The Hindu View Of LifeA timeless treatise on what constitutes the Hindu way of life Religion in India can appear to be a confusing tangle of myths, with many different gods and goddesses worshipped in countless forms.This complexity stems from a love of story-telling, as much as anything else, but it is only the surface expression of Indian faith. Beneath can be found a system of unifying beliefs that have guided the lives of ordinary families for generations. Here, one of the most profound philosophers of India explains these and other related concepts intrinsic to the Hindu philosophy of life. |
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... of trust. Religion rests on faith in this sense of the term. The mechanical faith which depends on authority and wishes to enjoy the consolations of religion without the labour of being religious is quite different from.
... of trust. Religion rests on faith in this sense of the term. The mechanical faith which depends on authority and wishes to enjoy the consolations of religion without the labour of being religious is quite different from.
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... authority. If we take faith in the proper sense of trust or spiritual conviction, religion is faith or intuition. We call it faith simply because spiritual perception, like other kinds of perception, is liable to error and requires the ...
... authority. If we take faith in the proper sense of trust or spiritual conviction, religion is faith or intuition. We call it faith simply because spiritual perception, like other kinds of perception, is liable to error and requires the ...
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S. Radhakrishnan. stand on the immediate certitude of Jesus as one whose absolute authority over conscience is self- certifying and whose ability and willingness to save the soul it is impossible not to trust. Christian theology becomes ...
S. Radhakrishnan. stand on the immediate certitude of Jesus as one whose absolute authority over conscience is self- certifying and whose ability and willingness to save the soul it is impossible not to trust. Christian theology becomes ...
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... authority by the different sects helps to purify them. Those parts of the new faith which are not in conformity with the Vedic Canon tend to be subordinated and gradually dropped out. While no creeds and no scruples were forced to ...
... authority by the different sects helps to purify them. Those parts of the new faith which are not in conformity with the Vedic Canon tend to be subordinated and gradually dropped out. While no creeds and no scruples were forced to ...
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accepted According activity adopted allowed Aryans attain authority become belief Brahmin bring called caste character Christian civilization classes common conception continuity course creed culture desires devotion dharma distinctions divine economic equal eternal evil existence experience expression faith followers forces forms freedom function give gods growth higher highest Hindu Hinduism human idea ideal India individual infinite influence insists interests Karma knowledge live look marriage māyā means mind moral mystics nature objects one’s organization particular perfection political practice present principle problem race racial reach reality realize regarded relation religion religious represents requires rule Śaṁkara says sense side social society soul spiritual stage stands superior theory things thinkers thought tradition tribes true truth understanding unity universe Upaniṣads Vedas Vedic whole women worship