Hinduism is the world’s oldest extant religion, with a billion followers, which makes it the world’s third largest religion. Hinduism is a conglomeration of religious, philosophical, and cultural ideas and practices that originated in India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation, one absolute being of multiple manifestations, the law of cause and effect, following the path of righteousness, and the desire for liberation from the cycle of births and deaths.
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Most of us do not realize what an important part symbolism plays in our life. The expression of religious and philosophical ideas through symbols is not an art peculiar to Hinduism. It has been practised since times immemorial in many parts of the world but perhaps it has never been developed to such a degree or practised on such a wide scale as in Hinduism. This is an introduction to Hindu symbolism.
Hindus consider Srimad Bhagavad Gita as the most sacred book in their lives. In fact whole life of a Hindu is based on Bhagavad Gita. Thus it is the basic book of Hindus. Actually Bhagavad Gita is divine song of Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
The Mahabharata contains virtually all the lore and legend of the Classical Hindu Tradition – which is also, in typical Hindu defiance of simple-minded historicity – very much a living tradition. Here are the great creation stories – Manu”s flood, the churning of the milk ocean, the descent of the Ganges. Here are the favorite myths and fairy tales. Here are the jokes. Here are the codes of law – moral, ethical, natural. One of the best things about the Mahabharata is its wonderful richness of episode and detail.
A pocketbook of enlightenment lessons from a mystical master, revealing the depths of raja yoga, the clear white light and the ultimate spiritual destiny of every seeker.
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