1. Hinduism:
a. Implicitly monotheistic, it is the message of the Upanishads that the indwelling, all–pervading Supreme Being, or Brahman, is identical with the individual self, or Atman.
b. Hindu six systems of philosophy:
1–2: nine substances (the four atoms, and space, time, ether, mind, and soul) created the world by fashioning the nine substances into an or- dered universe;
3–4: two basic categories. . .eternal spirits and natural order. . .periodically dissolving the cosmos and reinitiating the process;
5–6: held the entire world to be an illusion and Brahman to be the sole reality; held the world to be the appearance whose reality is Brahman.
Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion, William L. Reese, p. 302
a. Implicitly monotheistic, it is the message of the Upanishads that the indwelling, all–pervading Supreme Being, or Brahman, is identical with the individual self, or Atman.
b. Hindu six systems of philosophy:
1–2: nine substances (the four atoms, and space, time, ether, mind, and soul) created the world by fashioning the nine substances into an or- dered universe;
3–4: two basic categories. . .eternal spirits and natural order. . .periodically dissolving the cosmos and reinitiating the process;
5–6: held the entire world to be an illusion and Brahman to be the sole reality; held the world to be the appearance whose reality is Brahman.
Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion, William L. Reese, p. 302
Hinduism not only professes that we exist in eternity but implies that we impact eternity.
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Hinduism holds to the idea that the spirit, the soul, is eternal. Eternal existence would suggest never dying, never falling into a state of nonexistence. The idea of a soul losing its identity or a soul losing its awareness are concepts that imply the death of the soul. These ideas, therefore, are not Hinduistic. Hinduism offers us eternal existence immersed in awareness. Hinduism opens us up as a species and as individuals to the concept of maintaining our essence, our spirit, our awareness, and our individuality for eternity.
Eternity is a long time and if we maintain our awareness of what we have accomplished, the actions we have taken, we had better think long and hard about what it is that we do, for it will never go away.
Hinduism adds to the validation of panentheism through the Hindu concept of eternal non-physical existence and we being a 'part' of the eternal non-physical existence.
As mentioned above:
5–6: held the entire world to be an illusion and Brahman to be the sole reality; held the world to be the appearance whose reality is Brahman.
Brahman being the whole of reality and we being a part of said whole are thus within the whole thus the validation of panentheism (all - in - God/Brahma).
As to the physical being simply an illusion, the explanation of this concept is fully addressed within the 'free books' section found within this site.
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Hinduism holds to the idea that the spirit, the soul, is eternal. Eternal existence would suggest never dying, never falling into a state of nonexistence. The idea of a soul losing its identity or a soul losing its awareness are concepts that imply the death of the soul. These ideas, therefore, are not Hinduistic. Hinduism offers us eternal existence immersed in awareness. Hinduism opens us up as a species and as individuals to the concept of maintaining our essence, our spirit, our awareness, and our individuality for eternity.
Eternity is a long time and if we maintain our awareness of what we have accomplished, the actions we have taken, we had better think long and hard about what it is that we do, for it will never go away.
Hinduism adds to the validation of panentheism through the Hindu concept of eternal non-physical existence and we being a 'part' of the eternal non-physical existence.
As mentioned above:
5–6: held the entire world to be an illusion and Brahman to be the sole reality; held the world to be the appearance whose reality is Brahman.
Brahman being the whole of reality and we being a part of said whole are thus within the whole thus the validation of panentheism (all - in - God/Brahma).
As to the physical being simply an illusion, the explanation of this concept is fully addressed within the 'free books' section found within this site.
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