How to become an ideal Hindu?

[garry420]

Being an ideal Hindu means living a righteous life by following the two basic concepts:

• Karma - doing one's duty
• Dharma - believing and following what is right in order to attain moksha (salvation) from this world.

Difficulty in becoming ideal Hindu : Hard

Time Required to become ideal Hindu : Everyday, lifelong

Here's How:

• Rise up from bed before sunrise.
• Complete morning ablutions and bath.
• Pay homage to the family deity.
• Spend 10-15 minutes praying, meditating and reciting from the scriptures.
• Make breakfast and offer it to family deity first and than have breakfast.
• Every day execute the tasks related to your profession with complete dedication devotion honesty and sincerity for the earning of the family.
• In the evening perform group prayers in the family shrine along with all the members of the family.
• Supper and obeisance offered to the family deity before going to bed.
• Apart from our daily routine, an ideal Hindu is suggested to visit the nearest located Hindu temple once in a while to keep them-self attached to supreme.
• You should celebrate important Hindu festivals with with respect as they have some or other spiritual meaning, and go on pilgrimage to holy places as these places have certain degree of vibes attached to it.
• A Hindu is expected to give charity, help the needy, respect the elders in society and scrupulously pursue the path of moral rectitude in both personal and social life.
• Empathy, positive thinking for others, sympathy, love, non-violence should be part of life who is an ideal Hindu.

Tips: These seven deadly sins of wrath should be avoided

1. envy
2. pride
3. covetousness
4. gluttony
5. sloth
6. lechery.

Any god or Saint can be your family diety whom you consider your god and it various from village to village and family to family.

Have faith in God and believe in yourself.

please see if i have left out something.

 

[Hindu Boy]

There is no specific practice or exercise to become an Ideal Hindu. It is you within yourself who can turn himself into an Ideal Hindu by practicing and following the path of truth. Helping others and stand by them at the time of need is the real Hindu. Believing in one God and love everything created by him makes you Ideal Hindu. Making yourself free from Kama and Krodh, happiness and sorrow makes you Ideal Hindu.