Hinduism
We all believe in something that makes us feel better during our life time, and that might help us answer the question of what is going to happen after we die. Hinduism as much as any other religion is the way to fulfill this need for some people. I personally believe in Allah and our prophet Mohamed. The fact that I am Muslim doesn't necessarily mean that I am not open to understanding other religions, like some people like to believe, for God said in his holy book "Qur'an" that he created different people for the purpose of knowing and interacting with one another. When studying Hinduism, I was surprised to find out that the early Hindu scriptures talked about heaven and hell. What they are saying is that if a person did well during his (or her) life-time, he (or she) will be rewarded by being taking to a world of great pleasure and peace. On the other hand, if their lives were full of sins and bad actions, their reward would be the "abyss", a place of "black-darkness" as the book defines it. Because of my faith, I can easily relate to this idea of being judged for my earthly actions, and then send to either heaven or hell. However, I have some trouble comprehending the concept that followed, samsara, and especially mokhsa a
What I find interesting in the use of devotional method, bhakti marga, to reach moksha is that it is a continuity of though, and a way to reach out more people in their quest for liberation. Moksha was first reach only by karma marga, path of duties, and by jnana marga, path of knowledge. However both methods were very hard in achieving because of their severity and the mental ability that one had to have. On the other hand, bhakti, which is loving devotion for a deity, is a lot more accessible to "ordinary " people and that I think is what makes it more important than the other two. We all need to worship a higher being whether it is Allah or god or what ever people call it because we need to be reassured, and guided in our lives. I agree with Gandhi when he said:" There are as many religions as there are people." I think we are different from one another; therefore, our understanding and definition of a higher being whom we worship vary from a person to another according to where we've been raised and the education we had. Most importunately we mustn't be pushed by this love and devotion for a higher being to committing crimes and atrocities in his name. Religion was never about those principals, and should never be brought to this cruel level. The other thing troubling for me is the social class
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