The Hinduism in India
July 7, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · 1 Comment
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Hinduism forms the basis of Hindu society and is the ancientmost religion of India.
Hindu society, to begin with was evil free. It was a society in which there was no caste system.
The people believed in simple living and purity of character, had simple food habits and simple customs and ceremonies. The deterioration came later With the passage of time and evils crept up in our society. Casteism, inferior treatment to women,dowry, sati and child marriage are few examples.
Hinduism produced vast literature. The Upnishads occupy a very important place in it. It is in the Upnishads that such complex and complicated questions have been discussed as what is maya, soul, the philosophy of rebirths, kama and mukti (or salvation).The Upnishads do not encourage unnecessary religious practices and ceremonies. Throughout there is keen desire for probing the problem and finding a solution for the same.
The spirit of enquiry is all pervading in these Upnishads.Truth, knowledge and immortality are the basis round which everything revolves in the Upnishads. These help solving very complex and complicated problems of life.
The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are religious books of Hindus. Both these books throw a lot of light on the life and society of those days.
In Ramayana age there was no love for power. For the sake of his father Rama will leave his throne and go to the Jungles.
There was immense love among the brothers. Lakshmana will accompany his brother and Bharat will not sit on the throne as according to him it was the trust of his brother. Not only this but there was the highest regard for the women.
But conditions had drastically changed under Mahabharata. Now there was quarrel among the brothers for getting the throne. The respect for women had come down. She was put on dice.
The Vedas and the Sastras however, shine unabated in our religious literature. No other religious piece of work can occupy better religious position than these. Among the Hindus they are great source of inspiration.
Bhagwat Gita tells us about the philosophy of life and death. It contains the sermons which Lord Krishna gave to Arjuna on the battlefield. These are eternal for every Hindu.
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Bharata-The Ruler Of Bharatvarsha
March 18, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · 1 Comment
Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty of the Kshatriya caste. He was originally named Sarvadamana which was later changed to Bharata. Bharata was a legendary king. He was the first to conquer all of Greater India, uniting it into a single entity which was named after him as Bharatavar?ha.
Bharata’s empire covered all of the Indian subcontinent, Bactria, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgistan, Turkmenistan, and Persia.
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