Brahma Is Lonely

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The Hindu story of Brahma is Lonely tells us the creation story of humans and all of the world’s animals. If a sacrifice is made to any god or goddess it is Brahman is the focus of the worship. He is behind everything. In the beginning there was only Brahman. Other than Brahman, there was nothing and this frightened Brahman. He was all alone. He took the form of Brahma the Creator and felt no happiness. He needed company so, from two halves of a clamshell, he created a man and a woman. They saw each other as husband and wife. It was these two and Brahma. Brahma gave them fire from inside of his mouth so they could survive. He burnt the hair on the inside of his cheek whilst pulling out the fire. This is why hair on humans grows only on the …show more content…

In order to win this woman, the man must change. The main lesson is that Brahma is the creator god and that he is apart of everything and everyone. This story, in a way, is similar to Adam and Eve. God created Adam and Eve and Brahma created the man and woman. Though they realize it in different ways, Adam and Eve after their encounter with the serpent and eating the forbidden fruit, both realize that they are man and woman, two parts of one whole. Then they make love and that how the human race was born. There are certain similarities in each story and they both explain the birth of the human …show more content…

This was a king he had all of life’s desires at the tip of his fingers. He had no obligation to protect the pigeon, but his compassion towards living things would not allow a defenseless creature be ripped to shreds. The king was willing to sacrifice his own flesh and he did so just for one little pigeon. His compassion brought the king to the gods and the highest heaven. This story can relate to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The king was a compassionate man and he used that compassion to save the pigeon from the hawk. Jesus’ compassion for all of the humans saved the all of them from their sins. They are similar in the fact that they both gave their flesh to save

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