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Krishna And The Teachings Of Hinduism

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Professor Milem
Religions of the World
20 September 2017 Krishna and the Teachings of Hinduism
Hinduism is a very spiritualistic religion. It has been around for thousands and thousands of years. Hinduism originated within the Indus Valley Civilization and the Aryans. Hinduism may be seen as polytheistic but in its true nature it is actually monotheistic. It is explained that there are different gods for different aspects of life but there is essentially only one main god in the religion in Hinduism (32). That one main god is Brahman (33). Brahman is behind all of the gods. One aspect of Brahman is Krishna. This essay will be focusing on Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals himself to be …show more content…

(46) Krishna is seen as Vishnu or on the same level as Vishnu (38). Vishnu is a god within the Hindu Trinity. Vishnu is the preserver of the universe. Vishnu is also seen as Jesus and Buddha. The other gods of the Hindu Trinity are Brahma and Shiva. Brahma is the creator of the universe and Shiva is the destroyer of the universe. Krishna and Shiva are both the most popular in Hindu society (38). Krishna describes himself in many ways. Krishna is everything. This means that Krishna is you. The entirety of you. He is also everything around you and you can find him in everything that you do. Brahman is also everything. So, if Brahman is everything and Krishna is also everything then that means that Krishna and Brahman are one in the same.
Krishna is everything vast and everything intricate. Krishna starts by refering to himself as everything magnificent. Krishna says, “Arjuna, know me as the gods’ teacher, chief of the household priests; I am the god of war among generals; I am the ocean of lakes.” (40) Krishna is speaking almost as if he is above everything mediocre but within everything grand. He practically is telling Arjuna to look towards everything amazing and you’ll see him there. He then goes on to explain his existence within things as little as “the vowel a of the syllabary.” (41) Krishna is everything big and everything little. Krishna is here, living in plain sight but it’s like you have to “read between the lines” to find him. Brahman is the source

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