The Three Aspects and The Trinity
The Three Aspects of God are Paramatma, Parashakti and Parabrahman. The Trinity or the Three Divinities in Hinduism are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. What are the similarites and diferences between these two ways of organizing our understanding of Godhead? What are the connections between the two?
First of all the main similarity between the Three Aspects and the Trinity is the number three. The main difference between the two orgainzings is that one is more complete than the other. The connection between the two is that the Trinity is contained within the first Aspect of God, that is Paramatma.
Before we go further in detail on this subject, it is important to know that I learnt about the Aspects of God from my guru. My guru created this organizing to help his disciples grasp a deeper understanding of God. The Three Aspects (my guru actually used the word perfections–the Three Perfections of God) is however, not a new concept. It is supported by the Scriptures and the experiences of Hindu mystics–The Three Aspects as Paramatma, Parashakti and Parabrahman are all described in the Vedas and Agamas–it is just a less known concept compared to the Trinity.
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