Spinoza tsu
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Is there an example of "mass revelation" in Hinduism?,if yes please give me your source.
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Revelation
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What do you mean by mass revelation.
Spinoza tsu
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"a deity that has been revealed or spoken to a large group of people"
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Two scriptures are said to be revelations in Hinduism. First the Vedas, revealed to sages over a long period of time; and second, BhagawadGita, in the middle of a big war (Mahabharata) with two armies facing each other, where the deity (Krishna) explained to his protege (Arjuna) the correct course of action ad the reasons for it.
However, as an atheist Hindu, I discard the revelation theory. I would say that in case of RigVeda, the sages created hymns in the praise of their Gods, which included a lot of wisdom too. In case of BhagawadGita, I believe an anonymous wise writer around the beginning of Christian era created an interesting scenario (a war between two branches of the same family, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Grandpa and the teacher of both factions siding with the former and the deity with the latter with the stipulation that he would not take up arms during the course of the battle) to explain his view of how a person should act in such difficult situations.
However, as an atheist Hindu, I discard the revelation theory. I would say that in case of RigVeda, the sages created hymns in the praise of their Gods, which included a lot of wisdom too. In case of BhagawadGita, I believe an anonymous wise writer around the beginning of Christian era created an interesting scenario (a war between two branches of the same family, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Grandpa and the teacher of both factions siding with the former and the deity with the latter with the stipulation that he would not take up arms during the course of the battle) to explain his view of how a person should act in such difficult situations.
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Shantanu
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In Hinduism we recognise that human beings all have unique lives and God resides within the individual. As such God makes Himself known to individuals in unique ways. This means that the individual narrates his experience of God and he may be convincing which means he acquires a following. This is the manner in which mass revelation works. Most people do not know enough about God to narrate their experiences and so the revelation remains hidden from the world. Anyone can have a revelation of God if he or she is determined to follow the path to God-realisation.
