Know hinduism : A way of life

Abdul Hameed

Your health:
Unlike others Hinduism is not a religion but a way of
life. Hinduism grants you a healthy life style. The Hindu
practices like bath in the morning, do
Yoga etc. promotes Health and
hygiene.

Promote peace universally: Hinduism doesn't say that only Hindus go to
heaven, nor proclaims that only Hindu gods are the true
one. Hinduism is the only religion which
says that all paths lead to that ultimate one. An
important Hindu prayer is "Loka Samastha Sukhino
Bhavantu" which means let the whole world be
happy!

Respect living beings: Hindus
believe that there is divinity in every one. The Hindu
salutation 'Namaskar', 'Namaste' or
'Vannakum' means that I bow to that divinity in you.

No hard and fast dogma: Hinduism
is flexible and there are really no hard and fast rules
you need to follow. It is entirely dependant
on you to choose what you want to do. There are no
particular day in the week where you must
visit a temple.

No conversion, no pressure: You
really don't need to convert to Hinduism and still
be a Hindu. If you want to get away there is no
hard and fast rules either. The process if you want to
adopt Hinduism/ convert is simple too.


Care for the environment: You
will see that the temples have gardens and promote
growing of trees and vegetation. Even snakes are given
a place and fed in some places. Animals are
given protection and shelter.

Promotes art and art forms: The
Hindu temples themselves are masterpieces of art
and sculpture. Dance and music forms an integral
part of the religion and the classical dance and music
are closely tied to Hinduism and a must
for many Hindu festivals and occasions.

Hindu festivals: The
fun activities associated with Hindu
festivals cannot be seen in any other religion. For
Deepavali or Diwali, you have fireworks, you
play with crackers. For Holi, you play with colors and
the list is endless. For Hindus, life is a
celebration.

Worship the feminine form: Hinduism
has high standards for women and Hindus worship
feminine goddesses. Hindu woman have a high place
in the Hindu society.


Hindus and our scriptures: The
Hindu scriptures are pearls of wisdom. They have good
morals and will help you in every walk of your
life.