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“The most beautiful and deepest experience a man can have is the sense of the mysterious. It is the underlying principle of religion as well as all serious endeavor in art and science.”
– Albert Einstein
Hinduism is one of the oldest living religion in the world, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture and no commonly agreed ‘single’ set of ideas to follow; Hinduism is one of the very few religions which accept atheism. Religions like Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism are strongly rooted in Hinduism. Hinduism is also known as ‘Sanatana Dharma’; however the fact is the term ‘Hinduism’ was coined in the 19th century by the western historians and authors.among the various scriptures; the Vedas are commonly regarded as the foremost, Puranas, Upanishads and other Epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana are examples of other important Texts.
Hinduism is regarded as one of the most philosophical and spiritual religions in the world. Hindu philosophy is classified into 9 different schools of thought, of which 6 of them (called Aastika – orthodox) accept the Vedas as supreme scriptures and the rest 3 (called: nastika – heterodox) which does not accept Vedas and deals with ideas like atheism,etc.
Unlike many other religions Hinduism accepts science and even accepts that there is no conflict between science and religion, it also denied the idea of ‘sinners’ and ‘sins’; instead it has promoted science, ancient Hindu Monks (called Rishis) have explored various areas of science such as Mathematics (Vedic Mathematics), Physics, Sexology (Kamasutra,Anangaraga,etc), etc. One of the Upanishads (a set of scriptures) even talks about embryology (Garbhopanishad). Yoga is one of the other well known contributions of Hinduism.Even-though many consider Hinduism as one of the religions solely based on idol worship and ‘hundreds or even thousands of Gods’; the fact is that there are several different doctrines followed by various schools of thoughts, and many of them (apart from the nastika schools) commonly agree the idea of an one Supreme entity and all the several ‘Gods’ worshiped are the various form of this supreme entity.
Even-though the religion is based on profound and seemingly complex philosophical doctrines; the ancient Sages has devised several methodologies to ensure these ideas are conveyed effectively to the ordinary people and the un-educated. Festivals and rituals are of prime importance in Hinduism; they play a major role, because each Festival or Ritual has a philosophical idea or a story that emphasises the importance of a ‘Dharma’ associated with it. One of the other importance of such devotional rituals and entertaining festivals are that they also help everyone who takes part to ‘live in the moment’. This is why when Hindu Society was formed; we decided to emphasise the importance of Festivals and to use ‘Celebrations’ as our primary medium to spread the awareness about the great ideas of Hinduism.
Some Great Ideas
– Albert Einstein
Hinduism is one of the oldest living religion in the world, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture and no commonly agreed ‘single’ set of ideas to follow; Hinduism is one of the very few religions which accept atheism. Religions like Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism are strongly rooted in Hinduism. Hinduism is also known as ‘Sanatana Dharma’; however the fact is the term ‘Hinduism’ was coined in the 19th century by the western historians and authors.among the various scriptures; the Vedas are commonly regarded as the foremost, Puranas, Upanishads and other Epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana are examples of other important Texts.
Hinduism is regarded as one of the most philosophical and spiritual religions in the world. Hindu philosophy is classified into 9 different schools of thought, of which 6 of them (called Aastika – orthodox) accept the Vedas as supreme scriptures and the rest 3 (called: nastika – heterodox) which does not accept Vedas and deals with ideas like atheism,etc.
Unlike many other religions Hinduism accepts science and even accepts that there is no conflict between science and religion, it also denied the idea of ‘sinners’ and ‘sins’; instead it has promoted science, ancient Hindu Monks (called Rishis) have explored various areas of science such as Mathematics (Vedic Mathematics), Physics, Sexology (Kamasutra,Anangaraga,etc), etc. One of the Upanishads (a set of scriptures) even talks about embryology (Garbhopanishad). Yoga is one of the other well known contributions of Hinduism.Even-though many consider Hinduism as one of the religions solely based on idol worship and ‘hundreds or even thousands of Gods’; the fact is that there are several different doctrines followed by various schools of thoughts, and many of them (apart from the nastika schools) commonly agree the idea of an one Supreme entity and all the several ‘Gods’ worshiped are the various form of this supreme entity.
Even-though the religion is based on profound and seemingly complex philosophical doctrines; the ancient Sages has devised several methodologies to ensure these ideas are conveyed effectively to the ordinary people and the un-educated. Festivals and rituals are of prime importance in Hinduism; they play a major role, because each Festival or Ritual has a philosophical idea or a story that emphasises the importance of a ‘Dharma’ associated with it. One of the other importance of such devotional rituals and entertaining festivals are that they also help everyone who takes part to ‘live in the moment’. This is why when Hindu Society was formed; we decided to emphasise the importance of Festivals and to use ‘Celebrations’ as our primary medium to spread the awareness about the great ideas of Hinduism.
Some Great Ideas
- Vasudaiva Kudumbakam – The whole world is a single family
- Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu – May the whole world be in Peace
- Sarva Dharma Samabhavana – All religions and ideas are the same and they are of the same significance; none of them are superior to one another (This is one of the reason for the general attitude and tolerance of Hindus; Hinduism accepts every other religions as different paths leading to the same ultimate goal).