A HINDU VIEW OF MASONRY (Bro. DR.M.VAMSHIDHAR) Lodge Concord No.204 Contents 1. Prologue 2. Objective of Essay 3. Introduction 4. Masonic voyage of Candidate 5. Epilogue A Hindu View of Masonry “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience1.” 1. PROLOGUE The title of my paper “A Hindu View of Masonry” may appear misleading since one of the chief features
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traditions native to India. Hinduism has neither a specific moment of origin nor a specific founder. Rather‚ the tradition understands itself to be timeless‚ having always existed. Indeed‚ its collection of sacred texts is known‚ as a whole‚ as Sanatana Dharma‚ "The Eternal Teaching" (Suhag‚ 2009). It is thus a complex tradition that encompasses numerous interrelated religious doctrines and practices that have some common characteristics but which lack any unified system of beliefs and practices.
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Mahabharata‚ Ramayana‚ Bhagavad Gita‚ Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ Puranas and Smriti teach us the need and significance for loving and caring nature. Nature‚ or Earth‚ was always considered as sacred and wasn’t a hostile element. The basic concept of Sanatana Dharma is that ‘God is in everything and everything is God’. Each and every organism in our universe is considered divine. While taking a look back at our olden worship scenario‚ Sun worship was a predominant feature of Hindu religion. According to Hindu
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Many of the festivals‚ rites‚ rituals and even the dress habits of the adherents of Sanatana Dharma -- the Hindus‚ have deep spiritual significance and Amma actively encourages their propagation. In this section let us try to discover the Cultural Heritage of India‚ Her contributions to the world and the Life‚ Festivals and Philosophy of Indian people. Festivals in India In India‚ festivals do not just offer people a temporary reprieve from their daily grind. Imbued with deep inner significance
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concept of moksha‚ which‚ as Fisher (2005) explains‚ is the "liberation from the limitations of space‚ time‚ and matter through realization of the immortal Absolute". The term Hinduism is out dated and most Hindus prefer to call their religion Sanatana Dharma. Fisher (2005) states that there are over 330 million deities in India‚ and that a reason for this great number of deities is that the divine can not be identified by a single object‚ but instead has many faces. A majority of Indians live in villages
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COMPARISON OF HINDUISM AND ISLAM Defining Religion We are asked to make a comparison of a monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion. I will endeavour to compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Islam. Religion is a system of beliefs‚ practices and philosophical values shared by a group of people which originated out of the need to recognize the importance of society and serves to maintain social order‚ solidarity or integration and provides meaning to social life. Religion
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transcendent‚ both Creator and Unmanifest Reality. 2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas‚ the world’s most ancient scripture‚ and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma‚ the eternal religion. 3 Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation‚ preservation and dissolution. 4 Hindus believe in karma‚ the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts
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continuously evolving religion‚ not founded by a particular person or prophet and shaped by the collective wisdom of enlightened masters‚ incarnations and revelations of God accumulated over several millenniums. It is regarded as an eternal religion (Sanatana Dharma) by its followers. Christianity is founded by Jesus Christ. To be a Christian‚ one should invariably believe in the way of Jesus only and acknowledge him as the only savior. Central to Christianity are the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and
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Hinduism a religion. There are also many cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism a vital influence to many across the world but most notable in the region it was originated in. In the religion Hinduism or also referred to as Sanatana Dharma “eternal religion” followers acknowledge that there is good in all and a link that good to the cosmos. Sananta Dharma’s foundation is set in the Vedas which is the religious text of the key principles of Hinduism. All though the followers of
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people who lived near the River Indus in India – the word ‘Indus’ became ‘Hindu’. Hinduism is a very varied religion with many ways of practicing. Most Hindus‚ however‚ share the same basic beliefs. Many Hindus prefer to call their religion ‘sanatana dharma’ which means ‘eternal teaching’. They believe that this teaching applies to everyone‚ at all times and in all places. Hindus believe that beyond the material world we live in someone called Braham (spirit). The material world is always changing
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