"Why I am a Hindu" by
- Shashi Tharoor
"Why I am a Hindu" is a book encompassing...ever evolving Hindu religion,teachings, practices and most importantly its believers and followers.This 294 pages of brilliance explains, scrutinizes, reasons hindu religion, customs, practices, souls of Hinduism, hindutva politics , culture, history and ways of taking back the religion.
What is religion ?
It's simple.. it's an experience, an experience of God.
How do Hindus find their God ?
Hindu looks for God within, In their religion there is 🔆no specific text 🔆to find the word of God but various texts like ...Veda,Gita, Upnishad, Purana..Hinduism as a religion does not have a definite dogmatic creed. Its a vast complex but subtly unified mass of spiritual thought &realization.
🔆It's about a journey from self-realization to self-transformation.🔆
Pantheism, Idol worship, spirituality, assimilation of tribal deities..and many practices as such have been thoroughly examined and mentioned in the book by the author.
Advaita Vedanta Philosphy
The author seems to agree & believe in the ideas and teachings of🔆 Advaita Vedanta philosphy🔆 that was endorsed and practiced by great men like Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi & Dr.S. Radhakrishnan
Swami Vivekanand believed in " sarv dharma sambhava "- all religions are equally worthy of respect.He believed in seeing divine as the essence of others..according to him it was a way of promoting love & social harmony.
Politics & Religion
Politicization of religion is dangerous. It's playing with faith & beliefs of people who ardently follow and depend on it.Nothing in this entire universe can be painted as black and white,Religion has to be separated from politics...or else it loses its essence and exists among masses in a corrupted form!
As a Hindu or a Non - Hindu ..if you ever want to read about hindus or Hinduism you know which book to grab..it will give you an unbiased,holistic and an extremely enriching experience.
- Meenakshi Sinha
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