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Another striking aspect is the use of the color blue. Hindu Gods are depicted blue in color. Blue is the color of the infinite. All Hindu gods are an attempt by the human mind to give form to the formless Brahman (God). The color blues symbolizes immeasurable and all pervading reality – formless Brahman.
Another concept found in Hindu Puranas is Parakaya Pravesham – leaving one’s body temporarily and entering the body of another person. Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have done this to enter a king’s body so that he can learn about material world. Something quite similar happens in the movies as Humans are able to temporarily enter the body of a Na’vi.
A more visible symbol in the movie is that of the characters in Avatar riding on a flying dragon like being. This is more like Lord Vishnu riding on Garuda.
It is said that great minds think alike in all ages. The great saints of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) thought about this 5000 years ago and they tried to explain it to us through symbols and stories. Today we have technology explain the universal truths. But are we listening? We are slowly wiping out the green cover and destroying the Mother Earth thinking that we humans are superior and above all.
But what Avatar missed is foreseen by Hindu seers the total annihilation of human race when there is rise of Adharma (today it is unimaginable greed and lack of concern for mother earth). We are fast heading towards such a situation and this divine action will be carried out by Kalki. Then there is a fresh beginning. The cycle continues and this present age is not the first cycle and it is not the last.
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Interesting views...
Totally agree with this concept.
Now-a-days we use technology, in olden days we used mind power..... very nice article.
Well as Dharma starts to re-establish itself then the environment has to be prepared and its not surprising this movie comes out at this time because according to divine timing everything happens at the right time and Hollywood movies are the most influential across the world so better platform to sow the seeds for change.Either the real Avatar here is already or is about to..
While seeing the movie the first thing that came to my mind was the relationship with hinduism. How we are all connected, and I loved their devotion, I associated their singing together with mantra chanting. I loved the article. I added it to my favorites. Nice Job. Thank You
Yes I too liked this Hindu theme in the movie.
I didn realize as and when I was watching the movie, but than ikran name, sounded very indian and then I comapared,,,, it with everything that we have learnt all our life about our hinduism, actually i dont consider hinduism a religion ,,,, it is a thought process and a society ,,,, and we all believe in things like Navi's do in this movie,,, and I think, we may be right and wrong at times,,, but than we are humans and we all share the energy,,, amazing article,,, but could you find few more similarities I would like to keep the entire list,,,
Movies are made with a point in mind. One of the interesting points it makes is the connection between souls, portrayed symbolically through their "connections". It also speaks of hearing spirit voices. I am particularly happy that it demonstrates a form of resurrection, although the form of body is different. I am not enough familiar with Hindu teachings to know whether this is referred to as Parakaya Pravesham or not, as there is also a means to visit another soul in body. Resurrection is similar to a new life, although not through birth. ;)
Nice article. I thought the girl's name is also a hindu name Neytri, means "one with beautiful eyes". I really liked the soul in the movie. The concept of how the whole universe is connected.
Just watched the movie with our kids and they too loved it.
-Sari
It was a wonderful work by James Cameron. Perhaps this movie can explain Hinduism to west easily. We are not our body. That is the essence of hinduism. We have to realise that we are the supreme soul and then we don't have to take rebirths.
Nice article. I noticed couple of other similarities with Hinduism/Vedic philosophy.
"Born again" theme - for initiation into a job, upanayanam is done for boys in India and it is considered as second birth.
Killing for food should be done with humility and a prayer is said before eating (there is a beautiful Gita sloka Brahmarpanam Brahmahavihi ...).
There is an interesting review of the movie based partly on the Bhagavad-gita here:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1341152/
or here:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/cinema/What-on-Pandora-does-culture-or-civilisation-stand-for/Article1-491066.aspx#
would you talk about the tree,, and hinduism or sankhya? Jane
yes, and also, they are called navis in the movie which is similar to nabhi in hindi which is regarded an important part of the body as the soul is supposed to be connected to it...
Yes folks this is a good mythological movie, no doubt about it. The Ramayana TV serial was also very good few decades ago. The fundamental is that do the human beings really connect? Is it important that you have to be a Hindu and then only you can connect/means linage. All the religions around the world have fantisized with the idea of real unreal at various stages. With todays day and age does anybody think that how we can stop one human being killing other humans. I fail to understand how this is possible and this movie is infact move very little towards that angle. Gives me a feeling of an underdog for few minutes and then you are in the same world.
Also getting guidance from ancestors and respecting loved ones that have passed away was similar to Hinduism (pitre paksh)
Hinduism is much more older than that...around 10000 + ..if you dont believe read up on the lost city of Dwarka.
This is Hollywood. It's a movie. It's business. They spent a lot of money to make you pay attention. But, excuse me, that's all there is. The Sanatan Dharma cannot be represented by such a shallow world! There is no connection. That being said, ANYTHING that can make people think a little bit in this world today, expand the possibilities of the modern mundane life, then wonderful, make the movies - but don't call it Hinduism!
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