Certainly Hinduism stretches the limit of the idea of religion. Yet the very things that make Hinduism different from organized creeds provides it with a greater claim to be a religion in the true sense of the word, which is a teaching that helps us to unite with Truth or God.

Though Hinduism is not a religion as a convenient and exclusive set of dogmas, it is a religion in that it addresses all the prime issues of life and death, God and immortality. Hinduism contains a consistent set of insights, principles and practices that reveal the highest truths of Self and cosmic knowledge. It provides various methodologies or paths of Yoga to enable us to perceive this truth in our own consciousness.

Hinduism has its particular spirit, its universality, spirituality and yogic view. This goes back to the most ancient Vedic texts and their ability to identify any name or form of the Divine with all others, as when the Vedas proclaim the Sacred Fire, Agni, includes within itself all the Gods or Divine powers. Hinduism is a vibrant ocean of spiritual, religious and occult insights and practices, woven into a vast culture.

It has the complexity of life itself, which cannot be reduced to a formula, understood in a single book, or controlled by any church or organization. Have you ever looked at the complexity of a tree, with its roots, bark, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit? Then look at the complexity of other trees and plants in the forest. The universe contains great diversity and uniqueness everywhere but with an underlying unity. The Divine similarly has various layers and dimensions as part of an Eternal and Infinite Being and Consciousness which defies all definitions, however clever, rational or appealing.

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