Hinduism Explained

What is Hinduism?

Hinduism, the religion of over a billion people, is the world’s oldest religion and the most confusing one to non-Hindus. It makes billions of people around the world ask, What is Hinduism? Some say it isn’t even a religion, more a way of life. Hindus themselves call it Sanātana Dharma, the eternal tradition. So what is Hinduism, does YOLO apply to them, and who is that elephant god?

Hinduism is the world's oldest active religion. It's the result of the merging of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation and nomads that came into India around 1500BC. Some scholars say it could even go back many more thousands of years.

Hinduism has a long long history. But today we'll be focusing just on the core beliefs of Hindus because I don't have the willpower to animate a 3-hour video.

Hinduism is so diverse, so deep, and means so many different things to different people. Learning even the basics of this fascinating and ancient religion gives us an insight into the worldview of over a billion people.

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[CogitoEdu]

Don't forget to fulfill your dharma as a subscriber and like and share the video! It's the only way to escape the cycle of rebirth. While you wait for your dharma to be furfilled why not watch some other Cogito videos.

[priyamtolani]

Correction- Shiva only has one consort. Sati died and was reincarnated as Parvati in her next birth. While the physical body changed, the atman remained the same

[animeshsharma]

The only foreign channel to do some research and not stick to the western interpretation of Hinduism .

[anweshapaul]

Correction: Shiv has only one wife. Sati and Parvati is the same person. Sati was reborn as Parvati. Thank you, great content though!

[MNGN]

Hinduism simplified for gamers:
Brahman: Server
Soul: Player Account/ID
Body: Player Character
Karma: Game activities
Moksha: The Good Ending to a player's Storyline
Cyclical Time: Yearly Server updates
Dharma: Game objectives
Sacred texts: Tutorial rule books with useful tips and tricks for the game
Brahma: Game developer
Vishnu: Server moderator
Shiva: Devs who perform server maintenance
Divine intervention or Avatar: Balance patch
Caste system: player skill and career progression based on player's choice (NOT based on player's birth, as has been popularized for ages)
Brahmin: Wizard/Healer class
Kshatriya: Warrior class
Vaishya: Trader/Entrepreneur class
Shudra: Industrialist/Manufacturer class

8:07 "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"

[jojoreference]

Love from South America, the country of Ghana and my ancestors were Hindu. There's about 500k Hindu here.

[pseudoliberal]

I'm going to be honest with you,
I clicked on the video with the notion that here's another foreigner trying to get views by making same old stereotypical video with more than 50% stats being false.. i was ready to hit the dislike button.
But, after watching this video, I'm really impressed with the research you've done and the presentation.
Almost everything was on point. Seriously, very good job man.
#Subscribed :)

[edwnx]

The Lion King is about Simba realizing that he must fulfill his dharma.

[srs.shashank]

"The caste is based on one's abilities and not their birth"- Thanks for reminding this. The video had good amount of research in its content, nice.

[dekta]

I am Balinese Hinduism and my regards to all people no matter what your religion is in this world 🙏🏼🕉 let's make peace and fill this world with happiness, Shanti Jagaditha 🙏🏼🕉🇮🇩

[coolpiper]

One thing i really love abt Hinduism is: they never discuss and try to convert other person into their religion and they never make this a reason to be an argument.

[piachatz]

Being a Bengali Hindu I feel very proud that someone has finally spoken out that caste system was meant to be something completely different from what it became in the later ages.

[mysteriousDSF]

I can definitely appreciate about Hinduism is that they don't try to shove it down my throat
and here I'm learning about it voluntarily
well done Hindus

[RealAryanGupta]

Thankyou for not manipulating facts like others

[davidquin]

I’m a recent Hindu revert. I became a Hindu after studying the religion in my religious studies class, I was immediately curious and began to look into it more. A month later I had a dream of lord Vishnu and a glimpse of the universe. After that night I decided to embrace this beautiful religion. I’m happy lord Vishnu chose me and I’m proud to be a Hindu. From Canada :)

[nischayjitsingh]

Hindus and Sikhs are inseparable. We love and respect each other and celebrate Diwali together

[hinabarron]

I am Hindu, but was never taught the religion. I picked up on things along the way, but this video was EXTREMELY helpful in clarifying it all for me. Thank you so much!!

[StefanMilo]

"Non prophet". Nice very very nice.

[keeblackwood]

I'm a Christian but I have always been fascinated by Hinduism.
The bright, colorful imagery is beautiful.
And karma makes sense.

[proudnepali]

*We Nepal are alive bro many of us are Hindu and Buddhist* 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🕉️🙏🕉️