Last reminder for everyone: I will be holding two tours at the end of the year. The Footsteps of the Buddha North India Tour will be from October 5 to October 14, and the Footsteps of Shiva South India Tour will be from October 28 to November 6. To know more about the Footsteps of the Buddha North India Tour and to secure your spot, click the following link: jasongregory.org/footsteps-of-the-buddha-north-india-tour-2023/ To know more about the Footsteps of Shiva South India Tour and to secure your spot, click the following link: jasongregory.org/footsteps-of-shiva-south-india-tour-2023-2/ I am excited to share these sacred journeys with you.
🌟SATYA NITYA iTi SANATAN☀️ (Topic🔴1:Understanding EK BRAHMA Ditiya NASTI) Akaasat Patitang Toya Jathaa Gaschati Sagaram Sarva Deva Namaskarm *KESHABA m PratiGachati......00 OM Ke Kaibalya Datascha Sha Shranagati Ba Brahmandanathaya KESHABAya NamoNamaha...01 SATYA e Sri HARI Naameiba TRETAYA ng RAGHU Nandana DWAPAR e Sri KRISHNA Schaiba. KALAHu Khyatastu KESHABA............02 SriKESHABA=Kaarana.....Above GOLOK Sri KRISHNA=Stula......GOLOK Dhaam. OM Naad=Shukma.......HIRANYA Gerva. Sri *KESHABA*EXPRESSed Himself(One)AnadiPurusha(Two)AdiSaktiPakuti. AnadiPurusha SriKRISHNA AdiSakti SriRADHAA And MahaLAXMI............GOLOK Dhaam. SRI KRISHNA=MahaVISHNUSrimanNARAYAN=Supreme Personality of GOD. The Universe Originated From GOLOK. Divine Mother Gave Birth ToThree Daities.(SriBrahmaa/Vishnu/Shiva) SriVishnu+Laxmi....Vaikunta Lok Shiva+Parvati..........Kailash Dhaam Brahmaa+Savitri.....Brahma Lok. Sri KESHABA All Incarnations= Sri Mina/Kruma/Baraha/Nrushinga/Bamana/ Parshuram/Ram/Balaram/Budhaa/Kalki.........32/24/Dasha Avatar Stotrm. Sri KESHABA=OM TAT SAT/Sat Chit Ananda/Satya Shiva Sundara/Stula Sukhma Kaarana/Nirgun Nirakar Niramaya/Akaala ARupa ALekha......ACHYUTA ABYAKTA CHARAMA. Sri KESHABA=OM Naad Brahma=Ek OM Kar Sat Sri Akaal=EK Brahma Ditiya NASTI=ONE ETERNAL GOD Without TWO. 🌟 SANATANA DHARMA=The ETERNAL Law🌟
Just landed on this channel . Here I am Authenticating your words by my experience as a hindu devotee. My sincere devotion made me connect with my God & I get response in many ways . It is more real than how we humans interact . Some times inner voice says a word loudly n flashes the meaning in mind faster than anything in the world , he gives a thought to seek exact answer thru a book nearby opening the exact page or thru s media etc , then he sends people to help my urgent need ( out of blue ) without me asking n being an introvert it's amazing strangers pop up to help . And many many exp that I wouldn't bet any human in place of him . His words are short & ultimate truth. & meanings flash in mind . He gives a flash in the mind when he is doing or sending someone, that it's me 🙏
FYI - 1. Hinduism is a term coined by the west. 2. We call ourselves hindu coz this has been propagated for the last 700+ years. 3. Hindus are not religious, they are Dharmic coz its not a religion. 4. We do not worship or pray... incorrect english translation of the word PUJA, which actually means reverence. and lastly 5. We are not god fearing, we are god loving. Thanks!
I'm from south African ans shiva choose me about 3 years ago when i was almost sucked into devil worship shiva found me and give me shelter 😊😊❤❤ till this day i devote my life to him ❤ even if my family does not agree with me because they are Christians it is hard but i know someday things will be wonderful ❤😊 15 years old and live in south Africa and I am a bhakti of Shivay ❤🕉️🔥 har har Mahadev 🕉️
Kali chose me in a medicine journey. She's my Devi. I knew nothing about Hinduism at the time, but because of this experience I've found myself on a path of awakening
I am bringing my western mindset with me so please don't be angry with my question, I also like Kali, and Lakshmi, but, is it ok for a male to be a devotee to a female God? Are women expected to choose female gods and males male gods?
@@bunjijumper5345 Male or female has nothing to do with it. They are simply two sides of the same coin. The male aspect represents stability, stoicism and other male aspects while the female aspect represents power, volatility, etc.. Both are equally important for the universe to function. For more information, check the ardhnari form of Shiva and what it represents.
@@bunjijumper5345no no this isnt like that. I worship my own local deity her name is sheetla maa. She is the deity of curing body illness. I also worship Maa durga. There is no relation between your gender and the deity you worship. Its about connection. Like Maa durga give me a sense of protection. Maa sheetla give me immunity to stay healthy. Their chants are a boon to body.
@BishalNath; Good luck with Shiva, who beheaded his son and replaced it with a large and heavy head of a slaughtered elephant crushing the beheaded lifeless body lying on the ground creating a composite MURDA Ganapathi worshiped for good luck and removing life obstacles. Best wishes with Shiva and his creation Ganapathi, a murda. Krishna would be a good choice if you are young and enjoy flirting and stealing. Have fun. Satyemeva Jayete.
@@prosantomukerji3931 ha ha ha ha 🤣🤣...You need to worship Nataraja,in that murti Lord Shiva stepping on a demon 😈 ,this demon symbolises Ignorance,just like you ignorant about Lord Shiva ... Our Puranik stories are not like western literature,our Rishis encapsulated deep concepts in the form of Stories like that,Shiva cut the head of Ganesha Which symbolises Ignorance and replace with a elephant head 🐘 because Elephant symbolise Gyan or wisdom and Wanna know about What Ganesha represent go and watch Sudhanshu Trivedi's video he explained what each part of the Ganesha symbol represent.
@@prosantomukerji3931😂😂Try hard to spread your propaganda bro. Because the world is embracing Sanatan Dharma... Because this is the only way to humanity.
@@htm9091 Nope...but we are nature worshiper....I had no basic idea of any religion... But we used to call ourselves Hindu... Now I go iskcon, turned myself to vegetarian, do japa, and do Sadhu sadsangha 🙏
@@riyanarzari3505 Brother you are nature worshipper wow we Hindus also worship tulshi plant , It,s a holy tree as well as many life saving medicine giving tree
Hi Riyaz, Are you not afraid of the eternal hellfire where allah will burn you after death ? What happened to "La ilaha ill allah, muhammed bin rasool Ullah" ?
I am an American of European decent - no asian in me. But the Ishta Devata appeal has been with me for years. As many Hindus would know, the Ishta Devata can be selected based on the birth chart. However, Not all people select their Ishta Devata that way. In my case, I just fell in love with Skanda (also called Maruga, Kartikeya, Murugan, Subramanya depending on the region and the aspect of Skanda that people identify with). Skanda is the first son of Shiva, and brother of Genesha, so he has a pretty kick butt family! I am not sure what the scriptures may say about forming a relationship with a deity, but I will give you my experience from my everyday puja to and interaction with Skanda. I see Skanda as my friend - he is a peer to me - not above me or below me. I have never thought a 'God' would need to be 'worshipped.' Loved and respected - yes - as we all would like to have that. The Puja are just gifts to Skanda - like bringing your best friend a bottle of juice or cold sparking water on a hot day. The experience of an Ishta Devata must unfold in a way that is unique to the individual. It is indeed a beautiful experience.
Dear brother I am from India. I read your opinion about God skanda that shows very pure feeling of religion. infact you understand deep root of devotion. Actually God Shiva ,Maa Parvati Ganesha Skanda and Nandiji all are in God Shiva family. As being an American you have deep understanding of Sanatan dharma. Gratitude
@@anjuagnihotri8932 Many thanks! I am so grateful that I have been given the gift of Skanda's love and presence in my life. It has changed my life in ways that words cannot describe.
Respected brother thanks for response My husband was scientist in Massachusetts in USA 🇺🇸 we also visited many parts of Europe .I do meditation aanapansati and following the path of spiritual journey. 🙏 .Have you ever visited in India?
@@anjuagnihotri8932 Unfortunately, I have not visited India yet. I did quite a bit of traveling in my earlier life, and now, I prefer to stay home with my cats. Perhaps one day I will. I let my life flow - I use my intuition to sense what is best to do in the moment. Thank you for asking.
Namasthê. In Christendom and Mohammedanism, that choice in Hinduism is demonic and undemocratic. Both religions have tried in vain to erase Hinduism - Christianity, since the Doctrine of discovery and Islam for a Thousand years. Namasthê.
@@dangerous_ideas16 when u know nothing STFU, two of the holiest books of Hinduism were written by them, it shows Shudras are Spiritually superior than Brahmins
@@victordashmohapatra3546 yeah! Yeah! We all know what savarnas like you are. You are from Odisha, right? So tell me, why wasn't ex president Mr. Kovind allowed to enter the Jagannath Temple of Puri?Was it because he was Dalit? You can glorify this fuc*ng ancient Savagery, but you can't turn a blind eye to the caste- reality of our country!
Well articulated. As it is difficult to conceptualise an invisible entity we take the help of visual symbols (deities) as mediums to connect with the ultimate oneness (Brahman).
Well, it is us that are invisible until we find our relationship with divine truth of one kind or another. Don't worry, there is a divine truth just for you, but until you find it the divine body can not see you.
Yes, it is our inability to see the realitly. TBF we are so blind that we are not capable of seeing the beings living in a different dimenion where we are exactly living. To make this simpler god is nothing but an energy that can creat anything and destroy everything. So expecting to see this is a very small thought. We have to tap into this energy to gain knowlegde and energy to evolve beyond this 3D world.
Yes it is ! No Hindus believe different gods I don't why people don't try to understand and know what bagwat Geeta says ! One and only god we call Mahavishnu the rest is different forms of his energy and Avatars
I randomly decided to worship Athena as a practice of focusing on the things that I value. It’s so cool that’s how it works in India. I will encourage my kids to do the same.
Whom ever you worship, Jesus, Allah, Krishna, Rama, Shiva; they are the same. Just make sure you worship to the fullest. Don't be god fearing. Be God loving.
@@GYMAnDroiD nope, gods live. They live in us, they live through us, they live for and because of us. For if you don't believe, if you don't have faith in your god. No one will, and they will die. People, ideas and even Gods only exist or rather are alive only when people keep them in their thoughts, prayers and memories. For the dead don't care for religion and so they have no Gods. Once they die, their God dies with them.
@@adisura9904 Life or living is for human. Living is for those who die. Gods don't die, so neither they live. Saying God lives is an insult to God, a comparison of him with mortals. To live one needs food, breathing etc Gods don't need any of these. We don't say the Fire lives, we say the fire exits
As a child, Krishna visited me one early morning. I still remember that visual and feeling. Later in life I came to believe that I was an aghori in past lives because my default understanding of spirituality was similar to them. I was always a very meditative child who loved solitude. I know I've worshipped Shiva in past lives. Had a brief period of obsession with him as a child too. Now, Hanuman ji is sending signals to me. Not sure about Krishna but the latter 2 are manifestations of Shiva.
@Pain53924 The fact that you were born is also unscientific. There is no proof of that. Your birth certificate is not a proof. It's just a paper anyone can make. Video recording? That can be fabricated. Parents told you? They are making an unscientific claim. Go figure.
Thanks for this because this dispels a great misunderstanding about India. So many think of India as polytheist or a nation of idol worshipers. So all these myriad gods are helpers to find the one true reality, the one true God. That was never explained before. I was always partial to Shiva. I love his non conformity.
Yes, in the west they started describing Hinduism as polytheism. But now in more modern times we understand the multiplicity of the One God, who is an infinite and divine Man.
Its like God manifesting itself as a first grade teacher 3rd grade teacher, all the way up to PHD students on different level. So that people can connect to him as per their temprament
We are polytheist and we are idol worshippers... what is your problem with that?... if you are going to a be a bigot to people who you think have different practices, you are not welcome in this debate.
@@richardleigh4003 nobody gets to decide that we are not polytheist.. we are who we say we are.. you dont determine that unless you are part of our culture.
There is no formfull devi-devta(shiv/Ganesh/krishna/hanuman/etc)exist.They are metaphor in scripture. Shiva is metaphor for counciousness.God/Paramatma/mystic law is one beyond space and time, who is inconceivable void-formless one does not need worship nor want worship-only wants humanity(good quality like unconditional love for all living beings, non-violence,oppose wrong,share truth,help each other without any difference via sharing earth without division in rich and poor,no to greed,satisfaction,forgiveness, kindness,compassion,no to anger,self sacrifice for others betterment not survival, do good to get good)as only religion to learn truth/wisdom from life via understanding pain-pleasure.First step to know God is unconditional love for all living beings.RAM/Krishna is metaphor of supreme soul not king because king divide people in rich and poor. +Bk Vigyan bhairavi tantra by satyanand Saraswati God talks with Arjuna by Sri Sri Paramhanse Yogananda Rajyog and Gnan yog by swami vivekanand Tatwa bodh by adisankra Patanjali Yogsutra by satyananda Sarasvati Upanisad Kasmiri shaivism trika philosophy All rituals are meaningless only pure heart matters. God can't fullfill your greed. Only human values like unconditional love can save us no one will come I experienced God. More info thoughtsexpresswithme.wordpress.com
Your Knowledge is half baked , Rishis used actual character+ metaphor to write stuff, ramayan and Mahabharata are itihasa not a metaphor, purans are metaphor, there is mention of lord shiva and Hanuman and even bhagwan Krishna himself, these are real chracters, even various temples depict shiva bhagwan coming out of a lingam like spaceship , ultimate reality can take forms , ancient rishis have used both metaphor with some of the actual characters, the devas are just beings from different dimensions,
I am so pleased I found this channel. I learnt meditation quite young in my life, and as I got better at it, I found the things I read about the Hindu religion were the only things that made sense of my experiences. I have also always had a strong instinctual feeling that Hinduism was different from other religions, it is a trace of a much older and more profound religion that has some connection to a "mythical" time that we know very little about. That feeling is so strong in me I cannot explain it, it is not something I have learnt, its like something that was already in me. The way that Hinduism talks about the ages of man and other deep history is something I feel has been hidden from us, and Hinduism is the last reminant and link to that mythical past, Its like there are many forces in this world that try to stop us learning about our true history and our true nature. There are still many things I do not understand about Hinduism and this channel is spot on for me, I am learning so much. Thank you.
I am an Indian diaspora. I have kuladeva (Sappanni) in ancestral village. He is always part of me. Isthadeva is Hanuman whom I believe next to me. My hardncore call is Shiva, practising yoga to control the monkey mind and hope one day I can achieve moksham!
My path towards Eastern Spiritual Sciences began after I read the KYBALLION. The KYBALLION gave me answers but without the reasoning (why) or the how, and I began a quest to figure out the how and the why, and this led me to the BHAGAVAD GITA. From that point on I was hooked, and I became connected to KRISHNA. Since then I’ve come to learn about the ATMAN/BRAHMAN and many other aspects of Hinduism as well as the TAO, but my connection to KRISHNA is always the first true Love. He is the deity to which I “worship”. Although as someone who is also a loner, I can see a connection to SHIVA as well. 🕉
Look at it this way Har may Hri.. Hri may Har... They work together. In Geeta after the war as Lord Krishna (Hari Vishnu) gets off the chariot with Arjuna he says to say a namaste to Veer Hanuman (Har Har Mahadev) because by placing the flag of Lord Hanuman they and their charoit was safe from all the celestial weapons. And as they got off the chariot after saying their prayers to Hanuman ji, the very chariot fell apart, and Krishna ji said to Arjuna that's the proof of Lord Hanuman presences. 🙏
Most excellent exposition. This goes in the saved file. Your very clear understanding of this gave me a further level of clarity about my life experiences with Shiva and Ganesha, who I didn-t choose, but for some luck of karma, chose me.
From a Vaishnava/Shaiva background, I choose GAYATRI. Very well explained! Things get extended from this basic. Emphasis is to among many things to secure your own life and that that follows you, i.e. your kids. We have five generations to observe that sense. Grandparents, parents, self, kids and grandkids. These five generations of togetherness make one perfect his own and that of the next one. Life is also togetherness. many people simply feel life lonely, which results in many diseases. Emotionally secure living is bliss. Your grandparents are respected in old age, parents are given care when they age, and kids are supported by grandparents. There are only advantages! I feel quite isolated living in Germany.
Thank you Jason for explaining how the Hindu god system works. Your information reminded me of the fact that God reaches the world with different descriptions and aspects according to the culture and knowledge of the people in question it is us who makes the barriers. The Masons have a book called "Morals And Dogma" which in the 28th degree explains how all the religions are God's way of reaching mankind and none of them disagree. Our misunderstanding separates us. The Christians have aspects of God as well. There is the Elohim, the Adonai and the El Shadai to name a few. I will confess that I did not know to pick one because I did not fully understand being a westerner, so thank you. I did have a time I was with Shiva and he helped me with anger issues. He helped me to calm down not by yelling at me as the west does but by flowing with me through Tantra and I eventually calmed down.
Namaste Jason. Thanks for making this topic simple to understand. It's more complex than this. Each community also worships a kuldevi , the manifestation of divine feminine energy in various forms on addition to their ishta devata.
Very fascinating. Now it makes sense why so many people worship a variety of different gods. I think this divine relationship aspect applies to all deities and saints from every culture because all deities, saints, and spirits are parts of Source/Ultimate Reality. Spirits can see your soul, it goes beyond culture, race, gender. Perhaps everyone has spirit guides/gods from all cultures guiding them. Even if enlightenment is not reached, the spirits and deities can provide guidance and a balance from being immersed in the material world/ego 100% of the time like most of us. It makes me wonder who my gods are, in this lifetime and past lifetimes...
True Some are able to see these entities all the time. Some through meditation others during sleep and others through near death experiences. Everyone sees something or someone different based on beliefs. Some see nothing until death.
One thing I can tell you is that your gods have never been confined to an on-paper definition. 'Who' they are will only be seen when you meet them in the afterlife, that's my guess.
@@thethreespikes9737 Yes, Hindus have struggled to develop and evolve despite remaining poor and living miserable life in India.Good luck with the lottery.
"The one who says that he is my devotee is not my devotee at all, but rather he who is my greatest devotee is devoted to my devotee."- Krishna Who is Vishnu's greatest devotee? According to tradition, that would be Shiva. There you go. Om Namah Shivaya 🔱
I was devotee of only lord Shiva but he wants me to be a devotee of lord Hari vishnu. Now I realize that, Shiva and Hari vishnu are one supreme god🙏🌼❤️Jay shree ram, jay bajrang bali🙏
Gods in Hinduism are the personification of concepts and ideas. Unlike other religions, Hinduism doesn't answer the question of "who" but "what". God is a state in Hinduism and not an entity. There is no concept of hell and heaven in Hinduism, a soul either reincarnates or attains moksha (realising the ultimate truth thus liberating from the continuous cycle of death and rebirth). Shiva the most powerful God in Hinduism, the source of entire reality is the personification of the idea of "not being into existence, 'nothingness', 'sunya' (zero), 'maun' (silence) or void. Shiva has many names such as "Mahadev" (God of the Gods), "Mahakaal" ( the God of destruction and recreation, the God of death, or the eternal timekeeper). His consort is Goddess "Kali", 'Kali' derives from the word "kaal" which means time or death. Hindu scriptures usually depict Shiva with a third eye and in a meditating posture. Shiva is usually worshipped in the form of "shiva linga" a symbol of his formless state, of his many forms "ardhnarishwar" is a union of "shiv" and "shakti" (an avatar of goddess Kali) a perfect balance of masculine and feminine. The word "Shiva" translates to "that which is not or non-existent", the ultimate truth. There are many levels to the truth in Hinduism, Shiva being the ultimate one, of many truths, the one universal divine consciousness experiencing reality as you and I are the most popular one, it's the philosophy of "Advaita Vedanta" or non-duality. "Aham Brahmasami," a popular "sutra" (formula) from Advaita Vedanta translates to 'I am the divine consciousness or the God', that I am the creator experiencing myself.
That is so true. That has been my thoughts for a while now. Unfortunately, both Hindus and non-Hindus reject these premises. People would rather believe in fairy tales, than trying immerse themselves in knowledge of the Ultimate
@@rockydj1000 There is a reason why Hinduism has all these symbolic Gods, the knowledge of the ultimate is depressing to the majority of people, how many people do you think will be at peace realising the fact that the reality is an illusion, that they don't exist, that there is no higher purpose to their existence. The journey to the realisation of the ultimate truth in ancient times was a long one, a path that made people humble, so, by the time they reached it, they had no desires or emotions left, but in modern times where knowledge can be easily gained without putting much effort into it, and thus not realising its significance, which can be highly corrupting, an easy escape route from the consequence or guilt of own wrongdoings.
@@rockydj1000 There is a common saying in Hinduism _"Satyug ke bhagwan shiv the, aur kalyug ke Narayan hai"_ (Shiva was the main deity in styuga (ancient times), while in Kaliyuga (recent times) Narayan/Krishna is the main deity). What do you think is the reason? Ancient Indian Hindu sages knew that a time will come in the future when the ultimate truth will lose its significance and will become a reason for "Adharma" (non-righteous acts). Hence Krishna was propagated as the main deity, Krishna symbolises Dharma, righteous living.
I appriciate your connection with sanathana dharma. Its Totally inspiring. Perhaps, I would like to highlight on the point that u mentioned "A perticular Devatha is given to a child". I hvnt come across this anywhere i live. Here childrens are educated on varirous devathas and their energy so that children can make their own choice on picking an ishta devatha. Also, a selected ishta devatha is not life long. It may also change as you realise the shot-term or Long-term goals of ur life. For eg as a child i was very much attached to Ganesh ji and his energy helped me very well during my education. Then once I started working, i got very much attached to Hanuman, where his energy helped me to work hard and remain celibate. Now, even though i am single i take care of my family and people around me as i have realised the truth of life. Now i worship Shiva a lot. Coz only his energy can help me escape the cycle of life and death. You got good info on kula devatha. Just an addition and the most facinating fact about the kula devatha is its energy can be quickly attracted only by the people who belong to that kula. For others it will take too much of hardwork.
Well done JG, helps to dispel all the misinterpretations with regards to the Hindu culture, surrounding the various God forms, numerous Deities and idol worship etc.. Your sheared wisdom is very much appreciated; namaste my dear.
Theres no hard and fast rule. We can have kuladevatha , gramadevatha, ishtadevatha but suddenly some other enegry may call us . Keep open mind to accept various devine energies and take it from there ❤
It took me years chaining together understanding that I learned from Gurus, Books and then make use of for living with stillness. Some of the content on here are just VIP pass to all that knowledge. There is still new frontiers to gain knowledge of, hope this journey continue.
Hello Jason, a very good and informative video. Thank you for this 🙏. One little thing, few segments of the video has a word 'Davido' instead of Devata in their titles. I'm guessing it might be just an automatic speech-to-text thing. Please correct it if it's possible.
Just landed on this channel . Here I am Authenticating your words by my experience as a hindu devotee. My sincere devotion made me connect with my God & I get response in many ways . It is more real than how we humans interact . Some times inner voice says a word loudly n flashes the meaning in mind faster than anything in the world , he gives a thought to seek exact answer thru a book nearby opening the exact page or thru s media etc , then he sends people to help my urgent need ( out of blue ) without me asking n being an introvert it's amazing strangers pop up to help . And many many exp that I wouldn't bet any human in place of him . His words are short & ultimate truth. & meanings flash in mind . He gives a flash in mind when he is doing or sending someone, that it's me 🙏
Shiva and Krishna attracted me a lot.... The teachings and life lessons u can learn from them are just mind boggling. I hope at some stage I can have the same patience and calmness as Shiva. I also hope that I have simplicity and satisfaction to lead this life🙏
Sanatana Dharma = Hinduism + Buddhism + Jainism + Sikhism I do not understand why the WEST or the people living outside India, Nepal, Bhutan and Srilanka present it like a different religion. Our core values were always same or you could say ... You can easily find similarities in all the holy books of these above mentioned religions. The common thing found in all these holy books is to promote peace, protect the weak, help everyone, respect your teachers and elders respect the nature, animals and humanity. Sanatana Dharma is not a religion. It's a way of living life. Different texts give different lists of the duties, but in general sanatana dharma consists of virtues such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings, purity, goodwill, mercy, patience, forbearance, self-restraint, generosity, and asceticism. There are many ways to get moksha, mukti, samsara ( liberation from the cycle of Death and Rebirth ). Just like "Siddhartha or Gautam Buddha also known as Shakyamuni" followed one of many methods of Sanatana Dharma to get out from the cycle of Reincarnation. People those who followed him were called boddhis. When their strength or number of followers practicing the same method increased. The West started calling them Buddhism. Same thing happened with the other religion as well. People living In this region that we call south asia, worship all the gods and goddesses found in Sanatana Dharma. But we do also have a family god / godess or guardian that we worship on special occasions. ( Kul Dev / Kul Devi / Isht Dev / Ishta Devata) Let's make a Hypothetical situation with an example what Western Countries did: My family god is shiva and my friends family god is Vishnu and someone else family god might be durga maa. We live in a community where my whole community is of 100 people who worship shiva. After 500 years the community population increased to 100k ( 1 lacs ) so will people start calling us Shivaism, Vishnuism and Durgaism? We are always and will be forever be called the people who follow "Sanatana Dharma". That's it. Jai shree Ram Jai shree krishna Jai shree Buddha Jai shree Adinath Jai shree Mahavira Jai shree Waheguru We are following the principle that were taught to us. We are following our Dharma. Not the today's meaning of Dharma (religion) but spiritual dharma ( Kartavya - duties, commitment, role, responsibility, obligations). And yeah! Not only we worship gods, we also worship humans (parents, teachers & elders) animals, trees, mountains, rivers, sun, moon, planets, stars and Universe. After all, sound of the Universe is Om, Aum, 🕉️. Scientifically proven. Sanatana Dharma is not a religion. I'm saying this because a religion is always with a founder concept (a human figure). Sanatana Dharma does not have a founder. Nobody knows when and who started it. Only thing we know it is the oldest. We follow the teachings that was provided to us in Bhagwat Geeta, Ramayan, Mahabharat and the 4 Vedas and Upnishad. You will find people practice multiple concepts in Sanatana Dharma. In Sanatana Dharma :- - people those who believe in multiple gods. - people those who believe in single god. - people those who believe there is no god. - people those who believe god is male. - people those who believe god is female. - people those who believe god is both half male and half female. - people those who believe in no god but understands the Universe follows the concept of karma and dharma. Everything is depended on the actions you took in your past life, that will affect your present and decide your future life. - people those who believe in no god but there is a supreme being that is guiding & protecting everything. In the End, We All are Sanatani.
God is one and that formless God can't do anything without Shakti means Energy... That means The Universe is created by the Shakti..We can't see formless God.. But we can she Shakti in different forms... Without energy we can't do anywork.. That's why Devta is important for us to get Moksh..
Sanatana Drama Gods are ‘portfolio holders’ of different interests of humans! The tendency in each would attract the person to the suitable ‘Devata’ ! As our stages in life change, we may adopt a ‘Devata’ that fits the need of the time!
The ishta Devata chosen for a person will always provide for that person in many ways. That is another way to know the God that is chosen for you to worship. I did not have flowers/leaves to offer Shiva for a certain Monday prayer and I suddenly found, a variety of trees in a small garden .They had the flowers and leaves. Om Namah Shivaya
One day in an accident my vehicle crashed but I returned home safely. There was only a minute cut in my hand. Thanks to Bhawat Gita. Now I do not read it but I carry it with me anywhere I go !🕉️
In Vedic dharma (Hinduism),God ( ईश्वर ) is one( एकं सत् विप्रः बहुधा वदन्ति | ऋग्वेद )but different individuals worship them in different forms such as Shree Rama , Shiva, Shree Krishna, Durga and many others
Dear bro no Hindus worship different Gods , it's just one God we call Mahavishnu and the rest is his avatar ( Different forms ) and his energy in different forms !
Good explanation, but let me add my two bits. When discussing Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, the indic religions, we always have to keep the end goal in mind. What is the end goal?. It's complete freedom or liberation of the Jiva( loosely translates to mind prana combination. There is no English word for this) from this material and mental universe. So in Hinduism, the progression is always from the form to the formless. We start with the worship of a form considered as sacred and divine and as the individual matures in his or her spritual outlook, they start progressing to more subtle aspects of worship and then to the formless. It's a progression. Each of these devathas are an aspect of the universal formless Brahman. Here anyone can chosee to worship his or her own istha devata according to their temparment and Sadhana.
As per Dwaita Darshan divinity ‘Ishwor’ is attribute-less. Because Ishwor creates the attributes. For ordinary people like us it is difficult to relate with such attribute-less divinity. Thus, Ishwor manifests as Devis \ Devatas (Goddesses \ Gods) with attributes as per human needs. For example - mother Laxmi for sustenance, mother Saraswoti for knowledge, mother Bhavani for protection, etc. How many? As many as human needs. It is up to individuals to believe, worship, relate to - any, all, or none. Whole creation is divine. We all come from divinity and ultimately will return to divinity. Meanwhile, you may enjoy the world as is, or try to return (salvation) sooner by practicing Yogas. By the way, Adwaita Darshan considers the world as we see ’Sansar’ is a reality, but not the ultimate reality ‘Brahman.’ Brahman is Ishwor. The Sanasar is also divine. Meanwhile, you may enjoy Sannsar as is, or try to shift (salvation) the framework from Sansar to Brahman sooner by practicing Yogas.
I always hated the term "worship" (in Abrahamic religious context), it spells coercion and destruction, conditional life from death unless in submission to a higher power without care and compassion for who you are and what you need; however, "devotion "and "cultivation" with respect and reciprocation, such a benevolent and understanding god would have my loyalty as much as I would to a friend.
Only the Guru (your own Satguru)can tell which is and was your Ishtadev, the Form of God you worshiped through all your lives, because he knows you, the soul for longer. When someone just chooses out of personal preference, you see that it only can be out of the „Persona“ the Ego Aspekt and in another live you are another „Persona“. Don‘t get me wrong: I like Most of the Things you Said in this and also in other Videos.
Hi there, just watched the video and umm, as a hindu i have some doubts about what you said. Lets start from the beginning. 'ishta-devata' in this term ishta means 'one who is worshipped' and devata means god. Which means the god you worship, it can be any god you worship and it would be called ishta devata. Unlike what you said in video that 'ishta-devata' refers to vishnu or shiva. No it means any and every god that you worship. Now on that note, lets talk about vishnu and shiva (and also brambha). In hinduism we believe that there is a natural energy flowing inside every being in this world. Brambha, vishnu and maheshwar(shiva) are the representation of that energy. Think of it like its water, brambha is the stable phase of that energy, creating new lives, living happily. Vishnu is the step where that energy accumulates to create the universe(essentially it is said that whatever reality is there that we humans can perceive is all happening in the dreams of vishnu.) And shiva is the phase of destruction, essentially bringing a mass extinction to this whole universe, resetting the universe. Now the second thing i have problems with. The word 'bhakta' means devotee. Here is where hinduism is kind of difficult to understand. 'We do not worship out of fear, we worship to show gratitude.' you brought up the exact thing that makes all the difference 'moksha'. What you described is true. But i just want to add some more with it. We cannot achieve moksha when we are alive. Moksha means the state of perpetual happiness. In hinduism we strive to achieve moksha, but our connection to the 'mortal world' (yes because its all vishnu's imagination and it can break anytime) is what restricting us from achieving it. And until we achieve moksha, we would be reborn again and again, in different forms of life (bdw we can even be born as a rock or a tree or an ant, you get the point). Now understand this, it doesnt matter if you worship any particular devata(things discussed previously), moksha is same for everyone. And that is the wonderful aspect of hinduism i started loving once i grew old enough to understand dharma. Hindu gods are created by the society, for the society. Understand this thing, regardless of who you are, there is always a place for you in hinduism, hinduism doesnt ask you to devote yourself fully, it doesnt ask to fear, it just asks you to be who you are. There is no preferred way to live; you live/subscribe to the lifestyle you want. Cause ultimately you will die and reborn until you achieve moksha. Unlike christianity, there is no concept of sinner, but there is sin. Your sins are accumulated with you. (Just an example) if you have a huge sin hanging over your head when you die, in the next life, you may be born as an ant to be crushed under someones feet, thus getting rid of the sins you have accumulated, maybe that is not enough for your sins, so this may happen again. In mathemetical term, whatever we percieve is represented as 1, and moksha is represented as 0. Hinduism is the journey form 1 to 0.
The video was good. Nicely explained. I would also like to add something- yes! ishta dev is chosen acco. to personality through Kundli which is made on basis of position of planets seen from the place you are born and time when you are born. But you can always worship the dev u find most connected to.
Though I am a hindu and Hindus worship all Gods, I don't know why I am attracted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars. Shiva is the most worshiped God in India. You will find his temple everywhere. Vishnu temples are rare and also people worship him less compared to Shiva even I do. But still Vishnu ji fascinates me more. But at end of the talk, I respect and love both of them. When I hear stories about shiva and his sacrifices like he drank the Halahal poison when no one dared, I am drawn towards him and when I listen to the stories about Vishnu as to how many damn times he has taken avatar and suffered for us, draws me towards him.🙏🙏 . I request my Shaiva and Vaishnav brothers not to fight ever and respect both. They already don't fight, its just some stupids on the internet.🙏
I liked elements of these videos. But the first statement you make is kind of misleading. While, every individual is free to choose their own personal Gods, they still can worship other gods. For simplicity sake, we can imagine the Gods to be forms of energies; and connecting with any form is fine. But logically, if a person is of a very soft nature, they would ideally not worship a very fierce manifestation of Shiva or Mother Kali. The might not have the capacity to be able to work with fierce experiences that people may have. Hinduism is a complex way of life where we interact with the ultimate divine energy, also called Paramaatma; with the help of instruments like "Pratimas" or idols & Mantras". Hari Om Tat Sat.
In south coastal we have kuladevatha as bhootas/ daiva and main gods in addition like shiva vishnu, brahma. You can watch Kantara movie to know about daiva/ bhoota.
Let me tell you that many of us didn't know this exists as a tradition in India. Our high schools don't teach us about it a bit. Thanks for taking so much interest in our culture.
7:39 you mean it literally. When I chant Hanuman and Devi mantras, sometimes I can feel myself as them... At least their form. I'm sure with the rosary or in other practices, it's the same in those belief systems... Hell, I'm sure if people who can convince themselves that they're starseeds they can probably take the form of an alien.
Our ancestors say go to the temple and meditate, iff you understand the idols, they are consecrated energies that would help you in Dyana or meditation, Yogi's say you experience the ultimate reality through rising of energy. That's why we experience a rise in energy when we enter any concecrated temple.
I have been literally wondering this for the longest time. Like why people choose to be a devotee to one God instead of another. The way my brain works I thought it was an insult to pick one over the other. So glad I found this video.
Thankyou for this beautiful explanation. We are NRI and when our kids ask us questions regarding our Sanatan Dharma , we cannot give an answer which will satisfy their doubts . This video will helps us .
@jasongregoryauthor Thanks for your educational visits. A sincere request to you is to check your pronunciation of Hindu words and god names. E.g. it’s not parvAti, it’s pArvati. Thank you for your effort.
I completely surrender to Shri Narayan and also sometimes feel like he was the one who chose me, but I still have a long way to figure out how and to become his reflection, by serving people selflessly.
Last reminder for everyone: I will be holding two tours at the end of the year. The Footsteps of the Buddha North India Tour will be from October 5 to October 14, and the Footsteps of Shiva South India Tour will be from October 28 to November 6. To know more about the Footsteps of the Buddha North India Tour and to secure your spot, click the following link: jasongregory.org/footsteps-of-the-buddha-north-india-tour-2023/ To know more about the Footsteps of Shiva South India Tour and to secure your spot, click the following link: jasongregory.org/footsteps-of-shiva-south-india-tour-2023-2/ I am excited to share these sacred journeys with you.
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Just landed on this channel . Here I am Authenticating your words by my experience as a hindu devotee. My sincere devotion made me connect with my God & I get response in many ways . It is more real than how we humans interact . Some times inner voice says a word loudly n flashes the meaning in mind faster than anything in the world , he gives a thought to seek exact answer thru a book nearby opening the exact page or thru s media etc , then he sends people to help my urgent need ( out of blue ) without me asking n being an introvert it's amazing strangers pop up to help . And many many exp that I wouldn't bet any human in place of him . His words are short & ultimate truth. & meanings flash in mind . He gives a flash in the mind when he is doing or sending someone, that it's me 🙏
FYI - 1. Hinduism is a term coined by the west. 2. We call ourselves hindu coz this has been propagated for the last 700+ years. 3. Hindus are not religious, they are Dharmic coz its not a religion. 4. We do not worship or pray... incorrect english translation of the word PUJA, which actually means reverence. and lastly 5. We are not god fearing, we are god loving. Thanks!
Nice BRO
Hard to beleove still ppl beleive in Hindhu mythology
I'm from south African ans shiva choose me about 3 years ago when i was almost sucked into devil worship shiva found me and give me shelter 😊😊❤❤ till this day i devote my life to him ❤ even if my family does not agree with me because they are Christians it is hard but i know someday things will be wonderful ❤😊 15 years old and live in south Africa and I am a bhakti of Shivay ❤🕉️🔥 har har Mahadev 🕉️
Har Har Mahadev !
Har Har Mahadev!!🙏🏻
Har Har Mahadev!!
हर हर महादेव ❤
I am really happy for you my brother. Har Har Mahadev 🚩🕉️🙏
Kali chose me in a medicine journey. She's my Devi. I knew nothing about Hinduism at the time, but because of this experience I've found myself on a path of awakening
I am bringing my western mindset with me so please don't be angry with my question, I also like Kali, and Lakshmi, but, is it ok for a male to be a devotee to a female God? Are women expected to choose female gods and males male gods?
@@bunjijumper5345 Male or female has nothing to do with it. They are simply two sides of the same coin. The male aspect represents stability, stoicism and other male aspects while the female aspect represents power, volatility, etc.. Both are equally important for the universe to function. For more information, check the ardhnari form of Shiva and what it represents.
@@bunjijumper5345no no this isnt like that. I worship my own local deity her name is sheetla maa. She is the deity of curing body illness. I also worship Maa durga. There is no relation between your gender and the deity you worship. Its about connection.
Like Maa durga give me a sense of protection. Maa sheetla give me immunity to stay healthy. Their chants are a boon to body.
@@bunjijumper5345i would advice you do listen durga chalisa and you will feel a lot of different kind of energy around you.
@@bunjijumper5345no problem
As a Hindu,I choose Shiva For my Inner world and Sree Krishna for Outer World.
@BishalNath; Good luck with Shiva, who beheaded his son and replaced it with a large and heavy head of a slaughtered elephant crushing the beheaded lifeless body lying on the ground creating a composite MURDA Ganapathi worshiped for good luck and removing life obstacles. Best wishes with Shiva and his creation Ganapathi, a murda. Krishna would be a good choice if you are young and enjoy flirting and stealing. Have fun. Satyemeva Jayete.
@@prosantomukerji3931 ha ha ha ha 🤣🤣...You need to worship Nataraja,in that murti Lord Shiva stepping on a demon 😈 ,this demon symbolises Ignorance,just like you ignorant about Lord Shiva ... Our Puranik stories are not like western literature,our Rishis encapsulated deep concepts in the form of Stories like that,Shiva cut the head of Ganesha Which symbolises Ignorance and replace with a elephant head 🐘 because Elephant symbolise Gyan or wisdom and Wanna know about What Ganesha represent go and watch Sudhanshu Trivedi's video he explained what each part of the Ganesha symbol represent.
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@@prosantomukerji3931😂😂Try hard to spread your propaganda bro. Because the world is embracing Sanatan Dharma... Because this is the only way to humanity.
@@prosantomukerji3931 bro learned hinduism from McDonald's
I am saved by Lord Krishna.... My inner calling lead me to Krishna... Now finally...it seems I have found my way 🙏🙏
Are you a Muslim
@@htm9091 Nope...but we are nature worshiper....I had no basic idea of any religion... But we used to call ourselves Hindu... Now I go iskcon, turned myself to vegetarian, do japa, and do Sadhu sadsangha 🙏
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Brother you are nature worshipper wow we Hindus also worship tulshi plant , It,s a holy tree as well as many life saving medicine giving tree
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Hi Riyaz,
Are you not afraid of the eternal hellfire where allah will burn you after death ?
What happened to "La ilaha ill allah, muhammed bin rasool Ullah" ?
I am an American of European decent - no asian in me. But the Ishta Devata appeal has been with me for years. As many Hindus would know, the Ishta Devata can be selected based on the birth chart. However, Not all people select their Ishta Devata that way. In my case, I just fell in love with Skanda (also called Maruga, Kartikeya, Murugan, Subramanya depending on the region and the aspect of Skanda that people identify with). Skanda is the first son of Shiva, and brother of Genesha, so he has a pretty kick butt family! I am not sure what the scriptures may say about forming a relationship with a deity, but I will give you my experience from my everyday puja to and interaction with Skanda.
I see Skanda as my friend - he is a peer to me - not above me or below me. I have never thought a 'God' would need to be 'worshipped.' Loved and respected - yes - as we all would like to have that. The Puja are just gifts to Skanda - like bringing your best friend a bottle of juice or cold sparking water on a hot day. The experience of an Ishta Devata must unfold in a way that is unique to the individual. It is indeed a beautiful experience.
Dear brother I am from India. I read your opinion about God skanda that shows very pure feeling of religion. infact you understand deep root of devotion. Actually God Shiva ,Maa Parvati Ganesha Skanda and Nandiji all are in God Shiva family. As being an American you have deep understanding of Sanatan dharma. Gratitude
@@anjuagnihotri8932 Many thanks! I am so grateful that I have been given the gift of Skanda's love and presence in my life. It has changed my life in ways that words cannot describe.
Respected brother thanks for response My husband was scientist in Massachusetts in USA 🇺🇸 we also visited many parts of Europe .I do meditation aanapansati and following the path of spiritual journey. 🙏 .Have you ever visited in India?
@@stephenromey6348Do u chant any mantra for Skanda or Planet Mangala (Mars)?
@@anjuagnihotri8932 Unfortunately, I have not visited India yet. I did quite a bit of traveling in my earlier life, and now, I prefer to stay home with my cats. Perhaps one day I will. I let my life flow - I use my intuition to sense what is best to do in the moment. Thank you for asking.
Hinduism is the most democratic religion, where Individuals get to choose their own spiritual path based on their personality.
precisely.
Namasthê. In Christendom and Mohammedanism, that choice in Hinduism is demonic and undemocratic. Both religions have tried in vain to erase Hinduism - Christianity, since the Doctrine of discovery and Islam for a Thousand years.
Namasthê.
Until you are a Shudra!
@@dangerous_ideas16 when u know nothing STFU, two of the holiest books of Hinduism were written by them, it shows Shudras are Spiritually superior than Brahmins
@@victordashmohapatra3546 yeah! Yeah! We all know what savarnas like you are. You are from Odisha, right? So tell me, why wasn't ex president Mr. Kovind allowed to enter the Jagannath Temple of Puri?Was it because he was Dalit? You can glorify this fuc*ng ancient Savagery, but you can't turn a blind eye to the caste- reality of our country!
Great Video! Thank you so much 🙏🏼❤
In this point in life, I feel Krishna has chosen me ❤
The Bhakti marga. Works when learnt how to use it ...
Me too
I am Hindu and I am impressed by your knowledge. Thank you
Well articulated. As it is difficult to conceptualise an invisible entity we take the help of visual symbols (deities) as mediums to connect with the ultimate oneness (Brahman).
Well, it is us that are invisible until we find our relationship with divine truth of one kind or another. Don't worry, there is a divine truth just for you, but until you find it the divine body can not see you.
Yes, it is our inability to see the realitly. TBF we are so blind that we are not capable of seeing the beings living in a different dimenion where we are exactly living. To make this simpler god is nothing but an energy that can creat anything and destroy everything. So expecting to see this is a very small thought. We have to tap into this energy to gain knowlegde and energy to evolve beyond this 3D world.
I think at this point of time, we all should call 'Different forms of Gods'. So that other religious people can slowly understand Hinduism.
Yes it is ! No Hindus believe different gods I don't why people don't try to understand and know what bagwat Geeta says ! One and only god we call Mahavishnu the rest is different forms of his energy and Avatars
God by definition cannot be characterized as one.... God is non binary in the true sense of the word... One and many at the same time.
I randomly decided to worship Athena as a practice of focusing on the things that I value. It’s so cool that’s how it works in India. I will encourage my kids to do the same.
May the old Gods live again
Whom ever you worship, Jesus, Allah, Krishna, Rama, Shiva; they are the same. Just make sure you worship to the fullest. Don't be god fearing. Be God loving.
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Gods don't live, humans live.
God exists
@@GYMAnDroiD nope, gods live. They live in us, they live through us, they live for and because of us. For if you don't believe, if you don't have faith in your god. No one will, and they will die. People, ideas and even Gods only exist or rather are alive only when people keep them in their thoughts, prayers and memories. For the dead don't care for religion and so they have no Gods. Once they die, their God dies with them.
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Life or living is for human. Living is for those who die. Gods don't die, so neither they live. Saying God lives is an insult to God, a comparison of him with mortals. To live one needs food, breathing etc Gods don't need any of these. We don't say the Fire lives, we say the fire exits
As a child, Krishna visited me one early morning. I still remember that visual and feeling. Later in life I came to believe that I was an aghori in past lives because my default understanding of spirituality was similar to them. I was always a very meditative child who loved solitude. I know I've worshipped Shiva in past lives. Had a brief period of obsession with him as a child too. Now, Hanuman ji is sending signals to me. Not sure about Krishna but the latter 2 are manifestations of Shiva.
Unscientific claim
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Earth was created 4.5 billion years ago according to scientific claim
Prove error lessly with complete evidence 😊😊
@Pain53924 The fact that you were born is also unscientific. There is no proof of that. Your birth certificate is not a proof. It's just a paper anyone can make. Video recording? That can be fabricated. Parents told you? They are making an unscientific claim. Go figure.
Krishna is the manifestation of Vishnu
@@Tech_burner-c8g But there's no evidence for existence for either one
Thanks for this because this dispels a great misunderstanding about India. So many think of India as polytheist or a nation of idol worshipers. So all these myriad gods are helpers to find the one true reality, the one true God. That was never explained before.
I was always partial to Shiva. I love his non conformity.
Yes, in the west they started describing Hinduism as polytheism. But now in more modern times we understand the multiplicity of the One God, who is an infinite and divine Man.
Its like God manifesting itself as a first grade teacher 3rd grade teacher, all the way up to PHD students on different level. So that people can connect to him as per their temprament
For the record, there's nothing wrong or immoral about polytheism.
We are polytheist and we are idol worshippers... what is your problem with that?... if you are going to a be a bigot to people who you think have different practices, you are not welcome in this debate.
@@richardleigh4003 nobody gets to decide that we are not polytheist.. we are who we say we are.. you dont determine that unless you are part of our culture.
Nameste Jason. Absolutely fascinating and inspiring teaching. I always wondered why there were different deities. Thanks, Jason.
I choose shiva in my childhood when I had to and now I'm a non dualist seeker and greatly deeply in love with Shiva.❤
There is no formfull devi-devta(shiv/Ganesh/krishna/hanuman/etc)exist.They are metaphor in scripture. Shiva is metaphor for counciousness.God/Paramatma/mystic law is one beyond space and time, who is inconceivable void-formless one does not need worship nor want worship-only wants humanity(good quality like unconditional love for all living beings, non-violence,oppose wrong,share truth,help each other without any difference via sharing earth without division in rich and poor,no to greed,satisfaction,forgiveness, kindness,compassion,no to anger,self sacrifice for others betterment not survival, do good to get good)as only religion to learn truth/wisdom from life via understanding pain-pleasure.First step to know God is unconditional love for all living beings.RAM/Krishna is metaphor of supreme soul not king because king divide people in rich and poor.
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Vigyan bhairavi tantra by satyanand Saraswati
God talks with Arjuna by Sri Sri Paramhanse Yogananda
Rajyog and Gnan yog by swami vivekanand
Tatwa bodh by adisankra
Patanjali Yogsutra by satyananda Sarasvati
Upanisad
Kasmiri shaivism trika philosophy
All rituals are meaningless only pure heart matters.
God can't fullfill your greed.
Only human values like unconditional love can save us no one will come
I experienced God. More info thoughtsexpresswithme.wordpress.com
@@amitdhanani2640thank you for this!
@@amitdhanani2640I read the link too 🙏 you are right. I've never found someone who thinks the same
Your Knowledge is half baked ,
Rishis used actual character+ metaphor to write stuff, ramayan and Mahabharata are itihasa not a metaphor, purans are metaphor, there is mention of lord shiva and Hanuman and even bhagwan Krishna himself, these are real chracters, even various temples depict shiva bhagwan coming out of a lingam like spaceship , ultimate reality can take forms , ancient rishis have used both metaphor with some of the actual characters, the devas are just beings from different dimensions,
In Sanatan Dharma - EKAM SAT VIPRA BAHUDA. . . . But everyone has one ESHTHAA DEV. Lord Shiva is your ESHTHAA DEV.
I am so pleased I found this channel. I learnt meditation quite young in my life, and as I got better at it, I found the things I read about the Hindu religion were the only things that made sense of my experiences. I have also always had a strong instinctual feeling that Hinduism was different from other religions, it is a trace of a much older and more profound religion that has some connection to a "mythical" time that we know very little about. That feeling is so strong in me I cannot explain it, it is not something I have learnt, its like something that was already in me. The way that Hinduism talks about the ages of man and other deep history is something I feel has been hidden from us, and Hinduism is the last reminant and link to that mythical past, Its like there are many forces in this world that try to stop us learning about our true history and our true nature. There are still many things I do not understand about Hinduism and this channel is spot on for me, I am learning so much. Thank you.
Incredibly helpful! Well explained brother as always. Big thank you!
I am an Indian diaspora. I have kuladeva (Sappanni) in ancestral village. He is always part of me. Isthadeva is Hanuman whom I believe next to me. My hardncore call is Shiva, practising yoga to control the monkey mind and hope one day I can achieve moksham!
My path towards Eastern Spiritual Sciences began after I read the KYBALLION. The KYBALLION gave me answers but without the reasoning (why) or the how, and I began a quest to figure out the how and the why, and this led me to the BHAGAVAD GITA. From that point on I was hooked, and I became connected to KRISHNA. Since then I’ve come to learn about the ATMAN/BRAHMAN and many other aspects of Hinduism as well as the TAO, but my connection to KRISHNA is always the first true Love. He is the deity to which I “worship”.
Although as someone who is also a loner, I can see a connection to SHIVA as well.
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Look at it this way Har may Hri.. Hri may Har...
They work together. In Geeta after the war as Lord Krishna (Hari Vishnu) gets off the chariot with Arjuna he says to say a namaste to Veer Hanuman (Har Har Mahadev) because by placing the flag of Lord Hanuman they and their charoit was safe from all the celestial weapons. And as they got off the chariot after saying their prayers to Hanuman ji, the very chariot fell apart, and Krishna ji said to Arjuna that's the proof of Lord Hanuman presences. 🙏
Most excellent exposition. This goes in the saved file. Your very clear understanding of this gave me a further level of clarity about my life experiences with Shiva and Ganesha, who I didn-t choose, but for some luck of karma, chose me.
From a Vaishnava/Shaiva background, I choose GAYATRI.
Very well explained! Things get extended from this basic. Emphasis is to among many things to secure your own life and that that follows you, i.e. your kids. We have five generations to observe that sense. Grandparents, parents, self, kids and grandkids. These five generations of togetherness make one perfect his own and that of the next one. Life is also togetherness. many people simply feel life lonely, which results in many diseases. Emotionally secure living is bliss.
Your grandparents are respected in old age, parents are given care when they age, and kids are supported by grandparents. There are only advantages! I feel quite isolated living in Germany.
This was new information to me; very interesting and well articulated as always. Thanks J. 👍🕉
Thank you Jason for explaining how the Hindu god system works. Your information reminded me of the fact that God reaches the world with different descriptions and aspects according to the culture and knowledge of the people in question it is us who makes the barriers. The Masons have a book called "Morals And Dogma" which in the 28th degree explains how all the religions are God's way of reaching mankind and none of them disagree. Our misunderstanding separates us. The Christians have aspects of God as well. There is the Elohim, the Adonai and the El Shadai to name a few.
I will confess that I did not know to pick one because I did not fully understand being a westerner, so thank you. I did have a time I was with Shiva and he helped me with anger issues. He helped me to calm down not by yelling at me as the west does but by flowing with me through Tantra and I eventually calmed down.
Namaste Jason. Thanks for making this topic simple to understand. It's more complex than this. Each community also worships a kuldevi , the manifestation of divine feminine energy in various forms on addition to their ishta devata.
Very fascinating. Now it makes sense why so many people worship a variety of different gods. I think this divine relationship aspect applies to all deities and saints from every culture because all deities, saints, and spirits are parts of Source/Ultimate Reality. Spirits can see your soul, it goes beyond culture, race, gender. Perhaps everyone has spirit guides/gods from all cultures guiding them. Even if enlightenment is not reached, the spirits and deities can provide guidance and a balance from being immersed in the material world/ego 100% of the time like most of us.
It makes me wonder who my gods are, in this lifetime and past lifetimes...
True
Some are able to see these entities all the time. Some through meditation others during sleep and others through near death experiences.
Everyone sees something or someone different based on beliefs.
Some see nothing until death.
There is only 1 true God.
One thing I can tell you is that your gods have never been confined to an on-paper definition. 'Who' they are will only be seen when you meet them in the afterlife, that's my guess.
Core tenets of Hinduism is self development and evolution of indvidual.
@@thethreespikes9737 Yes, Hindus have struggled to develop and evolve despite remaining poor and living miserable life in India.Good luck with the lottery.
thanks for makin something I've always thought as complex so simple, and more beautiful
Interesting explanation and increased my understanding. Thank you.
God bless you Jason. ❤
"The one who says that he is my devotee is not my devotee at all, but rather he who is my greatest devotee is devoted to my devotee."- Krishna
Who is Vishnu's greatest devotee?
According to tradition, that would be Shiva.
There you go.
Om Namah Shivaya 🔱
You explain it very well indeed! Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
தென்னாட்டுடைய சிவனே போற்றி எந்நாட்டவருக்கும் இறைவா போற்றி!
I was devotee of only lord Shiva but he wants me to be a devotee of lord Hari vishnu. Now I realize that, Shiva and Hari vishnu are one supreme god🙏🌼❤️Jay shree ram, jay bajrang bali🙏
You can't be a devotee of lord shiva without being a devotee of lord vishnu.
The reverse also holds true
@@abhishektripathy001 absolutely and hence the fight b/w Shaivites and Vaishnavites is useless.
@@naughtypotato5243 yeeea thats so dumb
That's bcoz you cannot reject one and accept the other... Both are incomplete without each other... And both are one... And Part of supreme being..
For me, it's Narayana. He is everything ❤️
Gods in Hinduism are the personification of concepts and ideas.
Unlike other religions, Hinduism doesn't answer the question of "who" but "what".
God is a state in Hinduism and not an entity. There is no concept of hell and heaven in Hinduism, a soul either reincarnates or attains moksha (realising the ultimate truth thus liberating from the continuous cycle of death and rebirth).
Shiva the most powerful God in Hinduism, the source of entire reality is the personification of the idea of "not being into existence, 'nothingness', 'sunya' (zero), 'maun' (silence) or void.
Shiva has many names such as "Mahadev" (God of the Gods), "Mahakaal" ( the God of destruction and recreation, the God of death, or the eternal timekeeper). His consort is Goddess "Kali", 'Kali' derives from the word "kaal" which means time or death.
Hindu scriptures usually depict Shiva with a third eye and in a meditating posture. Shiva is usually worshipped in the form of "shiva linga" a symbol of his formless state, of his many forms "ardhnarishwar" is a union of "shiv" and "shakti" (an avatar of goddess Kali) a perfect balance of masculine and feminine.
The word "Shiva" translates to "that which is not or non-existent", the ultimate truth.
There are many levels to the truth in Hinduism, Shiva being the ultimate one, of many truths, the one universal divine consciousness experiencing reality as you and I are the most popular one, it's the philosophy of "Advaita Vedanta" or non-duality. "Aham Brahmasami," a popular "sutra" (formula) from Advaita Vedanta translates to 'I am the divine consciousness or the God', that I am the creator experiencing myself.
That is so true. That has been my thoughts for a while now. Unfortunately, both Hindus and non-Hindus reject these premises. People would rather believe in fairy tales, than trying immerse themselves in knowledge of the Ultimate
@@rockydj1000 There is a reason why Hinduism has all these symbolic Gods, the knowledge of the ultimate is depressing to the majority of people, how many people do you think will be at peace realising the fact that the reality is an illusion, that they don't exist, that there is no higher purpose to their existence.
The journey to the realisation of the ultimate truth in ancient times was a long one, a path that made people humble, so, by the time they reached it, they had no desires or emotions left, but in modern times where knowledge can be easily gained without putting much effort into it, and thus not realising its significance, which can be highly corrupting, an easy escape route from the consequence or guilt of own wrongdoings.
@@rockydj1000 There is a common saying in Hinduism _"Satyug ke bhagwan shiv the, aur kalyug ke Narayan hai"_ (Shiva was the main deity in styuga (ancient times), while in Kaliyuga (recent times) Narayan/Krishna is the main deity).
What do you think is the reason?
Ancient Indian Hindu sages knew that a time will come in the future when the ultimate truth will lose its significance and will become a reason for "Adharma" (non-righteous acts).
Hence Krishna was propagated as the main deity, Krishna symbolises Dharma, righteous living.
I appriciate your connection with sanathana dharma. Its Totally inspiring. Perhaps, I would like to highlight on the point that u mentioned "A perticular Devatha is given to a child". I hvnt come across this anywhere i live. Here childrens are educated on varirous devathas and their energy so that children can make their own choice on picking an ishta devatha. Also, a selected ishta devatha is not life long. It may also change as you realise the shot-term or Long-term goals of ur life. For eg as a child i was very much attached to Ganesh ji and his energy helped me very well during my education. Then once I started working, i got very much attached to Hanuman, where his energy helped me to work hard and remain celibate. Now, even though i am single i take care of my family and people around me as i have realised the truth of life. Now i worship Shiva a lot. Coz only his energy can help me escape the cycle of life and death. You got good info on kula devatha. Just an addition and the most facinating fact about the kula devatha is its energy can be quickly attracted only by the people who belong to that kula. For others it will take too much of hardwork.
Now I begin to understand this complex system, thank you Sir.
Well done JG, helps to dispel all the misinterpretations with regards to the Hindu culture, surrounding the various God forms, numerous Deities and idol worship etc.. Your sheared wisdom is very much appreciated; namaste my dear.
Very Well Articulated, Thanks for this Jason. God bless you 🙏😊❤
Theres no hard and fast rule. We can have kuladevatha , gramadevatha, ishtadevatha but suddenly some other enegry may call us . Keep open mind to accept various devine energies and take it from there ❤
It took me years chaining together understanding that I learned from Gurus, Books and then make use of for living with stillness.
Some of the content on here are just VIP pass to all that knowledge. There is still new frontiers to gain knowledge of, hope this journey continue.
Hello Jason, a very good and informative video. Thank you for this 🙏. One little thing, few segments of the video has a word 'Davido' instead of Devata in their titles. I'm guessing it might be just an automatic speech-to-text thing. Please correct it if it's possible.
We don't worship different God. We worship God / Brahma in different form. All is one ,one for all. 🕉️🙏
Just landed on this channel . Here I am Authenticating your words by my experience as a hindu devotee. My sincere devotion made me connect with my God & I get response in many ways . It is more real than how we humans interact . Some times inner voice says a word loudly n flashes the meaning in mind faster than anything in the world , he gives a thought to seek exact answer thru a book nearby opening the exact page or thru s media etc , then he sends people to help my urgent need ( out of blue ) without me asking n being an introvert it's amazing strangers pop up to help . And many many exp that I wouldn't bet any human in place of him . His words are short & ultimate truth. & meanings flash in mind . He gives a flash in mind when he is doing or sending someone, that it's me 🙏
Shiva and Krishna attracted me a lot....
The teachings and life lessons u can learn from them are just mind boggling.
I hope at some stage I can have the same patience and calmness as Shiva. I also hope that I have simplicity and satisfaction to lead this life🙏
This is the first Western Channel I have seen who is not trying to denigrate and mis-represent us!
Sanatana Dharma = Hinduism + Buddhism + Jainism + Sikhism
I do not understand why the WEST or the people living outside India, Nepal, Bhutan and Srilanka present it like a different religion.
Our core values were always same or you could say ...
You can easily find similarities in all the holy books of these above mentioned religions. The common thing found in all these holy books is to promote peace, protect the weak, help everyone, respect your teachers and elders respect the nature, animals and humanity.
Sanatana Dharma is not a religion. It's a way of living life. Different texts give different lists of the duties, but in general sanatana dharma consists of virtues such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings, purity, goodwill, mercy, patience, forbearance, self-restraint, generosity, and asceticism.
There are many ways to get moksha, mukti, samsara ( liberation from the cycle of Death and Rebirth ).
Just like "Siddhartha or Gautam Buddha also known as Shakyamuni" followed one of many methods of Sanatana Dharma to get out from the cycle of Reincarnation. People those who followed him were called boddhis. When their strength or number of followers practicing the same method increased.
The West started calling them Buddhism.
Same thing happened with the other religion as well.
People living In this region that we call south asia, worship all the gods and goddesses found in Sanatana Dharma. But we do also have a family god / godess or guardian that we worship on special occasions. ( Kul Dev / Kul Devi / Isht Dev / Ishta Devata)
Let's make a Hypothetical situation with an example what Western Countries did:
My family god is shiva and my friends family god is Vishnu and someone else family god might be durga maa.
We live in a community where my whole community is of 100 people who worship shiva.
After 500 years the community population increased to 100k ( 1 lacs ) so will people start calling us Shivaism, Vishnuism and Durgaism?
We are always and will be forever be called the people who follow "Sanatana Dharma".
That's it.
Jai shree Ram
Jai shree krishna
Jai shree Buddha
Jai shree Adinath
Jai shree Mahavira
Jai shree Waheguru
We are following the principle that were taught to us. We are following our Dharma. Not the today's meaning of Dharma (religion) but spiritual dharma ( Kartavya - duties, commitment, role, responsibility, obligations).
And yeah! Not only we worship gods, we also worship humans (parents, teachers & elders) animals, trees, mountains, rivers, sun, moon, planets, stars and Universe.
After all, sound of the Universe is Om, Aum, 🕉️.
Scientifically proven.
Sanatana Dharma is not a religion. I'm saying this because a religion is always with a founder concept (a human figure). Sanatana Dharma does not have a founder. Nobody knows when and who started it. Only thing we know it is the oldest. We follow the teachings that was provided to us in Bhagwat Geeta, Ramayan, Mahabharat and the 4 Vedas and Upnishad.
You will find people practice multiple concepts in Sanatana Dharma.
In Sanatana Dharma :-
- people those who believe in multiple gods.
- people those who believe in single god.
- people those who believe there is no god.
- people those who believe god is male.
- people those who believe god is female.
- people those who believe god is both half male and half female.
- people those who believe in no god but understands the Universe follows the concept of karma and dharma. Everything is depended on the actions you took in your past life, that will affect your present and decide your future life.
- people those who believe in no god but there is a supreme being that is guiding & protecting everything.
In the End, We All are Sanatani.
Beautiful explanation! Jai Guru
God is one and that formless God can't do anything without Shakti means Energy... That means The Universe is created by the Shakti..We can't see formless God.. But we can she Shakti in different forms... Without energy we can't do anywork.. That's why Devta is important for us to get Moksh..
Hello jason and others please spread this video to any platforms like Twitter as much as possible. Thus video is meticulously made.
Sanatana Drama Gods are ‘portfolio holders’ of different interests of humans! The tendency in each would attract the person to the suitable ‘Devata’ ! As our stages in life change, we may adopt a ‘Devata’ that fits the need of the time!
Dharma not drama
So clearly explained and so interesting Thank you 😊
Beautiful video thank u for sharing your views and experiences
Beautifully explained!!
The ishta Devata chosen for a person will always provide for that person in many ways. That is another way to know the God that is chosen for you to worship. I did not have flowers/leaves to offer Shiva for a certain Monday prayer and I suddenly found, a variety of trees in a small garden .They had the flowers and leaves. Om Namah Shivaya
One day in an accident my vehicle crashed but I returned home safely. There was only a minute cut in my hand. Thanks to Bhawat Gita. Now I do not read it but I carry it with me anywhere I go !🕉️
Thank you Jason.... you are very informative...
I am happy to see that you find the right way, right gurus and knowledge. Om Shanti
In Vedic dharma (Hinduism),God ( ईश्वर ) is one( एकं सत् विप्रः बहुधा वदन्ति | ऋग्वेद )but different individuals worship them in different forms such as Shree Rama , Shiva, Shree Krishna, Durga and many others
🕉️"Om namah shivaya" one off the most powerful mantra in sanatan dharm 🚩
Thanks for making this video! My ishta deivam is Lord Murugan!
#Muruga_Saranam 🙏🙏
Great video and informative
Dear bro no Hindus worship different Gods , it's just one God we call Mahavishnu and the rest is his avatar ( Different forms ) and his energy in different forms !
Excellent explanation. Thank you for the video. ♥️
Good explanation, but let me add my two bits. When discussing Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, the indic religions, we always have to keep the end goal in mind. What is the end goal?. It's complete freedom or liberation of the Jiva( loosely translates to mind prana combination. There is no English word for this) from this material and mental universe. So in Hinduism, the progression is always from the form to the formless. We start with the worship of a form considered as sacred and divine and as the individual matures in his or her spritual outlook, they start progressing to more subtle aspects of worship and then to the formless. It's a progression. Each of these devathas are an aspect of the universal formless Brahman. Here anyone can chosee to worship his or her own istha devata according to their temparment and Sadhana.
As per Dwaita Darshan divinity ‘Ishwor’ is attribute-less. Because Ishwor creates the attributes. For ordinary people like us it is difficult to relate with such attribute-less divinity. Thus, Ishwor manifests as Devis \ Devatas (Goddesses \ Gods) with attributes as per human needs. For example - mother Laxmi for sustenance, mother Saraswoti for knowledge, mother Bhavani for protection, etc. How many? As many as human needs. It is up to individuals to believe, worship, relate to - any, all, or none.
Whole creation is divine. We all come from divinity and ultimately will return to divinity. Meanwhile, you may enjoy the world as is, or try to return (salvation) sooner by practicing Yogas.
By the way, Adwaita Darshan considers the world as we see ’Sansar’ is a reality, but not the ultimate reality ‘Brahman.’ Brahman is Ishwor. The Sanasar is also divine. Meanwhile, you may enjoy Sannsar as is, or try to shift (salvation) the framework from Sansar to Brahman sooner by practicing Yogas.
yess! we have ayyappa as ishtadevata
Very beautifully explained. I wish every good deeds for you.
I always hated the term "worship" (in Abrahamic religious context), it spells coercion and destruction, conditional life from death unless in submission to a higher power without care and compassion for who you are and what you need; however, "devotion "and "cultivation" with respect and reciprocation, such a benevolent and understanding god would have my loyalty as much as I would to a friend.
Very well explained, Jason.
Well said, you opened my eyes, and for that YOUR Diety (Shiva) knows you have reflected their essence...well done!.
Well explained! Even better than a Hindu could explain! You are providing clarity to Hindus too. Congrats!
Only the Guru (your own Satguru)can tell which is and was your Ishtadev, the Form of God you worshiped through all your lives, because he knows you, the soul for longer. When someone just chooses out of personal preference, you see that it only can be out of the „Persona“ the Ego Aspekt and in another live you are another „Persona“. Don‘t get me wrong: I like Most of the Things you Said in this and also in other Videos.
Awesome explanation...
Thanks Jasoon Bro.. ♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi there, just watched the video and umm, as a hindu i have some doubts about what you said. Lets start from the beginning. 'ishta-devata' in this term ishta means 'one who is worshipped' and devata means god. Which means the god you worship, it can be any god you worship and it would be called ishta devata. Unlike what you said in video that 'ishta-devata' refers to vishnu or shiva. No it means any and every god that you worship. Now on that note, lets talk about vishnu and shiva (and also brambha). In hinduism we believe that there is a natural energy flowing inside every being in this world. Brambha, vishnu and maheshwar(shiva) are the representation of that energy. Think of it like its water, brambha is the stable phase of that energy, creating new lives, living happily. Vishnu is the step where that energy accumulates to create the universe(essentially it is said that whatever reality is there that we humans can perceive is all happening in the dreams of vishnu.) And shiva is the phase of destruction, essentially bringing a mass extinction to this whole universe, resetting the universe.
Now the second thing i have problems with. The word 'bhakta' means devotee. Here is where hinduism is kind of difficult to understand. 'We do not worship out of fear, we worship to show gratitude.' you brought up the exact thing that makes all the difference 'moksha'. What you described is true. But i just want to add some more with it. We cannot achieve moksha when we are alive. Moksha means the state of perpetual happiness. In hinduism we strive to achieve moksha, but our connection to the 'mortal world' (yes because its all vishnu's imagination and it can break anytime) is what restricting us from achieving it. And until we achieve moksha, we would be reborn again and again, in different forms of life (bdw we can even be born as a rock or a tree or an ant, you get the point). Now understand this, it doesnt matter if you worship any particular devata(things discussed previously), moksha is same for everyone. And that is the wonderful aspect of hinduism i started loving once i grew old enough to understand dharma. Hindu gods are created by the society, for the society. Understand this thing, regardless of who you are, there is always a place for you in hinduism, hinduism doesnt ask you to devote yourself fully, it doesnt ask to fear, it just asks you to be who you are. There is no preferred way to live; you live/subscribe to the lifestyle you want. Cause ultimately you will die and reborn until you achieve moksha. Unlike christianity, there is no concept of sinner, but there is sin. Your sins are accumulated with you. (Just an example) if you have a huge sin hanging over your head when you die, in the next life, you may be born as an ant to be crushed under someones feet, thus getting rid of the sins you have accumulated, maybe that is not enough for your sins, so this may happen again. In mathemetical term, whatever we percieve is represented as 1, and moksha is represented as 0. Hinduism is the journey form 1 to 0.
The video was good. Nicely explained. I would also like to add something- yes! ishta dev is chosen acco. to personality through Kundli which is made on basis of position of planets seen from the place you are born and time when you are born. But you can always worship the dev u find most connected to.
Thank you, very interesting
Though I am a hindu and Hindus worship all Gods, I don't know why I am attracted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars. Shiva is the most worshiped God in India. You will find his temple everywhere. Vishnu temples are rare and also people worship him less compared to Shiva even I do. But still Vishnu ji fascinates me more. But at end of the talk, I respect and love both of them. When I hear stories about shiva and his sacrifices like he drank the Halahal poison when no one dared, I am drawn towards him and when I listen to the stories about Vishnu as to how many damn times he has taken avatar and suffered for us, draws me towards him.🙏🙏
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I request my Shaiva and Vaishnav brothers not to fight ever and respect both. They already don't fight, its just some stupids on the internet.🙏
I liked elements of these videos. But the first statement you make is kind of misleading. While, every individual is free to choose their own personal Gods, they still can worship other gods. For simplicity sake, we can imagine the Gods to be forms of energies; and connecting with any form is fine. But logically, if a person is of a very soft nature, they would ideally not worship a very fierce manifestation of Shiva or Mother Kali. The might not have the capacity to be able to work with fierce experiences that people may have.
Hinduism is a complex way of life where we interact with the ultimate divine energy, also called Paramaatma; with the help of instruments like "Pratimas" or idols & Mantras".
Hari Om Tat Sat.
Devata are also suggested in the Jyotish for any person. Karmic accumulation is also a factor
In south coastal we have kuladevatha as bhootas/ daiva and main gods in addition like shiva vishnu, brahma. You can watch Kantara movie to know about daiva/ bhoota.
Let me tell you that many of us didn't know this exists as a tradition in India. Our high schools don't teach us about it a bit. Thanks for taking so much interest in our culture.
Jai gurudev
Thank you 🙏
7:39 you mean it literally. When I chant Hanuman and Devi mantras, sometimes I can feel myself as them... At least their form. I'm sure with the rosary or in other practices, it's the same in those belief systems... Hell, I'm sure if people who can convince themselves that they're starseeds they can probably take the form of an alien.
Our ancestors say go to the temple and meditate, iff you understand the idols, they are consecrated energies that would help you in Dyana or meditation, Yogi's say you experience the ultimate reality through rising of energy. That's why we experience a rise in energy when we enter any concecrated temple.
I have been literally wondering this for the longest time. Like why people choose to be a devotee to one God instead of another. The way my brain works I thought it was an insult to pick one over the other.
So glad I found this video.
In Hinduism spirituality and critical thinking is more important than belief.
Without spirituality life would be empty.
Tldr: there's one God, it uses different avatars to play different roles in reality.
Thankyou for this beautiful explanation. We are NRI and when our kids ask us questions regarding our Sanatan Dharma , we cannot give an answer which will satisfy their doubts . This video will helps us .
@jasongregoryauthor
Thanks for your educational visits. A sincere request to you is to check your pronunciation of Hindu words and god names. E.g. it’s not parvAti, it’s pArvati.
Thank you for your effort.
Perfect explanation Jason. I am presently traying to write in russian language about moksha and after life...
I completely surrender to Shri Narayan and also sometimes feel like he was the one who chose me, but I still have a long way to figure out how and to become his reflection, by serving people selflessly.
There's only one God Brahmn but Brahmn cannot be worshipped directly, so Brahmn can be worshipped only with a reference limiting Brahmn.
You are learned person
Where in Varanasi did you go?
I am glad that you understand and explain deep knowledge.
In Hinduism too God is only one, called Parmatma or Parampita. Rest are Deities.
Great video thanks 🙏🏽 again
Thanks!