Religion+&+Philosophy

Religion is all persuasive, omnipresent, elixir of every Indian, irrespective of all distinctions, each one of us practices it in one form, thought or practice or another. From earliest times people tried to come to know the things they couldn’t explain such as birth, disease and death. The first religious event probably came out of this. Religion from historic times dated back to the Vedic times where religious scriptures were written on Palm leaves and hymns being sung in praise of God.

Sun was worshipped as a symbol of Divine Energy. There were many popular religious ceremonies that were conducted upon the birth of a child, attainment of eleven years (Thread Ceremony), departure for Gurukul and upon his death. The most practiced religion continued to be Hinduism. Hinduism has been the oldest and strongest current flowing in the multiple streams of faith and worship and its most significant concept is that of TRINITY

TRINITY  Many popular cults developed in 6th B.C. such as Yajnas, Sacrifices(Bali), Pranayam etc. **Then came the period of** **Ashoka **.   (This pic has been taken from the book The culture and civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline by DD Kosambi) He upon seeing the bloodshed in Kalinga War left violence and started following path of Buddha(Peace and Non Violence) and adopted **Dhama** philosophy. Hinduism also saw corresponding rise during this period due to the Bhakti Movement (period of saints like Meera, Surdasa, Kalidasa, Kabir, Namdev) They taught that people could cast aside the heavy burdens of ritual and caste, and the subtle complexities of philosophy, and simply express their overwhelming love for God.India also witnessed a period of sufi and <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">muslim <span style="font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> religion during the period of the <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Lodhi Dynasty. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Sufi saints have explained Sufism to be "a science whose motive is the reparation of the heart and removing it away from all else but God." <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Swami Vivekanand’s parents influenced his thinking—the father by his rational mind and the mother by her religious temperament. From his childhood, he showed inclination towards spirituality and <span style="font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> God realization.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> CREATOR  ||  <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> PRESERVER   ||  <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> DESTROYER   ||
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">BRAHMA  ||  <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">VISHNU   ||  <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">MAHESH   ||

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Still after 64 years of independence India is secular with all religions being practiced without distinction and discrimination. <span style="font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;"> **“** **//<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai sabhi hain bhai bhai //****//<span style="font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">” //**<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">which means that people of all religion live together with compassion and affection.

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold',serif; font-size: 16pt;">By: Vaibhav Gogia - XI D