All About Hinduism. By. A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATIONFirst Edition: 1. Second Edition: 1. Third Edition: 1. Fourth Edition: 1. Fifth Edition: 1. To Selena, with Love by Chris Perez, pub. 6 March 2012 A reaction by Bernard Greenberg, 7 March 2012 Only with the greatest respect and humility can one approach. Sixth Edition: 1. Copies 5,0. 00)World Wide Web (WWW) Edition : 1. WWW site: http: //www. This WWW reprint is for free distribution. Shivanandanagar—2. Distt. Tehri- Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India. DEDICATED TOALL THOSEWHO LOVE HINDUISMAND ITS SUBLIME PHILOSOPHYAND PRACTISE ITS TEACHINGSCONTENTSHinduism is veritably the fountain- head of all religions. It contains within itself. It includes all religions and excludes none. It is but natural that people all over the world should show increasing interest in a. The book, which was. We do hope that all serious students of Hindu Religion and Philosophy will find the. Salutations and prostrations unto Thee. Thou art Existence- Consciousness- Bliss Absolute. Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient. Thou art the Indweller of all beings. Grant us an understanding heart, Equal vision, balanced mind, Faith, devotion and wisdom. Download Undying Admiration GuitarGaladriel (IPA: . Tolkien, appearing in his Middle-earth legendarium. She appears in The Lord of the Rings.
Grant us inner spiritual strength To resist temptations and to control the mind. Free us from egoism, lust, greed, hatred, anger and jealousy. Fill our hearts with divine virtues. Let us behold Thee in till these names and forms. Let us serve Thee in all these names and forms. Let us ever remember Thee. Download Undying Admiration MeaningLet us ever sing Thy glories. Let Thy Name be ever on our lips. Let us abide in Thee for ever and ever. O Adorable One! Thou permeatest and penetratest this. Thou. art the basis for all these names and forms. Thou art the apple of my eye, the Prema of my. Life of my life, the very Soul of my soul, the Illuminator of my intellect. Anahata music of my heart, and the substance of my physical, mental. I recognise Thee alone as the mighty Ruler of this universe and the Inner Controller. Antaryamin) of my three bodies. I prostrate again and again before Thee, my Lord! Thou. art my sole refuge! I trust Thee alone, O ocean of mercy and love! Elevate, enlighten. Remove obstacles from my spiritual path. Lift the veil of ignorance. I cannot bear any longer, even for a second, the miseries of this body. Samsara. Give Darsana quickly. I am pining. I am melting. Do not be cruel, my Lord. Thou art. Dinabandhu. Thou art Adhama- Uddharaka. Thou art Patita- Pavana (Purifier of the fallen). Om Santi Santi Santih! IIISarvesham Svasti Bhavatu. Sarvesham Santir Bhavatu. Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu. Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu. May auspiciousness be unto all; May peace be unto all; May fullness be unto all; May prosperity be unto all. Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah Sarve Santu Niramayah. Sarve Bhadrani Pasyantu. Ma Kaschid- Duhkha- Bhag- Bhavet. May all be happy; May all be free from disabilities; May all behold what is auspicious; May none suffer from sorrow. Asato Ma Sadgamaya. Tamaso Ma Jyotir- Gamaya. Mrityor- Ma Amritam Gamaya. Om Santi Santi Santih! Lead me from the unreal to the Real; Lead me from darkness to the Light; Lead me from mortality to Immortality. CHAPTER 1. Silent adorations to Satchidananda Para- Brahman, Who is the silent Witness. Who is the Indweller in all beings, Who has projected this world for His own. Lila or sport, Who is the support for this world, body and mind and all movements. Who is the foundation for all societies and their activities. The word Religion comes from the Latin word religio which consists of two. That which binds the. God is religion. Religion shows the way for the attainment of. God- realisation. Religion satisfies the deep inward craving in man who is not always content with. Man. cannot live by bread alone. A time comes in the life of many of us when mere worldly. In the case of many. A Revealed Religion. Hinduism is the religion of the Hindus, a name given to the Universal Religion which. India. It is the oldest of all living religions. This is not founded by. Buddhism, Christianity and Mohammedanism owe their origin to the prophets. But no such date can be fixed for Hinduism. Hinduism is not born of. It is not based on a set of dogmas preached by a. It is free from religious fanaticism. Hinduism is also known by the names Sanatana- Dharma and Vaidika- Dharma. Sanatana- Dharma means eternal religion. Hinduism is as old as the world itself. Hindu scriptures are the oldest in the world. Sanatana- Dharma is so called, not only because it is eternal, but also because it is. God and because it can make us eternal. Vaidika- Dharma means the religion of the Vedas. The Vedas are the foundational. Hinduism. The ancient Rishis and sages of India have expressed their. Aparoksha- Anubhuti) in the Upanishads. These. experiences are direct and infallible. Hinduism regards the spiritual experiences of the. Rishis of yore as its authority. The priceless truths that have been discovered by the. Hindu Rishis and sages through millennia constitute the glory of Hinduism. Therefore. Hinduism is a revealed religion. A Religion Of Freedom. Hinduism, unlike other religions, does not dogmatically assert that the final. It is only a. means to an end and all means which will ultimately lead to the end are equally approved. Hinduism allows absolute freedom to the rational mind of man. Hinduism never demands. It allows the widest freedom in matters of faith and worship. Hinduism is a. religion of freedom. It allows absolute freedom to the human reason and heart with regard. God, soul, creation, form of worship and the goal of life. It does not force anybody to accept. It allows everybody to reflect, investigate. Hence, all sorts of religious faiths, various forms of worship or. Sadhana, and diverse kinds of rituals and customs, have found their honourable places side. Hinduism and are cultured and developed in harmonious relationship with one. Hinduism does not condemn those who deny God as the creator and ruler of the world, who. Moksha or state of. Hinduism does not render the upholders of such views unfit to be recognised as. Hindu religious society. The religious hospitality of Hinduism is proverbial. Hinduism is extremely catholic and. This is the fundamental feature of Hinduism. Hinduism pays respects to all. It does not revile any other religion. It accepts and honours. There are considerable numbers of the followers of other religions in India. And yet. the Hindus live in perfect harmony, peace and friendship with all of them. Their tolerance. and fellow- feeling towards the followers of other religions is remarkable. Despite all the differences of metaphysical doctrines, modes of religious discipline. Hindu society, there. Hindus. Vedanta, or the philosophy of the Upanishads, is lofty, sublime and unique. The. Western philosophers have paid their tribute to the ancient seers of the Upanishads. They. have been amazed at the lofty heights scaled by them. Schopenhauer studied the Upanishads. Upanishads just before going to bed. He said. “The Upanishads are the solace of my life and they will be solace to me after my. The Raja- Yoga system of Hinduism is also splendid and unique. The lessons are immensely. No system of physical exercise on the surface of the. Hatha- Yoga. Kundalini- Yoga is wonderful. Hence the Americans and. Europeans are in search of Hindu Sannyasins and Yogins. They visit the Himalayas. Yoga teachers. Some are living under Hindu Yogins as disciples and. Yoga. Many Europeans and Americans are even now Hindus by faith and. Christians. They practise Raja- Yoga and Vedanta. Hinduism provides spiritual food and Yoga Sadhana for all sorts of people to suit. It prescribes Yoga Sadhana even for a scavenger or a cobbler to attain. God- realisation, while doing his ordinary avocation in the world. Hindu Yoga and Vedanta. Tapas, renunciation and practical Sadhana. Self- realisation. Hinduism is not a religion of mere theories. It is eminently. practical. In no religion you will find such a variety of practical Yoga practised and. That is the reason why India is the only. Rishis, Yogins and saints. Religion is practical aspect of philosophy. Philosophy is rational aspect of religion. It is not meant for intellectual. Hindu philosophy is a way of life. The philosopher of. Hinduism seriously reflects after hearing the Srutis, does Atma- Vichara, constantly. Self- realisation or Atma- Sakshatkara. Moksha is his goal. He. attempts to attain Jivanmukti now and here. Religion is spiritualisation of human life for a Hindu. Religious culture is really the. Religion governs all the departments of Hindu life. He must. realise the freedom of the soul in every department of life. Religion affords the greatest. Religion is the only way to him for the. It is in India alone that every man knows something of philosophy. The cowherd who. tends the cattle, the peasant who ploughs the fields, the boat- man who pulls at his oar. Even the barber repeats OM NAMAH SIVAYA. SIVOHAM before he takes up the razor. The Paramahamsa Sannyasins, the itinerant monks of. Hinduism, have disseminated the highest of Vedanta from door to door. In exchange for a. Hindu religion and philosophy. In a meeting of the Sanatana Dharma Sabha, Lokamanya Tilak said: “A Hindu is. Vedas contain self- evident and axiomatic truths.” The Hindu Maha Sabha has given another definition: “A Hindu is one who believes in. India.” “Those who burn the dead are Hindus.” This is another definition given by. Some define: “A Hindu is one who regards India as his motherland and the most. Some others define: “He who calls and considers himself a Hindu is a Hindu.” Some define: “He who accepts the Vedas, the Smritis, the Puranas and the Tantras. Supreme God. (Brahman), in the Law of Karma or retributive justice, and in reincarnation (Punarjanma). Hindu.” “He who follows the Vedic or Sanatana- Dharma is a Hindu.” This is the. This is the only correct and. That part of the great Aryan race which migrated from Central Asia, through the. India, settled first in the districts near the river Sindhu, now. Indus, on the other side of the river. The Persians pronounced the word Sindhu. Hindu, and named their Aryan brethren Hindus. Hindu is only a corrupt form of Sindhu. The Hindu Aryans spread themselves over the plains of the Ganga.
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