Why So Many Gods In Hinduism? REACTION
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- In this reaction we look at Dharma Speaks CZcams video titled: "Hinduism: Why so many Gods?" Western concepts of religion frequently revolve around monotheism, contrasting sharply with Hinduism's rich tapestry of diverse deities, which may initially seem archaic and disorderly. However, this video elucidates how the multitude of gods and goddesses in Hinduism symbolizes the boundless essence of the divine. Each deity serves as both an attribute and a potent conduit for individuals to establish a profound connection with the supreme reality. Throughout history, various spiritual leaders have attested that worshiping deities is a path that leads to the ultimate goal of Yoga - the steadying of the mind and the realization of our genuine connection with the Divine.
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There is no blasphemy in hinduism.we are perfectly fine with god criticism and criticism of religion.And even in temples we can discuss about existence of god.we are very much flexible and adoptable.❤️❤️❤️
Lol try that in a temple lol
@@spilltea4241 already tried.❤️🙏
@@SATYAMSINGH-oj1orbro you roasted him😂😂😂
@@spilltea4241i did .i told directly to batji( guru) that I don't believe in god but like festival and singing and dancing god songs with my community.. nothing happen he just his blessings..My hole family and friends knows I don't believe in god nobody care..
Tell that to Armin Nawabi
33 koti gods = 8 Vasus + 11 Rudras + 12 Adityas + Indra and Prajapati ( 8+ 11 + 12 + 2 = 33).
The term 'koti' in Sanskrit has two meaning, one is 'supreme' and the other is Crore. The term 'trayastrimsati koti' does not mean the number 'thirty-three crore'
Sanatana is very old ... we need to have Sanskrit knowledge to understand those.
Brother, don't share useless knowledge of WhatsApp here.
I know the names of more than 50 gods and goddesses.
There are 33 koti gods, I am not denying it but there are likely to be more than 33 crore Gods and Goddesses in India.
India is a country of great diversity.
@@iamyashmishra Thats your interpretation. What he says is the main form. There is no singular truth or one way.
@@iamyashmishra
You should delete your WhatsApp. Study focus on your future. What are VEDAS you will never understand. Before lecturing someone else study. Don’t deny facts on basis of your useless history knowledge.
Sanatan is vast we know nothing about it.
@@iamyashmishra33 Koti is fixed but many manifestations just goddess Lakshmi and Parvati have so many forms,and over all one single god bramhan but many manifestations.
@@iamyashmishra
This is not WhatsApp knowledge
This great knowledge is from our scriptures
"Ego is the destroyer of Mankind" - Goddess Kali
Pouring milk, honey, water are scientific way of keeping the thousands year old idols intact. This process helps the longevity of the idols made of stones. It's like keeping them lubricated so that it doesn't crack. In this process the energy that one puts spritually worshipping and praying everyday to their ishta devta transforms oneself gradually. Om Namah Shivaya🙏
I was just going to comment the same but found yours......😊
@@shefalimandal6023 Great minds think alike🤪
@@shefalimandal6023 me too
Yes… exactly… and some misunderstanding it
+ Saligraama stone that is used to make idols has micro cavities on the surface and the minerals erode into the liquid. Later it is served in small quantities to the devotees in small quantities. Also water reacts to energies (including brain waves) and maintains states. The idol is consecrated with a prana pratishta by making it a part of the temple energy system. Hence Abhishekam has multiple benefits.
That statue is perfectly symbolic.like you stand and salute to your national flag and that doesn't mean your are saluting a cloth and a stick but that flag of cloth represents the idia of your nation.similar statue represents the idia of god.hope you understand.❤❤❤
There's actually a lot more to it than that, but no harm in thinking like you do. There's an entire ancient text dedicated to the science of constructing temples, consecrating the vigrahas and also the yantras to be used below the idols which trap and radiate energy around them. It is also why we walk three rounds around the idol, to energise our spirit with the vibrations of the temple
In sanatan dharama we worship everything thats why we live in nature we respect everything❤
*I understand what you mean about feeling that it is just a statue, to remove that confusion, watch videos of a ritual called "pran prathista", a ritual where in most temples, they encompass a huge amount of divine energy inside the idol and they cover the idols eye and after the ritual, they keep a mirror in front of it and open the idol's blindfold, and the energy stored shatters the mirror and goes back into the idol...this energy then affects us all*
They won't understand bro...😂😂😂
@@ravimishra4914 yea they won't, but gotta start somewhere...even if they don't understand the ritual, they'll atleast have an idea why we hindus believe in idols and it's power...
No, all these gods are blowing my mind. How can you remember that many ? And Christians have trouble with the trinity concept.
@@pamelakinzey5600 u don't need to remember everybody...u need to remember nly few main ones...
Innocence in our religion is one of the fundamental attitude to realise god..... because innocence is the pure devotion and dedication to god.
In Hindu Dharma We Worship & Belive in Everything❤🙏❤That's why we live in Nature 🙏🥰our Culture teaching us to Respect Everything 🙏 Proud to be an indian🇮🇳 🇮🇳
12:04 You should visit a Shiva Temple and experience what Ritual is. There's a famous line in Hinduism.
'Ritual is not worship of Ashes but preservation of Fire'.
The only true religion 🕉❤
"I go into the Upanishads to ask questions," Niels Bohr, great physicist and a founder of Quantum Theory.
Keep asking questions guys keep learning 🙏
I am a hindu but I studied psychology . I believe our religion has deep psychological research and manifested deities and one identifies with that deity I seing the manifestation of auto suggestions . If it is not genuine faith ,but only rituals to score a point ,then manifestations that you want does not occur the same way as it could and would if a simple and direct relation with your belief is practiced or naturalized. Many puranic stories talk about wide eyes ( not blind faith) conscious and honest humility with your belief and ritualistic penance that reveals the TRUTh ultimately and how one gets mastery over at least one aspect of that force of divinity in the universe .
i would like to correct you guys ,there are no 33 million gods but there are 33 types of gods. The language Sanskrit have a word which is KOTI. This word has 2 meanings, 1). million ,and 2).types. Here on the basis of a old hindu text and on the basis of context the word KOTI here means types. So yes there are 33 types of gods, not 33 Million
I checked your channel, you got an awesome voice but no uploads for a year. KEEP GOING brother
@@stayspiritual Hey thank you so much!!
I am just so busy building up my career got no time for it unfortunately🙂
BTW thanks.
@@stayspiritual the statues/idols..are not merely stone...but are charged with cosmic/life energies..after a complex process called pran prathistha...that infuses the stone with a specific energy..depending on the mantra-chant (or frequency resonance)...
As you said, You ABSOLUTELY CAN collect some stones and sticks and worship it. It doesn't matter as long as you are worshipping it with your whole heart and belief!
Pran pratishtha
The thing is, Hindus, Jains, Buddhists never asked anyone who is out of their faith, to visit their temples, to worship their gods, to follow their rituals, Never tried to convert anyone. There are only two ways to get enlightenment, One is by just loving the God means being attached to the God (without caring about the surroundings) and Second is by seeking the truth (by study, educating, getting Gyan that means reaching the limit of consciousness). Love path is Easy while Seeking consciousness path is Tough.
Yes it was a statue but there is a certain ritual through which we invoke the spiritual energy through vibration of sounds using mantras then the statue becomes a living being and then we take care of the deity as a living being like bathing dressing feeding sleeping etc
I'm a Mother Lover totally lost it. His brain can't grasp anything other that what was told to him in a church 😂
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I am a Hindu but as a way of life as I become more peaceful and follow ahimsa I lean more towards Jainism,their dharmic way is superb I can follow Jain principles and still be a Hindu.
Hinduism and Jainism is two different Dharm but there is nothing different on them
Yes I never found jain , sikh and Buddhism different than me as a snatani.....Jainism also pray to many God sikh also pray to bhagvati mata..........we celebrate festivals which are common........but just have different ways of seeing gods........
My grandfather didn't consume root vegetables and was a pundit.
He gave reason as vedas prohibiting it.
Idk what else there is about Jainism
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great video! loved it. There is no Blasphemy in Hinduism folks, neither any form of strictness or control. Meditation and Yoga are the key pillars with ancient texts for guidance to our inner core
Yes, it’s a statue. If you see it as a stone, it IS a stone. If you see good and god in that - you’d find good and God in that stone.
You can visit the places .. you can totally feel the energy around it.. the positivity .. and will realize it's not just statue.. we do pran pratishta which means God actually resides there
There is no strict version in Hinduism… however there are a huge array of practices from extremely mundane to highly sophisticated. It depends on one’s own spiritual level which will draw them to a particular way of practicing Hinduism.
Tell me again in detail Your divine glories and manifestations, O Janardan. I can never tire of hearing your nectar.
Bhagavad Gita 10.19View »
The Lord spoke: I shall now briefly describe My divine glories to you, O best of the Kurus, for there is no end to their detail.
Bhagavad Gita 10.20View »
O Arjun, I am seated in the heart of all living entities. I am the beginning, middle, and end of all beings.
Bhagavad Gita 10.21View »
Amongst the twelve sons of Aditi I am Vishnu; amongst luminous objects I am the sun. Know Me to be Marichi amongst the maruts, and the moon amongst the stars in the night sky.
Bhagavad Gita 10.22View »
I am the Samaveda amongst the Vedas, and Indra amongst the celestial gods. Amongst the senses I am the mind; amongst the living beings I am consciousness.
Bhagavad Gita 10.23View »
Amongst the rudras know Me to be Shankar; amongst the semi-celestial beings and demons I am Kuber. I am Agni amongst the vasus and Meru amongst the mountains.
Bhagavad Gita 10.24View »
O Arjun, amongst priests, I am Brihaspati; amongst warrior chiefs I am Kartikeya; and amongst reservoirs of water, know Me to be the ocean.
Bhagavad Gita 10.25View »
I am Bhrigu amongst the great seers and the transcendental Om amongst sounds. Amongst chants know Me to be the repetition of the Holy Name; amongst immovable things I am the Himalayas.
Bhagavad Gita 10.26View »
Amongst trees I am the peepal tree (sacred fig tree); of the celestial sages I am Narad. Amongst the gandharvas I am Chitrath, and amongst the siddhas I am sage Kapil.
Bhagavad Gita 10.27View »
Amongst horses know Me to be Ucchaihshrava, begotten from the churning of the ocean of nectar. I am Airavata amongst all lordly elephants, and the king amongst humans.
Bhagavad Gita 10.28View »
I am the Vajra (thunderbolt) amongst weapons and Kamadhenu amongst the cows. I am Kaamdev, the god of love, amongst all causes for procreation; and amongst serpents, I am Vasuki.
Bhagavad Gita 10.29View »
Amongst the snakes I am Anant; amongst aquatics I am Varun. Amongst the departed ancestors I am Aryama; amongst dispensers of law I am Yamraj, the lord of death.
Bhagavad Gita 10.30View »
I am Prahlad amongst the demons; amongst all that controls I am time. Know me to be the lion amongst animals, and Garud amongst the birds.
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Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst wielders of weapons, I am Lord Ram. Of water creatures, I am the crocodile, and of flowing rivers, I am the Ganges.
You are welcome to India
16:11 the point here you make is valid and not offensive at all!
I'm not a religious scholar, but from my understanding we worship idols because we (as in regular humans) can't see god in everything around us, we don't have the understanding of God to do that. The sages who have this understanding don't need idols to worship God!
I really liked the questions and the open discussion. Its like brain storming.bhelps me think through teachings heard since childhood, assumptions, interpretations and new understanding gained from revisiting some of these familiar stories.
I find the vire teachings if Hinduism to ve very practical and relatable principles to apply in your day to day life.
The reason we worship udols us because we consider the idol to be a gateway/interface/bridge/representation of transitioning from the materialistic tangible aspects (experienced through our sense) to the vast, incomprehensible world of infinite spiritual. It helps if you have something to focus on that engages all your senses that helps you take towards an out-of-body experience.
Welcome you guys, whenever you are ready, we stand here to guide you through the spiritual and religious journey in India.
And we also have a Panth called 'Charvaka'
You should check it out.
(Panth means path){Panth is what we had, religion is about kind of dogmatically believing, Panth is about seeking}
Some Panths are Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shikhism, Charvaka, Shagun Bhakti, Nirgun Bhakti, etc.
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U can say there are so many gods and goddesses we love and worship them all but the certain deity attracts, it maybe cus u relate to them more or ur personality leans more towards them
You are looking from outside of Hinduism that why your mind leval is this😂😂😂 you meet me I explained everything ❤
Study, worship , gain knowledge without putting any limit. Its amazing world.
When one study more aspects of life , one can reach more towards tip of the mountain and can see more clearly the nature, the life.
Feel more happiness with removal of layers of ignorance.
We HINDUS know that The DIVINE exist in everyone n everything n so we worship and respect all in every form n FORMLESSNESS. FOR US HINDUS THERE NOTHING BUT THE DIVINE.🎉🎉🎉HINDUS DON'T BELIEVE IN LOOTING.. RAPE.. MURDER.. VIOLENCE.. THEY WANT EVERYONE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND LOVE... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
JAI BHARAT MATA KI JAI🕉️
Yes , we offer flowers to the diety and pour milk, turmeric water,etc on the idols.
1. Pouring milk ,turmeric water, kumkuma on th idols is a certain way of preserving the idols from cracking and also water is basically an electrolyte, which transmits energy much faster than air.
2. We adorn the diety with flowers. Eventhough we believe that god is everywhere our mind needs something to focus on. That is why we assume deity resides in the idol and we assume that we are bathing the diety, we are clothing them and decorating them with flowers and ornaments because flowers are the greatest gift of mother nature. It is also a way of connecting the diety to nature.
3. Before actually starting to worship the idol in the temple, we do few rituals and chant mantras, bury navadanya,and lokam(navadanya- a mixture of nine varieties of grains like rice,green gram,chick peas,etc, loham- basically means metals or alloys. we commonly gold, silver,copper.) This has something to do with the charges...
4. Not covering the upper body is for climatic reasons. India is a tropical ,humidcountry and we see sun almost every day. While performing pujas ,chanting mantras and giving harati, in the inner chamber where the idol resides, it is pretty hot because there is usually no window and only one door. And the chamber is closed as i said, so it makes sense for the pujari(in your words- a priest) to not wear upper garment and even the lower body cloth or dhoti is tied because it allows the passage of air. Majority of the scruptures and carvings in the ancient ancient are also seen like this without covering the upper body because it is common and not considered a taboo (same in the case of female scruptures also. Only in the recent years after the colonisations and multiple invaders , women started following few clothing practices which were originally not part of our culture)
@Justin a Q for you
When a westerner as u mentioned enters Church what one sees? An animae of Jesus statue or a feel of looking/feeling Jesus as god/son of god? It all depends on the individual, what one is looking in to.. if u see it's as a statue.. yes it is, if one looks/feels as a gods form or energy source he gets that. It's all your perception. In Hinduism god is omnipresent, formless and the same time in every form
jai shree laxmi narayan ji❤️🙏
Well that statue is invoked by mantras so it later contains a lot of energies of that mantra..dats how it benefits other ls who visit the temple..so basically that statue is centre of energy..hope this information help ,
We have something called 'Ishtdevta' , which means choosing or creating your god according to path you want walk in life.
Every statue is not an idol. It reaches that stage only after a ritual called 'Pran Prathista'.
After the Pran Prathista the idol is treated just as a human being. They are bathed, adorned with garlands and fed. The food that is offered to the idol is then offered to the public as Prasad.
I feel compelled to share my understanding on why milk poured on statue , for two reasons , one the inquiry is genuine and question is asked in good faith and second i myself faced this question earlier ... in hindusim there are 4 ways of worshipping god .. one of devotion(bhakti and idolatry), one of knowledge ( where ignorance is the offering to god) , one of meditation (where ones breath is an offering to god), one of karma yoga( where ones good actions are offering to god).. idolatary is one of the ways where a statue is consecrated and it is assumed that energy of the deity has trascended upon the statue and it no longer stays a statue .. idol is treated as a real life deity and hence all offerings are material in nature like milk, honey, water etc .. please note a statue becomes an idol only once consecrated.. idol worship is considered one of the ways in hindusim , its not mandatory for advanced worshippers or anyone ... giving a form to god is not considered blasphemy
Surah Al Baqarah
1:who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and donate from what We have provided for them,
and who believe in what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ and what was revealed before you, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.
It is they who are ˹truly˺ guided by their Lord, and it is they who will be successful.
As for those who persist in disbelief, it is the same whether you warn them or not-they will never believe.
Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.
And there are some who say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day,” yet they are not ˹true˺ believers.
They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it.
There is sickness in their hearts, and Allah ˹only˺ lets their sickness increase. They will suffer a painful punishment for their lies.
When they are told, “Do not spread corruption in the land,” they reply, “We are only peace-makers!”
Indeed, it is they who are the corruptors, but they fail to perceive it.
And when they are told, “Believe as others believe,” they reply, “Will we believe as the fools believe?” Indeed, it is they who are fools, but they do not know.
When they meet the believers they say, “We believe.” But when alone with their evil associates they say, “We are definitely with you; we were only mocking.”
Allah will throw their mockery back at them, leaving them to continue wandering blindly in their defiance.
They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance. But this trade is profitless, and they are not ˹rightly˺ guided.
Their example is that of someone who kindles a fire, but when it lights up all around them, Allah takes away their light, leaving them in complete darkness-unable to see.
They are ˹wilfully˺ deaf, dumb, and blind, so they will never return ˹to the Right Path˺.
Or ˹those caught in˺ a rainstorm from the sky with darkness, thunder, and lightning. They press their fingers into their ears at the sound of every thunder-clap for fear of death. And Allah encompasses the disbelievers ˹by His might˺.
2: And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a sûrah like it and call your helpers other than Allah, if what you say is true.
But if you are unable to do so-and you will never be able to do so-then fear the Fire fuelled with people and stones, which is prepared for the disbelievers.
Give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to those who believe and do good that they will have Gardens under which rivers flow. Whenever provided with fruit, they will say, “This is what we were given before,” for they will be served fruit that looks similar ˹but tastes different˺. They will have pure spouses, and they will be there forever.
Surely Allah does not shy away from using the parable of a mosquito or what is even smaller. As for the believers, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. And as for the disbelievers, they argue, “What does Allah mean by such a parable?” Through this ˹test˺, He leaves many to stray, and guides many. And He leaves none to stray except the rebellious-
those who violate Allah’s covenant after it has been affirmed, break whatever ˹ties˺ Allah has ordered to be maintained, and spread corruption in the land. It is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.
*How can you deny Allah? You were lifeless and He gave you life, then He will cause you to die and again bring you to life, and then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.
He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”
He taught Adam the names of all things, then He presented them to the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if what you say is true?”
They replied, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are truly the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”
Allah said, “O Adam! Inform them of their names.” Then when Adam did, Allah said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”
And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did-but not Iblîs, who refused and acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful.
We cautioned, “O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat as freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers.”
But Satan deceived them-leading to their fall from the ˹blissful˺ state they were in, and We said, “Descend from the heavens ˹to the earth˺ as enemies to each other. You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.”
Then Adam was inspired with words ˹of prayer˺ by his Lord, so He accepted his repentance. Surely He is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.
We said, “Descend all of you! Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows it, there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.
But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.”
I mean anyone who loves his country has deep respect for their flag even though it's just a piece of cloth.
0:56 Hinduism acknowledged that the earth is spherical even befor some religious texts suggested its flat. Still we are called backward 😂
As he said " Different gods according to ur need... Similarly idols are just to make connection (have something that helps you with connecting with him, if you want to worship all forms or one form)... Kabir loved ram in infinite form but tulsidas loved ram in his human form
God is all form(all forms came from him)
I love that at 9:24 you nail the precise reason there are so many gods in Hinduism. “God is One, but it’s known by many names” is what I was told the first time I went to a Hindu temple. In the time I’ve since spent learning about Hinduism, the general idea is that there is a potential physical manifestation of God in any form imaginable, so each individual person’s idealized perception of God and preffered manner of worship is represented.
Also, at 16:15, the answer is yes you can sometimes just build a little idol of a deity for worship. At the local temple for Hanuman Jayanti (Hanuman’s birthday) the priest built a little idol of Hanuman with coconuts and bananas and some other things. The idea is that the deity is more or less asked to inhabit the physical statues for the purpose of face to face worship.
No real Hindu would blame you for questioning. As a Hindu, I can question the existance of God and it is not blasphemy.
Many Hindus are atheists, and many don't worship idols. Thats fine.
Many Hindus worship natural elements,like tree, animals, rivers, the Sun, the moon, the mountain, the earth ..
Or they choose from whatever devine persona they find motivating to mee,,, their call.. they can create a new god if they like ...
One may or may not pray or keep fast ... His/her call -
Hinduism is the most democratic and liberal way of life (it never was or is a religion)
But I must accept that like every religion, there are fanatics in Hinduism as well, who have limited knowledge about their religion. So ..
8:14 One of the core beliefs of Hinduism (present in all traditions, schools, subsets) is that divinity resides everywhere in this physical world. Our universe or reality as we see it is a physical manifestation of the divine and so all physical things, living or non-living is essentially an extension of the divine. And our ultimate goal in life is to attain Moksha (the enlightenment/realisation/understanding of that relationship of all things physical, including ourselves, with the infinite divine). Even the literal meaning of the Hindu/Sanskrit word for greeting - "Namaste" is - "the divine in me bows to the divine in you".
Plz react to "Why hindu gods are so human"? by Dharma speaks
..u see amrit manthan story ...all god involved that and they produce mony , animal , plant tree, poison, medicine, weapon , Earth also
Ganesh story represent medical treatment first plastic surgery...
All . meaning is .. human evolution
Deep meaning all gods
Each one of
Offering different different things to the idol/statue 😂 is a significant meaning like offering turmeric to keep mind in peace, try to apply chandan(sandalwood paste)on your head for a day you will feel different like calm and coolness etc.
Try once then you will get to know why we offer these to God so that every body gets influenced and applies to himself also.
You can spend your whole life to know about hinduism and it's practices, it's worth it.
You guys are having a lot of questions but you are taking those questions in a very casual way. Every questions hat you have encountered, every single one of them, there is a deep reason and explanation for that. So, be patience and if you want to really learn about it, then you will need a teacher, there is only so little that you can learn from youtube videos. It took me years to grasp all these things
Seeking the truth.. by questining the reality....the more you ask more you understand...
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we have a phrase in India 'if you believe its god if you dont its just a stachu' also if i dont want to worship i can worship rivers trees , nature etc coz they give us food, water , air, to survive, if i dont want to worship nature i can just worship myself co we believe we have a atimy part of god in us but to do that we have to b pure and secred we have to keep our body and mind as clean and as ure as our temples
Jaaki rahi Bhawana jaisi, Prabhu moorat dekhi tin taisi....😅😅
Statues are easier to comprehend but people with higher level awareness do not require it because they can feel it within themselves.
About the statue thing and giving flowers to statue or respecting a statue, there is a beautiful story of Swami Vivekananda…. he once visited a king’s court and the minister of the court was also saying the same thing that why we have to respect or at least show respect to statues??? Then swami Vivekananda told him to bring a photo of the king and told him to spit on the photo… the mister said that is was impossible for him to spit on his king’s photo… Swamiji replied - why? It’s just a photo. I am not telling you to spit on the king. Just spit on the photo. It’s just a piece of paper. Then the minister realises the whole thing. We all know that it is just a statue. But we give flowers on it because we see god in it. We are not the ones who will force you also to give flowers to that statue. But if we are doing it for centuries, then there must be some kind of emotion and thought related to it. The statue is only a medium to connect with the ultimate god. We are giving respect to that medium only
The statue are enriched with divine energy using mantras. You can feel it when you go to the temples. They act as the source of divine energy to direct yourself to
Alternatively, someone could ask “Why only one god in Christianity and Islam.”
Discussion and inquiry is haram in Islam
@@MegaMonamyalbeit Quran challenges the pagan to produce a book like Quran
Not like your god marrying his own daughter
@@S_R2000 which god are u talking about ? We have millions .. and honestly we are not blind follower of any of our gods.. god is anything with higher consciousness which we should all Try to achieve as humans.. even Jesus and Buddha is an avatar in Hinduism for that very reason
@@S_R2000 i am sikh but even i know the that married his daughter actually had not daughter he created her with his power so how could she be his daughter and secondly you people dont even believe in those story and say only your religion is true so that means a old hag married a 6 years old child and did things we cant even say
They are rule based they will decide for god,they will say if he can or cannot come to earth,they are so great that they will decide if god wants to kill kafirs or not.
Every diety and the way to worship that diety has it's own significance.
Viswaroopam will give a clear representation that all dieties are forms of one omnipresent God.
And that's why every God in Hindu mythologies were represented with human kind of relations as Hindus believe like one house members will consider themselves as one entity called as family,in such a way every form of diety is also one entity who is called as God.
Significance of Bharateeya Haindava Sanatana Dharma is eternal.
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9:30 those murti are gone in process of "prana-pratishta" which concentrate spirituality for those qho worship. Yes many rituals can be done ag home. You should watch a video on Chakra and Kundali
The emotional connection with god creates the various rituals related to idol worship .. you perceive the divine in the idol and then proceed to connect with the divine in the idol through worship.. in temples idols are bathed , dressed , fed , worshipped and put to sleep because the concept is that the divinity within is a living entity invoked by the devotion of the devotees
17:00 Counties flags are also a piece of cloth but You see the emotions around it ...
so in our sanatana dharma culture, the statues are consecreated with the life energy of the deity it represents, through a process called Pran Prathistha.. meaning establishing life... so in temples its not just material statues anymore.. the actual energy/consciousness resides and responds to the devotees
Hinduism is Polymorphist religion
Which means that in hinduism,The eternal personality alone can manifest himself in different forms to play,enjoy,adore and give pots of love to the devotee
All that matters in Sanatan Dharma “Hinduism” is the intent and sincerity of ur connection to the spiritual.. Cause all the customs and traditions are there for ppl who want that discipline to connect.. afterall the idea of liberation or freedom in itself is a myth… it is not possible without total surrender to something higher than you and realizing ur dharma
Through reading vedas and performing few rituals, the life form is poured into the vigrahas(statues).
the thing is in Hinduism "YOU DON'T HAVE TO" do anything specific or restrict you from anything, you don't have to worship mountains or something. Hinduism just teaches you to respect nature, you can be a part of our Sanatan Dharm even if you don't do any rituals, infact every human, every living and non living things are part of Sanatan Dharm, religions can be basically called as sub class of it.
You think it's just Statue we praying... But it's not let me tell you why.... it's like you are looking at a photo and and missing and thinking of that person but that doesn't mean you loving the piece of paper.... Just like that we are praying through the statue... Trying to connect spirituality with our emotions ... hope you get it😊
For Hindus they love doing so to their gods as they love decorating them and taking care of them as in Indian laws also these statues of Divine are taken as living beings.
You can be an atheist and also am Hindu.. all the religions are actually can very well be treated as Hindus without any issues..
Perhaps you can delve into the Tantra aspect of Hinduism. It might answer some of your questions.
No place for blasphemy in Hinduism that is its core belief... Talking about statues they are like living persons to us.. its about connection with that deity.. some connect wd them as there child some as brother or some as mother... Its the total surrender towards whichever deity you worship.. u believe that they are wd u in each n every situation.. good or bad they will help u... We believe they have life so its not life we worship just statues we worship them as our supreme caretaker..
For example.. each morning every
Deity is given a bath with five things called "Abhishekam" which includes milk curd sugar tulsi leaves and honey....
Them they are dressed up..
Then we perform "AARTI" ... That rotating fire..
Then we offer then food called "prashadam"
Aarti take place twice a day at morning n al evening....
Then at night some rituals are performed after that deity go to sleep...
This is performed everyday...
So let me conclude by saying we worship them as a living deity... Not as just a status....
I hope u learn more in coming time🙏
There is nothing in “sanatan dharm” that prohibits worshipping god in any form. U can worship god in any form or by any name.
My understanding of Hindu Gods is that the 3 Gods, Bhrama Vishnu Mahes are equal to type 5 civilization beings and the Supreme God Maha Vishnu or Brahman is Type 7 civilization being and Maa Shakti is the opposite energy of Brahman. The Gods in between and the rituals are like tools for us to guide and connect us to our individuals goals. Seems like oversimplified?
Hinduism is a mixture of science,Spirituality ,Astrology,rituals,
religion,texts ,all intermingled. You cant seperate them.Its not just religion. Basically it is SCIENCE( other term VEDAS).highly skilled Science.
Based on my limited understanding at this point in my life, I am going to put forth the concepts or recommendations for how to live life:
1) Hinduism places a high premium on the human form (we transit through different lives taking different forms including animal forms based on our accumulated karma). Because only in human form do we have
a) ability to discern and judge
b) more control on chosing to or not to take an action or course of action
c) to analyze and understand the implications of our actions.
Hence the depth and weight of our actions/inactions also bears significantly on our karma balance. Example did you help someone understanding they needed help or you were lazy or ran away from it. This becomes especially significant when you are an adult and have attained maturity.
2) You are born, go through life and finally die is the process of life. You don't have control over how/where when you are born or die. The only part you control is how you operate your body and things around you while you are going through life.
3) Death is the ultimate reality. Irrespective of age or stature, every life form is moving towards that reality . Some consciously others unconsciously. The best example that conveys the gravity is: You have got on a train that takes you to a destination Z. The train stops at different stations where you can get down take a break and get back on. So how much time would you spend at each of these stations? Would you get yourself lost in the appeal of the station or always keep track of the fact that you need to get back on the train. So if "Death" is the final destination how do you want to go about the different stations in your life?
3) Your body is basically perishable and pain and disease are part of it (how much ever we want to deny it). One day we will wither away n perish. So how much time, money and effort do you want to keep putting into this body to operate it. That's something an individual needs to think and decide. It will usually be based on circumstances, body"s ability/disability and resources (available or at your disposal).
4) You are not completely independent. There is always a degree if dependence. A baby cannot will itself and feed to grow. Someone helps with that. Similarly when you are sick or bed&ridden your will power and body cannot give you what your mind wants +example go and eat pizza). So we have to know our limitations and adjust accordingly. Basically prioritize.
5) All our 5 senses are outward facing, new tastes, new smells, new music, feeling new tangible things. You need to learn to tame them by rationalizing sometimes coaxing that it's not beneficial or not the right time. Because running after the demands of the senses is like a endless bucket list or bottomless pit. You wanted a specific car and you bought it. What is to stop you from adding another car to your bucket list. Most of the things the senses are running after are materialistic and your mind and body is constantly being worn out running after it all the time.
5) Here is where meditation comes into picture. You tell your mind to focus on a stationary thing and not the n number of things your mind runs after. Pause your mind and teach it to enjoy what it currently has: health, family and other life blessings. Then ask your mind "do you really think that having these n number of other things make you truly happy?" What do you want your life to be about(what others say and think or what you feel and think?
6) Now begins the journey inward of rationalizing and controlling your mind knowing the limitations of one self. One of the examples that has stuck with me is this: consider your body as a shadow. As you walk by the beach your shadow falls in water/sand. Do you pick it and wash it or just say it's ok it's life and things will not stay the same? It's that with life and it's highs and lows. But make sure that you put in whatever effort you can. In Hinduism we say" it's in your hand to try the utmost but the final outcome is not in your control". Trying is the only action/s in your control.
1) a idol is a statue,
2) once PRANA PRATHISTA is done it's a living being, is a Murthy
3) that is the difference between an IDOL vs MURTHY
Because we have freedom than other rwligion
Some statue are made up of specific stones...which has to treated with milk and materials..to control the temperature and some erosion happened according to time...in some temples those milk are distributed as sacred food which has the property of healing aura and bring positivity in ours is taken from the statue of deity..the statue is made of specific stone from nature or with five alloys which has the healing property..
24:20 Correct.
My ishta devata is Maa Saraswati, my favorite form of the Divine Mother! I will happily kneel before Vishnu or Shiva though, because they're all Brahman. I just feel most connected to god as the archetype of Mother, particularly to the 'version' who plays the biggest role in the creation of the Earth and the Vedas. Jai Maa!
If you see it as a statue it is a statue and if you see it as the god himself it is god❤️ material life is maya we need to unlearn to see god in everyone and everything ❤️ Hare Krishna🔥❤️
The supreme lord is ever loving and forgiving. The idea of free will and karma is core of Hinduism. There's no grace point for converting or killing for the sake of faith. There's no wrath of God for criticizing or even completely disregarding him. Hinduism is way of life. As you sow, so you reap. Life and death in physical realm is a cycle of God's illusion, every soul is a fragment of the lord himself, so love for another being is just natural order of the God's play.
In Hinduism Idols are symbols and Their figures represent The appearances of the Divine in forms whenever needed but to do this you need to fully control the mind and Find the link to do this like Old peoples do that time
Sanatan Dharm mostly called Hinduism is very scientific but on the same time is based on trust and belief. There is God in everything so we pray to animals, plants every form of nature. That is why it has acceptability and respect to everyone in the world. It believes in VASUDEVA KUTUMBHAKAM whicheams this whole world is a home and everyone living in it r our family. It brings people together.
U guys should read the book the autobiography of yogi
It's not only a statue
Statues are not only a piece of rock . in that particular rock pran pratishta ritual has been taken which ivintes god to that statue as like human
In the video you are watching in just couple of words they explained it very well. If you understand that you understand Hindu Philosophy.
We see God and Divinity in everything in the nature, everything in this creation. Instead of "Where is God" ask "Where God is not there". He is everywhere including within you.
The Namaskar we do is respecting the divinity in opposite person.
All the hindu rituals are made to be connected with god and also way to meditate.....
While folks are hypocritical about idol worship, they forget that they cherish dearly the photo of their family, their dead, respect huge stone called Kabba, kiss a cross, have huge statues of Jesus Christ and so on. Everyone believes in a finite form of the infinite.
There is a science behind how an idol is made and placed in a temple. I recommend you research on magnetic field and Indian temples.
Sanatan Dharma has a very unique spiritual perspective to ultimate reality. But what gets me every time is the priest of most Hindu temples are so learned of science, astronomty and spirituality . There is no dogma just a lot of discussion and patience. The elevation of level of your discussion just depends on one's own level. They are equally at peace & patience talking to a Phd in Nuclear Science, inquisitive brilliant teenager to a simple hard working joe. When I went to a Varanasi to do my prayers the Priest there asked me to tell me father and his father name and he gave me my entire family tree going back few generations. And I belonged to over 1000 miles from that place||| This is when there were no computers. There is chaos at the surface and there is great order at the same time.
16:13 hi bro , that not only statue actually before install the idols we install energy to that idols so it have own process ....etc one day you can't understand #SanathanDharma = #Hinduism but when you do practical understand automatically but you need good master or guru
I am infinite, i am in infinite forms and without any forms at the same time.
It's good to have a good each one of us and not beheading anyone and live with peace n harmony rather than having single god fighting and killing anyone who doesn't accept the only God you worship.
The milk poured on the shiva ling is advised to be poured only in shravan month because the grass/weeds that grows this time is not good and make milk produced after eating the grass/weeds poisonous. As shiva has already drank the most powerful poison and survived we give this milk and he blesses us for that.
They have power but not misused power. .
So my question is why so many ministers in the world
How great Indian mythological texts are, by way of expressing scientific elements with one allegory for each to create enthusiasm among listeners!
Indian Sacred God incarnations of Trinity would be depicted as residents in clouds on the surface of sea - on the top of Ice mountains, respectively to show that Trinity is the metaphoric expression of gaseous - liquid - solid states and the respective which would bind matter into those respective states.
While picturising gaseous state from liquid state as two different bodies, mid surface exposure of a liquid state in evaporation phenomena, was depicted by vishnu's navel, as navel is the middle existence of a human body, one may wonder about Indian scientific representations, by looking at the evaporation phenomena and cloud formation from sea, represented by showing the gaseous state representative, brahma origin from navel of liquid form representative, vishnu.
You missed it. It is 'Bhava' which matters. Rituals alone is not sufficient. .
Just 30 meditation ...
All things remember you what your mistakes.
Before doing puja of any place / status we hindu do rituals to make gods came at that place to grant us blessing
(Its just like oxygen point to get more oxygen out of it)