Essence Of Hinduism
| Prof. D. S. Sarma |
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Born in 1883, Prof.D.S.Sarma, scholar and educationist, had his education in the Madras Christianity College, from which he graduated in 1904.
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Religion is the highest need of human nature. Just as our bodies require food for their sustenance and our minds require knowledge for their expansion.
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| Hindu Scriptures |
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The authoritative sources of Hinduism are divided into two classes: -(1) the Sruti and (2) the Smrti. The Sruti is the primary authority and the Smrti is the secondary authority.
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| Hindu Rituals and Myths |
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If religion should be compared to the human body, its ritual- ism would be the legs, its morality the hands, its worship the heart and its philosophy the head.
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| Hindu Ethics |
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Both rituals and morals are comprised in the word karma. The former may be called the lower karma and the latter the higher karma.
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| Hindu Theism |
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As every one knows, religion is not a matter of mere rituals. Nor is it a matter of mere ethics. But it also teaches us that in morality there is no completeness.
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| Hindu Philosophy |
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Hindu philosophy is not mere speculation or guesswork, but organized doctrine based on mystic experience. There are several schools of philosophy - all based on Sruti.
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| Conclusion |
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In the foregoing pages a very brief account has been given of the essentials of a religion which, though it is the oldest in the world, is as vigorous today as any other religion.
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