TSR Hindu Society

sorry - I won't be doing that (commenting on your weight) in a hurry

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Interesting question.

I only use the word "religion" for Hinduism simply because it's the only word in English that we really have for describing Hinduism.

However, I would say the word doesn't do justice to any of the 4 Indic traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism).

All 4 have the word "Dharma" common to them (which is why they're called Dharmic traditions). Dharma comes from the Sanskrit root word "Dhara" which means "that which holds/sustains".

In the West, religion primarily means a system whereby you worship some Superhuman Being in order to be saved / get to heaven etc. and where you're bound by some fixed doctrine/dogma.

On the other hand, the definition of Dharma does not have God in it, which is why the word is also used in Buddhism (mostly agnostic/non-theistic) and Jainism (non-theistic).

If we look deeper in the Dharmic traditions, we see that they're all about self-realization and not necessarily about worshipping a God.
For example, our own Upanishads talk minimally about deities and the like and more about our own inner divine nature and realizing it.

So in answer to your questions, it doesn't fit the western interpretation of religion, but we just use the word to simplify matters

Does anybody else think the Hindu Samaj is to judgemental? In my Samaj if a girl isn't married by the age of 30 everyone talks about her and almost degrade her family. I think this has to stop but I'm worried it won't even die out in the next generation.

I absolutely agree with you, but I think it's the whole South Asian Samaj tbh.
I know some Gujarati Muslims and they face the same problem in their community too.

It needs to die out. I hope our generation allows it to.

[video="youtube;zIOi-B0uOqA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOi-B0uOqA&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Sikh society is so active, would be nice to see this society become active

I know, but there are always more people willing to contribute on the Sikh Soc. Those typical over-excitable Punjabis .

Which is why it's more like my second home rn.

True I dont think they is enough people active on this society.

Gayatri Mantra as the chorus in this music video:

[video="youtube;PX7ktZF6U4Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX7ktZF6U4Q[/video]

The only time I honestly feel one with God is during the Om Jai Jagadish Aarti (Might have spelt it wrong)

@nucdev bhaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

I found a book in my house! and it about Queen Kunti!

and now im bare excited to read it!

No you didn't spell it wrong and yeah I love that aarti too:

Loving this instrumental/flute version of it right now:

[video="youtube;fa6JdPTgqzg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa6JdPTgqzg[/video]

Good video - you should post this in the Inspirational thread as well: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3687539&page=41