Hinduism and ONE GOD?
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Hinduism has many gods and goddess. Do your homework...
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"One, every single person has a different god and each religion prays to a different god, how do you knowyour religion is right and how can you know there is your god if so many others believe there is another one."\n\nI'm a Hindu. Hinduism teaches that there is one God but that humanity calls God by different names and has different approaches to God. There is a story that explains this concept a bit. There are three blind men walking in a forest. The first blind man comes across an elephant and touches its trunk as the elephant passes. The second blind man comes across an elephant and is only able to touch its tail as it passes. The third blind man also comes across an elephant and is able to touch the elephants body as it passes. Each of these blind men make their way back to their village where no elephant has ever been seen and each tells them about their experiences. Which one is right about the elephant? God is like that elephant and we are like those blind men. God is so big and vast and infinite that our minds can't fully experience all of God, instead we can only experience small portions of God. Another example: picture the ocean. It is a vast body of dihydrogen monoxide (H20) or water. The water evaporates and forms clouds and then when the clouds become too full, the water falls back down in the form of rain. The rain falls down the mountain tops and forms streams. The streams form rivers and the rivers merge back with the ocean. We are the individual water molecules and the ocean is God. The streams paths that form religions and the rivers are the various religions, but ultimately all rivers merge into the ocean. The water returns to its source. There is no 'wrong' religion. Any person, regardless of religion, geography, age, gender, or any other differences can discover the universal truths that are inherent of our inner nature. The proof is written by all those who became enlightened throughout the world's religions. St. Terese of Liseaux a Christian, Rumi a Muslim, as well as others from all traditions.\n\n"Also, if "god" is so bloody "great" then why did both world wars happen? rape? murder? kidnap? 911? the list goes on..and if you really think being gay is a "sin in the eyes of so called god" then why would he let this happen if he really did exist???"\n\nWars, murder, rape, kidnap, 9-11...these things happen because of karma, both individual and collective karma. Karma is sanskrit and simply means "action". Our "actions" bring about actions. Now, you're probably thinking "how did a person deserved to be raped?" and the answer is that they probably didn't deserve to be raped, they were just karmically supposed to have a bad day. However, if the culture is lenient on rapists or helps to foster and promote an enviroment where rape can happen (think of the US and all the violence on TV, movies, and videogames for example) then that person's bad day has to play out through the collective karma of the culture the person resides in. Karma is created by our actions, for which we have free-will. It might not sound great, but that's the answer. Therefore, Hindus don't usually blame people for the troubles they have, they look at themselves. Most of the time its karma from a past life, sometimes it is definately karma from this life. And it's not as if karma is fixed. Fixed karma is rare. There is so much flexible karma and Hinduism tells us of atleast ten ways we can bend the effects of karma. And karma isn't technically bad or good. It simply is. Bad and good are perceptions of the doer and receiver. I act in a way that I believe is good, but that others think is bad because that is how the experience the results of my action. Or vice versa. When the karma cycles round, how I experience the karma, as bad or good, will again depend on my own perception of what is playing out.\nHindus are di
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Hinduism is generally regarded as the world's oldest organized religion.\n\nMost forms of Hinduism are henotheistic religions. They recognize a single deity, and view other Gods and Goddesses as manifestations or aspects of that supreme God. Henotheistic and polytheistic religions have traditionally been among the world's most religiously tolerant faiths.\n\nKrishna is the second person of the Hindu Trinity. He is considered to be one of the incarnations of the God Vishnu. Some Hindus believe that he lived on Earth during perhaps the 2nd or 3rd century BCE.
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As a Hindu I believe that all religions are valid paths to God and that even those who may not belong to a religion, that they can also find the same ultimate truth hidden within the nature of their inner self. Hindus often point to various people in different religions who wrote about their experiences and show that they all, ultimately, had the same experiences of God and then explained to the best of their ability those experiences within the context of the religion they are in. Since God is so big and vast and infinite, no one person can ever know all of God and since each of us are unique and individuals and thus have different experiences in life, this leads us to approach and touch God differently.\n\nA few examples of those from different faiths discovering the same truth:\nSt. Terese of Liseaux in Christianity\nRumi in Islam\nRamakrishna in Hinduism\n\n"Truth is one, though humanity calls it by different names." Rig Veda.
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I was about to ask you what you meant by "pagan", but a couple of others have already taken the dictionary definition to pieces, so I'll plunge right in! I'm a Hindu, by the way. Your comments on Hinduism are absolutely correct- I'm seriously impressed! You sound like you know what you're talking about :-) Personally, I feel that Hinduism is more of a way of life than a religion. It's just too vast to be classified as 'pagan' or not. Hinduism is one of the most tolerant religions, and it gives its adherants the freedom to seek God in their own ways, whatever those may be. For me, the ultimate message of my religion is the same as that of every religion- love, tolerance, and the unity of all life. But getting back to your question, it really depends on how you define the term 'pagan'!
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well i am hindu. so i am always free to change my view.\n\n i worship god in abstract form and also believe in his so many other symbolic forms. a hindu never feels 100% out of place in any kind of relegious place or ceremony. so i can live with that. it will be only one of my beliefs cancelled.:)
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They revere Krishna as the supreme Godhead just as many Vaishnavites revere Vishna as the supreme personality or those that follow Rama see Rama as the supreme personality and Saivites see Shiva as the supreme personality. Ganapatiyas see Ganesh as the supreme personality. \n\nWhy? Because Hinduism teaches that there is only ONE God, one supreme personality, one cosmic consciousness, one ultimate realtiy, one unmanifest reality (all terms used by various Hindu philosophical schools). The One can be called by any name. For ISKCON this is Krishna. For other Hindus it is Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Parvati, Kali, Durga, Ayyappa, Murugan, Rama, or any other name. Some use images, some don't use images. The images are merely a tool, much like the name. Hinduism teaches that no matter what name you call God by, God will always hear your prayers and answer.
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Most Hindus believe in a supreme cosmic spirit called Brahman that is worshipped in many forms, represented by individual deities such as Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti. Hinduism centers around a variety of practices that are meant to help one experience the divinity that is everywhere and realize the true nature of the Self.
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The reason Hinduism is so accepting of all religions, from Christianity to Islam, is because Hindus see God in everything. Being part of a different religion simply means you are on a different path to the same God.
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There is only one God
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Hinduism is a way of life rather than a religion. We do not believe that our way is the only way to God. Even within our religion there are many different paths to becoming one with God. That is the ultimate goal for a Hindu to achieve liberation from the chain of reincarnation. The soul must be cleansed through the course of, in many cases, many lifetimes before it is rid of worldliness and can join the ultimate reality, what is known as Brahman, or God. There are many ways to becoming closer to God. You can do so through rituals or simply by being a good person. Krishna tells us that no matter what God we pray to, we are ultimately praying to him. God is both male and female, appears in many forms, is called by many names, and is everything. Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, and still continues today because we do not force a particular way of living on anyone. You are a Hindu if you are born one or if you choose to be. You do not have to follow any one ritual or any one set of rules to be Hindu. \n\nHope that helped at least a little. Contact me if you have questions.
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hinduism. i am already part of it . though Hinduism may not be called religion in the sense other religions are known. It has no founder. It is much more than a religion. It is a total way of life.  \n\nWhen religion becomes organized, man ceases to be free. It is not God that is worshipped but the group or the authority that claims to speak in his name. It is not faith, but just social idolatry. God is not like a father in a patriarchal society, who has His favorite children to whom He communicates. This idea seems rather archaic and crude. Hinduism believes in behavior than belief and  experience over authority. \n\nThe genius of Hinduism is assimilative. Puritanism is alien to its life and thought. It never opposed scientific enquiry. \n\nHinduism's greatest feature has been its positive ideas and those who do not belong to it are not infidels or heretics. Hinduism does not believe in bringing about a mechanical uniformity of belief and worship by a forcible elimination of all that is not in agreement with a particular creed. Hindus have never conquered, plundered or committed genocides on other peoples and they never will, primarily because the deeper values enshrined in the Sanatana Dharma are against such mindless violence and expansionism. At one level every true Hindu sees his/her self being one with the Universal Self . At a more samsaric level, a Hindu also understands more than any other religionist in the world, the concept of a harmonious global society that should unite, prosper and live in peace.\n\nHinduism, in its plethora of symbols and images, is endlessly complex and therefore endlessly misunderstood, but its true mission is both simple and universal: soul-enlightenment. Hinduism is goal-oriented, not way-oriented. In other words, its focus is the ultimate attainment, Self-realization, in God. Symbolism helps the seeker to concentrate his mind on the worship and meditation of god.idols are just symbolic:\n\nYes, said he, but just how many gods are there Yajnavalkya?" "Thirty three". "yes," said he, but just how many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?" "One."    \n                                                                        - Brhadaranyaka Upanishad III, IX, I\n\nGod's innumerable forms, and the acknowledgement of His Presence in everything, are an expression of the extraordinary vitality of India's collective imagination down through the ages. \n\nAccording to Thomas Berry, "In quality, in quantity, in significance for man's intellectual, cultural, and spiritual life, this literature in its totality is unsurpassed among all other literary traditions of the world."\n\n"Hinduism is a process - for this reason, Hinduism must be studied not as a fixed body of doctrine, but as a developing tradition that has changed considerably throughout the centuries and which is still changing in a creative direction. Everything in India makes sense in the light of the changing process. Nothing makes sense without it. Hinduism is still a living, changing process and must be seen as such."
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This link will answer your question and also you will get some real idea about what Hinduism is. its just one page but worth reading it as we should know something before saying anything about it. Hope this will help ..
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Most popular and worshipped hindu god is shiva. (Krishna was never a god but an avatar... god manifest in human form)-\n\n\nShiva lingam is the most worshipped entity in the Hinduism religion. We find Shiva temples having a Shiva lingam installed in them at every nook and corner of India nay world. Why?\n\nShiva who is considered as a part of the Trinity in hinduism represents the most powerful among all the three entities. The first being Brahma... the creator! The second being Vishnu the maintainer (preserver) and the last being Mahesh (Shiva) the destroyer!\n\nAnd why is the entity of Shiva considered as the most powerful? It is because one who finally makes the system go round is Shiva. Brahma creates and Vishnu maintains the creation but unless and until Shiva destroys one who is born... every entity would grow beyond limits.\n\n\nBased upon the theory of karma... when the time comes... it is Shiva who has to snuff out life so that there can be a new beginning... a new start! Unless and until the decaying body withers and dies out... a new life can never germinate.\n\nTo maintain balance in the whole of Cosmos is the responsibility of Shiva. And why is so much significance attached to the Shiva lingam that people worship it.\n\n\nThe reasons are absolutely clear... everyone fears death and none wants untimely death! To ward of the evil effects of death people worship Shiva lingam with total submission. It is the faith in the power of the Shiva that people pay their obeisance to the Shiva lingam.\n\nOn the other part Shiva lingam denotes the power of the lingam. It is symbolic of the creative power of the Cosmos. It is the lingam which is able to create a life on Mother Earth as God meant it to be.\n\nProperly used... this power can be transmuted into pure creative energy. It is this power which when subdued wisely leads to the awakening of the Kundalini in human beings and man in particular. The awakening of the Kundalini can never occur otherwise. More here- http://www.godrealized.com/shivalingam.html
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hindus believe everything is god,\nmuslims believe everythin is God's\nso the difference is ('s)
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There is ONE God. Jehovah.\n\nIslam started out with over 360 false gods.  They pretty much got it narrowed down to a single moongod now.
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I think it is an excellent theory.  While many different religions may call their god (and goddess) by different names, I think in the end we are all worshipping the same god.  We all just have different ways of worship.  God/dess is not confused - the Divine knows we are speaking to it and loves us all the same.