That's the beauty of Sanatāna Dharma, it understands the divine and nature of reality better than other religions. It explains that man and god are not separate that one is all and all is one. Each and every one of us whether in this life or our next can attain higher states of consciousness to experience god. It is not a prescriptive religion, it doesn't tell you if you do this you'll go to heaven or hell, it simply advises of consequences to our actions. Hinduism is truly a transformative experience, there is no set path or one way to worship, it gives us a sense of spiritual democracy that each and every one of has a dharma to follow. Namaste 🙏
Does this religion talk about the point of it all? What’s the point of “being liberated” or “being one with god” or “being absorbed by Brahman” if a new cycle is going to inevitably happen and we’re going to just have to do it all over again. Sounds kind of exhausting to me. It sounds like we’re all Sisyphus desperately rolling that rock up the hill just for it to fall back down. What’s the point? Might as well just let the rock stay at the base of the hill and lay down and take a break.
@@talhaahmed2130 The point is to liberate yourself from the cycle of birth and death. A lot of times this means going back to a heavenly place or just escaping the suffering of the world in general. People have different beliefs in the culture so it's really up to interpretation.
@@littlegreenrock3587 Yeah but what happens after liberating yourself from the cycle of death and rebirth? Why did the cycle begin in the first place and what guarantee do we have that another cycle of death and rebirth wouldn't happen again once everyone liberates themselves?
@@talhaahmed2130 you haven't understood what samsara is, neither you have any understanding of atman/Brahamn. I can try to help you understand. So you are basically asking why samsara? ( I.e why repeated birth and death). The answer as per advaita Vedenta is simple: there is no samsara, there isn't any repeated birth or death, there is only one existence which we call atman. Atman is ever free, is never born, never dies, In fact atman is all that there is. Atman is Brahamn, which is Existence, Consciousness and Bliss. So you may ask what is samsara( why do we experience this world birthand death). The answer is simply, Samsara is an appearance . To understand this, think of the sky, the sky appears to be blue, we experience it as blue during the day. However in reality the sky is not blue. Similar we tend to experience samsara. The experience of samsara doesn't make samsara the absolute reality. No one gains enlightenment, no one gets liberated, no one is a spiritual seeker. The atman is ever free. And you are that!
@@VarunSharma-pp5rg why is the perception/illusion different from absolute reality(atman)? Is it because absolute reality is imperceptible? What is the point of samsara? Why does this phenomenon exist? If we are free, why do we purposefully constrain ourselves to finite beings? The main reason I feel unsatisfied is it doesn’t answer the question I want answered the most: What is the point of life?
Shiva does NOT represent actually the destructive process in creation. More precisely represents the metamorphosis of everything into new things. As Lavoisier said: "Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed but evething is transformed". Evolution can be a trait of Shiva.
@Disc Golf I think Vishnu is more related to the living beings than Brahma. Of course all 3 are, somehow, but Vishnu more than the Others. In fact Avatars proceed forth from Vishnu.
@Disc Golf The Trimurti issue, with thousands of years, had changed a lot. More of less happened the same with the doctrine of the Trinity. All religions are somehow connected one to another. But you can find your own Trimurti inside of your own Self. Because every human being is inwardly made up of 3 or more people that "talk" among themSelves (as you can see when you think) but are just One. The primordial idea is the closest to the Truth. The 5 heads have multiple meanings. They can represent human beings, but also the 5 senses and the 5 elements of Nature (water, fire, air, earth and aether). In both cases they represent anyway the total control the Deity have on every type of matter. The control on Creation.
@Disc Golf I think something already happened last year, and It is still happening. And its end is far. We take too many things for granted, we take even the next hour for granted but It is not so. Reality is speaking to us.
Absolutely 💯 love it. The ultimate goal is reconnect with Brahman. It's inspiring to have a understanding that We collectively have a opportunity to become one with Brahman..Great insight Jason. Thank you.
This is one person in youtube who is really so inclusive.... Love your work... Hope we meet someday.. to share knowledge... I recently found your channel.. and m so glad that I did... M making notes of them... You made my job easy... That I don't have to go through every manuscript
Thank you Ashish. I appreciate it my friend. I'm glad that all of my years devouring hundreds of texts along with my ongoing spiritual practice is benefiting others. I deeply appreciate your comment.
Thanks brother. Love learning about ancient religions that touch upon some very core and fundamental truths. Concepts are not always easy to comprehend, but having this opportunity in time right now is a wonderful thing.
Many thanks to you, Jason. This video of yours made a big impact in my search to understand the God-realization in Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma. I used to have reservations accepting Hindu Gods, like Shiva, since as I understood, God / Brahman is all pervading without form. But watching your video over and over again made it clear to me. Thank you. 🙏
Thanks for a great explanation between Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva. On a microcausum it's compared to electrons, protons and neutrons as atom is the smallest version of the universe
In Hinduism God is Brahman which is infinite existence consciousness bliss and it's symbol is 🕉️ and Hindu trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Siva originated from supreme Brahman through Maya. They are devathas or incarnations (not gods )of supreme Brahman.
Pretty good amigo. Just like most religions,most Hindus don’t understand. One can think of Brahman as totality of consciousness. Swami sarvapriyananda is pretty good on this. So is Joseph Campbell. Good luck.
Shakti worship is another path to attain Brahman, which is a state of satchitananda. Why this trimurti process needs to play out is for jivas to attain moksha eventually. Shiv is a process of dissolution. Nice video. Baie dankie.
I believe it is time, at least for me personally, to start helping Mother Nature. What better object to help than the Earth itself, our home. Anyways, my journey is ever beginning and to have others there to share and help in my journey is appreciated.
When I first studied Hinduism decades ago, I was initially confused between Brahman and Brahma. Not only do they sound nearly the same but both can be seen as 'creative' since Brahman is the source of everything and Brahma makes it manifest. Shiva can be considered entropy personified in some respects.
This was very cool. I've been drawn, inexplicably, to Hinduism in the last few months, starting with a song sung by Shankar Mahadevan and three female dancers on UA-cam. Then I quickly turned to the Ardhanareeshwara dances and Shiva. I didn't think I liked destruction. I'm Jewish by ethnicity, and God's always creative. Though He destroys, He's always considered the force of creation. But anyway, I'm transfixed to Shiva, and since my life sucks, feeling removed from God. I went to a temple yesterday. I went to one in Flushing months ago because I was told the food was good. There were hundreds if not thousands of gods there. Figurines. The main one is Ganesha, I read, and the temple is a historic landmark because it was the site of the first church in the early United States. But when I went, a man rounded up the white people and took us to the basement to discuss the temple's history. Then I ate at the cafe. But yesterday, I went to a temple in Jamaica, Queens because I was working in the area, and thought, I'm going to see this Shiva. Maybe I need to pray differently. I'm drawn inexplicably to Shiva. What I do when I pray to God is fuss about the status of my life, and He and I are at odds. He thinks I should suffer and be poor, and I think otherwise. I went into this comparatively small temple yesterday. It was empty but for a worker. There were roughly 10 gods, or dolls. It took me a while to figure out which doll was Shiva. He wasn't the central god. Not the big doll but a smaller doll. He had a snake around his neck and a trident, like Shiva has. The big doll was Baba Balak Nath. I have no idea what he's the god of. I looked at the dolls for several minutes, and thought to myself, not sure I can pray to a doll.
Dear Jason, I've just discovered your Channel, and basically you! I'm amazed by your vast knowledge of both, Eastern and Western Spirituality. I'm planning to watch all your vids, in time... meanwhile, I have just a little curiosity. What do you think of the works of Rene Guenon? Do you appreciate his approach to the ancient Eastern Metaphysics, and his attempt to bring it into the Western world and society, many years back now... thank you in advance for your time and consideration. 🙏
Glad to have you on board my friend. A pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your kind words my friend. I enjoy Rene Guenon's work. Actually, I enjoy most of those perennialist/traditionalist scholars, such as Schuon and also Coomaraswamy. They all had deep insights. Though, some may say that they did veer a little away from the traditions in their understandings on certain elements of Eastern thought, but I think it is only minor. Thank you for watching my friend.
Hey Brother, Do you know what texts the trimurti is explained in? Also, how is there such a crazy discrepancy in how some people see the yuga cycles? The long count vs the short count is such a significant difference, and I’m a little confused how these two very different views can simultaneously exist..
I would start with the Puranas and the Upanishads, it appears in those texts like the Maitri Upanishad. After that I'd move into Shiava and Vaishnava texts. It is appears in so many texts. As for the yugas, well the traditional long count system is the one most Hindus follow. The short count mainly was the creation of Sri Yukteswar. Most Hindus are unfamiliar with the short count system. You need to remember there was no short count system a few hundred years ago, so they have not always existed together. I would recommend following the traditional one because that is the original.
Goddess lalitha ( prakruthi) is the parabrahman ( nirguna parabrahman) who created brahma , Vishnu and Shiva and everything. She is beyond everything and everyone.
All my life or most of my life i have always went str8 to the source. Even now, for example i have 3 bosses that could be seen as Demi gods in hinduism. If i want to know something, they are not a bad source to get info from. But it is possible they might not be telling me the truth, or giving me half truths from an original source that are connected to. So in this situation which i had recently, i had to go to directly to the source to get a job done for me right then and there easier. Because if i continued to rely on my boss, nothing would have been answered unless i were to go to him again and ask. Maybe he would have taken care of it for me the 2nd time, idk. All i know is, in a spiritual sense i went & prayed to the ultimate source and got a faster answer. It makes me feel more comfortable, because between the source and demi sources, infomation can be altered & they might not know all the info like i said. Or by ego, they think they know everything but they don't. Just like Brahma thought he was the only creator
I feel like in monotheistic religions the attributes of Brahma, Shiva and Vhisnu come together in One God and Brahman in that case represents Gods Nature and Law. It is almost the same thing but just more practical since clears up the confusion about who to worships.
I just want to say that lord shiva + lord vishnu + lord brahma and other amar gods = brahman The virat roop shown by lord krishna was not anyone other but that was brahman , brahman is also known as sadashiv , viratroop and the door of moksha
Jayson, if Brahman is the creative process, why do Hindus seem to invoke Shiva in their Mantras and worship, considering Shiva is the destroyer? Also do you feel the Asian spirtual paths from China to India influenced each other?
I like Jayson with a y John. Haha. I thought I explained your question in the video. First of all, Brahma is the creative principle, not Brahman. Hindu's usually either worship Shiva or Vishnu. There are many reasons Hindus don't follow Brahma, one is that he comes forth from the navel of Vishnu so he is considered down the order of gods so to speak. You will find Shiva worshiped a lot in south India and places like Varanasi, and the worship of Vishnu in north India. Also for Shiva, on an individual level it is the destroyer of the ego, or better said the process of the ego's dissolution. Ass for China and India, yes they have influenced each other. But from all accounts, India has influenced China more so considering Buddhism's journey into China.
John c we usually don't give more importance to any gods. According to vedas we can choose whichever gods we like as all of them leads to the same reality ie. BRAHMAN.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor hey Jason, there is a allegory of brhama's head cut off by shiva, it means the ultimate science of creation is purposefully hidden from humans, only through karma (vishnu) and dissolution of ego(shiva) , we may hope to experience bbrhaman
नमस्ते Jason, Thank you so much for making these videos. It is truly wonderful to see the wisdom of Sanatan Dharma being explained to earnest seekers (even नास्तिक people like me!) by individuals like yourself. Indeed, as the Geeta says, ||नही ज्ञानेन् सद्ऋशम् पवित्रमिह विद्यते|| |ॐ शांती |
the other day i had a dream about creation and existence itself about to be erased, like i was at the end of the universe, like the end of times. and i was given the choice to be deleted and i could see the whole universe dying around me. there were three beings the "eraser" the one in charge of deleting everything like going back to that abstract place of existence. There was this male like figure that was alot like the voice we got in our heads that never shuts the hell up. And there was this female like being which apparently was the creator of universes as at the end when i was about to get deleted i chicken out and "asked" that being to help me escape and she created like a wormhole into another universe, and all that dream relates a lot to some of the things you said
If you try to improvise on a guitar or on drums, getting in the zone is a practical thing and, on the flip side, ego or thinking knocks it of the rails.... Being in the zone is about listening and ...like the Grateful Dead drummer said he's more into keeping the feel than keeping rythm... that's what's interesting to me.....because that thing of keeping it going....an energy going.. Trying to keep that energy going...then you stay in the zone....to me that takes conscious effort to focus on trying on trying to keep it going. The physical cycles are important lessons because Buddhism is all about that....teaching about impermanence..but I think there are practical lessons there about those creative energies that are really continuing...not just being created there.
Good on you my Friend to explain all this in your Accent which is easy for most of the westerners, I guess urs is Australian Accent, which is I am familiar with as lived there for 5 years, Good to be in contact with you regarding such discussions, Take care, Revert if you feel like.
sometimes it is hard to hear: is it meant Brahman or Brahma, because the names are so similar. I do not mean in your explanation/video, but overall. Therefore it is wise to listen out of the context; it is wise to listen carefully all the time. I hope you make a video about their girls
there’s a similar trio in our culture (indigenous 🏹 Paganism 🎰) we say we work with Source Energy (photons) by working with the sum of 3 forces of nature… Light + Time + the Void of space like the way the Hindu description tho aligns with how it plays out in practice Creation and Preservation have to do their jobs before you can Destroy the bad iterations cheers #2Spirit
Thanks for this clarification. I would like to hear you cover the Hindu "gods" or principles of Indra and Soma, which.I understand as the gods or principles of heaven and earth. But Soma is also a mythical drink, and is also a term for the body used in the West, I.e., psychosomatic processes..
The Absolute Truth has to have a personal aspect, otherwise it cannot be Absolute. Because The Absolute Truth has to have everything that exists. We are all persons, we have feelings, we have desires, we have need for love and relationships. So the Absolute Truth has to have it also. Realization of Brahman is just first step of three of realization of The Absolute Truth... There are still some steps to go further...
Nope, I'm sorry but you don't understand Vedanta. That is why in Vedanta you must transcend the personal to emulate Brahman, meaning one abides in Atman. Saguna Brahman is with qualities, but the absolute Brahman is Nirguna, which means it is without qualities. It is the ultimate substratum, nothing beyond it. That is just the way it is. So please be careful when stating something that isn't true, especially in regards to Sanatana Dharma. I teach the actual tradition. Hopefully you can respect that going forward my friend.
Thank you much once more! 3,6, 9 Tesla code too ;) (creation (3), conservaton/balance (9), destruction (6) if I'm not mistaken) Did you know most seeds sprout with 3 leaves btw? ;)
The trmurti is not brahman who is the spreme reality they represents Brahman who is para or nirguna without form while the trimurti is apara and have form which is called sarguna
Sanadhana Dharma is the concept of omnipotent, omnipresent, all powerful and formless Brahman or Paramatma revealed in Vedhas in ancient India. It's the universal truth for religions that came after, be it Judaism, Christianity or Islam. However, the followers of these religions have deviated from the original concept and created dogma and doctrine different from Sanadhana Dharma. Quran is the latest revelation that is by far not corrupted or changed. I humbly request the author of this video and its subscribers to read Quran and reconcile with the similarities of Sanadhana Dharma in Quran. Sadly, Siddantham that most Hindus now follow has deviated so much from Sanadhana Dharma that almost 99% of them don't correctly correlate their God or deity to a Paramātman described in Vedhas. The concept of Paramātman is beautifully described as Thouheed or oneness in Quran Vaishnavam, Saiva Siddantham and other branches of Hinduism were developed by Saints and Sages of ancient time based on Vedha, Upanishad and Vedantha. Ithihasa and purana were developed for the understanding of these branches. Avatar and core deities were established by these Saints. For example while North India was practising Vaishnavam South Indians were faithful to Saiva Siddantham in which Shiva was the core deity in Tamil Thiru Moolak Kadavul. These are faith based denominations that have gone through various analysis and interpretation by ancient Saints and Sages. The deities and Gods found in Siddantham are several attributes of Brahman described in Vedha. Therefore, the forms and avatars in all denominations of Hinduism are the human interpretation of the various attributes of Brahman
Lol🤭 The Brahman is basically not like the god of any religion. Even the many Gods of Hinduism are not there. Nothing can be said about Brahman, because of his being, he is everything, he has created everything, but he is beyond all kinds of natural things. He is not affected by love, anger, jealousy, malice, greed, attachment, affection, hunger, thirst, happiness, sorrow, etc., any natural or in other words physical or material things. Because if he has created everything, then the creator will not be affected by his own creations. Therefore he will have neither love nor anger, he will neither be sad nor happy. Whereas all the Gods in the world have both anger and love. That's why the word Mukti (Ultimate Reality) is used for Brahman. Brahman is beyond the God of all religions. According to Hinduism, God is also a part of Prakriti (Nature) or Maya. That is why nature is also worshiped here. Because nature itself will show you the way to go beyond.
@@nil.nilesh56 I agree with you that Brahman is above all human emotions such as love, anger etc. However, All Merciful is an attribute to Allah to explain his bounties showered on earth. For example nature has no emotions but when a hurricane causes devastation on land we call it the furry of nature. It is the figure of speech in human language. Yes onus is on me to show the reference of Allah in Quran regarding Paramātman. Vedas depict Brahman as the Ultimate Reality, the Absolute or Paramātman (Universal Self). Brahman is the indescribable, inexhaustible, incorporeal, omniscient, omnipresent, original, first, eternal, both transcendent and immanent, absolute infinite existence, and the ultimate principle who is without a beginning, without an end , who is hidden in all and who is the cause, source, material and effect of all creation known, unknown and yet to happen in the entire universe. In Quran He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Producer, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. Do the above attributes fit the description of Brahman in vedhas? By the way, nature is not God. It is an infinitesimal portion of the universe of gigantic proportion created by God who is the only reality and all of the creations are Maya or impermanent and illusion.
@@nakeebissadeen1606 Allah has a lot of qualities that humans have, that's why there is a Brahman above Allah, Allah will also come in nature (Maya), just like our body and all the gods of the world come. If Allah had created everything, then the things made by him would not dominate in Allah, he would not get angry, there would be no need to lure him that if you do this you will get heaven and if you do this you will get hell. While Brahman is the source of energy, we all have a part of it too. He is the world, everything is there just because of his existence, there is no need to do anything about him, nothing can be said about him, where Brahman is mentioned, it is mentioned only after doing neti neti. He is not even worshiped for this reason, because even when we worship him we materialize him whereas he is beyond all this. It should also happen that all the people of the whole world believe in Allah. Quran is saying all this, it has problem with non-religious also, who call it by other names instead of Allah. So that's why Allah also became a part of nature (Maya) because he also has many natural qualities and demerits, like we all have. Below are some verses from Quran 👉Quran 2:191, 3:28, 3:85, 4:56,4:89, 5:33, 8:12, 8:60, 8:65, 9:5, 9:30, 9:123, 22:19, 47:4 etc..
@@nil.nilesh56 Yes, Brahman is source of energy and Brahman is also Paramātman from which Aathman or souls originated. If Paramātman is ocean, souls are the drops of water in the ocean. You have reasonable doubt how Allah can deliver his speech in human language and is involved in human interaction. Please allow me to explain. Vedas are Shruti ("what is heard") and considered to be apauruṣeya, which means "not of a man, superhuman and impersonal, authorless, revelations of sacred sounds and texts heard by ancient sages after intense meditation. It's a revelation from Brahman or Paramatma. Quran was revealed over a period of 23 years depending upon circumstances in a living language targeting the common man to understand his creator and to lead a life with high morality to attain the purification of his soul. It has also got verses understandable to people of intense meditation. For example, talking about the soul merging to Paramātman Verse 89:27-30 [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], And enter among My [righteous] servants . And enter My Paradise." Here Paradise means the eternal bliss. Another example Verse 24:35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things. Hundreds of thousands if not millions have attained such higher spiritual enlightenment through meditation and understood the meaning of above and many similar verses in Quran. Many shrines you find in India are of those souls who found eternal bliss by understanding Allah as the Paramātman.
Actually Abraham comes from BRAHMAN, as Sanathan Dharma is more than 5000 years old, and religions of Judaism came at least 2500 years later. Sokrates claimed that the original Jews are Indian Philosophers, and then Christianity and Islam were copied from the essentials of Judaism along with massive cultural & geographical embeddings.
Abraham come from Brahma...the father the creator...Sarah derived from Saraswati consort of Lord Brahma...and the mother of Devtas ( Good ) and mother of Danav( Bad) ADiti and Diti manipulated as two wife's of Abraham
That's the beauty of Sanatāna Dharma, it understands the divine and nature of reality better than other religions. It explains that man and god are not separate that one is all and all is one. Each and every one of us whether in this life or our next can attain higher states of consciousness to experience god. It is not a prescriptive religion, it doesn't tell you if you do this you'll go to heaven or hell, it simply advises of consequences to our actions. Hinduism is truly a transformative experience, there is no set path or one way to worship, it gives us a sense of spiritual democracy that each and every one of has a dharma to follow. Namaste 🙏
Does this religion talk about the point of it all? What’s the point of “being liberated” or “being one with god” or “being absorbed by Brahman” if a new cycle is going to inevitably happen and we’re going to just have to do it all over again. Sounds kind of exhausting to me. It sounds like we’re all Sisyphus desperately rolling that rock up the hill just for it to fall back down. What’s the point? Might as well just let the rock stay at the base of the hill and lay down and take a break.
@@talhaahmed2130 The point is to liberate yourself from the cycle of birth and death. A lot of times this means going back to a heavenly place or just escaping the suffering of the world in general. People have different beliefs in the culture so it's really up to interpretation.
@@littlegreenrock3587 Yeah but what happens after liberating yourself from the cycle of death and rebirth? Why did the cycle begin in the first place and what guarantee do we have that another cycle of death and rebirth wouldn't happen again once everyone liberates themselves?
@@talhaahmed2130 you haven't understood what samsara is, neither you have any understanding of atman/Brahamn. I can try to help you understand. So you are basically asking why samsara? ( I.e why repeated birth and death). The answer as per advaita Vedenta is simple: there is no samsara, there isn't any repeated birth or death, there is only one existence which we call atman. Atman is ever free, is never born, never dies, In fact atman is all that there is. Atman is Brahamn, which is Existence, Consciousness and Bliss.
So you may ask what is samsara( why do we experience this world birthand death). The answer is simply, Samsara is an appearance . To understand this, think of the sky, the sky appears to be blue, we experience it as blue during the day. However in reality the sky is not blue. Similar we tend to experience samsara. The experience of samsara doesn't make samsara the absolute reality.
No one gains enlightenment, no one gets liberated, no one is a spiritual seeker. The atman is ever free. And you are that!
@@VarunSharma-pp5rg why is the perception/illusion different from absolute reality(atman)? Is it because absolute reality is imperceptible? What is the point of samsara? Why does this phenomenon exist? If we are free, why do we purposefully constrain ourselves to finite beings? The main reason I feel unsatisfied is it doesn’t answer the question I want answered the most: What is the point of life?
I love learning about Sanatāna Dharma, sometimes you need to come back to the basics! Hopefully a video about Swami Vivekananda someday!
Great idea my friend.
Shiva does NOT represent actually the destructive process in creation.
More precisely represents the metamorphosis of everything into new things.
As Lavoisier said: "Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed but evething is transformed".
Evolution can be a trait of Shiva.
@Disc Golf
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the 3 main features of the Creative process.
Making, preserving and destroying.
@Disc Golf
I think Vishnu is more related to the living beings than Brahma.
Of course all 3 are, somehow, but Vishnu more than the Others.
In fact Avatars proceed forth from Vishnu.
@Disc Golf
The Trimurti issue, with thousands of years, had changed a lot.
More of less happened the same with the doctrine of the Trinity.
All religions are somehow connected one to another.
But you can find your own Trimurti inside of your own Self.
Because every human being is inwardly made up of 3 or more people that "talk" among themSelves (as you can see when you think) but are just One.
The primordial idea is the closest to the Truth.
The 5 heads have multiple meanings. They can represent human beings, but also the 5 senses and the 5 elements of Nature (water, fire, air, earth and aether).
In both cases they represent anyway the total control the Deity have on every type of matter.
The control on Creation.
@Disc Golf And what do you know about Vimanas?
@Disc Golf
I think something already happened last year, and It is still happening. And its end is far.
We take too many things for granted, we take even the next hour for granted but It is not so.
Reality is speaking to us.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ।।
Absolutely 💯 love it. The ultimate goal is reconnect with Brahman. It's inspiring to have a understanding that We collectively have a opportunity to become one with Brahman..Great insight Jason. Thank you.
This is one person in youtube who is really so inclusive.... Love your work... Hope we meet someday.. to share knowledge... I recently found your channel.. and m so glad that I did... M making notes of them... You made my job easy... That I don't have to go through every manuscript
Thank you Ashish. I appreciate it my friend. I'm glad that all of my years devouring hundreds of texts along with my ongoing spiritual practice is benefiting others. I deeply appreciate your comment.
Thanks brother. Love learning about ancient religions that touch upon some very core and fundamental truths. Concepts are not always easy to comprehend, but having this opportunity in time right now is a wonderful thing.
Well said. Thank you for watching my friend.
There is only 1 God though
@@ivanjuarez1160 To you
@@RoderickVI we will both find out
@@ivanjuarez1160 Not really, I already know, and I believe in metempsychosis not an afterlife. But I guess you'll find out if you are right
Many thanks to you, Jason. This video of yours made a big impact in my search to understand the God-realization in Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma. I used to have reservations accepting Hindu Gods, like Shiva, since as I understood, God / Brahman is all pervading without form. But watching your video over and over again made it clear to me. Thank you. 🙏
That's great news my friend. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for a great explanation between Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva. On a microcausum it's compared to electrons, protons and neutrons as atom is the smallest version of the universe
Hi Abhi. I think you misunderstand. There is Brahman, then there is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Brahman and Brahma aren't the same.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor Yes thanks for the correction i meant to write Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and Brahman as the triple gunas of Nature
@@JasonGregoryAuthor What is the difference between Brahma and Brahman
In Hinduism God is Brahman which is infinite existence consciousness bliss and it's symbol is 🕉️ and Hindu trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Siva originated from supreme Brahman through Maya. They are devathas or incarnations (not gods )of supreme Brahman.
Aren't they specifically described as manifestation of Brahman
Pretty good amigo. Just like most religions,most Hindus don’t understand. One can think of Brahman as totality of consciousness. Swami sarvapriyananda is pretty good on this. So is Joseph Campbell. Good luck.
Actual word is Tridev, Trimurti means 3 idols and refers to 3 idols of Tridev in a temple
Great video and explanation of the trimurthi 🙏🏾
Brahman our real God 🕉️ 💙
Shakti worship is another path to attain Brahman, which is a state of satchitananda. Why this trimurti process needs to play out is for jivas to attain moksha eventually. Shiv is a process of dissolution. Nice video. Baie dankie.
never considered the Trimurti in that scientific manner, very enlightening video.
This is one of the best analysis I ever heard from a scientific perspective. Thank you for this invaluable information.
I believe it is time, at least for me personally, to start helping Mother Nature. What better object to help than the Earth itself, our home. Anyways, my journey is ever beginning and to have others there to share and help in my journey is appreciated.
When I first studied Hinduism decades ago, I was initially confused between Brahman and Brahma. Not only do they sound nearly the same but both can be seen as 'creative' since Brahman is the source of everything and Brahma makes it manifest. Shiva can be considered entropy personified in some respects.
This was very cool. I've been drawn, inexplicably, to Hinduism in the last few months, starting with a song sung by Shankar Mahadevan and three female dancers on UA-cam. Then I quickly turned to the Ardhanareeshwara dances and Shiva. I didn't think I liked destruction. I'm Jewish by ethnicity, and God's always creative. Though He destroys, He's always considered the force of creation. But anyway, I'm transfixed to Shiva, and since my life sucks, feeling removed from God. I went to a temple yesterday. I went to one in Flushing months ago because I was told the food was good. There were hundreds if not thousands of gods there. Figurines. The main one is Ganesha, I read, and the temple is a historic landmark because it was the site of the first church in the early United States. But when I went, a man rounded up the white people and took us to the basement to discuss the temple's history. Then I ate at the cafe. But yesterday, I went to a temple in Jamaica, Queens because I was working in the area, and thought, I'm going to see this Shiva. Maybe I need to pray differently. I'm drawn inexplicably to Shiva. What I do when I pray to God is fuss about the status of my life, and He and I are at odds. He thinks I should suffer and be poor, and I think otherwise. I went into this comparatively small temple yesterday. It was empty but for a worker. There were roughly 10 gods, or dolls. It took me a while to figure out which doll was Shiva. He wasn't the central god. Not the big doll but a smaller doll. He had a snake around his neck and a trident, like Shiva has. The big doll was Baba Balak Nath. I have no idea what he's the god of. I looked at the dolls for several minutes, and thought to myself, not sure I can pray to a doll.
Great video to understand what Brahman is. Thanks for the video.
Thank you dearly, Krish. All the best toy you.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor you welcome 🙏.
Dear Jason, I've just discovered your Channel, and basically you! I'm amazed by your vast knowledge of both, Eastern and Western Spirituality. I'm planning to watch all your vids, in time... meanwhile, I have just a little curiosity. What do you think of the works of Rene Guenon? Do you appreciate his approach to the ancient Eastern Metaphysics, and his attempt to bring it into the Western world and society, many years back now... thank you in advance for your time and consideration. 🙏
Glad to have you on board my friend. A pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your kind words my friend. I enjoy Rene Guenon's work. Actually, I enjoy most of those perennialist/traditionalist scholars, such as Schuon and also Coomaraswamy. They all had deep insights. Though, some may say that they did veer a little away from the traditions in their understandings on certain elements of Eastern thought, but I think it is only minor. Thank you for watching my friend.
Hey Brother,
Do you know what texts the trimurti is explained in?
Also, how is there such a crazy discrepancy in how some people see the yuga cycles? The long count vs the short count is such a significant difference, and I’m a little confused how these two very different views can simultaneously exist..
I would start with the Puranas and the Upanishads, it appears in those texts like the Maitri Upanishad. After that I'd move into Shiava and Vaishnava texts. It is appears in so many texts. As for the yugas, well the traditional long count system is the one most Hindus follow. The short count mainly was the creation of Sri Yukteswar. Most Hindus are unfamiliar with the short count system. You need to remember there was no short count system a few hundred years ago, so they have not always existed together. I would recommend following the traditional one because that is the original.
Nice video
Goddess lalitha ( prakruthi) is the parabrahman ( nirguna parabrahman) who created brahma , Vishnu and Shiva and everything. She is beyond everything and everyone.
Brahman is nor he nor she
All my life or most of my life i have always went str8 to the source. Even now, for example i have 3 bosses that could be seen as Demi gods in hinduism. If i want to know something, they are not a bad source to get info from. But it is possible they might not be telling me the truth, or giving me half truths from an original source that are connected to. So in this situation which i had recently, i had to go to directly to the source to get a job done for me right then and there easier. Because if i continued to rely on my boss, nothing would have been answered unless i were to go to him again and ask. Maybe he would have taken care of it for me the 2nd time, idk. All i know is, in a spiritual sense i went & prayed to the ultimate source and got a faster answer. It makes me feel more comfortable, because between the source and demi sources, infomation can be altered & they might not know all the info like i said. Or by ego, they think they know everything but they don't. Just like Brahma thought he was the only creator
Good explanation. I always wondered if Brahman is the supreme source. Why then so many gods and deities?. This explanation clarified that. Thanks.
I feel like in monotheistic religions the attributes of Brahma, Shiva and Vhisnu come together in One God and Brahman in that case represents Gods Nature and Law. It is almost the same thing but just more practical since clears up the confusion about who to worships.
Hinduism IS monotheistic 😒
I just want to say that lord shiva + lord vishnu + lord brahma and other amar gods = brahman
The virat roop shown by lord krishna was not anyone other but that was brahman , brahman is also known as sadashiv , viratroop and the door of moksha
I am learning a lot from your videos. Thank you so much.
Thank you my friend. I'm so glad that my content is helping you learn. I appreciate you my friend.
Jayson, if Brahman is the creative process, why do Hindus seem to invoke Shiva in their Mantras and worship, considering Shiva is the destroyer? Also do you feel the Asian spirtual paths from China to India influenced each other?
I like Jayson with a y John. Haha. I thought I explained your question in the video. First of all, Brahma is the creative principle, not Brahman. Hindu's usually either worship Shiva or Vishnu. There are many reasons Hindus don't follow Brahma, one is that he comes forth from the navel of Vishnu so he is considered down the order of gods so to speak. You will find Shiva worshiped a lot in south India and places like Varanasi, and the worship of Vishnu in north India. Also for Shiva, on an individual level it is the destroyer of the ego, or better said the process of the ego's dissolution. Ass for China and India, yes they have influenced each other. But from all accounts, India has influenced China more so considering Buddhism's journey into China.
John c we usually don't give more importance to any gods. According to vedas we can choose whichever gods we like as all of them leads to the same reality ie. BRAHMAN.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor hey Jason, there is a allegory of brhama's head cut off by shiva, it means the ultimate science of creation is purposefully hidden from humans, only through karma (vishnu) and dissolution of ego(shiva) , we may hope to experience bbrhaman
thank you🙏🙏🙏
Thank you my friend.
नमस्ते Jason,
Thank you so much for making these videos. It is truly wonderful to see the wisdom of Sanatan Dharma being explained to earnest seekers (even नास्तिक people like me!) by individuals like yourself. Indeed, as the Geeta says,
||नही ज्ञानेन् सद्ऋशम् पवित्रमिह विद्यते||
|ॐ शांती |
Brilliant. How does praying or carrying out rituals with respect to a deity bring out a result?.
Thank you
the other day i had a dream about creation and existence itself about to be erased, like i was at the end of the universe, like the end of times. and i was given the choice to be deleted and i could see the whole universe dying around me. there were three beings the "eraser" the one in charge of deleting everything like going back to that abstract place of existence. There was this male like figure that was alot like the voice we got in our heads that never shuts the hell up. And there was this female like being which apparently was the creator of universes as at the end when i was about to get deleted i chicken out and "asked" that being to help me escape and she created like a wormhole into another universe, and all that dream relates a lot to some of the things you said
Thanks for help I needed this for my test
Can you use the Buddha to get closer to Brahman? Nad is nirvana similar to becoming one again with Brahman?
You can use whatever it
Buddha is accepted and validated by Hinduism
Thanks for these vids. I truly am trying to come to a deeper understanding of Hinduism
Beautifully explained 😊🙏🏻
Thank you my friend.
If you try to improvise on a guitar or on drums, getting in the zone is a practical thing and, on the flip side, ego or thinking knocks it of the rails.... Being in the zone is about listening and ...like the Grateful Dead drummer said he's more into keeping the feel than keeping rythm... that's what's interesting to me.....because that thing of keeping it going....an energy going.. Trying to keep that energy going...then you stay in the zone....to me that takes conscious effort to focus on trying on trying to keep it going. The physical cycles are important lessons because Buddhism is all about that....teaching about impermanence..but I think there are practical lessons there about those creative energies that are really continuing...not just being created there.
Good on you my Friend to explain all this in your Accent which is easy for most of the westerners, I guess urs is Australian Accent, which is I am familiar with as lived there for 5 years, Good to be in contact with you regarding such discussions, Take care, Revert if you feel like.
sometimes it is hard to hear: is it meant Brahman or Brahma, because the names are so similar. I do not mean in your explanation/video, but overall. Therefore it is wise to listen out of the context; it is wise to listen carefully all the time. I hope you make a video about their girls
Jai Tridev 🙏🏻❤️
Very informative thanks
Past, present, future. Simple as that 👍🏾
Long story short. God, Spirit , Soul
there’s a similar trio in our culture (indigenous 🏹 Paganism 🎰)
we say we work with Source Energy (photons) by working with the sum of 3 forces of nature…
Light + Time + the Void of space
like the way the Hindu description tho aligns with how it plays out in practice
Creation and Preservation have to do their jobs before you can Destroy the bad iterations
cheers
#2Spirit
Where can I get the action figures? 😅
Thanks for this clarification.
I would like to hear you cover the Hindu "gods" or principles of Indra and Soma, which.I understand as the gods or principles of heaven and earth.
But Soma is also a mythical drink, and is also a term for the body used in the West, I.e., psychosomatic processes..
That gave me a good feeling.
The Absolute Truth has to have a personal aspect, otherwise it cannot be Absolute. Because The Absolute Truth has to have everything that exists. We are all persons, we have feelings, we have desires, we have need for love and relationships. So the Absolute Truth has to have it also.
Realization of Brahman is just first step of three of realization of The Absolute Truth... There are still some steps to go further...
Nope, I'm sorry but you don't understand Vedanta. That is why in Vedanta you must transcend the personal to emulate Brahman, meaning one abides in Atman. Saguna Brahman is with qualities, but the absolute Brahman is Nirguna, which means it is without qualities. It is the ultimate substratum, nothing beyond it. That is just the way it is. So please be careful when stating something that isn't true, especially in regards to Sanatana Dharma. I teach the actual tradition. Hopefully you can respect that going forward my friend.
@@JasonGregoryAuthor totally agree with you, some people start to make things up by themselves. Brahamn is indeed impersonal.
Thank you much once more! 3,6, 9 Tesla code too ;) (creation (3), conservaton/balance (9), destruction (6) if I'm not mistaken)
Did you know most seeds sprout with 3 leaves btw? ;)
Jai Bheem🇮🇳🙏🏻
No worship, I am. I cherish all life.
who is dharma
What is wrong with Hinduism? Y r u against Hinduism???
The trmurti is not brahman who is the spreme reality they represents Brahman who is para or nirguna without form while the trimurti is apara and have form which is called sarguna
Similar concept in islam also if you deep dig it properly
But a bit different
तत्त त्तवाम असी|
No doubt.
Brahman is supreme god ?
We don't say Brahman as "God" or a deity, but rather the universe itself, universal soul, all existence.
Didn't you get to learn indian philosophies. Its quite surprising indians in thus chat not knowing what brahman is!
Abraham= Brahman so Semitic ppl from India ????
What about Christianity?
Well you already know about it
There 950k hindu gods last count
🙏🙏🙏
I’ve come back
But I thought it was master
Lmfaoooo you’ll see
Sanadhana Dharma is the concept of omnipotent, omnipresent, all powerful and formless Brahman or Paramatma revealed in Vedhas in ancient India. It's the universal truth for religions that came after, be it Judaism, Christianity or Islam. However, the followers of these religions have deviated from the original concept and created dogma and doctrine different from Sanadhana Dharma. Quran is the latest revelation that is by far not corrupted or changed.
I humbly request the author of this video and its subscribers to read Quran and reconcile with the similarities of Sanadhana Dharma in Quran.
Sadly, Siddantham that most Hindus now follow has deviated so much from Sanadhana Dharma that almost 99% of them don't correctly correlate their God or deity to a Paramātman described in Vedhas. The concept of Paramātman is beautifully described as Thouheed or oneness in Quran
Vaishnavam, Saiva Siddantham and other branches of Hinduism were developed by Saints and Sages of ancient time based on Vedha, Upanishad and Vedantha.
Ithihasa and purana were developed for the understanding of these branches. Avatar and core deities were established by these Saints. For example while North India was practising Vaishnavam South Indians were faithful to Saiva Siddantham in which Shiva was the core deity in Tamil Thiru Moolak Kadavul. These are faith based denominations that have gone through various analysis and interpretation by ancient Saints and Sages.
The deities and Gods found in Siddantham are several attributes of Brahman described in Vedha.
Therefore, the forms and avatars in all denominations of Hinduism are the human interpretation of the various attributes of Brahman
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The Brahman is basically not like the god of any religion. Even the many Gods of Hinduism are not there. Nothing can be said about Brahman, because of his being, he is everything, he has created everything, but he is beyond all kinds of natural things. He is not affected by love, anger, jealousy, malice, greed, attachment, affection, hunger, thirst, happiness, sorrow, etc., any natural or in other words physical or material things. Because if he has created everything, then the creator will not be affected by his own creations. Therefore he will have neither love nor anger, he will neither be sad nor happy. Whereas all the Gods in the world have both anger and love. That's why the word Mukti (Ultimate Reality) is used for Brahman. Brahman is beyond the God of all religions. According to Hinduism, God is also a part of Prakriti (Nature) or Maya. That is why nature is also worshiped here. Because nature itself will show you the way to go beyond.
@@nil.nilesh56 I agree with you that Brahman is above all human emotions such as love, anger etc. However, All Merciful is an attribute to Allah to explain his bounties showered on earth. For example nature has no emotions but when a hurricane causes devastation on land we call it the furry of nature. It is the figure of speech in human language.
Yes onus is on me to show the reference of Allah in Quran regarding Paramātman.
Vedas depict Brahman as the Ultimate Reality, the Absolute or Paramātman (Universal Self). Brahman is the indescribable, inexhaustible, incorporeal, omniscient, omnipresent, original, first, eternal, both transcendent and immanent, absolute infinite existence, and the ultimate principle who is without a beginning, without an end , who is hidden in all and who is the cause, source, material and effect of all creation known, unknown and yet to happen in the entire universe.
In Quran
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
He is Allah, the Creator, the Producer, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Do the above attributes fit the description of Brahman in vedhas?
By the way, nature is not God. It is an infinitesimal portion of the universe of gigantic proportion created by God who is the only reality and all of the creations are Maya or impermanent and illusion.
@@nakeebissadeen1606 Allah has a lot of qualities that humans have, that's why there is a Brahman above Allah, Allah will also come in nature (Maya), just like our body and all the gods of the world come. If Allah had created everything, then the things made by him would not dominate in Allah, he would not get angry, there would be no need to lure him that if you do this you will get heaven and if you do this you will get hell. While Brahman is the source of energy, we all have a part of it too. He is the world, everything is there just because of his existence, there is no need to do anything about him, nothing can be said about him, where Brahman is mentioned, it is mentioned only after doing neti neti. He is not even worshiped for this reason, because even when we worship him we materialize him whereas he is beyond all this. It should also happen that all the people of the whole world believe in Allah. Quran is saying all this, it has problem with non-religious also, who call it by other names instead of Allah. So that's why Allah also became a part of nature (Maya) because he also has many natural qualities and demerits, like we all have. Below are some verses from Quran
👉Quran 2:191, 3:28, 3:85, 4:56,4:89, 5:33, 8:12, 8:60, 8:65, 9:5, 9:30, 9:123, 22:19, 47:4 etc..
@@nil.nilesh56 Yes, Brahman is source of energy and Brahman is also Paramātman from which Aathman or souls originated. If Paramātman is ocean, souls are the drops of water in the ocean. You have reasonable doubt how Allah can deliver his speech in human language and is involved in human interaction. Please allow me to explain.
Vedas are Shruti ("what is heard") and considered to be apauruṣeya, which means "not of a man, superhuman and impersonal, authorless, revelations of sacred sounds and texts heard by ancient sages after intense meditation. It's a revelation from Brahman or Paramatma. Quran was revealed over a period of 23 years depending upon circumstances in a living language targeting the common man to understand his creator and to lead a life with high morality to attain the purification of his soul. It has also got verses understandable to people of intense meditation. For example, talking about the soul merging to Paramātman Verse 89:27-30
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
And enter among My [righteous] servants .
And enter My Paradise."
Here Paradise means the eternal bliss.
Another example Verse 24:35
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.
Hundreds of thousands if not millions have attained such higher spiritual enlightenment through meditation and understood the meaning of above and many similar verses in Quran. Many shrines you find in India are of those souls who found eternal bliss by understanding Allah as the Paramātman.
I'm sorry, princess. I don't have Arjuna's archery.but I want a brahman girl to be my wife. from China
🤔🤔what?
Haha, You mean a brahmin girl? Not brahman.
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Don’t have to repeat everything.
Brahman comes of Abraham! Shiva is Sarah, vishnu is hagar! You make it to a fantasy religion, like the Christianity and the trinity!
islam is only 1400 years old. And hinduism is atleast 5000 years old. So besically islam is totally copied religion. Islam makes no sense.🙏
Actually Abraham comes from BRAHMAN, as Sanathan Dharma is more than 5000 years old, and religions of Judaism came at least 2500 years later. Sokrates claimed that the original Jews are Indian Philosophers, and then Christianity and Islam were copied from the essentials of Judaism along with massive cultural & geographical embeddings.
It's fantasy religion only for fools
Abraham come from Brahma...the father the creator...Sarah derived from Saraswati consort of Lord Brahma...and the mother of Devtas
( Good ) and mother of Danav( Bad)
ADiti and Diti manipulated as two wife's of Abraham
Its not fantasy read Upnishads your all doubts about existence or so called concept of God will be clear.