1.Hindus believe in the divinity of the Vedas
The Vedas are the world’s most ancient scriptures and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion which has neither beginning nor end.
2.Hindus believe in one, all pervading GodOne all pervasive God who is both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.
3.Hindus believe in endless cycles of creationHindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution.
4.Hindus believe in KarmaHindus believe in Karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
5.Hindus believe that the soul reincarnatesEvolving through many births until all Karmas have been resolved, and Moksha, spiritual knowledge and liberation from the cycle of rebirth , is attained. Not a single soul will be eternally deprived of this destiny.
6.Hindus believe that divine beings existHindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments as well as personal devotionals create a communion with these Devas and Gods.
7.Hindus believe that Guru is essentialHindus believe that a spiritually awakened master or satguru, is essential to know the Transcendental Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry and meditation.
8.Hindus believe that all life is sacredAll life is to be loved and revered, and therefore practise Ahimsa or non-injury.
9.Hindus believe in respect for all religionsHindus believe that no particular religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine religious paths are facets of God’s Pure Love and Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.
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