Buddha, Hinduism, Mithraism, Baha'i, & etc.Hindus God :: Re: Hindus GodI am not a hindu, though what I follow is categorized by others as "Hinduism". Beside the fact that the term "hindu" is not found in the Sastra (Vedic Scriptures), many typical modern day "Hindus" follow that any demigod worship is on equal footing with worshipping the One God, which Gerani refers to as Brahman. There are many demigods described in the Vedas. Try to think of them as similar to angels in the Bible. One should not worship an angel. One should worship the Most High. There are affiliated literatures of the Vedas that describe demigod worship; who to worship for what purpose, how to perform the rituals, etc. But the conclusion is that demigod worship should be given up. People who worship demigods are doing so for some type of material benefit. The Bhagavad-Gita (which translates to "the song of the Lord) states: CHAPTER 4 VERSE 12 kanksantah karmanam siddhim yajanta iha devatah ksipram hi manuse loke siddhir bhavati karma-ja SYNONYMS kanksantah--desiring; karmanam--of fruitive activities; siddhim--perfection; yajante--worship by sacrifices; iha--in the material world; devatah--the demigods; ksipram--very quickly; hi--certainly; manuse--in human society; loke--within this world; siddhih bhavati--becomes successful; karma-ja--the fruitive worker. TRANSLATION Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world. PURPORT There is a great misconception about the gods or demigods of this material world, and men of less intelligence, although passing as great scholars, take these demigods to be various forms of the Supreme Lord. Actually, the demigods are not different forms of God, but they are God's different parts and parcels. God is one, and the parts and parcels are many. The Vedas say, nityo nityanam: God is one. Isvarah paramah krsnah. The Supreme God is one--Krsna--and the demigods are delegated with powers to manage this material world. These demigods are all living entities (nityanam) with different grades of material power. They cannot be equal to the Supreme God--Narayana, Visnu, or Krsna. It also says in chapter 7, verse 20... kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante 'nya-devatah tam tam niyamam asthaya prakrtya niyatah svaya SYNONYMS kamaih--by desires; taih--by those; taih--by those; hrta--distorted; jnanah--knowledge; prapadyante--surrender; anya--other; devatah--demigods; tam--that; tam--that; niyamam--rules; asthaya--following; prakrtya--by nature; niyatah--controlled; svaya--by their own. TRANSLATION Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures. Furthermore, the Supreme Lord is simultaneously One and Many. The difference between His variegatedness and the demigods' is explained in the terms "Visnu-tattva" and "jiva-tattva". Visnu refers to God, whereas jiva refers to His part and parcel living entities (i.e.: us). I particularly follow in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who promulgated the philosophy of "acintya bheda-bheda tattva", which means "inconceivably one and many/different, simultaneously". A comparison can be made with the concept that some Christians hold about the three in one, trinity principle. Except we do not say God is just three. We say God is the One that is so inconceivable that He is many simultaneously. Each God personality (Visnu-tattva) has distinct characteristics, yet they are all the One and the same God. The Personality known as Krsna, according to what I follow, is the fountainhead of all God-incarnations. He is the Supreme Absolute Truth, the All-Attractive Person. As a matter of fact, the name Krsna (pronounced Krish-nuh) means "all-attractive". God is full in six attractive qualities: fame, wealth, knowledge, stength, beauty and renunciation. It is not that the Vedic teachings are any less monotheistic. In fact, the mono-ness of God is so incredibly inconceivable to us it would be foolish to limit Him in any such way. He is One that is many simultaneously. Just like, for example, if God (the Father) came here Personally. It is not outside of His power to do so. And if He did (when He does), He doesn't actually leave His eternal, spiritual abode. When I leave the place I am at now, I won't be there anymore. That is because I only animate one body. God's body is non-different from God. God never has to undergo birth and death. And when God descends upon the earth in His original form, He does so out of His internal potency, not by accepting a material body. Nevertheless, God simultaneously resides in His Spiritual abode, even when He is here. That is called omni-presence. |
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