Hindu Traditions and Spirituality

             Hinduism is a modern term for the tradition of Brahman that has been developing over the past 3500 years. Hindus often refer to their religion as Dharma, which means law/duty. Or Hindus refer to their religion as Sanatana Dharma, which means eternal law/duty. Hinduism has a long tradition that has led billions of human beings to personal integration and Shanti Hinduism is one of the most complex and inclusive of world religions. For that matter, Hinduism is not so much a single religion as an encyclopedia family of traditions that legitimates the most widely diverse forms of spiritual experience and chains than all as its own. It can be said that Hinduism embraces a broad spectrum of sacred beliefs and practices. Hinduism approves activities as varied as sacrificial rituals, festal celebrations, temple worship, domestic cults, physical austerities, legal observance, communal pilgrimage, dietary restrictions, devotional enthusiasm, discipline, meditation, and mystical vision.
             A hallmark of Hindus' Spirituality is their attitude of sympathetic tolerance toward all religions, as shown by their ancient greeting - "from what sublime tradition have you come, noble sir?" Hindus consider human words to be inadequate for experiencing the ultimate word. Therefore, they respect every religious position as a valid, although partial perspective.
             Hinduism claims neither a historical hero like Gotama and Buddha nor a divinely commissioned prophet like Muhammad as its founder. Hindus do look back to a primordial revelation that rishis or srers fest and passed down orally from of old. Hinduism presents no writings as authored by a Devine person such as the God of Abraham, yet all Hindus revere the Vedic Scriptures as a written expression of what the rishis originally "heard." Hinduism usually seeks no converts and sends forth no missionaries as Jesus commissioned his apostles, yet Hindu gurus masters in spirituality. Share what they have seen wit...

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