Hinduism is a religion that focuses on the individual internal consciousness. Everyone’s problem is that we do not know what we want. We live life wanting the next best thing instead of stopping and realizing we have everything we need or find that the spiritual is the only thing that will fill this void. I agree with the problem. Humans have this innate need and want for something more than just basic needs and entertainment. Everything we think we desire never fills that void for long.
The cause for this problem is karma. The universe has knows if you are doing right by others or wrong and if you are good you will be reborn into something higher like a human or if you are bad you will be something lower like a bug. My question is how could you be a bad or good bug? Also, you are measured on intention. One, who knows and who can know your intention if there is a God that you are apart of are you judging yourself? If your intention is for yourself and not for God that is bad, but if you are enlightened you realize everything is God and you are God so why is serving yourself wrong if serving God is just serving yourself?
The solution and prescription is to be enlightened and realize you are apart of the deity that is everything. Waking up to this whole new consciousness can be obtained by the 4 yogas, Bhakti, Jnana, Karma, and Raja. According to your karma, your personality will be different and you will be inclined to do one of the yogas better than the other.
Honestly, I find this interesting. I understand the draw and why people would want to believe that there is no heaven and no hell and all the judgment needed for all wrong doing is just worked out in however many lives you have. Hinduism is not for me. I cannot wrap my mind around no meaning. If you do something wrong that’s ok. If you feel lonely, you are connected to everything. I do not want to be connected. I do not want to be in an eternal bliss. I want a God who loves me. Not acceptance from the universe. I want a God who looks at me and unconditionally loves me. I do not see a point of caring if I am a deity. I do not want to be God.
I am curious about what you mean by not wrapping your mind around "no meaning". And while you are clear that you don't want to be God or connected with all reality, I am interested in why not.
ReplyDeleteGood question. I see the meaning more in Hindu more now than I did then but I was trying to explain that my black and white beliefs about God make me have trouble understanding what is taught here. It's just that I don't believe Hindu is succeeding in selflessness if everyone is God. Jesus was the most selfless and he never called himself God till after he was resurrected. He obviously prefered being called Son of Man. I think this shows either Him figuring out who he really is or showing how glorification is magnified through humblness. I don't know if that makes any sense that's just what I've gathered so far from studying Him.
ReplyDeleteAs for why I do not want to be God or connected with all reality~ It's not that I don't want to be it's that I love what I have. Something outside of me loves me deeply, no matter what. I don't want to learn to love myself (if i was god) because the worth of that acceptance disappears for me.
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