Brahman

Storytelling: the mythological art of Hinduism in aspects of transmitting and performing devotion Storytelling, as expressed by Johari is a human activity which is “as old as the humanity itself. (P.1)” While mythologies, being the collections of explanatory stories that serves to anchor people’s understanding on both the natural and cultural, tangible and intangible world are shared universally. Hinduism, particularly favors the heavy use of mythological stories as a vehicle that can transmit…

decision, stating, “In Siddhartha’s face he saw no trembling, his eyes were fixed on a distant spot. Then his father realized that even now Siddhartha no longer dwelt with him in his home, that he had already left him” (Hesse 11). As he observes the Brahmans around him, Siddhartha realizes that he can no longer learn from them. Others are complacent, willing to complete the ritual religious activities although they may not lead to knowledge of the workings of the world. However, Siddhartha can…

families, so they are servants to every class. I hate this class system of woman, because as a child, my parents told that there was a class system just like Gilead in India, that upper society had everything. The upper rank Indians were called the Brahmans, and the servants who were the lower rank indians were called Shudras because they were the laboring class. I was lucky that I was born in Canada, and that my family moved to Canada before I was born. I can tell by the narrator tone, and…

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. Hindus mainly believe in having a strong respect for the natural world, having the virtues consisting of being honest, generous, and righteous, which are all called dharma, the worship of the Supreme Being Brahman, and the soul of man, atman. “Hinduism” however, is only a general term that was coined by Westerners for a much larger tree of religions under it such as Dharma, Sanatan, Sikh, and many more. Able to be found in over 150 countries…

“The Life of Pi” and The Happiness of True Salvation The constant hope to find true happiness and bliss is an essential component of human nature. As Pi finds himself within the short reach of salvation he is overcome by relief as his days of hardship perchance to come to an end: “Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?” (260). Salvation does not just materialize out of thin air but is found in the challenges faced everyday by man. In the novel, Life of Pi, Yann…

In the period of British Imperialism specifically during the latter half (1750 until 1857) there were many areas of disagreement between the Indians and the British due to religious and cultural differences. One major controversy caused by those differences was the practice of Sati/Suttee. As is the case in most cultures, religious views justify actions and morals. When one group of people interact with another group of people with a different cultures or religion, there is bound to be…

reincarnation is to be released from this cycle. Theravada the earliest form of Buddhism, emphases self- cultivation for the purpose of achieving nirvana, the end or liberation of this cycle, by connecting one’s individual soul with the undying universal Brahman, which states that the material world is unreal…

Spirituality Unveiled! The roots of the Buddhist tradition are humble, akin to many other religions and spiritualities; its fundamental ideals were established by a simple dissatisfied man with a burning desire for greater fulfillment. When the Hindu brahman Prince Siddhartha Gautama embarked on his journey for answers, it took him on the path of two extremes: the life experience he had gleaned from princehood and that of asceticism, the bare minimum of life in order to achieve a higher…

Bhagavad-Gita as Guide India is one of the biggest countries in the world with a long history of great Indian civilization. It contains many important historical events, the rise and decline of empires, prolonged wars, establishment of their own religion, language, social structure, own philosophy and cultural values that were passed from generation to generation. There are several world known ancient Indian texts that contain all the wisdom and teachings of the Indian civilization that were…

His family had a room dedicated to worship in the home where they would go to pray and make offerings to the gods several times a day. Only on Hindu holy days did they go to the temple. The Hindu bible is the Vedas; they worship one supreme god, Brahman, which is over all of the other nearly 330 million other smaller gods. A person who is born deformed or with special needs is worshipped in India was gods. They see this kind of thing as a positive thing rather than a bad thing. Ramesh and his…