Zakir Naik – Concept of God in Hinduism

Zakir Naik
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The speaker is discussing the concept of God in the church's major simplified structure. They explain that the church uses scripture as a base for their understanding of the church's structure, and provide examples of scripture's significance to their understanding of the church's structure. They also mention the various forms of God, including images, pictures, sculpture, and statue, but do not provide context or further information.
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Let's try and understand

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the concept of God in the major religions

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in a nutshell. 1st we'll try and understand

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the concept of God in Hinduism.

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The 2 major

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and most authentic scriptures

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in the religion of Hinduism

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are the Vedas and Upanishad. It's mentioned in

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the chandogya Upanishad. Chapter number 6, section number

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2, verse number 1. Ekam eviditiyam.

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God is only 1 without a second. This

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is a Sanskrit quotation.

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It's mentioned in the Svetasita Upanishad, chapter number

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6, verse number 9.

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Of that God, he has got no parents.

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He has got no Lord. He has got

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no father. He has got no mother. He

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has got no superior.

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It's mentioned in the Svetasita Upanishad, chapter number

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4 verse number 19. As well as Yajurveda,

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chapter number 32 verse number 3.

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Of that God, there is no Pratima.

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Pratima is a Sanskrit word which means an

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image, a photograph,

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a painting, a picture, a sculpture, a statue,

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an idol.

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It says, of that God there is no

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image. There is no picture. There is no

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painting. There is no portrait. There is no

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statue. There is no idol. There is no

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sculpture.

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