Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 fact Hindus actually believe in only one supreme God, called "Brahman". Brahman is a supreme spirit that permeates everything. BUT: Brahman is not a being in the sense that Christians think of God as a being - Brahman is entirely impersonal, and entirely impossible to describe. Everything in the universe is part of Brahman, (including each one of us), but Brahman is more than the sum of everything in the universe. So what about all those Hindu gods you see in the temples? Read on… One God and many Gods There is only one ultimate reality, Brahman. But that ultimate reality shows itself in many forms, and some of those forms are called Gods. The gods Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, for example, are different aspects of Brahman: Brahma reflects God's divine work of creating the universe · Vishnu reflects God's work in keeping the universe in existence Siva reflects God's work in destroying it. Vishnu has appeared on earth in the past at times of crisis, in 9 different forms (a 10th form is yet to appear). Thank you Aravind Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Namaskar and thank you for provideing an opening here regarding this matter..........the difficulty here is that this is a Rudraksha Bead Society Group.........The Cerebralizations seen here on the many different beliefs belong over on the Advaita Vedanta group where all they do is talk and talk and talk about their beliefs.......I was on that group once and asked them if they ever did anything beyond cerebralizing about the great Unknown........they asked me what I meant so I asked them if the ever actually took action to sit down and meditate to find their own truth in life and they said that was not the purpose of their group site..............as their group site was based on discussion of the teachings of another man..........a Great Saint........they didnt realize the Great Saint was trying to get them to believe in their own truth and follow their own individual Dharma so I left the group and to this day they are still talking and cerebralizeing...............must give them a great deal of comfort as they in their belief seem to think it is only necessary to speak about the great works of others and actually take action to accomplish mediation and become their own person.........so haveing said all this how about we drop the many different discussions of who believes what as there have been so many killed in this world because they cant agree on religion that it doesnt make sense to continue this thread There is a saying..........If you know your Truth you need to keep it to yourself as we are all busy trying to know our Truth.......and both beliefs are the Truth for that individual Wishing all the Best DD In a message dated 1/29/2006 2:14:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, parvathyparameswari .sg writes: i believe we should not censure our friend so badly to the extent barring him from posting articels on hinduism and etc. what he says is aleast partially right so whether one wants to accept it or decline it it is their own choice.but please don't insult anyone. because if we do critize someone especially their writings or views we must be able to provide even a better writing and article then only we can have such credibility to tease others,if not it is mere envy.so please either apologize to kumar or prove that you have something higher to offer to declare his writing is flawful.please see your own flaws before pin point others flaws.... om shanthi Svarupa <bhaktas2 (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 > Dear Richard,wishing you the best for the chinese new year.i hope you had a time to enjoy. once again i want to thank you for your selfless work in promoting discussions on the sacred objects.Please be assured that there are many who appreciate your divine work. i know your time is precious,and that you must be busy with your devotional practises;co-ordinating the sacred discussions;and your design work,but i 'm going to trouble you once again with request to share your knowledge. i am also working on sacred objects web site ,but actually not the sanatam-dharma objects which you specialise in. i have a 5 face Hindu icon,such as the one in front of the world trade centre ,diamettrically opposite to the sacred 4 face Pra Prom,just there near to your gallery.however i'm having troubles to remember his sacred name.as i want to load this onto my web site,i'm wondering if you can provide me with the details of his name. once again i'm sorry to trouble you ,and thank you in advance for any thoughts you may put this query regards twit Greeting soul Friends Greeting soul Friends > > "God" and the universe > For Hindus, the entire universe is part of the Divine- everything is > part of "God". And so "God", for Hindus, is present in everything. > > "God" and the "Soul" > Hindus believe that each soul is an individual, and yet is also a part > of the Divine; is part of "God". > > "God" and gods > Hindus acknowledge and worship various gods, but these are all aspects > of the one supreme "God". > The gods Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are different forms and names of the > one God. Vishnu in particular has appeared on earth in various forms. > Among these, Krishna and Rama are especially loved and worshipped. > Most Westerners think that Hinduism is polytheistic-which means > worshipping many gods, but in fact Hindus actually believe in only one > supreme God, called "Brahman". > Brahman is a supreme spirit that permeates everything. > BUT: Brahman is not a being in the sense that Christians think of God as > a being - Brahman is entirely impersonal, and entirely impossible to > describe. > Everything in the universe is part of Brahman, (including each one of > us), but Brahman is more than the sum of everything in the universe. > So what about all those Hindu gods you see in the temples? Read on… > > One God and many Gods > There is only one ultimate reality, Brahman. But that ultimate reality > shows itself in many forms, and some of those forms are called Gods. > The gods Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, for example, are different aspects of > Brahman: > Brahma reflects God's divine work of creating the universe · > Vishnu reflects God's work in keeping the universe in existence > Siva reflects God's work in destroying it. > Vishnu has appeared on earth in the past at times of crisis, in 9 > different forms (a 10th form is yet to appear). > > Thank you > Aravind > > > > > > Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Dear Sriman, Its nice to have hard work gain appreciation. Thank you for encouragement. The Deity with 5 heads at World Trade is named Pra Siam Devathiraj - the ruling deity of Siam, and his main form is located on the grounds of the Emerald Buddha. Philosophically he could be taken as a manifestation of Indra, who has many eyes (all seeing) but here i'm speculating. He is the Ruling Deity of Thailand. It is also interesting to note that so many images of Lord Brahma, such as Erawan, are worshipped all over Thailand. There must be thousands in Bangkok alone. Actually Lord Brahma was cursed that he would not be worshipped and to this day there is only one temple to Lord Brahma in all India. In spite of his huge importance as a "Guna-avatar" of Lord Vishnu, still he is not worshipped in India. In fact ONLY Thailand has this tradition of worship and respect to Lord Brahma (Pra Prom) and I attribute that fact to Thailand's wonderful life style and good fortune to have never been colonized as well as become such a nice culture of non-honking, polite people. In fact, Bangkok is like a materialistic Brahma-loka. More people should worship Lord Brahma and the world would be a better place. Best rgds, Richard sacred-objects, twit@n... wrote: > > > Dear Richard,wishing you the best for the chinese new year.i hope you > had a time to enjoy. > once again i want to thank you for your selfless work in promoting > discussions on the sacred objects.Please be assured that there are many > who appreciate your divine work. > i know your time is precious,and that you must be busy with your > devotional practises;co-ordinating the sacred discussions;and your design > work,but i 'm going to trouble you once again with request to share your > knowledge. > i am also working on sacred objects web site ,but actually not the > sanatam-dharma objects which you specialise in. > i have a 5 face Hindu icon,such as the one in front of the world trade > centre ,diamettrically opposite to the sacred 4 face Pra Prom,just there > near to your gallery.however i'm having troubles to remember his sacred > name.as i want to load this onto my web site,i'm wondering if you can > provide me with the details of his name. > once again i'm sorry to trouble you ,and thank you in advance for any > thoughts you may put this query > regards > twit Greeting soul Friends Greeting soul Friends > > > > "God" and the universe > > For Hindus, the entire universe is part of the Divine- everything is > > part of "God". And so "God", for Hindus, is present in everything. > > > > "God" and the "Soul" > > Hindus believe that each soul is an individual, and yet is also a part > > of the Divine; is part of "God". > > > > "God" and gods > > Hindus acknowledge and worship various gods, but these are all aspects > > of the one supreme "God". > > The gods Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are different forms and names of the > > one God. Vishnu in particular has appeared on earth in various forms. > > Among these, Krishna and Rama are especially loved and worshipped. > > Most Westerners think that Hinduism is polytheistic-which means > > worshipping many gods, but in fact Hindus actually believe in only one > > supreme God, called "Brahman". > > Brahman is a supreme spirit that permeates everything. > > BUT: Brahman is not a being in the sense that Christians think of God as > > a being - Brahman is entirely impersonal, and entirely impossible to > > describe. > > Everything in the universe is part of Brahman, (including each one of > > us), but Brahman is more than the sum of everything in the universe. > > So what about all those Hindu gods you see in the temples? Read on… > > > > One God and many Gods > > There is only one ultimate reality, Brahman. But that ultimate reality > > shows itself in many forms, and some of those forms are called Gods. > > The gods Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, for example, are different aspects of > > Brahman: > > Brahma reflects God's divine work of creating the universe · > > Vishnu reflects God's work in keeping the universe in existence > > Siva reflects God's work in destroying it. > > Vishnu has appeared on earth in the past at times of crisis, in 9 > > different forms (a 10th form is yet to appear). > > > > Thank you > > Aravind > > > > > > > > > > > > Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > > Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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