Can someone explain the point/goal of Hinduism?

Question

I just am having a hard time understanding?

I understand that they believe in 4 goals, or something.

-Pleasure

-Success

-Duty

-Liberation?

Is this right?

Also, what are some other main goals or importance of this religion?

Anything you can tell me about Hinduism (in understandable terms) will be awesome! Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Dharma - righteous behavior

Artha - wealth

Kama - fulfillment of desire

Moksha - enlightenment

The aim is Moksha. This is the distinction between Eastern traditions and those that hold sway in the West - the eastern traditions are aimed at moving the practitioner beyond the tradition, while those in the West are meant to keep one in the traditions.

Answer 2

befriend people of all beliefs and adapt all their holidays

Answer 3

Like all religions, hinduism is about social control. Pretty obvious if you take a simple glance at India today. 30% of the population eats maximum once a day and is exploited by the brahmin (top caste)  

Answer 4

None of your 4 points are points of Hinduism. The ultimate goal of the Hinduism is the same as the Muslims, Christians, Jews & others have-----and that's HEAVEN, to be in Heaven. That's why they worship God. All the good deeds they use to do like others. ( It's not possible to say on Hinduism at this small page; better find a related web-site.)  

Answer 5

there are three main goals in "hinduism" or however you want to call the spiritual path which just happens to be most practiced by hindus as it originated there (many people think that its some fantasy and hindus are just so backward to believe in it - that's not the case)

the tree main goals are:

bhuki - sense enjoyment

mukti - liberation from the suffering in this world

bhakti - attaining real happiness through yoga-a personal relationship  

with god  

it is often misunderstood that they believe in and worship many gods which is not true. they believe that there is one god with many names like Krishna, Govinda, Allah, Jehovah, Rama and so on, and many demigods who control this planet and the forces around it; eg. Indra - the controller of rain; Agni - the demigod of fire; and so on

i know a lot more because i studied it so if yo have particular Q just write

Answer 6

The four goals are Dharma(moral), Artha(Material wealth), Kama(Love) and Moksha(Liberation).

Hinduism is a total scientific religion. Who thought us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery have been made.

Answer 7

Krsna Consciousness:

                  Hindu Cult or Divine Culture?

   When attempting to place the Krsna consciousness movement within a convenient historical-cultural context, many people identify the movement with Hinduism. But this is misleading. Srila Prabhupada disavows connection with the pantheism, polytheism, and caste consciousness that pervades modern Hinduism. Although Krsna consciousness and modern Hinduism share a common historical root--India's ancient Vedic culture--Hinduism has become, along with the other "great religions," a sectarian establishment, whereas Krsna consciousness is universal and transcends relative, sectarian designations.

   There is a misconception that the Krsna consciousness movement represents the Hindu religion. In fact, however, Krsna consciousness is in no way a faith or religion that seeks to defeat other faiths or religions. Rather, it is an essential cultural movement for the entire human society and does not consider any particular sectarian faith. This cultural movement is especially meant to educate people in how they can love God.

   Sometimes Indians both inside and outside of India think that we are preaching the Hindu religion, but actually we are not. One will not find the word Hindu in the Bhagavad-gita. Indeed, there is no such word as Hindu in the entire Vedic literature. This word has been introduced by the Muslims from provinces next to India, such as Afghanistan, Baluchistan, and Persia. There is a river called Sindhu bordering the north western provinces of India, and since the Muslims there could not pronounce Sindhu properly, they instead called the river Hindu, and the inhabitants of this tract of land they called Hindus. In India, according to the Vedic language, the Europeans are called mlecchas or yavanas. Similarly, Hindu is a name given by the Muslims.

   India's actual culture is described in the Bhagavad-gita, where it is stated that according to the different qualities or modes of nature there are different types of men, who are generally classified into four social orders and four spiritual orders. This system of social and spiritual division is known as varnasrama-dharma. The four varnas, or social orders, are brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya. and sudra. The four asramas, or spiritual orders, are brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasa. The varnasrama system is described in the Vedic scriptures known as the Puranas. The goal of this institution of Vedic culture is to educate every man for advancement in knowledge of Krsna, or God. That is the entire Vedic program.

   When Lord Caitanya talked with the great devotee Ramananda Raya, the Lord asked him, "What is the basic principle of human life?" Ramananda Raya answered that human civilization begins when varnasrama-dharma is accepted. Before coming to the standard of varnasrama-dharma there is no question of human civilization. Therefore, the Krsna consciousness movement is trying to establish this right system of human civilization, which is known as Krsna consciousness, or daiva-varnasrama--divine culture.

   In India, the varnasrama system has now been taken in a perverted way, and thus a man born in the family of a brahmana (the highest social order) claims that he should be accepted as a brahmana. But this claim is not accepted by the sastra (scripture). One's forefather may have been a brahmana according to gotra, or the family hereditary order, but real varnasrama-dharma is based on the factual quality one has attained, regardless of birth or heredity. Therefore, we are not preaching the present-day system of the Hindus, especially those who are under the influence of Sankaracarya, for Sankaracarya taught that the Absolute Truth is impersonal, and thus he indirectly denied the existence of God.

   Sankaracarya's mission was special; he appeared to reestablish the Vedic influence after the influence of Buddhism. Because Buddhism was patronized by Emperor Asoka, twenty-six hundred years ago the Buddhist religion practically pervaded all of India. According to the Vedic literature, Buddha was an incarnation of Krsna who had a special power and who appeared for a special purpose. His system of thought, or faith, was accepted widely, but Buddha rejected the authority of the Vedas. While Buddhism was spreading, the Vedic culture was stopped both in India and in other places. Therefore, since Sankaracarya's only aim was to drive away Buddha's system of philosophy, he introduced a system called Mayavada.

   Strictly speaking, Mayavada philosophy is atheism, for it is a process in which one imagines that there is God. This Mayavada system of philosophy has been existing since time immemorial. The present Indian system of religion or culture is based on the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya, which is a compromise with Buddhist philosophy. According to Mayavada philosophy there actually is no God, or if God exists, He is impersonal and all-pervading and can therefor

Answer 8

Try Wikipedia?

Answer 9

It's all about becoming one with the divine.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Moksha -- liberation from the endless cycle of rebirths is the ultimate goal.

Answer 12

life peace fully without war