tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314746620817277815.post8071320809534610956..comments2024-01-12T23:20:57.031-08:00Comments on ॐ नमः शिवाय defines my life: 2nd Hindu-Jewish Leadership Summit in IsraelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314746620817277815.post-52856685846961507262009-06-19T17:43:11.423-08:002009-06-19T17:43:11.423-08:00Historically Christian and Muslim faiths have thei...Historically Christian and Muslim faiths have their roots in Judaism (Abraham), <br />so at their core concepts about the soul, creation and God are all the same.<br /><br />www.equalsouls.org<br /><br />I would like to address certain linguistic and philosophical similarities common to both Jews and Hindus, which may open up a broader discussion.<br /><br />1. Names of God, <br />a. The most holy of all names of God for a Jew is KNA or KANA, Rabbi's have slapped my face when I have said this name out loud.<br /><br />This is considered to be the most intimate name for God in the Old Testament. Where it is translated, "I am a jealous God, have no other gods before you", the literal Hebrew translation is, "My name is EL KNA, (I love you so deeply) have no other gods before you."<br /><br />This name expands to KRE ShTN as Rabbi Aryeh Kapln,in Meditation and the Kabbalah explains <br />"On Monday, you must intertwine the associated name "KRE ShTN"" or (kristos greek)<br /><br />b, From a Vedic (Hindu) view point, Kana is also an affectionate name of Krishna, The pronunciation used above "KRE ShTN" is very similar to the way south Indians pronounce Krishna.<br /><br />2. Abraham and Brahma: Very few know that there are two Abrahams in Jewish philosophy<br />a. There is a description of how the universe was in chaos until Abraham appeared. It is said, "Over the whole, there hovered Tohu (chaos) and as long as Tohu dominated,the whole world was not in being or existence. When did that key open the gates and make the world fruitful? <br />It was when Abraham appeared." [Genesis II 4] As explained in the introduction to the Zohar The Soncino Press LTD--London New York <br /><br />There is also this reference one needs to ponder It is said, "Angels are supposed to have no back and four faces, so always to be able to behold God."<br />[Talmud, cf. Ezek i. 6] <br /><br />b. In the First Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, there is a long description of how Brahma created the planets, stars etc. It is well known that the Brahma of this universe has 4 heads.Isa dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329893201625334759noreply@blogger.com