Buddhism (World Religions: A Whirlwind Tour)

The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life offers a series of short classes this spring designed to teach participants about the origins, beliefs and practices of various faith traditions.
LD Russell, in the Department of Religious Studies, leads this weekly Monday program to teach the concepts, ideas and practices of several of the world's biggest religions.
In this fourth session, Russell gives an overview of Buddhism.

[@rambosingh1116]

Hi, I'm from North-eastern part of India and I'm a Hindu. Since comment is disabled on Hinduism I'm leaving a comment here. I'd like to thank Sir Russell for his lecture, and would love to listen further on Hinduism which he could not finish on the video and about Hanuman. He has tried his best to give an overall idea about Hinduism. And I think he has given it in the most accurate way compared to other western scholars. Hinduism is very complex, and anybody can not grasp it just by reading the books. It needs experts (gurus) to conceive the real meaning. And that is why it is said it is not a religion, but Hindu is a way of life. What's beautifull about Hinduism is that it is open to everyone and give the room to followers to question about it, to not just accept what is being told to do and not to do. And correction : Hindu has multiple Gods, but they are demigods and Goddesses. We don't worship every demi Gods, although we offer Pujas on anniversaries, but it's not a compulsion. Gods mainly worshipped are : Vishnu, Radha Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Ganesh and some others. It's their choice. Vaihnavites consider Krishna as the Supreme God. Shivaites consider Shiva as the Supreme. FYI, Everyday is not a festival in India.

[@darkoblake9098]

me too and iam from dehradun

[@indiaemerging7584]

Trinity Kh oo dear these western religious scholars and indologists are actually on evangelical mission to degrade our heritage and pervert out religious historical discourses. People like Sheldon Pollack,windy are ardent marxist, the first line of evangelical attack. DONT BELIEVE ME, SUBSCRIBE RAJIV MALHOTRA JI AND FIND YOURSELF.

[@ashajadhav5370]

If Hindu religion is open to all then why there are varn as Brahmin kshatriya vaishya shudra and untouchables..can one decide which varn he should accept after his birth.means can person who is vaishya by birth can accept Brahmin as his varn when he will mature. please explain... how greatness of man is depend upon his varn and birth.u said Hindu religion gives permission to ask..I didn't find it anywhere in hindu literature.instead it allways said just worship me as god.follow traditions blindy.i am only ur savior.brahmin is only person of god.all others are inferior.if women or untouchables read books cut their tongue...plz explain

[@sanjeevtripathi6246]

@@ashajadhav5370 I think you are trying tell other hinduism is bad. So called Hinduism nothing is compulsory so where to pray Brahmin. we pray all unmarried girls and is visible in Navaratri festival. Varna is not cast system but it depends how much you have knowledge, what you have studied, varna is from varn the script of God which we also call Varnmala. No literature says pray to brahmin it only says take blessing of Knowledge able person.

[@ajaykumarbigjosswami1078]

@@ashajadhav5370 tumhe hindi aati h... to mai samjha sakta hu....... varan karam aadharit the.... jaati aadharit nahi hota...... aaj jitni bhi uppar cast h... vo sabhi shudar hai, kshatriay sirf vo h jo army me hai, teacher brahamin h, bussines karne wale veshay h.... or kheti, kissani karne wale shudar h... koi untouchable nahi h. samjhi....

[@GururajBN]

The big difference between the Indic Dharmasena and Abrahamic religions is summarised in the end - Buddha is not going to carry anyone along the path. He shows the path he walked. It is available to everyone. An Abrahamic prophet has to carry the burden of whosoever believes in him. Others go to Hell. He is an exceptionally good teacher 👌🙏

[@lyankhaute7217]

How much insecure do you have to be to instantly compare, in such vast generalizations, all of the world's major religion in a sentence? Very, I suppose. Another difference you can come up with is: there's caste system in Hinduism, still living today and well striving with no signs of abating, not in other belief system. In case you need to be validated that Indian religions(debatable phrase) are , literally the best in the world, a tolerant, loving, caring, advanced, progressive, egalitarian belief system, which it isn't, where caste system is just an addition by few zealots.....I'll give it to you-hinduism is literally the best religion in the world. Happy? You're welcome

[@karankhandelwal6406]

@@lyankhaute7217 *Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud* Yeah actually in Hinduism I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram Can you say same thing in Islam That Fcck Prophet Mahammud.... No You can't.... Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like 1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati 2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram 3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi... Similarly for 33 million god's ..... Just ask one Question Does Prophet Mahammud Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest.... Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule.... That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world. Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ...... Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things..... *ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*

[@karankhandelwal6406]

*Can You say Mother Fucking Prophet Mahammud* Yeah actually in Hinduism I can say that Fckk Krishna and Ram Can you say same thing in Islam That Fcck Prophet Mahammud.... No You can't.... Because You believe only in one reality where as Hinduism and its derivative religion, we have multiple path to follow as per your need, Like 1. If You are a Student - Worship Goddess Saraswati 2. If You are a Leader - Worship the path of Lord Ram 3. If you are Business man - Worship the path of Goddess Laxmi... Similarly for 33 million god's ..... Just ask one Question Does Prophet Mahammud Allow you to live outside the rule of Quran well Hinduism give you an option to become Athiest.... Mahammud is spoon feeding you and telling you to live a life of rule.... That is why we Have So Much *Terrorist* in this world. Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Labanon, Yamen ...... Do you know what is common in all these countries well two things..... *ISLAM* and *TERRORIST*

[@manh385]

@@lyankhaute7217 I think caste system is a social phenomenon, not a religious or spiritual one

[@manaskumarsahu7453]

@@manh385 the caste is determined by the karma but not by the birth.

[@SuperDravin]

He definitely didn't study religions for job. He is totally into them.

[@sapnapathak.220]

Sir you have so much knowledge. Respect from India.

[@raajsingh_64]

He is a TOTAL a-hole - respect for what he says about India??

[@Atul_Bhardwaj]

@@kushagrak960 That is why he should be informed about hinduism as he isn't born here in a hindu family, his knowledge is limited to what he could find by his own or maybe from some source. And I just saw his complete video on hinduism and everything he said was just a conclusion of his knowledge that he was able to gather. It is our duty to tell him that there are not 33 million gods and goddess, there are only few of them but they came to earth with different 'avtar' which then are also worshiped. Gods are few their forms are many. Thats what it is. And did you read comments... NO. Because they were disabled and they clearly mentioned in description why. Because people like you don't have manners and are real idiots. Instead of informing him, started saying beautiful things. He didn't insulted hinduism, it was just that he wasn't accurate. So next time before saying something, think twice that whatever you are saying is right or not. For the person in the video- very informative videos although i new these things but your way of telling is good.

[@crickethighlights1492]

He is big mc

[@alankarkhare12]

@@raajsingh_64 don't say such things bro. Atleast he is trying to read about our religion. He is an open-minded guy not like others. Pls don't say any bad words for him or anyone otherwise karma will haunt you.

[@alankarkhare12]

@@kushagrak960 he is still a scholar not a hindu himself. Atleast he is trying to understand Sanatana dharma. Well he can ask you about christianity a few questions and you won't be able to answer so what does it tell about you? You are not even trying to understand his religion - Christianity. So, pls be humble and don't disrespect someone just coz God has given you the vocal cord or hands to type.

[@AshrafEzzat]

Really Buddhism simplified. It is a profound analysis and yet in a witty and extremely captivating manner. Big shout from Alexandria, Egypt.

[@kb.e3762]

beautiful and well interpreted story of the life of the buddha. Just missed one part. In which when the lady feeds rice and milk to siddhartha he realizes that going extreme is not the key to the answer. In which he gives an example of the guitar string, if too tight then it might snap and if too loose then it will not produce a good sound. So he comes to a conclusion that taking the middle path is the best solution and then he proceeds to his meditation under the bhodi tree...

[@Anmol_Thakur888]

27:35 listen again

[@yyw.5435]

Very well explained.from Thailand .

[@KT-vs6cy]

@@Anmol_Thakur888 yea but he doesn't talk about about the realization of middle path?? just that he fell on the river and woke him up or a women comes and gives him grains of rice???

[@s3narasi]

I am a Hindu with an understanding of it but i loved his Hinduism lecture and Buddhism lecture i just wish he needs a series. I guess even though i like Buddhism i am a Hindu the same four principles apply actually this caused the term Hindu rate of growth for Indian economy. Buddha thought longing for a statue or words can contaminate a religion but without icons or symbols we never get reminded to remember the root cause.

[@waitaminute6413]

This man is a serious hy po crite, just see his video on Hinduism I don't know where did he bring his knowledge from, knows nothing but teaching, is it a joke 33 million god reference and etc etc Nothing said against monotheistic religions but total lies on polytheistic hindus !!

[@labuser8213]

Really? Liked it??? That guy said 330 million gods and goddesses, I don't know a million times in one hour... Without even basic idea that it is not million, it is 33 types of gods... Atleast do some study yourself than to submit to these agenda peddling idi ots

[@izzywilson6265]

I don't think I've ever fallen in love with a man in under an hour.

[@rudeboyses]

im a dude. but i catch your drift. he's a great, witty, & humorous story teller.

[@koulster2]

@@rudeboyses 😀😀 "I am a dude" ... RudeBoySes man you really believe in SAFETY FIRST. You are extremely cautious with the word love when it comes to male of Homo Sapiens. I like your attitude ... I too am a old male ... I think about safety at the last moment. So I have lived a bit of a crazy life. If on my death bed I get reminded of the fact that you started your comment by saying "I am a dude ..." : I will die laughing. But of course I ain't no citizen Kane (or is it Caine ?), so nobody will bother to find out why I died saying "I am a dude". Cheers and peace ( though I know peace is almost impossible but then I am a dog who never lets go ... defeat or die trying). BTW I think I write well. With my level of writing skills and stamina, I could have been a writer and starve to death saying "I am a dude" 😀😀😂

[@koulster2]

izzy friend 😀😀 probably I have lived longer than you but I too have not fallen in love so fast. I didn't notice the man part though ... you do know love is blind. Please understand I mean my comment in a friendly sense 🤘🤘🙇🙇

[@AVIJIT23]

This man is confused person, When the capacity of rational thinking is fused then this types of people used circular logic. _ His is totally fucked up, along with Biblical theology nothing can be expected, Ask them the name of biological father of jesus their logical ability gonna finished. & what about Mother Marry was she a Vergin! it's a million Dollar question. Biblical thought world is _ around 3200 old( approx) which was proved wrong. They've pretended some intellectual knowledge, but in reality I feel pretty for them, they're try to pass only judgemental comments nothing more or less logical. the concept of Abhramic Religion lies in dillutional faith, some one is exist out of universe & create the world , what is false, science doesn't accept it. So don't get emotional. he need to study first in his own religious stores first.thats it.

[@hellraiser1eminem]

@@AVIJIT23 See how he cowers before Islam in the other video, comes close to criticising but ends up correcting himself everytime. aint got no balla this one....

[@neosmith166]

Siddhartha’s father was a king. Not just a lord. Those fortune tellers were hindu sage astrologers.

[@Max-ju3rg]

@norsang lama The word Hindu is a name assigned by ancient Persians for people living west of the river Sindhu. Since they couldn't pronounce Sindhu, they called those people Hindu. Note that "Hindus" never called themselves Hindu until the modern age, it's a label we've adopted since India's colonial subjugation. In our "religion" , there is no concept of religion being an identity. In fact our "religion" is called "Sanatana Dharma", meaning "eternal dharma". And there's no english word for dharma but it can be roughly translated to "actions / things that facilitate the order of the universe, righteousness, duty, good etc." Also remarkable is that Hindus don't have a central organisation, or one holy book that governs and validates a person's entry to the "Hindu religion". Infact we've got multiple books, philosophies and paths, that seek to know God or the ultimate reality. So yea, it wouldn't make sense to you since you don't want to understand but want to argue. Also, just google, you'll easily find english translations of Vedas and Upanishads, although most of the meaning is lost in translation.

[@sidhusisle2274]

A group of people believing in any sort of blind beliefs started creating a culture and named it Hinduism.it took decades or more to make it . They think they are the supreme of all and known to be seen the gods. To get a representation of their own in the society and started influencing people to start their tradition.

[@dbz_feats7723]

@@surajit.biswas. hey are you Hindu ?

[@advnikhil9028]

@norsang lama you have a radical mindset....See the religion of Buddha's parent.... search who teaches buddha about yog, meditation....

[@advnikhil9028]

@norsang lamaThe Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriyas in Lumbini in 563 BCE as per historical events and 624 BCE according to Buddhist tradition. He was called Siddhartha Gautama in his childhood. His father was king Śuddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya Devi. Gautam Buddha was vedic hindu... Radical shithead

[@joshuapowles6910]

Thank you for this teaching LD Russell. I love how you made it personal. These questions concern us all in one way or another.

[@brucemorris6894]

Enjoyed your lecture, what got my attention is going from the Baptist Seminar to Buddhism. Thanks for your honesty and sincerity and being a recovering Baptist I can relate.

[@manavagrawal720]

I love how present you are and how charismatic your speech and pace is. You are a masterful public speaker and I'm very very impressed 🙏

[@JosephKulik1949]

Dear Prof Russell: This is a truly amazing lecture, not so much because it presents the topic in detail, nor even because it reveals any remarkable new insights but because you were able to relate the life story of the Buddha in very intimate personal terms both in regard to your own life and also in terms of the lives of your decidedly Christian audience of the Bible Belt variety. I have a BA/MA, and I've taken even more college courses than that. As such, I would say that you are quite different from 99% of all the college professors that I've ever encountered because you are such a sincere and humble person. Almost all college professors have a "superiority complex" to some degree which seemingly entitles them to treat their students as inferior beings of some type. This lecture clearly shows me that you "don't play that game". You truly don't see yourself as being "superior" in any way. In fact, your poignant details about the death of your loved ones and the effect that it had on you is something that NO college professor Would EVER Do because it would expose his emotional vulnerabilities to his students thus making him "easy prey" for them. In contrast, you seem to find your "moral authority" as a teacher by revealing yourself to be as much of a weak and vulnerable a creature as are those in your audience. Your academic life seems to truly embody the Socratic ideal that the wisest man is the one who realizes how truly ignorant he is and is not at all afraid or ashamed to admit his ignorance to others. That is a valuable life lesson that the no college curriculum can possibly encompass. It can ONLY come from the mind, heart, and spirit of a truly good man. ... [e-mail]

[@Jr-bi4tc]

Well said bro. You also have a habit of getting things in true nature, and respecting others. Thanks. I read out your whole writing. Well said. Nice to read u

[@Pratikg17]

This one comment truly encapsulated my thoughts. Thank you!

[@Yash_5801]

One thing I want to correct that in that lecture sir said there are 33 million gods in Hinduism but it's worng it's 33koti and koti doesn't mean crore yeah in Marathi it's mean crore but it's coti not koti it's different

[@devashishbhatt8464]

Since Comment are disabled in video of Hinduism, i want this to say.... I am a Practicing Hinduism and... *_Hinduism accept any kind of Criticism wheather they are tooo positive or tooo negative .... It also accept Question which have Criticism, Insults, Ignorance, etc. Answer, Happiness, Joy, etc_* And *_Encourage Freedom of speech and Expression, Non-Violance, Happiness in your own way....._* So please *_allow everyone to express_* themselves in that video (video on Hinduism ) and Hindus can tolerate everything in that Comment section in almost every single case in both sides and that will be great.... And Thank you for the best lecture on Buddhism along with your own life story

[@coryjennings6402]

You sir are amazing at the way you teach! The fire you burn with for the subject is highly contagious!

[@shreeshanthkadam3011]

Hello there. The comments on the Hinduism lecture are disabled. So I'm posting a comment here. I really loved the lecture. Most of the Indians are not spiritual at all. They don't know how brilliant the philosophy of Sanatan dharma is.They think Hinduism is only about temples,worshiping demigods and festivals. I'd really like you to upload Professor Russell's other lectures on Hinduism.There has gotta be another one.He was going to talk about hanuman and said he's gonna need another hour.So I think he did more than one lectures on Hinduism. Please upload them. 🙏

[@christinewestermeier3168]

I practice Nichiren Buddhism, I enjoyed so much your insights today

[@dsnegi1986]

Great effort to explain such a complex thing in simpler form..

[@Jr-bi4tc]

Great way of perceiving everything as it truely is. Even most Buddhist does not understand the true knowledge of Buddhism. Its not like reciting some verses and you will get Nirvana, rather by practicing and cultivating the path Buddha has shown us. You by yourselves have to go through that path.

[@robertmartell7271]

Awesome much respect plain and simple and real...... thank you

[@gayaniroshana2436]

Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. An enlightened being sees the nature of reality absolutely clearly, just as it is, and lives fully and naturally in accordance with that vision. This is the goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, representing the end of suffering for anyone who attains it. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. So Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender. It teaches practical methods which enable people to realise and use its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives...........WORLD TRUE RELIGION IS BUDDHISM

[@mohdazizulhaq4258]

You are true

[@DeepakYadav-hz3uq]

No, he just explore one theory of Indian thoughts or philosophy. Try to learn more about Indian philosophy and Hinduism.

[@udayangadananjaya7914]

100% true bro

[@lll2282]

hindusim gave concept of yoga and meditation

[@fazer79]

​@@DeepakYadav-hz3uq It is just not thought or principles, buddhism gives an actual way and method for liberation!

[@abhishekagrahari1352]

Buddhism simplified. Though I have read more...but never understood like this. The way of relating things are awesome👍👏😊.

[@prernalelehomevideos]

This is such an amazing lecture ! so happy to be able to watch this ..

[@khoirulanam9850]

Dear sir. I am one of your biggest fan. I learn a lot from your videos. I am a lecture of world religions too in a university in Indonesia. So, thank you.

[@JesseNickelltheFourth]

What an incredible teaching!

[@ashunegi4531]

Every human being have their own thoughts about the religion , respect u man

[@komal1973parekh]

Sir, you are blessed ! You have understood religions not for the traditions and dogmas, but for their pure spiritual value.....God bless you

[@rajat_music]

I can say proudly toady that Gautama was a Hindu was the best Buddha of his century

[@AAAA-cn4ys]

Budha rejected Vedas. Budha said no God, no soul Budha never mentioned Rama and Krishna Budha rejected castes Hindu religion is totally different from Buddhists ideas.

[@akashreply9017]

Buddhism and Hinduism agree on at least these four major aspects karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation. Buddha only rejected blind faith prevalent with practices such as animal sacrifice and casteism.

[@xlr8695]

@@proudindian192 hahahaha hinduism 1200 years i feel bad for yoh kid

[@lll2282]

@@AAAA-cn4ys he never rejected veda xd, tell me one single mention of it in his texts, rama also never mentioned about others gods so did krishna . if buddha rejected vedas then he still follwed it any way as yoga and meditation. and THERE WAS NO CASTE SYTEM IN ANCIENT INDIA TO REJECT U DUMB. caste system is creation of british, tell me single story of buddha rejecting caste system? well no u cant find it because there was no such thing in Hinduism ever nor in vedas,gita,upanishad , never did he ever spoke about it.

[@lll2282]

@@proudindian192 hindusim is oldest relgion on this earth and its 12,000 years old according to new ASI excavation xd

[@isqeisqe]

: i love how you say " lil sid". Sounds about right. I have a brother named Siddharth, and yes we do often tell him "Wake up Sid"!

[@skoolkool8494]

Hey man nice to hear it🙂

[@pranjalsupratim612]

Haha that’s cool! Also that’s a movie with the same title

[@TheAdventuresofDrewandAmanda]

HI! I watch your videos each week to accompany my World Religions Course @ Wake Tech Comm College and I thoroughly enjoy them. I often hear you say I Love My Tribe! My husband wants me to ask you If you know who Donna The Buffalo is,and if so, have you ever heard their song," I love my tribe" ? Anyway I thank you for taking the time to post these videos. Your philosophy of life is beautiful and I enjoy listening to you explain it.

[@chandrupalaniappan1369]

I am from south India, wonderfull leacture.

[@roarfunky]

beautiful..

[@samratsur218]

Professor, this was a very beautiful explanation. Thank you! Even though I knew a lot of the content, your delivery was perfect.

[@AB-if8jb]

Respect for this divine person.

[@SC-dr4wk]

17:50 U made me emotional sir, I used to do that same thing when I was in India, you made me realize that how much I am missing the poise of mind that that thing gave me. Thank you for making me understand that sir. May God bless u and u achieve nirvana.

[@alkaloitongbam6684]

Wow this is so beautiful, thanks sir

[@joeydelrio]

anyone have a link to more of mr russells teachings?

[@TrustSuvas]

Since comments on his lecture on Hinduism have been disabled, I am conveying here my deeply felt appreciation of LD’s elucidation of Hinduism here. There should be a series of his lectures on Hinduism. It will hugely benefit the followers.

[@aishwaryashukla4356]

Can you plz upload more videos?? This lecture and others as well which are on KZbin, are amazing and full of knowledge. Worth watching.

[@nitishlvlogs2217]

Where can I get more details on Dr. Russell? Any means of communicating with him would be better..

[@nirvanic]

Reminds me of Alan Watts, both in appearance and the preacher part

[@kirbyhill8498]

Great Great 👍 stuffs..Thanks 😊

[@RanjanKumar-bu7ws]

We need great teachers like him

[@prathnagautam9906]

I feel like people understand these simple linear stories about a certain religion and they feel connected with it and feel hinduism is too much, but what they fail to understand is that hinduism talks about higher levels, spiritualism, cosmos, amd not just about us in earth but beings in different world parallel universe and that is so beautiful, why should you learn about this only from your science class and not through your religion… that is why the gurus the sages in Hinduism were not only people with knowledge of religion and earth but way way knowledgeable like scientists astronomers historians researchers and yet spiritual and took gods name

[@akalrove4834]

It's great that comments are allowed in this video. Uploader disabled that in the Hinduism lecture.

[@michaelcook1471]

Wowed What at wonderful way to learn from a true master Once you start the class You are captivated 🤩 Fantastic

[@raghav5895]

Why did you comments off for hinduism video, probably because you may face some backlash but i think it is a great discussion and i appreciate your understanding about sanatan dharma🕉️🙏🇮🇳❤️

[@bhushan121988]

I also loved watching traffic when I was a child!

[@devikashrestha8548]

We Hindus perform puja of him as he is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu...he was born; attained enlightenment and died on the same day -Baishak shukla Poornima or Buddha Poornima meaning the full moon day of the month of Baishak first month of Aryan Calendar for Hindus based on waning and waxing moon periods

[@prakashtiwari8003]

True 🙏

[@user-ll2qo1mh7y]

I like the big 4 narration teaching

[@_kumu_ku]

Please, can you make video over insights of Mahabharata period and Ramayan

[@inar684]

Hi, I am an Hindu from North India. I only wonder why comments are turned off for your previous video on Hinduism. They are on here and elsewhere. Hindus are open to a limit dictionaries can not define. Why imprison th Hindu voice. Strange. Life is a gift, do your best!

[@azeemuddinkhan923]

What I conclude is that where most religions came into existence as a will to have authority over people and to some extent over their actions, Buddhism came to existence by renouncing that authority which the prince Gautam already had. This fact of Buddhism appeals to me over any other religion such as Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism etc.

[@devashishbhatt8464]

Correct.... But in Hinduism, Lord Ram was living in Exile for 14 year in a dense forest from where he got his chance to prove himself.... Hinduism tooo doesn't want people to practice worship, but it ask people to do meditation, and exercise like Yogo ( Google meaning of Yoga for more )... Thank you

[@tusharazad8554]

Thankyou so much 🙏🏻 namaste

[@user-sf2jd1gv1g]

As comments are disabled on Hinduism video so my view is Their is some kind of mystery or magic on Indian soil that it creates so many goddess and religions and it still going on …

[@arorabajaj9587]

i came here after watching Hinduism , though many concepts of Hinduism he told werent actually what he told but moreover it was good , but one thing which is most important to tell is tht there is a difference between Shia the entity and Aadiyogi the meditator

[@navayanabuddhistsanghanbs6756]

To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Buddhist Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower." "Whom then shall I follow?" "No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth."

[@gooddayok]

I am a couple of years late but Speaker - please also explore Brahma Kumaris (I have been a seeker and Brahma Kumaris has answered all my queries). Okay then what I am doing here - Well learning about different religions is a hobby, even though, I full identify with BK teachings, and learning can come from different sources. Also, here to share my experience like the speaker is sharing his

[@susu-yy1xh]

5:00 .. Buddha was born in nepal🇳🇵...

[@hisokaamorou4211]

Wow! It was totally different insight that i have been told to

[@vishalprajapati5435]

I m Hindu and love Christian people. You guys mostly seen polite and kind hearted. Especially people of huge manners🙏👌

[@DipayanPyne94]

Well, I advise you to be careful. There are many Christians on this planet who look polite only on the outside. On the Inside, they believe otherwise. They might even try to convert you. Now, I am not generalising at all. Many Christians are really very good. However, you must be alert. Buddhists never feel like converting anyone. That's why, Buddhists are way better than Christians, in general. Even Hindus, in general, don't believe in conversion. But anyway ...

[@labuser8213]

Next rice bag in the making

[@lll2282]

sir since u disabled comments for hindusim i want to leave comment over here 1) I respect your knowledge and hard work, i know how hard it is to understand the relgions of east because they are actually very complex but also more relavent, u ll see another dimension of world if u research more on mytholgy of east mainly hindusim 2) in india buddha is considered as 9th incarnation of lord vishnu(rama,krishna are same incarnation of lord vishunu, Buddha is latest ones haha) 3) hindusim isnt a relgion but we call " way of life" (sanatana dhrama = eternal duty) 4) jainism,buddism.shkisims are sub set of hindusim and we all workship each others gods 5) hindusim is science , its like encylopedia of knowledge. Albert Einstein also said relativity,cosmos,parallel unvisere is all mentioned in vedic texts and its lot more, a new dimension of histroy and human race 6). interesting fact to notice is in hindusim from matshya avtar(fish) to buddha and all other avatars in between co relates with darwins theroy of evolution from fish-amphibian-human (( there are 10 avatars u might easily find on net)) 7) it has never been indian and chinse philosophy that "we are most advanced civilisation and our past generation were cavemen" - its completely opposite to it, we think we were great civilisation in science,medicine,technology back in past but now we have lost the knowledge due to invaders and time. - if u ever get time i suggest u to watch PRAVEEN MOHAN' vedio about acient indian temples and decoding the lost science,technology it will also help you in your research because he is indian and he is already aware of lot of gods and the stories. - to know more about indian histroy one should know indian mythology(which we call our histroy,stories), science , cosmos and have good imagination skills and praveen's youtube channel will help you out

[@tyamada21]

The Law myoho-renge-kyo represents the identity of what some scientists refer to as the ‘unified field of all consciousnesses’. In other words, it’s a sound vibration that is the essence of all of existence and non-existence, the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the true creator of everything that is, ever was and ever will be, right down to the minutest particles of dust, each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middle man’ to connect us to our state of enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves by tapping directly into it by way of self-produced sound vibration. On the subject of ‘Who or What Is God?’, when we compare the concept of ‘God’, as a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to Nichiren’s teachings, the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people call ‘God’ is our enlightenment, which exists nowhere else but within us. When the disciples asked Jesus where the Kingdom of God is, didn’t he tell them that it was within them? Some say that ‘God’ is an entity that can never be seen. I think that the vast amount of information that is constantly being conveyed via electromagnetic waves gives us proof of how an invisible state of ‘God’ could actually exist. It’s widely known that certain data being relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects, including instant global awareness of something or mass emotional reaction. As well as many other things, it’s also common knowledge that these waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to even enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars. However, none of this is possible without a receiver to decode the information that is being transmitted. Without the receiver, the information would remain impotent. In a very similar way, it’s important for us to have our ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our life, all other life and what we and all else that exists truly is. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach into the core of our enlightenment and switch it on. That’s because the sound vibration of ‘myoho-renge-kyo’ represents the combination of the three major laws that underlie all existence. ‘Myoho’ represents the Law of latency and manifestation (Nature), and consists of two alternating states. One state of ‘myo’ is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists. This includes our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them, our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re not being expressed, our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma, and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ‘ho’, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes obvious to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory, whenever we experience or express our emotions, or whenever a good or bad effect manifests from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it simply means that it has come out of the state of ‘myo’ (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ‘ho’ (manifestation). It’s simply the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing something. The second law, ‘renge’, governs and controls the functions of ‘myoho’, ‘ren’ meaning cause and ‘ge’ meaning effect. The two laws of ‘myoho’ and ‘renge’, both functions together simultaneously, as well as underlies all spiritual and physical existence. The final and third part of the tri-combination, ‘kyo’, is what allows the law ‘myoho’ to be able to integrate with the law ‘renge’. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects together all Life and matter, as well as the past, present and future. It is often termed the Universal Law of Communication. Perhaps it could even be compared to the ‘string theory’ that some scientists now suspect exists. Just as our body cells, thoughts, feelings and all else are constantly fluctuating within us, everything in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux, in accordance with these three laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of ‘myo’ and ‘ho’ in a single moment than it would ever be possible for us to calculate or describe. And it doesn't matter how big or small, important or trivial that anything may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now, or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of 'myoho-renge-kyo'. These three laws are also the basis of the four fundamental forces and if they didn't function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. Simply put, all forms of existence, including the seasons, day and night, birth, death and so on, are all moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation, rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two universal states of ‘myo’ and ‘ho’ in absolute accordance with ‘renge’ and by way of ‘kyo’. Even stars are dying and being reborn in accordance with the workings of what the combination ‘myoho-renge-kyo’ represents. ‘Nam’, or 'Namu', on the other hand, is a password or a key; it allows us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘myoho-renge-kyo’. On a more personal basis, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives from moment to moment, as well in our environment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is turning, and rhythmically chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for a minimum of ten minutes daily, anyone can experience actual proof of its positive effects in their life. In so doing, we can pierce through even the thickest layers of our karma and activate our Buddha Nature (enlightened state). We’re then able to bring forth the wisdom needed to challenge, overcome and change our negative circumstances into positive ones. It brings forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that is preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we truly are, regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexual preference. We are also able to see and understand our circumstances and environment more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. Actual proof soon becomes apparent to anyone who chants the words Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on a regular daily basis. Everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect, so the strength of the result from chanting depends on dedication, sincerity and determination. To explain it more simply, the difference could be compared to making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, or producing a song and so on. PS: There are scary, hair-raising sounds and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It's the emotional result from any sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo each day you are producing a sound vibration that is the password to your true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on different things, such as your fears and desires etc. The important way to get the best result when chanting is not the see things in a conventional way (it's not easy to achieve this), rather than reaching out to an external source, you need to reach into your own life and bring your needs and desires to fruition from within, including any help that you may need. Think of it like a seed within you that you are bringing sunshine water to in order for it to grow and blossom. Everything we need in life, all the answers and potential to achieve our dreams, already exist within us. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZe1lIimpLWfbdk

[@sauravchoudhary413]

tyamada21 Similarly, OM or AUM is the sound which emits all vibrations of the world which is why it is a direct way of connecting to the god

[@SuperDynamite666]

A lot of reflection and its all great but always less discussing the actual things about the religion being talked about, and feels like it ended so fast while it had just begun

[@aadarshkumar7985]

this discussion is so interesting and should be happening everywhere, pls let me know what course is this if any

[@harvey3190]

I would like him and Sadhguru have a discussion. It would be very interesting

[@rajneeshsharma9904]

The only thing missing is I think no reference to the historical context in which Buddhism emerged.

[@ugc1784]

Mr. Russel ! Well you have your own style of narration and I liked it. Any story telling without a tinge of humour is monotonous. But you don't seem to lack that humour.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

Every entity, living and non-living, have the essence of Brahma. Hence, they all are divine--Sanatana Dharma.

[@lakshithalathpandura6264]

“Unless There is a flood” his last sentence of the lecture. Unpredictable suffering expected. Aligned with “Buddha’s Teaching”

[@user-ib7mc4wl7v]

thats so good i wish i could talk or learn from you abt hinduism cuz its way more complex and we dont have people here in india it has became business by trying to make it like western religions , i just wish you had like covered most of hinduism if not all possible , i want to understand what i am born into what is the life i live the way i live , and i dont have time as a student to delve deeper but i appreciate and thankyou for your video you are amazing and for the first time it made sense to me and i understood it .

[@ashunegi4531]

Sir we luv your studies about the Hindu and other religions

[@SuperDynamite666]

Buddha was born in Lumbini -part of Nepal, lets not say northern India to be factual, but he did enlighten in Bodhgaya in India!

[@vaibhavgupta2950]

Dear, He said "North Eastern India" which is where Nepal is....... and your point on Bodhgaya is right......

[@rafial1000]

18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal. The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire

[@nsvdmuraliprasad2316]

Buddha born in Nepal to a mongoloid family. That's why he very famous in all east asia

[@timetraveller5721]

@@nsvdmuraliprasad2316 that's pretty good assumption my friend

[@lll2282]

buddha was born in greater india and nepal as part of india in ancient times , bodh gaya is place were he got enlighten its in bihar-india

[@KaranSingh-xc8bd]

LD Russell is the Guru one will look for.

[@shashwatbharadwaj3628]

That video on Hinduism got tears in my eyes professor elaborate concept so beautifully Loved it..

[@aviccitotryatrimsa9855]

Then you don't know much about Hinduism, what I hate about westerners tryna explain brahmic religions is that they try to relate it to abrahamic religions which have nothing in common and they try to stretch similarities which just pisses me off. They know that how logical and well developed the dharmic religions are so they feel inferior and are scared to share the 'true' knowledge of brahmic religions openly to the Western people (mostly Christian) that they will be very curious about it and many may leave Christianity.

[@shashwatbharadwaj3628]

@@aviccitotryatrimsa9855 Judging others without knowing anything about them is not the concept of sanathan dharma. I hope you know this and I hate this and that will not take you to the enlightenment.

[@aviccitotryatrimsa9855]

@@shashwatbharadwaj3628 I know them well , I m not blabbering nonsense

[@DYT2]

It brought tears to my eyes for a very different reason.

[@Wraith96518]

since comment section in hinduism video is disabled I'm commenting here.....sanatan dharma doesnt mean eternal "religion" ...dharma doesnt mean religion... the karma which is done accordimg to your inner conscience is called dharma.... and karma simply means actions...

[@sukirtharaj]

I would like to hear you talk on Hinduism more.. I really likes the look on your face when you started, “wondering how would you summarise it in a way that a common man would understand “, you did started very well👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 it would have been better if you have had few more mins🙏🏼. Respect to all religions out there that’s making people a better on than yesterday 🙏🏼

[@siddhantwaghmare2916]

Hiii sir, I am Siddhant I don't say that your telling wrong but the thing is Siddhartha Gautama was never quarantine he left his home because of some reason and to know the reason I request you to go through the book by Dr B R Ambedkar "Buddha and his Dhamma" you will get to know what exactly the life of buddha was

[@Spir.ituallad]

Hello sir, why is the comments on hinduism disabled?

[@chandola2008]

hello, is there any reason you have disabled comments for your lecture on Hinduism. I think comments are also a part of the whole educational experience..

[@1231gsc]

I guess because internet Hindus are trolling him.... of late this class of people are very active on the internet...people who happen to be Hindus, have no idea of the history of Sanatana Dharma, no depth of knowledge, no clarity of thought, no humour, troll each and every person who try to analyse or understand the religion in ways different from their narrow ideas...

[@rudreshdessai1978]

Vidya have u even heard him talk about hinduism? Another elephant

[@sparavindan]

That's sad........Myself being a Hindu felt that he did an absolutely amazing lecture on Hinduism in that short period of time. Even though Hinduism is pretty complex to be explained in such a short period of time, I really liked his presentation.

[@brshah8232]

I saw the professor's speech on Hinduism and being a Hindu myself I can understand why people were offended. He has a significant amount of arrogance and subtle contempt of the subject. If Hinduism has to be taught then it must be taught with a certain amount of grace and humbleness. His entire demeanor throughout the lecture disgusted me. Also his poor pronunciation of many Hindu words/terms alone shows his lack of respect for the subject. Santana?! are you joking?! It is pronounced SA-NA-TA-NA DHARMA. The sad part is that hardly any western teachers understand Hinduism and yet they want to be known as experts of it. I say if you want to learn about this religion then do so from the plethora of interviews given and documents written by Hindus. It is a faith that has as much depth as breadth in its teachings and this is something that many westerners teaching Hinduism do not grasp. In short go to the source if you want to know the truth and reality about something. That said I don't condone the "insults, vulgarity, and name calling" that my people threw on the message boards due to which the comments had to be turned off. We Hindus are better than that, but it's unfortunate that we're continuously put in a position where we have to defend ourselves and our faith against outside forces. See India's real history and you'll know what I mean. Start by reading "Breaking India" by Rajiv Malhotra to see how Hinduism has been doctored by colonial faiths. That said, I think it quite hypocritical that you have the audacity to post this "lecture" on youtube and then show such cowardice when you get immensely negative feedback. In short the takeaway for you is this: If you want to bring awareness about other religions - specifically eastern - then invite experts of those religions to your events. DO NOT take on the "burden" of teaching them yourself because as history has shown we Hindus and Buddhists pay a very hefty price when you do.

[@JD-to9pr]

I dunno if you're trolling or are serious but you come off extremely arrogant to think that you or other "experts" could do the subject justice within a 1 hour lecture. He did an excellent job of introducing Hinduism to an audience that may not know anything about it. Its a short introductory lecture... not a masters course.

[@tanmayarya8333]

Never a god in hinduism, Buddhism and sikhism say to pray to them.

[@akashreply9017]

Nope. Krishna doesn't say to build temples or perform worship. The practice was started with devotees. Krishna is considered manifestation of God on Earth and he makes Arjuna realise there is only one source to everything by saying Everything is unto Me, Surrender unto Me.., and carry out your duties without attachment, and to uphold dharma.

[@lll2282]

@Joe King oh common man, u litreally know nothing about gita. hindusim is only relgion were atheism is also promoted

[@whitefang022]

@Joe King read real Geeta not a Gita from iskcon 😂

[@sarang2037]

It's abt not forcing PPL that if you don't pray me you will to hell like beside pray you can do kind deeds and become god favourite or only pray me no other god existed accept me. Nd yes they say pray to brahamans bcs the Brahman that time are really devoid of any greed nd follow the path of moksh . Our God never say that only our religion nd our god is true nd rest are liars. Read whole bhagwad Gita nd read the real version not what is translated in eng nd it's Geeta not gethaa 🤪

[@toyamsingh1893]

@@anikm111 what praying means to you

[@suparichacha6456]

Buddha's relic/ash are kept in kesariya town 9 km from my village. It's in bihar

[@udayangadananjaya7914]

Are you serious ? Where is that ? I am from sri lanka and i want to se them and worship 🙏🙏

[@rajanrangarajan8401]

Dr. Russell, i was quite disapointed that you did not have enough time talk about Vishnu in detail. I wanted to hear / see you talk about his "10 incarnations or DasaAvatharam or 10 Avtars of Vishnu" and relate to "evolution"

[@daakudaddy5453]

Rajan Rangarajan He did touch upon it a bit, but didn't go in detail... Mostly due to lack of time. Even you know Hinduism / Sanatan Dharma is not something that can be explained in an hour :)

[@viraam_koshur]

when mind becomes conscious, everything becomes you

[@Vandemataram-108]

Respected sir, thanks for your huminity service. Hindu dharma (/ snaatan dharma/ vedik dharma/ arya dharma/brah man dharma) has scientific religious philosophy. Experiences, researches of views of millions holy persons(as indian call them rishi/ Sadhu) have converted this philosophy into science.

[@soubhikmukherjee6871]

He has great sense of humor 😄

[@sameerad7542]

those four sights are real.and it's a real story.you can find it in buddhist scriptures.

[@abhishektripathi593]

yes...even hindu scriptures tell same story about buddha .... we respect him as a God's Avatar. (Even though his teachings were more like atheism )

[@blacknwhitespirit201]

correction @4:55 its not "northeastern province of India". The birthplace of Buddha was never part of Indian provinces. He was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal.

[@nelsonlagua9476]

WELL SAID LECTURE I TO THE MINDS OF A WANDERER TRYING TO FIND THE TRUE PATH OF THIS EARTHLY JOURNEY. HIS NOTE IS SIMPLE, IF YOU CAN MAKE SENSE OF DEATH, THEN YOU CAN MAKE SENSE OF LIFE... I AM A REBIRTH ISLAM BUT I AM FACINATED, INSPIRED FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS TO ALL. EQUALLY WEIGHING ONE RELIGION OVER THE OTHER WITH FAIRNESS AND DIGNITY WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO FOLLOW. AND IT ALL DEPENDS OPON EVERY HUMAN SOUL WHICH PATH DO YOU FOLLOW. I AM SURE OF ONE THING, THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD TO WHICH TO PREPARE WHILE ON THIS EARTHLY JOURNEY. MAY ALLAH(PBH) Blessed him.

[@abhijeetbhagat100]

we are grew up listening all stories happend in india ...

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

Many yogis meditate for many months in India in present times. Come and see for yourself.

[@user-ke5ib9kv2g]

They do dhyana

[@santoshmestree1361]

Sirdhharth / Goutam He born as an Hindu but he is a karmik Buddha too

[@sushilataksande6279]

Use his teachings for your betterment.

[@0sters]

Stop the hatred. Accept all religions equally, and stop targeting comments for abusive trolls with full of hatred.

[@Raksasa187]

this guy is so Jeff Goldblum, i love it!!

[@saumyadarkone8820]

i am an indian. i dont know whether you will be reading this or not but want to clarify your fact about one thing the fact that you stated about hindu god krishna about taking the dresses of shepherd girls bathing. sir, you should have really clarified your fact he did that because the girls would go wearing just one small dress peticoat as we say for bathing and he wanted to teach them a lesson by teaching them that kans and his followers were around and this isnt the way for bathing that too in an open pond , so he took their dresses also he was bellow 10 yr old when he did so.

[@sushilataksande6279]

Why not just bring them more clothes then if really concerned? A 10 year old trying to teach a lesson seems childish to me let alone understand what being naked or unnaked is.

[@ivanc.6064]

11:09 this was the message behind the movie predestination (we are all one the the old wrinkly guy is buddah) 13:17 is he crying? Good effect

[@abhinavnair790]

I came from another video about Hinduism where comments were not allowed and the reason stated was abuse and insults thrown in the comments section. I mean you have an academician trying his best to have an academic discourse on a difficult subject matter here and the people abuse him so much that the channel was forced to disable the comments. A purely academic study is supposed to make people discuss the subject matter with greater depth instead they indulge in trash talk. What a depressing state of affairs.

[@DeepakYadav-hz3uq]

He had done a very beautiful job, it seems that people themselves are not aware of their own tradition, or they know just facts, or somehow they are insecure about their own tradition, but if they try to know it, then I am sure, they will understand that there was nothing offensive.

[@manojadikari129]

Stop commenting here Here discuss about Buddhism

[@abhinavnair790]

@@manojadikari129 how about you ignore a random 2 year old comment and mind your own business.

[@mountainheight]

Why comment is disabled in hinduism series. Video.

[@mzonerz]

one of that fortune teller confirmed....he will definitely be the buddha.you didn't mention it.

[@tatsat-mg8uq]

This is treasure