Just to clarify: are you saying that the innermost part of jiva is atman? MoziburUllah Yes. The atman is manifested in the vijnanamayakosa which is one of three kosas that make up the subtle body or jiva. MoziburUllah Let me clarify my last comment a little more. Jiva is embodied soul, whether in embodied in the gross or subtle body. Depending upon the whether you are talking monism, qualified monism, or dualism, and the commentator, the jiva can have different interpretations.
Show 7 more comments. Brahma is one of the main Hindu deities. A Brahmin is a member of the first of the four classes. Jo Wehler Jo Wehler I am sympathetic to some ideas in Hinduism and in particular those of Brahman and Atman, but that page on Indira's net that you linked to contains in my opinion the most gobbledygook I have seen in one place since a long long time But what is the essence of the mind, what is the essence of the universe, why are they equal, and how to show that they are?
I appreciated Indra's net as a metaphor to find at least some sense in the grand unification of the Upanishads. I quite like the picture that's drawn of Indras net; it's so rather like Liebniz's monads, that I've wondered before whether he had been in part inspired by it; the Upanishads are great.
This answer lacks specificity. Show 1 more comment. Brahmin The Hindu caste system has four Varna : Brahmins : priests, scholars and teachers Kshatriyas : rulers, warriors and administrators Vaishyas : agriculturalists and merchants Shudras : laborers and service providers The Brahmin caste are thus the caste that produced the clergy in traditional Hindu society. Brahma Hinduism has three primary Gods, known as the Trimurti.
These Gods are references to the three primary forces in nature that hold the universe together : Brahma order , the source of creation, can be understood as an anthropomorphic representation of emergence Shiva chaos , the source of destruction, can be understood as an anthropomorphic representation of entropy Vishnu balance , the source of balance, can be understood as an anthropomorphic representation of the laws of thermodynamics Brahma is thus the Hindu representation of the creative force in the universe.
John Slegers John Slegers 8 8 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. How you get from Advaita Vedanta to Animism I cannot imagine. The correct term is 'nondualism'.
This states that the Universe is a Unity or Consciousness is a Unity. This view is not strictly atheism or theism, which is why we find both in the perennial philosophy. Nor is Atman defined as our individual consciousness but as something more like 'Christ-consciousness'. PeterJ : I'm not sure what "Christ-consciousness" is supposed to mean.
Even though I've been raised a Catholic, that term means literally nothing to me. Anyway, the Animistic position is that 1 everything in the universe is conscious to some degree and that 2 consciousness is layered like a Matryoshka doll.
See my article for more details on how Hinduism relates to Animism! PeterJ "if your monism is of the nondual type" Please clear up how monism can be anything other than nondual. Although, most diligent readers I've met have a hard time understanding the texts. PeterJ : Personally I lean towards the notion that dimensions are circular instead of linear and that our universe is sort-of like a fractal. John Slegers - Yes! This is weird. Most Upanishads take the form of dialogues between teachers and students.
They turn from the rites of the fire altar to the question of the deeper, inner meanings of ritual. They explore speculative questions about the origin, basis, and support of the universe. What is Brahman? Whence are we born? Whereby do we live? The self in Hinduism is referred to as atman. From it comes the birth of Buddhism, which shapes culture and how religion is practiced throughout China and Japan.
While both religions are entwined with each other, their methods and attitude towards salvation have numerous differences, but still possess a similar overarching theme that salvation can be achieved through the continual struggle to end suffering.
Brahman means the universe which the ultimate reality. It is beyond any intellectual understanding. For example, when a soul is liberated it returns to the universe. It is liberated to a universe of souls and reabsorbed into Brahman. How are they different? Brahman and God have many similarities and differences. Brahman is the ultimate, infinite Godhead of Hinduism while God is the head of many different Western Religions such as Christianity.
The self is to the east. The self is to the south. The self is to the north. The self, indeed, is this whole world. As typical of the texts that teach the acosmic view , the following may be considered:.
It is true, no doubt, that these expressions are not to be understood in their ordinary sense. But they represent the highest concepts the mind of man has been able to evolve to indicate the nature of the supreme spirit.
One of the modes in which this is taught is to say that the self is the light of all lights, that it is self-luminous:. After Him, as He shines, does everything shine; by His lustre is the whole world illumined. Skip to main content. Philosophy Red Zambala. Menu Philosophy.
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