Hinduism is a puzzle like life itself, to be
experienced in one’s own terms.
I like this article not because I am a born Hindu
but because of certain very pertinent perspectives of Hinduism that it brings
to light. They can be termed for even small children to understand it as a very
interesting learning tool for life.
Inherent
variety and the inevitable necessity to create unity.
1] A religion like nature involves variety if it is an inherent part of
life and social cohesion requires developing a conscious and compassionate
process to ensure unity out of this variety rather than trying to divide, dominate
or to homogenize.
Because incidentally the word Religion itself is
made of Re+ligare [latin] Re+lier [French] literally meaning re-link, i.e.
linking again the ‘individual soul’ with the ‘Universal soul’.
So
strictly speaking anything that does not contribute to this must not be called
religion, imagine how many religious people will be thrown out of business.
2]
Steps in process.
Any
process must recognize the inevitable importance of step by step enhancement which
must meander according to the nature of the individual so some steps may be mundane
but ultimately provide meaning to life.
Everything in any process of growth is
just a step, important and
inevitable, but not a stop. It is so with mother’s milk
[our biological aspect of life]; it is so with learning of alphabets, words and
numbers [our intellectual aspect of life]; it is so with hugging, kissing and
cajoling as babies [our
emotional aspect of life]; it is so with our learning and understanding of
different concepts [ our philosophical aspect of life]; it is so with all forms
of worship, devotion and all its concomitant rituals and religious practices [
our spiritual life] and so on. This is the inherent wisdom. A normal human
being has to go through a process to grow in everything or into something
3] Contextualizing and accepting everything
from the contextual perspective and discover unbelievable connectivity between
things wide apart and very often contradictory as well.
Renowned linguist David Crystal writes in his
wonderful book ‘Words, Words, Words’ that the words Nice, Science, Conscience and Shit have a
common origin when traced to a few thousand years back.
4] No need to follow
any particular authority.
Here are some links which would highlight the
aspects indicated above and help further understand the phenomenon called
Sanathana Dharma which is more of method of experiencing life through
philosophical thinking, scientific enquiry, attempting a spiritual search and
trying continuously find the meaning and purpose of life for every individual
and any individual in his own terms without the necessary dictates to follow
any particular script or path.
5] The links to my previous write ups
6] Article on 5th May 2015
in THE HUFFINGTON POST
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