Hindhuism

Well prashanthalva, there were a lot of Hindus in Mylot, and there were some very good discussions, which were done about 6 months back, when even the foreigners, both Christians and Muslims, joined the discussion. Unfortunately these 5 to 6 Mylotters, who were regularly having a discussion in this forum are not coming to Mylot now days. This is a big loss, as far as I am concerned, because some of the information, which were given, were such, that even a regular practiscing Hindu like me did not know.

I am not a Hindu but I do respect it very much. I wish I knew more about it.

I respect all peaceful religions.

I respect Hinduism more than I respect more mainstream religions (by USA standards). I would have to examine it more to really make a full on decision. The basic concepts of the Atman and Brahman intrigue me, though.

I'm a Hindu by birth, and yet I call myself an agnostic. The reasons are easy to guess. The Puranas, Geeta etc. can not be understood unless you first understand the Vedas and the Vedanta. There are many people, including non-Hindus and non-Indians who swear by the beauty and profound truth of the Vedanta. I've started my little study of the Vedanta (Monism) and I'm now finding that the stories of the Ramayana, Mahabharata etc. do make some sense from the monist point of view. The saddest part is that it is difficult to convey it in words. The whole of Sanatan Dharma emphasizes on self-realization. Of course, things will be crystal clear once the whole study is over, which in itself is an uphill task considering our ultra-materialistic lives. Guess it's going to take me decades to complete it. Now the Vedas, these scriptures are found to have favor with many scientists and Yogis but the most difficult hurdle for a commoner like me would be the lack of knowledge of Sanskrit. I've seen that the English translations of the Vedas (I've just seen a few sentences, nothing much.) are pretty skewed since the whole grammar and symbolism is different from Sanskrit. Nevertheless, age is on my side. Once I get settled in life, I'd make it a point to first gear up well with Sanskrit and then study our original scriptures. Remember Swami Dayanand's clarion call, "Back to the Vedas"?

I respect because i am an Indian.There are a lot of theories in it and it is vast to describe it.It constitutes a lot of procedures and all are for human organization.