Thread by @utkarsh1501

What is special about being a #Hindu - by @fgautier26:

1) Believe in God ! - Aastik.

2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik.

3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a Murti Pujak.

@DharmikSonal @uneditedIndian @rana_Rann_sa @sambhashan_in

4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman.

5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools.

6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead.

7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure !

8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead

9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest.

10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition.

11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi.

12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy.

13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God. Be a Sadhu, an ascetic !

14) You dont like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Prakriti is worshipped).

15) You believe in one Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy.

16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan.

17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study !

18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped.

19) You believe that every human being is equal. Follow the principle of "वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम" (Whole world is a single family)

20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year.

21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu.

22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved.

23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu!

24) You know that Hinduism is a way of life, with considerable freedom.

25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Earth.

26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint.

27) "सर्वे जन सुखिनो भवन्तु" (May everyone live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu!

This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught...

both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspect from everything. In this way it is eternal I.E. SANATAN.

So the philosophy of #Hindutva can summarized by this shloka from Rigveda:
"अनो भद्रा क्रथावो यंँथू विश्वनाथ" - Let the knowledge come to us from every side.