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ESSENCE OF
HINDUISM |
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| Kulapati's Preface |
The Author |
| Publisher's Preface on the book
" Essence Of Hinduism"
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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 |
Introduction |
| It is our intention to publish
the books we select, not only in English, but also in the Indian languages also like
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada Malayalam.
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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 |
Hindu Rituals and Myths |
| 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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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 |
Hindu Theism |
| 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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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 |
Conclusion |
| 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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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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