Friday, July 3, 2015

Atheism in Hinduism: (Indian point of View)


First of all we will try to understand what is “GOD” in Hinduism?
In Hinduism there,
Not to be confused with Brahma, the Hindu god, or brahmin, the caste or varna.
Brahman (/ˈbrɑːmən/; Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन्) is a spiritual concept in Hinduism, and it connotes the highest Universal, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. It is, in major schools of Hindu philosophy, the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes.
The Vedas conceptualize Brahman as the Cosmic Principles.
In the Upanishads, it has been variously described as Sat-cit-ānanda (being consciousness-bliss) and as the highest reality.

Mathematically, Brahman can be represented (however, not entirely a correct way of mathematical representation) as (-∞,∞) U Ø, where Ø represent empty set (in Dr. Mangal das's view point) or much better way to say that Brahman is a Universal SET (in terms of mathematical SET theory). Brahman is not "sea of consciousness" per say but a unknowable Tattva from which everything/incident emerges. From a computer science analogy perspective, Brahman can be understood as all encompassing operating system which is capable of creating small codes on its own. A small code (named maya (virtual reality) is executing itself inside Brahman operating system. Atman can treated as firmware installed in emulated virtual hardware (if you consider reality as simulation) pieces. This firmware has one dominant property named as Ahamkara (i.e. tendency to accept an identity under external influences).  
  
English word “GOD” is not the correct translation of word Brahman. In fact much better translation (if possible) may be “Concept of Cosmic principles” .

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