Concept of God in Hinduism | Swami Sarvapriyananda
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2023
- Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the topic, " Can God be both personal and impersonal?".
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Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
_By the blessings of Odin!_
*The best feature about Hinduism is that it gives you detailed explanation and leaves the seekers to whichever path they want to take up.*
No one way.
Nirguna (impersonal, without attributes) and Saguna (personal, with attributes) Brahman, including all avatars, including Christ. "God became man so that man may become God." (Apotheosis in Greek.)
Man already is God. A priori ("Thou art That"). One might change the saying to "God is fully revealed in a man (Avatar) so all may find the revelation of themselves as God incarnate." This is why Jesus emphasized the "Kingdom of Heaven".
Swamiji pronams ! Whatever you say we listen with rapt attention ! I am exhausted of epithets to accompany your name and form ! We have got you obviously for our very good past karmas ! Ppronams once again ! You are our personal God !
FANTASTIC! As always!! Thank you and Pranaam Swami ji!
Beautifully explained ❤❤❤
Thanks so much Swami Ji !
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Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj 🙏🏻
wonderful explanation . thank you maharaj.
Brilliant explanation! Thanks!
Pranam Swamiji
Pranam Swami Jee 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌸🌸🌸Pranam Swamiji
great explanation
Excellent. And there you have it. The most sophisticated exposition of the nature of the Source and ground of existence (advaita Vedanta) ever developed on the planet in 8 minutes. Because it was experienced as such by great sages. I could never be a Buddhist, as much as I admire so much of Buddhism, because the Brahman (absolute) in its expression of qualities has just been too real, pervasive, guiding, supportive in my life. I cannot deny what I have experienced in great depth.
I like his distinction of eternal nature, "Sat-Chit-Ananda", vs "attributes", (loving, wise, guiding, creating, sustaining, destroying, etc.)
আপনাকে শ্রদ্ধা ও প্রনাম জানাই সর্বপ্রিয়ানন্দ জী মহারাজ। সৎ চিৎ আনন্দ। ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️
How magnificent
PRONAM Maharaj 🌹🙏🙏🙏🌹
Pronam swamiji 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Bless you a million times Swami
Namaskaram Guru 🙏🙏🙏
Charan sparsh swami ji 🙏💚
Helpful for my upsc optional
Remarkably stated Sir ❤ 🙏
Pranam thakur pranam maa pranam Swamiji
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amazing ❤❤ i think the audio is not as high quality ?
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আলুর পরোটা করি কিন্তু এতো টিপস জানা ছিলো না। খুব সোজা হয়ে গেলো
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I would think a personal god would inhibit enlightenment, and hold the person in karmic rebirth.. and if the person searching for a continuation of life experience over and over again with the pleasure and pain, this would seem better option, than what enlightenment 'liberation' offers..having a non-physical form.... What would be the reason a person would desire to not exist in a form that experiences pleasure and pain except to escape complete suffering in the existence of physical form?..
Personal God is God with attributes. Impersonal God is God without attributes ie the Nondual God. The issue only arises if there remains an ego self. It's that simple.
So deep and yet accessible. Truly a sage.
The title should be nature of God in Advaita Vedanta. Pleas use swamis words in the title.
Guru ji , I got thought and need some clarity on that below question
1 What is karma?
2 How karma get created?
3 Who evaluate the Karma?
4 Is it only for humans or applicable for all?
I don't think Karma is moralistic judgement or reward/punishment. It's just a natural law in the universe. And karma is for all.
@@jayros4269 Yeah, I've heard Karma described as similar to the physical law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As above, so below.
@@jayros4269 Thanks for replying but what is karma and how it's become karma
@@amitkumar-dd3kp I believe the laws of Karma are sewed into the universe upon its creation each cycle by God. It's just the natural laws of cause and effect that the universe and nature run by. Look up videos by Swami Tadatmananda on UA-cam he has a few on Karma.
अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
If Atman is Brahman, then Brahman can be "God" And you... yes you, can be God. Awaken and be liberated.
Have you left Christianity?
If you take this position then neither there is God nor there is jiva so no God left, all is awareness.
We are not god actually brother.Maybe we are the same quality,but in a limited way!.God is whole and we are his tiny parcels(Jiva). Understand it but not misunderstand.U can't be a god unless u become one with the lord!.
@papaplayer18 a drop of water is still a water. Wave is still a water. We can not say small water or big water.
We just need to realise who we are. When you realise it, then you can say i am that.
But without realising, just saying i am god is just arrogance.
What would you like to say?
@@papaplayer18 if we are part of God, still we are not separate from God. because god can't be divided
Are note these contradictory? How many gods can be one god ? How god can be formless and with form? The main formless god with no qualities and god with form unlimited qualities ? What messages god sent being incarnated as human beings and creatures who did some very bad actions ?
Please don't say god is one in Hinduism.
I got confused 😞
How can that one ultimate reality have so many other forms of reality. 😢 Then which one is reality.
@@priyankabhadury2903 Both are real as long as you consider your self (as the gross entity, as the complex of body-mind) as real... When you go beyond the body-consciousness you understand what does it really mean by reality... For more please read the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
I think you are bengali . ঠাকুর শ্রী রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস দেব বলতেন -ঈশ্বর সাকার আকার নিরাকার এর পার। ।
adwaita vedanta - একম সদ্ বহুধা বদন্তি । সেই এক সত্তা বহু হয়েছেন।
@@priyankabhadury2903 it is explained from 5:19 it's all Maya..it's like all dream but at the same time feels real. It's like we are living in dream.
Only the impersonal Gid is correct, the rest is trash.
What about Lord Venkateshwara?
According to you?
@@sanjaysurya6840 Albert Einstein's religious views have been widely studied and often misunderstood.[1] Albert Einstein stated that he believed in the pantheistic God of Baruch Spinoza.[2] He did not believe in a personal God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings, a view which he described as naïve.[3] He clarified however that, "I am not an atheist",[4] preferring to call himself an agnostic,[5] or a "religious nonbeliever."[3] Einstein also stated he did not believe in life after death, adding "one life is enough for me."[6] He was closely involved in his lifetime with several humanist groups.[7][8]
Albert Einstein, 1921
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Einstein used many labels to describe his religious views, including "agnostic",[5] "religious nonbeliever"[3] and a "pantheistic"[9] believer in "Spinoza's God".[2] Einstein believed the problem of God was the "most difficult in the world"-a question that could not be answered "simply with yes or no." He conceded that, "the problem involved is too vast for our limited minds."[10]
Pranam. You are not an expert on Abrahamic religions/metaphysics and neither its texts, please refrain from bringing Abrahamic concept of God while discussing Vedanta or Dharmic idea of Ishwar.
He gave his view because the questioner brought in the comparison, and mentioned the concept. So couldn't you correct him on the point, if possible, rather than dismiss his understanding?
@@thrinethran2885 ok sure, e.g. let's take Islam -- In few places Quran mention Allah is the Samad (most powerful Moon god in Kabah in pre-Islamic Arabia) who has 3 daughters, in some places it mentions when Mahammad travelled to Jannat (heaven) he just saw noor (light) and heard Allah's voice. In some places they say Allah sitting in 7th heaven on a chair held by 4 angels 1000 miles tall. Now about the qualities of Allah -- Allah can forgive every sin except if someone worships false god (i.e. not Allah). Allah is all powerful but he personally can't reincarnate on earth, rather sends his prophets and Mahammad was his last ever (apparently he does not have power to send any further). Does it sound anything remotely similar to Hindu concept of Ishwar? Muslims are very clear about it, ask any devout muslim if Allah is same as Christian God (forget about Hindu Bhagwan) and they will clearly tell you NO!
Similarly take Christian concept of God: they have the concept of Trinity and they also consider the son of God Jesus Christ as God, who sits on his right hand side in heaven. And Biblical god is extremely hateful, vile full of vengeance! Any similarity with Hindu concept of Ishwar? Again, Christinas are very clear about their god.
That's why they both consider Hindu gods are false and Hindus worship EVIL, which is why they consider conversion is justified/right way to bring the ignorant evils under the God.
@thrinethran2885 contrast that with the Hindu Gurus, who r running around the world telling oh it's the same god we worship, without knowing/understanding Abrahamic literature in depth. I was surprised to see even that the Vedanta tempe in San Francisco has a image of Jesus beside RamKrishna, Ma Sharada and Vivekananda! There are endless books written by our gurus promoting Jesus as a Yogi!! Can you believe it? give one reference from Bible about the Yogic tradition invented/propagated by Jesus!
Tell me what will a common Hindu (who does not read/understand their literature) make sense of it? Why do they not think that conversion is totally fine as they will worship the same god after the conversion, since Ishwar-Allah-Tero-Naam (Ishwar Allah is the same)? Does this not give religious conversion of Hindus a justification? Don't believe me? See the spread Christianization in South India, Punjab, North-East. See the pace of Islamization in Kerala.
I (like many others e.g. Rajiv Molhotra) consider the confusing message of the Hindu Gurus has some part in it. But more importantly the equivalence/similarity of the concept of God and Metaphysics between the Dharmic tradition and that of the Abrahamics is completely wrong as I proved above.
I agree with you with some part.
But atleast this makes many other relegion people into vedant.
@@singularsinkif Brahman is the ultimate nature, brahman is the one and only God, just names and perceptions are different, be it Dharmic or Abrahamic.....shree Ramakrishna practiced forms of Sufi Islam and Christianity and attained same realisation, after attaining the same realisation with many of the important religious views of the time, he says, "Joto Mot Toto Poth" the same thing that has been mentioned in the Rig Veda....I can understand your views regarding conversion and, all, yes atrocities havebeen put forwarded in the name of religion, but that doesn't make Brahman or God different in different religion. Texts, even Dharmic texts have different versions of Saguna God, and it is based on perception and experience of the Rishi or saint or prophet. Any propaganda regarding conversions, brain washing must be dealt with strong hands however, harmony and peace must be prevailed. Sanatan Dharma teaches that the whole world is our family. At the same time says, Dharma Hinsa Tathaivacha, We must take strong actions against those who try to defame our culture, maintaining integrity of universal brotherhood that our Dharma teaches. Abrahamic texts may tell Brahman is not same as Allah, but we know what ultimately the truth is....truth must prevail
I totally disagree with your talk, as you are not sporting enough to declare that Hinduism has no fixed concept about God, like that of Abrahamic religions who are quite straightforward in their concept of God. Hinduism is both monotheistic and polytheistic. There is also one branch of philosophy which does not believe in existence of God. Hinduism has taken all concepts about God in it's fold in endeavour to avoid religious persecution, which is characteristic of Abrahamic religions.
🤣🤣 I disagree with you. Monotheism was never part of Hinduism. It's Arya samaj brahmo samaj construction.
Hinduism always has been monistic religion and Sikhism is also not monotheism.
Monotheism -- creation Is completely separate and fundamental different from God.
I respectfully disagree with you bro. You are far from understanding Hinduism. Monotheism is abrahmic belief
@@castelessaastik4655 This comment of mine is against your both comments on the subject.
Monotheism means a doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Monism is a term derived from neoplatonism, where it is believed that all creations have evolved from a point, which is described by Pythogorus by drawing center of a circle.
In Hinduism, we consider Brahma with attributes in dual vedanta and sometimes even in nondual vedanta, as Shankaracharya has opined that belief in existence of God, would enable a person to understand Bramhan. However, sometimes the term "absolute monoism" is used for nondual Vedanta.
Hence, your comment that Hinduism is monism, is totally wrong. It is monotheistic, as Siva, Vishnu, Shoroshi are considered as only God by different branches of Hinduism. Hinduism is polytheistic too, as we believe that there is parallel republic of Gods in heaven and hence, worship in many many temples dedicated to various Gods. So, it appears that not me, but you have not understood basics of Hinduism.
@@sanjoyghose1952 Problem with your belief is that you believe in monotheism or polytheism is not even clear and you are lecturing here about Hinduism.
Adi Shankaracharya gave logical explanation of different cults in Hinduism.
@@sanjoyghose1952 If you say that your religion is both monotheism and polytheism, then your religion is ridiculous and illogical. You should have one defined philosophy otherwise , how can people trust your religion ?
First define your philosophy then argue.
I find only adi Shankaracharya ( and vishistadvaita to some extent) which can Define all sects of Hinduism by one philosophy.
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Vedanta is bhuddism with god
And islam is communism with god 😂😂