MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 11)

Brahma, the Creator

Brahma is the first member of the Hindu Trinity and is “the Creator” because he periodically creates everything in the universe. (The word periodically here refers to the Hindu belief that time is cyclical; everything in the universe — except for Brahman and certain Hindu scriptures — is created, maintained for a certain amount of time, and then destroyed in order to be renewed in ideal form again.)

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 10)

Vishnu, the Preserver

Vishnu is the second member of the Hindu Trinity. He maintains the order and harmony of the universe, which is periodically created by Brahma and periodically by Shiva to prepare for the next creation.
Vishnu is worshipped in many forms and in several avatars (incarnations). Vishnu is an important, somewhat mysterious god. Less visible than nature gods that preside over elements (such as fire and rain), Vishnu is the pervader — the divine essence that pervades the universe. He is usually worshipped in the form of an avatar.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 9)

Shiva, the Destroyer

Shiva is the third member of the Hindu Trinity, tasked with destroying the universe in order to prepare for its renewal at the end of each cycle of time. Shiva’s destructive power is regenerative: It’s the necessary step that makes renewal possible.

Hindus customarily invoke Shiva before the beginning of any religious or spiritual endeavor; they believe that any bad vibrations in the immediate vicinity of worship are eliminated by the mere utterance of his praise or name.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 8)

Hindus believe in Shivling as the one true God who is formless, limitless, all-inclusive, and eternal. Shivling is not an abstract concept; it is a real entity that encompasses everything (seen and unseen) in the universe.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 7)

Hinduism is not an organized religion and has no single, systematic approach to teaching its value system. Nor do Hindus have a simple set of rules to follow like the Ten Commandments. Local, regional, caste, and community-driven practices influence the interpretation and practice of beliefs throughout the Hindu world.

Yet a common thread among all these variations is belief in a Supreme Being and adherence to certain concepts such as Truth, dharma, and karma. And belief in the authority of the Vedas (sacred scriptures) serves, to a large extent, as the very definition of a Hindu, even though how the Vedas are interpreted may vary greatly.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 6)

Moksha is liberation: the soul’s release from the cycle of death and rebirth. It occurs when the soul unites with Brahman by realizing its true nature. Several paths can lead to this realization and unity: the path of duty, the path of knowledge, and the path of devotion (unconditional surrender to God).

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 5)

The Vedas are Hindu scriptures that contain revelations received by ancient saints and sages. Hindus believe that the Vedas are without beginning and without end; when everything else in the universe is destroyed (at the end of a cycle of time), the Vedas remain.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 4)

Hindus pursue knowledge and understanding of the Truth: the very essence of the universe and the only Reality. According to the Vedas, Truth is One, but the wise express it in a variety of ways.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 3)

Understanding the concept of dharma helps you understand the Hindu faith. Unfortunately, no single English word adequately covers its meaning. Dharma can be described as right conduct, righteousness, moral law, and duty. Anyone who makes dharma central to one’s life strives to do the right thing, according to one’s duty and abilities, at all times.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT (PART 2)

When you understand your history in deep. When you understand your existence in the universe, then you realize what all these rituals and cultures means, what importance they have in our daily life, where they stand in our lifestyle.
You can avoid Hinduism, but you can not ignore as it is the part of life.

MY BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT 

1. Being a Hindu is truly a blessing because the uniqueness that you can find in Hinduism is very hard to find anywhere else. Sanatan Dharam can't be understood in one life because it's as deep as the ocean, it's as high as the sky above you, it's as true as nature, it's as huge as the universe you exist in.