| Essence Of Hinduism |
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HINDU RITUALS AND MYTHS |
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every mystic passes through more or less the same stages, encounters the same difficulties and reaches the same goal. The mystic path is generally divided into three parts - purification, illumination and union - corresponding roughly to our Karma, Bhakti and Jnana. Every religion under takes to give advice and guidance along this path. In the first stage we are required to
cultivate virtues and purify ourselves by leading a spotless moral life and faithfully It is all a question of form here. In the third stage of union or fellowship with God some religions teach similarity and others identity. It is largely a question of temperament and experience here. If these facts were clearly recognized by all the followers of the different religions of the world, humanity would take a long step towards toleration and peace and cooperation against the common enemy, viz., skepticism or irreligion. |
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