Debunking the 5 Biggest Lies About Hinduism - What You Need to Know

[@HinduLifestyle]

I have been seeing many comments about the use of the word "Hindu" and how I am an idiot or "need to do my research" to learn more. Here is response to that: I have a library of videos and did address this topic 7 years ago. I am well aware of the origins of 'Hindu' but also acknowledge the challenge we have here in North America with identifying what our "religion" is. I have chosen to embrace the word "Hindu" and I don't see a problem with this. I have been teaching "Hinduism" since 2012 and its topic I address every year in my temple classes. So yes, I have done my research and I have spent a considerable amount of thinking about these topics. My advice to you: Don't miss the forest for the trees. While you are choosing to argue whether we should use the word "Hindu" my focus is making sure the next generation continues the tradition of Sanatan Dharma. That's where the work is and it goes beyond the word "Hindu". A kid growing up here in Toronto, Canada is not going to remain a Hindu simply because I said, "Yo bro, Hindu isn't even the right word - it's Sanatan Dharma".

[@ExMuslimAman]

I'm ex Muslim and now proudly saying I'm Hindu and flowing satya sanatana Dharma 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@niccolopaganini1782]

Was your name always Aman or did you change it after conversion?

[@MightyClashers]

​@@niccolopaganini1782 Yeah as a Hindu,I have same doubts An Ex Muslim did not name Himself as ExmuslimAman 😅

[@sandippaul468]

@@niccolopaganini1782 One of my muslim friends has the name Aman.

[@NoRadicale4i]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@komanglempongs9035]

I am also ex muslim and become hinduism

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

Hinduism is culture,tradition, ritual,architecture,art,health, astronomy,dance,music,food, medicine......... the list goes on, it's everything.

[@kishkindhaa]

Indeed. It epitomizes everything!

[@texastexas4541]

@@kishkindhaa Everything means good and bad?

[@kishkindhaa]

@@texastexas4541 Yes for good and bad 🙂

[@texastexas4541]

@@kishkindhaa What is bad in Hinduism then?

[@kishkindhaa]

@@texastexas4541 There is nothing bad in it!

[@bluntbob6723]

Hinduism is heavily miss-represented on social media so heavily. Thanks to you for explaination Hinduism well. ❤

[@nachsn2213]

I am in total agreement with point 5 - "Not all religions are the same".

[@HinduLifestyle]

Exactly

[@komanglempongs9035]

Yes. There are many different between religion and Dharm. Jay Sanathan Dharma.🙏

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

​@@komanglempongs9035 all are dharmas only egoistic people put their religion on a pedestal.

[@bluntbob6723]

Religions: Islam and Christianity. Dharm: Sanatan.

[@forest3064]

Sanatana Dharma, not Sanatan Dharm

[@cheeseburger1960]

@@forest3064wait but some people say that “it’s Santana Dharma” and others say “Santan Dharm”. I don’t understand?

[@forest3064]

@@cheeseburger1960 The term Sanatana Dharma is pure Sanskrit, and “Sanatan Dharm” is Hindi, where the words undergo “schwa deletion”, a corrupted form of the original, which ignorant people think is the only correct way to pronounce.

[@cheeseburger1960]

@@forest3064 Ooooh thanks bro😄 it was confusing at first but that makes much more sense now.

[@gauravchaurasiya-x9l]

Its vedic dharm , sanatan dharma means oldest dharma ​@@forest3064

[@Anime-Face.]

Namaste, the core principle of Sanātana Dharma, is the pursuit of self-discovery and the realization of one's true essence, referred to as the ātman.

[@TheDevaser]

I agree

[@phoenixj1299]

There are atheistic traditions like Carvaka, Ajivikas who don't subscribe to that concept. Sanatana Dharma is all about pursuing 4 purusharthas with 6 darshanas.

[@truthislogical]

@@Anime-Face. What is atman

[@bluntbob6723]

​@@truthislogicalI am not acharya, but it means consciousness probably.

[@Anime-Face.]

​@@truthislogicalThe essence of life, often referred to as the soul, is the supreme energy that resides within all living beings.

[@winstonbachan9229]

KARMA IS You reap the fruits of your own action! 🚩🇮🇳🇬🇾🇹🇹🇸🇷 You are doing a great job defending our ancestry and beliefs system 💪

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

Every belief system has that

[@vinithagodbole6321]

You are absolutely right, all religions are not the same. The day HIndus learn and internalise this...

[@TheDevaser]

Sanatanis basically don’t like to rock the boat , so they try to walk the non confrontational way, unlike the followers of Abrahamic faiths who insist their faith is the only true faith. But I choose to interpret it as all faiths lead to the one same consciousness or God. Then there’s no need for conflicts of any kind.

[@GAMINGBLAZE]

​@@TheDevaser not all faiths lead to the same God. Christian thinks eternal life with wine beautiful fairies is the goal. Eeslam think similar with some more lewd imagination like 22 feet tall very pale 72 virgin. Hindu goal is liberation mukti from this materialistic world. And connect with the creator as one

[@AA13494]

@@TheDevaser hindus dnt slaughter innocent goats and cows in name of god.

[@edres7563]

@@TheDevaser it would have thought that by now, after centuries of suffering at the hands of the abrahamics, we would have grown out of the foolsihs and self destructive naivety that ''all faiths lead to the same place blah blah blah''. SMH No dear one, all faiths do not lead everyone to the same place or god or whatever. Some are predatory belifs sytems that are hell bent on destroying everyone, by teaching fear, using spiritual terrorism, traumatizing children and adults alike with threats of hell and torture, and ultimately disempowering humanity from realising its true divine nature and pupose. So many cultures and spiritual traditions around the world, in africa, america, australia asia, etc, fell victim to this pernicious and dangerous idea, ''that all religions are the same''... we are the only ones left standing in the greatest numbers and to still have control over our own ancestral land, even after a third of it was cut away and taken over by one particular predatory religion. We need to be smarter and wiser by now, becasue if we dont learn the lessons that history has presented to us, then it will keep on repeating and we will keep on suffering until we disappear like everyone else. Self preservaion and decoloniality is a must, if we are to survive as the last standing bearers of dharma on this earth.

[@Anubhavsengupta1902]

Sir you should make a video on how Thomas Macaulay implanted Western Style education system in Bharat and that's why we Hindus lost our age old Gurukul education!,it's extremely sad that 99%of Hindus still don't know or care about that and that's exactly why so many people specially Leftists and Neo Buddheists take advantage of our ignorance twords Hinduism,that video is needed!🙏🕉️

[@truthislogical]

Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully. The effect of this education on the Hindus is prodigious... It is my belief that if our plans of education are followed up, there will not be a single idolater among the respectable classes in Bengal thirty years hence. And this will be effected without any efforts to proselytize, without the smallest interference with religious liberty, by natural operation of knowledge and reflection. I heartily rejoice in the project. -Macaulay

[@truthislogical]

"No Hindu who has received the English education ever remains sincerely attached to his religion." -Macaulay

[@ankushsaha8435]

Throw british education system out of India,and bring back gurukul system in India

[@urbandsouza7279]

​@@ankushsaha8435peepal trees everywhere let us start now . Shall we allow reserve categories or not?

[@texastexas4541]

@@urbandsouza7279 First wear dhoti and shave part of your head. Then spend 20 years learning and memorizing ancient Sanskrit that nobody understands. Then you will see India transform into the Supper Power of the world. Let us plant more peepal tree and build huts.

[@naren2k6]

Number 5 is a big one, 1000% correct, all religions are not the same, if they were then we would not be having this conversation.

[@HinduLifestyle]

Agreed and I can't even remember the amount of times I have heard Hindus try to use this as a way to to show the greatness of Hinduism but at the same time feeding the next generation of Hindus to the wolves.

[@lata633]

Agreed. It’s ingrained early on in schools in formative years. So, it’s difficult to shake off.

[@AA13494]

@@HinduLifestyle you r so correct. i am truly frustrated with hindu uncles repeating this lie on youtube. even isckon and ramkrishna mission gurus peddle the lie. we younger generation need to change this narrative and educate first our own people and then others

[@AA13494]

@@lata633 if u read and understand quran , it wont be difficult. thn to ex-muslims for helping hindus see the flaws in the "all religions are same" rhetoric

[@lata633]

@@AA13494 I have and hence agree. Can’t help the uncles/ aunts but we have people of all ages who are ignorant and more importantly unwilling to listen! 🤷‍♀️ they repeat the same line, for them conflict at all costs should be avoided till it knocks at their door step like Kangladesh and many other cases. Ignorance is bliss for majority Hindus. Listen also to people like Esther Dhanraj!

[@boomamaheswaran]

Shawn, I salute all the good work you do for Hinduism!! For being a staunch Hindu in Canada!! I also salute all our Hindu ancestors migrated to harsh foreign lands and still preserved Hinduism!!

[@sanatanotaku8194]

Jai Shree Krishna 🙏🙏🚩

[@agniswar3]

0:47 this is how I see Hinduism. I totally agree with you brother.

[@Vyom4676]

Apurba dada,pranam from a hindu brother from assam🙏 जय श्री राम ।

[@shree2386]

That you for all you do 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 I’ve been following you on TikTok, happy to see your contents here in KZbin as well. The ones who need to be educated on Sanatan Dharma are the Hindus themselves. I don’t blame people of other religions having so many misconceptions about Hinduism 🕉️ coz the Sanatani’s themselves have so much misconceptions..!! We need more people like you to educate all “dharmik people” … I said “dharmik people” coz people of other dharmik panthi’s such as Buddhism, Sikhism & Jainism also see Hinduism as separate from themselves. Not realizing that they all sprouted from Hinduism & they are just another path of the same understanding. 🙏🙏 I’ve come across only two people in Tiktok who have this understanding and are trying to educate other fellow Sanatani’s - you & Eternal Dharma !! 🙏🙏 Forever grateful to you for doing this 🙏🙏 Om tat sat !!

[@HinduLifestyle]

Much appreciated!

[@shouryasinghal5853]

I hope you grow as much as possible to educate the people about the reality of sanatan dharma, especially the people living outside the geographical motherland bharat.

[@truthislogical]

Dharma propounded by the Vedic Rishis is eternal and universal; it can never be in danger unlike people bereft of knowledge & wisdom of Dharma. Dharma isn't a religion - it doesn't need a prophet, a savior or even a champion to save itself. But to protect yourself you will definitely need Dharma.

[@Rockabillyman26]

Great video Shawn, very well explained, it certainly cleared up any misconceptions of Hinduism, please do keep posting more of these kinds of videos sometime again soon.

[@rohancontrives]

I'd like to correct one thing that demi-gods do exist in Hinduism. In Bhagavad Gita 7.20 it is mentioned : *"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender to other gods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures."* In the Raj Yoga book of Swami Vivekananda while commenting on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras he mentioned that: *"Those Yogis who do not reach perfection die and become gods; leaving the direct road they go into one of the side streets, and get-these powers. Then again they have to be born; but he who is strong enough to withstand these temptations, and go straight to the goal, becomes free."* What you said about the existence of a Supreme God, the absolute being is also true and is mentioned in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.11 as follows: *"He is the One God, hidden in all beings, all-pervading, the inner Self of all beings, the overseer of all actions, dwelling in all beings, the witness, the knower, the only One, free from qualities."* This sloka defines the concept of the Deva or God as the supreme, formless, and all-pervading being present in all. In conclusion: Our scripture talks about both limited and limitless beings.

[@rohancontrives]

I was correcting this part of video btw @3:44 . They(demi-gods) do exists and resides in there respective realms.

[@HinduLifestyle]

On thing I love about the KZbin community is comments like these. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@DisMissTnT]

I love an educated response! Thank you. Har Har Mahadev 🕉 📿

[@minaximoti7992]

Jay Sanatan Dharm ❤❤❤ Spiritual Democracy ❤❤❤ Individual Freedom Jay Sri Ram Jay Bajrangbali ❤❤

[@Political-g7r]

I am from India, proud Aryan 🕉️🕉️🕉️🕉️🕉️🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@RanjitaMahakud-wj4ib]

Jay shree ram🙏🙏

[@nivieb9]

What a wonderful video! You’ve explained about Hinduism so well and with depth. It’s such a pleasure to watch youngsters getting involved in spreading awareness about Hinduism and dispelling the myths. Keep up the great work!

[@HinduLifestyle]

Thank you! I'm not that young though 😁😁

[@nivieb9]

@@HinduLifestyle I’m guessing you’re 30 something? Heartening to see how you’re working towards awareness of Hinduism from that part of the Atlantic ocean. Best wishes 😊🙏🏼

[@AnAn___]

Love your definition of karma. What does "God" mean? Love your description of the pluralism of dharma. How would you define sarva dharma sama bhaava sarva shresht? Doesn't all life in the multiverse achieve liberation, even if they have bad teachers (Gurus) or religions?

[@iamacommonman9241]

Just like Karma, Guru, Dhyan, Samadhi, etc. there no exact parallel word in english for Dharma also.

[@Jeeth108]

🇿🇦🙏 from South Africa bro...good work brother !

[@HinduLifestyle]

Much appreciated!

[@Sticklemako]

Actually agree with you on so much.. i say hinduism is a collection of philosophies, sciences and anthropologies. The religious aspects emanate from the philosophical aspects of the different sampradayas

[@rexxbailey2764]

OHH SHUT UP !!😒😒

[@Sticklemako]

@@rexxbailey2764 i wont.. what you gonna do about it internet troll?

[@ratishmodgil631]

I think some hindus are wrong about the 33 thousand or crore gods.. the right answer is only 33 gods not thousand or crores... Jai Bharat 🚩🚩🚩🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 shout out from 🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻

[@dgurunathreddy]

Paramatama is "advityam brahma" there is no other thing other than Brahma, when I say brahma, it's not chatur mukha brahma it's consciousness chaitanyam it's the energy because of which there the life exists, the energy that's existance for fire, wind, water, air and earth. There is other statement from upanishad it says "ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti" it means there is one truth and people perceive it in different ways.

[@dgurunathreddy]

There are lot of devata, there is difference between devata and paramatma, devata is like varuna deva, vayu deva, bhu devi, Agni deva, indra deva, sarawati devi, lakshmi devi and so on, all these are devata but they get the energy from paramatama and they don't live forever, during pralaya they too get disseminated and becomes one with paratama or Eshwar

[@DisMissTnT]

​@@dgurunathreddyHar Har Mahadev 🕉

[@technicalist101]

Yup 💯, these are 8 vasus, 11 rudras, 12 adityas, indra and prajapati.

[@ShadowMoon314]

Jai Ma Kali !!!❤❤❤

[@nehakulkarni5009]

4:57 Hindus (Sanatani's) can be monotheists, polytheists, theists, pagans even atheist's...The list is endless for us etc We are not bound to any set of rules unlike others...This is what makes us unique. You can read, follow the Vedas and not even be a Hindu...Our scriptures are fluid.

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

That's because you have not researched in other belief system

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@andreamessiasgomes7118 Really? I have read many...Sikhism, Islam , Christianity etc.. None of the above are anything in comparison to Vedic scriptures.

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

@@nehakulkarni5009 you have read only a part of it, I bet you haven't read 66 books which in turn was summarised into the holy Bible, it's like saying I read all the Vedas Upanishads puranas , no you haven't, holy Bible is equivalent to holy Bible so it's not enough for you to understand im detail so don't act oversmart. And there are so many modern Bibles because Christianity has so many denominations just like Hinduism so who exactly are you trying to fool?

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

@@nehakulkarni5009 get out of that egoistic mindset where you try to put Hinduism on a pedestal.

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@andreamessiasgomes7118 I have read the old and new testament. Read Entire book of Gensis, how the book claims the entire world was flooded LoL

[@ShubhSinghal699]

Narayana is Shiva and Shiva is Narayana; They are one.

[@niroshangovinder4042]

3:11 "Change Karma, Lessen the blow" ....... Oh no, we can indeed transform Karma yoga, into Bhakti yoga - when our actions are directed toward selfless service. That way, our actions are actually 'actionless' , and 'reactionless'. No mundane sort of reactions, and just spiritual reinforcement of our activities toward selfless love of Shri Krishna.

[@nehakulkarni5009]

Bhagavad Gita, chapter 9 verse 17: "I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support, and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. I am also the Rk, the Sama, and the Yajur [Vedas]."

[@seanbellfort2298]

💎🕉️💎🙏💎 Brilliant and enriching insights. Thank you. Jai Hind. Jai Sri Ram.

[@HinduLifestyle]

I appreciate the support!

[@shivajithakur7735]

We should stop using western terms to describe hinduism. Many times it lead to wrong direction. Thanks for the great video

[@LaxmanPrajapatRamRamSa]

Jai Ho

[@lata633]

Om Shanti! Impressive work 👍

[@HinduLifestyle]

Thank you :)

[@lshulman58]

Any religion that is NOT ALSO a way of life is not worth following to begin with. Any religion is SUPPOSED to be "a way of life". But few people actually follow their religion fully as a way of life, day in, day out, as they are designed and intended to be.

[@Bharat108._]

Dhanyawad Bhai ji 🙏🏻💓🕉️🩷🛕🪷

[@agniswar3]

4:30 but veneration to a personal deity is very central to Hinduism. I personally have no problem with the usage of God. Since he is inseparable with his attributes. Brahman is both Sagun and Nirgun, Sakaar and Nirakaar.

[@nayakshwetha]

Hinduism is religion.. sanathan dharma is way of life..

[@nehakulkarni5009]

4:19 Bhagavad Gita: From the beginning of creation, the three syllables-om tat sat-have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth [Brahman]. They were uttered by brahmanas while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices, for the satisfaction of the Supreme. - 17:23

[@dgurunathreddy]

'OM tat sat' means 🕉 is the sound that is sound of whole universe and its reason of creation, and 'tat' means that because it has no attributes it cannot be explained so it's called that and 'SAT' is truth it mean that is forever and has no change and there is nothing for it to say that it did not exist or will not exist, it mean it existed for ever, is existing and will exist forever.

[@gb-universe-9001]

Grateful to you for identifying these topics and coming out with these posts, clarifying misconceptions 🙏🏼.

[@Agresiv-z8k]

Wow great work bro this needs to be shared to everyone 😮

[@Chad_itya]

I'm from India and I'm feeling ashamed of myself that the work we indians should be doing is done by him. Thank you sir

[@HinduLifestyle]

No need to feel ashamed. We all need to work and develop ourselves. It's never too late

[@krishnantampi5665]

Read bhagavath Geetha chapter 1to18thats all❤

[@Sociology_Tube]

BEAUTIFUL WORK BROTHER!

[@HinduLifestyle]

Much appreciated

[@legendrams548]

You got the Best understanding of Hinduism!❤

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

Not really

[@legendrams548]

@@andreamessiasgomes7118 why not

[@KrishnaNathSpeaking]

Love from Kolkata, West Bengal, India 🇮🇳.

[@Peace-f5c]

Thank You ! Radhe Radhe 🕉🕉

[@b.a.a.c.468]

Bhai, you are so AWESOME. 🕉️🙏🇮🇳🇬🇾🇹🇹🎉🐮🚩

[@SSP_Reviews-sm1fc]

Excellent description ❤❤❤ I partially agree with the first point. Hinduism is surely a way of life for sure but not a religion, but Dharma, which means Righteousness or Moral Duties. And Dharma doesn't mean Religion. Anyways, we Hindus can have various interpretations. Well explained. 😊

[@HinduLifestyle]

Much appreciated!

[@AA13494]

dharma mean nature. a scorpions nature is to sting

[@SSP_Reviews-sm1fc]

@@AA13494 dharma means duties not nature.

[@AA13494]

@@SSP_Reviews-sm1fc it does. dharma also means "innate nature", jo dharan karne layak ho

[@SSP_Reviews-sm1fc]

@AA13494 jo dharan karne layak ho, wohi sahi hai, wohi humari responsibility/ moral duties hai. You have different interpretations and thats totally alright.

[@phoenixj1299]

Great video.

[@legendrams548]

Correct understanding that Hinduism is both a religion as well as way of life.🙏👍

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

Yup!

[@VeganSanatani]

Absolutely agree with you, if some one says "Hinduism is a way of life" It doesn't make any sense, they are essentially convoluting their own identity

[@HinduLifestyle]

100%!

[@texastexas4541]

Christians and Muslims say the same thing. Now Whatsapp university graduates are saying the same thing.

[@मृत्युंजयविजयनगर]

"By knowing which everything becomes known".We r seekers प्रणाम 🙏👍❤️🇮🇳🕉️🔱🚩

[@santoshshukla9213]

Jai mata di

[@vitorcarvalho4985]

There is something about Hinduism that I’ve always found intriguing. Being prevalent in India for thousands of years, with such an impact, why is there soooo much poverty in India? Shouldn’t Hinduism be a spiritual and material leveler of indian society?

[@HinduLifestyle]

Good question and simple answer. There were 2 periods of colonization that wreaked havoc on India (Bharat) - Islamic Colonization and then the subsequent British Colonization. India and the Hindu Civilization is still coming out of that.

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

​@@HinduLifestyle excuses 😂 India is not the only country that was under colonialism, it's the mindset of Indians that kept them from progressing.

[@vinaychandra5807]

Colonial thiefs

[@yournightmare717]

You have a good knowledge 👍🏻

[@aditilahiri8069]

Excellent explanation. Hinduism is Dharma. I do not have the English word for Dharma. Spiritualism is the integral part of Sanatan Dharma.

[@Anubhavsengupta1902]

Sir you should make a video on how contrary to mainstream narrative religion and Dharma are are completely different things from other,a religion means a set of belives made by it's founder which it's followers should follow blindly without using any logic or reasonings basically a cult!,like Islam,Christianity,Judaism,Buddheism specially on the rise of Neo Buddheism etc are called religions,meanwhile Hinduism(although the correct word for that is Sanatan Dharma)on the other hand means Dharma(Moral principles)having doubts and asking questions is fully allowed,and it's the one and only Dharma in the entire planet!🚩🕉️

[@spiritualswapnil5977]

Budhhism?? Lol, do you even know what you are saying??

[@santhoshkumar-jl7eg]

Exceptionally well explained and worded

[@MrAlpha235]

Sanatan Dharma is an ever evolving eternal spiritual tradition

[@ambidrew8638]

The best part is the questioning and learning through one owns experience through mantras or by meditations including otherwise.

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

Loved your video, this one brings clarity to the cluttered minds.

[@sandraqureshi9333]

Please stop saying Hinduism, Santana Dharma is a much better way of saying it. The term Hinduism can from outsiders who wanted to conquer the Indian sub continent.

[@HinduLifestyle]

This is a bigger topic that comes up over and over. Thanka for commenting

[@niroshangovinder4042]

3:54 Get to know God first, before thinking you can determine what and whom and how God is.

[@gautham8956]

Thank you sir

[@meenamink418]

Good to know your team members.

[@nehakulkarni5009]

Bhagavad Gita, chapter 4, verse 6: "Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all sentient beings, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form."

[@sridhar7258]

India, Suriname, srilanka, nepal , west indies , Mauritius, Fiji etc hindu unity is required for better society

[@nikr8645]

nice vid. You need and deserve at least 100K subs

[@HinduLifestyle]

In time 🙏🏽🕉️

[@babujam4987]

Indians have only now started defining Hinduism. This is a word coined by westerners. People in India never called themselves Hindus or even Indians. They would define themselves according to the language they spoke or state they lived in such as Marathis, Gujaratis, Punjabis, Bengalis or Tamils etc

[@shewlyranidepa]

you are right bro

[@sanskarshares3635]

bro this algorithm is surely not supporting us

[@HinduLifestyle]

I try not to worry about algorithms. My job now is to be a better story teller one video at a time 🙏🏽🕉️

[@sanskarshares3635]

@@HinduLifestyle i really appreciate it u r doing a very amazing work thank u for that, may god bless u

[@ksakhilesh123]

​@@HinduLifestyleYou are doing a great Seva 🙏

[@enlightenedbeing-wb3rc]

Hinduism isn't a book based religion, Hinduism is diverse and accommodates a wide range of beliefs, practices, and traditions across different regions . The Hindus from all different states of India or even outside India consists of thousands of jatis ( tribal clan, communities) having different sets of beliefs and practices but core and basics do remain same,This diversity is reflected in various aspects of Hindu life, including dietary practices. While many Hindus are vegetarian or even vegan, others do consume meat and fish having different dietary traditions. So it's misconception that Hindus follow any particular Book, we do respect our scriptures but way we follow totally depends on our ancestors perspective and each of thousands jatis have their own clan God known as kuldevta, ya many communities have been created like Arya samaj( vedas), iscon(Mahabharata),chinmaya mission (vedanta)which focus on one of the many hindu scriptures but original Hinduism is way beyond following of any scriptures. Hindus respect vedas but way of following religion is totally based on Ancestral beliefs. Moreover the written form of any scriptures were not accepted by our ancestors and only orally peotic form of scriptures was accepted as part of our beliefs, and in orally peotic form mean the contents are in metaphorical phrase and not literally , hindus must know this truth.

[@niroshangovinder4042]

4:39 Hindus are Monotheistic! Those who are learned, understand who and how the various demi-gods, and saints and even expansions of God Himself, are positioned; so that people understand that these Persons, actually guide all toward developing Bhakti to the Supreme Lord! Vedic culture caters for different speeds of development so that people can develop at a pace that they are comfortable in. To be perfect, in one second, is to be perfectly illusioned. Try lifetimes. Thus, demigod reverence is available. Also because indeed, many ask for mundane materialistic facilities, instead of the treasure trove of selfless love. But better to not approach the Supreme Loving Personality with your selfish agendas, thus, you can approach any of the Demigods as per your mindset. Generally, over time, you will see the futility in selfish materialistic mindsets, and you can grow toward a more (goodness) satwic and indeed pure devotional goodness lifestyle. In fact, you can devote yourself to one of the servants of the Supreme Lord! And, you can realize still, that the goal is selfless love. Then, even on approaching such servants of the Lord, with purified intentions and requests- you can indeed realize Bhakti!

[@sinistergaming687]

Exactly 💯

[@PK-se2jh]

jai shree ram ji ❤🚩

[@HinduLifestyle]

Jai Sri Raam!

[@nehakulkarni5009]

Bhagavad Gita, chapter 18 verse 66: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear."

[@Mahadev_BHAKT.....]

Religion❌ Way of Rightiousness.✅ surrender to Lord Krishna

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

​@@Mahadev_BHAKT..... This is exactly same as the born again Christian preaches , are you of Iskcon 😂

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@Mahadev_BHAKT..... Fully agree

[@Snowypeak-e3n]

It is a very good video, really there is no end to the depths Hinduism can go. Just an added info that what samvid brahman means is play of consciousness or chidvilas, chidvilas is the deity and reality Hindus worship.

[@nikr8645]

all religions are not the same. Hinduism pushes pluralism, has unique culture, is indigenous and timeless. Many other faith groups are some or none in these areas

[@HadddHarami]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@das74369]

The word Hindu is came from Sindhu(river) which means just place (Bharat). Please if you want to speak our Dharma then say Sanatan Dharma which have a great definition. 🇮🇳

[@heroshe7786]

Bro if he put santan darm some westers will not be able to pronounce it to understand what it is and most of them know it by th nyame hindu and ha calling it santan or vaidic is a good one but as Krishna says we have to change with the time and adapt ourselves to the time without losing what we are.

[@andreamessiasgomes7118]

​@@heroshe7786 oh really have you seen the iskcon people most are foreigners 😂 and they chant better than you even

[@skanthavelu]

As a Hindu, I believe in one God, one Supreme Paramatma with many different names and forms representing different aspects of His Supreme Power and Divinity. God is both separate from and part of His/Her Creation. I love how open and vast Hinduism is and that there is room for all kinds of beliefs and interpretations. That we are free to believe what we want. As for whether or not all religions are the same. I believe that while the way God is worshipped in each religion is different, many of the core teachings are the same, such as don't lie, bare false witness, spread malicious gossip about others, don't hurt or murder others, don't cheat, don't steal, don't have "other gods", meaning, don't make anything in life more important than God or don't worship material objects, name and fame, $*x and money etc..

[@hitlarkumar3801]

❤

[@timeismoney9598]

Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma is an ETERNAL way of life, way of being, and way of union with one another. It is an eternal religion in that the way of life influences the religion rather than the religion (fixed paradigms and commandments) influencing a way of life.

[@niroshangovinder4042]

4:02 'ultimate reality is pure consciousness' - Nope, God is love, and you are here to learn to love, like Him. Indeed in that state, you are in full knowledge of His love, and of course, automatically in bliss, and of course, for eternity.

[@HinduLifestyle]

That is not a blanket statement. That is coming from your specific point of view, which is fine

[@nehakulkarni5009]

Around 4:55 into the video, you went into some unnecessary explanation...As I said in a previous comment, Hindus can be monotheists or polytheists...We have complete choice. Example, Bhakt Prahlad was monotheist, he believed only in Vishnu (Krishna) he bowed before no other. His father, Hiranyakashipu was an atheist and a demon.. Prahlads grandson (legendary Bali) was polytheist. Even Raavan was a polytheist or as you put it henotheism, Shiv Bhakt. In Ramayan, Ram ji is named "Rameshwaar" ...A collaboration of Vishnu and Shiva. We have to keep in mind, Brahma, Shiva are not demigods...Whereas Indra, Agni dev even Hanuman ji etc are demigods

[@HinduLifestyle]

Yes I said this. We are all of these things and if that's your opinion I appreciate it 🙏🏽

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@HinduLifestyle There are many schools of thoughts, doctrines within Sanatan Dharam... So for example, Arya Samaj is monotheist in their approach. So your video undermines their thought process. You're entitled to your view, but more research or better explanations are to be given if you're to give talks to your followers, otherwise it only causes more confusion. I'm not slat ing your efforts or your contributions.

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@HinduLifestyle Hindu "A" can turn around and say I am a monotheist. Hindu "B" can claim he is a polytheist. Christian, Muslims and Sikhs are unable to do both. Point being, if someone describes Hinduism as monotheist or Polytheists, there's no harm done.

[@HinduLifestyle]

I never said there was an issue. Did you not hear where I said Hinduism is "pluralistic"?

[@nehakulkarni5009]

@@HinduLifestyle 4:36 "Hindus are monotheist...Wrong" ...If its not an issue, then how can it be wrong? You've basically contradicted yourself.

[@bhobotushmallik7669]

Congratulations bro!

[@kushlife2099]

You are right, it's so much more than just 'a way of life'!

[@Haveagodday-w8m]

🔥

[@vijivasudevan]

Jai sriram, jaihind

[@infopandit3232]

Bro we need to improve ur hooks so we get more view and retention

[@HinduLifestyle]

That's the goal! Get better at storytelling and hooks to increase retention while still trying to create the videos in want.

[@AA13494]

@@HinduLifestyle make your videos longer and be bold. learn from islamic dawah guys like ali dawah, Md hijab the way they talk about their faith. u still seem to be scared and underconfident. too soft spoken to make much of an impact.

[@HinduLifestyle]

First time some said I'm scared... 😂

[@RameshSharma-mg2kg]

Excellent presentation,

[@HinduLifestyle]

Many thanks!

[@ramitasinha3601]

Don't add "ism" to Hindus' lifestyle, we follow Dharma that is Sanatan Dharma, Dhārma means Righteousness, it is not a religion, "ism" cannot contain the vastness of Sanatan Dharma 🚩🕉️🔱 Also, all religions are same is a myth, religions came from books, Hindus don't subscribe to that so our Is DHARMA, there are other religions but DHARMA is ONE, that is Sanatan Dharma. Vedas, Upanishads, Granthas are our Histories & collective works of our Rishis, so Hindus have written scriptures long long ago than one can even think of a "Book", Hindus are so self secured that we don't accept artificial things for our legacy or prathana that's why we never conquer or convert, we believe in inculsivity, some mistake it cor our weakness but they don't know why our manners are such because from childhood we learn "Vasudeva Kutumbakum". Insecure people go around looting, raving, raping & converting! Also, understand Gods=Devas (this includes Indra, Surya Varuna, Agni, Chandra, Samdudra & many) the almighty is Paramatma, so he is our Hindus' Prabhu, God not equal to Prabhu. Also, Pray is not equal to Prathna. Z

[@HinduLifestyle]

Dharma is much much more than "righteousness"

[@ramitasinha3601]

@@HinduLifestyle True.. just like Sanatan Dharma is much more than "ism" so Hindus' lifestyle is not constricted within any "ism"!

[@HinduLifestyle]

No disagreement but at the same time, 'Hindu' isn't going away

[@ramitasinha3601]

@@HinduLifestyle Yes 🙏🏻☺️ & Sanatani Hindu will never go away (ism or not🤪), in anyways 🚩✊🏻🔱🕉️

[@YogAroodha]

You quoted Swamiji who belongs to a Vaishnava sect who worships Krishna as a personal God. They follow a philosophical school called Qualified Nondualism. Later you quoted Nondual school definition for reality as Sat-Chit-Ananda. They are not fully compatible.

[@HinduLifestyle]

You are correct -- HOWEVER -- for myself growing up these distinctions were never made clear and in fact most Hindus don't delve as deep into understanding. That being said, the term "GOD" is problematic -- which was the main point I was trying to make

[@texastexas4541]

This video is confusing for those who know something about Hindu philosophy. For others from the Whatsapp university, this video will educate them properly.

[@HinduLifestyle]

It goes beyond "whatsapp university" - - Many Pandits, Swamis and Katha vachaks also use "God" - to the kid growing up in USA, Canada etc. What are they supposed to think?

[@texastexas4541]

@@HinduLifestyle True. Whatsapp university in India and the parents in the Western and Arabic world who convince their kids their religion is the only true religion..

[@YogAroodha]

@@HinduLifestyle Defining Hinduism is itself problematic. It is like blind men feeling elephant. There is no simple way to explain to Hindu kids about Hinduism. There is that simplicity in Christianity and Islam. They touched elephant's legs and concluded elephant is like a pillar. They keep instilling that to their children. It is simple, but will not capture the complete truth. Hinduism has all possible views of the elephant. Whichever you pick will be partially correct. Using God is the simplest.

[@niroshangovinder4042]

1:37 Karma means: The reaction to any action, with the objective to guide you toward Bhakti - Unconditional Loving Devotional Works.

[@HinduLifestyle]

No it's not reaction. It's action.

[@niroshangovinder4042]

​@@HinduLifestyle Karma is: 'Cause and effect.' - in the least. Not just work without resultant effect.

[@agniswar3]

8:00 all religions are equal but not the same. Just like different sweets in a shop. All of them are made of the same basic and common ingredients but all of them are unique in their taste and form. Equal at the core but unique at tye surface.

[@AA13494]

no they r not. islam/christianity are political ideologies where questioning is not allowed. we r not equal. read quran before reaching to such flawed conclusions.

[@agniswar3]

@@AA13494 when I said that they are equal I meant all of them should be treated with equal respect and dignity. All religions talk about the relationship between God and Man. They give us a meaning to our life and are different answers for our relationships with the divine.

[@AA13494]

@@agniswar3 no u shudnt. respect is mututal, if their book spews hatred against idolworshippers and calls them demonic/worst of creatures then i have no respect for those books/cults Imagine if hinduism taught such hate, wudnt u be disgusted by it.

[@AA13494]

@@agniswar3 christianity and islam are political ideologies marketed as religion. which is unture. so no respect there. i respect sikhism/buddhism/janism bcz their idoelogy dsnt threaten my life, property, dignity and women

[@shree2386]

Absolutely not !! Have you read any religious books of Abrahamic religions ?? Do you actually understand the concepts of Hinduism/Sanatan Dharma ?? If you did, then you would realize that there’s no comparison 🤷‍♀️ .. & if there is any similarities then it’s actually taken from Hindu scriptures.. mistranslated & presented as their own .. The reason why Hindus don’t have problem saying “all paths leads to one reality” is because we have so many sects/paths in Hinduism that we don’t have any problem accepting other religions !! But, don’t forget that Hindu’s are considered “Kafir”, “idol worshippers” , “worst of creatures” etc by some & “non-believers” by others and so on … !! STOP 🛑 putting Dharmik religions & Abrahamic religions in the same string .. !! Yes, all dharmik religions are same … but not all religions are same .. know the difference 🤷‍♀️🙏🙏