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    Why Hinduismisnt an ism buta Way of LifeYogi and mystic Sadhguru explains the origin of

    the word "Hindu" and looks at why there is

    actually no such thing as Hinduism. Being Hindu

    is a way of life, not a religion.

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    Yogi and mystic Sadhguru explains the origin of the word

    Hindu and looks at why there is actually no such thing as

    Hinduism. Being Hindu is a way of life, not a religion.

    Sadhguru:The term and concept of Hinduism was coined only in

    recent times. Otherwise, there was really no such thing. The word

    Hindu essentially comes from the word Sindhu. Anyone who is

    born in the land of Sindhu is a Hindu. It is a cultural and

    geographic identity. It is like saying I am an Indian but it is a

    more ancient identity than being an Indian. Indian is only

    about seventy years old, but this is an identity that we have

    always lived with.

    Being a Hindu does not mean having a particular belief system.

    Basically, the whole culture was oriented towards realizing ones

    full potential. Whatever you did in this culture was Hindu. There

    is no particular god or ideology that you can call as the Hindu way

    of life. You can be a Hindu irrespective of whether you worship a

    man-god or a woman-god, whether you worship a cow or a tree.

    If you dont worship anything you can still be a Hindu.

    It is only recently and due to external influences that this

    geographical and cultural identity has attempted to transform

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    itself into a religious identity called Hinduism. Hindu was never

    an ism, and the attempt to organize it as a religion is still not

    successful because the Hindu way of life which is referred to as

    Sanatana Dharmaor universal law is all-inclusive in nature and

    does not exclude anything. The Hindu way of life is not anorganized belief system but a science of salvation.

    The science of salvation

    The conflicts in the world have always been projected as good

    versus bad, but really, the conflict is always one mans beliefversus another mans belief. In the past, religion was far more

    important to people than it is now, but still there were no

    theocratic states in this culture; the ruler had his religion and the

    subjects had the freedom to follow theirs. There was no conflict

    because people did not look at religion as an organized process.

    Everywhere in the world, whenever anyone spoke anything other

    than the existing organized religion of that time, the first thing

    that the people said was, Kill. In Europe, thousands of women

    were burnt at the stake simply because they showed other kinds

    of possibilities and capabilities that were not logically understood

    by people. So they were labeled as witches and burnt. Persecutionhas always been the thing. Some of the famous ones that you

    know who were persecuted wereJesus, Mansoor and Socrates.

    They were persecuted simply because they showed other kinds of

    capabilities which were not considered normal.

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    Everywhere else

    people believe Godcreated us. Here we

    know we created

    god so we take total

    freedom to createwhatever kind of

    god we can relate to.

    So, wherever spirituality happened in the West, it always

    happened in secrecy. It always was individual or in small groups,

    never as a society. But in this culture, there has never been

    anything called persecution for spiritual people. At the most, they

    called you for debates and asked you questions. Because thepursuit is truth, so people sat down and argued whether what

    they knew was true or what the other person knew was true. If his

    truth was more powerful than yours, you become a part of him. If

    your truth was more powerful than theirs, they would become a

    part of you. It is a very different kind of search. People were

    searching to know. They were not just believing and trying toprove that their belief was right.

    There is no belief system to the

    Hindu way of life. Someone

    believes in God, someone else can

    choose not to believe in God.Everybody can have their own

    way of worship and way to

    salvation. If there are five people

    in your family, each one can

    worship the God of their choice,

    or not worship anything, and stillbe a good Hindu. So you are a

    Hindu irrespective of what you

    believe or dont believe.

    At the same time, there was a

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    common line running through all these. In this culture, the only

    goal in human life is liberation or mukti. Liberation from the very

    process of life, from everything that you know as limitations and

    to go beyond that. God is not held as the ultimate thing, God is

    seen as one of the stepping stones. This is a Godless but a devoutnation in the sense that there is no concretized idea of God. When

    I say Godless, we need to understand that this is the only culture

    that has given humans the freedom not just to make a choice of

    Gods, but to create the sort of God that you can relate to. You can

    worship a rock, a cow, your mother you can worship whatever

    you feel like because this is a culture where we have alwaysknown that God is our making. Everywhere else people believe

    God created us. Here we know we created god so we take total

    freedom to create whatever kind of god we can relate to. People

    worshiped whatever aspect of lifethey related to most, and that

    was perfectly fine.

    A Godless nation

    In the East, spirituality and religion were never an organized

    process. Organization was only to the extent of making

    spirituality available to everyone not for conquest. Essentially,

    religion is about you, it is not about God. Religion is about yourliberation. God is just one more stepping stone that you can use or

    skip towards your ultimate liberation. This culture recognizes

    human wellbeing and freedom as of paramount importance

    versus the prominence of God, and hence the whole technology of

    god-making evolved into the science of consecratingvarious

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    types of energy formsand spaces.

    The essential purpose of God is to create reverence in a person.

    What you are reverential towards is not important. Being

    reverential is what is important. If you make reverence the quality

    of your life, then you become far more receptive to life. Life will

    happen to you in bigger ways. There is so much

    misunderstanding about these things because there is a certain

    dialectical ethos to the culture where we want to express

    everything in a story or in a song. But in a way, this whole culture

    referred to as Hindu is rooted in the spiritual ethos of each

    individual working toward ultimate liberation as the fundamental

    goal in life.

    If you explore mysticism in India, it is absolutely incredible and

    this has been possible because it does not come from a belief

    system. It happens as a scientific means to explore dimensions

    beyond the physical.

    India is not a study, but a phenomenon of possibilities, though a

    cauldron of multiple cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic

    soup. It is all held together by a single thread of seeking. The

    tremendous longing has been nurtured into the peoples of the

    land, the longing to be free. Free from the very process of life and

    death. India cannot be studied, at the least one must soak it in, or

    at best must dissolve. This is the only way. It cannot be studied,

    western analysis of India is too off the mark, as symptomatic

    analysis of Bharat will only lead to very grossly misunderstood

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    conclusions of a nation that revels and thrives in a chaos that is

    organic and exuberant.

    This most ancient of nations upon this earth is not built upon a

    set of principles or beliefs or ambitions of its citizenry. It is a

    nation of seekers, seeking not wealth or wellbeing, but liberation,

    not of economic or political kind, but the ultimate liberation.

    WhenAdiyogiwas asked how many ways to enlightenment, he

    said only 112 if you are within the realm of your physical system,

    but if you transcend the physical, then every atom in the universe

    is a doorway. Bharat, as the nation has been known for many

    millennia, is a complex amalgamation of this variety of spiritual

    possibilities. If you happen to be at the Maha Kumbh, there was

    quite a display of this. The best compliment came from none

    other than Mark Twain, after his visit to India, he said, So far as

    I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or

    nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun

    visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten,

    nothing overlooked.

    Bharata

    One must not forget that the basis of seeking is that One has

    realized that One does not know. One does not know the nature of

    Ones being. Instead of settling for a culturally convenient belief,

    for a whole populace to have the courage and commitment to seek

    the truth about themselves. This the basis of this nation that is

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    called Bharata. Bha meaning sensation, that is the basis of all

    experience and expression; Ra meaning Raga, the tune and

    texture of life; Ta meaning Tala, the rhythms of life, which

    involve both rhythms of the human system and nature.

    To preserve, protect and nurture the fundamental ethos of Bharat

    the legacy of wisdom and unbridled exploration of life is a true

    gift to the Humanity as a whole. As a generation, this is an

    important responsibility that we should fulfill. Let not the

    limitless possibilities that the sages of this land explored and

    expounded be lost in religious bigotry and senseless simplistic

    dogmas.

    Hindustan

    An ancient land

    Where Man learned to excelWithout having to propel

    himself away from the

    Principles that maketh

    life process and the universe

    A land where man was noteager to do his own will

    but to fulfill the will of the divine

    He grew in knowing and learning

    to enhance himself into an

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    exuberance of intelligence and emotion

    Enshrined the carnal and the divine

    Delved deep into the innards

    of creation, deciphered the primordial

    mastered the melody and the math

    of music of sound and all its

    manifestations. Above all

    found the doors of freedom

    Assured of final freedom

    Came to an ease and beauty

    Where life was not burden buta Bounty. A copious production

    of effulgent and gentle beings

    occurred. Masculine and feminine

    found their fulfillment and

    went Beyond. An ideal prey

    for the brutal forces fromacross

    Sadhguru

    ditors Note:Bha-ra-ta: The Rhythm of a Nation includes more ofSadhgurus insights on Bharat, its past, present and future, and the

    profundity of its culture. The ebook is available on a Pay As You Wish

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    Cancer is a serious

    aberration in the

    human

    system. Classical Yoga

    brings harmony and

    neutralizes aberrations.

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    Comments 1

    :)

    Namaste,

    I felt like sharing with you one of the award

    winning songs written by famous malayalai

    poet, Vayalar Ramavarmahere.

    The translation goes as follows:-

    Man created religions..

    Religions created Gods..

    Man, Religions & Gods shared this land,

    shared their minds.....

    Man became Hindu, became Muslim,

    became Christian..

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    ..

    India became a land oflunatics..

    Thousands and thousands of human hearts

    became warehouses of weapons..

    God is dying on the streets &Satan is

    laughing.....

    Where is truth, where is beauty, where is

    freedom?

    Where is our blood relations?

    Where is our eternal love?

    Where are those avatars who come once in

    every 1000 years?

    Here man is dying on the streets & the

    religions are laughing.....

    kiran2

    The poet seems to be confused. He is

    generalising Hindu Chritians

    and Muslims religion to be the one

    and the same or have similar outlook

    and thoughts. This poem is hardly

    quote worthy.

    Arun Ramachandran

    Another master-piece from Sadhguru :)

    Jaya

    endaro mahanubhavulu andariki

    vandanamulu, Shambho

    Kiran

    Wonderful.. so simple yet profounc

    raj kumar

    thank u well explained Hinduism endless

    flow of knowledge and culture.

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    Pranam Guruji!!

    I was extremely moved after reading this

    post. Wonderful explanation..:) I am a

    Hindu who respects all the religions equally

    and I often get furious when fools(from

    same/other religions) try to manipulate the

    actual meaning of Hinduism in a way that is

    beneficial to them. All that I wanted to say to

    such nitwits was said here :) Thanks a ton.

    But, sadly there is one question that is

    haunting me since a few months(I posted it

    in several forums/discussions but couldn't

    get a convincing reply from anyone). This

    question was asked by my close friend. Here

    it goes "If Hinduism is a way of life and if

    people who practice it are free to worshipwhichever God they want, will a person be

    still treated as a Hindu after converting into

    other faiths (Muslim/christian)? " This is

    something I never thought of and I could

    not give my friend an answer till now as I am

    not an expert in this matter.

    I request all the people who supported this

    post to freely express their opinion on this

    matter..Thank you.

    Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu!! ^_^

    kiran2

    Namaste,

    With regards your question.

    Hinduims gives you a clear guideline

    on how to live a righteous life ie a

    Dharmic life. The guideline for all

    Hindus as (incase one needs it) are

    recited by the Lord.

    Chapter 16, Verse 1-3

    The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness,

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    cultivation of spiritual knowledge,

    charity, self-control, performance of

    sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity

    and simplicity nonviolence,

    truthfulness, freedom from anger

    Ashwani Sharma

    A wonderful and thought provoking article.

    But too much of praise for India. Let us be

    frank, ours may be one of the oldest

    civilisations and blah blah but we are still a

    work in progress. We are no wherecompared to the developed world where the

    standard of living of a common man is way

    above ours.

    Abhishek Bandarkar

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