The ancient sages of our Country believed that the universe originated from a Single Primial Principle called SAT and whatever way we worship, the same ultimately reaches that Primal Principle (SAT). That was the reason for the religious tolerance in India for the natives of our country, worshipping Jesus or Allah was also another form of worhsip.
Unlike the jealous gods of West Asia (Jewish, Christian and Muslim - each one of them insisting that only their god is "true" and every one's else is "false") the Indian gods were not having any problem if some other god/gods are also worshipped.
(I do not beleive in any god but this message to clear the misunderstanding among the believers).
We can gain a better understanding of the concept of God in Hinduism by analysing Hindu scriptures.
BHAGAVAD GITA
The most popular amongst all the Hindu scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita.
Consider the following verse from the Gita:
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures." [Bhagavad Gita 7:20]
The Gita states that people who are materialistic worship demigods i.e. %u2018gods%u2019 besides the True God.
THE VEDAS Vedas are considered the most sacred of all the Hindu scriptures. There are four principal Vedas: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda.
Yajurveda The following verses from the Yajurveda echo a similar concept of God:
"na tasya pratima asti "There is no image of Him." [Yajurveda 32:3]5
"shudhama poapvidham" "He is bodyless and pure." [Yajurveda 40:8]6
"Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste" "They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements" (Air, Water, Fire, etc.). "They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti." [Yajurveda 40:9]7
Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc.
The Yajurveda contains the following prayer: "Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and wander." [Yajurveda 40:16]8
Atharvaveda The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3:
"Dev maha osi" "God is verily great" [Atharvaveda 20:58:3]9
RE:Concept of God in Hinduism
by KK on Apr 14, 2008 05:06 PM Permalink
Rigveda
The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one considered most sacred by the Hindus. The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and verse 46: "Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names." [Rigveda 1:164:46]
The Rigveda gives several different attributes to Almighty God. Many of these are mentioned in Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1.
Among the various attributes of God, one of the beautiful attributes mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means %u2018The Creator%u2019. Translated into Arabic it means Khaaliq. Muslims can have no objection if Almighty God is referred to as Khaaliq or %u2018Creator%u2019 or Brahma. However if it is said that Brahma is Almighty God who has four heads with each head having a crown, Muslims take strong exception to it.
Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms also goes against the following verse of Yajurveda:
"Na tasya Pratima asti" "There is no image of Him." [Yajurveda 32:3]
RE:Concept of God in Hinduism
by JGN on Apr 14, 2008 07:04 PM Permalink
There cannnot be any creator without any form. I have not seen anythng created by anybody without any form or without the assistance of necessary implements for making the same. If the "formless" was able to create everything why we need all these Steel Plants, Power Plants, Water Supply Projects, etc??
And of course we can just pray to him to take us from IGI Airport at Delhi to JFK Airport at New York. Lo and behold, we are in New York the next moment, for he is so "powerful" !
Everybody from all the religions here are dying to convert to Islam if and only if all muslims start eating pork everyday since eating pork is better than killing people.
RE:Ahmed Ali!!!!!! Please convey our message.
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:43 PM Permalink
MY CONDITION U CAN KEEP IT WITH YOURSELF. MY JOB WAS TO INFORM U I HAVE DONE THAT.REST IS UPTO U.
RE:Ahmed Ali!!!!!! Please convey our message.
by reo on Apr 14, 2008 03:45 PM Permalink
NO! U have not finished u asked us to convert so we will do it only if Allah tells u as above.
RE:Ahmed Ali!!!!!! Please convey our message.
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:48 PM Permalink
TALK SOME THING LOGICAL WHAT CONNECTION BETWEEN EATING PORK AND CONVERTING TO ISLAM.USE UR COMMON SENSE YAAR. TO CONVERT U SHOULD BELIVE IN ONESS OF GOD THAT IS ALLAH
RE:Ali!!!!!! U can tell u r allah
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:39 PM Permalink
MR.REO ONE THING IS FOR SURE THAT U HAVE ONE WAY TRACK OF THINKING. OPEN UR MIND THINK WHAT UR SAYING.
RE:Ali!!!!!!! Respect other faiths.
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:32 PM Permalink
I AM NOT STOPPING U TO FROM PROMOTING UR FAITH.AND ALLAH WILL ASK ME HAD I INVITED ANY NON MUSLIM TO RIGHT PATH.THEN I CAN ANSWER HIM.
RE:Ali!!!!!!! Respect other faiths.
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:37 PM Permalink
I THINK U DON'T KNOW ABOUT JUDGMENT DAY. ALLAH WILL QUESTION ME. DEAR BROTHER ONCE IN UR LIFE JUST SIT WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND THINK WHY ARE WE HERE IN THIS WORLD.WHAT ARE OUR DUTIES. JUST WORK HAVE KIDS WATCH TV. AND DIE ONE DAY.FINISHED.
RE:MR.REO
by reo on Apr 14, 2008 03:22 PM Permalink
Mr Ali !!!! What gives u some much audacity to convert to other religion , We like our faiths just like u like u r s so !!!!!!!!! First u respect that.
RE:RE:MY MESSAGE
by AHMED ALI on Apr 14, 2008 03:18 PM Permalink
BEHAVE!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT USING ANY BAD WORDS IN UR FAVOR.IF U DON'T LIKE DO NOT REPLY.SPEAK WITH RESPECT I THINK U FORGOT UR MANNERS WHICH UR PARENTS MUST HAVE GIVEN U
RE:MY MESSAGE
by jijo on Apr 14, 2008 03:15 PM Permalink
>>>'Allah has no mercy on one (EVEN ON MUSLIMS) who has no mercy for others CAN U ELABORATE ON 'OTHERS'......
