Religion in my own view has always been a resource for mankind since the beginning of time, as we know it. The Hindu tradition is one of the greatest and most enduring of mankind’s many attempts to create an order of existence that would make life both tolerable and meaningful. Hinduism is the major religious tradition of the subcontinent of South Asia, with a following in India of nearly three hundred million. Just like all of the other major religions of the world Hinduism has spread beyond its boarders of its homeland, becoming widely practiced in the west and east. Hinduism can be conceptualized by four fundamental beliefs, Samsara, Karma, Dharma and Moksa, of which each demonstrates Unity in Diversity and symbols. Hinduism has long …show more content…
Samsara is an endless cycle which one hopes to end so that there will be no actual necessity to be reincarnated. Samsara can only be accomplished when there is no actual karma to cause an individual to be reincarnated because there is no egotistic self, no ‘I’ to reap any results. Samsara is achieved when jivatman loses its good and bad karma thus having no karma at all. All of these elements of Hinduism coincide with the idea of Unity in Diversity. As mentioned by the Himalayan Academy, “ For all the sects of Hinduism to survive in their pristine purity, maintaining their traditions, cultural heritages and religious theologies within our great Santana Dharma, each must strengthen the other by strengthening oneself”(Himalayan Academy). A way that Hinduism can be seen by strengthening ones own cultural and traditional values can been seen in symbols. The three min symbols that are commonly associated with the Hindu religion include: Aum, The Swastika and The …show more content…
Aum is considered to be one of the most scared and important symbols in the Hindu religion. Aum represents Brahman, which regards the pure vastness of the cosmos and its oneness. Aum is known to act as the basic sound of the world and to hold all other sounds this world produces. While Aum symbolizes the most important concepts that the Hindu belief centers upon, it is written daily, at the head of letter, and at the beginning of examination papers. All possibilities coincide with Aum; it is everything that was, is, or can be. Aum can be found in temples all around the world or on posters or family shrines. The swastika symbolizes the fact that the human mind is incapable of understanding Brahman, for the reason that it is beyond the logic of humankind, thus the reason the arms of the swastika symbol are all pointing away from the center. The final symbol, which holds a great significance in the Hindu religion, is the lotus. The lotus is a flower that grows naturally in the east in the muddiest and dirtiest of water. It’s the idea that humankind is growing in the ‘muddied waters’ of the world and those individuals souls who are able to rise and blossom, like the lotus flower, are able to reach enlightenment. According to Fowler, “ The Lotus is the symbol of creation. Brahma the creator God in one of the