The Beliefs of Hinduism Brahman (oneness of all) Atman (the true self) Maya (illusion)
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The Beliefs of Hinduism
Brahman (oneness of all)Atman (the true self)
Maya (illusion)
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Brahman
• Brahman is:
– The underlying unity of all things– The power that sustains the
universe and its deepest reality– That power that unites and sustains
all things is “Consciousness”
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What does it mean to be “One”?
Look at this beautiful painting. The paint is one substance, yet the colours and objects are many.
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The Ocean is One Body of Water
Yet each drop is individual
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As the wave churns and crashes, it
creates hundreds of
drops of water.
Each drop appears
separate and unique.
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Some drops
evaporate with the
heat of the sun and
fall to the earth as rain or snow.
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Some drops live for a while in flowers and trees, nourishing life.
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The drops of water flow into rivers and streams on their journey back to the ocean.
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Union with Brahman comes through awareness of atman.
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Brahman
• What sustains this unity of all things is Consciousness.
• Consciousness is:– Subjective experience– Awareness– Wakefulness
• The search for Brahman is the search for reality.
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What is Atman?
• Remember that drop of water that came from the ocean.
• Drops of water are found in everything, even rocks.
• Humans are between 55 to 75 percent water.
The True Self
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Atman is Your True Self
• Atman is a drop of the divine Brahman.• Atman exists within a person.• Therefore, all persons are a part of the
divine.• Hindus believe it is important to become
aware of this divine spark of Brahman within themselves and within all things.
• They must overcome illusion.
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What is Maya?
• The Hindu word for illusion is “maya.”
• For Hindus, everything we see, smell, touch, hear, or think is illusion (maya).
• Seeing things as separate and not One (Brahman) is a result of maya.
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What do you see when you look at this picture?
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Do you see a chalice or two faces? Look Again.
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Maya (Illusion)
• Which is real and which is illusion?• There is no correct answer—faces or
chalices—because both possibilities can be seen.
• Maya, or illusion, keeps us from knowing the truth.
• For Hindus, maya keeps a person from seeing the divine oneness (Brahman) that surges through all things.
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Brahman, Atman, and Freedom
• Hindus believe that true freedom comes when a person is aware of Brahman (atman) in all things.
• How might being aware of God’s presence in all things change a person’s understanding of his or her relationship with others and with all of creation?