Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest living religions, with roots stretching back thousands of years in the Indian subcontinent. Rather than being founded by a single prophet or tied to one scripture, it evolved over time through diverse philosophies, cultural traditions, and spiritual practices. Its sacred texts—such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata—offer guidance on duty, morality, devotion, meditation, and the nature of reality.
A central idea in Hinduism is dharma, the moral and ethical duty that sustains order in individual life and society. Another core belief is karma, the principle that actions have consequences that shape one’s future. These ideas connect to the belief in samsara, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, from which liberation (moksha) is the ultimate spiritual goal.
Hinduism embraces a wide range of deities—expressions of the one Supreme Reality, Brahman. Prominent among them are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, along with goddesses like Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Devotion (bhakti), knowledge (jnana), selfless action (karma yoga), and meditation (raja yoga) are among the many spiritual paths it offers.
Deeply interwoven with culture, art, music, and daily life, Hinduism continues to thrive as a vibrant, pluralistic tradition that encourages self-inquiry, tolerance, and an appreciation of the interconnectedness of all existence.
Hinduism is unique among the world’s major religions in its vision of an ever-cycling universe, one that undergoes infinite periods of creation, dissolution, and rebirth. Its cosmology describes immense time scales that strikingly parallel those recognized by modern science. From the rhythm of ordinary days and nights to the vast cosmic cycles known as the “day and night of Brahma”—each lasting 8.64 billion years—Hindu thought embraces a universe far older and more expansive than the Earth or the Sun. This grand perspective reflects the religion’s deep philosophical engagement with time, existence, and the eternal nature of the cosmos.
There is only one God. Hindu India accepted each God as a reincarnation of the Supreme ie the God. If you observe an Ocean, you will see so many small, medium and big waves? Where have they come from ? Until they appear as waves we call them a wave, then they merge again into the Ocean, All the waves are similar. How many waves are there totally in the Ocean? Can we really count? So is the case of various paths leading to God or one may say that there are crores of Gods or messengers of Gods ie not only a few crores but entire population on Earth may be considered Gods ie billions of Gods. How many ? We really do not know. All that exists in Universe is nothing but part and parcel of the cosmic force or the God or the Brahman. So, the thought, the mind, the thinking, the dream, the dreamer, the Miserliness, The Bravery, the Timidness, the Knowledge, the Education, The ignorance, The arrogance, The innocence, The Sickness, The Health, The body, The house we live in, The garden (Vana Devata), The satisfaction, The dissatisfaction, The happiness, The unhappiness etc so many things , all things in the life are vitally important and seen as Gods. This is nothing but the expression that every thing in the universe is God, All animate & Inanimate Things or beings are God. there is nothing that is not God. Therefore to understand the concept of God and our origin, this is important to know about hinduism and our ancestors
