Brahman

In Hinduism, an individual’s soul undergoes the exhausting cycle of rebirth, or samsara, until liberation, or moksha, is achieved through becoming one with the world soul of Brahman. While separate paths exist to take when attempting to connect an individual soul with the world soul, the integral concept of the possession of a polytheistic imagination dictates the true worth behind any belief. By experiencing the polytheistic imagination, a person becomes able to understand, as Dr. Ortegren has…

This unexplainable superior power over man could be said to be consciousness. The actions done by man gain knowledge for one’s inner self therefor supporting your consciousness on its path to finding brahman. Through this lifelong mystical experience of consciousness, you gain knowledge through your actions no matter what those actions may be. Your physical actions bring you knowledge as you recognize the cause and effects of those actions. Saying this…

The Upanishads are a collection of texts that contain the main concepts of Hinduism and discusses the importance of fulfilling the ultimate reality of being a brahman and describes the character of the path to human salvation or moksa. The Upanishads form the last part of the four Vedas, which contain hymns, scriptures, morals, and other rules that Hindus live by. The Sutras establish parts of the Upanishads and…

Countries all around the world have established various religions with different gods and beliefs, but always the same idea of worship. Maybe of these walks of life have similarities such as related religious texts between Judaism and Christianity. Two other main religions emerged in South Asia around three millennia ago known as Buddhism and Hinduism (Messina, 1) (Messina, 8). These two religions have many contrasting features, but there are still details about them that match up. They believed…

believe in many gods all based on Brahman. Sikhs believe that men and women are equal Hindus that everyone has a place in society and that one cannot change that place or caste. In the following paragraphs is a look at each religion individually. Buddhism’s start in Northern India…

The three major schools of Buddhism are Theravada, Dharmaguptaka and Mulasarvastivada, which exist only to satisfy geographical differences.8 The largest religious threat for Buddhism spread were the Brahmans in north India who used the Vedas as a sacred text.9 The sects of Hinduism coexist and incorporate themselves with previously established systems instead of working as their own religion with very limited influence, much like Buddhism had done. Furthermore…

It is the end of samsara and is achieved by overcoming greed and desire. When moksha is finally achieved, your atman returns to its source, Brahman. Atman is loosely translated to soul. Each living thing has an eternal soul that came from Brahman, the cosmic soul and the source of life. When you reach enlightenment your eternal essence becomes one with Brahman once more and you are liberated from the suffering and impurities of the…

THE NATURE OF GOD. The nature of God shows His characteristics, His attributes and His qualities. These attributes set God aside from human beings and other supernatural beings. It also reveals to us how he deals with mankind. The way he created human beings and made them superior over other creations and the order in which he creates shows his character as a powerful and orderly being. He is described as the Holy Trinity for he is God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It’s…

Hindu Culture suggest the idea of the self which is forever long lasting and is the mechanism that is reincarnated. Not the body but the self is what becomes of a person in the next life and so on until that person has reached eternal paradise with Brahman. Buddhism recognizes the idea of the non-self which is not about possessing a soul but rather possessing the idea of knowledge. Knowledge is what becomes one’s future existence and is the only part of a person that is reincarnated. The idea of…

For the Upanishads, their account for Brahman is understood as the divine reality, the Supreme Spirit that bestows holiness and integration to both the tangible and intangible world. In addition, Brahman not only can be believed but also known, and when someone achieves this stage, one can grasp its real nature through sat (reality), chit (pure consciousness), ananda (bliss). By experience Brahman, one comprehend that Hi is an infinite God who is beyond time and space…