Hindu beliefs

• Antaryami - the power of God int he soul of every being
• Bhagavan - the supreme being as a personal God
• Nirguna - Brahman without qualities.
• Saguna - Brahman with qualities.
• Monotheism - the belief in one god who created anything.
• Monism - the idea that everything is Brahman.
• the Trimurti

  Brahma - the creator, Shiva - the destroyer, Vishnu - the preserver.
• the partners of the Trimurti

  Swaraswati - Goddess of the knowledge of the arts

  Lakshmi - Goddess of wealth and goodness

  Parvati - Goddess of love and fertility
• Vaishnavism - The worship of Vishnu, and through his avatars, such as Krishna.
• shavism - the belief that he is the supreme being.
• Krishna - He is a great leader, philosopher and teacher. He is the incarnation of Vishnu. however some see him the direct manifestation of God. He dedicated his life to fulfilling dharma and to helping others.
• Shakti - the power of the goddess, the feminine energy of the universe, she is the cosmic and physical side of the Gods.
• Murti - The physical image or statue of a deity in a temple or shrine.
• Worshipping before murtis


  Enables Hindus to establish, or deepen, a relationship with God
• Murtis


  Objects of meditation and a medium through which the worshipper can express their respect for, and devotion to, a particular god
• Worshippers


  • May make offerings to murtis in the form of flowers, incense or food
  • This mirrors the ancient practice of making fire sacrifices to the gods
• Darshan

  Hindus gather in temples and simply stand in the presence of a murti, believing that they will receive blessings from God as a result
• Bhagavad Gita: 'For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest, the path of realisation is full of tribulations. Worship of the unmanifest is exceedingly difficult for embodied beings.'
• Atman

  The eternal self, meaning that it does not start at birth and does not end at death
• The atman fills the body, but is distinct from it</b>
• The body is a material or physical form, whereas the atman is pure spirit
• The body is subject to decay and death, whereas the atman is eternal
• Mind


  The capability to want and to desire, and so reinforces the idea of ego
• The body and the mind are temporary elements, whereas the atman is the real self that comes from God and will return to God
• Karma

  The law of cause and effect; every action has a proportionate consequence
• Samsara

  The cycle of birth, life, death and reincarnation
• After the death of the body, the atman moves into a new body along with the person's karma
• A person's state of mind at the point of death will influence the circumstances of their reincarnation