Whether an Indian talks
about it or not, every person here has an opinion of religion under his skin.
Here we are gonna focus on Hinduism.
I believe Hinduism isn’t a
religion but a way of life. People who lived two hundred years ago in the core parts
of the country didn’t even realise it as a way of living but have seen it as
the only way of living.
To be clear about my point I
need to provide an example.
It’s similar to drinking
water when you have hiccups. See we don’t know, maybe badam milk could have
brought it down hiccups more quickly, or say coconut water or to think odd, maybe
groundnut oil. I guess you didn’t even think about this till I picked up the issue
for you.
Sorry, it may portray me as insane,
but wait a minute and think!!
Going to the temple, cleaning
the house, use of turmeric and worshipping cows. These were not followed, these
were inbuilt as we drink water for hiccups. And this is the sole reason for the
existence of these activities. There were no excuses. You get out of the house,
you see everyone around going there and it’s normal.
To be frank, it isn’t normal
or easy when you think of it as work. Hinduism gives great benefits when you
follow it, but expects an enormous amount of discipline and sanctity.
In the modern world, the human
race sees religion as a separate entity. Like a job, or a work or pride. It’s
really easy to tell that, you cannot follow a religion, it should be a part of you.
If you are still following a religion or doing things relating to religion—either
you are afraid or there is pure personal benefit out of it.
Saying all the above, I won't
deny the fact that there are people who still made religion a way of life, the consciousness
and spirituality they achieve are purely natural and genuine.
For a distraction, humans
need a side track or we need some extracurricular thing to keep ourselves
occupied or we always need someone in our bad times—like a shoulder to cry.
When we take religion as a
shoulder, we choose an easier one—where there is less effort and more return.
This is the main reason for a drastic decrease in the followers of Hinduism.
Like me, people in India cry
about the fall of Hinduism in India. But, it should be remembered that it is
still prevailing in the turmeric that we use, it is in the way we leave our
footwear outside the house, it is in the hospitality we show to every person
irrespective of anything.
Honestly, it is difficult to
adapt to the core nature of a religion. But it is in our hands to reflect the
summary and key elements of it.
