5th February 2024
"For the Hindus, religion is culture" - Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda
- In Hinduism, philosophy in practice is religion, and religious values infused in daily life is culture
- While philosophy's subject is not God but Self-realization, when philosophy is translated into religious practices, God-realization becomes the religious goal
- Values and ethics practiced in Hindu society are not limited to social behavior, but the self-purification process which is essential for obtaining the religious goal.
- Thus, philosophy, religion, and culture are inter-connected in the Hindu culture
- Celebrating festivals is culture, worshiping God through festivities is religion, and understanding the spirit behind religious worship is philosophy.
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