Hinduism Religion
Hinduism is the third world’s largest religion. Which has about a billion of followers. Hinduism is a term that came form in the nineteen century when British foreigners named the people living in the region of the Indus River for the purpose of the census Berea. Hinduism has a lot of religions roll up in to one. A more contemporary name is Sanatana Dharma (Fisher, 2005). Santana means ageless, eternal, Dharma means religion which has to do with natural law, ethics, social welfare and health. Dharma is a holistic approach to social coherence and the good of, corresponding to order in the cosmos,” (Fisher, 2005).
In Hinduism “the spiritual ranges from extreme asceticism to extreme sensuality, from the heights of self devotion to a deity to the height of abstract philosophy, from metaphysical proclamations of the oneness behind the material world to worship of images representing a multiplicity of deities,” ( Fisher, 2005). They say there are more than a million deities in India and they believe the divine to have countless of faces. Since there are million of divine that have countless faces then there must be million of ways to worships.
Societal and Cultural influences made Hinduism vital to the region in which it came form a lot of traditions and social systems that were supported by the people of India or fellow experts of Hinduism. Retrieved (Oct 3, 2010) from http://www.helium.com/items/953157-a-brief-history-of-hinduism
In so cultural traditions the divine would punish, protect and bless the people on how well they have lived their lives. This way of worship was pass on from generation to generation.
The traditions and myths were passed on describing ways to worship such as, yoga which came from the root yuj, which means to unite or to join together. Practicing of yoga may lead to the union of the human with the divine-all with your self. The reason for yoga is the transformation of human deings from their natural form to a perfect one. The yogic practices form from in the primordial depths of India’s past. Retrieve on (Oct 3, 2010) from http://www.hinduwisdom.infor/Yoga_and_Hindu_Philosophy.htm
Sherri, Silverman (2010) “Vastu is a system of architecture, design, and sacred space. Vastu is both architecture and the art of how to honor and fill the space enclosed within that form. Vastu’s purpose is to align our architectural spaces with the beneficial effects of subtle laws of nature and the earth and cosmic energies. Vastu works with universal life energy, to enhance the freshness, vitality, and life- supporting qualities of our environment. Vastu is the yoga of design, which enables us to planetary heritage; it is universal and belongs to all of us.
Vastu requires comfort, beauty and practicality. The use of natural materials; and attunement with nature through the honoring of the five elements and the nine directions. It contains guidelines for extraordinarily wide ranges of arts and practical design, including the creation of gardens, dance and vehicles. The Sanskrit word “Vastu” is translated as “energy,” the space that fills that form or dwelling, and substance that exists eternally. Vastu refers to the humanly built forms that are filled with that space energy. Vastu see a building as a living entity that harmoniously supports our live. It has the potential to revolutionize lives by creating building that, as living organisms, fully supports our growth, health and happiness in stead of being the cause of many of our problems.” Retrieve on (Oct 3, 2010) from http://www.hindupedia.com/en/vastu
I have giving you a couple ensamples of the Hinduism religion and what they mean, but I can tell now this is the hardest religion I have every read or study about. I still do not under stand the meaning of some of the practices like Ayuryeda, Jyotish, puja, Tanta and Vedanta, I read about them but I did not understand what I was reading. I know some people would say the same about my religion but our is not as complicated as this one. To get to know this religion you would have to study it longer than a week or two, to me this faith for me to understand all of it would take me about a year or two and I probable still would complete understand it all.