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HINDUISM

HINDUISM. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!. If Jesus founded Christianity, then who founded Hinduism?. The truth is that there is no single founder. It is believed to have originated 3,500 years ago when the Aryans invaded India from Central Asia. Founder.

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HINDUISM

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  1. HINDUISM • The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

  2. If Jesus founded Christianity, then who founded Hinduism? The truth is that there is no single founder. It is believed to have originated 3,500 years ago when the Aryans invaded India from Central Asia. Founder

  3. The Vedas and Epics

  4. What are they? • Oldest scriptures in the world • Teach about unending conflict • 128 hymns, 15 times longer than the Bible • Tells stories of: • Aryan warrior aristocracy and Indus Valley tradition • Ramayana and Mahabharata – mythological stories of the human condition

  5. Ramayana

  6. The Law of Karma • “What goes around comes around.” • Your future depends on what actions you take today. • Laws of cause and effect • All gods and people are subject to karma

  7. Reincarnation • Human spirits are born again and again until they reach their spiritual goal • Sometimes, you are not born a human again… why?

  8. Stages of Life • Ashrama – learning and education • Artha – pursue wealth and power • Kama – pleasure • … the big one… • Moksha – liberation from reincarnation (samsara)

  9. Moksha • After all reincarnation is done, the soul is united with the Brahma

  10. How many gods? • 330 million gods (Devas) • Both polytheistic and monotheistic • Worship in temples • Sabbath isn’t a particular day – every day

  11. Brahma - (Creator) is everything (God is everything) Vishnu - (Preserver) Shiva – (Destroyer) “Hindu Triad” Initially rivals that reconciled Cycle of Life

  12. Hindu Triad

  13. About the gods • Each god: • has a consort (shakti) that balances male and female • Has a creature to ride on (vahana) • Ganesha – most worshipped god – remover of obstacles

  14. The Sacred Cow • Killing a cow is equivalent to murdering a person • Cow is useful: • Mostly economics – work, garbage disposal, dairy, fertilizer

  15. By the way… • Sacrifice to gods became less important • May transfer belief in one god to another • Mantra – word or phrase repeated during meditation

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