The Smoothbrain's Guide to Hinduism

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Prepare the sacrifices, sacred hymns, abstain from sex, eating meat, making money and meditate 16 hours a day because this week is The Smoothbrain’s Guide to Hinduism. Journey with us back to a far-away land, to a golden-age shrouded in the sands of time, to discover an ancient civilization shrouded in mystery and the origins of the oldest religion on the planet. We discuss the Aryans, read from the Vedas, answer the curious question of why nobody worships Brahma and much more.

In this episode we discuss:
-Is “Hinduism” even a thing?
-The Sanatana Dharma
-The Indus Valley Civilization
-WTF is an Aryan?
-The Vedas
-Rta and Varuna
-The Hindu Creation Story
-Brahman
-The Om
-The Origins of Brahma’s Heads
-Vishnu’s Weapons
-How big is Shiva’s lingam anyway?

In the extended episode available at http://www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:
-Moksha
-Sarasvati Rahasya Upanishad
-What is Samsara
-Etymology of Dukkha
-The Three Margas
-Atman
-Satchitananda
-Shaktism
-Kali versus Sekhmet
-Rudra, the Howler
-Yoga
-We Drank the Soma
-How to Use the Sri Yantra

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Spirit Travel Plaza
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Sources:

Migration History / Vedas:
https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Vedas/

Nasadiya Sukta:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasadiya_Sukta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayambhu

Brahman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman

Purusartha:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puru%E1%B9%A3%C4%81rtha

World Religions - Huston Smith:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10285.The_World_s_Religions

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