages wherein same-sex couples with “great attachment and complete faith in one another” get married together. (Kama Sutra 2.9.36)

14) Vedic teachings recommend minimizing and moderating the four basic necessities of life (eating, sleeping, mating and defending). Forbidding these entirely, however, is deemed unrealistic and inhumane. Regarding mating, even people outside the varnasrama system are entitled to marry and establish households. (Bhagavad Gita 6.16, Jaiva Dharma, p. 172, Kama Sutra 7.2.59)

15) Vaishnavas should not get married with the desire to beget children or worship their ancestors. Rather, a marriage is considered successful only when it is God-centered and one’s spouse is viewed as a servant of Krsna. This is true despite whatever mundane priests or relatives may say. (Jaiva Dharma, p. 164)

16) Vedic law promotes virtue and sense control but also allows for various regulated expressions of vice such as intoxication, meat-eating, prostitution and gambling, especially among the general public. Total prohibition of vice in society is not the Vedic system. (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.11.19, Manusmriti 5.56, Artha Shastra 2.25, 26, 27; 3.20)

17) No Vedic law specifically penalizes third-gender men or women (napumsa, kliba, etc.) for their characteristic behavior (homosexuality, crossdressing, etc.). The Narada-smriti states that third-gender citizens are not to be fined. (Narada-smriti 15.15)

18) No Vedic law prescribes castration for third-gender men. Rather, it is mentioned only as a punishment for heterosexual adultery and rape. (Manusmriti 8.374, Narada-smriti 12.72-74. Gautama Dharmasutra 12.2)

19) Homosexual behavior among ordinary, twice-born males (pums) is considered a minor offense atoned for by taking a ritual bath or paying relatively small fines. (Manusmriti 11.175, Artha Shastra 4.13.40)

20) Vedic law punishes homosexual behavior among females only when it involves the violation of young unmarried girls (traditionally aged 8 through 12). Such offenses are fined variously and can include corporal punishment. (Manusmriti 8.369-370, Artha Shastra 4.12.20-21)

21) Vedic law books regard heterosexual crimes such as rape, adultery and the propagation of unwanted progeny as the foremost threat to human society (not homosexuality). (Manusmriti 8.364, 352-387, Bhagavad Gita 1.40-41)

22) Parents must provide basic necessities (food, clothing, etc.) to their third-gender offspring according to their means. The king should provide for third-gender citizens without family. (Manusmriti 9.202, Artha Shastra 3.5.32, Vasistha Dharmasutra 19.35-36)

23) It is an offense to vilify or publicly mock people of the third sex. This is punishable by various small fines. (Artha Shastra 3.18.4-5, Manusmriti 28.274, Narada-smriti 15.19)

 24) Third-gender men are foremost determined by testing them with women. (Artha Shastra 3.18.6; Mahabharata, Virata Parva)

25) The Kama Shastra specifically mentions homosexual men, lesbians and transgenders as a third nature or sex (tritiya-prakriti). It describes their various homosexual practices, masculine and feminine types, crossdressing, and traditional occupations as barbers, masseurs, house servants, florists, prostitutes, etc. (Kama Sutra 2.8, 2.9)

26) In the Artha Shastra, third-gender men and women are described working for the king variously as bedroom servants, armed guards, harem supervisors, spies, assassins and so on. (Artha Shastra 1.21.1, 1.20.21, 1.12.21)

27) The Jyotir Shastra associates third-gender men and women with the planets Mercury, Saturn and Ketu; with expertise in the arts and sciences; with asceticism, and with the worship of Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma. (Brihat Samhita 16.18-19,Brihat Jataka 2.5-6)

28) The third gender exists throughout the natural and supernatural worlds. Third-gender animals (snakes, elephants, etc.), humans (such as Brihannala) and demigods (such as Sri Ardhanarisvara) are mentioned here and there throughout the Vedic canon. (Sushruta Samhita 5.4.18, 25; Brihat Samhita 67.9-10; Mahabharata; Brihat Samhita 58.43, Prasna Marga15.214)

29) No Vedic texts specifically associate the third sex with Kali Yuga. Rather, texts on omen reading (the Nimitta Shastra) associate creatures of unusual birth and the third sex with prosperity, the special power to bless or curse, and variously as good or bad omens. (Brihat Samhita 46.95, Prasna Marga 3.17, Srila Prabhupada tape #67-002)

30) In the Mahabharata, Arjuna’s appearance as a male-to-female transgender (Brihannala) serves as an important example of the acceptance of third-gender people in Vedic society. Brihannala’s traditional role as a skilled teacher of the fine arts and her acceptance by Maharaja Virata are exemplary. (Mahabharata, Virata Parva)

31) Everyone should work for Krsna or God according to their respective nature (svakarma or svadharma), even if performed imperfectly. To follow another’s path or to artificially suppress one’s nature is considered dangerous and ill advised. (Bhagavad Gita 3.33, 35; 18.45-48)

32) Some law codes in the Dharma Shastra place restrictions on third-gender men and other types of people including women, sudras, artisans, dark-skinned races, etc. Vaishnavas, however, easily reject such mundane codes (naimittika-dharma) when deemed unnecessary or unfavorable in the worship of Krsna. (Jaiva Dharma, p. 54; Bhagavad Gita 18.66)

33) Bodily designations such as gender (male, female or third sex), race, nationality, and so on play no role in determining whether a person is divine or demonic. That is determined by individual qualities and personal behavior alone. (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16)

34) Truthfulness, honesty, revealing one’s mind in confidence, compassion, inclusiveness and so on are all important Vaishnava qualities that should be practically applied in cases of third-gender people and issues. (Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5, 16.1-3, Bhagavata Purana 1.17.25, Sri Upadesamrta 4, Krsna book Ch. 24)

35) A spiritually advanced person views everyone equally as part and parcel of Krsna. He never hates anyone. Rather, he is friendly and kind to all creatures. Conversely, mundane religionists discriminate against and exclude others based on bodily differences. (Sri Isopanisad 6, Bhagavata Purana 3.29.2627, Sri Tattva-sutram 35, Bhagavad Gita 5.18, 11.55, 12.13-14)

36) Krsna Himself never hates nor envies anyone. He is equal to all but especially inclined to His devotees. (Bhagavad Gita 9.29, 12.20)

37) Anyone can attain the supreme destination regardless of birth or body type. Vaishnava- or sanatana dharma is very liberal and all living entities have a right to practice it. Anyone can serve Krsna in their natural capacity and chant the holy names whether fit or unfit, strictly following the regulations of bhaktiyoga or not strictly following. (Bhagavad Gita 9.32, 12.9-12, Caitanya-caritamrta 1.9.29, Jaiva Dharma, p. 172)

38) The material world is a reflection of the spiritual world. Every material manifestation (including the third gender) has its pure, original counterpart in spiritual existence. (Bhagavad Gita 15.1, Caitanyacaritamrta 1.4.29, 65; 1.14.62)

If ancient India was accepting of LGBTQs, then where did Indian anti-LGBTQ sentiments come from in the modern era? Now there must be extensive history about how the Islamic invasion brought homophobia to India, but because it would take extensive research to show this in as much detail as would satisfy our enemies, for now I will focus on how the Christain British brought anti-LGBTQ sentiments to India. We all know how within recent years, India overturned the colonial-era Section 377 which outlawed homosexuality in India. While Indian Leftists tried to pin this on Hindutva, homosexuality did not become illegal in India until the arrival of the British, it was a British invention. 

For hundreds of years both Islam and Christianity ruled India and touted Abrahamic monotheism as the superior religion over Hinduism, and many Hindus fell into having an inferiority complex. The culture became much more conservative, it became more obsessed with women covering themselves up, the bare-breasted statues found in Hindu temples were retrofitted with new mythology... they were put there to remind us of what we should not be doing... kind of silly. Indians started trying to act more Victorian than Victorians, and many of them still do. Even though the Indian LGBTQ may now today experience harassment, his/her society was not built upon this and can much more easily be remedied. 

Even though Britain gave up the Indian colony in 1947, the colonial era still infects Indian society in many ways. Yes, Hindus were always free to have opinions against homosexualities, and communities could choose to accept it or not, but anti-LGBTQ sentiments were not a megalith. The Britsh era homophobia however organized homophobia, institutionalized it, polemicized it, universalized it, and otherwise propagated it in Indian society until many Indias and Hindus felt homophobia to represent a superior colonial trait of the oppressors. It is because of this reason that we have seen the springing up of militant, crass, harsh, and mocking anti-homosexuality in some areas of the right-wing in India today. No this does not infect all of Hindutva and there is plenty of Hindutwatis who understand the LGBTQ issue, but there are too many voices screaming out the ugliest versions of homophobia of the general LGBTQ community to feel comfortable or safe within the movement. 

Another problem has been the imitation of the rise of the White right-wing movement in the United States. The White right-wing movement is much more uniform in its disdain for homosexuals and much more bellicose and violent in its language. So many in the younger Hindutva crowd have seen the White right-wing as an inspiration and follow their lead. They are also taking on other negative traits from the modern White right-wing like confronting feminism in a dark and threatening manner with that "get back to the kitchen" attitude... they are making sure that women feel threatened like they are not going to like their life under the new Hindutva auspices... they are doing the same to LGBTQs... "you are not going to like it when we are in charge". This is a counter-productive trait in the White right-wing movement that only gains them many enemies within their own ranks. Even if not all or most of younger Hindutva is like this, there is enough for concern. 

I am not an Indian homosexual, and I cannot understand the situation fully, but there is commonality in the struggle of all LGBTQs, India is unique, but not so different that other people can't understand or give advice. Homophobia is a recent and foreign invention in India, though it is certainly still truly felt by LGBTQs living there. The problem is that the LGBTQ community has not thought this through thoroughly, though they cannot be blamed as they are desperate. LGBTQs went running to the Left because that is the place where they found the most acceptance. But what is the Left? 

The Left claims to accept everyone, that they are here to help minorities escape any feelings if discontent they may have. This post is not about the structure of Leftism, but for those who can see it, Leftism creates a structure where no one person or group of people would ever have the power to replace or overthrow the Leftist government. Leftists governments can be just as corrupt and even racist and homophobic as any other government. But when there is a level of free enterprise (I believe in the ancient Hindu guild system and not capitalism) and groups are allowed to organize their community in ways they see fit, then certain communities and individuals can rise in power high enough to fight off governmental tyranny which always happens in centralized Leftism, because the government has too much power and oversight. They use protecting minorities as an excuse, even homophobic minorities like Islam and Christianity.

The problem arises when LGBTQs notice that those people and groups, if unregulated, who could challenge the government, are anti-LGBTQ. What are LGBTQs to do if they see the factions which is fighting Leftism to be too saturated with homophobia for the LGBTQs taste? The solution to this problem is to make the general society, as well as those right-wing elements which oppose Leftism, to be less anti-LGBTQ. How would this be done? The solution is many-fold but all solutions ask the LGBTQs to take all of the initiatives and to be the mature people in the situation. 

First, the LGBTQs need to be mature enough to see that any and all anti-LGBTQ sentiments which are organized in modern Indian society come from Abrahamic influence. I know that is not an excuse for individual people's behavior, but that is where it stems from, not from Hindu society proper. What the Left does is it turns you against the general society, the general idea which created the society. In the USA this is easier since the society was built upon Christianity, even I say the USA must change in a fundamental way, the struggle for LGBTQs here is just a little different. But Indian Hindu LGBTQs don't need to change Hindu society fundamentally, they just need to weed out those elements which have crept in from the outside, to extricate the poison. If this becomes your attitude you will automatically notice you have become at odds with the Left, because they want to change the society on a basic level, they want to uproot what had once been good for homosexuals only because it has been corrupted, they are not interested repairing it but totally replacing it with a system that if it becomes entrenched, there is very little hope of removing it when it does inevitably become corrupt from too much central power and incursion. 

How do Indian Hindu LGBTQs change the tempo of Hindutva so as to remove those elements which make the general LBGTQ community feel threatened and as though they have no other refuge than the Left? At the moment, it is likely the majority of LGBTQs will stay with the Left, but as I have stated before revolutions are often led by minorities. Minorities need to speak louder and work harder to be noticed. The fact of the matter is there are plenty and not few homosexuals in India who have seen through the fog of Abrahamism and have noticed that Hinduism proper is not a threat to him or her. They have also seen that if Leftists had their way, perhaps when they came to power, there would be little ability to thwart them when they became corrupt. The Left makes less power for the individual and more power for those who are administrating the collective, a collective which they don't mind if it is fundamentally, at its base ideology, anti-homosexual (Muslim/Christian).

It needs to start with those minority LGBTQs who understand and see the issue. Their first mission must be to become the most visible and active critics of the Left, but what should they criticize? The Left's hypocrisy! Both the Left in the West and in India are extremely two-faced and hypocritical. They speak of gay rights on one hand, yet they expect gays to be accepting of Islam and in India, Christianity. Islam and Christianity slowly affect society. They are generally an anti-homosexual doctrine and homophobia is central enough that this would be preached in many Mosques and Churches throughout India. The Left NEVER attacks Muslim homophobia and in India, they never hold Christians accountable for this in any way. The Left includes Christianity and Islam without qualifiers, they are never asked to curb their own homophobia... no, it is the minority homosexual who is asked to silently accept this hypocrisy, the Left still treats its minorities like minorities, there are more Muslims and Christians, so they are catered to. 

The first campaign needs to be a general LGBTQ led right-wing front against the generally anti-homosexual nature of Islam and Christianity. Each and every instance of anti-homosexual sentiments in the Christian and Muslim world, particularly those groups within India, must be recorded and highlighted. Homosexuals in India need to set up watch groups to report on the spreading of homophobia out of Mosques and Churches, as well as highlight their generally homophobic doctrines. The minority of right-wing LGBTQs in India must become a bane on the Church and the Mosque, we must become their worse enemies. First, we need to get Hindutva seeing that, and first, we need to get them to recognize we can actually be useful to their cause. We must eventually find Hindutva elements that are willing to silently and even openly support us in this campaign to eradicate Abrahamism from India. We must also get the Abrahamics seeing LGBTQs as enemies, this will help break up the Left' LQBTQ-Muslims alliance... get the Muslims and Christians feeling attacked by LGBTQs and they will fight back with subtle homophobia, breaking the bond.

The second part is a little more difficult and that is to convince those elements of Hindutva who are anti-homosexuals to understand that original Hinduism was much more lenient and less obviously averse to LGBTQs. We need to get them to recognize that certain levels of homophobia actually go against the principles of ancient Hinduism and that by engaging in blanket anti-homosexuality they are actually making India less Hindu and more Muslims/Christian. Hindutva does not need to become PRO-LGBTQ, it just can't be ANTI-LGBTQ, and I don't think that this would be too terribly hard to accomplish once Hindutva sees some LGBTQs as allies. Notice, if the right-wing minority LGBTQs are loud enough and put a dent into Leftist LGBTQ rhetoric, we could be easily recognized as we would stand out. The more viciously anti-Abrahamic the LGBTQs appear, the more they will be accepted in Hindutva and seen as a weapon against the enemy, and the more attention they will get form everyone. But what is most important is to recognize that many many people in Hindutva hold no anti-LGBTQ sentiments, and they can never be painted with a broad brush.

The third step would be to criticize the Left for their blatant hypocrisy. Their silence on the persecution of LGBTQs in Muslim lands and their denunciation in the Churches. Liberal Christian and Muslim movements must be exposed for what they are, smokescreens for their more radical brethren. How dare Christians and Muslims try to hide the obvious anti-LGBTQ sentiments of their religion... no matter how much talk these people give Abrahamic homophobia will always rise to the top, those who preach liberal Christianity are trying to dupe homosexuals into accepting what is no good for them. This is what the Left tolerates. The Left is not stupid, they know the Islamic and Christian doctrine leads to homophobia, but they will never criticize it, because they need numbers, they have sold LGBTQs out. And what exactly is supposed to happen to LGBTQs in India when Muslims and Christians have more power? Wasn't it a Hindu majority nation which repealed Section 377? If India was a Muslim or Christain nation Section 377 would never have been repealed and probably would have only been made worse, like what we see in Pakistan or Bangladesh. How silent is the Left about those murders of LGBTQ activists in Bangladesh? Pindrop silent! This is what we must use against the Left. 

Now it would be irresponsible to end this post without addressing some hard issues that both LGBTQs and Hindtuva must accept and that is there is going to be tension, even among those who are not anti-LGBTQ, against the institutions of gay marriage and adoption. As I have stated, LGBTQs want the same benefits heterosexuals get in terms of inheritance, insurance, taxes, hospital visits and social recognition of their relationships. I have noticed many Indian heterosexuals think of marriage as an institution for raising children, and they have never thought of the peripheral benefits they receive. I am a legally married homosexual living in the United States and I am very appreciative of the services I am provided because of that legal recognition, if it were not for my marriage I would have no health care. Some of the issue arises when religion gets involved rather than just practical terms as some Hindus believe only heterosexual marriage is sacred and meant for the rearing of children and so does not apply to homosexuals... however, not all definitions of marriage need to be religious. Also, there are many things which never existed in Hinduism yet which arrived at different times, different practices, different beliefs different gods. I have heard it argued that Hinduism has no tradition of gay marriage... but there are many traditions which have been incorporated into Hindu society so why not gay marriage? We should not force priests or temples who are against gay marriage to enact ceremonies, but there really should be no conflict in gays getting married in accepting cults of Hinduism. This is something that will need to be further discussed within the community and I think hostility toward the idea will decrease when LGBTQs are recognized as a valuable contribution to the community. Either way, I think it is safe to say that many right-wing LGBTQs, even though they support Hindutva, will still want the benefits of marriage, but this is a debate which can be fought out civilly amongst Hindus themselves and should not impede the plan to pit LGBTQs against Abrahamism first and then by extension Leftism. 

The plan is not too hard to understand. First we must find those Indian Hindu LGBTQs who understand the true nature of Hindu society and understand that it has been corrupted by Abrahamism. Then we need to turn those same LGTBQs against the Church and the Mosque in India, causing friction. Then, when the Left's hypocrisy on the issue is exposed by their silence or even aid to the Abrahamics, the Left can also be attacked. But LGBTQs must take the first step, we must be the first ones to realize what is going on and what to do. We are the ones who will have to tolerate some abuse and misunderstanding and even opposition, we are going to have to be the mature ones in this. If we do not take the stance now, LGBTQs will forever be affiliated with the Left, and if things ever got violent, it could spell disaster for us. 

Naga Panchami and snakes in the Vedas

Today, 25 July 2020, is Naga Panchami, a day in which Hindus turn toward the veneration of snakes, as within Hinduism all forces and thus all animals and beings contain some degree of sacredness and worthiness of worship. The festival falls on the 5th day of the bright half of the Hindu lunar-solar month of Shravana (July/August). Usually, an idol or picture of a snake is venerated and dipped in milk in request for the welfare of the person and family. Living snakes may also be worshipped. The holiday marks the saving of all snakes by the sage Astika who interfered in the sacrifice of serpents (sarpa satra) of King Janamejaya who was taking revenge upon the race for killing his father Parikshita due to the death bite of the king of the snakes Takshaka. Naga Panchami marks the day the sarpa satra was stopped. 

Snakes usually come with a negative connection, even within Hinduism, but like in Hinduism nothing is totally black and white and so the Vedas do make some good references to snakes, here are a few of them, not to mention Vishnu always rested upon the giant snake Shesha:

Agni protects like a snake  

Thou art the eastern quarter, the favourable by name; of thee as such Agni is the overlord, the black (snake) the guardian; the overlord and the guardian, to them homage; may they be gentle to us; him whom we hate and who hateth us I place within the jaws of you two. Thou art the southern quarter, the mighty by name; of thee as such Indra is the overlord, the scorpion, &c. Thou art the western quarter, the forward by name; of thee as such [1] Soma is the overlord, the viper, &c. Thou art the northern quarter, the stable by name; of thee as such Varuna is overlord, the striped snake, &c. Thou art the great quarter, the lady paramount by name; of thee as such Brhaspati is overlord, the white, &c. Thou art this quarter, the powerful by name; of thee as such Yama is the overlord, the spotted necked (snake) the guardian; the overlord and the guardian, to them homage; may they be gentle to us; him whom we hate and [2] who hateth us I place within the jaws of you two. - Yajur Veda 5.5.10

Visvedevas take on from of serpents 

The Visvedevas, changing shape like serpents, fearless, void of guile, Bearers, accept the sacred draught - Rig Veda 1.3.9

Maruts have serpents' fury

Exceeding wise they [Maruts] roar like lions mightily, they, all-possessing, are beauteous as antelopes; Stirring the darkness with lances and spotted deer, combined as priests, with serpents' fury through their might. Heroes who march in companies, befriending man, with serpents' ire through strength, ye greet the earth and heaven. - Rig Veda 1.64.8-9 

Gods wind through the grass like serpents  

What time the Holy One, wind-urged, hath risen up, serpent-like winding through the dry grass unrestrained, Dust lies upon the way of him who burneth all, black-winged and pure of birth who follows sundry paths. - Rig Veda 1.141.7 

Maruts gleam like serpents  

WONDERFUL let your coming be, wondrous with help, ye Bounteous Ones, Maruts, who gleam as serpents gleam. - Rig Veda 1.172.1 

Gods are beautiful as serpents 

Beauteous as serpents, worthy to be looked upon, they whom each sacred gift and all our prayers have pleased. - Rig Veda 9.77.3 

Gods have serpents power 

Looking on men, ne'er slumbering, they by their deserts attained as Gods to lofty immortality. Borne on refulgent cars, sinless, with serpents' powers, they robe them, for our welfare, in the height of heaven. - Rig Veda 10.63.4 

Hymn of the serpent queen brings food 

'Earth in depth, sky in breadth,' he says; with this benediction he establishes it. The serpents thought that they were growing worn out; Kasarnira Kadraveya beheld this Mantra; then did they strike off their worn-out skins. With the verses of the queen of serpents he establishes the Garhapatya, and so renewing it he establishes it as immortal. Pure food did not come to the earth; she [1] beheld this Mantra; then food came to her. In that he establishes the Garhapatya with the verses of the serpent queen (it serves) for the winning of food; verily he establishes it firm in the (earth). - Yajur Veda 1.5.4 

Prajapati prays to have serpent children  

The Mantras used by the Diksita Prajapati desired, 'May I create offspring.' He did penance, he created serpents. - Yajur Veda 3.1.1 

Gods rage like serpents  

He hath golden tresses in the expanse of the air, A raging serpent like the rushing wind, With pure radiance [4], knowing the dawn, Like true, glorious and toiling (women). - Yajur Veda 3.1.11.u 

 HE in mid-air's expanse hath golden tresses; a raging serpent, like the rushing tempest: Purely refulgent, knowing well the morn. ing; like honourable dames, true, active workers. - Rig Veda 1.79.1 

Homage to serpents  

Homage to the serpents Which are on the earth, The serpents in the atmosphere, in the sky, To those serpents homage. - Yajur Veda 4.2.8.g 

Songs and praises to the serpent queen 

At any rate it should be pointed out. They sing the verses of the serpent queen on that day. The queen of what creeps is this (earth). Whatever on this (earth) they praise, whatever they have praised, through that is this (earth) the serpent queen. - Yajur Veda 6.9.1 

Arya pray for the brilliancy of serpents 

The brilliancy that is in the lion, the tiger, and the serpent; in Agni, the Brâhmana, and Surya (shall be ours)! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre! - Atharava Veda 6.38.1 

Serpents as guides
55. Thee here we hand over to the eastern direction, to Agni as sovereign lord, to the black serpent as guardian, to Âditya as bowman: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive! To the goal here he shall lead us, to old age; old age shall hand us over to death: then shall we be united with the cooked (porridge)! 56. Thee here we hand over to the southern direction, to Indra as sovereign lord, to the serpent that is striped across as guardian, to Yama as bowman: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive! To the goal here, &c. 57. Thee here we hand over to the western direction, to Varuna as sovereign lord, to the pridâku-serpent as guardian, to food as bowman: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 58. Thee here we hand over to the northern direction, to Soma as sovereign lord, to the svaga-serpent as guardian, to the lightning as bowman: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 59. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the nadir, to Vishnu as sovereign lord, to the serpent with blackspotted neck as guardian, to the plants as bowmen: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here, &c. 60. Thee here we hand over to the direction of the zenith, to Brihaspati as sovereign lord, to the light-coloured serpent as guardian, to the rain as bowman: do ye guard it for us, until we arrive. To the goal here. - Atharava Veda 7.3.55-60

Hinduism and compassionate adoption, a response to an accusative Parsi

Have you heard of the Indian Parsis? The Parsis are Persian Zoroastrians who migrated to India in the 600s CE to escape Islamic persecution there, not to be confused with the Irani who are also Zoroastrians but whom came to India in teh 1600s to 1800s. When they arrived on the shores of Gujrat the Hindus of India readily adopted them into their new home. This post is not about the loyalty (or lack thereof) of the Parsis, but if you are interested in seeing how they paid the Hindus back please see my latest blog on the Parsis, www.TheParsiList.blogspot.com. One example of how the Parsis returned the favor to Hindus comes from an essay written by a Parsi named Polly Nashir Chenoy, a member of the Department of English, Osmania University, Hyderabad. In the quote, Chenoy states that a philanthropic Parsi woman one evening found a Hindu baby on her doorstep, which she quickly adopted. Chenoy says that no Hindu woman would think of doing this. Later, when it was found that the baby was of "low caste", Chenoy says the Hindu woman chastised her for her compassion. 

"One evening she [a Parsi woman] found on her doorstep, an infant in a basket. Bhikibai gave it shelter, an act no Hindu woman would have thought of doing. The next day, it turned out that the founding was a child of a street-sweeper, (a Mahar by caste) (the lowest in the scale of castes in India). Her Hindu (women) neighbours spared no pains to make her bitterly feel the consequences of the temerity of her zeal." - "Anglicisation of the Parsis"by Polly Noshir Chenoy

I was very shocked and disturbed to see this and could not believe that a person who comes from a people who were readily adopted by the whole of India would make such a statement. So now let me do what I have come here to do and that is to show that Hinduism does speak of compassionate adoption. Now I don't know quite how to think of this yet, but in my quest to defend Hindus against this attack on their dignity I turned to the Vedas. In the Rig Veda there is a verse stating that the children of strangers are unwelcome for adoption. 

" Unwelcome for adoption is the stranger, one to be thought of as another's offipring, Though grown familiar by continual presence. May our strong hero come, freshly triumphant." Rig Veda 7.4.8

I don't want to do what Abrahamics do and explain this away by referring to the fact that this was a long time ago and things were different then, but they were. But the Vedas and Hinduism question themselves and Hinduism allows this questioning, the Vedas are not free of contradictions, but  this more represent and evolution in Hinduism rather than in inconsistency. Whenever I find something in Hinduism which disturbs me, I always find a counter-point that rests my mind. For example, the Lakshmi Purana can correct any misogynistic terms found in Hinduism by making Lakshmi the bestower if calamity upon those who dare to question strong independent woman who do not take upon themselves the traditional role of females. 

But as I have just stated, there are many instances in Hindu mythology where men, women and gods adopt the children of others. In the Mahabharata, an unmarried young princess named Kunti becomes pregnant with the son of the sun god Surya. Without a husband, princess Kunti abandons her son in a river, but he is found and adopted by a couple named Radha and Adhiratha. The child grows up to be Karna who is a famous and wise warrior who is known for his fidelity and loyalty to friends. 

"From fear of relatives she brought forth in secrecy that child who had come out with ear-rings and coat of mail. And he was gifted with the beauty of a celestial infant, and in splendour was like unto the maker of day himself. And every part of his body was symmetrical and well-adorned. And Kunti cast the handsome child into the water. But the child thus thrown into the water was taken up by the excellent husband of Radha and given by him to his wife to be adopted by her as their son. And the couple gave him the name of Vasusena (Karna), by which appellation the child soon became known all over the land. And, as he grew up, he became very strong and excelled in all weapons. The first of all successful persons, he soon mastered the sciences. And when the intelligent one having truth for his strength recited the Vedas, there was nothing he would not then give to the Brahmanas." - The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII

In another story, perhaps who could be a rishi named Visakha, adopts the children of the god Skanda after he is struck by a lighting bolt.  

"Markandeya continued, 'Now hear of those terrible and curious-looking followers of Skanda. A number of male children came into being when Skanda was struck with the thunder-bolt,--those terrific creatures that steal (spirit away) little children, whether born, or in the womb and a number of female children too of great strength were born to him. Those children adopted Visakha as their father. That adorable and dexterous Bhadrasakha, having a face like that of a goat was at the time (of the battle, surrounded by all his sons and daughters whom he guarded carefully in the presence of the great mothers. And for this reason the inhabitants of this earth call Skanda the father of Kumaras (little children). - The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Markandeya-Samasya Parva: Section CCXXVII

We also learn in the Mahabharata that the god Shiva adopts the children of the sage Bhrigu.

These are the seven. They are children of Bhrigu and are hence Bhargavas. They are also called Varunas in consequence of their ancestor Bhrigu having been adopted by Mahadeva in the form of Varuna. - The Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva: Section LXXXV

While I was unable to find their references in scripture, through internet research and information from friends I found the following additional adoptions:

• Rishi Kanva adopts a baby girl he finds and names her Shakuntala 
• Dasharaj, a fisherman, finds a baby girls and names her Daseyi who later marries one of the Kuru dynasty. 
• King Shantanu of Hastinapur adopts the abandoned twin Kripa and Kripi
• Sita from the Ramayana is adopted when she is found in the furrow of a field by King Janak and his wive Sunaina
• Krishna was adopted a raised by a women named Yashoda
• The king of Pandalam adopts a baby boy he finds in the forest who turns out to be the god Ayyappan

Now back to what the Parsi said about Hindus and adoption, especially of "low caste" children. Notice that in all of the stories above the parents find the children randomly and have no idea of the baby's caste, yet they adopt them immediately. I think we can see from these anecdotes that adoption is common and even encouraged in Hinduism for humanitarian reasons. These types of attacks are common for Hindus, I remember learning from Christian documentaries that Hindus don't believe in charity because they believe that if one is unfortunate they deserved this due to past lives of immorality. But what could be more unfortunate than being abandoned as a baby? Did these Hindus pass they poor babies by, or did they pick them up regardless of their caste or condition? These sorts of accusations must be confronted every time so that the dignity and integrity of the eternal religion is never sullied by outsider.