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Question about Brahman

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
I consider myself a fledgling Hindu and I'm not sure where they are pulling this from, what Scriptures, or if they just came to that conclusion on their own. However, I find a lot of Hindus could have a similar belief going on to Panentheists, where we are all part of the god/Brahman yet it also extends beyond that. So basically, I guess... we're a part of God in this case?
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Sometimes I have seen people post on here that they are Brahman. What does that statement mean?

The 'I' that is being referred to here isn't the 'I' of the ego, or the personality. It is the 'I' of the being, at it's deepest depth. At the central core of all is Brahman. So as another poster has indicated, it's not an intellectual concept but a realisation, and a deep one at that. Unfortunately, some neo-Advaitins have turned it into just that.
 

George-ananda

Advaita Vedanta, Theosophy, Spiritualism
Premium Member
Sometimes I have seen people post on here that they are Brahman. What does that statement mean?
In simple language we are saying there is One cosmic Consciousness (Brahman) that we are all a part of. Once we liberate ourselves through love and effort from our finite individual-seeming consciousness we experience Brahman-Realization.
 

stvdv

Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
Sometimes I have seen people post on here that they are Brahman.

What does that statement mean?
In the Bible is said something similar (refering to God's Name) like "I Am That I Am".
In Hinduism some say "thou art that" (Tat Twam Asi) or "Aham Brahmasmi".

“The voice of God can be heard only in the depth of silence”,
"Silence is the language of the Wise",
 
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Brian2

Veteran Member
The 'I' that is being referred to here isn't the 'I' of the ego, or the personality. It is the 'I' of the being, at it's deepest depth. At the central core of all is Brahman. So as another poster has indicated, it's not an intellectual concept but a realisation, and a deep one at that. Unfortunately, some neo-Advaitins have turned it into just that.

Would it be right to say that the Biblical God is responsible for evil in the world in the sense that He created everything but the Hindu God is actually doing the evil in the world.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Would it be right to say that the Biblical God is responsible for evil in the world in the sense that He created everything but the Hindu God is actually doing the evil in the world.
Oh yeah that makes total sense, lol.

Hindus don't even believe in evil, let alone our loving God being responsible. But you're free to think that. (My God good, your God bad)
 

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
I have a very Western understanding and acceptance of Hinduism in some ways, agreeing with the idea of the trimurti. So we have Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva in my world. For starters.

Brahman I view as being us and also beyond us, but not someone I've ever really prayed to.

Vishnu, I see as a fairly just god that I sometimes prayed to. Krishna was also a common character in my private spiritual life.

Shiva is an interesting one. It's like he's good and darkness, light and destruction. And I've spent a lot of time with him.

I acknowledge these gods as valid. However, I further carved my spiritual path by deciding to dedicate my life to Shiva and make him also a sort of Brahman, if you will. I started following a Kashmir Shaivism path.
 

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
I also see the Hindu goddesses as aiding these gods, and important. However, I'm not educated enough to speak on that particular subject, yet.
 

Brian2

Veteran Member
Oh yeah that makes total sense, lol.

Hindus don't even believe in evil, let alone our loving God being responsible. But you're free to think that. (My God good, your God bad)

This is a serious question about Hinduism. If God is everything that God is doing everything, all the good and all the evil.
And notice that I did say that the Biblical God is responsible for evil in the sense that God created everything
If Hindus don't even believe in evil then why karma?
 

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
Maybe not but if God is everything in Hinduism then God is doing everything.

Brahman is us and beyond us, in my mind. So if I broke the law, does that mean Brahman also broke the law? Or rather, can we not really think in any of those terms in regards to Hinduism?
 
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