Shawn, Thank you for this video. Today, Sham Sharma Show had a guest named Kushal Mehra who said he is a Hindu but rejects all rituals. Most of the comments in the video was in agreement of Kushal. I wanted to write a long comment there rejecting Kushal's idea. But your video does that work much better. The timing could not be more right. I am not trying to pit you against Sham Sharma Show or anything. I liked Kushal Mehra and a lot of things he said. He is doing an awesome job. So is the Sham Sharma Show who is hosting amazing people and bringing in great perspectives. However, between Kushal and you on the topic of "rituals", I find your perspective more genuine and rational. That is all I am saying.
The rejection of rituals is something I come across with many Hindus. Pujas and rituals are at the core of Hindu practice and have developed over the years because of the nature of our human mind. What I have encountered with others is the snobby attitude and looking down at others who choose to do pujas. One is not better than the other. Being Hindu is simply more than thumping your chest and proclaiming it from the roof tops. It has to come within - from a desire to understand your own divine nature.
Completely agree. I have studied the reason for the rituals done for materialistic gains and pleasures (i.e. rituals for artha and kaama among dharma, artha, kaama, and moksha) and I have found the reasons and methods to be very scientific and rational in keeping up with the philosophical framework of Dharma. It did not take too much time for me to find these things. Today's world is rife with incompetence and impatience. There are many people who join the bandwagon of popular opinion no matter how stupid the popular opinion is. No one wants to even acknowledge that there could be fallacies in the popular opinion and even if they acknowledge they are too lazy and impatient to find out the reality. You are a stand out among these people with very genuine Dharmic principles. Keep up the work bro. Dharmo rakshati rakshitah.
Honestly a lot of Christianity makes a lot less sense than most of Sanatana Dharma once you understand the reasoning. Christianity creates and solves its own problem in (Original) Sin, and assumes that its not a Christian specific belief. None of the Dharmic traditions do that. Not Sanatana Dharma, not Buddhism or Jainism or Sikhism. None. In essence Dharmic religions are founded around the idea that life is or at least contains suffering and there's something we can do to address that problem. Suffering is a real aspect of all human experience, no belief required.
The doctrine of original sin is specifically an Abrahamic belief (Ie. Jewish, Christian, Muslim) You need to accept that premise whether it is rational or not.
In Hinduism every soul is a divine manifestation for a purpose, good and bad is part of everything choose a good path(good for all) under the circumstance is Darma . Hinduism is relay propagates no idol worship by allow worshiping everything in the nature, this helps to overcome a particular image and start worshiping the Whole. all OTHERS ARE MORE SERIOUS IDOL WORSHIPERS , NOT SEEN A CHURCH WITHOUT CROSS. ALSO SEE th-cam.com/video/5uVlvlLrURc/w-d-xo.html
Well in christianity a person is considered a sinner by birth and has to repent to god (in catholics via jesus, holy trinity - Mother, Daughter and evil spirit... BTW there is a diff holy trinity in hinduism too which I call tin tigda kaam bigda ( Power of 3, spoil everything)) as a single premium insurance policy of heaven or be in hell for bad... In hinduism by default soul is considered divine and a living person ( Body + Soul) as per the karma may be lost in Maya (Illusions of worldly desires) and upon awakening of soul and renouncing Maya you can attain salvation... In christinity woman is considered evil n seducer which is not the case with hinduism...
or you can tell them why do you celebrate easter If they're christian or why do they pray 5 times a day towards a mosque in saudi arabia if they're muslim
It’s a mosque that all Muslims face when praying, rich or poor, black or white. Mecca doesn’t have any magical powers. It’s holy because it’s historic and the place chosen for us to face. We pray facing the same direction no matter where you live (it signifies unity). Praying at least 5 times a day is to remember Allah. There’s nothing superstitious here
Simply finding answers isn't enough. Those answers should be grounded in evidence, testing, and validation - the scientific method. Religion, including Hindu religion, is unscientific and irrational. As to your statement on being different, it glosses over the irrationality and blind faith that these practices are based on.
All beliefs are superstious to so extent. However, as a Hindu a lot of our practices make sense and have been proven from a health and scientific stand point. Also things like puja are a way to get closer to god and connect with our culture and heritage. Love your videos.
Why are we trying to explain ourselves to THE MOST EVIL & BLOOD THIRSTY of all? And Why should we Hindus explain & defend MURTHY PUJA to those who worship corpses either buried or hanging on the crosses?
@Hrishi Alda we do.... They deserve it..... Also we worship nature, water, sun and much more, the thing we don't worship is some guy telling us how , when, what to do with our lives, what to wear, how to suppress our sexuality.
This video is a word soup. Lots of words but no answers other than "when we do something without knowing why then we call it superstition". No answer to the why.
There is no superstition in our system. Veda means 'to know' and faith is defined as 'a strong belief for which there is no evidence. To conclude, superstition is defined as 'contrary to evidence' (Merriam Websters). Knowledge is a good thing to have and faith is not!
Many Hindus are timid to question others when they attack Hindu Dharma.For example we can question two major religions who proselytize.Why do you believe in virgin birth isn’t it unnatural.why someone is last messenger etc.There are many superstitions/beliefs could be questioned.
Brother if you don't understand why u do certain things than it should be told or clarified by your elders or pundits, else just say it is commandment of the LORD God ........but you don't do label either...........this is what confuses a common man that all practices are superstitious.
Superstitious is common in Hinduism as the total knowledge we have gained has been progressive. The good news that Jesus came was for all humanity but India was already in the grips of a man made religion which would resist Christianity to death!
Well explained
I'm proud to be different from this chaotic world
Proud to be Hindu
Aum Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi
I am proud to be human
Well done Shawn 👍
Thanks!
Shawn, Thank you for this video. Today, Sham Sharma Show had a guest named Kushal Mehra who said he is a Hindu but rejects all rituals. Most of the comments in the video was in agreement of Kushal. I wanted to write a long comment there rejecting Kushal's idea. But your video does that work much better. The timing could not be more right. I am not trying to pit you against Sham Sharma Show or anything. I liked Kushal Mehra and a lot of things he said. He is doing an awesome job. So is the Sham Sharma Show who is hosting amazing people and bringing in great perspectives. However, between Kushal and you on the topic of "rituals", I find your perspective more genuine and rational. That is all I am saying.
The rejection of rituals is something I come across with many Hindus. Pujas and rituals are at the core of Hindu practice and have developed over the years because of the nature of our human mind. What I have encountered with others is the snobby attitude and looking down at others who choose to do pujas. One is not better than the other. Being Hindu is simply more than thumping your chest and proclaiming it from the roof tops. It has to come within - from a desire to understand your own divine nature.
Completely agree. I have studied the reason for the rituals done for materialistic gains and pleasures (i.e. rituals for artha and kaama among dharma, artha, kaama, and moksha) and I have found the reasons and methods to be very scientific and rational in keeping up with the philosophical framework of Dharma. It did not take too much time for me to find these things. Today's world is rife with incompetence and impatience. There are many people who join the bandwagon of popular opinion no matter how stupid the popular opinion is. No one wants to even acknowledge that there could be fallacies in the popular opinion and even if they acknowledge they are too lazy and impatient to find out the reality. You are a stand out among these people with very genuine Dharmic principles. Keep up the work bro. Dharmo rakshati rakshitah.
Awesome information. thanks HARE KRISHNA
Love your videos. I think we need some workshops around the world or youth groups to keep our Hindu beliefs alive
Agreed. I have been involved in the past in organizing these workshops/conferences and will have to start something more formally here in Toronto.
Honestly a lot of Christianity makes a lot less sense than most of Sanatana Dharma once you understand the reasoning. Christianity creates and solves its own problem in (Original) Sin, and assumes that its not a Christian specific belief. None of the Dharmic traditions do that. Not Sanatana Dharma, not Buddhism or Jainism or Sikhism. None. In essence Dharmic religions are founded around the idea that life is or at least contains suffering and there's something we can do to address that problem. Suffering is a real aspect of all human experience, no belief required.
The doctrine of original sin is specifically an Abrahamic belief (Ie. Jewish, Christian, Muslim) You need to accept that premise whether it is rational or not.
In Hinduism every soul is a divine manifestation for a purpose, good and bad is part of everything choose a good path(good for all) under the circumstance is Darma . Hinduism is relay propagates no idol worship by allow worshiping everything in the nature, this helps to overcome a particular image and start worshiping the Whole.
all OTHERS ARE MORE SERIOUS IDOL WORSHIPERS , NOT SEEN A CHURCH WITHOUT CROSS. ALSO SEE
th-cam.com/video/5uVlvlLrURc/w-d-xo.html
And as long as you accept that & believe in that, NO ONE can claim that Hinduism allows them to be christian/muslim & Hindu at the same time.
Well in christianity a person is considered a sinner by birth and has to repent to god (in catholics via jesus, holy trinity - Mother, Daughter and evil spirit... BTW there is a diff holy trinity in hinduism too which I call tin tigda kaam bigda ( Power of 3, spoil everything)) as a single premium insurance policy of heaven or be in hell for bad... In hinduism by default soul is considered divine and a living person ( Body + Soul) as per the karma may be lost in Maya (Illusions of worldly desires) and upon awakening of soul and renouncing Maya you can attain salvation... In christinity woman is considered evil n seducer which is not the case with hinduism...
Even in hindu dharm too... Based on karma you r rewarded... Sin takes u to hell etc... All there in dharm...
Very informative
or you can tell them why do you celebrate easter If they're christian or why do they pray 5 times a day towards a mosque in saudi arabia if they're muslim
It is not a matter of practicing any religion, it is matter of understanding the religion. I believe understanding science is the only religion.
It’s a mosque that all Muslims face when praying, rich or poor, black or white. Mecca doesn’t have any magical powers. It’s holy because it’s historic and the place chosen for us to face. We pray facing the same direction no matter where you live (it signifies unity). Praying at least 5 times a day is to remember Allah. There’s nothing superstitious here
Just to let you know, we appreciate your videos very.much.
One day every body will follow Hinduism directly or indirectly
Because Hinduism is Science: the art of living happy life
Being Hindu is natural and everythingelse artificial
Awesome job buddy
You are doing a good job at defending hinduism and challenging hinduphobia.
Questioning bizarre & irrational ancient beliefs is not “hinduphobia”!
Good work buddy
Nice explanation but I really do not know the definition of "PUJA"
Ernest Henry Solomon puja means worship
proud to be Hindu, I am from India
I am proud to be human
This information is really true..... Appreciated
Sati Pratha, the worst belief by hindus ....
like your video
u r doing Nice job bro..... jai Sri ram
Plz make more videos 😊
Why Dalits are not allowed to drink water in govt school
Thanks for your video . Very well explained
great video....! make more
You said that Hindu beliefs are not superstitious. But you did not explain why.
Topic for a next video!
Simply finding answers isn't enough. Those answers should be grounded in evidence, testing, and validation - the scientific method. Religion, including Hindu religion, is unscientific and irrational.
As to your statement on being different, it glosses over the irrationality and blind faith that these practices are based on.
I like yr videos. I often thought of making these type of vedios but could not do it. Im happy at least someone is making. Keep it up.
If Faith Depends On Evil As Sustainance, And Foundation, Such Faith Will Crumble Under Logical Reasoning And Scrutiny of The Wise 🙏❣ 🙏
i wish lord rama gives more succes ,unity and happiness of my hindu bro,sister
Jai shri ram 👏😊
Hi, Shawn. Have you done a video on the acceptance or rejection of ISKCON in the general Hindu community?
॥ Om Namh : Ishwaraya ॥
All beliefs are superstious to so extent. However, as a Hindu a lot of our practices make sense and have been proven from a health and scientific stand point. Also things like puja are a way to get closer to god and connect with our culture and heritage. Love your videos.
Like drinking cow piss
@@soa2444 Milk isn't cow pee nerd
Why are we trying to explain ourselves to THE MOST EVIL & BLOOD THIRSTY of all? And Why should we Hindus explain & defend MURTHY PUJA to those who worship corpses either buried or hanging on the crosses?
@Hrishi Alda we do.... They deserve it..... Also we worship nature, water, sun and much more, the thing we don't worship is some guy telling us how , when, what to do with our lives, what to wear, how to suppress our sexuality.
This video is a word soup. Lots of words but no answers other than "when we do something without knowing why then we call it superstition". No answer to the why.
Why did you stoped making video we need you to uphold dhrama
There is no superstition in our system. Veda means 'to know' and faith is defined as 'a strong belief for which there is no evidence. To conclude, superstition is defined as 'contrary to evidence' (Merriam Websters). Knowledge is a good thing to have and faith is not!
@@Philomath_AKA_Professor_A Delusion is created by Jesus the fraud!
Never...Never
Many Hindus are timid to question others when they attack Hindu Dharma.For example we can question two major religions who proselytize.Why do you believe in virgin birth isn’t it unnatural.why someone is last messenger etc.There are many superstitions/beliefs could be questioned.
You could have refered to tantra, agama , mimamsa texts which talk about the rituals in detail
Jai Hindu Samrajya...
I have a question: do you believe sikhi is a Branch of hinduism or sanatn dharma?
Sikhism is a Dharmic Tradition.
Hindu Lifestyle
OK thanks for your opinion, but did you know that Sikhs can eat meat?
Hindu Lifestyle
Because many Hindus think that sikhism is a Branch of hinduism.
I am not one to tell Sikhs how to identify. I have many close friends that are Sikh and I consider them my brother and sisters.
Yes I am aware 👍
Yes.
watching ur video is waste of time man . seriously. and why don't u make an video on MANUSMRITI?
Brother if you don't understand why u do certain things than it should be told or clarified by your elders or pundits, else just say it is commandment of the LORD God ........but you don't do label either...........this is what confuses a common man that all practices are superstitious.
Hello. I’m a practicing Hindu from India. Is it right to say Hindu MYTHOLOGY?
Hey Shawn. I think you'll find many like minded guys like yourselves in this facebook group - Aryaputra Awakening Shakha
No there practical.
At 4:14 Murti Puja Make More Common Sense. How ????
॥ ॐ नम: ईश्र्वराय ॥
Superstitious is common in Hinduism as the total knowledge we have gained has been progressive. The good news that Jesus came was for all humanity but India was already in the grips of a man made religion which would resist Christianity to death!