Hello I've heard the Hinduism believe in one God but despite they believe in One God they think every gods and goddess are faces from One God.. could you explain me this? for example I've read the Baghada gita it talks about God but I dont know if Krishna it's the REAL GOD..
2006-10-01 16:07:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes the core philosophy (gita, upanishadas) confirm that God is one.
According to Hinduism, God is the supreme consciousness present everywhere. god when manifests as Universe, he manifessts as a Trinity Brahmaa(for creation), Vishnu (for preservation) and Shiva (for destruction)
Then Brhamaa manifests as different Devas (angels) required to run the Universe, and all living creatures.
Hinduism gives full liberty to its followers to worship God in his Supreme form as one, or as any of his lower manifestations
For example, an illeterate simple farmer needs rain for harvesting... he is not interested to know the mysteries of God and Universe. He want water !!
Hinduism allows him to worship Indra, the god of rain & harvest as his sole God....
So as per the mind-set of each, they worship God
Those on the higher mind-set go for AUM....the unique and supreme consciousness manifesting as universe and transcending it simultaneously
2006-10-01 19:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Bhagwat Geetha, which is basically Krishna preaching Arjuna, Krishna speaks on behalf of God. Otherwise, in Mahabharata ( Geetha is the most important but a small part of this epic ), Krishna is the most symbolic character in the epic assuming so many manifestations that it would just be impossible to treat as a unified single character.
Coming to your main question, the Hindu beliefs are like what I said just now about Krishna as a character in Mahabharata - really difficult to describe in a few words. Yes, there are many many gods and goddesses, each having been ascribed a positive aspect of our life, for instance, Vishnu is god for protection, Saraswati is the goddess for knowledge, so on and so forth. These gods and goddesses are worshipped through their idols. Then finally comes Vedanta i.e. the ultimate gist of Vedas, the 4 original scriptures defining Hindu ways of life or religion. Vedanta gives the ultimate knowledge that God ( called Brahman in Vedanta ) is just the whole, has no shape or size, is all pervasive and all powerful and the only eternal truth - all else are mere illusions.
2006-10-01 23:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
I read the Gita as well. Let me try to explain this very abstract concept.. Krishna says in the Gita something like, "I am God. Pray to me." Sounding much like he is the Only God. But Hinduism is accepting of all forms of God and religion, understanding that this is worship in different forms. There is only One truth, One source. Humans are each different and need diverse means to reach the goal.
It sounds like you understand this much from your question..
There are also four paths: knowledge or self-study, devotion(prayer), meditation, or service to understand God. (Gnana, Bhakti, Raja, Karma)
2006-10-01 23:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by t c 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hinduism is multi-theist, with millions of Gods.
2006-10-01 23:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by J9 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hinduism is henotheistic, there are an infinite number of deities that are all aspects of the one ginormous deity.
2006-10-02 07:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by shinai_inaozuke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One god with many different manifestations.
Christians have the trinity, but they're used to it. So are the Hindus
2006-10-01 23:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
30,000 Gods & Goddess', I think that's what he told me. They are definately Pagans! YEA!!!
And there is alot of them!
2006-10-01 23:15:37 · answer #7 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋