Hinduism/ Erica Price

What is the human condition?

In Hinduism, the human condition is that each human being makes up God. In this religion everything works out and every person is a part of the greater being. The physical body is just a facilitator for our spirit and our spirit is eternal and is constantly moving on and going to different lives. The sprit moves on based on good and bad karma.

How do we move from problem to solution?

In order to move from problem to solutions the human beings use the four types of yogas in order to reach inner peace. The four yogas are Karma, Raja, Bhakti, and Jhana. Through these four yogas, all positive, one can connect to the superior being. Through Atman one can reach Brahman. Brahman is the superior being. The cycle is a circle with a timeline placed on it. The cycle is one big circle that is continuous and on the circle are the many lives that a sprit goes through.

What is the best solution to this condition?

The best solution to the condition is to achieve the utmost position. The highest position to achieve is Atman. In order to be one and on the same level as Brahman one must come to terms with Atman. In order to achieve Atman a person must achieve inner peace. Inner peace can be achieved through the four yogas and learning how to balance them all. Karma is at the basis of the solution to this condition. Karma is the theory that if you do good things good things will happen in return. At the other end of the spectrum is if you do bad things you will be punished for them. A person moves on to a better life if they had good karma in the previous life. It’s a chain; good karma and balance of the four yogas allows for Atman to be achieved and through Atman comes Brahman.

How best to live the solution in our own lives?

The best way to live the solution in our own lives is to learn balance between the four yogas in order to achieve Atman. One needs to practice Karma in order to move through the cycle and progress in ones life. Once one is able to achieve good karma and balance the yogas one achieves Atman, which allows for a person to reach the level of Brahman. Overlal the best solution is to practice inner peace and to practice good karma. Through both of these one is able to move on to bigger and better things.

Personally the thing I find appealing about Hinduism is that it is a win-win situation. A person is constantly moving up and can achieve Atman. Unlike Christianity there is no Hell and people do not believe that they will be sent to a fiery place if they do not accept. IN Hinduism, the people are able to progress and are constantly moving up unless one keeps practicing bad karma. Hinduism is also appealing because the people and God are not separate. The people are directly affiliated with God and are always connected to him.