Am I a Hindu? Understanding "Hindu" and "Hinduism."

#Hinduism #Hindu #Bhakti
What is a "Hindu"? Who is a "Hindu"? Where does the word come from?
Are today's followers of various Indian spiritual traditions "Hindus?"
As someone who has been practicing Krishna Bhakti for 28 years, am I a Hindu?

[@arunnakshatra1003]

*Sanatan Hinduism is my identity,* 🚩🕉 *Sanatan Hinduism is my life.* 🛕🇧🇩🇮🇳 *Love From Bangladesh jai maa Durga*

[@laxmirajput7407]

Babgalesh me hinduo ke STH bhut Bura hua plz Hindu SB milkr kuch kriye

[@somachakraborty6367]

Stay safe, love from India💞🙏💞

[@benjaminnetanyahu8582]

Adi yogi mahadev🥰😇🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@crazytruth4063]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🚩🚩 be safe brothers just belive in mahadev

[@khagenbudo398]

How is the condition of Hindus in bangladesh?

[@saviourdude1853]

"Sanatan dharm and sanatanis will live and exist .., till the earth holds lives"🚩🚩🚩🔥🔥🔥

[@spiritualguidancebyarunmeh370]

So other religion too. What you want to say😀

[@saviourdude1853]

@@spiritualguidancebyarunmeh370 I mean that everything the earth has produced will be gone by the power of time..!! But the thing which has been brought to earth by the divine celestial supreme lord will exists through the time..( at that time ..may earth exists or may be not!!)

[@spiritualguidancebyarunmeh370]

@@saviourdude1853 that's true. Agreed

[@saviourdude1853]

@@spiritualguidancebyarunmeh370 ❤️🚩

[@spiritualguidancebyarunmeh370]

@@Shrijantiwari45 तो आपको क्या परेशानी है की कोई प्रभु येशु मसीह को मान रहा है। सनातन धर्म कोई ऑप्शन नहीं है किसी भी भारतीय फार्म में जब हम भरते हैं हम हिंदू धर्म ही लिखते हैं। वैसे आपके पास अपनी बात का कोई सबूत भी नही है। बस किसी गुफा वाले अनपढ़ बाबा ने कहा उसी को रटकर आप हमे बता रहे हो। अगर हम देखें तो हम भारतीयों ने सबकुछ वेस्टर्न वे ऑफ़ लाइफ को अपना लिया है। अब कोई वैदिक कॉल की तरह झोपड़ियों में नही रहता ना ही घर में रोशनी के लिए दिए का उपयोग करता है। और ना ही अपने पूर्वजों की बैलगाड़ी चलता है। धर्म ज्ञान है उसकी खोज करो ना की लकीर के फकीर की तरह अपनी जिंदगी को जियो। जिंदगी अनमोल है।

[@ayezaamin1510]

Hare krsna thank u bringing up this topic, it would be helpful to many of us😃 As lack of knowledge about my religion and scriptures had lead me to make some foolish decisions in the past. Thanks to Krishna for guiding me.

[@Americankrishna]

My honor. Praise to God.

[@akankshajoshi8788]

Glad a Muslim loving sanatan dharma

[@gauravchaturvedi6080]

@@akankshajoshi8788 if mu$Iims open mindedly read gita and know their TRUE PAST, they will certainly know what the true DHARMA is what is humanity👉👉 but only few ppl of this group has mind👉 rest r brainwashed by Maulanaas and children of those Maulanaas r studying abroad😏😏👉 disgusting !!

[@gauravchaturvedi6080]

@@Americankrishna PRAISE THE LORD *KRISHNA* sir😍😍🙌 HARE *KRISHNA* 🙏🙏🙏

[@Hola-hv6cx]

Convert To Sanatan Dharma

[@carsbt3415]

Jay sri krishana brother love u from TURKEY🇹🇷 ☺

[@Bhaktpath]

That was a good explanation , even our teachers didn't taught us this , it's all about Mughals , and Britishers , nothing about our religion , in india , some people in India are trying to vanish our great ancestors , and our religion , from our mind , HARE KRISHNA HARE RAMA

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you...

[@Leo-ki2iy]

Wait for NEP

[@Bhaktpath]

@@Leo-ki2iy waiting 👍

[@kittubamotra1]

It will not get vanished eternity is the existence of this world so it will never vanish anywhere sanatan is the root of this world so who so ever trying it hide attack or finish they will finish their selves but not sanatan vo tha hai vo hai vo rehgya iss dharti ke har jagah se sanatan Ganga shanti se behti rehegi jab tak yeh sansar hai 🙏🕉️🔱 🕉️🙏 koi nahi mitta sakta

[@filmymela4638]

The Mantra is actually, Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Swami Prabhudeva did a commendable job in spreading teachings of Sanatana Dharma in West but the Bhagawad Gita as it is, is Abrahamacized to cater to foreigners in my opinion and I am not criticizing him, I am just stating my opinion. I urge you to read other translations of Gita once in your life. "Gita Press" has the most authentic translation of Gita and Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya and translation by Swami Gambhirananda is also authentic and spiritually and intellectually rewarding.

[@TheologyUnleashed]

Nice job. I'm so glad there's a video like this. I love the native American analogy.

[@Americankrishna]

Hey; thank you. Following your example on YOUR channel!

[@divergentdeva]

This was such an awesome video. So much humor. Yet also very real and true. Really appreciated this.

[@Americankrishna]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nageshgowda9784]

Very true explain ation

[@mildeva5205]

Namaste 🙏Brother you are a Sanatani. Hindu is geographical identity.

[@kalappakb210]

I amazed the amount of knowledge u have on hinduism

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you :)

[@chaitanyasrinarayan8717]

@@pqrrst7537 correct

[@utkarshkumarsingh8897]

@@Americankrishna respect !

[@Americankrishna]

@@utkarshkumarsingh8897 Thank you :)

[@IM_Nothing00]

I say I m Sanatani with our community people and for with other religion people i used hindu☺

[@asmitadabhole]

I m born hindu. But don't know much about Hinduism or hindutva. I have doubts about reincarnation. But I believe in karma. I always try watch my karma. And meditation helps me with that. So this is my Dharma.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@flipflopfactory]

I can help you in answering all your questions(if you want) if I'll be capable by mercy of lord Sri Krishna and prabhupad ji

[@deepakjha9504]

So do i, karma is our only dharma.

[@devolishash3946]

Subscribe to Dharma Speaks. You will learn a lot about Sanatan dharma

[@Preeti_5911]

No need to kw about hitudtva... This term is raised frm BJP 🤣

[@worldfactography9250]

@@Preeti_5911 what do you mean by BJP, BJP come in 1980 hindutva term is of Chatrapati Shivaji maharaj. Hindutva is a resistance against Evil force against our culture.

[@bts_army_frombd5472]

I'm proud to be an hindu girl. Love from Bangladesh 💕

[@sumanpramanik8442]

Wow! What an explanation. I am proud of my ancient spiritual practice 🤣 I am just wondering how enlightened the writers of Vedas had been thousand and thousand of years before.

[@Americankrishna]

We should have faith that they were indeed enlightened.

[@LYMO_Plays]

@@SinghisKing791 o quran says Earth 🌎 is flat 😰 dam mind's

[@tarunaspiringphysicist5539]

@@LYMO_Plays The one whom you have tagged. First see his/her channel. He/she is probably an ex muslim. Do not abuse anyone on the go.

[@reetukeepsmiling5142]

This is the beauty of Sanatan dharma,you can believe, you may not believe, you can question,you can follow, you may not follow still you are in it by birth. No body will questions you believe or try to impose their beliefs on you. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Priya-cm3tr]

@@sevadas3959 Ideology of religion is a cult. Some cults are destructive some are not but yes Abrahamic ideology of religion is a political ideology prone to seeking expansionism which might not be bad but it eradicates another identity. Dharma does not translate to religion - which is adharma, both are anti-thesis, but since we adopted western civilization and language we have to use this false equivalent which is an anti-thesis of each other. Hindu is a civilizational identity, you can be a Hindu through adapting and having Hindu consciousness - the sense of time, history, traditions different than eurocentric narrative (identity-based) or by the following dharma and NOT a religion, so discarding Abrahamic worldview in favour of Dharmic view.

[@sunnyghoshindra7561]

"Hare Krishna " Jai Sanathan. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 🙏🙏❤️❤️🙏🙏🚩🚩

[@wolfgangweber2516]

I am certainly an indogermanic hindu by my germanic ancestors , going back to ancient times. currently I feel my spiritual home is more india than my old saxony because our culture came to an end about 800 with the christians. and - following sri aurobindo - I feel we have to leave religion and evolve into a kind of special beings, higher mind, later overmind, later supermind. thats the task on earth.

[@kuldeeplakhawat365]

Dude are you trying to push forward 'Aryan Invasion theory'??? It was a false narrative, proven.

[@lokeshk4642]

That Aryan invasion is a myth introduced by Max Mueller. It did not happen.

[@aravindkartha5145]

There were similarities between the deities of Greeks, Indians and Japan. In ancient world, the Greek, the mesopotamian, the Egyptian and Chinese culture used to trade with each other. There are rumours that Jesus visited India. Hindus consider Jesus as an Enlightened great Rishi. There were lot of Rishis in India and China who performed miracles similar to that of Jesus, but they did not get too much popular because it was not a big deal in the Eastern civilizations. Jesus said ' The kingdom of heaven is within you' is similar to the concept " Aham Brahmasmi " in Sanskrit. There are lot of similarities between the teaching of Jesus and Vedas. Sanskrit is related to old German and Russian. It is not that India is the only place where spirituality existed. It existed all around the world until Abrahamic Religions became more popular. At present India and Japan the only countries where ancient knowledge and traditions are preserved..It was also preserved in China until the communists destroyed everything.

[@lokeshk4642]

@@aravindkartha5145 not rumor; it is a fact . There is archaeological evidence. He went to Govardhan mutt in Puri, Himis Buddhist monastery, rishikesh, benaras abd Himalayas. His Kriya yoga guru is mahavtar babaji. Beetles band lived in rishikesh for a few months because some Hindu monks have had visions of Jesus as a Hindu monk.

[@pe1145]

OMG, The level of clarity that you are providing about Hindus is mindboggling. Learnt a lot. Thank you. 🙏

[@Americankrishna]

My pleasure

[@always.bhavesh]

ALL THE BEST !!! HARE KRISHNA !!!

[@granand]

So well said and I see west intellectuals understanding scriptures better than Indians. God Bless you

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you :)

[@JanmejayaDas9]

Np, all humans should have explore it as it's not someone's IP rather learning from them so nice. How can it's from a opposite side of India comming to study and learn and teach world about true.

[@dj7068]

I AM PROUD SANATANI HINDU , AND I PROUD FOR IT ....!.!.!.!.!.....

[@winstonbachan3921]

God Is One And Many In Devine Manifestations As All Creations, Namaste Means The Devine In Me Bows To The Devine In You! Vasudevia Kutumbakam Means The Whole Earth Is One Family! All Lives Are Sacrilege In Hinduism Aka Sanatan Dharma!

[@aasingh5147]

Thank you for doing us Hindus this favour.. Of making this video. It's one of the clearest explanation. Thanks a lot.

[@Americankrishna]

It's my pleasure

[@BhaktiToday]

Amazing explanation

[@saratsaratchandran3085]

It is one derivation of the name Hindu! The other explanation is it is the combination of word Himalaya and the Indu Sagara now known Indian Ocean !

[@shankarsharma174]

indi sarovara

[@freeman7294]

Right, you have described it very precisely. Actually, there has a more acceptable word rather than Hinduism, it is "Sanatana Dharma".

[@Americankrishna]

THANKS

[@subodhpatil3336]

Completely agreed with you brother. Impressed by your valuable thoughts. World needs Hinduism.😊🙏💐🌷⛳

[@mukeshpnaidu]

Practically general Hindus wont call you Hindu if you are a devotee of Krishna. My home worships Guruwayoorapan Child form of Krishna..

[@mayan5600]

I don't think he cares about them.

[@preethishetty6179]

That is weird , becos I am a Hindu and so is my family . And my mother is a staunch devotee of Krishna. Nobody thinks she isn’t Hindu . Most homes in India we have different person in the family being a devotee of a different form of the divine in the same house . Nobody has any issues about that or wonder one form is superior to another . Like shiva is superior to krishna, such thoughts never occur .

[@sumitsharmaamor]

Being Human as like hindu those are belong with each other 🕉Namaste🙌

[@krishnapartha]

Great work brother. Just a small correction: the Vedas were compiled by Vyasa however the Mahabharata is technically not considered the Vedas. Some people consider it the 5th veda however. 🙏🏾 keep up the good work.

[@karthikpuvvula]

Supreme court or government has no business defining my dharma.. We in Hinduism don't divide based on which god you follow. They are all different avatars of the same supreme consciousness.. I love Shiva but I read Bagavad Gita and even follow teachings of Vivekananda.. at the very core all their teachings are same.. not to get attached to something, follow your duty and love everyone.. Hare Krishna 🙏🏾 #FreeHinduTemples

[@Americankrishna]

You are speaking like an Advaita Vedantist. Don't push your Advaita Vedanta conclusion on everyone

[@bhargavi6095]

Sorry I know I am very late on your channel 😢 new subscriber 😇 But I hope so. I will get to learn a lot from you. ❤🙏🏻😇 hare Krishna Hare Rama🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@ushapareek5887]

What u can understand is world, what u cant understand cant imagine is parmatma.

[@vishwanathbaar9605]

As you are a Western world's people speaking English-sanaskrit word is very clear pronounced, we as Indian Hindus honestly proud of you, selute you. Hare Krishna hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare hare I Hare Rama hare Rama Rama Rama hare hare II

[@ajitnambiar4758]

Sir.... Advaita philosophy begins with shankaraachaarya And there is another philosophy Of Madhavacharya called Dwaita philosophy

[@kunalkumarchaurasiya3239]

Bhakti needs no religion,you can attain God after going beyond the religion. Love is everything.

[@dr.srinivasanramachandran5208]

I have never been a Hindu my 38 years than you as could have been. Thank you very much for the insights, aatma

[@narayanasrikanthreddyg]

I dont know but ramayana and mahabharatha are called ithihasas ie epics. Vedas are 4 rig, yajur, sama and atharva

[@laxmirajput7407]

Yes I m snatani hindu jay Shri Ram jay Shri Krishna 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ghatiaanimator6183]

The best part is that you being a Vaishnava who is yet to attain realisation , can criticise a God realised disciple of a God realised Master, based on WHAT.... that Swami Vivekananda did not tell the west that hinduism is not monolithic. I sincerely hope that through bhakti you get to self realisation soon. God bless.

[@PnBTravloggers]

I never saw so accurate explanation in such a short video of 18 minutes.

[@nirmalayumnam7661]

🙏 thank you so much for throwing clarity on matter of Hinduism. Hare Krishna 🙏

[@iliysan_huda1qq6]

Wonderful explanation bro...hare krishna🙏🙏....Proud to be sanathani❤️❤️❤️from Bharat

[@Americankrishna]

thank you :)

[@user-Chandan_Kumar_1]

When i look at up and found people like you, fill my heart with extreme Happiness, हरे कृष्ण 🙏🕉️

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you very much

[@abhijeetdolai5820]

Darius II first used the first HINDU and later British made HINDUISM. I thank you from my heart for this crystal clear explanation.

[@YenkammaNe]

To be a Christian - Believe & follow messiah' Jesus. Muslim - Believe & follow prophet Mo Hindu - Believe in YOUR SELF and follow SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS...

[@Americankrishna]

I don't believe in myself. I believe in Krishna.

[@neel3297]

So well explained. My parents are not aware of this. But as we are open with these things now our generation are knowing the true identity and the meaning of our beliefs and the religion construct. We are Sanatanis. We have common beliefs but it is more than just a religion. Some call it way of life.

[@falguni.bonaparte]

It’s really great to see you have fond of our culture and our Hindu brothers and sisters in India are more attracted to western culture. I hope to see Indian Hindus understand this. Jai Shri Ram!!

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you.

[@Girlsisbaddies165]

Ughhh you are amazing thank you for sharing this important knowledge!!

[@abhijeetdolai5820]

This video should have billion views.

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you, Abhijeet. Maybe you can share it! :) :)

[@ToerohInnah-th6hn]

If you wanne know there are much scriptures to read in many languages

[@bulu9214]

Indians were called hindus by Persians centuries ago before the invasions of muslims.

[@manaskirtisinghal4295]

Proud to be Sanatani .🚩🚩🚩🕉️🕉️🕉️

[@MrNitKap]

:) trying to understand ‘Hinduism’ as a religion is a false start and bound to leave the person falling... To understand ‘Hinduism’ one has to first think of a Library with sections and books ...and any library it’s worth will have multiple representation of thoughts and by nature they will have some contradictions and disagreements...the sum total of that library is Hinduism. The other important aspect of a library is that if it is timeless it will keep adding books. In Mahabharata, when answering to the Yakha(the lake god) about who is a Brahmin he said ‘No single seer(Rishi) has the complete 100% truth and no two seers have the same 100% views, they have some differences’ :)

[@vijayvyavhare3187]

Namaste brother from India jay Shree Krishna

[@R.kandaswamy]

I am proud to be Atheist Hindu. Aham Brahmasmi. अहंम ब्रम्हास्मि।

[@hanumandehru7388]

NOT BELIEVE IS ALSO A FAITH AS U BELIEVE IN NON EXISTANCE OF GOD BUT U CAUSE AND EFFECT.

[@deepankarmondal5267]

Best explained the word" Hindu " Very good. Hare krishna.

[@cliosight]

Every religion is special and beautiful in its own way. I respect all and look for answers in all texts and teachings.

[@123djx]

If one reads Swami Vivekanand’s works one would find he has expounded on Bhakti yoga as well. Also on Srimad Bhagavad Gita.His guru was not Advaitha Vedanti but received realisation through Bhakti. Upanishads list karma, gyan and Bhakti yoga as stages and for realisation of the form or formless one traverses through all three like it or not. As far as adopting the word Hinduism, apart from the excellent reasons already given, I think it is important to adopt it also so that Hindus receive religious protections guaranteed to other religions. If you see there are several places where Hinduphobia is not even recognised while at the same time several religious texts explicitly mention things like ‘kill the polytheist’ or talk about false gods and ‘some’ of their followers vow to kill or convert Hindus. Please also note there is a concerted attempt by some opposed to Hinduism to prove Hindus don’t exist and thereby white wash their various genocides. So for the sake of life and health of our families we should probably adopt both Hinduism and Santana Dharma wholeheartedly Also I think I heard somewhere the word Hindus came about due to Sindhu river and Himalayas

[@prashantagrawal5999]

Though what you described was deep, but the way you described it put up a smile on my face

[@harshawardhan391]

*जय श्री कृष्णा* 🚩🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@humanbeing4704]

The thing is I believe in all aspects of Sanatana dharma coz.. it's never black or white there are lot of colours is between, Isn't it...

[@cybersipahifan5272]

All we are Sanatani. Hari bol...

[@vaghelas4719]

Swami Vivekananda hold very high place and respect for almost any Indian of any part of India.

[@Americankrishna]

No; not almost every INdia. There are millions of Vaishnavas in India, and most Vaishnavas have little respect for him only.

[@natwarbharatam2978]

You have better knowledge of Hindu and Sanatan Dharma 🙏🏻🚩🕉️🙏

[@hamarbatbhojpuriofficial8334]

Yeah i am follower . i am a snatani 🙏

[@aparichitthestranger7907]

🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 Dharma says Righteousness is very essential . May Goddess Durga bless all of us. Tomorrow is Ram Navmi as well. Wishing everyone a happy Ram Navmi❤🙏🏻🙌

[@divyasingh100]

No matter what you think about Swamivivakananada, he is one of the most respected, worshipped, honoured and followed Sanyasi specially among youth. And he was there to inform people about hinduism so he did in one way, may be because that was practised by him. But no doubt his way is also a part of Hinduism.

[@potinenip]

Nice video. Sanatana dharma is about tolerance and accepting different views even if we do not agree/believe. Just because you follow Bhakti yoga, you do not have to call Swami Vivekananda in a lighter way. In sanatana dharma way of life we respect and regard all the gurus from all traditions even if we do not subscribe to their teachings.

[@nksingh93]

🙏Namaste....nice to see such devoted Vaishnava....but how can you come up with such sweeping statement about Vivekanand or for the matter Hindu(Sanatana Dharma).... Without knowing that Vivekanand was disciple of Ramkrishna Paramahansa who is epitome of bhakti. He was in bhakti of Maa Kali. I think you should know more through experience about greatness of being Hindu(Sanatana Dharma) which Bhakti Marg is a part of.

[@Inspirityoga]

Brilliantly explained. I've had a vague understanding of this topic for years, it's so much clearer now. Thank you.

[@archanadhake115]

Bharat a powerful word and she is mother Bharatmata sanatan is dharma which is nature law Vedas is the rule for living happy and geting altimate moksha or getting better rebirth

[@doremon1670]

Beautiful explanation 🙏

[@Americankrishna]

Thanks and welcome

[@jayalakshmi-zv5mp]

Very clearly ecplained. Amazing job. Looking forwsrd to hear from you .

[@Americankrishna]

Thank you! Will do!

[@ankurdutta3277]

I don't see how Swami Vivekanada was wrong in doing so? Sanatana Dharma is one and there is an underlying similarity that all the different ideologies under Hinduism agree upon otherwise they would be a different religion. There are different limbs of Yoga and Vaisnavism and Vedanta both follow an amalgamation of Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga with varying emphasis on each of them. Swami Vivekanada's Guru Sri Ramakrishna was a devotee of Maa Kali so you can also say he followed Bhakti yoga through Shaktism. My point being if someone is initiated and can't see the oneness of it all then there is much to learn. Jai Gurudev🙏😊

[@imadecita3586]

Hindu ia modern name of sanatans dharma. Happy to be Hindu, love from south east Sulawesi, Indonesia.

[@janakpatel8637]

Love you brother ..from india.. 🙏🙏

[@thelighthouse6673]

Hare Krishna 🙏

[@sujayenator]

The master Sri Ramakrishna of Swami Vivekanand once clarified to Vivekananda that one who became Rama and later became Krishna then at that moment incarnated as Ramakrishna but not in the sense of Vedanta.So surely he indicated Bhagavat Geeta about bhaktiyoga

[@adrianwhite782]

Very clear and useful explanation. I also liked that it didn't put anyone down. Probably the World Congress of Religions would not have been able to comprehend true Krishna Bhakti,or Shavism or anything like the complexity of spiritual paths that you very briefly alluded to but an umbrella term like Hinduism with a formless absolute was something they could get more of a handle on and so Vivekananda actually did pave a way for a more complex and deep understanding and practice of Vedantic spirituality in the west in decades to come.

[@adrianwhite782]

@@sevadas3959 I have only watched a couple of his videos but I was aware that he is opposed to Advaita Vedanta. All ISKCON devotees are. My understanding is all the Vaisnava Bhakti traditions have at least some level of opposition to some aspects of Sankara's non-dualism, even while incorporating other aspects of advaita into their own philosophies (though I'm not really an expert in any of this). I was actually somewhat impressed by how he had toned down his criticism compared with what I have heard from some other ISKCON devotees and thought he made some points intelligently while trying to be a bit more diplomatic and less aggressive. That's why I thought it might be worthwhile leaving a comment, as I did. I am also well aware of some of the internal problems and dysfunction within ISKCON. I was myself heavily involved in ISKCON from the late 70s to mid 80s, probably the worst time to be involved from the point of view of being like a dangerous cult. I think your appraisal of ISKCON as "just another sick cult" is too harsh by quite a margin though I won't pretend there are problems also.

[@adrianwhite782]

@@sevadas3959 Seva Das, please forgive me for appearing to defend the indefensible. It was not my intention to make lite of your suffering or excuse the sexual abuse that caused it. It is not something I have any experience of and till now I have only heard of such things via the media and third hand so my understanding of what you went through will always be incomplete. I had incorrectly assumed your criticism was coming from a more philosophical and sectarian basis. Obviously I got that wrong. I'm sorry. Just as your attitude towards ISKCON has naturally and understandably been colored by your own terrible experience my attitude has been shaped by my experiences which have been very different, though mixed. For starters I joined voluntarily as an adult whereas as a gurukula kid somebody would have made the choice for you. I joined in mid 1977 while Prabhupada was still present and my initial experience was very positive. Shortly afterwards he passed away and I felt the leadership was becoming harsher and more exploitative and so I walked away and was able to do so with at least a good part of my faith still intact. I still know people and have friends from that time who stuck it out within ISKCON and other groups coming from the same tradition, and who for the most part seem to me to be good and balanced people. So that's what I was trying to defend. I hope you have or will find some form of healing leading to a much happier and fulfilled life in the future.

[@rakeshlal1444]

A very nice explanation of a very complex worldview. Thank you:)

[@Americankrishna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roneshkumar7454]

Very nice way of presentating your views.

[@bhagavatastudies]

Thank you.

[@Americankrishna]

Thanks a lot

[@GRAVITONIX]

Wow I have never seen this type of easiest explanation. You are great man🙇

[@Americankrishna]

Glad you liked it

[@computer-mo6js]

Sir Vivekananda popularise hinduism , we needed that at that time

[@nehakhanapurkar2231]

Swami Vivekananda called Americans' Brothers and Sisters' and won their hearts. Hare Krushna Hare Ram, Krushna Krushna Hare Hare.

[@asitis1982]

Swamiji never intended to propagate only advaita vedanta..it will be so difficult to sum up sanatana dharma the only way to explain in shorts would be to take references from vedas,upanishads etc.. and thats what he tried to do..just to make the world that there is an existence of a civilization which is not “religion” but a religion of people leaving in the devine soil of bharat bhumi

[@Suprat0555]

You are just great mate.....from Australia

[@vedicwarriorOriginal]

Absolutely love your content, mate. I used to call myself a Hindu when I was a kid - that's what my parents told me to. Couple of years ago, I learnt that I was a Sanatani. Now, I realize, none of that matters. The word is not the thing which it refers to. Just as the finger pointing to the moon doesn't matter as much as the moon itself. All in all, very articulate words from you. Hare Krishna. 🙏🕉

[@mahenderkondam6580]

Hindu is geographical identity only. There is no word Hindu in bhagavadgeeta, vedas and in any ancient scriptures. Sanatana dharma means eternal law the way of life. It’s not a religion to give you limited identity and just believe one book you will get heaven not like that . Your life is your Karma . Sarve Jana sukhino bhavanthu. Lökha samastath sukhino bhavanthu . Sanathana dharma for all humanity. Thank you so much brother . Krishanam vande jagadgurum 🙏🏽 Namahskaram

[@vishnutourguideindia]

Hare Krishna Prabhu Ji…Very well explained. Respect to you !!

[@bankimchandrachingangbam5869]

Sri Vivekananda was the first to introduce the "Hindu" religion to the supposedly modern world, maybe for the first time ever, at the Conference of World religions at Chicago. He was a follower of the Advaita Vedanta, which is just one of the many sects of Hinduism that is on record. There is a very healthy respect between all the various beliefs with a positive and constructive dynamic interchange of thoughts taking place, all the time....quite unlike the various sects of Christianity or Islam. Sanātana Dharma says it so truthfully, the paths maybe many, but all paths lead to the One and only.

[@singji123]

You are perfectly correct I also tell people there is no religion called hindu, it is only for others

[@trusfratedbunny2215]

Well, Sri Krishna mentioned in Gita... Basically 4 major ways as Path of enlightenment to attain Moksha eventually..i.e, Bhakti Yog, Jnana Yog, Karma Yog & Raja Yog...One can choose any to follow any..As All R equally Valued. Vedanta Also Explains about all the other paths Including Karma yog Bt Majorly focus on particular path Just like Shivaism & Vaishnavism Focus on Bhakti yog. Bt Karma & righteousness Dharma is basically the fundamental root things of any being within Sanatan Dharma. In Sanatan Dharma one can be Monotheistic, Polytheistic or Atheist. Majority Sanatanis follow & Believe in Polytheistic form of it even if not belong to Advaita Vedanta, thus practices & Philosophical belives resemble most with Vendanta...While Many Sanatani follow Monotheistic form of it Like Vaishnavism, Shivaism, etc. While there's also Nasthik or Atheist Hindu & there's actually School of thoughts or School of Hindu Philosophies Specifically Based on Atheism way within Sanatan Dharma as well.

[@anmolpandit5118]

I really enjoyed this vedio , and I really thankfull to you to give some very special knowledge about hinduism

[@MeryMery-wq9cg]

Hare Krishna Hare ram 🙏

[@shorts7033]

Thank you sir 🤗🤗🚩🚩 The world is one Family 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 And we are citizen of the world I'm proud to being Sanatan 🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@dr.ashishgopaldewan1225]

Very enlightening. Please do educate further.

[@AbhishekPathak-so1pp]

Even we don't know about hinduism much... Hats off to you

[@aksingh3167]

In modern times , Hinduism is about purity , peace and equality

[@Preeti_5911]

Equality right? Thn the casteism is something which came later to pollute the Hinduism... N essence of equality

[@aksingh3167]

@@Preeti_5911 can you tell me a single Hindu sacred text which divides people on the basis of birth

[@DC-lw1uh]

Jay Shree Ram

[@Americankrishna]

Jaya Shree Rama!

[@aadityaverma9147]

Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@snair8448]

Swami Vivekananda did a great job of explaining ‘Hinduism’ to a world who never knew anything about it. The early Jesuits who traveled to India, Tibet etc in order to bring the Christian ‘good news’ fell under the spell of the beauty & wonder of the ‘Mother of all Religions.’ Jesuits brought the ideas from Sanatana Dharma & Buddhism that took root in the Enlightenment in the West.

[@Americankrishna]

He did, and at the same time he did not (my opinion)

[@prasad6140]

Wow... You know much more about hinduism then me... And I born in a traditional prist family...

[@Americankrishna]

Thanks, Kumariji.

[@crazyguy7585]

i love ur knowledge u got new subscriber 😃😃ur the real Sanatani

[@Americankrishna]

Thanks and welcome