Does hinduism make sense to you? coz i heard....?

Question

the divine books hindus follow was written by human beings like mahamuni balmiki and bedbash. can anyone explain it?

Answer 1

Hinduism is too vast to say whether it makes sense or not . . . for every belief in Hinduism there is pretty much an opposite belief by another sect as well.

But as far as your question, the idea is basically this . . . all human beings are a part of god . . . the universal pervading spirit called "Brahman" . . . as a cycle of creation progresses, individual units are created and they struggle to find their way back to this Brahman and seek unity with it.

Thus each and every person can serve as a conduit for eternal wisdom since they are part of the godhead. Not everyone is the same in wisdom as you can liken a human being to a garage with windows. The windows start off muddy and you have to try to cleanse them so that the true light of infinity that is your true Self can shine through.

Once you have completely removed all impurities from yourself, you will rejoin with the Brahman in a sea of infinite consciousness and will not need to reincarnate again. But essentially *anyone* has the potential to write anything useful at any time.

Note that in Hinduism direct experience is given more respect than intellectual understanding so books in general do not hold the status that they do in most other religions. They vary in insight and usefulness and are pretty much useless if not followed up with spiritual effort.

Answer 2

The Bible was interpreted by men and the King James version was done by King James from the dead sea scrolls written by who knows. So why can't the hindus write something inspired by God? I've read Jesus went to India and preached the gospel, hmmm, makes you wonder. Could it be there is a people that believes the same thing but in a different way. Christains are so close minded.

Answer 3

a human being can mean so many things... especially now a days.

but a real human being... meaning tuned and refined to the actual purpose of being human... is not in any way comparable to what human beings are acting like now a days...

Not only that but if a Human is truly empowered by God... then he/she is not comparable to those of us who are just doing our own thing...

thats my realization...

be careful what you say ... you may not know what you are talking about... or who.

The vedic scriptures were not composed by a man, they were written by a human ( a saint ) so that as the minds of people in general became less and less able to just hear and remember so much information they would have a convenient written source to reffrence...

The origin of the vedas is Om.... sound

Veda means intelligence... knowledge... information.... passed from those who heard and retained the verses... not so easy now a days... most people don't know Sanskrit and even amongst those that do there are varying ideas of proper meaning.

Krsna Dwaipayana Veda Vyasa Deva wrote the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Mahabharata, and Srimad Bhagavatam... he wrote them down but he did not compose them... like a poet... the vedas are traditionally heard and the spoken in accordance with you ability to hear and remember...

hope this clears this up for you.


OB1

Answer 4

Initially you learn the names correctly and then ask whether it makes sense to Hindus or not.----

It is Mahamuni VAALMIKI--do you know what is the meaning of Valmiki?---He authored sri.Raamaayana

It is not "bedbash"?!!!!!!-----It is Veda Vyaasaa--he authored sri.Maha Bharaatha,srimath.Bhaagavatham,sri.Brahma Sutram

But VEDHAM -which is the Supreme Religous Texts-Rg-Yajur-Saaman-Atharva were "Revealed" by GOD to Arshas.So they can not be written or Read.ONe should learn only by hearing (with ears=Srothram) from a Guru(Teacher) and Recited by mouth(Srothas)--so it is called "Sruthi"

P.S.:- Brahma Sutram is missing in the Post

Answer 5

Show me one book that was NOT written by man. All religious books are believed by their adherents to be written with "divine inspiration", whether they are quoting a so-called prophet, or the author is a so-called prophet themself.

Answer 6

Religion is Pride and Prejudice.
God is Sense and Sensibility.

Answer 7

hinduism is so vast that one lifetime is not enough to to know the religion completely,

it's pagan

sometimes it look like a sect

it's so spiritual sometimes

sometimes like islam when women are concerned

polytheist

and monotheist at the same time

(jesus was not a fool to come to india)

yoga exercises to reach God

and many more

Answer 8

Hinduism, the world’s oldest religion, has no beginning--it precedes recorded history. It has no human founder. It is a mystical religion, leading the devotee to personally experience the Truth within, finally reaching the pinnacle of consciousness where man and God are one. Hinduism has four main denominations--Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism.

The following nine facts, though not exhaustive, offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality or about Hinudism.

1 Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.
2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas, the world's most ancient scripture, and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God's word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion.
3 Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution.
4 Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
5 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.
6 Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments and personal devotionals create a communion with these devas (divine beings) and God.
7 Hindus believe that an enlightened master, or satguru, is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry, meditation and surrender in God.
8 Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice ahimsa, noninjury, in thought, word and deed.
9 Hindus believe that no religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine paths are facets of God's Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.

Hindus believe in one Supreme Being. In the Hindu pantheon there are said to be three hundred and thirty-three million Lords(divine beings). The plurality of Lords are perceived as divine creations of that one Being. So, Hinduism has one supreme God, but it has an extensive hierarchy of Lords.

Hinduism views existence as composed of three worlds. The First World is the physical universe; the Second World is the subtle astral or mental plane of existence in which the devas, angels and spirits live; and the Third World is the spiritual universe of the Mahadevas, "great shining beings," our Hindu Lords. Hinduism is the harmonious working together of these three worlds.

The Veda is the Hindu holy book. The four books of the Vedas—Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva—include over 100,000 verses. The knowledge imparted by the Vedas ranges from earthy devotion to high philosophy. Their words and wisdom permeate Hindu thought, ritual and meditation. The Vedas are the ultimate scriptural authority for Hindus. Their oldest portions are said by some to date back as far as 6,000 bce, orally transmitted for most of history and written down in Sanskrit in the last few millennia, making them the world’s longest and most ancient scripture. The
Vedas open a rare window into ancient Indian society, proclaiming life’s sacredness and the way to oneness with God.

For untold centuries unto today, the Vedas have remained the sustaining force and authoritative doctrine, guiding followers in ways of worship, duty and enlightenment. The Vedas are the meditative and philosophical focus for millions of monks and a billion seekers. Their stanzas are chanted from memory by priests and laymen daily as liturgy in temple worship and domestic ritual. All Hindus wholeheartedly accept the Vedas, yet each draws selectively, interprets freely and amplifi es abundantly. Over time, this tolerant allegiance has woven the varied tapestry of Indian Hindu Dharma.Each of the four Vedas has four sections: Samhitas (hymn collections), Brahmanas (priestly manuals), Aran yakas (forest treatises) and Upanishads (enlightened discourses). The Samhitas and Brahmanas affirm that God is immanent and transcendent and prescribe ritual worship, mantra and devotional hymns to establish communication with the spiritual worlds. The hymns are invocations to the One Divine and to the Divinities of nature, such as the Sun, the Rain, the Wind, the Fire and the Dawn— as well as prayers for matrimony, progeny, prosperity, concord, protection, domestic rites and more. The Aranyakas and Upanishads outline the soul’s evolutionary journey, provide yogic philosophical training and propound realization of man’s oneness with God as the destiny of all souls. Today, the Vedas are published in Sanskrit, English, French, German and other languages. But it is the popular, metaphysical Upanishads that have been most amply and ably translated.

There are a million gurus from several traditions wrote a number of books on spiritualism(about realising God).However Vedas remain the ultimate authority.

Hinduism is unique among the world's religions. I boldly proclaim it the oldest religion in the world. To begin with, it is mankind's oldest spiritual declaration, the very fountainhead of faith on the planet. Hinduism's venerable age has seasoned it to maturity. It is the only religion, to my knowledge, which is not founded in a single historic event or prophet, but which itself precedes recorded history. Hinduism has been called the "cradle of spirituality," and the "mother of all religions," partially because it has influenced virtually every major religion and partly because it can absorb all other religions, honor and embrace their scriptures, their saints, their philosophy. This is possible because Hinduism looks compassionately on all genuine spiritual effort and knows unmistakably that all souls are evolving toward union with the Divine, and all are destined, without exception, to achieve spiritual enlightenment and liberation in this or a future life.

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Answer 9

Not at all

Answer 10

the bible was also written by man