What sort of Hindu are you?

[Teresita]

Take our quiz to find out how you relate to Hinduism and its traditions.

http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=10003&surveyID=88

My test results:

You are a bhakta.

You are the ultimate devotee of God. For you to be Hindu is to be intoxicated with the love of God. You spend your days reading the Gita Govinda or the words of the other great bhakti poets, and may chant and dance to the lyrical songs of the saints. Intimacy with the divine overshadows all worldly concerns.

[nathan]

You are a philosopher Hindu.
You are philosophical and abstract. Your Hinduism is intellectual; your love of the tradition is best found in the great speculative sources of the Upanishads and the philosophical traditions of the Acharyas. In your spare time, you're sometimes caught reciting from memory Patanjali's Yoga-sutras. You read lots of books and are a true sojourner along the jnanamarg, the path of knowledge.

[changa]

You are a traditionalist.
You are a traditionalist, staunch in your conviction that the authority of the Vedas (scripture), Shastras (rules of conduct), and Parampara (traditions) contain all that Hindus need to know about how to live. You have great reverence for the past and for tradition. You're most unwilling to cast aside what is tried and true in favor of passing fads or modern interpretations of Hinduism.

[changa]

I found this fascinating, because I can only be called Hindu if the word is interpreted completely as "spiritual": something some Hindus have assured me is correct, while others assure me is utter heresy. Yet here I am, a traditionalist. In all cultures, that which has lasted tends to be that which will last, beliefs from long ago that are still with us have a strength that "traditions" formed within the last few generations cannot carry.

I watch modern shows where friendship outweighs family, and I despair for these rootless children adrift in the wind. Age does not always bring wisdom, but wisdom always brings age.