Hinduism??

Question

What do Hindus believe?

I know I could just as easily read a website about it, but I'd like to know what they believe and where they stand on spirituality based on what you fine people at Yahoo! Answers have to say. =]

Is it true that it's alot like Catholicism in many of it's practices? If true, how so?

Answer 1

Hindus believe in One God.

but its a common misunderstanding that we believe in multiple god, becasue we have multiple figures of god.

first of all, we have idol worship, becasue in order to get closer to god, we need to concentrate, and in order to concentrate, you need an image, and since everyone is so different, everyone has a different way of imagining their god's figure and since we accept everyones way of viewing God, we have mutiple idols, but we still beleive in one God.

And each idols and their images, their looks has a deep meaning behind it, so when we do concentration, and we look at the images, we are suppose to remember those meanigs.

For example, the Ganesh, it has one broken tooth and one full tooth, the broken one represents knowledge and the full one represents Faith...This tells us that its ok not to be so smart, or to have the full knowledge but we must have full Faith in ourself and in God.

I know people say that we have so many rituals in our religion, and that is absolutely right, but they are not merely a ritual, there is a reasoning and meaning behind each symbols and rituals in Hinduism.

The goal of a religion is to get human closer to god, now in order to get closer to god, we need to become better human beings, and to become better we need to develop certain qualities in us, and in order to bring these qualities we have symbols and rituals.

For example, we have a ritual to do a little pooja to the doorstep we call "Umbaro Poojan" with Swastik Symbols. Doing this everyday and looking at the symbols when you go out the door tells us that we should do atleast one action that is not selfish and that is slefless, without any expectation, so almost like a volunteer work without getting any credits. when returning back home, it tells us that make sure anything you bring in across this doorstep, meaning in the house, is pure, meaning that its not stolen or achieved in any wrong way. This way , by doing this ritual, family develops the quality of honesty and selflessness.


So by these small explination, you get the idea that Hinduism is Complex but its Absolutely Logical. You just have to go dive into the deep sea of knowledge hidden in it.....

if you wanna know more....e-mail me at, [e-mail]...

i would love to tell you more about Hinduism...

Answer 2

Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent.
Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva).
Hindus believe in Karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his/her own destiny by his/her thoughts, words and deeds.
Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all Karmas have been resolved, and Moksha, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will be deprived of this destiny.
Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore should practice ahimsa - noninjury in thought, word and deed.
Hindus believe that no one religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine paths are deserving of tolerance and understanding.
It is similar to Catholicism in that Hindus beleive that divine beings exist and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments and personal devotions create a communion with these Devas and Gods.

Answer 3

Hindu Rabi Maharaj Conversion:
http://www.leaderu.com/wri/pages/maharaj.html

Answer 4

I really don't know a lot about it. We have a temple here and I have been there a couple of times. The leader was very holy and I liked what he said. The music is good. The food is kinda weird vegetarian. They have many Gods and statutes that they put fruit and flower petals around. They sit on the floor but have a few chairs for old people. They are a kind and gentle people.

I don't see much connection with the practices or beliefs of Catholics.

Answer 5

What is hinduism? Hidu Religion who is real god in hinduism? Brahmam when this was named? Hindu name :-Some medivial period by Arabs Brahmam's name:-from time immemorial who started it ? No single individual-It is Sanaathanam=from time immemorial who are the followers? 1.2 billion people all over the world. who does it belongs to ? to 6 billion world population what hindu religion preach or teach There are 100s of web sites to refer. what are its basic concepts and principles? Same as above ( for eg. Ahimsa cannot be hindu pricinple though it is your statement is wrong .Ahimsa is Hindu principle--"Ahimsa Paramo Dharmaha" if ahimsa is hindu concept why then animal sacrifice Animal sacrifice is not in main Stream of Hinduism --It is in other Indian ETHNIC Religions. Tantram simply means Action"Silent communication" by gestures" etc with "Divinity" is Taantric-Black Magic is NOT Taantric. Why so much of confusion in basic understanding of hinduism? Only you are confused 1.2 Billion Hindus have NO confusion at all-They have a very clear understanding and it is on the RISE. Why Hindu gods have no history? No other Religious God has any History -only Mythology is there in other religions also.Hindu "Avatharams"ike sri.rama and sri.Krishna have History (Aithikaasam). Hindu is claimed to be old religion, then why no evidence was found in Indus valley excavations? How do you know there is No evidence?What has benn excavated is only a microscopic part A lot remains to be excavated.In Hastinaapuram excavations Mahabharatham evidences are there.. Was hinduism offshoot of Sramanic religion of dravids? (sramanic religion is known as Jain) Jainism is 2700 years old .Vedic(Hindu) Religion is 6000 years old (Please refer Max Muleer and sir .Monier Williams.) The portion of India below Vindhya mountains is "Draavida Desam"--above Vindya mountain upto Himachalam(Himalaya Mountain) is "Gauda Desam" they are just Goegraphical Regional names--Politically twisted.. Upper class aryans --"Arya" simply means Noble person.It is not a Caste Name.Even in England Noble persons --Duke -Earl etc--House of Lords are there."Arya is just a similar name.--Politically twisted.. .

Answer 6

The  Bharatiya tradition has been on four basic beliefs:

Every action has its inescapable results.
Belief in the role of  Avatars .
No one can escape from the consequences of his actions.
A firm belief that there is something sacred in everything in the world.
The three cardinal principles of the Hindu faith ( Sanathana Dharma ) are:

Belief in a series of births.

Belief in  Avatars of the Lord for reestablishment of  Dharma and transformation of those who have strayed from it.

Belief in  Karma , the fact that every activity will have its inevitable consequence and of human destiny being shaped by cumulative effect of all these consequences.

 Bharatiyas have held fast to three beliefs: The law of  karma , the concept of  Avatars and the doctrine of rebirth. The law of  karma means that there is no escape from the consequences of your actions. The  Karma doctrine lays down that one has to experience the result of his actions.

The concept of  Avatar implies faith in God and in the Divinity inherent in man. Man does not merely mean the human form. Man is distinguished from other animals and creatures by his capacity to judge what is permanent and what is transient, and his ability to recognize the past, the present and the future. Man alone has the capacity to comprehend this threefold nature of time. Man can ruminate over the past and speculate about the future. He can experience the present. However, man should not worry about what is past. The present is a product of the past. What has happened is beyond recall. It is futile to worry over future because it is uncertain.

Concern yourself only with the present. By  present we may be thinking only of the moment. But this is not the present as Divinity sees it. For the Divine, the  present is what is  Omnipresent . This means that both the past and future in that  is - because it is the result of the past and seed of the future. Because man has no faith in the Omnipresence of the Divine, he worries himself about the past, the present and the future. For the Divine these three categories of time do not exist.

Answer 7

There are so many gods in Hinduism that Hindu's dont even know all of them. It's irrelevant because they will all burn in hell for not having been born again. God hates dark people... Hindu's, Asians, Africans, American-Indians... he only let his one son be cherished among white folks and didn't bother to implant his religion in those other areas of the planet which had no capacity to recieve the word of Jesus when he first arrived 2000 years ago.

Answer 8

all i know about hinduism
is that they believe that god is play acting us.
there is only god pretending to be all of us and everything else.
kinda like a big dream of his.
i think thats pretty cool, myself.