Tag: Belief

Can one justify a Belief that harms the Environment? - 16 Mar 16
Can one justify a Belief that harms the Environment? – 16 Mar 16
Swami Balendu describes demands in his restaurant for non-environmental-friendly plates – due to the rules ... Read More
Why it is easier for Atheists to take Decisions and Responsibility - 30 Jul 15
Why it is easier for Atheists to take Decisions and Responsibility – 30 Jul 15
Swami Balendu explains why he notices that believers have a harder time taking responsibility and ... Read More
Did I turn to Atheism because of Money? - 8 Feb 15
Did I turn to Atheism because of Money? – 8 Feb 15
Swami Balendu got to know what a former friend suspected him of – and responds ... Read More
Do I support the Dowry System if I go to a traditional Indian Wedding? - 25 Dec 14
Do I support the Dowry System if I go to a traditional Indian Wedding? – 25 Dec 14
Swami Balendu answers a question of an Indian man who is against dowry system and ... Read More
Tolerance ends when your Family believes in Untouchability - 24 Dec 14
Tolerance ends when your Family believes in Untouchability – 24 Dec 14
Swami Balendu describes how there are certain situations in which one should not tolerate especially ... Read More
Friends with different Belief - how it works - 4 Nov 14
Friends with different Belief – how it works – 4 Nov 14
Swami Balendu describes how it is possible for him to be friends with religious people ... Read More
Losing a loved one can shake your Belief at its Root - 12 Oct 14
Losing a loved one can shake your Belief at its Root – 12 Oct 14
Swami Balendu describes the effect that his sister's death had on his religiosity as well ... Read More
Tolerance for Faith vs. Responsibility to save Children from Superstition - 9 Oct 13
Tolerance for Faith vs. Responsibility to save Children from Superstition – 9 Oct 13
Swami Balendu explains why the Ashram doesn't want to take back employees who left because ... Read More
No Difference in Faith and Superstition - Lose the Faith in your Faith! - 5 Jul 13
No Difference in Faith and Superstition – Lose the Faith in your Faith! – 5 Jul 13
Swami Balendu shows why he would say superstition for a lot of things that believers ... Read More
Complete Trust is too dangerous - just pretend believing in God - 4 Jul 13
Complete Trust is too dangerous – just pretend believing in God – 4 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes why he believes that most people who say they believe in God ... Read More
Never experienced God? Don't worry, you are not alone! - 6 Jun 13
Never experienced God? Don’t worry, you are not alone! – 6 Jun 13
Swami Balendu writes about experiencing God and explains that the fact that he never had ... Read More
Hindu Traditions 13 Days after Death - celebrating and showing off Money on Tehravi - 28 Dec 12
Hindu Traditions 13 Days after Death – celebrating and showing off Money on Tehravi – 28 Dec 12
Swami Balendu describes the traditions and customs on the 13th day after death. Read what ... Read More
When 50 Years of Friendship are less important than religious Customs - 27 Dec 12
When 50 Years of Friendship are less important than religious Customs – 27 Dec 12
Swami Balendu describes how his father was hurt by one of his best friends who ... Read More
Ignoring Expectations for religious Rituals after the Death of my Mother - 26 Dec 12
Ignoring Expectations for religious Rituals after the Death of my Mother – 26 Dec 12
Swami Balendu describes the last rites for his mother and explains which rituals they did ... Read More
Grieving and on top of it insulted and hurt by Religion and Superstition - 25 Dec 12
Grieving and on top of it insulted and hurt by Religion and Superstition – 25 Dec 12
Swami Balendu describes how he was hurt by people's religious customs after the death of ... Read More
Religion accepts even those who are only partly religious - 7 Nov 12
Religion accepts even those who are only partly religious – 7 Nov 12
Swami Balendu writes about people who say they are half-religious. Religion takes whatever it can ... Read More
If you really want to understand Religion, ask someone who refused it - 6 Nov 12
If you really want to understand Religion, ask someone who refused it – 6 Nov 12
Swami Balendu writes about blind believers and people who grew up in religion, not knowing ... Read More
Every Non-Believer is too stupid to understand Religion! – Really? - 5 Nov 12
Every Non-Believer is too stupid to understand Religion! – Really? – 5 Nov 12
Swami Balendu writes about this common argument of believers against non-believers. Are non-believer really just ... Read More
I don't judge Believers but those who play with the Belief of others - 2 Nov 12
I don’t judge Believers but those who play with the Belief of others – 2 Nov 12
Swami Balendu writes about his friendship with someone who has a strong belief in religion ... Read More
Did I turn away from Religion and God on God's Wish? - 8 Aug 12
Did I turn away from Religion and God on God’s Wish? – 8 Aug 12
Swami Balendu writes about religious believer who think everything is god's wish - wouldn't the ... Read More
Is there too much Marketing of Spirituality? - 1 Aug 12
Is there too much Marketing of Spirituality? – 1 Aug 12
Swami Balendu writes about advertisement for spiritual matters, about the shiny and glamourous marketing that ... Read More
Why do you trust in God? - 25 Jul 12
Why do you trust in God? – 25 Jul 12
Swami Balendu asks what people have complete trust in God for and what they expect ... Read More
Is God trustworthy? Should you really have Faith in someone you never met? - 24 Jul 12
Is God trustworthy? Should you really have Faith in someone you never met? – 24 Jul 12
Swami Balendu questions the trust and faith that people have in God which they would ... Read More
Why do we need a tragedy to stop believing in God? - 23 Jul 12
Why do we need a tragedy to stop believing in God? – 23 Jul 12
Swami Balendu writes about dramatic events that make believers non-believers. Read about examples and why ... Read More
Don't try to convince others - they have to make their own Experience - 15 Jun 12
Don’t try to convince others – they have to make their own Experience – 15 Jun 12
Swami Balendu explains why you cannot convince others in an online discussion, by writing something ... Read More
Agreeing with Atheism - God is a Thought but also Feeling and Love - 8 Jun 12
Agreeing with Atheism – God is a Thought but also Feeling and Love – 8 Jun 12
Swami Balendu writes about atheists, their belief and in which way he does agree, while ... Read More
Is there an Alternative to Religion, Atheism and the Newage Movement? - 7 Jun 12
Is there an Alternative to Religion, Atheism and the Newage Movement? – 7 Jun 12
Swami Balendu describes a counseling session with a woman who was not at all sure ... Read More
Religion restricting Intelligence - You want to be religious? Don't ask Questions! - 6 Jun 12
Religion restricting Intelligence – You want to be religious? Don’t ask Questions! – 6 Jun 12
Swami Balendu writes about the control and manipulation of religion that tells believers to believe ... Read More
Reformers of Religion and the human Need for Community - 1 Jun 12
Reformers of Religion and the human Need for Community – 1 Jun 12
Swami Balendu writes about people who wanted to make changes in religion like Siddhartha Gautama, ... Read More
When a Belief harms and Tolerance has to end - 17 May 12
When a Belief harms and Tolerance has to end – 17 May 12
Swami Balendu writes about belief that harms and describes at what point you need to ... Read More
Are you different than those around you? Don't hesitate to show it! - 16 May 12
Are you different than those around you? Don’t hesitate to show it! – 16 May 12
Swami Balendu writes for people who are afraid to show that they are different, believing ... Read More
I don't have the Belief of Believers nor the Belief of Non-Believers - 21 Dec 11
I don’t have the Belief of Believers nor the Belief of Non-Believers – 21 Dec 11
Swami Balendu explains why he does not consider himself to be a believer nor a ... Read More