Where do I begin? - Please help

[stillwood]

Hello - Im new here, nice to meet all of you. Im sorry to make a thread like this since Im sure there are a lot of questions out there already about this.

But I recently starting studying Hinduism and I really want to study it more and more. The problem, there seems to be so much material out there that I wasnt sure where to start.

For example, Im interested in studying the vedas, but I dont know which one to start with or if it would even make sense to me at this time.

I love to read and study, Im just overwhelmed. Help! lol

What books and scriptures should I start with?

At this point I only know the sheer basics of Hinduism.

[Ram11]

Hello - Im new here, nice to meet all of you. Im sorry to make a thread like this since Im sure there are a lot of questions out there already about this.

But I recently starting studying Hinduism and I really want to study it more and more. The problem, there seems to be so much material out there that I wasnt sure where to start.

For example, Im interested in studying the vedas, but I dont know which one to start with or if it would even make sense to me at this time.

I love to read and study, Im just overwhelmed. Help! lol

What books and scriptures should I start with?

At this point I only know the sheer basics of Hinduism.

Namaste,

Welcome.
It is nice to know that you are interested in the Vedas but I would say it is better to begin with a bit simpler scriptures.

There are many books but if you could tell some more details like the deity you like or the name of a particular system/tradition/ideas(ex.Vedanta,Yoga,Vaishnava,Shaiva etc.) then members can suggest appropriate literature.

[stillwood]

Namaste,

Welcome.
It is nice to know that you are interested in the Vedas but I would say it is better to begin with a bit simpler scriptures.

There are many books but if you could tell some more details like the deity you like or the name of a particular system/tradition/ideas(ex.Vedanta,Yoga,Vaishnava,Shaiva etc.) then members can suggest appropriate literature.

Thanks for your reply! I guess I should have been more specific. All of this is so new to me that Im trying to learn as much as I can.

For now though, Id like to learn more about Vaishnava and Shaiva. Any recommendations you can make would be great!

A friend of mine lent me a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, so Ive been reading that as of now.

Thank you.

[IcyCosmic]

Namaste,

What has attracted you towards Hinduism, and what parts of it are so magnetic that you wish to pursue further study?

As a rule of thumb, I would invite you to read a suitable translation of The Bhagavad Gita. My personal recommendation would be that by Eaknath Easwaran, which I feel is the best suited to a new aspirant.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bhagavad-Git.../dp/1586380192

Welcome to HDF & Good luck.

[stillwood]

Namaste,

What has attracted you towards Hinduism, and what parts of it are so magnetic that you wish to pursue further study?

As a rule of thumb, I would invite you to read a suitable translation of The Bhagavad Gita. My personal recommendation would be that by Eaknath Easwaran, which I feel is the best suited to a new aspirant.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bhagavad-Git.../dp/1586380192

Welcome to HDF & Good luck.

Hi, I am currently reading the Eaknath Easwaran translation. I love it so far!

As far as what drew me to Hinduism, its sort of hard to explain. Over the past 3-4 years, Ive been on a spiritual journey. I grew up around Christianity, but it never made sense to me. I studied many different religions, but when I got to Hinduism, something "clicked". It all made complete sense to me and it was something that I felt I had been drawn to all my life. It was like I had always believed in it, but I just never knew it....does that make sense? Its hard to describe.

The essence of karma, and dharma make so much sense to me.