As a Hindu from Bangladesh, completely agree with you. In my country we hindu and muslims live side by side and both groups are very religious ( I think Bangladeshi Hindus are more religious than Indians). We all are ethnic bengalis. And naturally we have lots of friends irrespective of religions. Anyways, while discussing about religion with my friends, they always measure Hinduism from Islamic viewpoint. I always try to make them understand that our religious concept is totally different from theirs. Hope your video will give better understanding of hinduism to some of my friends. Keep on your good work
This is a reply to TheSunshinefee's question on why there is a stigma associated with unmarried and childless women in Hinduism as I could not reply in that thread for some technical reasons: I think there is an inherent flaw in this question. I agree that looking down upon single and childless women is a social reality among Hindu communities. However, Hinduism does not inform them to do so. Basically, the totality of Hindu knowledge and wisdom is divided into two categories: Shruti and Smriti. Shruti contains metaphysical wisdom and knowledge that transcends material and social realities. Smriti (specifically the Dharma Shastras) contains societal norms that help a particular society to reach the metaphysical goals laid out in Shruti. Shruti is unchangeable or eternal and it is Shruti knowledge and wisdom that gives the "Sanatana" (eternal) attribute to Sanatana Dharma i.e., Hinduism. Smriti however depends on what preconditions a particular society has. Smriti is therefore ever-changing. Among the Dharma Shastras, there is Manu-Smriti which contains many societal norms that are considered to be very regressive in this age because it is not meant for this age. Similarly, there is another Dhrama Shastra by Yagnavalkya called Yajnavalkya Smriti which is too progressive even for this age. There are many other Dharma Shastras that fall somewhere between these two extremes. Each Dharma Shastra is meant for a particular time and a particular society and is designed in consideration of their mental and physical predispositions in order to make them more receptive to the Shruti knowledge. So, if a Dharma Shastra contains societal norms that is prejudiced against single and childless women, it does not mean Hinduism as a whole has such a notion. Also, there are many famous Hindu women who were single and childless for most of their lives and yet, greatly respected and revered. Mira Bai was a young widow of a famous king who went around singing songs in praise of Lord Krishna and she was still respected (not universally though) despite the fact that she was breaking all established societal norms by doing so. Akkamahadevi in Karnataka was a beautiful woman who was approached by a royal family for marriage. She refused to marry despite the proposal being from a king as she was a devotee of Lord Shiva and could not imagine herself as anyone's wife. She gave up all her possessions including her clothes and went on a pilgrimage to Srisailam completely naked with only long locks of hair covering her body!! She was not only accepted by the society but also immensely respected to the order that she was allowed to participate in philosophical discussions with great saints of that time that included Allama Prabhu. Satyakama Jabali was an important Rishi in Ramayana who was born to a mother who was not just single but also who did not know who the father of her son was!!! If I had just given these examples to you, you would have dismissed them as exceptions or aberrations and hence, I preceded these examples with a philosophical and metaphysical background in the previous paragraph. I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.
Hey shawn... i wanna share my thought... the word hindu-'ism' is corrupted....it was coined by Britishers in 1828, The word you should be looking for is sanatana "dharma" Dharma is not same as religion as they say neither it has a english word for it Dharma nearly means- Rule of law Where dharma is the rightness and adharma is avoided... And sanatana means eternal Santana dharma- Eternal rule of law. Sanatana dharma is difficult to study profess and preach ... Keep it up 👍
I, a white American, was raised in a multicultural / multi religious household, one of the influences in my life being Hinduism, specifically ISKCON. Now as a 24 yr old adult, I personally identify as Hindu, specifically Shakta. I've identified as such since I was about 20 after diving into or being in some way a part of most other faiths from 12-20. I've heard many say "Hinduism" / Sanatana Dharma isn't a religion or faith able to be followed, it's a way of life & the culture of India. So my question is, am I in the wrong here, identifying as Shakta, even though I personally have what I feel to be a real & deep connection to various forms of the Hindu representation / understanding of God & a strong belief in the Advaita Vedanta philosophy?
Hinduism is open to anyone. If you feel an affinity to the Shakta Tradition, continue down this path. Stay true to the practices of the tradition and defend Dharma against forces that wish to see it wiped out.
Great video Shawn!!! Hindus have hurt themselves in India by not calling Hinduism a religion. Religion in any secular country like India is given a whole lot of privileges. However, since Hindus refuse to call Hinduism a religion, all the benefits meant for religions like Christianity and Islam are not given to Hinduism in India!!!!! Hindus in India are doing a great disservice to themselves.. You got to check out J Sai Deepak, an extraordinary constitutional lawyer in India, to know more about how Hindus are deceiving themselves in India out of sheer ignorance. Here is one of his great lecture videos about how Temples are the only entities among Temples, Gurudwaras, Mosques and Churches in India that do not have a complete freedom from government control again because Hinduism is not a religion but a "way of life": czcams.com/video/BA_VQdUMdeY/video.html
@@ashifarman4813 Charvaka and Ajivika are the heterodox or Nastika (Atheist) sects of Dharmic philosophy, you can follow those 🙂 I'm also a Nastik Hindu, I do not believe in a supreme being, god, lord but very comfortable in following Hindu culture traditions 😄
Love from India, I love Chutney and Calypso music. 1) Ras Shorty Om Shanti Om 2) Mighty Sparrow 3) Sundar Popo Nana Nani 4) Babla and Kanchan 5) Lord Kirchner 6) Terry Gajraj Most of Indo Trinidad music is performed in Bhojpuri. Kaisan bani Kaisan bani philouri bina chutney kaisan bani.
Hinduism is a religion that encompasses the various spiritual ways of life that originate in the Indian subcontinent. Hindus are the people of 'the library' and have the freedom to abide by or reject any verse of their scriptures based on it's relevance in the present times. Basically, everyone's gonna make it to Moksha at some point, not just some chosen people. It's all a matter of time. Until then, we'll have to make the most of this life by living consciously, adopt one or more out of the 4 yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Nyaana and Raja) and incorporate them into our daily lives, and encourage the future generations to do the same
Dharma is a word of varied scope n wide meaning . When Ram said to obey my father and my king is my dharm, he dint mean religion. When we say that to con ones friend is against Dharm , we don't mean religion. To help the poor n needy is part of dharm and not part of religion. To dispense justice is dharm, to follow ahinsa and speak Truth and serve others is dharm. . These are some of the scope of dharm. Worship of any deity is but a small n miniscule part of dharm. To strive to attain moksh through righteous action is dharm. . The basic difference between dharmik ways and abrahamic faiths is that the seat of religion of abraham are the books and is totally god centric and hope of entry to heaven while the seat of Dharma is ones own consciousness and is centred around right thought, speech n actions and a hope for Moksha. . " Religions bind, Dharma liberates - today's upanishad "
Thanks Shawn for yet another thought provoking message ........Any Muslim/similar type ones, who out-rightly rejects Quoran/similar religion is an outcast and murdered........ one cannot be a Christian if he/she out rightly rejects Bible....To be precise, Hinduism is a way of life, a dharma. Dharma does not mean religion. A Dharma that governs all our thoughts & actions....Inspiringly yes, one can be a Hindu even if he/she out rightly does not follow the Vedas/Hindu Scriptures...Hindus do not need certificate from any temple. ....The goal of Hinduism is not to enforce a pre-decided set of ideas, books, Gods, avatars. Its goal is to provide a nurturing platform for each of us at each moment.....Hindu Dharma inspires us to awaken, invigorate and heighten ones physical, mental, emotional, Yogic, cruelty free, spiritual thoughts and aspirations.....I find Hinduism more human, more liberal, more honest and more natural to me than any other way of life I am aware of. I love Hinduism. Hare Krishna
@@yashghetia6386 when it was made it was described on the basis of quality of person but after time passes it was corrupted but nowadays it is just becoming last name and nothing else.
Considering there are atheist schools of thought (philosophy) which are also considered to be apart of Hinduism does that still make it a religion or completely spiritual?
Could u pse tell us about radha krushna??? In line with sanatan dharma... It seems u got really good reading on sanatan dharma and your words of wisdom needed on the topic...
Hello, my friend. I am a gay christian interested in A Course in Miracle and Eckhart Tolle. However, I do not actually believe in the Bible and would love to practice hinduism. Christianity, however, has always demonized hinduism, and I myself have unconscious bias against it 😢😢. I will be watching your videos with attention. Thank you, brother!
I wish to describe a religion( not to define) as a belief system that proposes an ultimate goal of human life and offers means to reach that goal. In this sense Hinduism is a religion because it proposes Moksha( liberation) as the ultimate goal of life and offers various means to reach that goal. Hinduism understands life in this world as samsara (birth,death, reincarnation) and seeks liberation- freedom ( Moksha) from samsara. A Hindu is one who seeks liberation or moksha- from samsara. Hinduism offers various means of liberation like karma marga, the path of selfless action, bhakthi marga, the path of devotion, jana marga, the path of knowledge, raja marga, the path of yoga and meditation and many other means. Hinduism is not one strict belief system( religion) regarding the relationship between God and creation and human soul. It is a congregation of many belief systems (religions) like advaita, visistadvaita and dvaita but the goal of all these belief systems is one which is moksha-liberation even though the experience of liberation is conditioned by one's belief system. With this understanding we can also say that Hinduism is way of life that seeks liberation, moksha- from the bondage of samsara through various spiritual paths or practices.
Hinduism nowadays is described as a way of life and not Religion. This is bcz and what I believe, The concept of Religion did not exist at that time but there existed sects, like Shaivaitism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism. But think about, what is "a way of life" for a theist, 1) Trust in the deity he believes, 2) Following the Scriptures what he deity has preached, 3) Respecting the Values of life and 4) Living a moral life. Now think what a 'Religion' term means Now that there are completely different way of leading life have emerged, which are basically religion, So it is appropriate to call Hinduism/Sanatana Dharma a Religion(which is equal to way of life) Just by calling some other name you cannot De- Credit, What contributions this great Religion and civilisation has done. Be proud to call yourself a Hindu and who are not Hindu's at least credit it's achievements.
It’s easier for me to just truthfully respect you for what ever you believe in,Do you believe in what you wanna believe it and I will believe in what you want to believe in whether it’s a religion or a way of life, hopefully it makes sense what I am saying
Hinduism is neither a religion nor a way of life; it is a colonial construct which placed a range of Indian religions under a single category and called it Hinduism. The word "Hindu" comes from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus river) and it was originally used by the Persians to describe the natives who lived near the Indus river. The British attached the siffix "-ism" to "Hindu" and coined the word "Hinduism" to described all defined and undefined religions found in India. If the Sikhs had not protested against the British attempts at defining them as Hindu, they would also be called Hindus today. So stop pretending as if Hinduism is a religion.
Just becoz hinduism permits so many ways to attain spirituality its from western perception is considered a way of life... However basic philosophy of hinduism is common in all ways always... Making it religion... Governed by central system of common philosophical laws... Be it worship and how to lead your life...
How do you guys do I Am meditations? Is there a certain way that is safe? Also I’m a Christian but I believe Yah the name of God is Israel means I Am, and YaHuWsHua my Master Teacher is also an I Am. I believe Jesus can move in and out of form and take human form all the time and He is real. I believe He teaches the art of love and sacrifice. I have been meditating on Hinduism for a few days now and I’m excited for the world today. If you believe Jesus is also an I Am you can be saved by pretty much any modality because He can move in and out of form.
Jesus is the way the truth and the life ..... it is not a religion it is faith and it is a way of life .. example Roman Catholic is not Christianity so are Jehovah's witness Seven day Adventist Mormon and many more other religions ... they are cultitic. Islam is also a religion. So true Christianity is not as big as you think. A I know you got no knowledge about it but and do thus you give false information cause you assume you know. Hinduism got thousands of god's and every one have it's own choice of gods which is man-made thus you are religious and it is impossible to be a way of life. You explained it well from your point of view to Hindus.
Hinduism is a adhyatmic way of life . Not only way of life . What is Adhaytam......... is still mystery to world . You cant compare religion to Dharam . Dharam is not religion .
I am currently under constant never ending efforts to restore vedic sanatan parampara aka traditions including Vasudhaiv kutumbakam aka whole world is one family... For example polygamy... I am working towards marrying if not more at least 7 women one from every continent as ancient sanatan tradition allows many wives... That way I would bring representative of every continent under one family - my family with at least 7 wives... Polygamy is answer to all questions...
Its in no one's scope to understand what and how I achieve... I am not used to doing things but right away after achieving something... BTW nothing is very subjective topic and truly immortal... Even after finishing whole universe you cant finish zero, still nothing survives...
No its not both the Religion and living its completely a *way of living but not way of life and its a way of living bcoz it teaches everything in life what to be done at a particular time in a scientific way and it doesn't teach only a bit in life such as gym so Hinduism is completely a way of living.,try to think thats it.
Emily S ah I see so you are believer then a spiritual being. There is a huge difference between religion and spirituality though. Most of people get them confuse
Emily S it’s not what I believe the difference between them is. It’s not my beliefs. I am letting you know the actual difference between them. Religion is based on sect of beliefs people follow. Spirituality is finding what your existence is. Religion is social. Spirituality is individual. Religion is about believing. Spirituality is about seeking. When you realize that you *do not know* your existence and this life that’s when you become spiritual. Religious means you think you know the answers but in reality you don’t. It is based on someone’s authority be it the church, the scriptures (the bible), God himself (Jesus), Gurus, messenger(Jesus) whoever because it is coming from a certain authority, you take it as truth. The nature of spirituality is only truth as authority. There is no other authority. You are in pursuit of truth not in pursuit of authority. You are not loyal to any authority. *Spirituality equals truth as authority. Religion equals authority as truth.*
Way of life, actions individual to each person, try at least one concept Ahimsa, yoga, mediation, vegetarianism, pooja, havan, etc rather than talk about it.
I like what you said but I cant see how spirituality and religion and stand in same ground because spirituality is finding that nature of life and within but religion is a one way path to hell or heaven where that path is fixed. And way of life is very different from the way of religion. Yes religion is a way of live but it’s a way of life where that beginning is The god and end is the god but way of life where it’s not religion is when life has multiple path in life which is not fixed.
Ok so I learned about finding my own spiritual divinity, but I do it in Christ. He is my Yah and Yah means I Am. His name is not just Jesus or Yshua but YaHuWsHua so Yah is in the name. He was real and was and is an I Am and His presence is all over earth. But you have to learn The Way while staying in Oneness. He taught me about The light that heals us and the art of love as sacrifice. Love in YaHuWsHua Messiah.
Christianity is also a lifestyle living but is also a religion, as long as hinduism is based on a bunch of beliefs not real knowledge is a religion because come on their creation myth in Hinduism is one or maybe the less credible and more fiction fantasy of all
Sir, i like ur defination of hindu religion at last. But i would like to say one thing is that religion is something based on faith, means supreme authority is the truth, u have to blindly follow his commands and u cann't raise question against god. religion restricted ur intelligence. But when we say Hindu is not a religion it means there is nothing about Hindu religion in India. What it has is Hindu culture and philosophy, means Hindu way of living. In Hindu culture there is no place for believe system bcz we r not believers, we r seekers like scientists. We seek for truth. So, truth is our authority, whatever is truth we follow that and at the same time we question it as well. So India is a land of seekers not believers. Religion is something that imported in India by other religions.
How the 1st term doesn't apply to Hinduism ? There are 330 million Gods with supernatural powers and there are lots of other facts . Hinduism is one of the oldest religion so the terms yoga and sanatam are add-ons and are added later on, no one was doing yoga in older days.
Way Of Life means Humanity is the ULTIMATE RELIGION OF GOD' Do the Right things and follow Ethics , Dharma " When one has a Dharma thought, that Dharma will take care of his welfare and future. That is why even if a human whatever he or she prays or performing any number of mantras, or abhisheks and yagas does not help him. Even if he or she performs many anointments and sacrifices, he cannot receive the grace of god if he do not have charity mind. But if a man want to receive the grace of god. Why? It is alright even if there is no faith in God, but when there is a charity or dharma in his mind to help others, he does not have to seek God’s grace. God will come to him and grace him. Whoever does a great amount of charity or Dharma, God will come to him or her and bless them and praise them. HUMANITY IS THE RELIGION OF GOD Sage Agastya is one of the highly renowned saints of India. His contribution towards Yogic Science, Religion and Literature are highly commendable. He says that humanity is the religion of God.
Could you do a video on the position of single women in Hinduism and in the community? Do our scriptures tell us to marry and why? If not, then why do Hindus look down on single women and see them as if something is wrong with them or that they are bad' women. There is still a big stigma on being single and childless as a woman as if your worthiness is dependent on being married and being a mother.
I think there is an inherent flaw in this question. I agree that looking down upon single and childless women is a social reality among Hindu communities. However, Hinduism does not inform them to do so. Basically, the totality of Hindu knowledge and wisdom is divided into two categories: Shruti and Smriti. Shruti contains metaphysical wisdom and knowledge that transcends material and social realities. Smriti (specifically the Dharma Shastras) contains societal norms that help a particular society to reach the metaphysical goals laid out in Shruti. Shruti is unchangeable or eternal and it is Shruti knowledge and wisdom that gives the "Sanatana" (eternal) attribute to Sanatana Dharma i.e., Hinduism. Smriti however depends on what preconditions a particular society has. Smriti is therefore ever-changing. Among the Dharma Shastras, there is Manu-Smriti which contains many societal norms that are considered to be very regressive in this age because it was not meant for this age. Similarly, there is another Dhrama Shastra by Yagnavalkya called Yajnavalkya Smriti which is too progressive even for the this age. There are many Dharma Shastras that fall somewhere between these two extremes. Each Dharma Shastra is meant for a particular time and a particular society and is designed in consideration of their mental and physical predispositions in order to make them more receptive to the Shruti knowledge. So, if a Dharma Shastra contains societal norms that is prejudiced against single and childless women, it does not mean Hinduism as a whole has such a notion. Also, there are many famous Hindu women who were single and childless for most of their lives and yet, greatly respected and revered. Mira Bai was a young widow of a famous king who went around singing songs in praise of Lord Krishna and she was still respected (not universally though) despite the fact that she was breaking all established societal norms by doing so. Akkamahadevi in Karnataka was a beautiful woman who was approached by a royal family for marriage. She refused to marry as she was a devotee of Lord Shiva and could not imagine herself as anyone's wife and she gave up all her possessions including her clothes and went on a pilgrimage to Srisailam completely naked with only long locks of hair covering her body!! She was not only accepted by the society but also immensely respected to the order that she was allowed to participate in philosophical discussions with great saints of that time that included Allama Prabhu. Satyakama Jabali was an important Rishi in Ramayana who was born to a mother who was not just single but also who did not know who the father of her son was!!! If I had just given these examples to you, you would have dismissed them as exceptions or aberrations and hence, I preceded these examples with a philosophical and metaphysical background in the previous paragraph. I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.
Brother you have come to nothing but by your own thought to define Hinduism, Yet this is not standard to all common Hindu it is totally different and never ending standard def.......hence you define to your taste ....it is fully freedom way of life you choose what you like to be near to god, stick, wood, stone, incline to any human super power, any diety shape and size and you walk you wn way or follow the way of your forefather says.......it is all to your taste to define Hindu .......no restriction, no commandments, no seriousness in hearafter life .......just walk you own way of life eat, drink, have children, understand some basic law of nature be truthful and lead you life and follow to any guru near to your place still you have choice to follow or don't follow just label your self with a sticker Hindu. So I appreciate all your learned wisdom gurus come together and form standards and define it in a proper way........this is really impossible and difficult task for you all........just this meditation or yoga is a modern way of defining Hindu is evolved only in this century still this has to be define properly and how don't know what level of spiritual is attached to this ........dear brother please do more research on this and post more proper def for this topic will be more valuable to know about.....I still appreciate your way to define with your knowledge you have you have done something best. ......I don't critize any of you we are all humans wondering to choose what we are ......just looking upto to sky and fearing someone is watching above when we do thing wrong............Thanks brother my small comment to your voice......don't ever thing I am against you ........I am your brother in Humanity.
the word sanatana dharma literally means eternal way of life. The point of being hindu is to understand that which is around us and understanding the self. We don't have a set of commandments telling what a human can or cannot do. We have a set of principles which we follow and the divine gave us the free will to practice these principles to any degree which our nature is inclined towards. Like some hindus uptake in being strictly vegetarian. However, there is no law which says you have to be vegetarian. The divine just says this is what the best option for you is in this period in time. As hindus we use all our five senses to get in touch with the divine principles. Some people prefer reading scripture to understand the divine. Some people pray to a form of god. We don't say the stone or piece of wood is god. We say it is a method for us humans to understand these principles which are attributed to god. We praise the divine through music as well just like the muslims have sufi's which do dhikr and use certain instruments which are permissible by islam. There is also a philosophy behind yoga than just the postures which were formed by patanjali. Essentially our sages say there are many paths to understand the divine and yourself. You just need to be able to stay on the path.
Hinduism is man trying to get right with God which is impossible. Only God can make you right through his son Jesus Christ who paid for your sins in advance!
The only way to the Father in heaven is through Jesus Christ believe and accept Him whosever do not believes in Him are lost! All people who do not accept Jesus as their personal Lord and saviour shall go straight to hell! Come to Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour now, before its too late.
Thanks 😊 But I don't need such type of God . Who is so rude to humans for not believing in him ( if he created humans why this type of discrimination by God himself ) 😂 This is literally making me laugh .🤣🤣👌( Omg I was not able to reply you 😆😆) At last I will pay for my own sins It's my Karma It will return to me 😁
Your own defination is empty, If people find spirituality according to their own made up way, thats there many sexual abuse cases in Hinduism..( Your gods and Abbas are example of it)'coz thy made up there own mind without the human guide Manual.
As a Hindu from Bangladesh, completely agree with you. In my country we hindu and muslims live side by side and both groups are very religious ( I think Bangladeshi Hindus are more religious than Indians). We all are ethnic bengalis. And naturally we have lots of friends irrespective of religions.
Anyways, while discussing about religion with my friends, they always measure Hinduism from Islamic viewpoint. I always try to make them understand that our religious concept is totally different from theirs. Hope your video will give better understanding of hinduism to some of my friends.
Keep on your good work
I truly agree.
Nice explained the special topic .
Happy Holi Shawn.
Happy holi!
This is a reply to TheSunshinefee's question on why there is a stigma associated with unmarried and childless women in Hinduism as I could not reply in that thread for some technical reasons:
I think there is an inherent flaw in this question. I agree that looking down upon single and childless women is a social reality among Hindu communities. However, Hinduism does not inform them to do so. Basically, the totality of Hindu knowledge and wisdom is divided into two categories: Shruti and Smriti. Shruti contains metaphysical wisdom and knowledge that transcends material and social realities. Smriti (specifically the Dharma Shastras) contains societal norms that help a particular society to reach the metaphysical goals laid out in Shruti. Shruti is unchangeable or eternal and it is Shruti knowledge and wisdom that gives the "Sanatana" (eternal) attribute to Sanatana Dharma i.e., Hinduism. Smriti however depends on what preconditions a particular society has. Smriti is therefore ever-changing. Among the Dharma Shastras, there is Manu-Smriti which contains many societal norms that are considered to be very regressive in this age because it is not meant for this age. Similarly, there is another Dhrama Shastra by Yagnavalkya called Yajnavalkya Smriti which is too progressive even for this age. There are many other Dharma Shastras that fall somewhere between these two extremes. Each Dharma Shastra is meant for a particular time and a particular society and is designed in consideration of their mental and physical predispositions in order to make them more receptive to the Shruti knowledge. So, if a Dharma Shastra contains societal norms that is prejudiced against single and childless women, it does not mean Hinduism as a whole has such a notion.
Also, there are many famous Hindu women who were single and childless for most of their lives and yet, greatly respected and revered. Mira Bai was a young widow of a famous king who went around singing songs in praise of Lord Krishna and she was still respected (not universally though) despite the fact that she was breaking all established societal norms by doing so. Akkamahadevi in Karnataka was a beautiful woman who was approached by a royal family for marriage. She refused to marry despite the proposal being from a king as she was a devotee of Lord Shiva and could not imagine herself as anyone's wife. She gave up all her possessions including her clothes and went on a pilgrimage to Srisailam completely naked with only long locks of hair covering her body!! She was not only accepted by the society but also immensely respected to the order that she was allowed to participate in philosophical discussions with great saints of that time that included Allama Prabhu. Satyakama Jabali was an important Rishi in Ramayana who was born to a mother who was not just single but also who did not know who the father of her son was!!! If I had just given these examples to you, you would have dismissed them as exceptions or aberrations and hence, I preceded these examples with a philosophical and metaphysical background in the previous paragraph. I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.
great job, great video, happy holi!
Happy Holi.
Hey shawn... i wanna share my thought... the word hindu-'ism' is corrupted....it was coined by Britishers in 1828,
The word you should be looking for is sanatana "dharma"
Dharma is not same as religion as they say neither it has a english word for it
Dharma nearly means- Rule of law
Where dharma is the rightness and adharma is avoided...
And sanatana means eternal
Santana dharma- Eternal rule of law.
Sanatana dharma is difficult to study profess and preach ...
Keep it up 👍
Religion words applies for hinduism is becaude its a spiritual way of life and religion itself means a spiritual way of life
lovely ! I liked your description of what a hinduism means. blessings to you.
If you don't believe in god u are not true muslim Or Christian but in Hinduism u are still Hindu it's up to you believe or not
Great effort Shawn keep it up.
Your defination of Hinduism is absolutely perfect
You defined it well bhai
I, a white American, was raised in a multicultural / multi religious household, one of the influences in my life being Hinduism, specifically ISKCON. Now as a 24 yr old adult, I personally identify as Hindu, specifically Shakta. I've identified as such since I was about 20 after diving into or being in some way a part of most other faiths from 12-20. I've heard many say "Hinduism" / Sanatana Dharma isn't a religion or faith able to be followed, it's a way of life & the culture of India. So my question is, am I in the wrong here, identifying as Shakta, even though I personally have what I feel to be a real & deep connection to various forms of the Hindu representation / understanding of God & a strong belief in the Advaita Vedanta philosophy?
Hinduism is open to anyone. If you feel an affinity to the Shakta Tradition, continue down this path. Stay true to the practices of the tradition and defend Dharma against forces that wish to see it wiped out.
Thanks 😊
Great video Shawn!!! Hindus have hurt themselves in India by not calling Hinduism a religion. Religion in any secular country like India is given a whole lot of privileges. However, since Hindus refuse to call Hinduism a religion, all the benefits meant for religions like Christianity and Islam are not given to Hinduism in India!!!!! Hindus in India are doing a great disservice to themselves.. You got to check out J Sai Deepak, an extraordinary constitutional lawyer in India, to know more about how Hindus are deceiving themselves in India out of sheer ignorance. Here is one of his great lecture videos about how Temples are the only entities among Temples, Gurudwaras, Mosques and Churches in India that do not have a complete freedom from government control again because Hinduism is not a religion but a "way of life":
czcams.com/video/BA_VQdUMdeY/video.html
"Hinduism is a Way of Life" was a dumb statement that came from the HC of India and was later made popular by Modi and his divotees.
@@ashifarman4813 Charvaka and Ajivika are the heterodox or Nastika (Atheist) sects of Dharmic philosophy, you can follow those 🙂
I'm also a Nastik Hindu, I do not believe in a supreme being, god, lord but very comfortable in following Hindu culture traditions 😄
Love from India, I love Chutney and Calypso music.
1) Ras Shorty Om Shanti Om
2) Mighty Sparrow
3) Sundar Popo Nana Nani
4) Babla and Kanchan
5) Lord Kirchner
6) Terry Gajraj
Most of Indo Trinidad music is performed in Bhojpuri.
Kaisan bani Kaisan bani philouri bina chutney kaisan bani.
Good explanation for me to understand,thank you
Thanks,bro,I am an agonistic hindu,love you from Nepal,Keep it on & on.
Are you Maithil?
Absolutely correct
Actually hinduism is more of a religion than any other religions, also it's not just a religion is way more than that.
Hinduism is a religion that encompasses the various spiritual ways of life that originate in the Indian subcontinent. Hindus are the people of 'the library' and have the freedom to abide by or reject any verse of their scriptures based on it's relevance in the present times. Basically, everyone's gonna make it to Moksha at some point, not just some chosen people. It's all a matter of time. Until then, we'll have to make the most of this life by living consciously, adopt one or more out of the 4 yogas (Bhakti, Karma, Nyaana and Raja) and incorporate them into our daily lives, and encourage the future generations to do the same
Dharma is a word of varied scope n wide meaning . When Ram said to obey my father and my king is my dharm, he dint mean religion. When we say that to con ones friend is against Dharm , we don't mean religion. To help the poor n needy is part of dharm and not part of religion. To dispense justice is dharm, to follow ahinsa and speak Truth and serve others is dharm.
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These are some of the scope of dharm. Worship of any deity is but a small n miniscule part of dharm. To strive to attain moksh through righteous action is dharm.
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The basic difference between dharmik ways and abrahamic faiths is that the seat of religion of abraham are the books and is totally god centric and hope of entry to heaven while the seat of Dharma is ones own consciousness and is centred around right thought, speech n actions and a hope for Moksha.
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" Religions bind, Dharma liberates - today's upanishad "
Thanks Shawn for yet another thought provoking message ........Any Muslim/similar type ones, who out-rightly rejects Quoran/similar religion is an outcast and murdered........ one cannot be a Christian if he/she out rightly rejects Bible....To be precise, Hinduism is a way of life, a dharma. Dharma does not mean religion. A Dharma that governs all our thoughts & actions....Inspiringly yes, one can be a Hindu even if he/she out rightly does not follow the Vedas/Hindu Scriptures...Hindus do not need certificate from any temple. ....The goal of Hinduism is not to enforce a pre-decided set of ideas, books, Gods, avatars. Its goal is to provide a nurturing platform for each of us at each moment.....Hindu Dharma inspires us to awaken, invigorate and heighten ones physical, mental, emotional, Yogic, cruelty free, spiritual thoughts and aspirations.....I find Hinduism more human, more liberal, more honest and more natural to me than any other way of life I am aware of. I love Hinduism. Hare Krishna
What do you say about the caste system
@@yashghetia6386 when it was made it was described on the basis of quality of person but after time passes it was corrupted but nowadays it is just becoming last name and nothing else.
@@anmol_pandey14 ok
I love your videos!!!
Considering there are atheist schools of thought (philosophy) which are also considered to be apart of Hinduism does that still make it a religion or completely spiritual?
Can you then explain what is Sanatan Dharma vs "Hinduism" pls?🙏🙏🙏
Of course, peace ✌️
Could u pse tell us about radha krushna??? In line with sanatan dharma... It seems u got really good reading on sanatan dharma and your words of wisdom needed on the topic...
Hello, my friend. I am a gay christian interested in A Course in Miracle and Eckhart Tolle. However, I do not actually believe in the Bible and would love to practice hinduism. Christianity, however, has always demonized hinduism, and I myself have unconscious bias against it 😢😢. I will be watching your videos with attention. Thank you, brother!
Welcome to my channel and happy to have you here! You can look at some of my older videos to get started 😁
Repent and believe in the gospel
How are you Christian if you don't believe in the bible that makes zero sense
great work shawn
I wish to describe a religion( not to define) as a belief system that proposes an ultimate goal of human life and offers means to reach that goal.
In this sense Hinduism is a religion because it proposes Moksha( liberation) as the ultimate goal of life and offers various means to reach that goal. Hinduism understands life in this world as samsara (birth,death, reincarnation) and seeks liberation- freedom ( Moksha) from samsara. A Hindu is one who seeks liberation or moksha- from samsara. Hinduism offers various means of liberation like karma marga, the path of selfless action, bhakthi marga, the path of devotion, jana marga, the path of knowledge, raja marga, the path of yoga and meditation and many other means. Hinduism is not one strict belief system( religion) regarding the relationship between God and creation and human soul. It is a congregation of many belief systems (religions) like advaita, visistadvaita and dvaita but the goal of all these belief systems is one which is moksha-liberation even though the experience of liberation is conditioned by one's belief system.
With this understanding we can also say that Hinduism is way of life that seeks liberation, moksha- from the bondage of samsara through various spiritual paths or practices.
Hinduism nowadays is described as a way of life and not Religion. This is bcz and what I believe, The concept of Religion did not exist at that time but there existed sects, like Shaivaitism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism.
But think about, what is "a way of life" for a theist, 1) Trust in the deity he believes, 2) Following the Scriptures what he deity has preached, 3) Respecting the Values of life and 4) Living a moral life.
Now think what a 'Religion' term means
Now that there are completely different way of leading life have emerged, which are basically religion, So it is appropriate to call Hinduism/Sanatana Dharma a Religion(which is equal to way of life)
Just by calling some other name you cannot De- Credit, What contributions this great Religion and civilisation has done. Be proud to call yourself a Hindu and who are not Hindu's at least credit it's achievements.
Based on what you said, wouldn't religion be a way of life?
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It’s easier for me to just truthfully respect you for what ever you believe in,Do you believe in what you wanna believe it and I will believe in what you want to believe in whether it’s a religion or a way of life, hopefully it makes sense what I am saying
Jesus is the only way
Hinduism is neither a religion nor a way of life; it is a colonial construct which placed a range of Indian religions under a single category and called it Hinduism. The word "Hindu" comes from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus river) and it was originally used by the Persians to describe the natives who lived near the Indus river. The British attached the siffix "-ism" to "Hindu" and coined the word "Hinduism" to described all defined and undefined religions found in India. If the Sikhs had not protested against the British attempts at defining them as Hindu, they would also be called Hindus today. So stop pretending as if Hinduism is a religion.
Just becoz hinduism permits so many ways to attain spirituality its from western perception is considered a way of life... However basic philosophy of hinduism is common in all ways always... Making it religion... Governed by central system of common philosophical laws... Be it worship and how to lead your life...
It's way of Life..
Based on Rigid Social Stratification system.
Which is Basic Foundations of Hinduism.
How do you guys do I Am meditations? Is there a certain way that is safe? Also I’m a Christian but I believe Yah the name of God is Israel means I Am, and YaHuWsHua my Master Teacher is also an I Am. I believe Jesus can move in and out of form and take human form all the time and He is real. I believe He teaches the art of love and sacrifice. I have been meditating on Hinduism for a few days now and I’m excited for the world today. If you believe Jesus is also an I Am you can be saved by pretty much any modality because He can move in and out of form.
Thank you for sharing
From india ..hinduism is a way of life ..your life is your own making ...hinduism is based on karma
Great videos! Wish you’d post again!
Please do an video on bhramanism which later converted into Hinduism sir.
Disagree
@@HinduLifestyle why sir?
Happy Holi brother
Jesus is the way the truth and the life ..... it is not a religion it is faith and it is a way of life .. example Roman Catholic is not Christianity so are Jehovah's witness Seven day Adventist Mormon and many more other religions ... they are cultitic. Islam is also a religion. So true Christianity is not as big as you think. A I know you got no knowledge about it but and do thus you give false information cause you assume you know. Hinduism got thousands of god's and every one have it's own choice of gods which is man-made thus you are religious and it is impossible to be a way of life. You explained it well from your point of view to Hindus.
Hinduism is a adhyatmic way of life . Not only way of life . What is Adhaytam......... is still mystery to world . You cant compare religion to Dharam . Dharam is not religion .
I love your video
After a long or may be the 1st time you made some sensible video...
And what have you done for Hinduism recently? Oh right... Nothing.
Not nothing... Nothing as always...
I am currently under constant never ending efforts to restore vedic sanatan parampara aka traditions including Vasudhaiv kutumbakam aka whole world is one family... For example polygamy... I am working towards marrying if not more at least 7 women one from every continent as ancient sanatan tradition allows many wives... That way I would bring representative of every continent under one family - my family with at least 7 wives... Polygamy is answer to all questions...
Its in no one's scope to understand what and how I achieve... I am not used to doing things but right away after achieving something... BTW nothing is very subjective topic and truly immortal... Even after finishing whole universe you cant finish zero, still nothing survives...
Mixture?
Mixture. Of having taken the concepts from other religions and duplicating them, as a mixture. Right?
No its not both the Religion and living its completely a *way of living but not way of life and its a way of living bcoz it teaches everything in life what to be done at a particular time in a scientific way and it doesn't teach only a bit in life such as gym so Hinduism is completely a way of living.,try to think thats it.
It's both
Great
wow makes sense
I’m a Christian. A follower of Christ. I don’t label myself religious, but rather spiritual.
Emily S do you know the main difference between spirituality and religion?
monie ptl -Mhm. I believe in the Bible, not what others tell me.
Emily S ah I see so you are believer then a spiritual being. There is a huge difference between religion and spirituality though. Most of people get them confuse
monie ptl -Might as well share your beliefs as well. What is it that you believe are the differences between religion and spirituality ?
Emily S it’s not what I believe the difference between them is. It’s not my beliefs. I am letting you know the actual difference between them.
Religion is based on sect of beliefs people follow. Spirituality is finding what your existence is. Religion is social. Spirituality is individual. Religion is about believing. Spirituality is about seeking.
When you realize that you *do not know* your existence and this life that’s when you become spiritual.
Religious means you think you know the answers but in reality you don’t. It is based on someone’s authority be it the church, the scriptures (the bible), God himself (Jesus), Gurus, messenger(Jesus) whoever because it is coming from a certain authority, you take it as truth. The nature of spirituality is only truth as authority. There is no other authority. You are in pursuit of truth not in pursuit of authority. You are not loyal to any authority.
*Spirituality equals truth as authority. Religion equals authority as truth.*
Way of life, actions individual to each person, try at least one concept Ahimsa, yoga, mediation, vegetarianism, pooja, havan, etc rather than talk about it.
Hinduism isn't just a religion... religion is just a part of Hinduism.
i think it is a way of life.
I like what you said but I cant see how spirituality and religion and stand in same ground because spirituality is finding that nature of life and within but religion is a one way path to hell or heaven where that path is fixed. And way of life is very different from the way of religion. Yes religion is a way of live but it’s a way of life where that beginning is The god and end is the god but way of life where it’s not religion is when life has multiple path in life which is not fixed.
Ok so I learned about finding my own spiritual divinity, but I do it in Christ. He is my Yah and Yah means I Am. His name is not just Jesus or Yshua but YaHuWsHua so Yah is in the name. He was real and was and is an I Am and His presence is all over earth. But you have to learn The Way while staying in Oneness. He taught me about The light that heals us and the art of love as sacrifice. Love in YaHuWsHua Messiah.
Thank you for sharing. I don't hold the same views as you but that's okay
Namaste
Not a way ...Only the way of life
Christianity is also a lifestyle living but is also a religion, as long as hinduism is based on a bunch of beliefs not real knowledge is a religion because come on their creation myth in Hinduism is one or maybe the less credible and more fiction fantasy of all
Who are we to judge we were not there whatever you are saying about hinduism is actually more true for Christianity
Sir, i like ur defination of hindu religion at last. But i would like to say one thing is that religion is something based on faith, means supreme authority is the truth, u have to blindly follow his commands and u cann't raise question against god. religion restricted ur intelligence. But when we say Hindu is not a religion it means there is nothing about Hindu religion in India. What it has is Hindu culture and philosophy, means Hindu way of living. In Hindu culture there is no place for believe system bcz we r not believers, we r seekers like scientists. We seek for truth. So, truth is our authority, whatever is truth we follow that and at the same time we question it as well. So India is a land of seekers not believers. Religion is something that imported in India by other religions.
Yo “Shawn”.. you didn’t even spare a second of your video on Hinduism’s caste system.. but until next time, shanti..
How the 1st term doesn't apply to Hinduism ? There are 330 million Gods with supernatural powers and there are lots of other facts .
Hinduism is one of the oldest religion so the terms yoga and sanatam are add-ons and are added later on, no one was doing yoga in older days.
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@Sadguy Sad wft, I said 330 millions gods bcoz we says 33crore devta(gods) in our prayers, when we want blessings
@@abhisheksharma-sb3er no 330 million gods it is a misconception spread everywhere. Its 33 koti means 33 supreme gods
Hinduism is discriminational way of brahminscracy life..
Way Of Life means Humanity is the ULTIMATE RELIGION OF GOD' Do the Right things and follow Ethics , Dharma "
When one has a Dharma thought, that
Dharma will take care of his welfare
and future. That is why even if a
human whatever he or she prays or
performing any number of mantras, or
abhisheks and yagas does not help
him. Even if he or she performs many
anointments and sacrifices, he cannot
receive the grace of god if he do not
have charity mind. But if a man want
to receive the grace of god. Why? It is
alright even if there is no faith in God,
but when there is a charity or dharma
in his mind to help others, he does not
have to seek God’s grace. God will
come to him and grace him. Whoever
does a great amount of charity or
Dharma, God will come to him or her
and bless them and praise them.
HUMANITY IS THE RELIGION OF GOD
Sage Agastya is one of the highly renowned saints of India. His contribution towards
Yogic Science, Religion and Literature are highly commendable. He says that
humanity is the religion of God.
No one who goes to the gym or stays healthy calls themselves a 'gymmer' or say that they practice ' healthism'. They just say they go to the gym.
I feel bad for them that Hindus believe in fake gods.बंजारा। 😹😹😂😂
Aww don't feel bad not every hindu believe in God but what if they are real God at least we hindus don't blindly follow fake religions based on 1 book
Could you do a video on the position of single women in Hinduism and in the community? Do our scriptures tell us to marry and why? If not, then why do Hindus look down on single women and see them as if something is wrong with them or that they are bad' women. There is still a big stigma on being single and childless as a woman as if your worthiness is dependent on being married and being a mother.
I think there is an inherent flaw in this question. I agree that looking down upon single and childless women is a social reality among Hindu communities. However, Hinduism does not inform them to do so. Basically, the totality of Hindu knowledge and wisdom is divided into two categories: Shruti and Smriti. Shruti contains metaphysical wisdom and knowledge that transcends material and social realities. Smriti (specifically the Dharma Shastras) contains societal norms that help a particular society to reach the metaphysical goals laid out in Shruti. Shruti is unchangeable or eternal and it is Shruti knowledge and wisdom that gives the "Sanatana" (eternal) attribute to Sanatana Dharma i.e., Hinduism. Smriti however depends on what preconditions a particular society has. Smriti is therefore ever-changing. Among the Dharma Shastras, there is Manu-Smriti which contains many societal norms that are considered to be very regressive in this age because it was not meant for this age. Similarly, there is another Dhrama Shastra by Yagnavalkya called Yajnavalkya Smriti which is too progressive even for the this age. There are many Dharma Shastras that fall somewhere between these two extremes. Each Dharma Shastra is meant for a particular time and a particular society and is designed in consideration of their mental and physical predispositions in order to make them more receptive to the Shruti knowledge. So, if a Dharma Shastra contains societal norms that is prejudiced against single and childless women, it does not mean Hinduism as a whole has such a notion.
Also, there are many famous Hindu women who were single and childless for most of their lives and yet, greatly respected and revered. Mira Bai was a young widow of a famous king who went around singing songs in praise of Lord Krishna and she was still respected (not universally though) despite the fact that she was breaking all established societal norms by doing so. Akkamahadevi in Karnataka was a beautiful woman who was approached by a royal family for marriage. She refused to marry as she was a devotee of Lord Shiva and could not imagine herself as anyone's wife and she gave up all her possessions including her clothes and went on a pilgrimage to Srisailam completely naked with only long locks of hair covering her body!! She was not only accepted by the society but also immensely respected to the order that she was allowed to participate in philosophical discussions with great saints of that time that included Allama Prabhu. Satyakama Jabali was an important Rishi in Ramayana who was born to a mother who was not just single but also who did not know who the father of her son was!!! If I had just given these examples to you, you would have dismissed them as exceptions or aberrations and hence, I preceded these examples with a philosophical and metaphysical background in the previous paragraph. I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.
The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
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@@HinduLifestyle we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God we are not God
@@HinduLifestyle Shiva is Satan Hinduism is demonic
@@HinduLifestyle repent and believe in the gospel, Hinduism is demonic and will land you in hell
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RELIGION IS A CODE OF CONDUCT! How They Conducted Themselves Is Their Religion! Not Winston & Shawn, Hindus Born The West! Lol
Jesus is the way the truth and the life
Nah bruh
@@HinduLifestyle yes he is and you will see the son of man seated at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven
@@HinduLifestyle Shiva is Satan
@@HinduLifestyle there is so much proof that the bible is true
@@HinduLifestyle you know Hinduism comes from fallen angels
Jesus Christ is our Lord and savior repent and believe in the gospel
Can't believe in something that I believe is false
@@HinduLifestyle Shiva is Satan
@@HinduLifestyle Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life
@@HinduLifestyle what makes you think it's false
@@HinduLifestyle repent and believe in the gospel Hinduism is demonic and it will land you in hell
Brother you have come to nothing but by your own thought to define Hinduism, Yet this is not standard to all common Hindu it is totally different and never ending standard def.......hence you define to your taste ....it is fully freedom way of life you choose what you like to be near to god, stick, wood, stone, incline to any human super power, any diety shape and size and you walk you wn way or follow the way of your forefather says.......it is all to your taste to define Hindu .......no restriction, no commandments, no seriousness in hearafter life .......just walk you own way of life eat, drink, have children, understand some basic law of nature be truthful and lead you life and follow to any guru near to your place still you have choice to follow or don't follow just label your self with a sticker Hindu. So I appreciate all your learned wisdom gurus come together and form standards and define it in a proper way........this is really impossible and difficult task for you all........just this meditation or yoga is a modern way of defining Hindu is evolved only in this century still this has to be define properly and how don't know what level of spiritual is attached to this ........dear brother please do more research on this and post more proper def for this topic will be more valuable to know about.....I still appreciate your way to define with your knowledge you have you have done something best. ......I don't critize any of you we are all humans wondering to choose what we are ......just looking upto to sky and fearing someone is watching above when we do thing wrong............Thanks brother my small comment to your voice......don't ever thing I am against you ........I am your brother in Humanity.
the word sanatana dharma literally means eternal way of life. The point of being hindu is to understand that which is around us and understanding the self. We don't have a set of commandments telling what a human can or cannot do. We have a set of principles which we follow and the divine gave us the free will to practice these principles to any degree which our nature is inclined towards. Like some hindus uptake in being strictly vegetarian. However, there is no law which says you have to be vegetarian. The divine just says this is what the best option for you is in this period in time.
As hindus we use all our five senses to get in touch with the divine principles. Some people prefer reading scripture to understand the divine. Some people pray to a form of god. We don't say the stone or piece of wood is god. We say it is a method for us humans to understand these principles which are attributed to god. We praise the divine through music as well just like the muslims have sufi's which do dhikr and use certain instruments which are permissible by islam. There is also a philosophy behind yoga than just the postures which were formed by patanjali.
Essentially our sages say there are many paths to understand the divine and yourself. You just need to be able to stay on the path.
Hinduism is man trying to get right with God which is impossible. Only God can make you right through his son Jesus Christ who paid for your sins in advance!
The only way to the Father in heaven is through Jesus Christ believe and accept Him whosever do not believes in Him are lost! All people who do not accept Jesus as their personal Lord and saviour shall go straight to hell! Come to Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour now, before its too late.
Thanks 😊
But I don't need such type of God . Who is so rude to humans for not believing in him ( if he created humans why this type of discrimination by God himself ) 😂
This is literally making me laugh .🤣🤣👌( Omg I was not able to reply you 😆😆)
At last I will pay for my own sins
It's my Karma It will return to me 😁
Your own defination is empty,
If people find spirituality according to their own made up way, thats there many sexual abuse cases in Hinduism..( Your gods and Abbas are example of it)'coz thy made up there own mind without the human guide Manual.
I have no clue what you said here. Please write in English.