Hinduism 101: Religions in Global History

[tukisam]

We Hindus doesn't believe we have a souls we believe we are the souls and we have a body.

[chrisbrownaz]

Proud American Hindu convert from Christianity here. I have fallen in love with the Goddess Durga and the Devi Mayhatmya and Devi Gita.

[Galavya]

As a Dalit and a Sri Vaishnava I can say that there is not a single pasaage in the entire vedic literature which links Varna ( caste is a very crude translation ) to birth, with time it mutated into a wrong practice of rigid birth based varnas but now people are realizing that its not what the sages teach . The Varna system was a fluid social system where an individuals character and deed determined his/her varna . We have sages like Satyakam, Valmiki, Vyas ( the compiler of the Vedas), Vishvamitra and others who became Brahmins but were not born to Brahmin parents.

[MarsunAlvarez]

Imagine? 6000 BCE. Thanks for sharing this with me, by the way I'm Buddhist from Philippines and I'm open minded specialy Hinduism

[krish_techie]

Karma: Every action has equal an opposite(the direction) reaction.
Moksha: Freedom from the pain known as life.
Brahma: I am you and you are me and we are the manifestations of the supreme soul(God) in the dimensions of space and time.

[theserpentcharmer]

Wow.. I didn't consider myself religious, but spiritual. EVERY Hindu belief is already what I believed. I thought I didn't identify with any religion but I am in awe right now. THIS IS IT. This is so beautiful!!

[jazjacob]

Been studying Hinduism for some weeks now and this is the best video. Well done!

[AmIAHinduHinduismbestseller]

What makes Hinduism unique and great?


Since Hinduism allows “Absolute freedom of thoughts & actions” and does not profess monopoly on God, truth or salvation.

Even an atheist has the right to condemn Hinduism in the public and still proudly say "I am a Hindu."






* Hindus respect all religions.


+ Hindus have no problem worshiping even in a church or mosque or in a synagogue.


* Hindus see their personal God in the personal gods of all other religions.


* Hinduism never ever proclaim monopoly on GOD or on TRUTH or on Salvation.


* You do not even have to be a Hindu to attain salvation.


* Rishis were scientists of ancient age. They even allowed people to condemn Hinduism in public. No Hindu was beaten up or killed.


Kindly listen to this audio about my book AM I A HINDU? and post your valuable comments at that site.

[thinkingworldwide]

"Hinduism goes back over 6000 years"
Christians: (heavy breathing)(blood pressure rising)

[ankitagarwal]

JUST a small correction. The caste system has no religious basis. you will not find any Hindu scriptures which supports Caste system. It was originally introduced as a SOCIAL STRUCTURE rather than a RELIGIOUS BELIEF. Much like the Movie DIVERGENT the society was grouped into four classes based on persons skills or their profession i.e. Brahmins (priests), Kshyatriyas(Administrators), Vaishyas(Traders), Shudras(labourers). As the generations passed, because of increasing corruption the priests and administrators considered themselves superior to the other two classes. I am saying all this because The caste system has never been a RELIGIOUS BELIEF it was a SOCIAL STRUCTURE introduced in the ancient times which became a corrupt practice later on after many generations.!!!

[shisuithelagger]

Correction: buddha is not the man in buddhism bc everyone who becomes enlighted becomes a buddha

[stephenmark]

Temples that today's scientists have no idea how they were built, then, Ayurveda, Vedic Math, Vedas that tell the people how there were 9 planets rotating the sun when people were believing the earth was flat . The devotion of he Hindus . I find these incredible . Btw nice vedio !

[joshuacrawford]

Excellent video! I'll be using it in my 9th grade lesson in World Civilizations next Monday. Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing more videos.

[krushna]

There was never a caste system, it was a verna (class) system, where a group of people were classified in one of the four groups based on the work they did, it wasn't hierarchial. But unfortunately some people for their selfish reasons converted this into an hierarchial system.

[oho]

if left to Islam and start following hindu dharm

[sandeepnag]

Hey nice video man ! Being a Hindu, i think you have done a pretty good job for an intro to our religion . However in this modern age our ways have changed a lot, even from our parent's generation, although the roots are same but the belief system etc are nothing but infused in our way of life, which is the hindu way . We dont worship frequently in the temples, we dont chant mantras and all, we just abide by the simple concept of Karma & Dharma in our daily life . Namaste (नमस्ते)

[Yogakshema_vahamyaham]

Every religious person thinks that his/her religion is the only true religion
That becomes a big problem
Cause all may be wrong but all can't be right

[happyhippies]

I really enjoyed the video man. It helped me start my journey into learning Hinduism

[ADana-M]

Thank you for the explanation, fact: we must understand each other’s belief and not judge as we all seek for the truth

[HengVongkol]

I think Hinduism is a culture rather than a religion.