in hindu religion  all the chanting mantra start with om ...
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Om is a syllable that is said in Hinduism to be in itself God. It is the eternal sound, the sound of the creation of the Earth. It is used in Hindu meditation and meditation of religions that are influenced by Hinduism to help bring peace on the person who is meditating and to become closer to God.
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linga is the sacred phallus and principal symbol of the Hindu god Shiva and nearly always presented in connection with the yoni. i don't know where you're getting the anal orifice thing from
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The ten commandments starts with \n\nThou shalt have no other gods before me.\n\nThou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:\n\nThou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;\n\nSo god commands that you should not have other Gods other than Jehovah of the bible. And well, Jesus christ is the incarnate son of God, who is spoken of in the Old testament onwards. In hindusim there are three separate Gods and then there is Ganesha and a whole lot of other Gods, well, so if you choose to believe in all those Gods then you are in direct conflict with the command of Jehovah of the bible who said that you should not have any other gods. \n\nSo its not possible to be a Hindu and christian at the same time.
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Adi Shankara, widely considered one of the most important figures of Indian intellectual history, begins his Gurustotram or Verses to the Guru with the following Sanskrit Sloka, that is a widely sung Bhajan: \n\nGuru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwara \nGuru Sakshath Parambrahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha \n\nThis means: Guru is creator Brahma; Guru is preserver Vishnu; Guru is also the destroyer Siva and he is the source of the Absolute. I offer all my salutations to the Guru. \n\nYou will find the original verse in Devanagari script here:\nwww.chinmaya-chicago.org/BV/Gurustotram.pdf \n\nNamaste.\n\ncc
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are you swearing in hindi?
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Hindu's Bhappu what are you thinking?\nYou are totally giving inaccurate information, and another thing learn how to spell, it's Sikhism.  People looked to Sikhism as guidence, and at the time it was one of the only monothestic religions in that area.  Sikhs believe that all are equal, and unlike Hindu's that have caste systems.  The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak Dev Ji, and he did not take a "little bit" from each religion, Sikhism is a totally seperate religion.  Yes, we do not cut our hair or trim, but we're still normal like everyone else, you should learn how to respect other religions.  The reason we don't cut our hair is because it's God's gift, and it's sacred to us.  The turban is used to cover one's head for respect, and to hold the hair up.  Sikhs don't try to convert people, but if someone wants to convert to Sikhism they can, Sikhism like any other religion has its own beliefs. \n\nPlease make sure you get your facts straight, almost everything you wrote was wrong.  \n\n\nFor the asker of this question sorry I've been explaining this to you because the ignorance of some people giving wrong answers I just have to correct them.  Here's a site that'll help explain Nishan Sahib: http://www.ngfl.ac.uk/re/nishansahib.htm\n\nBut this is what it says "Outside every Gurdwara stands a Nishan Sahib. It is the holy flag which can be seen either near the entrance or on the top of every Gurdwara . Great respect is shown to the flag as it is a symbol of all that the Sikhs believe. It also is a welcome banner for visitors. The flagpole is covered in orange material which is changed at special occasions and every year in April at the festival of Vaisakhi."
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Nam myoho renge kyo\n\nThose are not Hindi, those are Japanese. They more or less mean "hail to the glory of the Lotus sutra." It is the mantra used by Nichiren and Sokka Gakkai schools of Buddhism (the most intolerant and anti-Buddha schools of Buddhism, by the way.)
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HAHAHA\nIt is VEDA MANTHRAM.\n\nVEDAS are the basic scriptures of HINDU religion. THERE are FOUR Main VEDAS known as RIG VEDA, YAJUR VEDA, SAMA VEDA, & ATHARVANA VEDA.\n It is also known as SRUTHI since Vedas are sound waves , meaning ful sound waves which abound in the atmospheric world time immemorial and the sages of India by their power of concentration and extra perceptions were able to recive them, as we capture sound magnetic electric waves through antennas, and have classified them and given to humanity to be learnt, preserved, and practice . The VEDA recital would be a melodious song like hymns, with different variations in tone, This is taught orally by a teacher and repeated by the disciples. SRUTHI means one which is heard by the ears, learnt by word of mouth and picked up by hearing and repetition.\nAUDIO casettes can be obtained and some free downloads of certain MANTRAS SOOKTAS are also there.\nMANTRAM means recitation of words having magic powers. akin to prayers.There are millions of Mantras to please various gods and get what we want or even not to want anything
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exactly........ ramakrisna paramahamsa said this......\n\nhow will the world be if everyone ate the same food????\n\nIt will be stupid......so will be to think that one religion will suit everyone......\n\nIf you are not an indian you will find it difficult to understand ramakrisna........\n\nhe said "all religions are good and are valid paths to god"\n\njust like all the rivers finally merge into the ocean.so \n\nalso all religions merge into the same god.....\n\nhe himself practised all religions....prayed to all gods...\n\nand finally said all religions lead to the same god...\n\nhe is belived to be an incarnation of god......he himself proclaimed so......\n\nnow.....religions are made by men....not god........\n\nits evident coz, indian gods wear indian clothes.....greek gods wear greek clothes....coz we made god...according to our language and our nation...and our species......why does jesus look like a man...?????\n\ndid god make us in his form?????? no.....we made god in our form......\n\nIn reality god is beyond name and form......\n\nbut like I said.....you will not understand the words of ramakrisna if you are not brought up with the traditions and customs of india...\n\nforeigners will find it difficult to understand his words...\n\nhe was a illeterate....his student represented hinduism in the west....and spread vedanta for 3 years there....\n\nhis name was swami vivekananda......he,......your western thinkers will agree to be the most intelligent man who ever walked the earth.....\n\nwhat I am trying to say is that his teacher is much greater than him....
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For me its "OM". Read the last para for its importance.\n\nThe symbol of Om contains of three curves, one semicircle and a dot. The large lower curve symbolizes the waking state; the upper curve denotes deep sleep (or the unconscious) state, and the lower curve (which lies between deep sleep and the waking state) signifies the dream state. These three states of an individual’s consciousness, and therefore the entire physical phenomenon, are represented by the three curves. The dot signifies the Absolute (fourth or Turiya state of consciousness), which illuminates the other three states. The semicircle symbolizes maya and separates the dot from the other three curves. The semicircle is open on the top, which means that the absolute is infinite and is not affected by maya. Maya only affects the manifested phenomenon. In this way the form of Om symbolizes the infinite Brahman and the entire Universe.\n\nUttering the monosyllable Om, the eternal world of Brahman, One who departs leaving the body (at death), he attains the superior goal.
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Hinduism tells me that the Divine manifested everything and everyone in the universe and that the Divine dwells in everything and everyone..thus I would have no problem offering worship to this man, because I would also be worshipping the Divine within this man. Each time a Hindu greets another Hindu we say Namaste which means the divine in me bows to the divine in you. It is said that whenever two people meet, God meets God. I do not need money to worship the Divine within all manifested things, although it would be no different than other blessings that have come about through my actions (karma).
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Good question. My name is 'pratik' - which means 'Symbol'. Traditionally in india, symbol is either of Energy or Growth.\n\nSo, my name does have religious significance.\n\nNow the broader question, that also needs to be addressed.\n\nIn sanskrit (ancient vedic language) , Names are supposed to be with the meaning that influences the personality.\n\nPeople were named afer names of Gods and Godesses...or seers..or saints and mystics.\n\nNow in this Modern age, the 'EFFECT' that the voice has on the consiousness is reducing day by day and thus neither blessings nor mantras works as effectively as they use to work in olden days..\n\nSo, now we can keep any name. \n\nRegards.
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ask all from thyself - rumi
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It comes from buddism
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Namaste! (the divine in me reverently bows and honors the divine in you)\nHinduism has managed to stay around because it's central message and teachings are still relevant. Most people outside of Hinduism, sadly, are very misinformed or misunderstand Hinduism. NonHindus think that Hindus worship statues and pictures, yet this is not true. Those images are just symbols and Hindus are not worshipping them, they are using them to focus their mind on God and all that the symbolism is used to remind us of about God. For example, that elephant headed image, called Ganesh (the name means "First Lord" and reminds us to keep God as a priority), the elephant head is a symbol. In ancient India elephants were used to clear the forests to make roads, to knock down buildings that needed to be rebuilt. They were basically the ancient version of the modern bulldozer. Thus the symbolism of the elephant head is to remind us that God removes the obstacles that stand in our way of getting closer to God. And that's not where the symbolism with Ganesh stops. People find it odd that the images always have so many arms and hands. In each hand they hold something or they make a gesture. These also are symbols. Even the very color of the figure in the image is symbolism. The mythological stories are just symbolism for the deeper philosophical and theological teachings of Hinduism (sort of like Jesus's parables in the New Testament). \n\nYou might be surprised to know that Hinduism advocated evolution. Why? Because it's sacred texts describe, in poetic imagery, the teachings that everything in the universe starts out very small and that it gradually changes and changes and changes over time. The sacred texts even say that one day our sun will grow very large and turn red. It will engulf the planets before finally collapsing on itself. Eventually the entire universe will do collapse on itself, having expanded as far as it goes, and thus once expanding as far as it can go it will then start to shrink and return back to the source...God. Everything in the universe manifested out of God (the Hindu sacred texts make it sound very similar to the Big Bang) and everything will eventually return to it). Terms like Supreme Soul, Cosmic Consciousness, Ultimate Reality, and so many others are sometimes used along side the word God. Hindus say that all religions in the world are just different perspectives on the same thing...on God. That each is just approaching, experiencing, and looking at God from a different angle. God can be called by any name and devotees can use whatever symbols, be they images of a half elephant headed and half man or something abstract like the linga or the yantra. It doesn't matter. No matter what name you call God by, God hears your prayers. No matter what form you are using to focus your mind on, symbolism you are using to remind you of God, God knows you aren't worshipping the actual image or statue, etc. You are worshiping God. Hindus call their religion "Sanatana Dharma" or "The Eternal Religion". They say this, not to be arrogant, but because they truly believe that that every religion, including the one their religion is founded upon, has the capability of making a person realize the universal truths of the innate nature of their inner Self. Hindu teachers will point to people from various religious traditions like St. Terese from Christianity who said that when she looked in the mirror all she could see was God, Rumi from Islam, the Buddha from Buddhism, Mahavira from Jainism, Ramakrishna from Hinduism, and so many others. Hindus even make the case that a person needn't have a religious tradition to realize the universal truths of the innate nature of the inner Self and point to some who later became ended up teaching within the Hindu tradition itself (again, it's very diverse and tolerant). Swami Vivekananda is one such example. There is even a saying that a Hindu teac
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yeah,...thanks,,,am a hindu
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the hindu religion is basically a very conservative religion. It involves several gods,festivals,prayers,rituals and other such stuff. It is actually quite a fun religion too. I am hindu, and i love my religion.