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How We Describe Our Deities - Publisher's Desk

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Channel: HinduismTodayVideos · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the April/May/June 2015 edition of Hinduism Today magazine: 
        
          "Hindu views of God can seem complex and confounding on first encounter. Here we explore the most important and popular."Hindus typically offer descriptions of their enshrined Deities, known as murtis, on their websites or in publications as an educative aid. Studying these descriptions, I found a variety of approaches conveying distinctly different perspectives on the Hindu understanding of God. These differing views can be perplexing to Hindus and non-Hindus alike, especially when a temple, ashram or swami speaks of one of the views as though it were the official, or singular, Hindu understanding. To give clarity, we explore here four distinct ways of describing God and His/Her representations, or murtis. The intent is not to suggest that all Hindus adopt the same interpretation, rather it is to look at the most common presentations, reflect on the traditions they may represent and place them in a larger context."

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