nexus@caen.engin.umich.edu (milind pandit ) (03/15/90)
in soc.religion.eastern, epperly@osnome.che.wisc.edu (Tom Epperly) writes: >Can someone explain the goal of Hinduism? What is nirvana and why is >it desirable? Hinduism teaches that physical reality as we know it is an illusion, in which our deluded souls participate by entering bodies, living lives, and then entering new bodies after death. Hinduism teaches that our spiritual goal is moksha, or freedom from this cycle of life and death. Through spiritual development accomplished during many lifetimes, our souls realize that they are really facets of a single supreme Soul known as Brahman, which is the only true reality. This state of realization is often called nirvana and is supposed to be characterized by eternal bliss. -- Milind S. Pandit