Hinduism Introduction: Core ideas of Brahman, Atman, Samsara and Moksha | History | Khan Academy
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Hinduism is one of the oldest and largest religions in the world. It is also one of the most diverse in terms of practice. This video gives an overview of the central spiritual ideas of Brahman, Atman, Samsara and Moksha.
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I am a hindu and I have been following and studying vedas from a long time. This video is very nice and the interpretation is on point.
Bro please teach us vedas online
Your gods don't exist get real
@@mattgerald2460 neither yours.
@@mattgerald2460 How do I believe your God is real from false books huh? Grow up.
@@thesun7960 i never said i had one
I am Christian and this makes very much sense to me
do you agree that reincarnation also makes sense?
Now science says the same
Energy(Brahman , supreme Energy/ soul) is everywhere,
It can't be created nor destroyed
Only translated (reincarnated) into another form(Body)
@@zilchnilton
Now science says the same
Energy(Brahman , supreme Energy/ soul) is everywhere,
It can't be created nor destroyed
Only translated (reincarnated) into another form(Body)
@@zilchnilton
Memory and incarnation (Conciousness) are 2 different things...
Memory dies with body
While
Our Consiousness takes on new body with new memory
Ppl often loose memory in accident
So they can go blank in the same life but in both case consciousness will be there
You're not christian
Brahman = Universal Soul. Atman =Individual soul. When one gets Moksha, Atman merges with Brahman.
Now science says the same
Energy(Brahman , supreme soul) is everywhere,
It can't be created nor destroyed
Only translated (reincarnated) into another form(Body)
I am Brahman
The individual spirit soul is eternal fragmental part of the Supreme Being. Losing of individuality is nonsense born out of ignorance & frustration.
@@first7758 The body is the bewildered and envious of God mind.
Thank you!
I just started studying vedic after my awakening and was reviewing my yogas. I have virinchi yoga and I looked it up an it noted teaching of brahman. I didn’t know what that was. I search for this and was guided to your channel. 🙏 The universe is confirming to me my knowing. I didn’t know that this is what I was practicing all my life.
Everyone religion is great still everyone's eyes on Hinduism...
Thank you for your video, i am a hindu from Bali.’i like to
Learn more on wedic teaching. Proud of it. Best regards
Hinduism is so close to nature. I can relate Hinduism concepts like 'reincarnation' or 'individuality is just an illusion' to concepts like nutrient recycling or food chain. If we watch the whole earth for millions of years you will see that all living and non living things are just intermixing with each other on our planet. It's hard to believe how people know about these things at that time.
Really? People back then couldn't have observed what you observed?
Thank you for this video. Most Hindus don't know the "technical" or theological aspects of Hinduism, as we aren't an organised religion. A video like this helps Hindus like myself to understand Hinduism better. Also, you have explained Hinduism with a lot of respect, which was nice to see. Usually, on RUclips, when Non Hindus talk about Hinduism they do so with a lot of malice. So thank you! I love your channel.
Bro, Did you just fake a tilak?😂
It is organized bro. Very much organized by not fundamentalist
Dude lack of knowledge is dangerous thing and u r experiencing it.
Hindus don't read because of destructions of gurukuls and a Hindu can follow basic dharma
Hinduism is not only diverse. Its detailed. Its spritual. Its complete.
Wow...this was fascinating :-)
I was so engrossed in the Atman-Brahman concept I didn't realize the time was up & the video felt too short.
Fantastically simple and understandable explanation of non-dualism there at the end.
Cheers from Srilanka.
Exactly
I really enjoy my freedom to question and study religion and world because I am a Hindhu. It never enslave us in a silly book but gives us a lot of wonderful books and sites to study.
@PiK books are silly for the people who do not read it. Just study science... Don't bother about religion if you don't want to think about it.
@PiK who said to trust it? Even Lord Budda said do not blindly believe even his words. Just think free... We can see a wide veriety of subjects around us. Choose what you like and try to understand it. That's all.
Do you get where Matrix took its inspiration from?
Its similar to Plato's Divided Line and the Allegory of the Cave
It took its inspiration from the very world we live in...
Yeah bhagvat Gita Maya=matrix
In matrix revolutions when movie is finished then Vedic mantra is playing
Asato ma sadgamaya .....,
@@chaoticorder7481 and Buddhism.
@@cameroncassidy9577 no. Matrix directors agreed that they took inspiration from hinduism. Even there's a vedic song played in ending of matrix -3.
I'm a Christian and love my Hindu friends. I really admire the world's most ancient culture's virtues, like: Love & Non-Violence. Look, the world is now realising the benefits of Veganism and Vegetarianism weather it's for the Planet/Environment, Health or Animal-rights. My best wishes and respect to all the true Vegan Hindus out there.
most hindus are vegetarian seconf vegan 3rd pescatarian
That's not really the core of Hinduism. They still believe in the warrior. Also veganism was a much later thing to happen. The indo-Europeans were animal herders that lived off of animals which is why the cow is holy and the horse is revered similarly. They even had a the idea of wolf warriors like in other indo-european cultures. They used to sacrifice cows and horses and eat them. they later decided to become vegan at some point in Indian Hindu history.
@@stormbreaker758 yes around the time of adi shankaracharya and the birth of jainism
No violence ? Are sure ?
@@kikimateg7590 do you have any doubt
Thanks for the video. Found it due to an assignment for one of my classes at the University of Cincinnati. Very interesting, it seems as I get older and older, I've been aligning my beliefs and practices with Hinduism without even knowing it. Raised Southern Baptist, but it never really took hold. I'm 57yrs old, but at the age of 14, I started questioning Christianity.
Hinduism is not like abhramic religion. You can pratice hindu and Christianity at the same time.
I never expected this video from Khan Academy. I thought this guy knew only science and maths !! Wonderful video, and explained it beautifully ! Koodos to you Salman. You are great !!!
Thanks you bro...
He is originally a Bangladeshi.
Glad the narrator went straight to the most fundamental and core concepts of Vedic religion (aka now called as 'Hinduism'). Brahman, Atman, Samsara, Karma, Dharma and Moksha are very core of Hinduism. Some of these concepts are also in Jainism and Buddhism such as Karma, Dhamma (aka Dharma) Nirvana (aka Moksha). An average westerner gets quite confused with these terms and most likely to pick up the terminology from Thailand or Srilanka or Japanese Buddhism and think they all came from Buddhism without knowing Siddhartha Gautama (aka Buddha) and his parents were strongly Hindu themselves until he went out to forest and delved deeper in to the concepts of Hinduism, and then came up with revised & refined versions of the same concepts which 500 years later were put together and branded as a separate 'religion' which we now refer as 'Buddhism'.
He didn't "refine" or "revised" some of the concepts he straight up rejected and abandoned some of them like Atman for example with the doctrine of antta being one of core tenets of Buddhism is a obvious example of this
I think it's called "Sanathana Dharma" rather than Hinduism
No it's not, dharma is the fundamental characteristics of a thing.
Sanatan Dharma is the dharma common in all things
Yeah but lets be practical. Hinduism word is more commonly used and familiar to people, so i guss no harm.
@@savelives3763 yes, but it's rather ignorant. Its followers call it Sanatana Dharma while outsiders (westerners) only labled it as Hinduism mainly because these group of people live along the Indus. And if you ask the highly educated and the spiritual "Hindus" they refer to it as Sanatana Dharma and I guess they have more say to what it should be called than outsiders.
@@arien_000 If those so-called highly educated spiritual hindus are too concerned about a NAME they haven't touched the Dharma.
Dharma is "what is"; Going with the flow of what life brings without judgement, hesitation or trying to fight it.
@@savelives3763 it's very easy to admit if another person has a point. You don't have to go off-topic to make yourself look smart. Coming from someone who thinks he knows about Dharma that is not very dharmic. The history of the term Hinduism is the topic and whether or not it's the most appropriate term for what it represents. It's not about whether or not its followers are living a truly Dharmic lives.
This is so fascinating. It sounds like the oldest creative analogy described in pursuit of or to collectively explain a very simple truth in both a scientific and metaphysical way. The truth being, we are all made of the universe or are the realization of the universe itself. Literal translation of Brahma/ Brahmand is the Universe and to be a Brahman is to be the ultimate cause or realization of all that exists? Perhaps that's an simplification but its awesome to think about. The Vedas also derived the age of the universe which amazingly corresponds to that of modern scientific cosmology.
"The Hindu religion is the only one of the world's great faiths dedicated to the idea that the Cosmos itself undergoes an immense, indeed an infinite, number of deaths and rebirths. It is the only religion in which time scales correspond to those of modern scientific cosmology. - Carl Sagan."
No my friend. To limit the Brahman with one or multiple universe(s) is foolishness as we do not know his nature. A better presumption is that the universe or the multiverse is a part of Brahman and that Brahman may exist beyond it.
Mid east & india both have very early civilizations. While JEsus was made a god against the teachings of the bible job 25 among the final Prophets in the Abrahamic religions, vedantist hindus did this to many Prophets earlier & became pagan w/ avatar incarnation to pantheism when Allah is above the heavens. Prophecies of Muhammad peace and blessings on him in the vedas mention very specific things as a Mercy to hinduism, to accept Allah in Tawhid and reject idolatry, the prophecies of Muhammad mention he is the greatest Prophet of even god due to the pagan concept of turning man into god (which happenned in the end of Isaacite prophets with Jesus, but happenned repeatedly in hinduism) who is given a law to last forever, the miraj or ascension above the 7 heavens , so Allah is above the throne separate from creation and idols, and mentions Hajj in the center of the Earth where the cows are sacrificed for Allah, again showing creation is subservient to Allah and Allah is above creation, rejecting their idolatry based on pantheism... Allah is above creation separate from them,
Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings on him is mentioned as Narashansa in vedas, Nar meaning man and Shansa meaning praiseworthy which is the meaning of Muhammad.
even in vedas hinduism and bible is says there will be a Prophet from the center of the Earth who sacrifices cows, who goes to the highest heavens, and gets light of eternal law with the only straight path, he is the cheif of Prophets, the mightest of men who conquers, who knocks down castles! & his name will be Muhammad
or Narashansa in vedas... He is mentioned by name many times, and he is called Muhammad in Solomon songs 5 :16.
Islam is not a new religion it is the best and prophesized forfillement of the religions of the ancient PRophets...
Vedas said their will be a cheif Prophet named Narashansa or Muhammad ... Jesus said there will be a comfortor to last forever like Quran, and vedas says the man who gives comfort will be doing hajj sacrifice rituals, both matching Muhammad peace and blessings on him the final Prophet etc.
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Correct Islamic views on concept Allah's Tawhid, Allah alone is Lord Creator Above creation hence futility of idolatry or creation:
Quran 23 Muminoon : 91 - No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him. (If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! *Glorified be Allah above all* that they attribute to Him!
Allah alone is the Creator :
Quran 18 Kahf: 51. I (Allah) made them (Iblis and his offspring) not to witness (nor took their help in) the creation of the heavens and the earth and not their own creation, nor was I (Allah) to take the misleaders as helpers.
52. And the Day He will say: "Call those partners of Mine whom you pretended." Then they will cry unto them, but they will not answer them, and We shall put a Maubiq (barrier) between them.
not brahma or other false gods who will not answer you...
Allah alone is the preserver/ sustainer not vishnu :
Quran 2 Baqarah : 255 - Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. *His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.*
Quran 35 Fatir : 41 - Verily! Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, OftForgiving.
Allah alone will destroy creation, & resurrect them for judgement, not shiva :
Quran 13 :21 And if there had been a Qur'an with which mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Qur'an). But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah. Have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind? And a disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieved because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settles close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to pass. Certainly, Allah breaks not His Promise.
Quran 17 Isra : 58 - And there is not a town (population) but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe torment. That is written in the Book (of Our Decrees)
Quran 69 : 16. And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
17. And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, *bear the Throne of your Lord above them.*
18. That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
Allah alone is to be worshiped & Who we return to, not brahman or the creation :
Quran 41 Fusilat : 37 - And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate yourselves not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate yourselves to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship Him.
Quran 2 Baqarah 151 - Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: *"Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."*
@@falsesectslikeshiaarejudeo6543 Islamists will never be redeemed because they reject logic and are unable to understand basic language. Stop watching Zakir Naik and you may still read what's written in Vedas through the eyes of its creators, it's writers, through the eyes of Upanishads... Because Vedas are not 'revealed' truth. Vedas are passed down from teacher to student, starting from Brahma himself - the creator. They are the root of all knowledge. The only 'revealed' text in Hinduism is Bhagwad Geeta.. which you should read.
Brahman is universe and beyond that which even if it don't exist, it exists in Brahman. That void is also brahman which is beyond the universe.
Yes everything good bad ugly in the universe is derived from one universal energy.
Every ghost , demon , god , monsters , giant serpents and all other malevolent and benevolent supernatural beings - indeed derive from one energy just like all humans.
Our religion is more than the 5000 years old...jai Sri Ram
shaivism and shaktism are over 21,000 years old
@@dilan_2074 you are correct
Amazing
Hinduism is the oldest religion over 5000 yrs
HOW HINDUISM (SD) SURVIVED-
1-Believe in God-You're accepted-aastik.
2-Don't believe in god-Your'e accepted-Nastik.(Kapil muni philosophy and other ancient indian philosopher)
3-You want to worship idol,please go ahead.
4-You don't want to worship idols, please go ahead.
5-You want to criticise something in our religion come fordward.We are logical you will be hindu.
6-You want to accept as it is.please go ahead with it.
7-You want to start your journey by reading vedas-Go ahead.
8-You want to start your journey by reading bhagbat gita-go ahead.
9-You want to start your journey by reading upanishad.Go ahead.
10-You want to start urjourney by reading purana-Go ahead.
11-You just don't like reading no probleme. Go by bhakti tradition (bhakti-devotion)
12-You don't like idea of bhakti ! No prableme, dude .Do your karma.
13-You want to enjoy life.very good .Go @t probleme at all.Charvak (philosophy)
14-You want to abstain form all the enjoyment of life and find god. wow ! Be a sadhu.
15-You don't like the concept of God. You are believe in nature only-wel come.
"Vrukshavali amha soyare"(Trees are our friends)
16-You believe in one god or supreme energy superb ! Follow advaita philosophi. "ekam brahma duttiyo nasty nenhe nanasti kinchana ". veda (adwait matabad )
17-You want a guru. Go ahead.
18-You don't want a guru. Go ahead.
19-You believe in female energy ! shaktism form of Hinduism.
20-You believe every human is the same yeah ! you are awesome,come let celebrate hinduism ! "vasudhaiva kutumbakam "(The world is a femily)
21-You don't have anythying to do.Don't worry one more festival is coming !
22-You're a working person.Don't have time for religion. It's okay you. You will be a hindu.
23-You like to go temples. please go ahead.
24-You don't like to go temples,No problem. You are still a hindu .
25-You know that your religion is a way of life with freedom.
26-You believe that every thing have god in them so you worship your mother,father,guru,trees,river,pranimatra,earth,universe ! "Sarbam khalbidam brahma nenhe nanasti kinchana "veda(Everything is God.God built every thing with himself that's why u can worship every thing)it's also adwait matabad.
27-And if u don't believe that every thing have god in them. No probleme. Respect your view point.
28-"Sarve sukhina santu"(May all live happy)
"Sarve bhabantu sukhina"(May all live happy)
U represent this dear !
You're free to choose,My dear hindu.
ANSWER CREDIT- AMIT PATEL
Hinduism is an Atheism and a theism at the same time
How?
"Long story short "
Universe (Brahmand) consists of 4 things
1. Param atma (Energy)
2. Param tatva (Matter)
3. Maha kal (Time )
4. Kal (Black space)
(Today modern Science says
Space and Time are not different they are different attribute of 1 thing and Hindus use 1 word "Kal")
1. Param Atma
2. Param tatva
Both are Param (Supreme)
Hence equal
Atma = Tatva
Energy = Matter
E = M
Both can not be created nor destroyed only translated ( or incarnated) into another form (or body )
Both are Trinity
Energy has trinity aspect
1. Creation +ve
2. Preservaton =
3. Destruction -ve
Matter has trinity aspect
1. Proton +ve
2. Neutron =
3. Electron -ve
Hindus personified it as
Brahma +ve
Vishnu =
Shiva -ve
Since Energy and matter are two
2 types of worship
1. Meditation (Yog-atma se param atma)
2. Idol worshipping
Why idol worshipping?
Hindus do the same rituals on the purchase of car bike house TV AC etc which we do before idols
Bcoz
A car can be moulded into an Idol of Natraja
But no change in the composition of the proton neutron electron
Proton and neutron are always connected form Nucleous
Brahma and Vishnu are also always connected through navel cord (Nabhi)
Nucleous Hindi name is also "Nabhi"
Vishnu the personification of preservative aspect of the Universe energy
Or
Simply
Vishnu the preserver
1st avatar of Vishnu was Fish 🐠
2nd Avatar of Vishnu was Turtle 🐢
Now in last 150 years
Science says the same how life evolved and preservered on Earth
So
Param atma + Param tatva + Maha kal + Kal = Universe (Brahm or Brahmand)
The highest manifestion of Brahm is Para Brahm
Multi Universe
Vishnu is the positive and Brahma is the Neutron!!!
Your comment is so underrated
@A S ever heard of karma yoga?
@A S "God" in hinduism and buddhism is not like the "God" we know in the west. Western religions completely raped the word and made up a creator.
@A S rather than a being it was supposed to be the consciousness
BRAHMAN = Excellent metaphysical definition of the Absolute
@Gyanii purush I totally agree
This maya illusion is extremely convincing
I am Sikh but love Hinduism. Its also similar with sikhsim.
Bro Sikhism also created from Hinduism , and what i have learnt is that sikhs are the descendants of ashwathama
Abe Muslims ke against larne ke liye hi to Sikhism banaya gaya tha😒
@@adamemerson5267 muslim nahi forced conversion and distraction of vedic culture ko rokne ke lie
It annoys me when Sikhs address themselves as a different religion. They are not. Guru Nanak accentuated certain principles in Sikhism to coordinate the mess and misuse and abuse of the caste system. In the west they are known as, labourers, white colars, blue collars, the rich and aristocrats. It is natural the divisions in professions.. However the pandits abused this by oustercising people and I'll treating them as lesser beings which is against the core principle of Hinduism
@@kamalinimalhotra2695 Ha bhai concept of bhraman moksha nirvana are also taught in Sikhism
Hinduism or Sanathana Dharma is beyond the understanding of a person who follows any Abrahamic religion. Because you'll always try to relate with something you have learnt from your Holy books... One needs an open mind or u can say an empty cup to fill up something new other wise you'll end up mocking it or spreading half knowledged information about it like many western ppl do...
ryt bro
You do realise that Santan Dharma is not actually Hinduism but one of the systems within the broader religion that is Hinduism, right? It means “eternal duty” and not “eternal religion” as a lot of Hindus claim it to be. Also to say that someone coming from an Abrahamic Faith won’t be able to understand Hinduism is one of the main ways defenders of awful things like the caste system and dowry use. A Christian can understand Hinduism the same way a Hindu can understand Christianity.
Vedas are knowledge, knowledge is not created and can not be destroyed, knowledge exists in every living being according to what their dimensions
Sahaj Kuldeep Christians are instructed not to worship humans, "self", stars, nor fallen angels. We worship God.
Sahaj Kuldeep As you may know, Hinduism is drenched in rebellion and idolatry. Just look at the big mess in India - a Hindu majority country. Slavery, poverty and corruption are rampant over there.
Can we just appreciate the fact that Sal being a muslim with Bangladeshi roots is explaining Hinduism and ancient history of india lmaoo (^_^)
Because he knows his ancestors were hindus
@@bikdigdaddyyeah they were probably Dalits. 80% of modern muslims were originally Dalits and they went to Sufi shrines because they don’t care about caste.
Lol
Sal father is bangladeshi
Mother is Indian and wife is Pakistani and he himself a American.
@@jassimarsingh6505 no history till date has not provided any proof of mass conversion of so called lower castes to Islam 😀
@Nas Kane yes you're true, here in my area, many sc sts converted to Sikhism so that they can live free in Gurudwara,
Sc sts were the main people who converted to other religions because of unfair treatment by other people due to false information
It's the oldest religion ,being a muslim I love their culture and rituals
Thankyou bro....
Why
I'M Brahman
@You dropped your clown pass yeah we worship the true God not a false god Allah
@You dropped your clown pass lol for which day are u waiting?
i bet lot of hindus themselves have misconceptions about hinduism(being one myself although i'm agnostic).
thanks for these videos!
also "brahman" is a word is used in diferent contexts. the one in this video is pronounced bruh- maaan
not to be confused with a word pronounced brah-man, which refers to a person of knowledge or wisdom.
Soumil Sahu plot twist he was talking about batman
lol that would be epic
I am a Hindu. I defy religion. Hinduism is not a religion. I being a Hindu have no religion. The word "Hindu" is a geographical connotation and it is for the foreigners to use. The word religion means "to bind". A religion is a political organization with its main intent being power and authority over the masses and it very cunningly uses "God" to feed upon the human psyche and curiosity of knowing the unknown. I, a Hindu shall be bind by no one. No one shall have the authority over me except the Laws and rules of the society I am part of. I will set my own perimeters with my own observations. No one has the right to dictate me and force me to believe fancy stories.
baabaai agreed
I have had a palpable experience for some weeks before. Maybe this will give some insight for anyone who’s curious about what experiential depths we can go to...
I can’t say I was experiencing my nirvanic body/atman, but definitely one or two layers out from that, possibly my cosmic or causal body. I have more of a sense that it was my cosmic layer though. I was cognising, experiencing that I was wearing my body - my head felt like a helmet or sorts, with my eyes as a “visor”. When others looked at my body I wouldn’t think they were looking at me, I would think “this person is looking at my face”, or something along lines, rather than “they’re looking at me” as a cognition. I was constantly soaked in this feeling that I was just a part of everything, that I was it. All fears and negative patterns just melted away, were non existent. I felt like I was embodying yoga by nature - every word was so precise and graceful. Every movement I made I was fully conscious of and I would love my body in a gentle manor - for instance, setting down a cup on the table would be with almost a respect or reverence for that cup, so I would place it very gently, rather than with that subtle violence we tend to emit towards inanimate objects. Also, everything just felt so effortless to do, no stress in my body or mind was involved in anything. My thoughts were virtually zero to only 4 thoughts a minute at most, instead of the usual 4/5 thoughts every few seconds (like how we tend to string thoughts together and miss the space between them). I remember even my breathing was so deep it felt like my breath was travelling past my lungs and down into the ground, but also it was going up through my head and beyond at the same. My lungs just felt so big! I didn’t really have this concept of “I” but I knew who I was still, but I mostly just felt like I was my Guru - as if I was in his body/having his experience, in some way. I say this because this was when I felt the most connected to him and really felt his pervasiveness in my being.
This is the best way I can describe the whole experience, but I feel it’s like trying to explain colour to a blind person. The way I can shorten it down is, everything which was once just a concept, something I knew was the truth and so spoke as the truth, formed a logic around and could only visualise at most, suddenly was just a living reality beyond any comprehension of visualisation. I learned that no matter how much we speak about and act as if we know about these deep spiritual truths, we never truly know until we experience it!
Actually I have to add one thing about Karma, because it’s so widely misconceived and is quite vague and confusing to most seekers in Dharmic paths because it isn’t explained very simply. Karma can be seen as a consequence of our actions, but actually if we go deeper, it’s our cognitions that are our karma because our cognitions dictate our impulse action. It’s our cognitions about ourselves, others and life that controls the impulsive actions we take. Impulsive actions are what we call as a karma, because they are unconscious actions that we act out as a pattern (often without even knowing it) - this is what is Karma. So for people who are worried about karma, instead of trying to change your actions which will can be like just putting a bandage on a wound, just work on changing your actual cognitions - work on the root of your actions and heal them from that space. This is all that is karma. From karma (wrong cognitions) to punya (from right cognitions)!
AwakeMode , I have also experienced that feeling of tension melting away but through a different path. I practice yognidra and there is a beautiful Shloka which I have absorbed. It's meaning is, atman (soul) is the owner of the body shaped as a chariot. The mind (mann) is the driver of the chariot-shaped body and the senses (indriya) are the ropes controlling the horses.
AwakeMode I used to feel that way whenever I smoked weed. But weed was a band aid to my brokenness and addictions. Jesus Christ set me free beccause he is Brahma incarnate so to say. He is the Dharma to follow. He makes himself known through His Word The Bible and a tangible spirit that fills us. I'm in endless joy walking in the Spirit. I wish you know it as well one day. God bless you
CovertGeopolitics 1nesState&DipDarknet you cant put that answer into words. Too often we are trying to intellectualise Consciousness and put it in a box. It can’t be done, it just can’t. Because it’s so far beyond logic and mind based understanding. It can only be understood by experiencing it in all of its glory. Because by asking what is the ‘nature’ of Consciousness could mean many things. You may have a different idea of what ‘nature’ is referring to than me. Consciousness IS nature. The nature of anything doesn’t exist without Consciousness in the first place. Another way you can find an answer is by asking “what is the Consciousness of nature?”. Flip it like that and you will also find you will arrive at the same answer because nature is Known to you.
AwakeMode It seems great when reading your experience. Unfortunately people's mind (including me) tend to start imagining unconsciously when we read, which is definitely not the right thing to do. I don't know if this is the right question to ask. Will you be able to point out a specific path which led you there? Like sadhana or any other practice? Kindly let me know.
Srikanth R.R yes but that’s absolutely normal and fine. Actually the more we can visualise the experience the closer we are to experiencing it and it becoming part of our cognition. It’s just the only downside is visualising these experiences tends to create an expectation around an idea or fantasy of the experience.
But there was no one path I used, I was just in the presence of my Guru Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda for some time. Obviously yoga, pure satvic bhagashastra food and having Kundalini awakening is at the core. But other than that I really just advocate being around a master, being around your Guru is so important! The masters presence just melts all of your dirt away instantly and all of your questions you once had simply fall away, there’s no more need to ask anymore. Oneness with the master, being in upanishad is very very important, I can’t stress it enough!! I’m very blessed to have been called by my Guru, Swamiji. I had been through many masters before Him but just something was always missing... eventually my previous Guru Paramahamsa Yogananda guided me to Paramahamsa Nithyananda.
I can still find that space of pure bliss again if I am creating the right vatarana (spiritual ambience) and interacting with people, serving and enriching them. This is when I find my Guru’s presence enters me most strongly and my thoughts cease to exist.
Anyway... essence of what I’m saying is, find a master asap!! Haha.
Blessings🙏🔱
Maya = The Matrix, Moksha = The Red Pill, Atman-Brahman is realising that you are living in a Matrix.
Living in a Matrix means living in the bewildered mind.
Maya - Matrix or Illusion that differentiates us
Moksha - Red Pill or acknowledging/ending/awakening from the suffering
Atma - Soul or Consciousness
Brahman - nobody can describe it he can only be experienced maybe take some shrooms
Stop. Don't confuse. Go to church
@@dipalikharva1352 imagine going to a church in 2020
Mr. Anderson you will never get moksha
One of the best explanation I have heard about Brahman and Atma
"you can see it all clearly in the Persian version." gave me a giggle
kyle spejewski ,how come..))
I see in the comments that unnecessary attention has been paid by the viewers on the chronology or dates here.
The course and it's explanation of Brahman, Atman, Samsara, and Moksha are perfectly valid and correct!!
Glad you picked the core part of vedas :)
One sentence of the Vedas, is worth the State of Massachusetts many times over
That's an amazing idea. Well as per the latest standard model of physics- the quantum field theory also suggests that we are made up of the same thing! Well explained by Khan Academy, Btw I am also hindu by faith.
Thank you for your videos! I'm just at a point where I'm trying to figure out all this...stuff, called "life" and I find history and the reasons for the way things are just fascinating. As you most likely already know this subject can sometimes turn into a debate (heated, mostly) so it's hard to just cut through the arguments & walk away with some useful knowledge. Wasn't sure where to start but you definitely help with the information on your vids. Thank you.
5000 years? Lol even the Ramayana was about 6000-6500 years ago. Hinduism is atleast 10,000 years ago
33 millenniums old
@Champ Alexy 12000 is also wrong. Ramayan happend in Treta Yug. Then came Dwapar yug, wich is 864000 years. And now +-5000 years of Kali yug. 864000+5000=869000 years. Its so simpel.
@Champ Alexy scientists are not gods. They often make errors. And they are also liars and cheaters.
Bro Ramayana took place in treata yuga
Ramayana is 9 lakh years old
And Mahabharata is 5132 years old
@Champ Alexy vedic figures have near 2 arab years history of india
So you don't know a thing
I decided to watch this on a whim, but it actually turned out to be pretty interesting. Might do some more looking into this.
Now science says the same
Energy(Brahman , supreme Energy/ soul) is everywhere,
It can't be created nor destroyed
Only translated (reincarnated) into another form(Body)
Memory and incarnation (Conciousness) are 2 different things...
Memory dies with body
While
Our Consiousness takes on new body with new memory
Ppl often loose memory in accident
So they can go blank in the same life but in both case consciousness will be there
Very nice presentation. I truly enjoyed it.
Thank You.
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Brahman is universal soul
Atman is individual soul
Attain moksha
Break free from samsara.
The cycle of death and rebirth.
people need to know this.
the atman of Brahman is Janus or the greek two headed god. it is like the comedy and tragedy masks. you won't be likely to find this connection written anywhere because it's something you just have to figure out. Brahman is the shapeless but when it creates time and space it is Janus or the ego of Brahman. one is the serious one and one is the silly, goofy one. or maybe that's an exaggeration. one indulges comedy and one indulges tragedy which in ancient Greek plays is different from modern interpretations. tragedy is death and comedy is non death or life so in a way the part of Janus that looks back is death (tragedy) and the part that looks forward is life (comedy). or is death forward and life backward? cuz your life is in the past and your death in your future? it's a revolving door..
Vedas are knowledge, knowledge is not created and can not be destroyed, knowledge exists in every living being according to what their dimensions
Every religion has its own goodness and culture, Everyone should respect their own s but should not defame others.
Bharat Skvs religions stands for mutual annihilation
Who defame others don't talk like a fool
@@aliblis2347 You are the one who defames other religions, you monumental moron.
@@RohanOxob dude his name literally means ‘The Satan’ in Arabic of course he hates others
@@jassimarsingh6505 I see
Best 10 minutes of my life!
Same here!
Nice explanation, Sir. Excellent interpretation of some complex Vedic concepts. Please ignore those who can not appreciate , and please keep moving on.
You cant actually make diagrams of braman. It is everything.
Yes he himself is
No you can....use anology of ocen🤣🤣🤣
No matter what religion you believe in all the religions have a problem so just learn about every religion and make your own make your own conclusions and you’ll be free don’t focus on one because after all the only person that matters is you your the author of your world
Religion is like giving a ready made certificate of mbbs to a kid as soon as he borns and tells him that you're a dr without teaching him doctory.
I am a hindu Brahman. And all this is available in Gita. Good video though.
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Rahul Thaker How can you call yourself a Hindu when you don't know the difference between Brahman and Brahmin?
You meant brahmin right?
HK Jokers here do not understand that the real word in "brAhman" ad NOT "brAhmin"
Fool this caste system was stunt by Pushyamitra sung, enforcing pali language on the masses and reading Sanskrit, proves that how much ignorant are you.
Socio-economist made Brahman as thier caste post mauryan period, a high tide time in history.
Brahmin is a caste or I must say a Dogma like Abrahmic religions viz Islam and christianity.
Also, in holy Gita, there is almost nil mention of Brahman, its an epic for Karma theory not Theology, read Vedas and Upanishads if you wanna know SANATAN DHARMA, else, you are nothing but an colonizer Brhaminical effigy of dogmas and socioeconomic supremacy of later vedic period.
Period.
I technically am a Bhramin (history, last name, etc.). I may be wrong, but I thought that caste system is irrelevant during kali yuga, because we are all from the "lowest caste", because we act as if we are from the "lowest caste". I don't believe in the caste system. People learn how to behave and what to believe. The caste system enforces classism and limits marriage (sexual) partners. In addition, it reinforces the idea of not marrying (creating babies) with people outside of one's state (local area) and even with people speak different dialects of a common language. That is dangerous. There hasn't been a lot of news of the consequences of endogamy in India. Being born to a "Bhramin" family isn't necessarily good. I personally am at a greater than normal risk of developing a blood clotting disorder my dad has. Even simple things like eyesight can be impacted.
Very good explanation for someone who is delving into Hindu philosophy. Thankyou 🙏
thanks for the video..it is really very helpful !
Hey Friends,❤
Hindu is not only religion ,but culture. Hindu is believe in peace. Hindu is believe in save animals ,save nature. Jay Ramayan, Mahabharat...❤🙏
Indus valley civilization has nothing to do with Hinduism idk why many link each other Indus valley civilization people used to follow some what same religion but more shamanism
But Hinduism ( Sanatana Dharma ) origin is literally unknown
I Saumitra Gautam am experiencing Brahman successfully thanks forever.
You explained Hinduism as perceived by only one philosophical schools Advaita among its 100s of other schools like Dwaita, Visishtadwaita, Dwaitaadwaita, Shudhadwaita etc.
yes . too simplified version.
all westerners try to generalise hinduism end up messing
And here you are, writing a huge generalization about Western people. Congratulations.
@@annikamystica5057 By all she meant like 99%
Khan is a bengali.
Manjula P
That is stupid assertion. I am a Hindu and I find explanation given by a Westerners more down to earth, detached and unbiased than romanticized explanation given by some Hindu scholars. The core principles of Brahman are given in Brahm-Sutra which is in the form aphorisms to be interpreted therefore there is bound to be differences in interpretation. So cut that smugness.
You are stupid, I am from the UK and I am a hindu, can't I be a Hindu. You need guidance.
This is purely vedic ... great understandings.
It's soo amazing and very beautifully picturised...🙏🙏🙏🙏
My God what an eloquent discourse. Goosebumps.
One of the most helpful nutshells I've come across. Thanks!
Now science says the same
Energy(Brahman , supreme Energy/ soul) is everywhere,
It can't be created nor destroyed
Only translated (reincarnated) into another form(Body)
Memory and incarnation (Conciousness) are 2 different things...
Memory dies with body
While
Our Consiousness takes on new body with new memory
Ppl often loose memory in accident
So they can go blank in the same life but in both case consciousness will be there
While there are numerous philosophies to describe the depth of Sanatan Dharm and its comprehensivness which the priestly class i.e. Pandits who know nothing about it and the foreign forces have distorted over time resulting in caste system, superstitious beliefs, etc. hiding its real essence and vasteness like
1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted
2) Don't believe in God ! - You're still accepted as Nastik and can be a very good Hindu....
3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak(idol worship)
4) You dont want to worship idols- no problem u can focus on Nirguna Brahman.
5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc are core Hindu schools
6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it.
7) You want to start your journey by reading "Bhagvad Gita"- Sure !
8) You want to start your journey by reading "Upanishads" - Go ahead
9) You want to start your journey by reading "Purana"- Be my guest.
10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti(devotion) tradition.
11) You don't like idea of Bhakti(devotion) ! No problem. Do your Karma(moral duty) Be a karmayogi.
12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy.
13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - let's go ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic !
14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship).
15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy
16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan(knowledge).
17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study !
18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped.
19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family)
20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival.
Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year.
21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu.
22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved.
23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu!
24) You know that Hinduism is a way of life, with considerable freedom.
25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe!
26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint.
27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily)
This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!!.
Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah" Let the knowledge come to us from every direction.....
This is a good introduction to the Hindu religion. It is brief but well done.
@khanacademy I appreciate your effort in describing the roots or fundamentals of the Sanatana Dharma(Hinduism) witout any bias nor misinterpreting it. Thank you for expressing, as it is!!
Keep up the good work.
wow u literally improved ur pronunciation 😊 but the thing everyone forgets to discuss about Indus valley civilization is the river saraswati which had gone extinct and is very significant river to Hinduism plz try to discuss it in ur video the river is a part of Vedas and also holy scriptures even now when u visit Varanasi a holy city across ganges it was believed to have converge along with yamuna river
Ganga not Yamuna
Rishabh Sharma Saraswati is said to be underground somewhere in Rajasthan and some neighboring states.
*_Hinduism is NOT a Religion_** . Hinduism is a WAY OF LIFE*
srnp0007
Hinduism is a religion.
Now keep those dumb supreme court judges aside and talk.
Oh wow that's so deep. Hold on, let me catch my breath given your totally unique idea here.
Islam is a way of life too.
That's my boi
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Wow! I found you didnt missed any core concept in your video
You have good intellectual 👍thanks
really informative.... thank you.!!
Deep stuff!
apple-sauce thats Hinduism, which says all beings r one and there r no Religions in the world, unfortunately even that is categorised as a religion and creates division
Right comment to go with as most of us never learned Vedas and we know translation leads to loss of some information.
@@ramsagar3981 you are right , he literally mentioned the Brahman with word 'him' this is a big translation error
The most amazing thing about Hinduism is there's a story in the ramayana about the monkey king building a bridge from India to Sri Lanka 100,000 years ago to fight a 7 headed king or something.. you can see this bridge on Google maps in satellite photos and there are even documentaries talking about it.. that is by far the most amazing connection between a religious book and archeology ever..
Very informative, excellent explanation. Thank you.
Sindh people were quite talanted with worldly knowledge.
Increadible...
India preserve your culture in modern era.
Will this be available on the Khan Academy site? I searched for it and have yet to find it.
It will be in ~ 30 minutes.
Alright! Thank you!
I am a Hindu. I defy religion. Hinduism is not a religion. I being a Hindu have no religion. The word "Hindu" is a geographical connotation and it is for the foreigners to use. The word religion means "to bind". A religion is a political organisation with its main intent being power and authority over the masses and it very cunningly uses "God" to feed upon the human psyche and curiosity of knowing the unknown. I, a Hindu shall be bind by no one. No one shall have the authority over me except the Laws and rule of the society I am part of. I will set my own perimeters with my own observations. No one has the right to dictate me and force me to believe fancy stories.
baabaai you are a religion accept it.
+Noob “X” Slayer wow racist much
baabaai agreed...same here.....i follow 'the way of life' and Hinduism (if i may) allows me to live my life...my way with certain basic dos and donts!
Drona Panchal, hindusam is eternal Dharma, not a way life(other religion will come and go, but eternal Dharma remain for ever). Other religion's god is only for those who follow it, that religious god is not for kaffir and nonbeliever, that religous god hate nonbeliever. But Hindu is sanatan(eternal ) Dharma, Hindu god(brahaman/sada Shiva) is for every one(it is god's Dharma) including nonbeliver. Brahman/sada Shiva have dharma, it will maintain at any cost. For example, sun's Dharma is to give equal light to every one including to those hate sun, sun does not discriminate humans, it is sun's Dharma. Simple don't tell it is way of life, it is more than that., chistian and Islamic people want this stupid definition("way of life") from you.
Hinduism is most definitely a religion. See Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami's views on this issue: ruclips.net/video/VH3lhfJ-BC0/видео.html
very simply and beautifully explained...good work.
Absolutely the best video that explains the essence of Hinduism at its most elemental level.
Connecting the dots :). We're All Brahman.
the important thing is to feel that we are ... not just to say it :)
Yes , Aryans not Came from Out side & They Go from India To Out side World 👍
No. Jesus is God
@@theflashdcuniverse Jesus is a great human and holy man prophet maseeh
aham brahmashmi
the last one was shveta ketu meaning bright spot
thanks for the video I had to learn about it for my religions class
We, humans are all part of the same brahman! Understanding of this may help reduce conflicts and wars! - Beautiful explanation of the central concepts of Hinduism.
@khan academy , MAP shown is incorrect. you should made it right.
why?
I just love the fact that sal father is a Bangladeshi,mother a indian,wife a Pakistani and he himself a American 😂
Hey the video is good, how do i help to make another subtitle of this video in other language? I'd like to do so
thanks for making it so simple, i loved listening to you and appreciate your illustrations.
U started with wrong info... Hinduism is not 5000years old..... It is more than 12000years old....
Ayan Dandapat proofs please
Simply Google it brother.... See the rigved period... Scriptures...
Ayan Dandapat as per Wikipedia rig veda could be as old as 1700 BC which is 3800 years ago.
Kk www.quora.com/How-old-is-Hinduism-as-per-Hindus
Ayan Dandapat all that is as per view point of writer. He doesn’t look like a researcher with honesty. Religious mad guys try to put some old date just to claim that their religion is old. It’s just a fashionable thing for them.
If there were no excavations and evidences based on carbon rating and scientific way of analyzing things they would be claiming religion to be 1 lakh years old at least.
We can believe any such claims if they are published in journals wich are peer reviewed. We should not consider a person’s personal opinion and narrative as facts.
first of all aryan didnot come to india from central asia.
Plz correct ur info.
aryan invasion theory is wrong.
Arun Chetry Quite right. This Aryan invasion theory gets repeated again and again although the historical evidence tells a totally different story.
Leighton Cooke What different story?
Indian civilization is much older.
Horse evolved in northern caucasus. So yeah they came to india via central asia. India had other interesting animals tho
Any reference??
Thank you for that wonderful explanation.
Is there a way i can reach out to you?
The aryan theory was determined to be incorrect, founded by British men from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Christopher Nettles there is genetic and contextual evidence showing an injection from central asian into Northern India. Look at the relation to Zoroastrianism (indo-aryans) to Hinduism: it's a complete inversion. There is nothing wrong with saying this, maybe it has to do with the 20th Century idea of "aryan" and not the Persian term
Edit: furthermore, there are similarities between Sanskrit language, Vedic gods, and classical European language and gods. Dravidian language has no similarities. I'm sorry but there was some level of foreign impression
@@approachinggnosis4613 lets check now.
Scientist proved aryan theory is completely wrong in july 2019
COMPETETION IQ so no comment on my supporting evidence? Gtfo then
COMPETETION IQ hes not wrong tho that the similarities hinduism has with persian religion, and even farther west folk religions, are quite significant.
@@approachinggnosis4613 You think you know Hinduism and history? Haha. Stop. The invasion theory is fake.
False history written by British saying that aryans were from Europe
How does it even matters it was 5 thousand years ago.
@@akshatjoshi7989 5000is wrong Vedas written 7000yrs ago 5000BC or earlier
Channel name is khan Academy. What else can we expect?
@TruthSpirit You people are stupid, I am Hindu but I find it stupid that you think this video is biased.
can u send me the proof or historian writing.
Beautifully explained!
Loved the video , to learn about my culture and religion from a trusted source is a privilege.
Some sources online say Rama was born roughly around 5000 BC..not sure if it is accurate and if it is then the timeline you show at the beginning is wrong?
I just wish I can talk to a hindu about a story I am writing so I can see if my story is good enough an make sense in a hindu' s mind
What are you writing about?
@@RAIRADIO its a fantasy world, another loka, parallel to ours.
But has elements that are similar to talken and other religions and mythologies.
Thanks for the video. You might want to refer to the time scale again. :)
Hinduism is not religion , it is a culture as always
9:55 Pronunciation of Shvetaketu- Shwey-tha-kay-thu
Literally means white light.
good time to suggest the fractal aspect of a holographic image on a glass plate as metaphor for existence.
splinter the plate into tiny shards, hold a splinter up to the light and see the whole contained within it.
Well spoken.
very accurate analogy ...... but its never a good time to suggest such a thing :) ..... because the other person is never going to understand the analogy......
Brian Grant well said... actually vedas give another example a man standing in front of multiple mirrors (of diffrent shapes) produce diffrent images.
Explained really well. And with brevity and clarity.
I saw alot of video on hinduism ..
All did rubbish as hinduism is so big
But
This video hit the core...