*These 27 points will describe what is special about being a HINDU :-* 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak(idol worship) 4) You dont want to worship idols- no problem u can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc are core Hindu schools 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading "Bhagvad Gita"- Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading "Upanishads" - Go ahead 9) You want to start your journey by reading "Purana"- Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti(devotion) tradition. 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti(devotion) ! No problem. Do your Karma(moral duty) Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - let's go ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan(knowledge). 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival......$63/&¥:" Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved......₩£68€/$4 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe!....£€(68 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint.... 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily).^%$& This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!!. Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah" Let the knowledge come to us from every direction......¥€3€7"^

Sir, I feel Lord Hanuman will enjoy you reciting Chalisa more than any Indian Hindu who might does because of the effort. Excellent...Jai Shri Ram. 🙏

“Yug Sahastra Yojan Par Bhanu ! Leeyo Taahi Madhur Phal Janu !!” This means that Sun (भानु) is at a distance of Juug Sahastra Yojans (जुग सहस्त्र योजन- Distance Unit in Hindi) According to following conversion practices that are in use as per Hindu Vedic Literature- 1 Juug = 12000 1 Sahastra= 1000 1 Yojan = 8 Miles Thus 12000 X 1000 X 8 = 96,000,000 miles 1 mile = 1.6 kms This further implies that distance is 96,000,000 * 1.6 kms = 153,600,000 Kms

Dr. Sutton is a excellent teacher of Hinduism!

Recitation of Hanuman chalisa gave me goosebumps 😍

am envias in very positive way, the kwolege that had consumes with joy. colombian origen, live in canada for many years NAMASTE🥰

You Sir, already gained the status of Rishi or one of great sages. Namaskar to your Soul 🙏🏼

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU? By Francois Gautier 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak. 4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools. 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan. 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved. 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism ☺ is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu! This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!! There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every direction

🙏पवन तनय संकट हरन, मंगल मूरति रूप राम लखन सीता सहित, हृदय बसहु सुर भूप।।🙏

God bless you, Learned Sir. The distinction you’ve made between the sound and the meaning is just brilliant.

Hanuman Chalisa provided succour to the common man during the, oppressive Rule of the Mughals. Inspired raising of temples and akharas dedicated to Hanuman in every village inculcating, character, physical and mental well being amongst the common folks in those trying times.

personification is a thing that intellectuals only understand... good work..keepitup

A superb lecture. So much to learn from Hinduism and apply to your own journey.

Tulsi Das wrote in Awadhi - language of the state of Awadh what today is called Uttar Pradesh. अवधी

Sutton seems very passionate about Tulsi Das Ramayan very rightly so, .. very educational , thank you for sharing.

Dr. Sutton recited Shri Hanuman Chalisa perfectly ...even the tone and rhythm of recitation were absolutely correct. Moreover, he offered several innovative perspectives.

Hari Om. Prof Sutton is a true Devotee. Hare Ram. 🙏🏾

Dr Sutton's contribution towards throwing light on aspects of Hinduism is truly a contribution to the spiritual heritage of mankind.

It's impressive how all over the world, during different times, there are movements democratizing the access to knowledge, and yet we continue having to talk about this, probably because in some way or another some people still think they own the knowledge. Sad. But Truth always triumph over ignorance. Thank you for this talk! 🙏

I don't know about science behind it but whenever i m depressed chanting hanuman chalisa calmes my mind.

A nice to see a person like you choosen a stream of Hindu Dharma Keep it up warrior Hanuman bless you 🚩🚩Jai Shri Ram 🚩🚩

Hare Ram Hare Krishna, Jay Hanuman Ji ki

In that Hanuman chalisa there is actual distance between earth and sun if u translate

This is great ! What an inspiration ! Nick Sutton ! Hats Off to you ! Salute to you, Master !

In Hinduism we have found sculptures in the fiery form older than few religions 🙂 Goes back 10s of thousands years back

My lord hanuman ji gives u all good health and wealth 🙏🙏🙏

🤩😍Jai Siya Ram.

You don’t need to apologize Sir. You can say it better than me.

Your devotion regarding your work is astonishing. Thanks from MAA BHARATI and hers humble followers. May ALMIGHTY LORD bless you with his GRACE .JAI MAA BHARATI. JAI SANATAN DHARMA.

What a wonderful talk on Hanuman Chalisa ...more than the textual it is the devotional aspect that captures it, as brilliantly put here. Perfect!

On question of interpretation of Monkey question of one gentleman. There is also an interpretation that Vanara sena means a community named Vanara. There are similar communities like Naga, Matsya, etc. Matsya avatar for example can be interpreted as Matsya community helping Manu and his community in floods. When the mythological stories spread the world view of community changes. Thoughts ideas and people take different images / shapes to explain one world view point, References also get lost. Hence way of interpretation changes. The interpretation what Dr Nick gave is also beautiful and is what is considered by many including me. Hanuman is most humble being having powers of divine. I think Hanuman is the only devotee that is revered more than the Lord. More Hanuman temples in India than Lord Ram temples. No Lord Ram Temple is without Hanuman. But you have Hanuman temples without Lord Ram's Murti (Ram is only in sentiments. You see Hanuman means you have seen Lord Ram) Show me one such devotee in the world

JAI Hanumaan

Listening to you. Something strikes me... Hanuman is an incantation of Shiva .. and Hanuman is the the ultimate disciple and Servant of Lord Rama... it shows us that every one is equal. And it doesn't matter who is the servant and who is lord... we are all part same ultimate energy... we only have to respect and love each other with an honest heart. Thank you for making me relise that in words... i understood that idea, but that was in an abstract form.. you explanation give me clarity to that thought. Thank you 🙏

Prof. Sutton is very respectful towards the tradition and it is extremely appreciative. I see scholars of Hinduism tend to study the religion to criticize it and cause great deal of unnecessary offense to the practitioners. Whereas Prof. Sutton understands that the topic he is dealing with is a living tradition and shows enough civility towards it. He recited the whole Hanuman Chalisa with a certain tone that was very near to the way the text is recited. I listened to Prof. Sutton first time because someone giving lecture on Hanuman Chalisa was a surprising thing for me. I think I should listen to more of his talks to increase my knowledge about my own religion in a civilized non-controversial manner.

You got the Lyrics - ups & downs of Poem perfectly Right Jai Hanuman

9:37 Goosebumps by just listening to him reciting the Hanuman Chalisa.

Very Soft Spoken, Clear Pronunciation Clear Sweet Sound Honest Dr Sutton Sir Very Nice Interpretation of Hanuman Chalisa

Jai Shri Ram! Jai Bajrangbali!

Jai Jai Jai Sri Hanumanjai Jai Jai Jai.

OMG such a great recitation from heart.

this man is impressive

Yug shastra yojna par bhanu is the aprox exact distance from earth to sun, it should have mentioned in the translation.

Cant believe the others are so inspired by ramayana that now the hope is they are the ones who can protect and hold the hindu culture and its sacred texts

Jai shri Ram. Jai Shri Ram.🦍👏🙏

Feel delighted.. Thank you🙏

So happy to see and hear hanuman chalisa

Thank You so much for this explanation! Fantastic!

Jai Sri Ram. ❤❤

I.hope u live forever and continue your work.

Dr . Sutton is really great 👍🙏🕉

Jai siyaram

Thank you for creating this video 🤍 so insightful and creative 🤍 bless you completely 🤍🤍

Such brilliance

Jai shree ram

So beautifully explained. Thank you Sir

Loved it Beautifully sang. Thank you sir.

जय श्रीराम

23:00 blessings worship of hanuman

Wow so sweet he's a really intelligent person mind

Rishi dr sutton you were a rishi in your past life exellent

Everyday hanuman chalisa path life change 🚩🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏jai shri ram

i wander what do you think of caitanya mahaprabhu from navadvip?

Excellent presentation 👏👏

Great knowledge Sir 🙏❤🚩

Very very good super very nice brother i am hnuman bhagt i v.p.o.chimni tahsil. Beri Diastolic. Jhajjar

Most of the regional languages have the epic told by different poets as their devotional tributes.

😄😄😄 God bless you.

जय श्री राम

Sir you don't need to apologise 🙂

Yu are super Man

Great man

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Every line in hanuman chalisa is महामंत्र - Please understand the meaning Of these Janaki ma Shree ram Bharat Lakshman Hanuman Sleep state= bharat Conscious state= lakshman You must understand specially hindus But need great devotion to understand hanuman chalisa

Good morning sir.I am from India.... Good

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Thank you!

Thanks for information

Very nice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you

Another example to add to the point made in 43:09 is that Hanuman sided with Sugreev and not Bali and chose to be in excile than be a minister.

Wonderful. Wish the lecture could go in for hours.

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GOOD 👍👍👍

🙏🙏🙏 thanks

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Where are do you live your contori

Just two minor errors were there like , it was Rambha and Brahma who curse him to die if he rapes again ,Vedavati curses him the she would cause his death in her next life . Secondly, Mandodari does mention the laksham rekha in the Ramcharitmanas while counseling Ravana to make amends of Rama .

I think Hanumanji shows that different human-like primate species co-existed simultaneously with modern humans.

*I recommend this institute to* *have some person with* *deep knowledge of Upanishads* *or Prasthanatrayi* (प्रस्थानत्रयी) trayi means 3 pra is prefix for before and sthan is signifying stages or places so that he can explain Philosophy of sagud , nirgud braham , atam etc. *One Such Person is Acharya* *Prashant* someone with adherent desire to learn indian Philosophy of god must reach him. *what is Bhraman , What are its* *characterstics what are its* *stages* are ver very very fundamental questions to know indian philosophy of god(sagud bharam).

On a lighter note, wow- Harry Potter got old fast

I've only known Sutton to speak on the re-written story of Ramayama. Not the original by Valmiki.

Thank you sir

*Shiva Ling By Vivek Anand* *is Symbol of Perenial Brahman* *shashwat braham* ka prateek "in reply to explanation made by german oriental expert Gustav Opert Swami Vivekanand described Shiv Linga As The symbol of Perenial Braham. He cited Atharva Ved where there is a yoga step describing the commnecement of perenial braham and its limitless kudos"

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Professor , correction for you . Tulsidas Ji too was of higher cast or Brahmin . His father name was Pt AtamaRam Dube and Mother Shrimati Hulsi Devi

Need to publish this video in HINDU audio.

Hi ther,what is hindu and tamil?

OK new to this channel

29:44

How about Adhyatma Ramayana? What do people think of this version?