What is the basic principle of Hindus?

Question

They worship anything...now they started human being who are minting money. Do they believe in salvation?

started worshiping

Answer 1

First of all, Hinduism is not a religion, it is a philosophy and anyone who believes in that philosophy can be a Hindu. There is nothing in that philosophy that you cannot make money. The basic principle is the Karma, like the more you study better are the results. If you do good deeds your results would also be good, just like any other religion, but it is set in stone in Hindu philosophy.

They believe in existence of the Divine Principle in every thing and are grateful for the benefits they have gotten from the nature and as such have multitudes of Gods to thank for. These gods are respected and thanked and you may say are worshiped.

Answer 2

whoa! where did you get that idea from? Hindus do not worship anything. all the 'gods' they worship are all representation of the many different sides and forms of the Supreme Cosmic Spirit, Brahman (who is basically the God from the other religions). the second part of your first thing, i dont understand at all. and yes they do believe in salvation, its just a different version of the western one, for them its a state of mind, instead of a physical place. all religions are pretty much follow the same idea, they just have different interpretations. their basic principle is no more superstition and inequality than any other religion. do some reading before you make an ignorant and incorrect answer.

Answer 3

Whoa....Uhhhh Wha-Wha-What!!! Can I ask you now---WHERE THE HECK DID YOU ABSORB THIS SORT OF CONCEPT ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC RELIGION??? You are so way off track upon the "Basic Principle of Hindus". Do you know anything about Hinduism at this point in time presently? Oh no wait, you don't have to answer that---I'll automatically just assume not based on what ya said! May I recommend you to reading & studying the Veda. =) As still officially in general a formally original Buddist whom has been interestingly studying/practicing Hinduism beliefs too for years now....Your inquiry answered in simple form: Sure, we absolutely do believe in salvation! KARMA is more the term commonly used though. ;-)

Answer 4

Human beings are generally complex social animals who would like to bond together yet declare their differences, i.e. race, colour, religion, caste, country, language, etc.

Hinduism, one of the oldest religions of the world, is also one of the most confusing to grasp when viewed externally...... anything is allowed, yet there are so many rituals and rules that make it perplexingly mind boggling!

Yet, hinduism's plurality and acceptance have allowed it to survive by absorbing all influences that came its way. Its because of the stunning simplicity of its basic principle, as expounded in the srimad bhagvad gita...... nishkam karma, meaning doing work without expecting the fruits of one's labour.....that is a human being's only duty.
Since hindus believe in advaita, i.e presence of divinity within oneself, reaching salvation lies in looking within, and doing one's duty in the external world, which is a maya jaal, i.e. a web of imagination, temptation.

An exhaustive study could leave you just that, exhausted!! Study material suggested..... translation of the gita, mahabharata, and the concept of advaita......sri ramakrishna, vivekananda, aurobindo, osho, swamy ram, any of the great hindu masters. All the best on your quest! Or you can wait to be reborn a hindu....

Answer 5

Most of the Hindus that I know don't worship the gods as seperate entities but as different aspects of the same supreme entity.

Answer 6

You have a wierd understanding of Hinduism. Dont talk s*hit, first learn about the topic then speak.

Answer 7

their basic principle is superstition and inequality.u know those 4 varnas?

Answer 8

Hinduism is not a set of dogma . It is relentless persuit of truth. As far minting money, chek out Sintology or even better Benny Hinn in USA.

And , do not forget those charitable missionaries engaged in terrorist activities , even now , as we disscuss it.

Also, do not forget to give details about those billions Mother teresa got in donations. We are yet to know where it went since She failed to even give basic pain killers to her patients.

As for Hinduism here is the concept of God in it, though I doubt you are mature enough to understand it -

The Truth (God) was called Bramh by the sages. The root of the word Bramh is "Brih" which means to expand. According to the Hindu view, the Supreme Reality can be viewed from two aspects:

Transcendent (impersonal) and Immanent (personal).

In the transcendent aspect, the Supreme Reality is called Nirguna Bramh, that is Bramh, without attributes. "Bramh is He whom speech cannot express, and from whom the mind is unable to reach Him, comes away baffled" states the Taittiriya Upanishad.

Nirguna Bramh is not an object of prayer, but of meditation and knowledge. It cannot be described, and the most one can say is that It is absolute existence, absolute knowledge, and absolute bliss (sat-chi-ananda). It is unborn, self-existent, all-pervading, and the essence of all things and beings in the universe. It is immeasurable, unapproachable, beyond conception, beyond birth, beyond reasoning, and beyond thought". God cannot be defined in terms of any specific manifestation, nor indeed in terms of their sum total. He is beyond all possibility of definition. The Bhagavad Gita, the best-known scripture of India, states this point clearly:

"Though I manifest Myself in all things, I am identified with none of them".

In its Immanent (personal) aspect, the Supreme Reality, is called Saguna Bramh. He is the personal God, the creator, the preserver, and the controller of the universe. In Hinduism, the immanent (personal) aspect of Bramh is worshipped in both male and female forms. In the male form, he is worshipped as Ishvara, Maheshvara, Paramatma, Purusha. In the female form, as the Divine Mother, Durga, and Kali. The Vedic God has no partisan attitude of the jealous and vindictive God.

God in Hinduism is not the creator of the individual soul, (atman). The atman is divine and eternal. Greater wisdom was never compressed into three words than by the Chandogya Upanishad which proclaimed the true Self of Man as part of the Infinite Spirit - Tat twam asi : That Thou Art".

In the beautiful words of Vedanta: "Samvit or pure consciousness is one and non-dual, ever self-luminous, and does not rise or set in months and years and aeons, past or future."

Hinduism provides for the ultimate Truth but not for a final and last statement of that Truth. Hinduism provides for self-renewal. The concept of Kalabrahma or Kaladharma is central to the Hindu way of thinking. Thus making for effective use of the built-in mechanism for change for centuries. It accepts explicitly the inevitably of change with the passage of time. The past is not superseded but modified according to the demands of the spirit of the times. Thus, the Vedas are followed by the Upanishads and these by the Epics and the Puranas; nothing is final. Hence, Hinduism's striking ability to adapt itself to changing circumstances and conditions.

Hinduism emphasizes Experience of Reality and Truth rather than belief.

In the Hindu view, spirit no one depends more on the body it inhabits that body depends on the clothes it wears or the house it lives in. When we outgrow a suit or find our house too cramped, we exchange these for roomier ones that offer our bodies freer play. Souls do the same.

This process by which an individual jiva (soul) passes through a sequence of bodies is known as reincarnation or transmigration of the soul - in Sanskrit samsara, a word that signifies endless passage through cycles of life, death and rebirth.

" Worn-out garments Are shed by the body:
Worn-out bodies Are shed by the dweller. "

- (Bhagavad-Gita, II:22)

Moksha (Freedom or Salvation)

Moksha means freedom from the cycle of birth and death. The ultimate goal of Hindu religious life is to attain freedom from the cycle of birth and death, or union with God. This union is achieved through true knowledge (jnana), devotion (bhakti), or right work (karma). Purity, self-control, truthfulness, non-violence, and compassion toward all forms of life are the necessary prerequisites for any spiritual path in Hinduism. There is no concept of Savior. You have to free yourself by your own effort. No savior can help you achieve God realization without your personal effort.

Note:

For Geetika above: 4 verna is not a basic principal of Hinduism but a social custom. Which was primarily just like profesional and class division in west.

But if you really want to start with it then chek out the slavery system of Christianity .