Hinduism Part 1 - Concepts of God and Beliefs

"Hinduism cannot be defined, but is only to be experienced." Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Hinduism is a way of life, not a religion. What does that mean? Tonight is the first episode of a three part series in which we will attempt to put Hinduism in a nutshell. Maharani Rutan is here, and she is going to be the bridge between our western culture and eastern philosophy.

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Hinduism Part 1 - Concepts of God and Beliefs

Program Guide

• The Gitas - Scriptures from God
• Teach us to let go of our Egos and create better Moksha
• Vedic means living life following the Gitas

• To be humble, we need to move away from our egos
• Karma - Choices we make from our egos
• Dharma - life's lessons

• Challenge is how we handle our situations

• Does not have a face, but there is one single intelligence
• God has sent Avatars to help us through our lives

• Includes Sun and Moon, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Buddha

• Like prayers
• Verbal connection to God

• Physical connection to God
• Positions refer to nature

• The Soul
• Must be humble to understand our Soul

• Moksha
• Dharma - How we talk to life
• Karma - How we live our lives
• Yoga - Nonverbal conversation

• Way of life not religion
• God is the Hindu's psychiatrist
• How to be like God, so you can have a one on one experience with God

• Which Gitas to purchase

• "Hum" with God
• God does not speak in language, but in sound

• Blessed be
• A form of respect

• Everyone must be respected
• Be humble
• Speak the truth
• Unconditional love
• Forgiveness
• Work hard

• Forecasts which years things will happen in our charts
• Shows what our Dharmas are and how to prevent them

• Can practice your own religion
• Read the Gita
• Practice the Gita
• Be religious and spiritual within your own God
• Learn to meditate - be with God
• Learn Yoga at a temple
• Go to temple every now and then. No set days for worship.
• Take 15 minutes with God every day

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