A Philosophy Of Hindu Faith

Hinduism is a religion practiced all over the world and has gained a large following. Hinduism got its start in the Indus Valley civilization and since then has evolved into a open and tolerant religion upon which every and anybody from all walks of life are welcome. In Hinduism there is a divine reality which can best be described as all reality is ultimately one for monistic Hindus or that there is no distinction between the divine reality and the rest of reality for dualistic Hindus. Either way it is put Hindus try to understand divine reality through their different gods, images, nature, and avatars.

The question of origin- In order for us to completely understand Hinduism, we must first understand that this a philosophical system of beliefs. To give a definite origin of Hinduism would be very hard to address because there are no known origins. There are no beginning points or a name of a founder. Hinduism can be traced all the way back to around 1500 B.C in what we now call India and has a lot of different beliefs, philosophies and views that contradict each other. All Hindus believe in one God, a supreme being known as Brahma. Brahma is an entity believed to live in every single facet of reality and existence throughout the whole universe. Brahma is both impersonal and unknowable and is often believed to exist in three separate forms: Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer.

Hinduism is a religion that is difficult to define. No one can say who the founder is, or connect it to a certain place or time. So in order to understand Hinduism, we follow a coherent set of assumptions upon which people base their lives; otherwise defined as the Indian Worldview.

Hinduism is an incredibly complex polytheistic religion, with its roots in the Indus River Valley Civilization over 8000 years ago and is still practiced today. Hinduism is typically practiced by the citizens of places such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As indicated by its wide reaching influences, Hinduism does not have one single founder, but started a shift into its more modern form when Aryan invaders brought the Vedas into India around 1500 B.C.E. At its core Hinduism believes in entities called the Brahman, the source of everything in the universe, from these Brahman emerged over 330 million gods, all of which are different manifestations of the Brahman. The most important gods in Hinduism are Vishnu,

Hindus believe that God created the world and that everything contains a piece of God. The video “God, Soul and World - What Is Hinduism? Pilot (SD)”, explains that:

Hinduism is a religion that can be difficult to understand in a Western world. In the Western world where the majority of people are monotheistic the Hindu beliefs can be difficult to grasp. Hindus worship a number of gods and spirits, but these numerous spirits are all parts of

Om is the main symbol of Hinduism. It may seem a small word but has a lot of meaning to it. Hindus say it is the name of the universal Lord and surrounds all creations. They use this word in yoga classes as mediation and for peace. Om refers to soul, truth, divine, and knowledge. “In the Kaṭha Upaniṣad, the figure Death defines oṃ as the goal propounded by the Vedas, and proclaims that anyone who meditates on the syllable oṃ can attain brahma” (Jones). After meditating for many years and constantly saying “Om” can attain the Lord Brahma. After achieving your goal and meeting Brahma, you can ask for anything in favor and the lord gives it to you for praying with purity. Also, Om is said when

Imagine a place entirely made of Turkish Limestone and Italian marble, a place of worship and serenity. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is the full name of the Hindu Mandir I visited, it is located in Stafford also known as Houston, Texas. I visited BAPS because of the beautiful land mark it created. BAPS is a place of worship for people who practice and believe in Hinduism. Hinduism is approximately 5,000 to 10,000 years old. It is a religion that grows by enfolding new traditions. There are several field of Hinduism, but everyone picks only one. In Hinduism, the fallowers believe in the four gods and five goddesses, each one has an individual meaning and story. Causing each human individual to have a different connection with each of the gods.

Hinduism is a religion of wonders. It is a unique religion because of how ancient it is. It is the world's oldest religion and it covers everything from how to live a noble life, to how to follow the dharmic path. Its traditions, its path towards moksha, and its beliefs are very unique in comparison to other religions. In my opinion, I think the three most important ideas in Hinduism are the beliefs, achieving moksha, and the traditions or the holidays because they are the core principles of hinduism and they are what makes the religion unique and explain why it is being followed by over 1 billion people. For Example the festivals like Diwali and Holi are not followed by other religions and it is very symbolic in Hinduism.

The worldview for Hinduism is grounded in doctrines of Samsara and Karma meaning (the cycle of rebirth) and (the universal law of cause and effect) which determine one’s life. Many of them beliefs is the Gods interact with humans and influence the world. Some believe in a Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva and then there are others who has an essential monotheism, belief that all the Gods are manifestations of one.

Many religions offer an exact path to the afterlife; illuminated by various rules and regulations that one must follow to reach enlightenment. Hinduism, on the other hand, is much more complex, offering multiple ways to achieve moksha and providing many answers to the ancient question of “what happens after we die?” Many people think that Hindus believe in many deities, but the Hindu concept of God is much broader than that. In fact, Hinduism itself encompasses much more than just one specific set of religious beliefs. While some Hindus believe that God is a divine being with certain identifiable attributes, others believe that God cannot be defined and is an all-pervading being that extends beyond everything. Although some beliefs differ, the majority of Hindus see the concept of God in multiple ways. Among these are the concepts of God as one and many, God and the soul, God as sound, God as image, God in nature, cows, and avatara.

The beliefs of Hinduism is unlike any other. Apart from Judaism, Hindus look to many Gods counting as high as the thousandths. Although Hindus look to many Gods, they often look to what is known as “Brahman” for the highest supreme spirit. Hindus often devote themselves to their individual Gods to seek fulfillment. Hinduism could also be seen as a caste system made up of four caste known as “Varna.” Caste is often determined by the families previous caste in other words, it is

It has no unifying faith or belief, no founder, no religious structure, and no concept of sin. (“Primary Resources”). Hindus follow many gods like Brahma, the Creator, who varies in different forms such as Vishnu the Preserver, Shiva, the Destroyer, Ganapati, the Remover of Obstacles, Rama and Krishna, the avatars of Vishnu, Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning, Lakshmi, the Goddess of Fortune, Durga Devi, the Goddess of Moral Order, Indra, the King of Heaven, Surya, the Sun God, Agni, the Fire God, and Hanuman, the Monkey King of Strength. (“Hinduism”). Although Hindus know the importance of following all gods, they primarily follow a single God or goddess. Shiva, Vishnu, and the goddess are the most popular among Hindus. When families worship these gods, the rituals normally go along with the images and sculptures in the home. Hinduism has continued to expand and it’s people have become more diverse throughout history. With so many followers, Hindus can choose what gods to worship. Hindus don’t have to persuade others to follow his God, or beliefs (Primary

Hinduism is large and complex religious institute that reflects the religious belief of a rich society, the Indian people. It origins, just as the religion are intermingled in the Aryans system of belief and early Indian system of belief which merged to give what is now Hinduism. The Aryan system of belief came to exist in India when the Aryans from eastern Europe invaded India around 1500 B.C. It is believed that many of the rituals and gods of now, Hindu are derivative of their faiths. They came to India which what would later be adopted by hindus as the cast system, but theirs was composed of hierarchically of three entity; the warriors whom were the most important, the priest which direct any rituals and retain knowledge of the vedas and the servants which looked at the cattles. The accentuation of nature is also a product of the Aryan faith system which is reconstructed to or at least reused in the idea of oneness with nature and Brahman which is the hindu supreme God. The Rig Veda which contains thousands of hymns in the sanskrit are also Aryans (Phil.108, notes).

Hinduism was one of the religions that I found to be most intriguing and different than most of the religions that are now major. The word Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu which is what the Persians called them because of where they were from. Hindu are those who follow the way of dharma, the four classes of varnas and stages of life ashramas.” Hinduism is a major world religion because of its influences throughout time that have shaped other religions that branched off from it. Hinduism is an ancient religion that was founded near 1,500 B.C. It is a religion that has perceiver through many different times of persecution and its one enemy time. It originated in India which is what many Indus people originated. Most Hindus