Yes, I am aware of that. Years ago when I first started my interest into meditation, I read "Autobiography of a Yogi" (highly recommended) and got hold of a big Indian Philosophy book (still have it). Read "Holy Science" by Swami Yuketeswar (very highly recommended and was just reading some last night).
After all these years I am still as bamboozled by what the Upanishads mean by those references. It is very interesting to read about and as such it would shed much need insight for me....trying to understand the hyper-complex Indian religious maze. Indian thought is so elastic and accomodating that there is probably room in it to reflect back to me the essence of Mosiac Judaism. Aspects of the one could be a way of explanation. The stress on the One and the rejection of the manifestations came at the outset of Judaism. We are not allowed to pray to a prophet, saint, forefather/mother, angel, etc. Only to God, nothing or no one else. Regards, Fred --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], boyboy_8 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > YHVH is but one representation of the God of Abraham, Isaac, > > Jacob, Moses, etc. He had several names and the this is but > > one. For Jews, He is THE only God. The same for Christians > > (with one exception) and all Muslims. Same God. THE God. > > "A god" we would say is refered to in other systems, like those > > found among natives in the Americas and throughout Hinduism. > > There are countless gods in India. Not the same thing as YHVH. > > > > Mainstream Judaism sees YHVH as a Unity, non-dualistic, Creator, > > Master of the Universe, etc. ONE God. To quote a passage from > > the Torah known as the "Shema": "Hear, oh Israel. The Lord, our > > God, the Lord is ONE". (Exodus 3:8). This is the statement of > > Unity. > > There are innumerable such statements in the Vedic > literature--especially in the Upanishads--referring > to Brahman. There are lots of "gods" in Hinduism, > but (as I said earlier) they are all simply aspects > of the One. >
