Understanding Hindu Beliefs on God: Brahman and the Story of The Elephant and The Blind Men
Hinduism believes in a supreme God, Brahman, who is eternal, limitless, and within everything. The story of The Elephant and The Blind Men teaches that Brahman is perceived differently by individuals but is ultimately one unified reality. Different deities in Hinduism represent various aspects of Brahman, leading to the understanding that God is One but manifests in many forms with different names and attributes.
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How many Gods are there in Hinduism? 33 STRETCH: What key word could you use to describe what Hindus believe about God?
Brahman Today we will: ALL be able to explain what Hindus believe about God in 3 words. MOST be able to explain what the story of the Elephant and the Blind Men teaches Hindus about Brahman. SOME be able to make links between Brahman and atman.
God is Choose 3 words you would use to describe God.
Brahman (God in Hinduism) is Unchanging The ultimate truth Eternal Within everything Spiritual Limitless A supreme reality Mysterious LO1 ALL be able to explain what Hindus believe about God in 3 words.
In pairs, sort the pieces of the story in to the what you think is the right order. Try to make the story make sense. When you are finished, talk about what you think the meaning of this story is with your partner.
The Elephant and The Blind Men Watch the clip and listen to the story You have 5 minutes to present the story in your book in any form you choose: stickmen, timeline, blurb, story, poster You have 1 minute to discuss what you think the story teaches Hindus about Brahman You have 2 minutes to write down an explanation of what you think the story teaches Hindus about Brahman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqgr5xZLz0 1 min 45 sec
How does the story show that God is ONE but in many forms?
All gods lead to God as all rivers lead to the sea Lots of deities that represent different parts of Brahman Brahman: Ultimate universal energy
Soooooo ... God is One but He has many attributes and many functions. He is called by many names. How is it that one God has many names?
We all have different ideas about God All ideas are a bit right but we cannot know the whole of God like the Blind men we are mistaken
Hindu beliefs suggest we all have our own ideas depending on our personalities - we are all abit right- God is all ideas, not just one. This is known as PLURALISM
There is some Brahman in everyone This can sometimes be thought of as your soul OR ATMAN!
GIMME 5! 1 sentence explaining the teaching of the Elephant and the Blind Men 3 words to describe Brahman 1 link between atman and Brahman Palm Reading Something I would like to know in future Today we will: ALL be able to explain what Hindus believe about God in 3 words. MOST be able to explain what the story of the Elephant and the Blind Men teaches Hindus about Brahman. SOME be able to make links between Brahman and atman.
Homework B Brahman Poem
