what is religion exactly ??and where does it figure in terms of individual or in terms of society?and who defines a re;religion like Hinduism??
religion you can say is belief in god.but does it mean that we have to forget rationalism and blindly believe?does religion teach us to be blind believing fools of what a person says without even seeing the person who said it?[like a Buddha?]so obviously when rationalism comes into play you can only believe something for which proof exists.how do you prove something which exists on the spiritual plane and not on the material?the answer sages give is that the proof is in the seeing and experiencing .Vivekananda as young naren was curious about spirituality and he went to different men and women who preached and listened to their discourese.then at the end of each discourse he asked the person concerned "have you seen god?'.the natural reply was no.he walked away dissappointed because he felt that only those who had seen god can lead him to god.when he met ramakrishna paramahamsa and asked the same question ramakrishna replied"my child i see him just as i see you only in a much intenser state".vivekananda asked him if it was possible for him to see god too.ramakrishna repliesd that "i will teach you".history records what vivekananda achieved . science has a proof for every conclusion it draws.itsays that we move from an established fixed principle and logically derive results which serve as proof to a new theory.the other way is performing an experiment according to steps given will give proof for a theory.religion emplyoys the same methods.either they rationally start by saying why the body cannot function on its ownand lead it to the logical conclusion of a god and a soul or they ask a person to follow certain instructions to the letter for a certain period to get the proof i.e realisation.
as to where religion figures in a society tommorrow ppl
Bamboo
4 years ago
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hinduism is more fascinating if you take thigns in more than its face value. No matter what you believe in, if not god, there are always laws which govern our universe and the way things behave. Each with a separate law. Realizing that, is in essence spiritual itself. Hinduism gives you the freedom to choose it for yourself. You could interpret it in a way, for example, that vayu in essence is what governs the wind and air. Hope you get the drift.
yeah mate.....and it is the toughest topic to blog on ..this is 1%concentration of what i wanted to express..
i like thinking of god as science. except there are things that science can't explain, which i call the Ultimate Thing. its comforting to turn to this Thing when there's nothing else i can do, and i think that's what people see in idols, allah, vishnu and what not. belief is beautiful, as long as people don't get carried away.
what i meant was more like science is indirectly pursuing the same thing religion has gone ahead n....
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