My FIRST Visit to a Hindu Temple
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- What would happen if a Christian apologist (and his son) visited a Hindu Temple? You're about to find out. I had a wonderful tour with my new Hindu friend at the Temple near where I live in southern Orange County. After a brief tour, I sat down with Suresh (my Hindu friend) and was able to ask him some questions about his beliefs, parenting, his experiences in America, impressions of Jesus and more. Let us know what you think! And do you want more videos like this? What would you do differently if you were me?
READ: End the Stalemate, by Sean McDowell (amzn.to/4eLrUdM)
*Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (bit.ly/3LdNqKf)
*USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (bit.ly/3AzfPFM)
*See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (bit.ly/448STKK)
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: / sean_mcdowell
TikTok: @sean_mcdowell
Instagram: / seanmcdowell
Website: seanmcdowell.org
Hinduism gives you options, freedom, and knowledge to do what is right.
freedom without a good father/good guidence is foolish
@@ianwright2848Compulsion, Inquisition never makes truth. Asking question and changing based on time brings Human mind to peace. Earth is not flat but you cant deny and rewrite it in Bible because its compulsory to believe it. But anyone who writes commentary for any Hindu texts which may say Earth is flat can deny it and write commentry on it. Because Hinduism never Injects anyone to force to beleive
Depends on which sect you follow
as a hindu when different religion people keeps arguing apparently with logic and stuff to prove their religion is the "correct" religion, it just makes me laugh 😂 how can adults behave like this and believe any religion can be the correct one, even as a teeneger we understood the main funda XD
@@onlytolearn What's wrong with arguing and debating about religion? It gives a new pov to the world.
I am a 45-year-old Christian man from Tamil Nadu, India. The majority of my friends are Hindu. They invite me to their festivals but have never told me to convert to Hinduism. You don’t need to become Hindu to go to a temple or celebrate a festival. That’s the biggest difference between Hinduism and other religions-they don’t focus on converting people. They respect other religions.
That’s the biggest difference between Hinduism and other religions-they don’t focus on converting people. They respect other religions. - You are not a real Christian then. Christianity is not a religion. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name
@@user-zw6zt6zi9ydo you even understand the concept of 'Christ'
It is a phenomenon, a highly evolved state of existence akin to God. But do know that there have been many 'Christ' like beings from India & pls don't go into the bullshit of eternal heaven & hell as you know that the kingdom of heaven is within you. By the way, you do realize that animals have souls also for them to be alive. So what happens to them on judgment day. How are they judged & is there a separate 'heaven/hell' for them? Asked u this since u want to appear as a very erudite theologian.
@@pragasanarchary2980 Animals don't have soul and they live once and gone. Who are the many Christlike beings form India? No body can be like Christ because He is God. For a short period, He came in the form of man to atone for the sins of mankind. You need faith, not knowledge or reasoning to accept this.
That's the point of polytheism... Hinduism is monotheist thru polytheism because being strictly monotheist leads to intolerance and unacceptance of differences
Iam also tamil bro ❤ 🙏
I am a Muslim. But I can tell you that I studied enough religion and observed that many good practices in every religion, including Christianity, Islamic and Buddhist came from Hindu practises. (historically speaking) There is so much more to explore in Hinduism which is forgotten by today's society.
Hinduism is an ancient religion and it is so mysterious even for Hindus is because it's very complicated from years of accumulated wisdom
I have explore islamic books it was just full of lust stories and stupidity which is not fit for modern values
❤💐
I would be interested to know just a few good practices of Islam.
@@SkyTachyon The main problem is that reforms. If any body do reforms than he / she would have to killed as he questioned the allaha faith .
If u have rational thinking a little bit then u will hate to this evil.
Sex , child sex, sex sex lust , stupidity only in Quran .
As an Indian muslim, My childhood went in playing in a temple, I used to go there with my friend on bicycle and play there all day cus it was so peaceful there and that temple was so ancient and HUGEE. Damn I miss those days
Sorry bud, then you aren't a muslim, shirk is the biggest crime in islam
Mashaallah you eat non veg and play in temple 🛕 ❤
@@mgoldenforest22so what?
@@navinshettigar5137 hindu temple allow to eat nonveg and play in temple 😂
@@mgoldenforest22 how does that matter to you? Every human being has a way and steps to reach the ultimate, basic tenant of Hinduism gives space to all belief. Just that some beliefs and their fundamentalists make misuse of this freedom.
I am very fortunate to be a Hindu.
Indeed
@thesilentnerd4618 I reject your belief in Hinduism, Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life, no one goes to the Father except through him.
@@curtissleypen9395 I reject yours.
Even Jesus followed Dharma (righteousness)
@@thesilentnerd4618 ok your choice reject it
I am very thrilled and fortunate to return to Sanatan Dharma after 46 years wondering very lost in Christianity. Now say Jai Shree Ram with joy
Jai Sri Ram🙏
Jesus is king
@@Truth_seeker-bl5mi nah he is slave
@@Truth_seeker-bl5mi Krsna is God
@@Truth_seeker-bl5mi ur Jesus when he was around 13 years came to India to seek clarity about life and learnt many things from here
Krishan is the only truth 🤫
Hindu is not restrictive it is an all-encompassing idealogy that has evolved over thousands of years. Our religion is the only religion that embraces sciences, nature, medicine, culinary, yoga, and astrology etc etc etc god bless
Its sanatan . Its way of life not Hindu brother 😊
We should also embrace Jesus as one of our gurus. If Hindus can adopt a Muslim Shirdi Saibaba, why not Jesus whose actions were more like a Hindu.
@@nareshkargathra Jesus is mentioned in the Bhavishya Purana. He is attributed the rank of an Acharya (prophet/rulegiver/teacher)
But present Christian methods of praying do not fit well with sanatana. So Jesus can't be worshiped.
Hindus can benefit from reading the Bible though. Plenty of good stuff in there.
@@EMCG2023 it is a religion by saying it is a way of life you are demeaning the religion. The way of life came from the religious teachings mind body & soul. Jai shree ram
@@hinduawakening24 sanatan dharma is not a religion. It never is dictated by a book. Its so broad that it teaches mind body soul, exercise, astronomy everything. It not just god but good bad, god/no god everything
Proud to be a Bangladeshi Hindu,
TnQ bro this post 😊🚩🇧🇩💜🕉️
Come to India as soon as possible
Yes, you should have applied for Indian passport and also kept property in Bangladesh. Be safe
are you alive brother?
@@allinone2586 why not bro
Longer lived sanatan long live sanatan dharma 🙏
I, being brought up in a catholic family in Kerala, wanted to become a priest in my younger days. I joined a seminary and studied for several years until my degree in philosophy during which I was introduced to Indian Philosophy as a subject. There I realised how profound and deep the roots of Hindu philosophy are. It helped me look beyond religion. I left the seminary with a much wider perspective.
I TOO BECOME HINDU RECENTLY IN 2022
I am so blessed to be born a Hindu ❤
❤
Hatred is never taught in Hinduism. Whatever you see in social media is just reaction or response from Hindus. Hinduism gives importance to knowing self, your relation with self and the ultimate truth I.e God.
Sorry but hindutwa does. And what is happening today it is not in 'response to' anything.
Even if all minorities became model citizens, hindutwa hate for them won't subside. They derive their identity & existence from hating minorities. And that is what makes them invincible in politics.
@@Vk-wx8ls hatred is never taught in hindoism? 😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@peacekeeper007chap4👎👎👎
@@AADHABULLAjihadis attacked Bharat forcefully converted not the other way around.What u see if now response to 700 plus years of murder raped conversion of Hindus and if we don’t rise up now there won’t be any Hindu left.Example look what happened to pakistan afghanistan bangladesh Indonesia etc all Hindu countries
@@peacekeeper007chap4 Unlike the so called peaceful community who like marrying little girls
I was a Christian for 44 years, but I am now I am agnostic. It is so good to see that Sean is so open minded. I wish many Christians were like him
I don’t think he’s open minded… he most certainly is indoctrinate. He is curious and tolerant but absolutely and without doubt isn’t opened minded…
I would like to suggest you to read Holy book Gita and Vedas.Then yoy yourselfe will find the eternal truth of Life.
Please repent
@@julioalberto2794 you need to repent please…
I want suggest you read the bible,than you can know which real God@@uttamkumarsaha9321
Imma Indian Christian following hindu tradition..............thats me .....yeah we exist ...i love my country and i love it all ........thank you for the video
when the ultimate aim is to reach god then it doesnt matter if its through Christianity or Hinduism or any other faith
All faiths are roads to divine love and respect all
True we Hindu's believe in Conversation & not Conversion 💯
Proud to be Hindu, follow righteousness regardless of religion.
Submit, surrender, worship none, but The One Creator, Who created everything that once begun to exist, not creations. God is perfect, creations are not. God is Absolute, Eternal, All Knowledgable, creations are not. To God we belong, to God is our ultimate return.
@@KHABIB-TIME UR religion is enemy to peace
@@KHABIB-TIMEif everything is created by God , then the part of god is also could be a form of statue
@@rikomandal9470 Part of God? If everything was created by the Creator, then everything is a creation and not "part" of the Creator. Clay, plaser, mud, cement and sand...are creations....so we must submit, surrender, worship God alone, not our own handi works.
@@KHABIB-TIME just like in math u let 'X' tor value ,, same like these ,, x is the just a part or a way to the answer ....
Like Swami Vivekananda said ..we dont move from error to truth but from lower truth to higher truth ...Christianity is about the path of Devotion ...Hinduism encompasses devotion , Knowledge , Duty and Meditation.....Christianity is about heaven and hell ....Hinduism is about freedom ( Even from Heaven & Hell)
rubbish! People in India are enslaved in superstition and tradition and you talk about freedom! Ha!
@@petersayal3663 just a century ago, some people of lower castes were not even allowed to drink from well of upper class and Lower caste were prohibited from school just q century ago and they talk about Sanatan and all
@@Trita-wg4nw absolutely correct.
Hinduism is about dividing people and killing your own family
Absolutely correct my brother lots of love for you ❤
That Hindu uncle is a practicing Hindu, but not a scholarly Hindu.
1) Muruga/Kartikeya is younger brother of Ganesha [ShivaMahaPurana, GitaPress publication, Kumara Khanda, page no. 324, shloka 23, even before Kumara was born, Devi gave birth to Ganesha. Please check]
2) Male cow or Bull is a symbol of dharma. Divine bull Nandi is vehicle of Lord Shiva.
3) There is indeed superior and inferior God in each sect of Hinduism. In Vaishnavism Vishnu and his avatars like Krishna, Rama et al are superior. Vishnu is infinite. All other Gods are subservient to him and are NOT infinite like him. They are like archangels and angels of Abrahmic faith.
4) When the white guy asks about Hindu books he meant Hindu scriptures. There is no single book to know all about Hinduism. There can only be a library of Hindu scriptures. 4 Vedas with at least 10 valid recentions, 6 Vedangas, 6 Vedic darshanas having at least 20 subsects, each with their own interpretation of these 6 darshanas; Valmiki Ramayana and Vyasa Mahabharata are considered authentic itihasas; 18 puranas compiling almost all practices of Himduism; a 100 agamas that dictate technical implementation of ceremonies and a plethora of shlokas, songs and divine compositions of gurus and great devotees. They all define different sects of Hinduism. A good place to start is Gita.
5) There is conversion in some sects of Hinduism. But a born Hindu is an unquestionably entitled Hindu. He may be ignorant of Hindu teachings, but sees no qualms in posing his personal beliefs and experiences as "Hinduism".
6) Sorry we don't have animal gods and plant Gods. In Ramayana all the demigods incarnate on earth as vanaras (monkeys) to serve Lord Rama. So Hanuman who is incarnation of a very powerful demigod called Praana is worshipped in monkey form. Tulasi plant is a residing place of Godess Tulasi. Cow is envisaged as housing every demigod in her different body parts. And so cows are treated as divine. Because of Gods' presence in some plants and animals they are worshipped. Not the other way around.
7) There is creation, sustenance and destruction in Hinduism. It's called Srishthi Sthiti Laya. But this cycle has no beginning and no end. Now we are in Sthiti phase of current cycle of Srishthi-Sthiti-Laya(Pralaya). There was another cycle like this earlier. After laya of present cycle there will be another cycle starting with srishthi. So when these cycles began? No! There was no beginning. It's anaadi. It's simply there. When will these cycles end? No they won't end.
pandit mansaram shastri, ye tote baaaji choro
Wow bro !!
Probably you are from south...in North Ganesha is considered younger
@@viraj9565 where did you read that? Is it mentioned who is younger?
He's not a scholar or Philosophy expert, he's a Pujari.
Beauty of hinduism is they never forces other religion and creates enimity among people unlike other religions. A beautiful flower will be picked naturally not distributed.
Hinduism is natural religion the universe itself wants the good culture to be there.
@@athirapsy It's satanic. See the rituals and practices. Sathi is practiced even now in some remote areas. Caste system and untouchability is still at peak. Your religion teach you to be ignorant and hate each other.
You literally worship a ROCK, snake, rat, monkey and whatnot?
Thanks to britishers who to some extent ended the barbaric and satanic practices such as sathi.
Sai is not a god ,he is just a human saint
Sorry, but that is not that what is believed about him.
Shirdi Sai Baba is seen as an divine incarnation.
@@angelikafranz4545 I m a Hindu and I know it all , matter fact Sai was a Muslim sufi ,he neither an incarnation nor god
@@angelikafranz4545 Sai worshipers sees him like that , FYI Sai is not a part of sanatan dharm
@@angelikafranz4545 how he became divine? sai is not divine , krishna is the ultimate truth
@@angelikafranz4545 he is, and he brought peace between relegions
An ex atheist now a Sanatani ❤️
Atheist is part of Sanatan too
@@Singh98798 💯 the difference I have made is now believing in the rituals, reincarnation, evolution etc which is all logically mentioned in our Granths, which earlier i discarded all, but now due to many years of doubt and questioning I have found that the most scientific, logical and pro humanity and nature respecting are our Granths.
@@Singh98798No it's not. Come on stop it
@@Singh98798
No. Its not. Sanatan Dharma tells you to Believe in Almighty. You can worship HIM in any form you want . But Atheists do not believe in any form of God.
@@zucchinitarilol sanatan dharm believe in questioning so atheist is part of sanatan
Oh math is a huge part of India or Hindu religion. Even Number system was invented in ancient India and the guy who translated in Arabic, people still believe it is Arabic numerals.
Ruler 📏 invented in India. Just see the math in every mandir in India. How thousands of years ago they build a whole building and certain nights or days light comes and touch feet or forehead of statue. Math is big part of Indian history
🎉 True...
Even Hindu Dharma 🕉 could have given more discoveries to world if great universities of India 🇮🇳 like Nalanda, etc ould not have been distroyed by Islamic invaders.
😢😢😢
what does your comment have to do with the video above?
al biruni translated our books
@@tolykozinit's much better than your hatred for the truth
@@tolykozin looks like you didn't see the video where he talks about mathematics
Jai shree Krishna 🚩🔱🕉️ all of You i,m proud of hindu Hinduism (sanatan dharm)is not a religion its way of life .. shown the map of India wrongly. I felt bad in the video...
It is a religion as well. Don't just call it a way of life. It is demeaning all the people who believe in the various gods and their incarnations.
@@singhmukul then they are not practicing Sanatana Dharma. Hindiusm is a pantheon of religions.
@@sillymesilly yeah but it has unfortunately been put under one unbrella relegion
Santana dharma means all are equal ,all should be treated equal...but some people who doesnt understand sanatana dharma..those dont know anything about it...for them its a religion...but in reality its not a religion because ..it doesnt have single founder...😊
@bablusiyak I have a question regarding kriahna. ..why he was peeping when women were taking bath and why he stole their cloths and what spirituality we find in this disgusting act?
i am really thankful to god to be in this path. this is the most open faith where you can even question god and treat god as your friend, no fear no regrets no repent just pure experience of bliss.
I am born as a Hindu and i will die as a Hindu ❤
I am born as a Hindu but I love Jesus too ❤❤❤🥺
Didi aap yaha bhi😚
Mene toh aapko subscribe hi kr diya
@@NorthKorea15Me too I love Jesus as a Hindu and I have Jesus photo and Bible but I am always a Hindu
@@NorthKorea15 nah he was ineeda good person but the connect i feel as a kashmiri pandit with shiva is beyond someone connection
That was great. I am anticipating a trip to India soon and this is a good preview of learning about Hinduism. God bless!
Come over definitely. Yes it can be overwhelming, mainly the initial stimulus but it will gradually amaze & enthrall u. Mysore would be a good destination to start with , calm , pretty much a yoga city & very spiritual vibes. Let me know if i can be of any help from here
Visit ladakh and Andaman and nicobar as well
thats waste of time... being an indian i can assure that it is like peeling onion... you have to go through a lot of struggles even for years or decades, to find that there is literally nothing inside !
@@DJ-jx5qo inferiority complex is a helluva drug... You must have finished reading the vedas, upanishads, bhagvad gita, etc. Right?
In your other comment, you talk about how glad you are that your father accepted Christianity, and how Hinduism is meaningless and hating on it. Is that what your religion teaches? Hating something without learning anything about it? Sheesh.
@@DJ-jx5qo That's some other level of inferiority complex bruh.
2:27 It's not liquor. He said like curd.
It's fair, Liquor, Ganja and Tobacco (Cigarettes), Dhatura and similar toxic compounds are used in rituals for Bhairav ( special state of Shiva )
Because he consumed the poison from Samudra manthan.. whole story on getting Amrit (Immortality Nectar) from the sea.. and Amrit comes with Vish ( Poison ) Shiva took Poison so Amrit can be used..
That's why we call him Neelkanth and Bholenath... (Very nice person who answers all calls from his devotees)..
i was gonna point out, but yeah you said it mate👍
there are gods in India to whom liquor is offered.
@@UnrealSideQuest well they arent in the scripture.
@@UnrealSideQuest the question is not wether liquor is offered or not.....the thing we mentioned is that priest said curd but the subtitles showed liquor......
Don't change the topic
As a Christian that knows nothing about Hinduism, this was very interesting and informative. Thanks to both of you for the information. Enjoyed it.
Glad to hear!
lemme summarize you what I understood, Hinduism says, you can achieve god in multiple ways, we have freedom to choose our path to reach god, like most hindus agree you can worship or love Krishna very much to reach Krishna, but if you worship and love Shiva or Jesus , you could also reach god, very inclusive thought which accepts all people from all religions, gender etc. This is just my understanding lol even i dont know in much detail. have started reading Bhagwad Gita which is best way to start learning about hinduism .
HOPE YOU WILLL SOON FIND TRUTH LORD SUPREME KRINA
He is a simple Hindu religious man. Explore Hindu spirituality and philosophies to go deeper. Hinduism caters to a kindergartener to Phd. levels of seekers.. It is how far you want to seek and to go deep if you are open to it. Go to ISKON, Ramakrishna mission ( for different perspectives.
Hinduism is not defined in one book or recipe on the menu but a huge library of experiences. Blind faith can limit one's mind. Glad to note that you are seeking and encouraging everyone to explore and experience.
RK mission misleads ppl into "all religions are same shit" including islam/xtianity- which is untrue. islam and hinduism are not same. they r not paths. they are political ideologies
I was born to Hindu parents but I was an atheist at age 4 to age 24.Though my parents never forced me to believe but an astrologer changed it all.2 future years he predicted accurately and taught me how to pray to God .After that I have always felt the presence and support of 4 gods who always protects and progress me.Hinduism is a secular and evolving religion closest to mother earth having love and compassion for other animals and trees
Who is that astrologer,,could you please share his contact if possible as I am in worst situation right now and I need a proper guidance for my life,,it would be really kindful of you if you could really help 🙏🏻
Thanks for pointing out that Mandir does not mean temple nor church.
Mandir means a place for the mind, a place to find oneself.
Hinduism is so vast one life time wouldn't be enough.
Gods creation is such that people don't attain moksha very easily,only taking many births and having experienced all the sadness on this earth that is when the soul comes to know about God,It's not Hinduism that is vast but the Creation
Hello Sean, thank you for this video. Uncle Suresh is originally from Nepal. We are living among with Hindu and Buddhist brothers and sisters. I'm very glad to see that you have friend like Suresh. It encourages me to be friend with other believers too so we have friendly environment for gospel.
Wow.. the kind of predation I see in this comment is dumbfounding!! Guess we should raise our guards to this behavior. Doesn't matter you are friendsly or hostile. Your end goal remains the same.
Hindus around the world needa to look into this behavior closely. Also, time for you to leave Nepal. Go prey on your friends in Pakistan or Middle East. Even your God will welcome you with open arms if you try something like that.
He is trying to study Hinduism so can learn Hindus weakness and how to convert them
good weak shouldn't be kept anyways, quality over quantity.
It often goes the other way 😊.
There is some possibility that Jesus either went to India or interacted with Hindus and Buddhists closer to home. Explains his moving away from the Middle Eastern "eye for an eye" religion, which makes the whole world blind, as Gandhi noted.
@@thorkushari4027 ITS FALSE PROPOGANGA its land of hindus
As a Hindu, I believe that every faith has its own beauty and teachings that can lead to spiritual growth. Hinduism, like Christianity, emphasizes love, compassion, and the pursuit of truth. While we may have different beliefs about divinity, I appreciate the richness of our diverse traditions and the values they promote.
You're wrong at a very basic point, hinduisn accepts multiple and multitudes of paths unlike others who excludes as "the right way".
Jesus said: No one goes to the father except through me.
If you think that your religion is the true one why your governments are passing laws to prevent conversion. This shows how insecure is your belief system. You do not want people to know the Truth.
@@curtissleypen9395Not exactly. Unlike islaam, in Christianity there is lot of emphasis on good deeds and God will judge people on the basis of their deeds as well, especially true for the people who don't follow the book.
🙏 🙏
@@curtissleypen9395
Who cares?
If u need peace in life Hinduism is the way for you. No hate no crime. Only respect to each and every one.
Why does everyone in this comment section try to convert others?👀🤡
That's Out of fear.... they're afraid that if people are introduced to a truly liberal religion,the popularity of their religion may get shifted that one liberal religion which is not strict, doesn't harm anyone and encourages it's followers to live harmoniously.
I know right ? Only Christians and Islamists have right to do that 😂
Because they were brought up to bring more people in their belief so that their God will put them in a better place on Judgement Day.😢😢
@@shrd063spot on, as I say the first demon on earth was YHWH
@@kumaravelduraisamy3807
Basically Abrhamic religions except Judaism are like MLM scams
Where a scam guru would be the top dog 😂
5:00 Wrong, Hugging System. Please read Ramayan before making your personal statements, where God Shree Ram (7th Avatar of Vishnu) gave hug to Mother Kaikai once he came back from his exile. Ram hugged his friend Sughriv in Kiskindakand. God Shree Krushna (8th Avatar of Vishnu) was God of Love and gave hug to Radha, to his Mother Yashoda, so many more Bhagta.
Yes correct but it was only limited to that. In our culture hugging was very minimal, and only with purest of intentions. Therefore a Mother and child (which is the purest relation).
Exactly hugging is for people you love a lot and very close too. Not for strangers or colleagues
He said he is confused about hugging. Culturally we didn't hug other
They don't hug because of untouchability which is prevalent in Hinduism. Previously they didn't even shake hands. Weird religion
@@fieryindian1338 I'm a Hindu, do you remember Covid?? Do you know about germs and how they spreads through touching?? Hinduism is far more forward than other religions, they knew diseases can spread through these things. Culturally we don't shake hands and it is scientifically and medically appropriate too. While hugging is inappropriate in many cases. Not everyone is comfortable, we have boundaries. While everyone hug their loved ones.
Yes, untouchability was there but this is not the reason. It doesn't matter what caste or religion you're. It is just common practice to not hug and shake hands.
Calling something weird is just rude without knowing anything about it.
the gentleman at the start was so sweet and detailed on explaining my culture i was very heartfelt
Iowa professor white ex-Christian couple have converted to Hinduism for 29 years now. They have been heavily influenced by Mahesh Maharsi's Trancedental Meditation. His new name has been Janak Prasad and wife name Pabitra Devi. Twice every year they go to India and Nepal on pilgrimage.
Here in Nepal, Krishna consciousness ISKON preachers who number in thousands r white Westeners ex-christian convert to Hinduism. Many r from Ireland. Their major job has been to distribute Bhagvad Geeta on the streets. Please come n see for yourself. They mostly congregate in Sorha khutte and Budhanilkantha in Kathmandu.
Iskcon is a Christian organization. They want to convert non Hindus to hindunism which is against Sanatan dhrama.
Oh yeah I am also from Nepal, they do distribute bhagwad Gita but never try to forcefully convert, there Is no conversion in sanatan dharma,
your point being what? And ask yourself if Christian converts in Nepal enjoy the same freedom! I hear that in Nepal, Christian converts are harassed and bullied like in India! Shows then who is TRULY tolerant - Christian countries or hindu countries
@@petersayal3663 the point is one who follow Christianity heartly we have no hatred towards those,
We hate those preachers who brainwash people and buy their faith with money, come to Nepal I will show various cases where Christian preachers in Nepal love giving money and converting them to their religion,
There is a difference between brainwashing people and actually learning about the religion and following it.
If you think that your religion is the true one why your governments are passing laws to prevent conversion. This shows how insecure is your belief system. You do not want people to know the Truth.
2:27 he said curd not liquor, mister
I hope Sean will also go to a Catholic Church and Orthodox Church as well. It would be interesting to see how other Christians do church! :)
Interesting idea, thx!
Bro, ally with Indian Christian apologists to better understand the challenges Christianity faces from Hinduism.
@@jimmiprakash3806 don't we are trying our best to get rid of Christianity, as soon as possible
🙏🏻☦️💪🏻
@@VeganSanatanithen why do you and rest of Hindus like to go to christain nations for work and living.? If you want to eradicate christains. You'll prefer christain nations because christain people are more patient and tolerant and loving to all communities irrespective of their religion. Hindus only care and love Hindus. Jesus says that only if you love only the ones who love you what great do you do, nothing, love others too. That is the Christain teaching.
Have a lot of respect and live for Jesus Christ. But Christianity is too simplistic for many who are truly seeking. For those who want to discover and understand reality and not have their answers simply given to them, Hinduism definitely offers profound insights.
For those who want to discover and understand reality and not have answers simply given to them.
Can you explain please.
@@johnnyblaze1836 since you asked: There is a perspective on religions: That they have 2 functions, to save (for most) and sanctify (for some). Christianity, esp. the protestant denominations try to serve the first. The Catholic and Orthodox mystics were the closest who came to fulfilling the second. Amongst them, Meister Eckhart is a great example.
The primary aim of the Hindu religions (to call Hinduism a religion itself is a travesty because it has so many religions within it. It's like lumping Judaism, Christianity and Islam into one religion called Abrahamism) is to sanctify, and salvation comes as an afterthought. In fact, there is no indian word that is truly analogous to the word religion. The closest they use is the word, pantha or path, and not dharma as many wrongly assume. As the Sufi mystic, Rabia of Basra put it: "if I worship to avoid hell, send me there. If I worship to gain heaven, lock me out of it. But if I seek only You, dont deny me"
Indian Dharma and the many paths within it are about finding and experiencing the Real/Divine in life. In this sense, the scientific temperament comes close to their perspective. No wonder, physicists like Sagan or Oppenheimer find inspiration there.
The idea is to answer the fundamental questions.. What is consciousness and what is real? They achieve this through inward exploration via a state of elevated consciousness that is very different from the normal states. They created a very systematized methodology to achieve this.... For ex. Yoga, Tantra, Sankhya, Vedanta etc etc. there is simply no analogue to it in the Christian traditions, which limitedly and primarily operate in this field through what the Hindus would call bhakti yoga. But other forms like jnana or dhyana are hardly understood, let alone tantra or vedanta.
Again, it's only modern science ( neuropsychology) that has attempted and somewhat understood this effort of the Hindu traditions... It is quite fascinating.
@@johnnyblaze1836 wrote a long answer to your request, but I think it got deleted. I'll try again sometime... But I'll just say this for now.... Religion has 2 main functions... 1. To save, and 2. To sanctify. Christianity mainly focuses on the first, perhaps the Catholic mystivcs came closest to serving the second. Hinduism, which in itself is not a religion, and contains many religions, has the starting point of sanctification, salvation is a secondary afterthought. It's primary concern is what is Real, not how can I go to heaven or avoid hell. That's is why for those who are truly seeking Reality, and not concerned about avoiding hell or coveting heaven, Hinduism is very appealing.
@@ussspirit4812 thank you for your response.
@@ussspirit4812 In christianism there are many streams, and some focus on save, others on sanctify (Grace, Hyper-Grace, Pelagianism). But the most accepted in theological (Christian) academy is that you cant break the two mains functions, cause they work side-by-side. You can check this on N. T. Wright, Carl Trueman, John Stot, John Piper, Thomas Augustin (monk cent. III), and others writers.
Many christians today barely read the Bible, or even his history, this is problaby why you saw this focus, that i believe is wrong.
TY, for your explanation
I just love Open Minded People - they ROCK!!! Thank you Precious Friends!!!
I love these, Dr. McDowell. I interact on a daily basis with those that see the world differently. These videos really help me in navigating these types of conversations. Thanks again for all you do to show the love of God to a world that so desperately needs Him. God Bless.
It's good that you skip sai baba.... because it's not mentioned in anywhere of Sanatan scriptures....😅😅
Heartiest welcome.
As hindu we feel proud that you visited the temple.
That was so good to hear you demonstrate how you ask questions and politely listen to build relationships. (My old lady ears had some trouble hearing all that was said with the background music as loud as it was!) Thank you, Sean!
I am happy to be hindu who don't hate any religion or any faith
But if you notice around Hindus are being provoked..,
Whenever I go to the temple, I experience a mental peace. My stress, sorrows, everything fades away, and both my body and mind are filled with new energy. After that, I work with enthusiasm and vigor.
Thanks for mandir vlog
🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Why there is not complete map of India at 7:38
It must be corrected.
'twas a religious map, data from pok and aksai chin is unavailable
Report...
Tamil Nadu is the only state in India where you will commonly see Muslims and Christians worshipping and joining in Hindu festivals and you will see Hindus join in on Muslim, Christians festivals. Tamils have an extremely long history of religious tolerance, the first Jews in India came to the Tamil Kingdoms and were given copper plates proclaiming their right to live here, their right to practice their religion freely and their rights to not be targeted or treated differently for their faith/practices. Search Jewish copper plates of Cochin and others to see.
It is a habbit of People from west. They don't respect country map
Lucky to be born in a Hindu family. 😊
Wow! So many amazing person in one video. 😊
Hinduism is all about knowledge...
❤the distance between earth and sun was calculated long back even before NASA calculated it..."yuga sahastra yojana parbhanu" Hanuman chalisa
excellent questions and possibly good reasonable answers
Go in there to learn and not evangelize or debate. There are places to do that, but you’re a guest.
India a very Ancient
Rich cultured country
a decent traditional values of way of life
its Ancient vedhas upanishads were shows how an individual attain Enlightened stage
Hinduism never say ours is the only God
No restrictions to pray God
never allow to kills or injure or hurt the worldly God made creatures
its major concept of re birth
Purly Based on KARMA Theory
karma means every action has its results
never escape from the karma
and many more pls come to india read our vedhas get clarity on Almighty
Hii
Attention!! Attention!! Attention!!
At 2:27
What he said was “curd” …. In india we use word “curd” not “yogurt”.
So …. Please edit it. It’s not liquor….. he said “curd”.
Please and Thank you.
Hinduism accepts all religions as different paths to the same Creator. If a Hindu boy marries a Muslim or Christian girl, they’ll never be asked to change their religion but do what they feel is right for them. There’s freedom of thought in the religion. Hinduism believes in doing your Karma and let your conscience and the Creator be the judge of that.
Parents and society would understandably be hurt if a child wants to convert but if the child’s heart is set on that, they’ll give their blessings and ask them to be true to that religion.
Hindus have never invaded to conquer and convert . There are staunch believers, agnostics and atheists all in the same family and there’s the same love and respect amongst all.
It’s a very accepting-of-all religion.
Hinduism is a non-proselyting faith because its profound tenets imply that a day will come when the gods surrender their rights and jurisdiction over their people to the promised anointed one, the ultimate avatar of Brahma (Prajapati). Jesus Christ is that anointed one who has had sole authority over all peoples since AD 70.
"Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” - Revelation 11: 15
I enjoy watching these. It is great to see modeling how to engage with someone and begin to build relationships with someone who thinks so differently about God and Faith on their own turf.
You make it clear that you believe differently, but are interested in learning what they believe.
Hi Sean , You made a mistake in the subtitle at 9:29 , Its "BKS Iyengar" a very influential yogic scholar in India and also the 100 most influential from Time Magazine 2004, Your subtitle reads "Because I angered" instead of "BKS Iyengar" , Kindly correct if possible
Hindu is a thought process where even the god (Krishna) is questioned.
Whole Gita is nothing but a Q and A between Arjun and Krishna.
Proud to be a Sanatani Hindu
Christians mind your own business. Care about your religion and stop being obsessed with proving other religions wrong and converting them. Hindus are not obsessed with proving the whole world a point, they respect every religion. You can't relate tho.
@dee7671 or how about Hindus minding their own business in India and not harass minorities
harass minorities?💀 girl there are many Christian and Muslim countries, how many hindu countries are there in the world? Hardly-2 India and Nepal. Still you asswipes come to our countries tryna wipe out Hindus and try to convert everybody and their grandma..then expect us to be submissive and nice to you? India has many churches, mosques, that their respective followers can go to and follow their religion. Hindus only get angry when Y'all start to preach everywhere tryna get people to convert, why can't you just mind your own business and peacefully follow your religion and stay in your lane? Why go to a country and try to push out their culture? Preach in your church. Preach in your mosques. It's that simple. If you're in India you're free to pray in your respective religious site, Hindus wont mind it, just Don't force the majority to convert to your religion. Stop your little grooming gangs. Muslims and Christians have a lot of similarities i see 😂 you guys and your obsession with proving the whole world a point shows how insecure you are. I'm a hindu and i respect your religion, I'm i trying to prove you our gods are real? No. I'm i trying to convert you? No. We don't even have conversion system in our religion. We respect other religions but you guys can't relate tho..
stop preaching. Do it inside the churches, mosques or whatever.. don't go out of your way to convert other cultures. Simple solution
How many Hindus are going around converting people? None. We don't even have conversion. We respect other religions but it's irritating how other religions try to take our people away by grooming them. Just mind your business, that's all you gotta do.
@@ElectricGuitarStyles my ass hindus dont even harras minorties its the so called minorites which harras us 😅😂
@@dee7671 And you are right that we can't relate to illogical beliefs and arguments!
Hindus never ask people of other faith to convert to Hinduism. It is more a way of life than a religion. That is greatness of Hinduism
I have met militant Hindus bent on converting me.
i was chriatian till 2022 ,
then i found truth LORD KRISNA NOW I CONVERT TO GREAT HINDUISM
HARE KRISNA
SOON ALL WILL FIND ONLY TRUE RELIGION IS HINDUISIM
Really enjoy these interviews Sean. Keep it up
Love what you’re doing Sean. I think because Hindu’s, as with some other religions, the kinds of questions you might want answered more clearly are generally dismissed because they’re seen as a means to ultimately convert others. As the gentleman stated, theirs is not a proselytizing religion. They don’t seek to convert others. You’re either born into it or you come to it on your own. For Christians with a strong evangelistic (or enlightenment) impulse this can feel very frustrating, as the Hindu will consistently hand wave away nearly all attempts at what westerners think of as linear, logical conclusions that make them feel as though they’ve been boxed into a corner. Or in this case a gospel presentation.
There are definitely BIG worldview differences, that’s for sure!
Isn't there are people like you who tried to convert people to christianity
Coz we are freedom loving people. Just like anyone should be. You don't own Truth by merely believing in it. You own Truth by seeking It actively. Don't take our tolerance and acceptance as some form of weakness. The real question you must ask is this desperate need to evangelize and convert, doesn't matter how, but it somehow must be done, doesn't it?.. it makes you a rent seeking parasite that can only survive by leeching off of other creature, ensuring their vitality is eventually put off. Vitality to think independently. Because of this insatiable itch to evangelize the whole world, you guys have destroyed almost every culture on the planet, killed off many many hundreds of millions of people in your wake and replaced populations in almost all continents. I say, stay away from India the only last real Hindu nation to survive this onslaught and exist. The day you destroy us, I tell you, we will ensure everything else goes to he!!.
And similarly, if you want to remove Hindus from America, please do so. Coz this cannot be sustained, with one sided acceptance. And the Hindus known for infinite tolerance are now clearly under vicious attack and we will not sit and let it happen.
Stay away.
Mr Suresh explained so well every aspect of Hinduism in a simple way.
The basic fundamental of Hinduism (as is with most eastern religions) is to understand dharma.
Once you have understood dharma, then righteousness will automatically follow - whether you believe in any god or not.
Life where animate or inanimate, is about righteous existence. Live and let live.
Because we are all energy reflectors and our main job in life is to reflect what energy we got. The Sun is the primeval God that gives us energy and that we distribute to others in much smaller ways.
The energy within us shine forth physically mentally or intellectually.
What reflects back is our colour (varna).
If we reflect intellectually, we are called colour of Brahman.
If we reflect physically + mentally, then we are of Kshatriya colour.
If we reflect mentally & emotionally, we are of Vysya colour.
If we reflect emotionally and submissively, reduced of intellectual capabilities, then we are of Shudra colour.
The attempt to progress is seen by eagerness to be intellectually effective. That is the way to better the human race. It is part of natural selection.
18:00 One thing that he spoke wrong! The universe has a beginning and an end.
As per Hindu thought, there is no beginning and there is no end. It is only evolution and the cycle of birth (coming to sight) and death (disappearing from sight).
I don't like your perception but like that hindu professor's conceptions. He is totally a gem 💎🙏🕉️🙏
Har har Mahadev ❤
Uncle is little less on knowledge. I wish someone more knowledgeable would have showed you through
He has done a good job.
I agree but he has done decent job.
It's ok many of people don't know this much
Thank you, Sean.
Would be great to see you engage with more eastern religions. Even different sects of Hinduism and Buddhism would be interesting. You could also engage with Christian influencers that came from those backgrounds. These ideas are very influential among the "nones".
I'm Hindu (Advaita Vedantin) and I would love to engage with anyone any time regarding my beliefs and why Christianity is incongruent with my worldview, although I understand Christianity and why people like it.
@@monkkeygawd cope monkey worshipper.
@@monkkeygawd monke
@@Hoe-numan5 yes?
@@monkkeygawdthis is a bot
Why the comment section is full of preachers?👀
bro when someone talks about a different religion, that will attract people from that religion, thus those ignorant christians will try to convert everyone
My intention is to express details.
There's are preachers, Teachers, debaters, apologists, refuters etc.. basically each and every perspective is represented.
Above everything here, what's really going on is everyone is being a seeker. Call it Hinduism but no such term exists, when we say Sanatan it's pure physics and cause and effect.. example
"You were born, you will live and you will die"
"If you inhale you will exhale"
"Anything that exists has a cause, and by law of effect it has to not exist at a point in time"
If you think it's religion fine, I know it has nothing to do with religion fine..
Freedom of choice of mode of worship or no worship, to agree God exists or it doesn't or you're not sure.. all concepts are welcome, critical thinking is promoted, conversation is welcome.
You do what you think is best for you and you have the choice to refuse it all.
So what you're seeing in comments are all seekers of Bodh (mastered application of knowledge).
They are not preaching, they are showing love that someone has visited their temple and may God bless him🎉.
Everyone has right to be proud of their culture.👏
That is athe beauty of India, everyone has little different opinion, it's is said, everyones religion is not same it varies with their karma.
It’s quite refreshing to see Christians who explore something as ancient as Sanathana Dharma (Hinduism in English) with an open mind. Happy to see that not all Christians behave in a patronising manner about how their god is the “only true god” and all that jazz …y’know - and then try to convince us to convert so that they can get brownie points from their “true god”. You sir, have earned my respect - bless you!
This style of pan-theism is a window to what the ancient greek/norse/egyption religions would have looked like.
we believe one god worshipped in many forms
@@samkay-od5jc "we" who are you speaking on behalf?
@@Yo0264 LORD KRISNA
SOON YOU WILL FIND TRUTH
You need to talk to a Hindu scholar, not a Hindu priest. There's a difference in the understanding of the philosophy as opposed to the rituals. But this was a good start.
So very well explained by uncle ji 🙏🙏🙏
The priest clearly does not have deep knowledge about hindu philosophy and traditions, nevertheless he had done a good job but not the best , there are many things that he said were incorrect 😅
lol i'm sure you some loser on youtube knows more than him, the high Brahmin priest of his own large Hindu Mandir... you are hilarious., List what he said wrong and your corrections or shut up
i think he was right in everything he said. can you highlight what you think was incorrect ?
This is a good concept you’re doing. I personally don’t think he represented the theology from the Upanishads clearly at all however. There is One God alone, as said in the Vedas. The various ‘gods’ are just various aspects of forms of One God alone. Energy being God isn’t mentioned anywhere in the Upanishads. The individual isn’t God as the jiva (individual soul) is an illusion and imperfect, rather the Atman (Spirit) is God. However the Atman dwells in all beings and pervades all as well giving it its name Brahman (all-pervasive). Do this again sir and rather visit a temple of some place where the speaker teaches from Hindu scripture alone and not be mere mouth-to-mouth tradition or their personal beliefs. I could recommend places of the Ramakrishna order, the Vedanta Societies in the USA. It would be more theologically stimulating and a more accurate representation of Hinduism per the Vedas (most authoritative Hindu scripture) to speak with someone like Swami Sarvapriyananda, Swami Chetanananda, etc. However, a local priest can be found too. You should make sure the person being interviewed is teaching what Hinduism is from Hindu scripture, not mere personal belief. Hinduism is a vast religion and because of it being a non-organized religion usually passed through mere family or tradition, often times Hindus themselves visit temples but don’t know anything about the scripture. Personally, I’ve met Hindus at Hindu temples who haven’t even read the Bhagavad Gita, the most popular scripture arguably. Please do speak to a monk, a Vedic scholar, priest, etc on these matters so to represent Hinduism rightly in accord with Hindu texts and theology. Thank you sir. God bless you.
I am proud to be a hindu 🚩🚩🚩
Lovely to see this Christian allowing the Hindu talk and talk and talk, and yet still plant some Christianity into the conversation and not allow syncretism.
Sneaky, ain't it?
But it aint going to work.
Won't work with the upper caste Hindus. Low caste yes.
No disrespect to the old fella, he tried his best and he was extremely unsuccessful in explaining what Sanatan Dharma is all about. One primary reason I could observe his English skills and lack of vocabulary.
Hume Garv hai HUM HINDU hai Jai Shree Ram 🕉🔱🚩🇮🇳🙏
BHARAT (INDIA)
"The Almighty Supreme God does not accept the soul of an individual who has been coerced or bribed into converting, for such a conversion is not genuine and is driven by ulterior motives. The Divine does not recognize the expansion of a faith that is built on forced or fake conversions, as it goes against the principles of true devotion and spiritual growth. Instead, the Supreme Being values the sincerity and free will of an individual's spiritual journey, and only accepts the soul that comes to Him with a pure heart and unwavering dedication."
Or, in a more concise form:
"The Supreme God rejects souls coerced or bribed into conversion, for such faith is false and weak. Only genuine devotion and free will are accepted by the Divine."
Once you understand Sanatan Dharma by reading the ancient scriptures you'll very quickly realise that no other faith is powerful. You'll understand science from a whole new perspective.
rubbish! how many science Nobel laureates has your false faith produced?
@@petersayal3663 Subramanyan Chandrashekhar, CV raman, Har Gobind Khorana,Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
@@IndiRationale that's all? Check their credentials and see how many studied Hindu teaching or studied science as espoused by Western 'Christian' philosophy! Then come back to me! Name dropping is not enough - dig deeper like the language you are debating in with me was brought to India by Christian missionaries 😁😁😁😁
@@petersayal3663Christians calling false faith to Sanatan Dharma is like a son teaching dad how to make baby. There is a reason Hinduism lasted for 7500+ years, Christianity started from India a couple of centuries ago from Kerala. Yeah nice try. Plus language has no religion FYI. Also imagine how blinded by "faith" one has to be to ignore other faith accomplishments. Is that what they teach you in Church? Lmao. Go to Google and search the inventions done by Hindus throughout history.
@@petersayal3663 ever heard of Aryabhatta (trigonometry, zero, Pi), Nagarjuna, Shusruta, Varamihira, Mahavira I can go on and on. This is what happens when you come from an unscientific and close minded faith that you cannot even acknowledge the accomplishments of another faith. There is a reason why Sanatan Dharma lasted for 7500+ years. Your 'religion' was founded only a couple of centuries ago. Yeah nice try.
2:27 It's not liquor, it's curd. The man said "Like curd" which sounded very similar given the accent. Important difference. Although liquor is offered in tantric practices - it is highly uncommon to find liquor in a visited environment like a temple. Curd (used in panch amritam) aka yoghurt is the one being referred to here. Thanks
It might help to understand different Hindu deities as personifications of the different aspects of what is God (from a "Hindu" perspective), similar to how wisdom is personified in Proverbs.
It starts with triple personality or the trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) Brahma is the creator. Vishnu is the preserver (represents all living or biotic elements). Shiva is the dissolver (represents all abiotic or non living elements). They also have female consorts (Tridevi). One example is the frightening deity called Kali who is the personification of time and the ultimate destroyer of everything.
He is not a right person to ask about Hinduism... He doesn't know how to elaborate
Suresh ji said "Curd" subtitle showed "Liquor ". This is absolutely wrong. People watching may not be manipulated. So i request you to please correct it.
7:37 Wrong Map.
I don’t think he is very knowledgeable on Hindu believes and scriptures. Most of it sounds like hearsay.
Sanatan is very vast.. very difficult to explain and elaborate in few words. It is a limitless continuous idea..
Hinduism isn't a religion but a way of living life
हिन्दू तन-मन, हिन्दू जीवन, रग-रग हिन्दू मेरा परिचय!
2:28 - Btw, it’s not Liquor
(It’s curd (plain Yogurt ))
In case of kaal bhairava, liquor is given as an offering.
"There is no animal God"
There are "devtas" from animal species.
And there is no equivalent for "Devta" in English.
It's just a beginning.. the knowledge is unlimeted in sanatan dharm ❤
Hindu not greedy about hell and heaven but hindu struggle for leave from chain of death and birth(mukti).other faith only give lolipop of hell and heaven,so short minded islam and christianity. I am proud to be hindu.❤Har har mahadev 🕉️
Lollipop of Hell or Heaven? Interesting choice of words. Not greedy about heaven or hell is like saying one does not care about their house is in fire. They are not greedy about it. Death is real doesn’t matter whichever religion you belong to and it’s wise to ask in this life what happens after death. If you don’t want to no one is forcing you. This life is your only opportunity to seek the truth. Everyone is born into different sets of ideas. There is nothing to be proud of. You didn’t create anything. You could have been born into different religion and your worldview would have been different based on your parents beliefs and their culture.
I personally don’t get what is there to be proud of worshipping Mahadev’s private part and being high all the time? How come supposed god can marry Sati and Parbati by disguising? Isn’t it dishonest? Would you tell your son to be like Mahadev, mimic his character or marry your sister or daughter to a guy like Mahadev’s character? How come all knowing god didn’t know who Ganesha is and beheaded him and attached elephant’s head in a human’s head and created frankenstein?
@@rpp3210you are greedy, you don't love or serve your g*d. You just fear and believe so you don't have to go to h*ll. Nothing more. No real love. Just selfish gains
@@rpp3210you are greedy, you don't love or serve your g*d. You just fear and believe so you don't have to go to h*ll. Nothing more. No real love. Just selfish gains
@@rpp3210
Shivlinga means formless shiva not private part 2 cent kid . and your father also married to a women and if women was not there you would have never came to existence similarly godesses is considered as (janani) mother of entire universe our god are not like crist or allah that need proof of existence cause we have more than enough and mahadev beheaded ganesha cause it was vidha ka vidhan means it was to happen to kill a demon because none of god or any person or animal could kill him so he took the avatar as elephant headed and killed that demon .
@@ChrisJod_12. My question is why all knowing God didn’t know about ganesha and got mad at him when he wanted to see his wife bathing? Why didn’t Ganesha willingly sacrificed his head and attached elephant’s head willingly for the cause?
God created men and women. Of course I came from my mother’s womb. We are God’s creation. Linga means male private part and yoni means female private part. It has a form. It is not suspended in the air formless. You do all the philosophical talk and play with the words and call it formless, oneness, infiniteness but the point is it has a form.
Also calling someone to 2cents kid shows how receptive you to the critical questioning. Didn’t God created me just like you? Why can’t I have a freedom to question these things and think critically without being attacked or called names? I suppose that’s what spiritually enlightened people do?
Hinduism does not have a single, universal conversion practice. In Hinduism, one is considered a Hindu by virtue of being born into a Hindu family or by adopting Hindu culture and practices, not by converting through a formal ceremony.Some key points about conversion in Hinduism:
There is no single authority or organization that can accept or reject someone as a Hindu.
Hinduism is more a way of life and set of beliefs rather than a religion founded by a single person.
One can believe in one God, multiple deities, or no God at all and still be considered a Hindu.
An atheist can also be a Hindu, as long as they respect Hindu culture and values.
Hinduism has no monopoly on ideas and is open to all.