Tag: Superstition

Belief can make you drink and eat Animals’ Excrements – 8 Oct 15
Swami Balendu tells of the boom that cow urine and cow dung products are currently ... Read More

Narendra Nayak’s Presentation at our School exposing popular Magic Tricks of Gurus – 13 Aug 15
Swami Balendu tells of the popular Indian rationalist Narendra Nayak exposing popular gurus' tricks to ... Read More

Why it can be difficult for western Women to build a social Life in India – 2 Jul 15
Swami Balendu describes the difficulties that western women can have trying to find friends when ... Read More

Western Women married in India: do you follow ‘Indian Menstruation Rules’? – 30 Jun 15
Swami Balendu describes the religious and superstitious aspects of life in an Indian joint family ... Read More

A Sadhu says there is Gold – the Indian Government starts digging – 4 Nov 13
Swami Balendu tells the incredible story how the Indian government spent a lot of money ... Read More

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

Is Superstition the only Cure for Chicken Pox? – 8 Oct 13
Swami Balendu describes the responses he received when he told on social networks about the ... Read More

Superstitious People rather give up their Job than their Superstition – 7 Oct 13
Swami Balendu tells how two of the Ashram staff members left their job because they ... Read More

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
Swami Balendu describes why he believes that most people who say they believe in God ... Read More

An Example of how much you can really trust God and religious Scriptures – 3 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes a case in which a whole family committed suicide, thinking they would ... Read More

From Harmless Charlatanry to dangerous Superstition – 2 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes how he witnessed an alternative treatment of jaundice when he was a ... Read More

The inner Conflict of a modern superstitious Person – no full Trust in anything – 1 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes a very common problem of modern people who are also superstitious: they ... Read More

Being an Atheist means… – 27 Jun 13
Swami Balendu enumerates what atheists don't do opposed to what believers of different religions do ... Read More

Ireland – the Island of Fairytales with its lively and humorous inhabitants – 12 May 13
Swami Balendu describes his experiences with Irish people, including his surprise to hear their belief ... Read More

Stupid Arguments for the Impurity of Women during Menstruation – 22 Apr 13
Swami Balendu explains how people actually try to justify the tradition of keeping women separated ... Read More

Astrology – worldwide seen as Superstition, in India taught in University – 18 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes how people in India see astrology and why they are often confused, ... Read More

Superstitious People – Type 5: The Scientist, Doctor or similarly academic Person – 15 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes those superstitious people who really should not be: those who have studied ... Read More

Superstitious People – Type 4: The popular Cricketer and Sportsperson – 14 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes another type of superstitious person: those sportsmen who believe that their lucky ... Read More

Superstitious People – Type 3: The successful, rich Businessman – 13 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes another type of superstitious person, the successful businessman with lots of money ... Read More

Superstitious People – Type 2: The average middle-class Person – 12 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes the second type of superstitious person: the average middle-class person. Read why ... Read More

Superstitious People – Type 1: The innocent, illiterate rural Villager – 11 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes the first of five types of superstitious people: the rural villager. Read ... Read More

Do superstitious People really believe the Nonsense they are talking about? – 8 Mar 13
Swami Balendu answers the question in his diary whether superstitious seriously believe that black cats ... Read More

Superstition tells you not to visit ill or injured Friends on Thursdays – 7 Mar 13
Swami Balendu explains why some of his friend's friends didn't come to visit him on ... Read More

God likes saving you on Tuesdays – Superstitious Nonsense – 5 Mar 13
Swami Balendu tells why some people wondered very much why his friend had an accident ... Read More

‘Religious but not superstitious’ – why that is not possible but at least a good Sign – 11 Feb 13
Swami Balendu writes about the relation of religion and superstition, explains why you cannot separate ... Read More

Witnessing a real Ghost Story in Germany – 10 Feb 13
Swami Balendu describes how once strange things happened after a program that he gave in ... Read More

Nobody goes to Heaven by doing Rituals – says my Grandmother – 3 Jan 13
Swami Balendu writes about the belief of his father and grandmother, about the religious aspects ... Read More

Religion says: don’t die the wrong Day or five Family Members will die, too! – 2 Jan 13
Swami Balendu describes how cruelly the religious concept of Panchak creates fear in people even ... Read More

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
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
Swami Balendu describes the last rites for his mother and explains which rituals they did ... Read More