Hi, I'm from North-eastern part of India and I'm a Hindu. Since comment is disabled on Hinduism I'm leaving a comment here. I'd like to thank Sir Russell for his lecture, and would love to listen further on Hinduism which he could not finish on the video and about Hanuman. He has tried his best to give an overall idea about Hinduism. And I think he has given it in the most accurate way compared to other western scholars. Hinduism is very complex, and anybody can not grasp it just by reading the books. It needs experts (gurus) to conceive the real meaning. And that is why it is said it is not a religion, but Hindu is a way of life. What's beautifull about Hinduism is that it is open to everyone and give the room to followers to question about it, to not just accept what is being told to do and not to do. And correction : Hindu has multiple Gods, but they are demigods and Goddesses. We don't worship every demi Gods, although we offer Pujas on anniversaries, but it's not a compulsion. Gods mainly worshipped are : Vishnu, Radha Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Ganesh and some others. It's their choice. Vaihnavites consider Krishna as the Supreme God. Shivaites consider Shiva as the Supreme. FYI, Everyday is not a festival in India.
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If Hindu religion is open to all then why there are varn as Brahmin kshatriya vaishya shudra and untouchables..can one decide which varn he should accept after his birth.means can person who is vaishya by birth can accept Brahmin as his varn when he will mature. please explain... how greatness of man is depend upon his varn and birth.u said Hindu religion gives permission to ask..I didn't find it anywhere in hindu literature.instead it allways said just worship me as god.follow traditions blindy.i am only ur savior.brahmin is only person of god.all others are inferior.if women or untouchables read books cut their tongue...plz explain
@@ashajadhav5370 I think you are trying tell other hinduism is bad. So called Hinduism nothing is compulsory so where to pray Brahmin. we pray all unmarried girls and is visible in Navaratri festival. Varna is not cast system but it depends how much you have knowledge, what you have studied, varna is from varn the script of God which we also call Varnmala. No literature says pray to brahmin it only says take blessing of Knowledge able person.
@@ashajadhav5370 tumhe hindi aati h... to mai samjha sakta hu....... varan karam aadharit the.... jaati aadharit nahi hota...... aaj jitni bhi uppar cast h... vo sabhi shudar hai, kshatriay sirf vo h jo army me hai, teacher brahamin h, bussines karne wale veshay h.... or kheti, kissani karne wale shudar h... koi untouchable nahi h. samjhi....
The big difference between the Indic Dharmasena and Abrahamic religions is summarised in the end - Buddha is not going to carry anyone along the path. He shows the path he walked. It is available to everyone. An Abrahamic prophet has to carry the burden of whosoever believes in him. Others go to Hell. He is an exceptionally good teacher 👌🙏
How much insecure do you have to be to instantly compare, in such vast generalizations, all of the world's major religion in a sentence? Very, I suppose. Another difference you can come up with is: there's caste system in Hinduism, still living today and well striving with no signs of abating, not in other belief system. In case you need to be validated that Indian religions(debatable phrase) are , literally the best in the world, a tolerant, loving, caring, advanced, progressive, egalitarian belief system, which it isn't, where caste system is just an addition by few zealots.....I'll give it to you-hinduism is literally the best religion in the world. Happy? You're welcome
@@lyankhaute7217 *Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud* Yeah actually in Hinduism I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram Can you say same thing in Islam That Fcck Prophet Mahammud.... No You can't.... Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like 1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati 2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram 3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi... Similarly for 33 million god's ..... Just ask one Question Does Prophet Mahammud Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest.... Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule.... That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world. Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ...... Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things..... *ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*
*Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud* Yeah actually in Hinduism I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram Can you say same thing in Islam That Fcck Prophet Mahammud.... No You can't.... Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like 1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati 2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram 3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi... Similarly for 33 million god's ..... Just ask one Question Does Prophet Mahammud Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest.... Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule.... That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world. Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ...... Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things..... *ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*
@norsang lama The word Hindu is a name assigned by ancient Persians for people living west of the river Sindhu. Since they couldn't pronounce Sindhu, they called those people Hindu. Note that "Hindus" never called themselves Hindu until the modern age, it's a label we've adopted since India's colonial subjugation. In our "religion" , there is no concept of religion being an identity. In fact our "religion" is called "Sanatana Dharma", meaning "eternal dharma". And there's no english word for dharma but it can be roughly translated to "actions / things that facilitate the order of the universe, righteousness, duty, good etc." Also remarkable is that Hindus don't have a central organisation, or one holy book that governs and validates a person's entry to the "Hindu religion". Infact we've got multiple books, philosophies and paths, that seek to know God or the ultimate reality. So yea, it wouldn't make sense to you since you don't want to understand but want to argue. Also, just google, you'll easily find english translations of Vedas and Upanishads, although most of the meaning is lost in translation.
A group of people believing in any sort of blind beliefs started creating a culture and named it Hinduism.it took decades or more to make it . They think they are the supreme of all and known to be seen the gods. To get a representation of their own in the society and started influencing people to start their tradition.
@norsang lamaThe Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriyas in Lumbini in 563 BCE as per historical events and 624 BCE according to Buddhist tradition. He was called Siddhartha Gautama in his childhood. His father was king Śuddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya Devi. Gautam Buddha was vedic hindu... Radical shithead
@@kushagrak960 That is why he should be informed about hinduism as he isn't born here in a hindu family, his knowledge is limited to what he could find by his own or maybe from some source. And I just saw his complete video on hinduism and everything he said was just a conclusion of his knowledge that he was able to gather. It is our duty to tell him that there are not 33 million gods and goddess, there are only few of them but they came to earth with different 'avtar' which then are also worshiped. Gods are few their forms are many. Thats what it is. And did you read comments... NO. Because they were disabled and they clearly mentioned in description why. Because people like you don't have manners and are real idiots. Instead of informing him, started saying beautiful things. He didn't insulted hinduism, it was just that he wasn't accurate. So next time before saying something, think twice that whatever you are saying is right or not. For the person in the video- very informative videos although i new these things but your way of telling is good.
@@raajsingh_64 don't say such things bro. Atleast he is trying to read about our religion. He is an open-minded guy not like others. Pls don't say any bad words for him or anyone otherwise karma will haunt you.
@@kushagrak960 he is still a scholar not a hindu himself. Atleast he is trying to understand Sanatana dharma. Well he can ask you about christianity a few questions and you won't be able to answer so what does it tell about you? You are not even trying to understand his religion - Christianity. So, pls be humble and don't disrespect someone just coz God has given you the vocal cord or hands to type.
I am a Hindu with an understanding of it but i loved his Hinduism lecture and Buddhism lecture i just wish he needs a series. I guess even though i like Buddhism i am a Hindu the same four principles apply actually this caused the term Hindu rate of growth for Indian economy. Buddha thought longing for a statue or words can contaminate a religion but without icons or symbols we never get reminded to remember the root cause.
This man is a serious hy po crite, just see his video on Hinduism I don't know where did he bring his knowledge from, knows nothing but teaching, is it a joke 33 million god reference and etc etc Nothing said against monotheistic religions but total lies on polytheistic hindus !!
Really? Liked it??? That guy said 330 million gods and goddesses, I don't know a million times in one hour... Without even basic idea that it is not million, it is 33 types of gods... Atleast do some study yourself than to submit to these agenda peddling idi ots
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This man is confused person, When the capacity of rational thinking is fused then this types of people used circular logic. _ His is totally fucked up, along with Biblical theology nothing can be expected, Ask them the name of biological father of jesus their logical ability gonna finished. & what about Mother Marry was she a Vergin! it's a million Dollar question. Biblical thought world is _ around 3200 old( approx) which was proved wrong. They've pretended some intellectual knowledge, but in reality I feel pretty for them, they're try to pass only judgemental comments nothing more or less logical. the concept of Abhramic Religion lies in dillutional faith, some one is exist out of universe & create the world , what is false, science doesn't accept it. So don't get emotional. he need to study first in his own religious stores first.thats it.
@@AVIJIT23 See how he cowers before Islam in the other video, comes close to criticising but ends up correcting himself everytime. aint got no balla this one....
beautiful and well interpreted story of the life of the buddha. Just missed one part. In which when the lady feeds rice and milk to siddhartha he realizes that going extreme is not the key to the answer. In which he gives an example of the guitar string, if too tight then it might snap and if too loose then it will not produce a good sound. So he comes to a conclusion that taking the middle path is the best solution and then he proceeds to his meditation under the bhodi tree...
@@Anmol_Thakur888 yea but he doesn't talk about about the realization of middle path?? just that he fell on the river and woke him up or a women comes and gives him grains of rice???
Dear Prof Russell: This is a truly amazing lecture, not so much because it presents the topic in detail, nor even because it reveals any remarkable new insights but because you were able to relate the life story of the Buddha in very intimate personal terms both in regard to your own life and also in terms of the lives of your decidedly Christian audience of the Bible Belt variety. I have a BA/MA, and I've taken even more college courses than that. As such, I would say that you are quite different from 99% of all the college professors that I've ever encountered because you are such a sincere and humble person. Almost all college professors have a "superiority complex" to some degree which seemingly entitles them to treat their students as inferior beings of some type. This lecture clearly shows me that you "don't play that game". You truly don't see yourself as being "superior" in any way. In fact, your poignant details about the death of your loved ones and the effect that it had on you is something that NO college professor Would EVER Do because it would expose his emotional vulnerabilities to his students thus making him "easy prey" for them. In contrast, you seem to find your "moral authority" as a teacher by revealing yourself to be as much of a weak and vulnerable a creature as are those in your audience. Your academic life seems to truly embody the Socratic ideal that the wisest man is the one who realizes how truly ignorant he is and is not at all afraid or ashamed to admit his ignorance to others. That is a valuable life lesson that the no college curriculum can possibly encompass. It can ONLY come from the mind, heart, and spirit of a truly good man. ... So.Experienced@gmail.com
Well said bro. You also have a habit of getting things in true nature, and respecting others. Thanks. I read out your whole writing. Well said. Nice to read u
One thing I want to correct that in that lecture sir said there are 33 million gods in Hinduism but it's worng it's 33koti and koti doesn't mean crore yeah in Marathi it's mean crore but it's coti not koti it's different
Enjoyed your lecture, what got my attention is going from the Baptist Seminar to Buddhism. Thanks for your honesty and sincerity and being a recovering Baptist I can relate.
Since Comment are disabled in video of Hinduism, i want this to say.... I am a Practicing Hinduism and... *_Hinduism accept any kind of Criticism wheather they are tooo positive or tooo negative .... It also accept Question which have Criticism, Insults, Ignorance, etc. Answer, Happiness, Joy, etc_* And *_Encourage Freedom of speech and Expression, Non-Violance, Happiness in your own way....._* So please *_allow everyone to express_* themselves in that video (video on Hinduism ) and Hindus can tolerate everything in that Comment section in almost every single case in both sides and that will be great.... And Thank you for the best lecture on Buddhism along with your own life story
Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. An enlightened being sees the nature of reality absolutely clearly, just as it is, and lives fully and naturally in accordance with that vision. This is the goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, representing the end of suffering for anyone who attains it. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. So Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender. It teaches practical methods which enable people to realise and use its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives...........WORLD TRUE RELIGION IS BUDDHISM
Great way of perceiving everything as it truely is. Even most Buddhist does not understand the true knowledge of Buddhism. Its not like reciting some verses and you will get Nirvana, rather by practicing and cultivating the path Buddha has shown us. You by yourselves have to go through that path.
Nope. Krishna doesn't say to build temples or perform worship. The practice was started with devotees. Krishna is considered manifestation of God on Earth and he makes Arjuna realise there is only one source to everything by saying Everything is unto Me, Surrender unto Me.., and carry out your duties without attachment, and to uphold dharma.
It's abt not forcing PPL that if you don't pray me you will to hell like beside pray you can do kind deeds and become god favourite or only pray me no other god existed accept me. Nd yes they say pray to brahamans bcs the Brahman that time are really devoid of any greed nd follow the path of moksh . Our God never say that only our religion nd our god is true nd rest are liars. Read whole bhagwad Gita nd read the real version not what is translated in eng nd it's Geeta not gethaa 🤪
Since comments on his lecture on Hinduism have been disabled, I am conveying here my deeply felt appreciation of LD’s elucidation of Hinduism here. There should be a series of his lectures on Hinduism. It will hugely benefit the followers.
17:50 U made me emotional sir, I used to do that same thing when I was in India, you made me realize that how much I am missing the poise of mind that that thing gave me. Thank you for making me understand that sir. May God bless u and u achieve nirvana.
Budha rejected Vedas. Budha said no God, no soul Budha never mentioned Rama and Krishna Budha rejected castes Hindu religion is totally different from Buddhists ideas.
Buddhism and Hinduism agree on at least these four major aspects karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation. Buddha only rejected blind faith prevalent with practices such as animal sacrifice and casteism.
@@AAAA-cn4ys he never rejected veda xd, tell me one single mention of it in his texts, rama also never mentioned about others gods so did krishna . if buddha rejected vedas then he still follwed it any way as yoga and meditation. and THERE WAS NO CASTE SYTEM IN ANCIENT INDIA TO REJECT U DUMB. caste system is creation of british, tell me single story of buddha rejecting caste system? well no u cant find it because there was no such thing in Hinduism ever nor in vedas,gita,upanishad , never did he ever spoke about it.
He doesn't completely get everything correct in this. Hinduism wasn't bestowed upon by the British. The word Hindu is an exonym. This word Hindu is derived from the Indo-Aryan and Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a large body of water", covering "river, ocean". It was used as the name of the Indus River and also referred to its tributaries. Persians used to refer to the Indus river as Sindhu. Indus is a major river which flows partly in India and partly in Pakistan. However, the Persians could not pronounce the letter "S" correctly in their native tongue and mispronounced it as "H." Thus, for the ancient Persians, the word "Sindhu" became "Hindu." The word "India" also has a similar foreign origin. Originally, the native Indians used to address the Indian subcontinent as "Bharat". As a matter of fact in Mahabharat,which is one of the two "Itihasa", we find reference of the word "Bharat". As per legend, the land ruled by the great King "Bharata" was called Bharat. The ancient Greeks used to mispronounce the river Sindhu as Indos. When Alexander invaded India, the Macedonian army referred to the river as Indus and the land east of the river as India. The Greek writers who wrote about Alexander preferred to use the same name. For the Arabs the land became Al-Hind. The Muslim rulers and travelers who came to India during the medieval period referred the Indian subcontinent as "Hindustan" and the people who lived there as Hindus. Thus, if we go by the original definition of the word Hindu, any person living in the land beyond the river Indus is a Hindu and whatever religion he or she practices is Hinduism, the word Hindu is a secular word. Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the people living in the Indian subcontinent.
Dear sir. I am one of your biggest fan. I learn a lot from your videos. I am a lecture of world religions too in a university in Indonesia. So, thank you.
What I conclude is that where most religions came into existence as a will to have authority over people and to some extent over their actions, Buddhism came to existence by renouncing that authority which the prince Gautam already had. This fact of Buddhism appeals to me over any other religion such as Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism etc.
Correct.... But in Hinduism, Lord Ram was living in Exile for 14 year in a dense forest from where he got his chance to prove himself.... Hinduism tooo doesn't want people to practice worship, but it ask people to do meditation, and exercise like Yogo ( Google meaning of Yoga for more )... Thank you
Then you don't know much about Hinduism, what I hate about westerners tryna explain brahmic religions is that they try to relate it to abrahamic religions which have nothing in common and they try to stretch similarities which just pisses me off. They know that how logical and well developed the dharmic religions are so they feel inferior and are scared to share the 'true' knowledge of brahmic religions openly to the Western people (mostly Christian) that they will be very curious about it and many may leave Christianity.
@@aviccitotryatrimsa9855 Judging others without knowing anything about them is not the concept of sanathan dharma. I hope you know this and I hate this and that will not take you to the enlightenment.
Hello there. The comments on the Hinduism lecture are disabled. So I'm posting a comment here. I really loved the lecture. Most of the Indians are not spiritual at all. They don't know how brilliant the philosophy of Sanatan dharma is.They think Hinduism is only about temples,worshiping demigods and festivals. I'd really like you to upload Professor Russell's other lectures on Hinduism.There has gotta be another one.He was going to talk about hanuman and said he's gonna need another hour.So I think he did more than one lectures on Hinduism. Please upload them. 🙏
I came from another video about Hinduism where comments were not allowed and the reason stated was abuse and insults thrown in the comments section. I mean you have an academician trying his best to have an academic discourse on a difficult subject matter here and the people abuse him so much that the channel was forced to disable the comments. A purely academic study is supposed to make people discuss the subject matter with greater depth instead they indulge in trash talk. What a depressing state of affairs.
He had done a very beautiful job, it seems that people themselves are not aware of their own tradition, or they know just facts, or somehow they are insecure about their own tradition, but if they try to know it, then I am sure, they will understand that there was nothing offensive.
Why did you comments off for hinduism video, probably because you may face some backlash but i think it is a great discussion and i appreciate your understanding about sanatan dharma🕉️🙏🇮🇳❤️
A lot of reflection and its all great but always less discussing the actual things about the religion being talked about, and feels like it ended so fast while it had just begun
To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Buddhist Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower." "Whom then shall I follow?" "No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth."
hello, is there any reason you have disabled comments for your lecture on Hinduism. I think comments are also a part of the whole educational experience..
I guess because internet Hindus are trolling him.... of late this class of people are very active on the internet...people who happen to be Hindus, have no idea of the history of Sanatana Dharma, no depth of knowledge, no clarity of thought, no humour, troll each and every person who try to analyse or understand the religion in ways different from their narrow ideas...
That's sad........Myself being a Hindu felt that he did an absolutely amazing lecture on Hinduism in that short period of time. Even though Hinduism is pretty complex to be explained in such a short period of time, I really liked his presentation.
I saw the professor's speech on Hinduism and being a Hindu myself I can understand why people were offended. He has a significant amount of arrogance and subtle contempt of the subject. If Hinduism has to be taught then it must be taught with a certain amount of grace and humbleness. His entire demeanor throughout the lecture disgusted me. Also his poor pronunciation of many Hindu words/terms alone shows his lack of respect for the subject. Santana?! are you joking?! It is pronounced SA-NA-TA-NA DHARMA. The sad part is that hardly any western teachers understand Hinduism and yet they want to be known as experts of it. I say if you want to learn about this religion then do so from the plethora of interviews given and documents written by Hindus. It is a faith that has as much depth as breadth in its teachings and this is something that many westerners teaching Hinduism do not grasp. In short go to the source if you want to know the truth and reality about something. That said I don't condone the "insults, vulgarity, and name calling" that my people threw on the message boards due to which the comments had to be turned off. We Hindus are better than that, but it's unfortunate that we're continuously put in a position where we have to defend ourselves and our faith against outside forces. See India's real history and you'll know what I mean. Start by reading "Breaking India" by Rajiv Malhotra to see how Hinduism has been doctored by colonial faiths. That said, I think it quite hypocritical that you have the audacity to post this "lecture" on youtube and then show such cowardice when you get immensely negative feedback. In short the takeaway for you is this: If you want to bring awareness about other religions - specifically eastern - then invite experts of those religions to your events. DO NOT take on the "burden" of teaching them yourself because as history has shown we Hindus and Buddhists pay a very hefty price when you do.
I dunno if you're trolling or are serious but you come off extremely arrogant to think that you or other "experts" could do the subject justice within a 1 hour lecture. He did an excellent job of introducing Hinduism to an audience that may not know anything about it. Its a short introductory lecture... not a masters course.
correction @4:55 its not "northeastern province of India". The birthplace of Buddha was never part of Indian provinces. He was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal.
We Hindus perform puja of him as he is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu...he was born; attained enlightenment and died on the same day -Baishak shukla Poornima or Buddha Poornima meaning the full moon day of the month of Baishak first month of Aryan Calendar for Hindus based on waning and waxing moon periods
As comments are disabled on Hinduism video so my view is Their is some kind of mystery or magic on Indian soil that it creates so many goddess and religions and it still going on …
Budhism and Jainism are actually part of Hinduism. They are not separate but people will make things separate. Gautama didn't tell to make a religion out of it. Watch Sadhguru videos
Then why are you making him part of Hindu religion? Hinduism includes following practice of worshipping which is not in buddhism. How can it be a part of it?
I feel like people understand these simple linear stories about a certain religion and they feel connected with it and feel hinduism is too much, but what they fail to understand is that hinduism talks about higher levels, spiritualism, cosmos, amd not just about us in earth but beings in different world parallel universe and that is so beautiful, why should you learn about this only from your science class and not through your religion… that is why the gurus the sages in Hinduism were not only people with knowledge of religion and earth but way way knowledgeable like scientists astronomers historians researchers and yet spiritual and took gods name
Well, I advise you to be careful. There are many Christians on this planet who look polite only on the outside. On the Inside, they believe otherwise. They might even try to convert you. Now, I am not generalising at all. Many Christians are really very good. However, you must be alert. Buddhists never feel like converting anyone. That's why, Buddhists are way better than Christians, in general. Even Hindus, in general, don't believe in conversion. But anyway ...
since comment section in hinduism video is disabled I'm commenting here.....sanatan dharma doesnt mean eternal "religion" ...dharma doesnt mean religion... the karma which is done accordimg to your inner conscience is called dharma.... and karma simply means actions...
18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal. The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire
Dr. Russell, i was quite disapointed that you did not have enough time talk about Vishnu in detail. I wanted to hear / see you talk about his "10 incarnations or DasaAvatharam or 10 Avtars of Vishnu" and relate to "evolution"
Rajan Rangarajan He did touch upon it a bit, but didn't go in detail... Mostly due to lack of time. Even you know Hinduism / Sanatan Dharma is not something that can be explained in an hour :)
I listened to all of your lectures which is so good to get enlightened about religion, however here i heard gautama was born in India which i think is wrong. He got enlighted in India but was born in Nepal and was a prince of small province.. i am not feeling offensive being Nepali but i just want an reference from where you came to know that siddhartha gautama was born in India..
Siddharth gautam was hindu (sanatan dharma). He never said to make any religion on him. Buddha never wants people to consider him god. He just wants to remove bad from society. But people made him god
i am an indian. i dont know whether you will be reading this or not but want to clarify your fact about one thing the fact that you stated about hindu god krishna about taking the dresses of shepherd girls bathing. sir, you should have really clarified your fact he did that because the girls would go wearing just one small dress peticoat as we say for bathing and he wanted to teach them a lesson by teaching them that kans and his followers were around and this isnt the way for bathing that too in an open pond , so he took their dresses also he was bellow 10 yr old when he did so.
Why not just bring them more clothes then if really concerned? A 10 year old trying to teach a lesson seems childish to me let alone understand what being naked or unnaked is.
HI! I watch your videos each week to accompany my World Religions Course @ Wake Tech Comm College and I thoroughly enjoy them. I often hear you say I Love My Tribe! My husband wants me to ask you If you know who Donna The Buffalo is,and if so, have you ever heard their song," I love my tribe" ? Anyway I thank you for taking the time to post these videos. Your philosophy of life is beautiful and I enjoy listening to you explain it.
Respected sir, thanks for your huminity service. Hindu dharma (/ snaatan dharma/ vedik dharma/ arya dharma/brah man dharma) has scientific religious philosophy. Experiences, researches of views of millions holy persons(as indian call them rishi/ Sadhu) have converted this philosophy into science.
thats so good i wish i could talk or learn from you abt hinduism cuz its way more complex and we dont have people here in india it has became business by trying to make it like western religions , i just wish you had like covered most of hinduism if not all possible , i want to understand what i am born into what is the life i live the way i live , and i dont have time as a student to delve deeper but i appreciate and thankyou for your video you are amazing and for the first time it made sense to me and i understood it .
Too many comments here are about overacting and narrow criticism about who is better than who. Its seems some organized group of religious groups think they own the entire religion thats the reason. We all need a broader intention and a more liberal view to appreciate every religion in terms of knowledge sharing in a civilized way. People should not have a narcissist conservative organized group of narrow assumption to just one level.
Hi, I am an Hindu from North India. I only wonder why comments are turned off for your previous video on Hinduism. They are on here and elsewhere. Hindus are open to a limit dictionaries can not define. Why imprison th Hindu voice. Strange. Life is a gift, do your best!
Hiii sir, I am Siddhant I don't say that your telling wrong but the thing is Siddhartha Gautama was never quarantine he left his home because of some reason and to know the reason I request you to go through the book by Dr B R Ambedkar "Buddha and his Dhamma" you will get to know what exactly the life of buddha was
i came here after watching Hinduism , though many concepts of Hinduism he told werent actually what he told but moreover it was good , but one thing which is most important to tell is tht there is a difference between Shia the entity and Aadiyogi the meditator
Deepak Yadav nop you are wrong here. He was born in Kapilbastu(south west of nepal) which was never a part of india. People are misled about the birthplace of Buddha. I m from the same place so i know the truth.
@@kushalchhetri2516 bruh they r lot of kingdoms which r older than kingdom of nepal, but they r noe oart of india. Consider mewar(1000 yr history), marawar. Its just political matter that Nepal is different country, otherwise nepal comes under definition of bharat like Bangladesh and Pakistan. Of course bharat is not equal to modern republic of India
@@kushalchhetri2516 nope there was no nepal but smaller kigdoms which worked and democartic republic of india, nepal was part of greater india. even indus civilsation is largely in present pakistan but world calls it indus because it was indian civilistaion
Plz...someone. just once get it right. He is not from india. He is from nepal.every where i see they are talking india bt its nepal. Check the reliable source and get verify it.just dont go oh but i heard that. Bt rest of the lecture its good.
According to bhavisya puran budhha is avatar of vishnu, I belive that cuz in bhavisya puran ( talk about future) the book talk that sanskrit will be extinct by war, brahman will be egoistic, foriegn language will be forced to all over the india , aslo books says avatar of vishnu will descend to make new dharma so he come and in the form of buddha
Hi, I'm from North-eastern part of India and I'm a Hindu. Since comment is disabled on Hinduism I'm leaving a comment here. I'd like to thank Sir Russell for his lecture, and would love to listen further on Hinduism which he could not finish on the video and about Hanuman. He has tried his best to give an overall idea about Hinduism. And I think he has given it in the most accurate way compared to other western scholars. Hinduism is very complex, and anybody can not grasp it just by reading the books. It needs experts (gurus) to conceive the real meaning. And that is why it is said it is not a religion, but Hindu is a way of life. What's beautifull about Hinduism is that it is open to everyone and give the room to followers to question about it, to not just accept what is being told to do and not to do. And correction : Hindu has multiple Gods, but they are demigods and Goddesses. We don't worship every demi Gods, although we offer Pujas on anniversaries, but it's not a compulsion. Gods mainly worshipped are : Vishnu, Radha Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Ganesh and some others. It's their choice. Vaihnavites consider Krishna as the Supreme God. Shivaites consider Shiva as the Supreme. FYI, Everyday is not a festival in India.
me too and iam from dehradun
Trinity Kh oo dear these western religious scholars and indologists are actually on evangelical mission to degrade our heritage and pervert out religious historical discourses. People like Sheldon Pollack,windy are ardent marxist, the first line of evangelical attack. DONT BELIEVE ME, SUBSCRIBE RAJIV MALHOTRA JI AND FIND YOURSELF.
If Hindu religion is open to all then why there are varn as Brahmin kshatriya vaishya shudra and untouchables..can one decide which varn he should accept after his birth.means can person who is vaishya by birth can accept Brahmin as his varn when he will mature. please explain... how greatness of man is depend upon his varn and birth.u said Hindu religion gives permission to ask..I didn't find it anywhere in hindu literature.instead it allways said just worship me as god.follow traditions blindy.i am only ur savior.brahmin is only person of god.all others are inferior.if women or untouchables read books cut their tongue...plz explain
@@ashajadhav5370 I think you are trying tell other hinduism is bad. So called Hinduism nothing is compulsory so where to pray Brahmin. we pray all unmarried girls and is visible in Navaratri festival. Varna is not cast system but it depends how much you have knowledge, what you have studied, varna is from varn the script of God which we also call Varnmala. No literature says pray to brahmin it only says take blessing of Knowledge able person.
@@ashajadhav5370 tumhe hindi aati h... to mai samjha sakta hu.......
varan karam aadharit the.... jaati aadharit nahi hota......
aaj jitni bhi uppar cast h... vo sabhi shudar hai, kshatriay sirf vo h jo army me hai, teacher brahamin h, bussines karne wale veshay h.... or kheti, kissani karne wale shudar h... koi untouchable nahi h. samjhi....
The big difference between the Indic Dharmasena and Abrahamic religions is summarised in the end - Buddha is not going to carry anyone along the path. He shows the path he walked. It is available to everyone. An Abrahamic prophet has to carry the burden of whosoever believes in him. Others go to Hell.
He is an exceptionally good teacher 👌🙏
How much insecure do you have to be to instantly compare, in such vast generalizations, all of the world's major religion in a sentence? Very, I suppose. Another difference you can come up with is: there's caste system in Hinduism, still living today and well striving with no signs of abating, not in other belief system.
In case you need to be validated that Indian religions(debatable phrase) are , literally the best in the world, a tolerant, loving, caring, advanced, progressive, egalitarian belief system, which it isn't, where caste system is just an addition by few zealots.....I'll give it to you-hinduism is literally the best religion in the world. Happy? You're welcome
@@lyankhaute7217 *Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud*
Yeah actually in Hinduism
I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram
Can you say same thing in Islam
That Fcck Prophet Mahammud....
No You can't....
Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like
1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati
2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram
3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi...
Similarly for 33 million god's
.....
Just ask one Question
Does Prophet Mahammud
Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest....
Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule....
That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world.
Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ......
Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things.....
*ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*
*Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud*
Yeah actually in Hinduism
I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram
Can you say same thing in Islam
That Fcck Prophet Mahammud....
No You can't....
Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like
1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati
2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram
3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi...
Similarly for 33 million god's
.....
Just ask one Question
Does Prophet Mahammud
Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest....
Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule....
That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world.
Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ......
Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things.....
*ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*
@@lyankhaute7217
I think caste system is a social phenomenon, not a religious or spiritual one
@@manh385 the caste is determined by the karma but not by the birth.
He definitely didn't study religions for job.
He is totally into them.
Siddhartha’s father was a king. Not just a lord. Those fortune tellers were hindu sage astrologers.
@norsang lama The word Hindu is a name assigned by ancient Persians for people living west of the river Sindhu. Since they couldn't pronounce Sindhu, they called those people Hindu. Note that "Hindus" never called themselves Hindu until the modern age, it's a label we've adopted since India's colonial subjugation. In our "religion" , there is no concept of religion being an identity. In fact our "religion" is called "Sanatana Dharma", meaning "eternal dharma". And there's no english word for dharma but it can be roughly translated to "actions / things that facilitate the order of the universe, righteousness, duty, good etc." Also remarkable is that Hindus don't have a central organisation, or one holy book that governs and validates a person's entry to the "Hindu religion". Infact we've got multiple books, philosophies and paths, that seek to know God or the ultimate reality. So yea, it wouldn't make sense to you since you don't want to understand but want to argue. Also, just google, you'll easily find english translations of Vedas and Upanishads, although most of the meaning is lost in translation.
A group of people believing in any sort of blind beliefs started creating a culture and named it Hinduism.it took decades or more to make it . They think they are the supreme of all and known to be seen the gods.
To get a representation of their own in the society and started influencing people to start their tradition.
@@surajit.biswas. hey are you Hindu ?
@norsang lama you have a radical mindset....See the religion of Buddha's parent.... search who teaches buddha about yog, meditation....
@norsang lamaThe Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriyas in Lumbini in 563 BCE as per historical events and 624 BCE according to Buddhist tradition. He was called Siddhartha Gautama in his childhood. His father was king Śuddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya Devi.
Gautam Buddha was vedic hindu... Radical shithead
Really Buddhism simplified. It is a profound analysis and yet in a witty and extremely captivating manner. Big shout from Alexandria, Egypt.
Sir you have so much knowledge.
Respect from India.
He is a TOTAL a-hole - respect for what he says about India??
@@kushagrak960 That is why he should be informed about hinduism as he isn't born here in a hindu family, his knowledge is limited to what he could find by his own or maybe from some source. And I just saw his complete video on hinduism and everything he said was just a conclusion of his knowledge that he was able to gather. It is our duty to tell him that there are not 33 million gods and goddess, there are only few of them but they came to earth with different 'avtar' which then are also worshiped. Gods are few their forms are many. Thats what it is. And did you read comments... NO. Because they were disabled and they clearly mentioned in description why. Because people like you don't have manners and are real idiots. Instead of informing him, started saying beautiful things. He didn't insulted hinduism, it was just that he wasn't accurate. So next time before saying something, think twice that whatever you are saying is right or not.
For the person in the video- very informative videos although i new these things but your way of telling is good.
He is big mc
@@raajsingh_64 don't say such things bro. Atleast he is trying to read about our religion. He is an open-minded guy not like others. Pls don't say any bad words for him or anyone otherwise karma will haunt you.
@@kushagrak960 he is still a scholar not a hindu himself. Atleast he is trying to understand Sanatana dharma. Well he can ask you about christianity a few questions and you won't be able to answer so what does it tell about you? You are not even trying to understand his religion - Christianity. So, pls be humble and don't disrespect someone just coz God has given you the vocal cord or hands to type.
I am a Hindu with an understanding of it but i loved his Hinduism lecture and Buddhism lecture i just wish he needs a series. I guess even though i like Buddhism i am a Hindu the same four principles apply actually this caused the term Hindu rate of growth for Indian economy. Buddha thought longing for a statue or words can contaminate a religion but without icons or symbols we never get reminded to remember the root cause.
This man is a serious hy po crite, just see his video on Hinduism
I don't know where did he bring his knowledge from, knows nothing but teaching, is it a joke
33 million god reference and etc etc
Nothing said against monotheistic religions but total lies on polytheistic hindus !!
Really? Liked it??? That guy said 330 million gods and goddesses, I don't know a million times in one hour... Without even basic idea that it is not million, it is 33 types of gods... Atleast do some study yourself than to submit to these agenda peddling idi ots
I don't think I've ever fallen in love with a man in under an hour.
im a dude. but i catch your drift. he's a great, witty, & humorous story teller.
@@ikonoclastic
😀😀 "I am a dude" ... RudeBoySes man you really believe in SAFETY FIRST. You are extremely cautious with the word love when it comes to male of Homo Sapiens.
I like your attitude ... I too am a old male ... I think about safety at the last moment. So I have lived a bit of a crazy life.
If on my death bed I get reminded of the fact that you started your comment by saying "I am a dude ..." : I will die laughing.
But of course I ain't no citizen Kane (or is it Caine ?), so nobody will bother to find out why I died saying "I am a dude".
Cheers and peace ( though I know peace is almost impossible but then I am a dog who never lets go ... defeat or die trying).
BTW I think I write well. With my level of writing skills and stamina, I could have been a writer and starve to death saying "I am a dude" 😀😀😂
izzy friend
😀😀 probably I have lived longer than you but I too have not fallen in love so fast. I didn't notice the man part though ... you do know love is blind.
Please understand I mean my comment in a friendly sense 🤘🤘🙇🙇
This man is confused person, When the capacity of rational thinking is fused then this types of people used circular logic.
_ His is totally fucked up, along with Biblical theology nothing can be expected, Ask them the name of biological father of jesus their logical ability gonna finished. & what about
Mother Marry was she a Vergin!
it's a million Dollar question.
Biblical thought world is _ around
3200 old( approx) which was proved wrong. They've pretended some intellectual knowledge, but in reality
I feel pretty for them, they're try to pass only judgemental comments nothing more or less logical. the concept of Abhramic Religion lies in dillutional faith, some one is exist out of universe & create the world , what is false, science doesn't accept it. So don't get emotional.
he need to study first in his own religious
stores first.thats it.
@@AVIJIT23 See how he cowers before Islam in the other video, comes close to criticising but ends up correcting himself everytime. aint got no balla this one....
beautiful and well interpreted story of the life of the buddha. Just missed one part. In which when the lady feeds rice and milk to siddhartha he realizes that going extreme is not the key to the answer. In which he gives an example of the guitar string, if too tight then it might snap and if too loose then it will not produce a good sound. So he comes to a conclusion that taking the middle path is the best solution and then he proceeds to his meditation under the bhodi tree...
27:35 listen again
Very well explained.from Thailand
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@@Anmol_Thakur888 yea but he doesn't talk about about the realization of middle path?? just that he fell on the river and woke him up or a women comes and gives him grains of rice???
Dear Prof Russell: This is a truly amazing lecture, not so much because it presents the topic in detail, nor even because it reveals any remarkable new insights but because you were able to relate the life story of the Buddha in very intimate personal terms both in regard to your own life and also in terms of the lives of your decidedly Christian audience of the Bible Belt variety. I have a BA/MA, and I've taken even more college courses than that. As such, I would say that you are quite different from 99% of all the college professors that I've ever encountered because you are such a sincere and humble person. Almost all college professors have a "superiority complex" to some degree which seemingly entitles them to treat their students as inferior beings of some type. This lecture clearly shows me that you "don't play that game". You truly don't see yourself as being "superior" in any way. In fact, your poignant details about the death of your loved ones and the effect that it had on you is something that NO college professor Would EVER Do because it would expose his emotional vulnerabilities to his students thus making him "easy prey" for them. In contrast, you seem to find your "moral authority" as a teacher by revealing yourself to be as much of a weak and vulnerable a creature as are those in your audience. Your academic life seems to truly embody the Socratic ideal that the wisest man is the one who realizes how truly ignorant he is and is not at all afraid or ashamed to admit his ignorance to others. That is a valuable life lesson that the no college curriculum can possibly encompass. It can ONLY come from the mind, heart, and spirit of a truly good man. ... So.Experienced@gmail.com
Well said bro. You also have a habit of getting things in true nature, and respecting others. Thanks. I read out your whole writing. Well said. Nice to read u
This one comment truly encapsulated my thoughts. Thank you!
One thing I want to correct that in that lecture sir said there are 33 million gods in Hinduism but it's worng it's 33koti and koti doesn't mean crore yeah in Marathi it's mean crore but it's coti not koti it's different
Enjoyed your lecture, what got my attention is going from the Baptist Seminar to Buddhism. Thanks for your honesty and sincerity and being a recovering Baptist I can relate.
Since Comment are disabled in video of Hinduism, i want this to say....
I am a Practicing Hinduism and...
*_Hinduism accept any kind of Criticism wheather they are tooo positive or tooo negative .... It also accept Question which have Criticism, Insults, Ignorance, etc.
Answer, Happiness, Joy, etc_*
And *_Encourage Freedom of speech and Expression, Non-Violance, Happiness in your own way....._*
So please *_allow everyone to express_* themselves in that video (video on Hinduism ) and Hindus can tolerate everything in that Comment section in almost every single case in both sides and that will be great....
And Thank you for the best lecture on Buddhism along with your own life story
Every human being have their own thoughts about the religion , respect u man
Thank you for this teaching LD Russell. I love how you made it personal. These questions concern us all in one way or another.
Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. An enlightened being sees the nature of reality absolutely clearly, just as it is, and lives fully and naturally in accordance with that vision. This is the goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, representing the end of suffering for anyone who attains it.
Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. So Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender. It teaches practical methods which enable people to realise and use its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives...........WORLD TRUE RELIGION IS BUDDHISM
You are true
No, he just explore one theory of Indian thoughts or philosophy. Try to learn more about Indian philosophy and Hinduism.
100% true bro
hindusim gave concept of yoga and meditation
@@DeepakYadav-hz3uq It is just not thought or principles, buddhism gives an actual way and method for liberation!
Great way of perceiving everything as it truely is. Even most Buddhist does not understand the true knowledge of Buddhism. Its not like reciting some verses and you will get Nirvana, rather by practicing and cultivating the path Buddha has shown us. You by yourselves have to go through that path.
Never a god in hinduism, Buddhism and sikhism say to pray to them.
Nope. Krishna doesn't say to build temples or perform worship. The practice was started with devotees.
Krishna is considered manifestation of God on Earth and he makes Arjuna realise there is only one source to everything by saying Everything is unto Me, Surrender unto Me.., and carry out your duties without attachment, and to uphold dharma.
@Joe King oh common man, u litreally know nothing about gita. hindusim is only relgion were atheism is also promoted
@Joe King read real Geeta not a Gita from iskcon 😂
It's abt not forcing PPL that if you don't pray me you will to hell like beside pray you can do kind deeds and become god favourite or only pray me no other god existed accept me. Nd yes they say pray to brahamans bcs the Brahman that time are really devoid of any greed nd follow the path of moksh . Our God never say that only our religion nd our god is true nd rest are liars. Read whole bhagwad Gita nd read the real version not what is translated in eng nd it's Geeta not gethaa 🤪
@@anikm111 what praying means to you
Since comments on his lecture on Hinduism have been disabled, I am conveying here my deeply felt appreciation of LD’s elucidation of Hinduism here. There should be a series of his lectures on Hinduism. It will hugely benefit the followers.
17:50 U made me emotional sir, I used to do that same thing when I was in India, you made me realize that how much I am missing the poise of mind that that thing gave me.
Thank you for making me understand that sir.
May God bless u and u achieve nirvana.
I love how present you are and how charismatic your speech and pace is.
You are a masterful public speaker and I'm very very impressed 🙏
Respect for this divine person.
I can say proudly toady that Gautama was a Hindu was the best Buddha of his century
Budha rejected Vedas. Budha said no God, no soul
Budha never mentioned Rama and Krishna
Budha rejected castes
Hindu religion is totally different from Buddhists ideas.
Buddhism and Hinduism agree on at least these four major aspects karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation.
Buddha only rejected blind faith prevalent with practices such as animal sacrifice and casteism.
@@proudindian192 hahahaha hinduism 1200 years i feel bad for yoh kid
@@AAAA-cn4ys he never rejected veda xd, tell me one single mention of it in his texts, rama also never mentioned about others gods so did krishna . if buddha rejected vedas then he still follwed it any way as yoga and meditation.
and THERE WAS NO CASTE SYTEM IN ANCIENT INDIA TO REJECT U DUMB.
caste system is creation of british, tell me single story of buddha rejecting caste system? well no u cant find it because there was no such thing in Hinduism ever nor in vedas,gita,upanishad , never did he ever spoke about it.
@@proudindian192 hindusim is oldest relgion on this earth and its 12,000 years old according to new ASI excavation xd
He doesn't completely get everything correct in this. Hinduism wasn't bestowed upon by the British.
The word Hindu is an exonym. This word Hindu is derived from the Indo-Aryan and Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a large body of water", covering "river, ocean". It was used as the name of the Indus River and also referred to its tributaries. Persians used to refer to the Indus river as Sindhu. Indus is a major river which flows partly in India and partly in Pakistan. However, the Persians could not pronounce the letter "S" correctly in their native tongue and mispronounced it as "H." Thus, for the ancient Persians, the word "Sindhu" became "Hindu."
The word "India" also has a similar foreign origin. Originally, the native Indians used to address the Indian subcontinent as "Bharat". As a matter of fact in Mahabharat,which is one of the two "Itihasa", we find reference of the word "Bharat". As per legend, the land ruled by the great King "Bharata" was called Bharat.
The ancient Greeks used to mispronounce the river Sindhu as Indos. When Alexander invaded India, the Macedonian army referred to the river as Indus and the land east of the river as India. The Greek writers who wrote about Alexander preferred to use the same name.
For the Arabs the land became Al-Hind. The Muslim rulers and travelers who came to India during the medieval period referred the Indian subcontinent as "Hindustan" and the people who lived there as Hindus.
Thus, if we go by the original definition of the word Hindu, any person living in the land beyond the river Indus is a Hindu and whatever religion he or she practices is Hinduism, the word Hindu is a secular word. Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the people living in the Indian subcontinent.
Dear sir. I am one of your biggest fan. I learn a lot from your videos. I am a lecture of world religions too in a university in Indonesia. So, thank you.
What I conclude is that where most religions came into existence as a will to have authority over people and to some extent over their actions, Buddhism came to existence by renouncing that authority which the prince Gautam already had. This fact of Buddhism appeals to me over any other religion such as Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism etc.
Correct.... But in Hinduism, Lord Ram was living in Exile for 14 year in a dense forest from where he got his chance to prove himself.... Hinduism tooo doesn't want people to practice worship, but it ask people to do meditation, and exercise like Yogo ( Google meaning of Yoga for more )...
Thank you
That video on Hinduism got tears in my eyes professor elaborate concept so beautifully
Loved it..
Then you don't know much about Hinduism, what I hate about westerners tryna explain brahmic religions is that they try to relate it to abrahamic religions which have nothing in common and they try to stretch similarities which just pisses me off. They know that how logical and well developed the dharmic religions are so they feel inferior and are scared to share the 'true' knowledge of brahmic religions openly to the Western people (mostly Christian) that they will be very curious about it and many may leave Christianity.
@@aviccitotryatrimsa9855 Judging others without knowing anything about them is not the concept of sanathan dharma. I hope you know this and I hate this and that will not take you to the enlightenment.
@@shashwatbharadwaj3628 I know them well , I m not blabbering nonsense
It brought tears to my eyes for a very different reason.
Professor, this was a very beautiful explanation. Thank you! Even though I knew a lot of the content, your delivery was perfect.
: i love how you say " lil sid". Sounds about right. I have a brother named Siddharth, and yes we do often tell him "Wake up Sid"!
Hey man nice to hear it🙂
Haha that’s cool!
Also that’s a movie with the same title
Hello there. The comments on the Hinduism lecture are disabled. So I'm posting a comment here. I really loved the lecture. Most of the Indians are not spiritual at all. They don't know how brilliant the philosophy of Sanatan dharma is.They think Hinduism is only about temples,worshiping demigods and festivals. I'd really like you to upload Professor Russell's other lectures on Hinduism.There has gotta be another one.He was going to talk about hanuman and said he's gonna need another hour.So I think he did more than one lectures on Hinduism. Please upload them. 🙏
I practice Nichiren Buddhism, I enjoyed so much your insights today
I came from another video about Hinduism where comments were not allowed and the reason stated was abuse and insults thrown in the comments section. I mean you have an academician trying his best to have an academic discourse on a difficult subject matter here and the people abuse him so much that the channel was forced to disable the comments. A purely academic study is supposed to make people discuss the subject matter with greater depth instead they indulge in trash talk. What a depressing state of affairs.
He had done a very beautiful job, it seems that people themselves are not aware of their own tradition, or they know just facts, or somehow they are insecure about their own tradition, but if they try to know it, then I am sure, they will understand that there was nothing offensive.
Stop commenting here
Here discuss about Buddhism
@@manojadikari129 how about you ignore a random 2 year old comment and mind your own business.
those four sights are real.and it's a real story.you can find it in buddhist scriptures.
yes...even hindu scriptures tell same story about buddha .... we respect him as a God's Avatar.
(Even though his teachings were more like atheism )
this discussion is so interesting and should be happening everywhere, pls let me know what course is this if any
Why did you comments off for hinduism video, probably because you may face some backlash but i think it is a great discussion and i appreciate your understanding about sanatan dharma🕉️🙏🇮🇳❤️
A lot of reflection and its all great but always less discussing the actual things about the religion being talked about, and feels like it ended so fast while it had just begun
Reminds me of Alan Watts, both in appearance and the preacher part
You sir are amazing at the way you teach! The fire you burn with for the subject is highly contagious!
In his video about hinduism his many theories were wrong. For example hinduism having 330 million gods and goddeses . Hinduism has 33 supreme god.
We need great teachers like him
I'm in love with the way he told the story of Buddha.!!!
To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Buddhist Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower."
"Whom then shall I follow?"
"No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth."
hello, is there any reason you have disabled comments for your lecture on Hinduism. I think comments are also a part of the whole educational experience..
I guess because internet Hindus are trolling him.... of late this class of people are very active on the internet...people who happen to be Hindus, have no idea of the history of Sanatana Dharma, no depth of knowledge, no clarity of thought, no humour, troll each and every person who try to analyse or understand the religion in ways different from their narrow ideas...
Vidya have u even heard him talk about hinduism? Another elephant
That's sad........Myself being a Hindu felt that he did an absolutely amazing lecture on Hinduism in that short period of time. Even though Hinduism is pretty complex to be explained in such a short period of time, I really liked his presentation.
I saw the professor's speech on Hinduism and being a Hindu myself I can understand why people were offended. He has a significant amount of arrogance and subtle contempt of the subject. If Hinduism has to be taught then it must be taught with a certain amount of grace and humbleness. His entire demeanor throughout the lecture disgusted me. Also his poor pronunciation of many Hindu words/terms alone shows his lack of respect for the subject. Santana?! are you joking?! It is pronounced SA-NA-TA-NA DHARMA.
The sad part is that hardly any western teachers understand Hinduism and yet they want to be known as experts of it. I say if you want to learn about this religion then do so from the plethora of interviews given and documents written by Hindus. It is a faith that has as much depth as breadth in its teachings and this is something that many westerners teaching Hinduism do not grasp. In short go to the source if you want to know the truth and reality about something.
That said I don't condone the "insults, vulgarity, and name calling" that my people threw on the message boards due to which the comments had to be turned off. We Hindus are better than that, but it's unfortunate that we're continuously put in a position where we have to defend ourselves and our faith against outside forces. See India's real history and you'll know what I mean. Start by reading "Breaking India" by Rajiv Malhotra to see how Hinduism has been doctored by colonial faiths.
That said, I think it quite hypocritical that you have the audacity to post this "lecture" on youtube and then show such cowardice when you get immensely negative feedback. In short the takeaway for you is this:
If you want to bring awareness about other religions - specifically eastern - then invite experts of those religions to your events. DO NOT take on the "burden" of teaching them yourself because as history has shown we Hindus and Buddhists pay a very hefty price when you do.
I dunno if you're trolling or are serious but you come off extremely arrogant to think that you or other "experts" could do the subject justice within a 1 hour lecture. He did an excellent job of introducing Hinduism to an audience that may not know anything about it. Its a short introductory lecture... not a masters course.
correction @4:55 its not "northeastern province of India". The birthplace of Buddha was never part of Indian provinces. He was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal.
Sir, you are blessed ! You have understood religions not for the traditions and dogmas, but for their pure spiritual value.....God bless you
anyone have a link to more of mr russells teachings?
Buddhism simplified. Though I have read more...but never understood like this. The way of relating things are awesome👍👏😊.
We Hindus perform puja of him as he is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu...he was born; attained enlightenment and died on the same day -Baishak shukla Poornima or Buddha Poornima meaning the full moon day of the month of Baishak first month of Aryan Calendar for Hindus based on waning and waxing moon periods
True 🙏
5:00 .. Buddha was born in nepal🇳🇵...
Great effort to explain such a complex thing in simpler form..
As comments are disabled on Hinduism video so my view is Their is some kind of mystery or magic on Indian soil that it creates so many goddess and religions and it still going on …
Budhism and Jainism are actually part of Hinduism.
They are not separate but people will make things separate.
Gautama didn't tell to make a religion out of it.
Watch Sadhguru videos
Then why are you making him part of Hindu religion? Hinduism includes following practice of worshipping which is not in buddhism. How can it be a part of it?
I feel like people understand these simple linear stories about a certain religion and they feel connected with it and feel hinduism is too much, but what they fail to understand is that hinduism talks about higher levels, spiritualism, cosmos, amd not just about us in earth but beings in different world parallel universe and that is so beautiful, why should you learn about this only from your science class and not through your religion… that is why the gurus the sages in Hinduism were not only people with knowledge of religion and earth but way way knowledgeable like scientists astronomers historians researchers and yet spiritual and took gods name
Hello sir, why is the comments on hinduism disabled?
one of that fortune teller confirmed....he will definitely be the buddha.you didn't mention it.
You’re a blessing to the whole world
I m Hindu and love Christian people. You guys mostly seen polite and kind hearted. Especially people of huge manners🙏👌
Well, I advise you to be careful. There are many Christians on this planet who look polite only on the outside. On the Inside, they believe otherwise. They might even try to convert you. Now, I am not generalising at all. Many Christians are really very good. However, you must be alert. Buddhists never feel like converting anyone. That's why, Buddhists are way better than Christians, in general. Even Hindus, in general, don't believe in conversion. But anyway ...
Next rice bag in the making
I am from south India, wonderfull leacture.
since comment section in hinduism video is disabled I'm commenting here.....sanatan dharma doesnt mean eternal "religion" ...dharma doesnt mean religion... the karma which is done accordimg to your inner conscience is called dharma.... and karma simply means actions...
Why comment is disabled in hinduism series. Video.
Buddha was born in Lumbini -part of Nepal, lets not say northern India to be factual, but he did enlighten in Bodhgaya in India!
Dear, He said "North Eastern India" which is where Nepal is....... and your point on Bodhgaya is right......
18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal. The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire
Buddha born in Nepal to a mongoloid family. That's why he very famous in all east asia
@@nsvdmuraliprasad2316 that's pretty good assumption my friend
buddha was born in greater india and nepal as part of india in ancient times , bodh gaya is place were he got enlighten its in bihar-india
Dr. Russell, i was quite disapointed that you did not have enough time talk about Vishnu in detail.
I wanted to hear / see you talk about his "10 incarnations or DasaAvatharam or 10 Avtars of Vishnu" and relate to "evolution"
Rajan Rangarajan He did touch upon it a bit, but didn't go in detail... Mostly due to lack of time. Even you know Hinduism / Sanatan Dharma is not something that can be explained in an hour :)
Every entity, living and non-living, have the essence of Brahma. Hence, they all are divine--Sanatana Dharma.
I just like how neutral this person is , he one Western scholar with least amount of bais and neutral understanding of all religions .
I listened to all of your lectures which is so good to get enlightened about religion, however here i heard gautama was born in India which i think is wrong. He got enlighted in India but was born in Nepal and was a prince of small province.. i am not feeling offensive being Nepali but i just want an reference from where you came to know that siddhartha gautama was born in India..
Nepal did'nt existed at that time.
@Ericme. there was no india neither ....so claiming to born in india is foolish too,,,it matters in present
@@shaktishiva8099 so does india too.... its just a subindian part ...not india
Please, can you make video over insights of Mahabharata period and Ramayan
Siddharth gautam was hindu (sanatan dharma). He never said to make any religion on him. Buddha never wants people to consider him god. He just wants to remove bad from society. But people made him god
Buddha was not a Hindu, because he rejected a lot of Vedic Ideas. He was Dharmic, but NOT a Hindu ...
@@DipayanPyne94 he never did but he follwers definitely made whole new different relgion out of it
@@lll2282 No. Buddha certainly did reject some/many Vedic ideas ...
when mind becomes conscious, everything becomes you
LD Russell is the Guru one will look for.
Where can I get more details on Dr. Russell? Any means of communicating with him would be better..
“Unless There is a flood” his last sentence of the lecture. Unpredictable suffering expected. Aligned with “Buddha’s Teaching”
i am an indian. i dont know whether you will be reading this or not but want to clarify your fact about one thing the fact that you stated about hindu god krishna about taking the dresses of shepherd girls bathing. sir, you should have really clarified your fact he did that because the girls would go wearing just one small dress peticoat as we say for bathing and he wanted to teach them a lesson by teaching them that kans and his followers were around and this isnt the way for bathing that too in an open pond , so he took their dresses also he was bellow 10 yr old when he did so.
Why not just bring them more clothes then if really concerned? A 10 year old trying to teach a lesson seems childish to me let alone understand what being naked or unnaked is.
HI! I watch your videos each week to accompany my World Religions Course @ Wake Tech Comm College and I thoroughly enjoy them. I often hear you say I Love My Tribe! My husband wants me to ask you If you know who Donna The Buffalo is,and if so, have you ever heard their song," I love my tribe" ? Anyway I thank you for taking the time to post these videos. Your philosophy of life is beautiful and I enjoy listening to you explain it.
I also loved watching traffic when I was a child!
Respected sir, thanks for your huminity service. Hindu dharma (/ snaatan dharma/ vedik dharma/ arya dharma/brah man dharma) has scientific religious philosophy. Experiences, researches of views of millions holy persons(as indian call them rishi/ Sadhu) have converted this philosophy into science.
This is such an amazing lecture ! so happy to be able to watch this ..
thats so good i wish i could talk or learn from you abt hinduism cuz its way more complex and we dont have people here in india it has became business by trying to make it like western religions , i just wish you had like covered most of hinduism if not all possible , i want to understand what i am born into what is the life i live the way i live , and i dont have time as a student to delve deeper but i appreciate and thankyou for your video you are amazing and for the first time it made sense to me and i understood it .
I like the big 4 narration teaching
Sirdhharth / Goutam
He born as an Hindu
but
he is a karmik Buddha too
Use his teachings for your betterment.
Too many comments here are about overacting and narrow criticism about who is better than who. Its seems some organized group of religious groups think they own the entire religion thats the reason. We all need a broader intention and a more liberal view to appreciate every religion in terms of knowledge sharing in a civilized way. People should not have a narcissist conservative organized group of narrow assumption to just one level.
11:09 this was the message behind the movie predestination (we are all one the the old wrinkly guy is buddah)
13:17 is he crying? Good effect
Hi, I am an Hindu from North India. I only wonder why comments are turned off for your previous video on Hinduism. They are on here and elsewhere. Hindus are open to a limit dictionaries can not define. Why imprison th Hindu voice. Strange. Life is a gift, do your best!
Hiii sir, I am Siddhant I don't say that your telling wrong but the thing is Siddhartha Gautama was never quarantine he left his home because of some reason and to know the reason I request you to go through the book by Dr B R Ambedkar "Buddha and his Dhamma" you will get to know what exactly the life of buddha was
i came here after watching Hinduism , though many concepts of Hinduism he told werent actually what he told but moreover it was good , but one thing which is most important to tell is tht there is a difference between Shia the entity and Aadiyogi the meditator
Awesome much respect plain and simple and real...... thank you
Can you plz upload more videos?? This lecture and others as well which are on UA-cam, are amazing and full of knowledge. Worth watching.
Many yogis meditate for many months in India in present times. Come and see for yourself.
They do dhyana
sir, i want correct on 33 crore god and goddess their is no 33 coro gods , its 33 kodi.
Hi, in the previuos video of hinduism there are many faults one of them is, there are not 330 million gods there are 33 types of deities .
Buddha's relic/ash are kept in kesariya town 9 km from my village. It's in bihar
Are you serious ? Where is that ? I am from sri lanka and i want to se them and worship 🙏🙏
Why is the comment switched of for only Hidnuisim?
i would like to correct you here sir. Buddha was born in Nepal not India but got enlightenment in India.
When he was born, it was India, there was no nepal.
Deepak Yadav nop you are wrong here. He was born in Kapilbastu(south west of nepal) which was never a part of india. People are misled about the birthplace of Buddha. I m from the same place so i know the truth.
@@kushalchhetri2516 bruh they r lot of kingdoms which r older than kingdom of nepal, but they r noe oart of india.
Consider mewar(1000 yr history), marawar. Its just political matter that Nepal is different country, otherwise nepal comes under definition of bharat like Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Of course bharat is not equal to modern republic of India
@@kushalchhetri2516 nope there was no nepal but smaller kigdoms which worked and democartic republic of india, nepal was part of greater india. even indus civilsation is largely in present pakistan but world calls it indus because it was indian civilistaion
@@lll2282 true, but im talking on present geographical context. btw there was no word " india" during that period as well.
Plz...someone. just once get it right. He is not from india. He is from nepal.every where i see they are talking india bt its nepal. Check the reliable source and get verify it.just dont go oh but i heard that. Bt rest of the lecture its good.
What an incredible teaching!
It's great that comments are allowed in this video. Uploader disabled that in the Hinduism lecture.
Gautam Buddha was born in a Hindu royal family....
Follow his principles to make your life better.
I would like him and Sadhguru have a discussion. It would be very interesting
Sir we luv your studies about the Hindu and other religions
According to bhavisya puran budhha is avatar of vishnu, I belive that cuz in bhavisya puran ( talk about future) the book talk that sanskrit will be extinct by war, brahman will be egoistic, foriegn language will be forced to all over the india , aslo books says avatar of vishnu will descend to make new dharma so he come and in the form of buddha
Buddha was avatar of vishnu..
There are dshavatar(10 birth) of vishnu.
Out of which one remain to come on earth
Buddha say things contrast to hinduism. No casts.no gods.no animal sacrifice.
We seriously have to read Buddha and wake up instead of fighting debating whether he was the avatar or not.
He never claimed himself as God.
@@chetanhmeshram
U should read buddhas work and history.
not contrast to hinduism but his teachings were purely Shaivite & vedic. Read vedas & then do derrivations. Yes he was 9th incarnation if Lord Vishnu
Please remove the disable option on Hinduism lecture of Prof Russell.
PS Buddhism is actually the most serene simplified core of Hinduism