Comments on: Hinduism, Heathenism, and Indo-European Paganism

By: Thor

Thor — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:38:42 +0000

Clint — don’t let self-loathing Indians intimidate you. Most Indians today know nothing about Hinduism or Buddhism anyway. And yes, we share a lot with Hindu and Buddhist philosophies and pantheons — though not with Indians. Google Stephen Knapp for more research on this. Heilsa!

By: Svarga

Svarga — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:29:18 +0000

I am a heathen not a Hindu but I think all heathens can learn a few things from Hinduism. Hinduism is a very Beautiful culture with very intelligent philosophies.

By: Clint

Clint — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:15:04 +0000

Keshav Parkash says:

“I don’t understand, are Europeans embarrassed of their own culture?”

Yep, sometimes. Sometimes proud, too.

“Like blonde haired blue eyed aryan, your not aryan and you never will be. Aryans are from the northern region in india and have light brown skin, and black hair and sometimes coloured eyes.”

Agreed. Europeans are not Aryans.

Aryan refers to a branch of the Indo-European family that migrated east and became the ancestors of the Persians, Afghans, Pakistanis, Northern Indians and probably some others that I’m forgetting.

“Europeans have NO connection whatsoever with Hinduism and it’s history aryans are indians so don’t call yourself something your not.”

I never called myself an Aryan and I never would. I want nothing to do with racism, socialism or nationalism of any kind. Don’t put words in my mouth.

On the other hand, European language and culture definitely is related to Indo-Iranian culture.

If you take the time to learn a little about ancient European mythology you’ll see a lot of paralells to Hinduism right away. If you look into early Greek philosophy, you’ll find a lot of ideas that are similar or identical to those expressed in Hindu or Buddhist philosophy.

I know you guys must be sick of Americans coming in, ripping off your culture and turning it into a new age pop abomination. That’s not what we’re trying to do here.

I’m not a Hindu and I’m not pretending to be. I’m simply acknowledging that I’ve learned a lot from Hindu philosophy and I still think it has a lot to offer. (Though from the number of angry comments I’ve gotten, I’m starting to wonder.)

I’m a Heathen, not a Hindu. I believe the two are related, but not identical. Is that clear enough for you all?

By: Keshav Parkash

Keshav Parkash — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:53:05 +0000

I don’t understand, are Europeans embarrassed of their own culture?

Like blonde haired blue eyed aryan, your not aryan and you never will be. Aryans are from the northern region in india and have light brown skin, and black hair and sometimes coloured eyes.

Europeans have NO connection whatsoever with Hinduism and it’s history aryans are indians so don’t call yourself something your not.

By: Odysseus, Odin, and Euhemerism « Elhaz Ablaze

Odysseus, Odin, and Euhemerism « Elhaz Ablaze — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:17:10 +0000

[...] recently made the point that we Heathens can learn a lot from the Indo-European traditions that are cousins to our own. In [...]

By: Blonde Blue Eyed Aryan

Blonde Blue Eyed Aryan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:34:28 +0000

Alfred Hillebrandt spoke of India as the ‘fatherland of mankind’ which ‘gave the original religion of our race,’ and he expressed the hope that European peoples, ‘who stemmed from Asia,…would re-attain the religion of their home.’

By: Avi

Avi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:33:52 +0000

Europe, come back to your roots! We (India) are the last link to the ancient world and we have been keeping the christians and muslims at bay for thousands of years.
Can you imagine the dilemma of the first converted christians in Europe? Their God’s carried weapons and were strong (see any picture’s of Hindu deities and they all carry weapons) and instead they have been made to worship a ‘God’ who allowed himself to be nailed onto a cross.

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:33:17 +0000

Well…I’m more inclined to believe that we Indo-Europeans originated from somewhere around the Black Sea, but I wouldn’t rule out the “Out of India” hypothesis as completely impossible.

In any case, yes, we are spiritual brothers. I would even go as far as to say that Hindus should be regarded as “elder brothers” by European Heathens and Pagans.

Our paths are not identical, but they are certainly closely related.

By: Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:46 +0000

After the blast of Mahabharata in Aryavart, All the Aryas has spread through out the world. They came into the contact of the tribes or they themselves established many colonies outside and the new races come into the existence. I won’t hesitate to say that all the human races are complete or partial result of Arya culture. Those who think that the Vedas and other Arya Arts are only the heritage of the Hindus of India are completely wrong because we all are same for our ancestors Arya. Suppose a person has two sons and one of them settles abroad. It doesn’t mean that he is no more the son of that person. The blood relations and the qualities of the blood never come to an end and the same thing is with the children of Arya who are scattered through out the world.

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:30 +0000

Oooh, I had no idea I’d caused such a little controversy.

Isn’t it interesting that the assertions for Hinduism being completely seperate and unrelated to anything else are so strongly remeniscent of the B.S. we hear from folkish Heathens and white supremacists? I’d like to argue this is another example of consistency among Indo-Europeans, but unfortunately it’s been my experience that racists are much the same regardless of where they come from.

For those of you who enjoyed my little opinion piece…cheers, thanks for reading.