References to represent Hindu beliefs.
There's a LOT in the Matrix trilogy that is Hindu/Buddhist, and while people maintain that Neo is Christ, the truth is, he isn't. Not necessarily. Mythologically, he follows Christ's footsteps in the last movie, Revolutions, but he also follows the footsteps of Rama and Parashurama. In fact, Neo is implied to be an incarnation of VISHNU himself. Smith is implied to be Shiva, and the Architect is implied to be Brahma. The Oracle is implied to be Kali.
In Revolutions, Rama Kandra (or Ramchandra) meets Neo in limbo, which is the space between the Matrix and the real world. If you think of the Matrix as heaven (which it's supposed to be) then you should understand this parallels Tulsi's Ramayana, where Parashurama meets Rama and Parashurama gives Rama his potency realizing his purpose as an incarnation of Vishnu has come to an end and he goes to the mountains which are between earth and heaven to meditate to the end of his life. In the same way, in Limbo or Mobil avenue, Neo's SIXTH incarnation which is Parashurama really, comes to an end, and Sati, the child of Rama Kandra and Kamala, bids him "Good morning" in other words saying today is a new incarnation. He's entered the 7th incarnation, which is divinity itself. He becomes divine by understanding what Rama has to tell him. Also, Neo tells Rama that he "knows" him. Not just literally but metaphysically as they are the same "soul" like Parashurama and Rama both come from Vishnu.
Throughout the trilogy, Neo acts just like a yogi. In Gnostic Christianity, it is believed Christ was indeed a teacher of Indian metaphysics, and may have studied in India. He tought such things as karma and reincarnation. Christ was regarded as the son of God, which yogis are considered themselves to be. Neo displays various siddhis in Reloaded and Revolutions as well.
The path of Neo begins as thus: in the original, he is merely a man in the Matrix, but ends with him becoming a god in the Matrix. Reloaded shows him as a god in the Matrix but an ordinary man in the real world. In Revolutions is where he truly transcends this and becomes divine in both real world and Matrix.
However, just like it is said that siddhis can sidetrack a yogi from spiritual enlightenment, the same thing happens with Neo in Reloaded. Remember, he thinks he's all powerful now because of his siddhis, and he falls into maya once again, just a different kind though. This time, he fails to realize the REAL world is also maya, and that the machines' influence lies there too. He was sidetracked by his siddhis and became arrogant until finally he falls into a coma and is enlightened once again. Then he transcends the real world and can stop sentinels there too. In each movie, he takes steps to transcend maya and ultimately attain moksha where he reunites with Brahman (not explicitly but it is implicit in the trilogy). Also, while Neo forms a cross at the end of the trilogy he ALSO forms a Lotus which is the flower of Vishnu representing the return of truth (satya) and eternal life or something like that. It's no coincidence that as Neo and Smith merge and "cancel" each other out, a new age is born, marked with the rising of the sun. It is the Golden Age or in Hindu terms Satya Yuga where man and God walk together. At the end of Reloaded, it shows that the Architect is isolated in a white chamber. He's completely cut off from others, but in the end of the Matrix Revolutions, he's seen walking in the fields of the Matrix.
IN reality though, the Matrix trilogy is concerned with the relationship between the Ego and the Self. It is made clear that Smith and Neo are the same. Mythologically this would fit in with Vishnu and Shiva being the same, but also in literal terms, Neo and Smith are part of the same personality, they are just divided. Neo is the Self, and Smith is the Ego, hence the references to the AntiChrist because Ego destroys and infects everyone around him. The Matrix takes place at the near end of Kali Yuga and then ends with the beginning of Satya Yuga. Also when Neo and Smith fight at the end of Revolutions, the Sanskrit chants are heard right out of the upanishads themselves. And there is the song that plays at the end credits of Revolutions as well, called Navras, which is most definitely Hindu.
There's a LOT in the Matrix trilogy that is Hindu/Buddhist, and while people maintain that Neo is Christ, the truth is, he isn't. Not necessarily. Mythologically, he follows Christ's footsteps in the last movie, Revolutions, but he also follows the footsteps of Rama and Parashurama. In fact, Neo is implied to be an incarnation of VISHNU himself. Smith is implied to be Shiva, and the Architect is implied to be Brahma. The Oracle is implied to be Kali.
In Revolutions, Rama Kandra (or Ramchandra) meets Neo in limbo, which is the space between the Matrix and the real world. If you think of the Matrix as heaven (which it's supposed to be) then you should understand this parallels Tulsi's Ramayana, where Parashurama meets Rama and Parashurama gives Rama his potency realizing his purpose as an incarnation of Vishnu has come to an end and he goes to the mountains which are between earth and heaven to meditate to the end of his life. In the same way, in Limbo or Mobil avenue, Neo's SIXTH incarnation which is Parashurama really, comes to an end, and Sati, the child of Rama Kandra and Kamala, bids him "Good morning" in other words saying today is a new incarnation. He's entered the 7th incarnation, which is divinity itself. He becomes divine by understanding what Rama has to tell him. Also, Neo tells Rama that he "knows" him. Not just literally but metaphysically as they are the same "soul" like Parashurama and Rama both come from Vishnu.
Throughout the trilogy, Neo acts just like a yogi. In Gnostic Christianity, it is believed Christ was indeed a teacher of Indian metaphysics, and may have studied in India. He tought such things as karma and reincarnation. Christ was regarded as the son of God, which yogis are considered themselves to be. Neo displays various siddhis in Reloaded and Revolutions as well.
The path of Neo begins as thus: in the original, he is merely a man in the Matrix, but ends with him becoming a god in the Matrix. Reloaded shows him as a god in the Matrix but an ordinary man in the real world. In Revolutions is where he truly transcends this and becomes divine in both real world and Matrix.
However, just like it is said that siddhis can sidetrack a yogi from spiritual enlightenment, the same thing happens with Neo in Reloaded. Remember, he thinks he's all powerful now because of his siddhis, and he falls into maya once again, just a different kind though. This time, he fails to realize the REAL world is also maya, and that the machines' influence lies there too. He was sidetracked by his siddhis and became arrogant until finally he falls into a coma and is enlightened once again. Then he transcends the real world and can stop sentinels there too. In each movie, he takes steps to transcend maya and ultimately attain moksha where he reunites with Brahman (not explicitly but it is implicit in the trilogy). Also, while Neo forms a cross at the end of the trilogy he ALSO forms a Lotus which is the flower of Vishnu representing the return of truth (satya) and eternal life or something like that. It's no coincidence that as Neo and Smith merge and "cancel" each other out, a new age is born, marked with the rising of the sun. It is the Golden Age or in Hindu terms Satya Yuga where man and God walk together. At the end of Reloaded, it shows that the Architect is isolated in a white chamber. He's completely cut off from others, but in the end of the Matrix Revolutions, he's seen walking in the fields of the Matrix.
IN reality though, the Matrix trilogy is concerned with the relationship between the Ego and the Self. It is made clear that Smith and Neo are the same. Mythologically this would fit in with Vishnu and Shiva being the same, but also in literal terms, Neo and Smith are part of the same personality, they are just divided. Neo is the Self, and Smith is the Ego, hence the references to the AntiChrist because Ego destroys and infects everyone around him. The Matrix takes place at the near end of Kali Yuga and then ends with the beginning of Satya Yuga. Also when Neo and Smith fight at the end of Revolutions, the Sanskrit chants are heard right out of the upanishads themselves. And there is the song that plays at the end credits of Revolutions as well, called Navras, which is most definitely Hindu.
