Berapa Tuhan orang Hindu?

Jika anda seorang penganut agama Hindu, berumur lebih 20 tahun dan merupakan warganegara Malaysia, tidak mustahil bahawa anda sudah sekurang-kurangnya seratus kali ditanya, "Orang Hindu ada berapa Tuhan?"

Situasi seperti ini sudah saya lalui sejak usia kanak-kanak tetapi tidak pula membuatkan saya marah. Sebaliknya pertanyaan itu membuktikan bahawa rakan-rakan yang bertanya mahu tahu tentang budaya/amalan kita. Bukan pula bermakna rakan itu mahu memeluk agama Hindu! Sebaliknya mahu tahu supaya lebih mudah untuk bergaul dalam konteks masyarakat majmuk di negara bertuah ini.

Uthaya Sankar SB berkarya dalam Bahasa Malaysia. Beliau adalah presiden Kumpulan Sasterawan Kavyan (Kavyan) dan pemilik tunggal Perunding Media, Motivasi dan Penerbitan Uthaya. Selain menulis, membaca dan bercakap, beliau juga suka menonton filem.

Berdasarkan pengalaman saya, pertanyaan "Orang Hindu ada berapa Tuhan?" biasanya dikemukakan oleh rakan-rakan Melayu beragama Islam. Sejarah membuktikan bahawa pada zaman dahulu, sebelum kedatangan Islam, penduduk Melayu di negara ini beragama Hindu. Malah, budaya agama Hindu masih menjadi sebahagian daripada budaya Melayu (bukan "budaya Islam").

Pertanyaan ikhlas yang dikemukakan bukan bermakna rakan-rakan Melayu cuba memperlekeh atau mempersenda amalan penganut agama Hindu. Malah, jangan terkejut bahawa mungkin ramai juga penganut agama Hindu sendiri yang sering bertanya dan tertanya-tanya soalan "Orang Hindu ada berapa Tuhan?"

Dialog dan perkongsian maklumat mengenai pelbagai budaya dan agama bukan sesuatu yang baru. Satu-satunya pemimpin Islam yang paling saya kagumi ialah Nabi Muhammad dan Baginda amat menggalakkan dialog seperti ini. Semasa pemerintahan Empayar Mughal di India, Akhbar (1556-1605) yang buta huruf turut menggalakkan dialog antara agama.

Namun, pada masa kini di Malaysia, seperti didedahkan dengan penuh berani oleh presiden Majlis Perundangan Malaysia Agama Buddha, Kristian, Hindu, Sikh dan Tao (MCCBCHST), Jagir Singh, pemimpin agama Islam di negara ini nampaknya menganggap kedudukan mereka "lebih tinggi dalam agama, jadi mereka tidak boleh duduk sama taraf dengan Bukan Islam" (The Malaysian Insider, 1 Ogos 2013).

Mujurlah Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) mewajibkan mata pelajaran Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS) di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS) mulai September 2013. Seperti kata pensyarah Pusat Pengajian Kerajaan, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Datuk Dr Zainal Kling, TITAS bertujuan "meningkatkan kefahaman dan rasa hormat antara rakyat serta menguatkan perpaduan dan persefahaman antara anggota masyarakat" memandangkan "disebabkan kurang pendidikan maka banyak kejadian tidak diingini berlaku kerana anak muda 'kosong' tentang ilmu pengetahuan tamadun lain di negara ini" (Utusan Malaysia, 23 Julai 2013).

Selaras dengan niat murni Kerajaan BN dan TITAS "meningkatkan kefahaman dan rasa hormat antara rakyat" saya juga terpanggil untuk berkongsi pengalaman saya sejak kanak-kanak dalam menangani pertanyaan "Orang Hindu ada berapa Tuhan?"

(Mana-mana individu yang lemah pegangan agama dan luntur keimanan dinasihatkan supaya tidak meneruskan pembacaan makalah ini.)

Berhala Dewa Ganesha dalam pelbagai rupa dan bentuk sangat terkenal di Bali. 12 Ogos, 2013.Memandangkan rakan-rakan yang bertanya adalah Melayu-Islam, maka saya akan berusaha menggunakan sudut Islam untuk membantu menjawab kemusykilan mereka. Secara paling asas, saya akan nyatakan hakikat bahawa agama Hindu diakui sebagai agama tauhid yang pertama di dunia.

Jawapan itu sepatutnya sudah cukup untuk menjawab pertanyaan berkaitan "berapa Tuhan" tetapi selalu juga rakan-rakan kurang faham - entah tidak faham makna "tauhid" dalam konteks agama atau jawapan saya terlalu ringkas dan sukar dicerna.

Maka, biasanya saya akan menjelaskan bahawa makna "tauhid" yang saya maksudkan adalah sama seperti dalam ajaran agama Islam. Saya akan nyatakan konsep "Eka Aneka" yang juga biasanya membuatkan orang terkebil-kebil.

Eka Aneka, Asamaul Husna

Sesungguhnya "Eka Aneka" adalah istilah Sanskrit tetapi sudah diserap masuk dalam Bahasa Malaysia. "Eka" bermakna "satu" atau "tunggal" - atau selalu disebut sebagai "Esa" dalam konteks Islam. Maka, dalam agama Hindu - agama tertua di dunia - Tuhan adalah Eka/Satu/Tunggal.

Istilah "Aneka" pula difahami dalam konteks Bahasa Malaysia sebagai "pelbagai" (dari Bahasa Tamil!) atau "bermacam-macam". Tuhan yang berciri "Eka" (Tunggal/Satu/Esa) juga bersifat "Aneka" iaitu dikenali dengan pelbagai nama mengikut sifat-Nya.

Maknanya, walaupun dikenali dengan pelbagai nama yang berbeza, Tuhan dalam agama Hindu tetap Esa. Mana-mana pihak atau individu yang mengatakan sebaliknya ternyata bukan bercakap mengenai agama Hindu. Sebaliknya mungkin bercakap mengenai suatu ajaran sesat yang dia sendiri cipta bagi menduakan Tuhan!

Sekiranya rakan saya yang beragama Islam masih kurang faham, maka saya terpaksa pula mengambil contoh daripada Asamaul Husna iaitu 99 sifat Allah yang pasti diketahui setiap orang Islam.

Sejumlah 99 nama itu tidak pula bermakna Allah hanya memiliki 99 sifat! Atau lebih parah jika ada pihak yang beranggapan bahawa terdapat 99 Tuhan selain daripada Allah dalam agama Islam! Atas sebab inilah juga saya amat menggalakkan dialog antara agama; supaya dapat merungkaikan apa-apa salah tanggap yang mungkin wujud dalam kalangan masyarakat pelbagai agama.

Antara nama yang digunakan berdasarkan sifat-sifat Allah ialah Al Khaaliq iaitu Maha Pencipta, Al Waliyy iaitu Maha Melindungi dan Al Mumiit iaitu Maha Mematikan. Kalau diperhatikan dalam konteks agama Hindu di mana Bahasa Sanskrit digunakan, sifat Tuhan yang Maha Pencipta dirujuk sebagai Brahma, Maha Melindungi dirujuk sebagai Vishnu dan Maha Mematikan dirujuk sebagai Shiva.

Kunjungan ke sebuah kuil oleh peserta Konvoi Rumah Ibadat pada 2 Mei 2011.Ketiga-tiga nama dalam contoh mudah di atas - dalam Bahasa Arab dan Sanskrit - tidak merujuk kepada tiga Tuhan yang berbeza; sebaliknya Tuhan yang Maha Esa tetapi memiliki sifat yang Aneka.

Penerangan ini tidak bertujuan menyesatkan sesiapa tetapi untuk membantu memudahkan pemahaman. Daripada pengalaman saya menjelaskan perkara-perkara di atas berikutan soalan "Orang Hindu ada berapa Tuhan?" tidak seorang pun rakan-rakan saya yang terus berminat meninggalkan agama asal dan memeluk agama Hindu. Saya gembira kerana mereka kekal dengan agama asal.

Ada pihak yang menolak penyiaran cerpen saya dengan alasan kononnya saya cuba menyebarkan agama Hindu menerusi cerpen Bahasa Malaysia. Bagaimanapun, tiada laporan mana-mana pembaca meninggalkan agama asal dan "masuk" Hindu. Sebagaimana tidak ada orang Melayu yang memeluk agama Hindu walaupun tergila-gila menonton filem-filem Shah Rukh Khan sejak tahun 1990-an.

Kalaulah perbincangan, dialog dan perbandingan antara agama, tamadun dan budaya menjadi suatu kebimbangan dan ketakutan dalam kalangan puak fanatik, pentaksub, ultra kiasu, rasis dan etnosentrik, pasti mereka akan "mati muntah darah" jika berpeluang mendalami mata pelajaran TITAS di IPTA dan IPTS.

Berbalik pada topik perbincangan, ada juga rakan-rakan yang bertanya mengapa ada begitu banyak berhala dan rupa dewa-dewi yang pelbagai pula. Secara mudah, saya akan cuba menjelaskan bahawa berbeza dengan agama Islam (juga Buddha, Sikh dan sebagainya), ajaran Hindu tidak menghalang "sifat-sifat" Tuhan yang berciri "Eka Aneka" digambarkan secara visual.

Maka para penganut agama Hindu sejak dahulu menggunakan bakat kesenian untuk "mevisualkan" sifat-sifat Tuhan menerusi lukisan, berhala dan seumpamanya. Seni khat dan kaligrafi - sebagaimana digunakan orang Arab, Cina dan Islam - turut digunakan orang Hindu untuk merakamkan (record) sifat-sifat Tuhan yang berciri Eka Aneka.

Sebagai agama tauhid yang pertama di dunia, ajaran Hindu tidak menghalang/menolak mana-mana agama atau ajaran lain. Semua agama menuju kepada Tuhan (Maha Esa) dan terpulang kepada setiap individu untuk memilih jalan (agama/ajaran) yang diingininya. - 12 Ogos, 2013.

by,
Uthaya Sankar SB
berkarya dalam Bahasa Malaysia. Beliau adalah presiden Kumpulan Sasterawan Kavyan (Kavyan) dan pemilik tunggal Perunding Media, Motivasi dan Penerbitan Uthaya. Selain menulis, membaca dan bercakap, beliau juga suka menonton filem.

* karya ini bukan milik saya tetapi dipetik dari The Malaysian Insider

Blind VS Beautiful

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. 

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. 

Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days, weeks and months passed. 

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. 

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.' Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy. 'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .' The origin of this letter is unknown, but please pass it on. Share it with friends and tag them so the cycle continues ... Do not keep this letter ... 

You could change a life too It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..

Who are the real robbers???

During a robbery in Guangzhou, China, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: "Don't move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you."

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called "Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking.

When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her: "Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!"

This is called "Being Professional” Focus only on what you are trained to do!

When the bank robbers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only completed Year 6 in primary school): "Big brother, let's count how much we got."

The older robber rebutted and said: "You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!"

This is called "Experience.” Nowadays, experience is more important than paper qualifications!

After the robbers had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. But the supervisor said to him: "Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 million that we have previously embezzled from the bank”.

This is called "Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!

The supervisor says: "It will be good if there is a robbery every month."

This is called "Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job.

The next day, the TV news reported that $100 million was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: "We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!"

This is called "Knowledge is worth as much as gold!"

The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now covered by this robbery.

This is called "Seizing the opportunity.” Daring to take risks!

So who are the real robbers here?

How a richest guy choose his WIFE

A reply from Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group) to a pretty girl seeking a rich husband

A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum: 

Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?

I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here.

I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with 100 crore annual salary or above.

You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary 2 crore is considered only as middle class now days..

My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of 100 crore annual salary? Are you all married?

I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you?

Among those I've dated, the richest is 50 crore annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit.

If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden(?), 50 crore annual income is not enough.

I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches are only average-looking? I've met a few girls who don't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.

4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)

Ms. Pooja i Chohan.

A philosophical reply from Mukesh Ambani-

Dear Ms. Pooja,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor.

My annual income is more than 100 crore, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here.

From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.

Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of "beauty" and "money" : Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.

However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year.

Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worse 10 years later.

By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a "trading position".
If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or "leased".

Anyone with over 100 crore annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with 100 crore annual income.This has better chance than finding a rich fool.

Hope this reply helps.

signed,
Mukesh Ambani

HINDU VS ISLAM

Dear Muslim frens

We Hindus use the sacred stone (Sivalingam) to focus during our prayers so that our attention does not divert elsewhere. This is done so that during prayers, we think of nothing but God. By doing this it does not mean we pray to the stone.

It is like using a cup to drink water. The cup is just an object to help you gulp the water down the throat. Without the cup, it will be difficult to drink the water. It does not mean your body needs the cup. It simply means we are using the cup to get what the body wants.

Similarly, the Muslims too worship in the direction of a sacred stone in Kaabah. You pray in that direction everyday. During Haaj, the Muslims go around the Kaabah, kiss the stone and bow towards its direction. By doing this, it does not mean the Muslims worship the stone. It simply means it is used as a focus point by Muslims worldwide.

The only difference between you Muslim and us Hindus is this. What you do in Mecca is what we do daily in our temples and in our home. Fact is, we both are using these stones to help us focus in our prayer. So next time, think before you claim that we Hindu worship stones. Because there is not much difference from the way you do it too.

Pencil & Eraser

Pencil: I'm sorry.

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil:  I'm sorry, you get hurt because of me.
           Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish,
           you lose a part of yourself and get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser:  That's true, but I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this, I was made to help you
            whenever you do something wrong, even though one day I know I'll be gone. I'm actually happy with my
            job. So please, stop worrying I hate seeing you sad.

"Our Parents are like the eraser, whereas we children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way they get hurt and become smaller (older and

eventually pass on) Take care of your Parents, treat them with kindness and most especially love them."

Tingkatkan coverage telefon bimbit anda

Tingkatkan coverage telefon bimbit anda

Kita bersama lagi dengan tutorial bagaimana hendak tingkatkan coverage telefon bimbit anda. Kaedah ini tidak hanya terhad pada telefon 1G malah semua telefon boleh pakai kaedah ini. termasuk smartphone dan iphone. rangkaian mana-mana pon boleh pakai. 017,019,018,010 pon boleh guna. boleh tangkap lebih coverage.

Masalah kekurangan coverage ini selalunya terjadi kalau kita masuk kawasan kampung. kawasan pedalaman. memang susah kita hendak coverage. bercinta dibuatnya hendak angkat tangan, tunjuk langit sana sini semata-mata nak dapat coverage.

Mungkin anda tidak percaya, untuk dapatkan coverage yang banyak, full bar dengan hanya menggunakan wang kertas rm2. wang kertas ini mempunyai element yang boleh meningkat coverage. memang sekarang susah kita nak dapatkan wang kertas tersebut. so siapa jenis yang memang suke kumpul wang kertas lama-lama. Hp anda tiada lagi masalah kekurangan coverage.

Kita teruskan dengan tutorial :

1 off handphone anda

2. lipat wang kertas RM 2 supaya lebih kurang besar dengan bateri hp anda. Buka penutup bateri dan selitkan wang kertas dilipat tadi atas bateri

3. tutup kembali penutup dan on handphone anda. perhatikan bar coverage pada handphone. adakah ia full..? semasa on hp tu pastikan tertera kod !D1.0!t semasa welcome screen.

jika kod !D1.0!t tertera, anda boleh tersenyum lebar apabila masuk kawasan pedalaman. coverage sentiasa full.

tetapi jika tiada, anda boleh periksa element yang terdapat pada RM 2 itu tadi. Element tersebut mempunyai kuasa satelit yang boleh menangkap lebih banyak coverage. bukan kembali penutup bateri dan buka balik lipatan RM2 dan adjust element satelit tersebut..

adjust

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dapat tak full bar..?

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adjust lagi jangan putus asa

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tahu ke korang adjust yang mane..?

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yang ni la....

bila dah betul kan balik satelit tu.. cam mane dengan coverage? dapat full tak. kalau tak dapat adjust lagi sampai dapat. agak-agak bila la boleh dapatkan...

mungkin juga kod !D1.0!t akan jadi idiot..siapa tahu kan...

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