Isolated Freak, Your right. Ok this is kinda off topic in some way, but I'm sure most of you guys have seen the matrix trilogy. Did you know that it was actually copied from hindu philosophy. The Matrix is actually "Maya" in hinduism. Maya is an illusion. And if you've read the vedas, they keep talking about the MAYA. This world is all illusion, the cars your drive the places you live what ever is happening in this world, this is all illusion. The absolute concessioness is brahman. When we die, we really don't die. Our body dies, but our sould (our atma) is brahman, it leaves this state and then just goes into the next life. Going back to the Matrix, if you seen the last part. There is a famous song "Asatho Maa Sad Gamaya,Tamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya Mrithyor Maa Amritham Gamaya" means Lead me from untruth to truth; Lead me from darkness to light; Lead me from death to immortality !!! And also whole concept of neo and the centenials makes sense The centenials are actually the Yakshas, semi demon gods that come down to the maya and destroy evil or just about anything. Neo represents krishna and avatars. I had wrote an early explanation but i don't know where I placed it but if you go and search on google and type matrix and hinduism, it'll tell you everything. Deepblue thats, cool. Same with me I don't mean to hate but when i look at muslims, i just see them as some supressed group of people who are just F**** up in the head. The men in that religion are so sexually repressed that they become terrorist and go kill themselves.and as for christians, man I don't even wanna go there. They say you will go to hell if youre not christians. OK i find that as pure bull shit. So I've a person was like a saint, all religious and never hurt or cursed anyone. When death comes, would he go to hell coz he's not a CHRIRSTIAN? TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, JESUS WAS A JEW, so that means He'd also be in hell with all us non chritiians!!!!!!! Good thing about hinduism is is that we're not after conquesting people and making them convert. Because we really dont believe in converting. If you are born a hindu then you are a hindu. Actually, there is no such word as Hindu. Hinduism is not a religion, it is dharma. Our ancestors never used the name "HINDU" it was called Santanna Dharma. The reason why we are called hindus was when the persians came to india, they passed the SINDU river (indus river). Persians couldn say "ssahh" so they said "hhhuhh" so then they said anyone east of the river is called "hindu". And about shiva lingham, I know people poke fun saying oh we worship shiva's dick. When i was in high school, my teacher was saying that, I didnt even know i was so damn embarrased that i kept sliding down the chair, trying to hide my face. Then I actually researched it. There is a reason why the lingham is worshipped. Coz it symbolizes fertility. HInduism is the only religion that actually talks about sex being a good thing and all the other so called "erotic satanic preachings" stupid christians say. We're the only religion thats bold to say that you can go and have sex, and don't worry you wont end up in hell! For christians, they say sex is sin, so if you have sex, youll go to hell. WELL THAT ALSO MAKES CHRISTIANS TO GO TO HELL. SO IN THEIR THEORY, everyone goes to hell, even christians!!! All the skeptical hindus, if you really want to knwo what hinduism is really about, you should stick with the vedas. Try reading Swami Pharmahansa Yogananda, or vivekanda. Theya ll talk about Vedanta (end passages of the vedas) When you read the vedas and compare it to the hinduism today, you will se a big differense. As time goes by, religion because more of politics not spirtuality. Every religion now is corrupt. That is why its best to go with the real teachings of hinduism. If you want to be spirtual, go with the vedic life, and its exactly what you think it is, doesnt say anything about worship this god, be in the caste, and then reach engligtenment. Vedas dont even mention anything about god, just supreme atma, your atma and how you can reach self happniness and de attach your self from this MATRIX.