Worldview of HinduismThe question of origin: Hinduism does not consider any particular moment of origin. They believe that everything is timeless and always existing. The oldest religious text of Hinduism is the Vedas (connoting knowledge) containing hymns to various deities of the sun, moon, earth, sky, wind and night. These deities did not create the world, although Brahman is considered the "all-in-one force" (Halverson). “Brahman is the womb of both the existent and the non-existent” (Shattuck) and responsible for establishing the earth, sky, and atmosphere as the creators and primary causes of reality in Hinduism. The question of identity: There is no sense of identity in Hinduism, because the identity of humanity is considered part of ultimate reality. Hinduism believes that men and women are manifestations of a "division of Brahman into two aspects, one male and one female" (Shattuck). The "Shiva" man and the "Shakti" woman find their identity (becoming part of the ultimate reality) obtaining enlightenment in the "individual self to lose their separate identity in the universal Self" (Shattuck) and achieve "union with an impersonal unity” (Halverson). question of meaning/purpose – Hinduism is a revolving wheel of life, death and rebirth called Samsara better known as reincarnation to a person's karma, or the actions he has performed. "Karma determines the type of body, human, animal or insect, in which the individual will be reincarnated in the next life" (Halverson). It is necessary to achieve Liberation in life. Liberation is achieved by striving to remove the desires of the ego "through the realization that only the undifferentiated unity of Brahman is real" (...... middle of paper ...... achieving enlightenment answers the question of destiny, but The destiny of a Christian is to receive eternal life. There are many different paths to achieving enlightenment in Hinduism, which are "karma marga (the path of action and ritual), jnana marga (the path of knowledge and meditation) and bhakti marga (the path). of devotion)" (Halverson). These paths are very different from the Christian acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to receive salvation. The Bible is very clear that there is only one way to God. "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6. Works Cited Halverson, Dean C. Hinduism: A Religion Profile from International Students, Inc.: Colorado Springs, CO: International Students (1992): 8. Print .Shattuck, Cybelle T. Hinduism London: Routledge, 1999. Open WorldCat. Network. April 23. 2014.