Hinduism: Symbolism Of The World's Om Symbolism

The Om symbol is considered the most sacred symbol in Hinduism and it is called the “Om” or “Aum”. It is a Sanskrit term composed of three different letters, and it is both the oral and visual representation of the Hindu god Brahman. It is also called “Pravana” (that by which god is effectively praised) or (that which is ever new).

Founder

Essentially, Hinduism does not have a founder as it has developed for centuries and is considered to be one of the world’s “oldest living religions” as some reference put Hinduism’s origin somewhere around 1700 B.C.*** (Mercadante, Linda A 1996, 55-89)

***I find the label of the “world’s oldest religion” somewhat ridiculous. If religion historians are correct with an origin date of 1700, then how do they account for the Garden of Eden around 4000 B.C, the Flood, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Exodus and the beginning of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms? In my humble opinion, it is another example of secular and pagan historians attempting to un-write history, discount and dismiss the creation account and disregard the documented Word of God. It has even become apparent in the way the world of today references dates. No longer are dates referenced by the initials B.C. (before Christ) as I have done in this page and will continue to do throughout this thesis; rather, the initials B.C.E (before the common era) are used to reference dates prior to the year zero as to be publically correct and not offend anyone by using the name of Christ. History, after all, is His Story! We have just been misspelling it all of these years. ***

Hinduism’s Main Beliefs

Hinduism is a pantheistic (pan=all theistic=god) religion with their god manifesting himself/herself in many different forms. Hinduis...

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...editation and worship.

2. A debt to the ancient sages. This debt is repaid by study of the Hindu scriptures.

3. A debt to one’s ancestors. This debt is repaid by living honorably and carrying on the family line.

4. A debt to other people. This debt is paid by acts of charity.

5. A debt to lower beings. This debt is paid by acts of kindness to animals.

Hindu festivals and celebrations are determined by the traditional Indian calendars which are lunar but are adjusted every few years to bring them into phase with the solar calendar. Many yearly celebrations and important events, such as marriages, dedications of temples, and building of homes are timed to coincide with auspicious days of the calendar. The full moon is a particularly important time as one of the three monthly celebrations that are new moon, full moon and the 11th of each month’s moon cycle. The