Ishvara

In the episode called “Who is God?” of the series “The Story of God”, Morgan Freeman explores the concept of who God is and how the idea of God has evolved. He visits several places throughout the world, including places like India and Egypt. The episode shares insights, but doesn’t insinuate or stretch facts on who God is? The show begins with Morgan taking a trip to India to get some insights on Hinduism. The woman states that Hinduism is an umbrella term and that there not just one god, but thousands of gods. The question is asked, “who does one decide which gods to pray to”. She replies that gods are essential passed down through the generations and they are invoked to in hopes that they will aide in overcoming obstacles in life. But then she mentions that there is something higher than the gods, call Brahman. Brahman is the energy or thing that connects everything to everything else. She says that Brahman is bigger than the gods themselves. This leads the question of who were the first people to worship a single god, which the shop mentions the site of Stonehenge. Whatever cult or group that created the area were obviously worshipers of the Sun. They state that researchers have concluded that the site dates back some 4,500 years ago. Also, there is a “C’ shaped site called to Durrington Walls, which faces the Sun. Durrington Walls was built on top of another site that originally faced a prominent land feature. Morgan then goes on to…

There are various symbols for religious imagination and its not common to re-imagine or re-symbolize the traditional concept of God; but its good to try and see God from other peoples points of view, to have an open mind about the understanding of God. Author, Judith Plaskow argues in her story, "Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective" about the images and numerous metaphors of God. "If identifying God with a particular set of metaphors both limits God and supports a…

Tonight I went to my last visit. I went to Hindu Temple, called the Vedic Cultural Society. As soon as you walk into the Temple you must take off your shoes, then go to the main room. There is a stage to your right with all of the Gods in booths. Tonight was special because the Hindu 's we 're honoring the Puja.The Puja is an act of worshiping a god with prayers, songs and rituals. The main part of the Puja for the Hindu people is to make a spiritual connection with the divine. I went with…

faith was of a magnitude that he wrapped his mind at least partially around the divine Warrior and Enemy also being the perfect divine Advocate and Intercessor. This was one more step in peeling back the layers of Job’s faith. His unshakeable confidence in God’s absolute sovereignty undergirded each succeeding declaration in its context. For the past three chapters, Job’s thinking was in the judicial framework. He was about to add another dimension. Sidebar - Is this the end of the discussion?…

Discussing each of them in detail, talking about Ishvara, one can say that an excellent rose budding in the garden doesn’t show upon its own. It has a source, the rose plant. The rose plant likewise has it foundation – the seed. Evidently there is a cause and an effect for everything in this world. Any object of this world we see is not screening all alone but is created from a source. Along these lines on observant thought we understand that each object has a source. How could a work of art…

can hurt a person then be expecting karma to come back to you. It may not be a sudden thing but can be something that can take time. The quote that Loren Eiseley wrote can be related to the way Buddhism things about karma. Hinduism is thought to be one of the oldest religions in the world Along with Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism, it emerged in India. All of the Indian religions play on certain themes, though the meaning and interpretation vary per thought system. For example, all Indian…

(IP) - orthodox because they accept the authority of Vedas) – the Shad Darsana. The other five philosophies are Purva Mimamsa, Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta), Nyaya, Vaiseshika and Samkhya. These six philosophies are always considered in pairs - Mimamsa and Vedanata, Nyaya and Vaiseshika, and Yoga and Samkhya. The basic rationale of this pairing being that one out of the pair is theoretical and the other is practical as also the fact that the subjects dealt with by the parts of the the pairs are…

of Gelukpa School, for they represent the epitome of the tradition. They overwelmingly surpass both Kyabje Phabonka Rinpoche and Triyang Rinpoche in terms of fame and spiritual accomplishment. All Gelukpa students deeply venerate Chankya Ngawang choeden and Chankya Rolpai Dorjee. How on earth Doegyal practitioners ignore the opinions of these great teachers? It is time to think about it seriousl Religious freedom In spite of the fact that Shugden worshippers practise their protector freely…