Hindu perception

[barney 0]

The Soul:

" It is never born, nor does it die: after coming to be, it does not cease to be; it is without birth, eternal, imperishable and timeless; it is not destroyed with the destruction of the body."

- Lord Krishna from the Bhagavad Gita.

 

God:

"He is the One, the One alone. In Him all deities become one."

- declares the Artha Veda.

 

Incarnation:

"Whenever there is decline of righteousness and predominance of unrighteousness, I embody Myself. For the protection of the good and for the destruction of evil-doers and for the re-establishment of dharma (righteousness) I am born from age to age."

- Lord Krishna from the Bhagvad-Gita.

 

Liberation:

O Lord, liberate our souls

From the shadows of birth and death,

Not from our aspirations

of existence i.e. immortality.

— Yajurveda, 3.60

 

One reality:

" Tat twam asi" meaning "That thou art."

- from the Upanishads.

 

Sin:

"Even if thou art the worst of sinners, thou shalt cross the ocean of sin by the bark of wisdom."

- Lord Krishna from Bhagvad Gita.

Creation:

"None knoweth whence creation has arisen, and whether He has or has not produced it. He who surveys it in the highest heavens, he only knows, or perhaps he knows not."

- from the Hymn of Creation, Rig Veda.

 

Humanity

"To you, I declare this holy mystery,

there is nothing nobler than humanity"

Guhyam brahma tad idam vo bravini

Na manusat sresthataram hi kincit.

- Mahabharat XII, 300-20)

Life:

"Life is a bridge, enjoy while crossing but don't build a castle on it."

- Upanishads.

"Do good deeds with a sense of urgency, Before death's approaching rattle strangles the tongue.

What wondrous greatness this world possesses that yesterday a man was, and today he is not."

— From the Tirukural, 335-36

Happiness:

"In the finite there is no happiness. The Infinite alone is happiness."

- Upanishads

"That Light which is

residing in the Sun and

which illumines the whole world, and that which is in the moon and in the

fire - know that

Light to be Mine.

- Lord Krishna in Gita 12

 

River Ganges:

" The Ganges fell from Heaven and her fall was softened by the long locks of Lord Shiva."

 

Seeking God:

Who sees me in all things, and all things in me, he is never far from me, and I am never far from him."

Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita

DA-DA-DA: datta, dayadhvam, damyata

Be Self Controlled!

Give!

Be Compassionate!

- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Chapter 5)

Faith and Belief

A man of faith, absorbed in faith, his senses controlled, attains knowledge, and, knowledge attained, quickly finds supreme peace. But the ignorant man, who is without faith, goes doubting to destruction. For the doubting self there is neither this world, nor the next, nor joy.

- Bhagavad Gita 4.39-40

 

"If men thought of God as much as they think of the world, who would not attain liberation (moksha)."

- Maitri Upanishad 6.24

Yugas:

One who lies down is Kali

One who awakes is Dvãpara

One who stands up becomes Tretã

And one who moves on realises the Satya Yuga.

Therefore move on!

- Aitareya Brãhmana

divine:

By divine, we mean the following --

Absolute (Eternal) Existence

Absolute Knowledge

Absolute Bliss

Absolute Freedom

Message from the Gita:

Whenever there is a decline in

Dharma,

And a rise in Adharma,

I incarnate Myself,

For the protection of the good,

For the destruction of the wicked.

For the establishment of Dharma,

I come into Being from age to age.

- Bhagavad Gita IV, 8

Karma:

 

It is karma that brings joy or sorrow

Willing or unwilling, we live by our karma.

Observe the potter shaping his pots:

Some break on the wheel,

Some crack after removal from the wheel,

Some spoil when wet, some when dry,

Some burst while being fired

Some after removal from the kiln,

Some shatter in use...

So some of us die in the womb

Some immediately after birth,

Some a fortnight later, some a month,

Some in youth, some in middle age, some in old.

Their karma determines it all.

This is the way of the world is -

So what is the point of grieving?

Swimmers dive,

then emerge from the water;

So creatures sink into

and emerge from the stream of life.

 

-The Mahabharata of Vyasa (The Eleventh book: The Women)

 

Gayatri Mantra:

OM BHOOR BHUVAHA SWAHA TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAAT

 

"O God, Thou art the giver of life, the remover of pain and sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O Creator of the Universe, may we receive thy supreme, sin-destroying light; may Thou guide our intellect in the right direction." Gayatri Mantra is an adoration of the effulgence of the Sun

Creation:

"Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists... The atoms of the universe may be counted, but not so my manifestations; for eternally I create innumerable worlds." Srimad Bhagavatam, III.2, XI.10

" There is no existence for the unreal and the real can never be non-existent. The Seers of Truth know the nature and final ends of both. Know That to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one is ever able to destroy that Immutable. These bodies are perishable; but the dwellers in these bodies are eternal, indestructible and impenetrable. Therefore fight, O descendant of Bharata.

He who considers this Self as a slayer or he who thinks that this Self is slain, neither of these knows the Truth. For It does not slay, nor is It slain. This Self is not born, nor does It die, nor after once having seen, does It go into non-being. This Self is unborn, eternal, changeless, ancient. It is never destroyed even when the body is destroyed. - From the Bhagavad Gita II.16-20

As milk is spontaneously changed into curd and water into ice, so Brahma modifies Itself in diverse ways, without the aid of instruments or external means of any kind whatever. Thus the spider spins its web out of its own substance, subtle beings take diverse forms, and the lotus grows from marsh to marsh without organs of locomotion. - From the Brahma Sutra II.1

The yon is fullness, this.

From fullness, fullness doth proceed.

Withdrawing fullness's fullness off,

E'en fullness then itself remains. - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

 

 

 

[Lou_Fish 0]

Ok so we now know you can quote scriptures but what is your point?

[barney 0]

Do you need futher clarification about Hinduism?

[Guest guest]

u want to clarify hinduism to others ???

 

i am getting doubt that you are trying to be guru to preach your own beliefs.

 

do u have qualifications of a guru ? just quoting from scriptures doesnt make oneself a guru. i too can do better than you.

[barney 0]

Are you worried about my postings? If you fear something please tell me. Or is that you want to cange the minds of those who believe in plural? Or are you afraid that those who had been in your belief would change? Please be open and tell me the reason you are irked by my postings. Have I posted anything that is against Hinduism or the teaching of the Vedas? My posting are excerpts from authenticated authors and Gurus. Why don't you read through their books. Reading only from one book while not make you and expert in the subject. Do not confuse yourself like the certain Muslims and Christians. I'm not begging you to read my postings.

[Guest guest]

"My posting are excerpts from authenticated authors and Gurus....."

....and many clowns

[Guest guest]

This is one of the best posts you have posted.

My best wishes.

[Guest guest]

Barney has quoted from Gita, Upanishads, Tirukkural etc.

 

So you mean to say Krishna, Vyasa, Saint Tiruvalluvar are all clowns?

 

Then the guruji who taught you to behave like this should be a very serious person indeed.

[Guest guest]

So you mean to say Krishna, Vyasa, Saint Tiruvalluvar are all clowns?

 

and many clowns, not all clowns, read all his posts

[Guest guest]

<< i too can do better than you. >>

 

do it. but the tell the truth.

 

when you read others post, just check if it tells the truth.

we need to talk and reveal the truth only.

encourage others to tell the truth.

 

truth does not get contaminated if it is revealed by barney or any one else.

 

jai sri krishna! -maadhav

 

 

[Guest guest]

we are revealing the truth.

 

i didnt told barney is contaminating. but if barneys approach is changed (ie., regarding others hindu beliefs) all will be happy in this forum.

 

 

 

 

[barney 0]

I'm perplexed by your comments. Please advice me from your point of view. You talk about my approach, could you tell me about it. I am eager to learn from you and how to go about it.