Hinduism for Beginners

Guide to Understanding Hinduism and the Hindu Religion, Beliefs, Customs, Rituals, Gods, Mantras and Converting to Hinduism

By: Shalu Sharma

Narrated by: Shynara Reddy

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Do you want to learn about Hinduism without getting confused?

If you are considering learning more on Hinduism or even planning on converting to Hinduism then this audiobook is for you. This book has everything you want to learn about the Hindu religion!

Hinduism is a fascinating religion to learn about. Even if you are not Hindu and have no interest in being a Hindu, you can still take it upon yourself to learn about the faith and understand why it is important to so many people around the world. Perhaps you will find that you share many of the beliefs that come out of the religion, or perhaps you won't. But at least you will have a new outlook on Hinduism by advancing your knowledge in its teachings and the way it guides so many people's lives in this world. To have that kind of knowledge can be a very powerful thing. This book will help you gain that knowledge by exploring the most important aspects of Hinduism and the main goals Hindus have in their lives. You will find out much more when you listen to this fact-filled book about the Hindu religion. After you are done listening, you will walk away with a better understanding about a religion that most of the Western hemisphere knows little about.

What you will learn from this book:

• Introduction to Hinduism
• Important beliefs in Hinduism
• Important Hindu customs and rituals
• Introduction to Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism
• Bhagavad Gita
• Hindu festivals
• Hinduism and Buddhism - differences and similarities
• Conversion to Hinduism
• What to do in a Hindu temple
• Pilgrimage to Varanasi
• Hindu mantras

©2016 Shalu Sharma (P)2018 Shynara Reddy

Great Beginner's Guide

This book is great for those who are just dipping their toes in the waters of Hinduism - or considering it. It's a short read but full of information covering all the basics. I liked this because in the end, I had enough knowledge to decide if I want to learn more and keep reading about Hinduism, or if based on the information in the book, it wasn't for me and I needed to continue on with my search elsewhere. There were a few times I tuned out,(there's not a whole lot of inflection by the narrator) and there were a few times I wished the narrator would say certain words slower or even spell them out and that's why I gave 4 stars instead of 5. Overall, I'm glad I chose this book and am thankful to writer for putting this out in the world for us to explore.

excellent

Very informative and easy to listen to. highly recommend to anyone looking to learn more about Hinduism.

Her very informative

I really enjoyed the way she explained Everything. I have had the opportunity to read and listen to several books similar to this and this is my favorite.

Brief overview with flaws

The book is a very brief overview of Hinduism.  The author know her subject matter well. She also know how to recommend and self promote her other titles which detracts from the presentation.


In my opinion the author would be well served by having a professional read.

Basic intro

This has the most basic of information so if you know nothing of Hinduism then it is probably better for you but I personally was looking for something with more in depth coverage.