Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, Brahman is a philosophical concept of oneness in consciousness (I cannot put it any easier, sorry), the ultimate reality in Hindu philosophy. Actually, I would say that Hinduism is a religion of collective philosophy through writings that show many roads to salvation, rather than that of a central deity and a strict single road. Like all Asian religions it does not have a martial edge, or a warlike need to convert every human to one line of thought, which all the Middle Eastern religions do. This flexibility is why it survived onslaughts and centuries of Islamic and Christian (British) rule so effortlessly. A gurudwara is a holy shrine of Sikhism, a distinct religion, though it sprang from Hinduism - just like Buddhism did. There is no central deity in Sikhism, either - the closest is a holy book! This is the headquarters of the Sikh faith: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/north/_1060021-Edit-EditSelCol.jpg.html I,too, am not religious by nature. I am drawn to photograph religious places and festivals, because society, as a whole, invest so much time, effort and raw emotion in it, that ultimately seeing other people's faith moves me. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > Jayanand > > My understanding is that most of the diverse branches of Hinduism accept > that there is an almighty being or prime deity (?Brahman) and that all > other deities are somehow related back to that prime deity. You are > obviously in a much better position to comment on Hinduism than I am. I > have been rereading very briefly a couple of things since your email, and > I am now totally confused which way to jump. :>) I would add that the > local Hindu Gurdwara have always been very welcoming and co-operative when > I have shot anything with them, and I have felt very at home as a > non-believer. > > It is very difficult to do the project without the co-operation of the > various churches, but your encouragement is inspiring so 'Thank You'. > > We have for lunch today 2 Christian Indians who have recently moved to > Delhi from England to help a foundation there make videos and still > presentations, so an interesting discussion over lunch is anticipated. I > personally have no distinct faith. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 28 Aug 2013, at 08:05, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Gerry, >> Except Hinduism...(-: The one major religion that does not have a >> prime deity, but many equivalent ones. >> >> Religion is such a big business (and I have chosen the word >> deliberately) nowadays that the people in charge in any religion will >> not want to know. Go ahead and do the project anyway, it will be >> worthwhile if you open even10-15 pairs of eyes to the truth. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> >> wrote: >>> My Lighthouse images were as a result of a larger project that I have >>> always wanted to do on the similarities fo religions. All religions have >>> one prime deity, they all have birth, coming to faith, marriage and >>> death rituals and yet they are always arguing over who is right and who >>> is wrong. I would like to do a project emphasising the similarities of >>> faith rather than the differences. The big problem is that the churches >>> I have approached in general don't want to know. >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> >>> On 28 Aug 2013, at 07:03, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Luis & I were discussing exactly the same aspect on religious rituals >>>> between Catholicism and Hinduism some time ago. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information