Hinduism Essay, Research Paper

Hinduism

I am a Persian Jew. Growing up, I went to Hebrew school and went to temple almost every Saturday and learned about what it means to be a Jew. I am now 22 years old and have changed my views of my religion and what I believe in. I don t like to label myself as a Jew or a Muslim or Even a Buddhist, or for that matter any religious belief. Rather I would like to define for myself what I believe in. Over the years I have accumulated much knowledge as to who I am and what I do believe in by attending religious seminars and reading various book about various religion. By combining my knowledge, I have outlines my beliefs about what G-d is and the role that it plays in my existence. I am always in the pursing to better define what I believe as righteousness or as Smith defines as Divine.

I learned a great deal about the path of life and what it means to be divine while reading about the four paths of Yoga. I dint necessarily bond with one particular Yoga but with a little of all four. I read that Hinduism does not consider them as exclusive of one another and that people are encouraged to test all four and combine them as best suit their needs. Being as spiritual as I am, I was able to grasp the concept of these Yogis and add them to my knowledge tree. I was able to bond with the teachings of Jnana yoga, The path of oneness with G-dhead through knowledge. As I pursue my journey for endless knowledge I try to grab and take with me what I can use to better myself as a person. As for the way to G-d through love, Bhakti, I pledge my devotion to G-d, but again I have my own interpretation of what I believe G-d is. Love is a very powerful thing, so to love someone or something to hold it in very high esteem. I however don t feel in necessary to utter G-d name over and over constantly. That in my opinion is a bit extreme but I guess smith is talking about Hinduism in the utmost absolute form.

I must say that I can not partake in an activity without thinking about the out come of it. The book states that To work you have the right, but not to the fruits thereof. This is very benevolent. But part of living is to enjoy what you have planted. When I have children it is the same as planting a seed. I nurture them love them unconditionally, and watch them grow. I have the right to enjoy my hard work and take pleasure in the pains it might have taken to raise them. For every action there should be a reason. Maybe the reason should be of an unselfish nature, but one must look forward to the end result.

If I had to choose one path of yogi to base my philosophy of the path to G-d it would most likely be Raja, The way to G-d through Psychophysical exercises. I have been studying to are of psychoanalysis for several years now and have learned to the best of my knowledge hoe to bring my subconscious to my conscious level, and how to harness the power of deep thought through focus. As I read through the section I gained a clearer understanding of how to lock the door against further intrusions. Some times in my life I feel lost or unattached to the outside world and it brings me much grief to feel this way. I feel and I have so much energy around me that I don t understand why people cant connect of eve sense my aura or the energy around me. I feel as though only certain people that I have connected with feel my presence. In part I think it has to do with the channeling of my energies. I want take raja yoga classes in order to better focus or channel my energies so all my feel an grow from my light.