Hey y'all!
I'm very desperate for a quote to sum up the essense of Hinduism, please, anything even remotely close will be a BIG help. I appreciate it!

In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy,the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of Lord Krishna. There is no other way. There is no other way. -- Brhan-naradiya purana 38.126

It is near impossible to summarize such a complex religion that has over 3,000 deities.

[This message has been edited by Zendam (edited January 07, 2000).]

It would probably be difficult to summarize a religion in a sentance, let alone one as complex and intricate as Hinduism. I'm afraid I don't have any good quotes that can help, though I am reminded of a "summary of the world religions" poster I once saw:

Taoism: Shit happens.
Confuscianism: Confuscius say, shit happens.
Buddism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit.
Zen: What is the sound of shit happening?
Hinduism: This shit has happened before.
Islam: Shit happens if Allah wills it.
Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it.
Hare Krishna: Shit happens, rama ramma.
Rastafarianism: Lets smoke this shit!
Judaism: Why does shit keep happening to us!

I do not remember the exact wording but the following sums up the message clearly:

"To suffer is to understand."

I am not sure of the source nor the author.

~~Jade