Countering Orientalism Spreading Secular harmony

Hinduism defined as a family of religions

Many philosophers have taken the approach of understanding Hinduism as a family of religions rather than a single religious entity.

By using this definition Hinduism is actually a medley of religious traditions, it is not a…

Chronology of Indian Philosophy

c. 2500–1500 BCE: The Vedic sacrificial tradition, based on ritual actions, was brought into north-west India by the Aryans. This tradition was preserved and administered by the Brahmin priests.

Historical timeline of Hinduism

Stages:

1) Pre-Aryan or Proto-Dravidian: In this stage religion was focussed mainly in the fertility gods and godesses. Phallic image of Shiva was worshipped along with fertility Godesses. There was the jati system of specialization of labour. The…

The origin of religions and difference between Eastern Philosophies and Abrahamic religion

According to Pascal Boyer’s book Religion Explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought, the following is a list of reasons why religion was created. Religion…

Purpose of life, The conflict of Dharma and Moksha in Hinduism

For a Hindu there are two lower or physical goals of life and two higher goals.

The lower goals are kama (love) and artha (wealth). The higher goals are Dharma (Duty) and Moksha (Salvation).

Origin of Religions

According to Pascal Boyer’s book Religion Explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought, the following is a list of reasons why religion was created.

Religion provides explanations:

• People created religion to explain puzzling…

Introduction to Vedanta

In this blog I would like to highlight the Vedantic perspective and provide a…